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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual     Version 2 / Firmware Release 8520 Page 1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Using the LR-16 as an Audio Interface with an Apple® iPad® ..................33 Updating the Firmware on your LR-16 ..........................33 Troubleshooting ................................... 34 Specifications ..................................36 Cymatic Audio Limited Warranty ............................37 Version 2 / Firmware Release 8520 Page 2...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AC adapter  Be sure to use only the supplied 12 V DC, 1000 mA AC adapter, which is equipped with a "center-positive" plug. The use of an adapter other than the specified type may damage the unit and pose a safety hazard. ...

  • Page 4: Electrical Interference

    Usage Precautions Electrical interference For safety considerations, the Live Recorder LR-16 has been designed to provide maximum protection against the emission of electromagnetic radiation from inside the device, and protection from external interference. However, equipment that is very susceptible to interference or that emits powerful electromagnetic waves should not be placed near the Live Recorder LR-16, as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out entirely.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Cymatic Audio Live Recorder LR-16. The Live Recorder LR-16 is the world’s easiest to use Direct to USB 16-track recorder and 16 in / 2 out USB audio interface for PC, Mac® and iPad®.

  • Page 6: Connections And User Interface

    3. LR-16 Connections and User Interface Front View ② ① HEADPHONE USB STORAGE CONNECTOR ¼ Inch Headphone Connector USB 2.0 connector, for connection of a USB hard drive or thumb drive connector for Direct-to-USB recording ③ HEADPHONE VOLUME Rear View ④...

  • Page 7: Top View

    Top View ⑨ ⑰ ⑩ ⑱ ⑪ ⑲ ⑫ ⑭ ⑮ ⑬ ⑯ The LR-16 contains two separate modes of operation:  Recorder Mode: The main mode of operation, this mode allows recording of 16 separate signals feeding the inputs. ...

  • Page 8: Signal Flow

    4. Signal Flow  The LR-16 contains 16 separate line-level inputs, which are digitized into 16 discrete audio streams and sent to the internal stream controller  The LR-16 contains an internal digital mixer that provides a stereo mix down of the 16 separate incoming audio signals, to a 2-channel stereo mix ...

  • Page 9: Direct To Usb Recording

    5. Direct to USB Recording Turn on the device Connect the LR-16 to the power supply and turn it on. After the start-up screen you will see the following screen: Connect USB storage device Plug in a USB hard drive or USB thumb drive into the USB storage connector on the front of the LR-16.
  • Page 10 3. Test failed: Wrong file system The inserted drive needs to be formatted in the FAT32 format, in order to be suitable for Direct-to-USB recording. If this is not the case, you are given the option to format the drive. Please keep in mind that formatting the drive will erase all data currently residing on the drive.

  • Page 11: Recording 'Home Screen

    Recording ‘Home screen’ After the attached drive has been successfully tested, the LR-16’s screen will display the recording “home screen”. This screen displays the pertinent settings and displays you will want to view, when performing a recording operation. LR-16 connection status Currently selected sample rate Remaining time Total number of recordings on device...

  • Page 12: Start Recording

    Start recording Connect your recording source to the inputs on the rear panel of the LR-16 (please refer to section “Connecting recording sources”) and check whether you have an input signal by observing the Signal / Peak detection meters. If necessary, adjust the input levels of the LR-16 (please refer to section “Recorder Menu / Input sensitivity”) Press the Record button to start the recording.

  • Page 13: Playing Back The Recorded Tracks

    Playing back the recorded tracks Use the Next / Previous or Up / Down buttons to step through the existing recorded tracks on the attached drive. Press the Play button to start playing back a track. The stereo mix down of the multi-track recording will be played out of the stereo headphone output, as well as the rear-panel stereo Line output.

