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  • Page 1 User’s Manual   Page 1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Using the LP-16 as an Audio Interface with OS X .......................... 34 Using the LP-16 as an Audio Interface with an Apple® iPad® ....................... 35 Updating the Firmware on your LP-16 ............................ 35 Troubleshooting ..................................36 Specifications ..................................38 Cymatic Audio Limited Warranty ............................39 Page 2...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    During lightning or when not using the unit for an extended period, disconnect the AC adapter from the AC outlet. Environment To prevent the risk of fire, electric shock or malfunction, avoid using your Live Player LP-16 in environments where it will be exposed to: • Extreme temperatures •...
  • Page 4 Usage Precautions Electrical interference For safety considerations, the LP-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 LP-16, as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out entirely.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Cymatic Audio Live Player LP-16. The LP-16 is the world’s easiest to use direct from USB 16-track player / MIDI and 18-output, 2-input USB audio interface for PC, Mac® and iPad®. The LP-16 works as a dedicated multi-track player for live performances, while sparing users the hassles of using a laptop and computer audio interface in a live environment.

  • Page 6: Modes Of Operation

    3. Modes of Operation The LP-16 offers three different modes of operation, depending on your specific needs: Multi-Track Mode: This mode, hereby abbreviated as “MT Mode”, is the main operational mode of the LP-16. In MT mode, the unit can play back up to 16 separate tracks of audio, which are each output to a separate physical ¼” output connector on the rear panel of the unit.
  • Page 7 Stereo Mode: The LP-16 also offers a “stereo player mode”, hereby referred to as “ST Mode”. This mode is ideal for playback of stereo audio files, such as pre-show, post-show, and break music. In ST mode, the LP-16 plays back 44.1 and 48 kHz stereo wave files that are stored in the “Music” folder on the attached USB drive.

  • Page 8: Connections And User Interface

    4. LP-16 Connections and User Interface Front Panel View USB Host Connector Footswitch Connector Phones Output & MIDI I/O Connectors Phones Volume USB Storage Connector: Attach a USB thumb drive or USB hard drive to this connector, when using the LP-16 in either MT or ST mode.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel View

    Rear Panel View Mono line-level 3.5mm Stereo USB Host Power output connectors Connector Supply Line Input Connector Mono Line-Level Output Connectors: These unbalanced connectors each output a separate mono audio track, sourced from the currently playing multi-track song file. Stereo 3.5mm Input: This connector is used as a 2-channel, unbalanced line-level input when the LP-16 is operating in USB interface mode.

  • Page 10: Top Panel View

    Top Panel View The top panel buttons perform the following functions, depending on which of the three modes is currently active : Multitrack Mode Stereo Mode USB Interface Mode Switch to stereo mode Switch to multitrack mode No Function ❾ Show multitrack mode menu Show stereo mode menu Show input settings menu...
  • Page 11 Stop & Play Toggles between stereo player and multi-track player mode Stop & Next increment next song while in play list mode Stop & Previous Decrement next song while in play list mode Previous/Next/Select Send midi all notes off in multi-track player mode Page 11...

  • Page 12: Signal Flow

    5. Signal Flow  The LP-16 contains 16 separate line-level outputs, which are sent out of 16 separate mono, unbalanced line-level outputs.  In MT mode, the LP-16 also contains an internal digital mixer that provides a mono mix down of the 16 separate audio streams, mixed together at unity gain.

  • Page 13: File Terminology And Folder Structure

    6. LP-16 File Terminology and Folder Structure The LP-16 uses audio files on an attached USB drive, to play back assorted audio, either stereo wav files, or groups of up to 16 mono wave files. These LP-16’s menus interact with these files based on how they are specifically placed on the attached USB drive.

  • Page 14: Transport Behavior

    7. LP-16 Transport Behavior Using the Skip Forward/Skip-Back Buttons When playing back song files, the transport and navigation controls work as follows:  Pressing the skip forward button will increment, by one song, the next song to be played in the playlist. For example, if the next song to be played is the 4 song in the playlist, pressing the top panel skip forward button will “skip”...

  • Page 15: Working With Usb Media

    8. Working with USB Media  Turn on the device  Connect the LP-16 to its external power supply and turn it on. After the start-up screen briefly displays, you will see the following screen:  Connect a USB storage device ...

  • Page 16: Multi-Track (Mt) Mode Operations And Menus

    9. Multi-track (MT) Mode Operations and Menus Multitrack Mode Home Screen After the attached USB drive has been successfully tested, the LP-16’s screen will display the MT mode “home screen”. Playback Status Remaining time of song LP-16 Mode Status Playback Mode Name of current playlist Number and name of current song Name of next song in playlist...

  • Page 17: Multitrack Mode Menus

    Multitrack Mode Menus Pressing the Menu Button while in multitrack mode will take you to the Multitrack Mode Menu. This menu contains assorted settings that affect the operation of the LP-16 when it is operating in multitrack mode, including the following: ...
  • Page 18 MIDI Settings This screen allows adjustment of various setting related to the MIDI input and output connectors. MIDI Thru: Use this menu to toggle a “MIDI Through” function on/off for the front panel MIDI output.  When MIDI through is activated, all MIDI messages coming into the LP-16 will be merged with the currently playing MIDI file (if one is being played back) and then routed to the LP-16’s MIDI output.
  • Page 19 Format USB Device The format function can be used to format an attached hard drive or thumb drive that is connected to the Live Player. This operation can be useful in the following scenarios:  The attached drive has not passed the LP-16’s drive test, because it is not currently formatted in the required FAT-32 disk format ...