  • Page 14: Recorder Menu

    Recorder Menu Pressing the Menu Button while in recording mode will take you to the Recorder Menu. This menu contains assorted settings that affect the operation of the LR-16 when it is operating in recorder mode. Use the Next / Previous buttons, or alternatively the Up / Down buttons, to navigate to the desired configuration, which will be highlighted on the display.
  • Page 15 Newer generations of thumb drives are now available that offer the read/write speeds of a conventional USB external “spinning platter” hard drive, and will report themselves to the recorder as a hard drive. Check the Cymatic Audio website for the latest details on recommended drives. Pad settings The rear-panel analog inputs of the LR-16 contain a set of 16 individual level “pads”...
  • Page 16 Monitor settings The LR-16 contains an internal digital mixer that mixes down the 16 individual channels to a single master stereo signal, allowing you to easily monitor a stereo mix of the tracks that are being recorded. This function is very useful because it allows you to monitor a mix of all of the tracks being recorded, as a group or checking individual channels, without any additional equipment beyond a pair of headphones connected to the front panel headphone output.
  • Page 17 Delete recording This screen allows you to delete previously recorded takes from the attached USB disk. This feature can be useful if previous takes are no longer needed (for example they have already been copied to your computer/DAW) and you need to free up additional space on the attached drive.
  • Page 18 MMC/Mackie Control (USB Interface Mode Only) When the LR-16 is attached to a computer and operating as a USB computer audio interface, an additional menu choice appears “MMC/Mackie Control”. This menu allows you to configure the five transport keys on the top panel of the LR-16, to transmit control surface commands using either of two common protocols: ...

  • Page 19: Player Mode

    6. Player Mode The LR-16 offers a handy “Player Mode” where it acts as a stereo wave player, playing back 44.1 and 48 kHz stereo wave files that are stored in the “Music” folder on the attached USB drive. Playback of these stereo files can be useful for playing pre-show music before the concert, break music during intermission, and post-show music when the concert is finished.

  • Page 20: Using The Player Menu

    Using the Player Menu When the LR-16 is in Player Mode, it contains its own custom menu screen, offering settings that are specific to that mode. To enter the Player mode menu, press the Menu button. The Player menu will be displayed, and four separate playback modes can be set.

  • Page 21: Supported Usb Storage Devices

    7. Supported USB storage devices The LR-16 recorder can record directly to two different types of USB drives:  Small-format USB “thumb drives” that connect directly to the front-panel USB port and are bus-powered by the LR-16’s USB port.  External USB hard drives, that connect to the front-panel USB port with a separate USB cable, and are either powered from their own power supply, or are bus-powered from the LR-16’s USB port.

  • Page 22: Usb 2.0 Hard Drives

    USB 2.0 Hard Drives USB Hard drives used for recording must be:  Fully compatible with the USB2.0 specification without requiring custom software drivers  Powered from their own external power supply  If “bus-powered”, the drive must be bus-powerable from the standard amount of USB bus-power offered by computer USB ports, and not require any extra amount of USB bus power beyond this standard.

  • Page 23: Connecting Recording Sources

    8. Connecting Recording Sources Connecting the LR-16 to TRS Insert Plugs of a Mixing Console The LR- 16 offers 16 analog input connectors, using a TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) insert configuration. Thus, it is best connected to recording sources (such as a mixing console) that provide TRS style insert connectors on every channel. When connected with the above scenario, the LR-16 operates as follows: ...
  • Page 24 Use a TS to TS cable, and on the end of the cable that connects to the LR-16 input, add a TS-to-TRS adapter TS-to-TRS Adapter (ring not connected) Refer to the LR-16 product page on the Cymatic Audio website, for links on where to purchase either of the above types of cables/adapters. Version 2 / Firmware Release 8520...
  • Page 25 Connecting the LR-16 to Balanced Direct Outputs Another possible connection scenario for the LR-16 is connecting it again to the direct outputs of a mixing console or multi-channel microphone preamp, but in this case, those devices only offer direct outputs in balanced form. Balanced direct outputs are typically offered as TRS connectors, XLR connectors, or sometimes as an 8-channel “DB-25”...

  • Page 26: X2 Channel Usb Interface Mode

    9. 16x2 Channel USB Interface Mode Besides functioning as a direct to USB 16-track recorder, the LR-16 has the ability, when connected to your Mac®, PC, or iPad®, to operate as a 16 input / 2 output, 24 bit/96 kHz USB class compliant computer audio interface. To operate the LR-16 as a computer audio interface, perform the following steps: ...