  • Page 20: Stereo (St) Mode Operations And Menus

    Stereo (ST) Mode Operations and Menus Stereo Mode Home Screen (Playlist) If the LP-16 has been switched to stereo mode, the ST mode home screen will be displayed. The ST mode home screen displays pertinent settings and displays, when performing a stereo playback operation. Mode Status Playback Status Playback Mode Icon...

  • Page 21: Stereo Mode Menus

    Stereo Mode Menus Pressing the Menu Button while in stereo mode will take you to the Stereo Mode Menu. This menu contains assorted settings that affect the operation of the LP-16 when it is operating in stereo mode, including the following: ...

  • Page 22: Supported Usb Storage Devices

    11. Supported USB Storage Devices The LP-16 player can play back directly from 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 USB port itself. ...

  • Page 23: Connecting The Lp-16 To An Audio Mixer

    12. Connecting the LP-16 to an Audio Mixer Connecting the LP-16 to a Mixing Console with Unbalanced Line Inputs The LP-16 offers 16 unbalanced analog ¼” output connectors, using a TS (tip-sleeve) configuration. Thus, it is best connected to a mixing console with unbalanced, tip-sleeve line inputs. The illustration above shows the following connections: ...
  • Page 24 Connecting the LP-16 to a Mixing Console with Balanced Line Inputs In some situation, the LP- 16 will be connected to inputs of a mixing console that only offers balanced inputs, in the form of tip-ring-sleeve (TRS) inputs. As long as the mixing console has a properly designed balanced input, you can use a normal unbalanced TS to TS ¼”...

  • Page 25: Usb Interface Mode

    13. USB Interface Mode In addition to functioning as a direct from USB 16-track player, the LP-16 has the ability, when connected to your Mac®, PC, or iPad®, to operate as a 2-input, 18-output, 24 bit kHz USB class compliant computer audio interface, running at 44.1 or 48kHz.

  • Page 26: Using The Lp-16 As An Audio Interface With Microsoft Windows

    Using the LP-16 as an Audio Interface with Microsoft Windows Minimum System Requirements Operating Systems (32 or 64bit):  Windows® XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8  Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (usually installed automatically by Windows update.)  For Windows versions where the .NET Framework 4.0 is not already installed, the installation wizard will automatically start when the mixer / control panel is started for the first time.) ...

  • Page 27: Mixer / Control Panel For Pc

    LP-16 Mixer / Control Panel for PC The LP-16 driver installer program will automatically install the LP-16 Mixer / Control panel on your Windows PC. You can launch it by clicking on the LP-16 icon that will be present in the Windows task bar, or by locating the program’s entry in the Windows start menu.
  • Page 28 Settings Display: The orange text in this display indicates various settings that are configured in other tabs of the control panel, including:  Sample Rate  Synchronization Source  Synchronization Status Line Output Meters: These 16 separate level meters display the signal level of any audio that is being streamed from the 16 outputs of the computer’s DAWE software, and are being routed to the LP-16’s 16 separate line level outputs.
  • Page 29 Settings Tab: Sync The control panel’s synchronization screen allows adjustment of different settings that affect how the LP-16 interacts with your ASIO compatible DAW software. The synchronization screen’s settings include Device Name: The device name field controls what device name will appear in your DAW software. The default name is “LP-16”...
  • Page 30 Settings Tab: Buffers The control panel’s buffers screen allows adjustment of the ASIO buffers used by your ASIO compatible DAW software. ASIO Buffer Depth: Adjust this slider to configure the size of the ADIO buffer, measured in both milliseconds and samples.
  • Page 31 Settings Tab: Input Channels The control panel’s input channels screen allows you to create custom name for theLP-16’s two analog input channels, which will then be displayed within your ASIO compatible software. Click on the “ASIO Display Name” field, for the channel you wish to customize the name for, then type in the name you wish to use.
  • Page 32 Settings Tab: Output Channels The control panel’s output channels screen allows you to create custom name for the LP-16’s 16 analog output channels, which will then be displayed within your ASIO compatible software. Click on the “ASIO Display Name” field, for the channel you wish to customize the name for, then type in the name you wish to use.
  • Page 33 The control panel’s about screen displays various version statistics for the connected LP-16, including: Version: Displays the software version of the software control panel itself. Live Player LP-16: Displays “connected” status for the LP-16, indicating the device is connected and recognized by the computer.

  • Page 34: Using The Lp-16 As An Audio Interface With Os X

    Using the LP-16 as an Audio Interface with OS X Minimum System Requirements Operating Systems:  Mac OS X® 10.8 Hardware:  Any Mac hardware compatible with OS X 10.7 or higher  512 MB Ram (1GB or more recommended) ...

  • Page 35: Using The Lp-16 As An Audio Interface With An Apple® Ipad

    Updating the Firmware on your LP-16 Please check the Cymatic Audio website (www.cymaticaudio.com) for any available firmware updates. The LP-16’s currently installed firmware version is shown briefly on the start screen when the unit is powering up and can also be found in the PC Mixer Panels ‘About’ tab...

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Always make sure that you have downloaded and installed the latest drivers and firmware for your Live Player LP-16. The latest firmware and driver downloads for the LP-16 are available at www.cymaticaudio.com/downloads Standalone Player Mode Problem Possible Solutions I do not understand how to create a playlist to use Playlists for the LP-16 are created using the external, Windows compatible LP-16 playlist software.
  • Page 37 USB Audio Interface Mode Problem Possible Solution On my Windows PC, the LP-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 LP-16.

  • Page 38: Specifications

    16. Specifications LINE OUTPUTS: 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 > 100dB, < 0.001%, 20 Hz-20 kHz Crosstalk <...

  • Page 39: 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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