  • Page 27: Using The Lr-16 As An Audio Interface With Microsoft Windows

    (delay) and improve overall performance. 2. WDM and ASIO driver installation Before connecting the LR-16 to your PC, please download the driver package from the download section at the Cymatic Audio website: http://www.cymaticaudio.com After the download has finished: ...
  • Page 28 Mixer View Display device settings USB connection indicator monitor panning mute, solo & channel link input level meters and faders main out level meters cross fader Click on the ‘Settings’ button to display a separate screen where you can adjust various settings of the LR- 16 when it is in audio interface mode.
  • Page 29 Settings View: Input Channels Click on any entry in the “channel name” column, to modify the input channel names as they will appear in your DAW. Click on the checkbox labeled ‘Include device name in ASIO display name’ if you wish for the channel names to be prepended with the device name.
  • Page 30 Settings View: Buffer Settings The buffer settings tab is where you make various adjustments that affect the latency (delay) that is heard, when monitoring recorded tracks through the LR-16 and recording to your DAW.  With using an older, slower computer, you may need to set your latency value to a higher amount.
  • Page 31 Settings View: About The About tab displays assorted important information about the LR-16, including:Device status  Serial number  Current version of the Windows driver that is installed on your PC  The version number of firmware that is installed on your LR-16 hardware. Minimizing the Mixer Panel The LR-16 Mixer Panel also be run in a minimized mode, which allows you to keep an eye on the level meters, while the control panel itself uses much less space on your desktop.

  • Page 32: Using The Lr-16 As An Audio Interface With An Apple® Mac

    Using the LR-16 as an Audio Interface with an Apple® Mac® 1. Minimum System Requirements Operating Systems:  Mac OS-X® 10.5 or higher Hardware:  G5 800 MHz or better  512 MB Ram ( 1GB or more recommended)  1 free USB2.0 compatible port NOTE: The speed of your processor, amount of RAM, and capacity, size, and speed of your hard drives will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system.

  • Page 33: Using The Lr-16 As An Audio Interface With An Apple® Ipad

    Updating the Firmware on your LR-16 Please check the Cymatic Audio website (www.cymaticaudio.com) for any available firmware updates. The LR-16’s currently installed firmware version is shown briefly on the start screen, and you can also view it by opening the Settings->About tab of the LR-16 Mixer Panel, when it is attached to a Windows PC.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Always make sure that you have downloaded and installed the latest drivers and firmware for your Live Recorder LR-16. The latest firmware and driver downloads are available at http://www.cymaticaudio.com Direct-to-USB recording mode / Player mode Problem Possible Solutions When I listen back to my recording, I hear noise or Check the audio connections feeding the LR-16 recorder buzzing on some of the tracks for any loose connections.
  • Page 35 16 Channel USB audio interface mode Problem Possible Solution On my Windows PC, the LR-16 is not recognized by the Make sure that there is no USB storage device PC, even though I the device drivers have been connected to the front panel USB storage connector of installed and the device is plugged in using the the LR-16.

  • Page 36: Specifications

    Specifications STEREO LINE OUTPUT: Full-scale output: 8.2dBu, 2 Vrms Frequency response ± 0.2 dB, 20 Hz-20 kHz THD+N @ 0dBFS (1kHz sine wave) -85dB, < 0.005, 20 Hz-20 kHz THD+N @ -6dBFS < -82dB, < 0.008, 20 Hz-20 kHz > 99dB, < 0.001%, 20 Hz-20 kHz Crosstalk <...

  • Page 37: Cymatic Audio Limited Warranty

    (b) by the use of parts not manufactured or sold by Cymatic Audio;(c) by modification of the product;(d) as a result of service by anyone other than Cymatic Audio or an Cymatic Audio Authorized service provider; or (e) improper transportation or packing when returning the product to Cymatic Audio or an Cymatic Audio authorized service provider;...

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