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  • Page 1 SERAPH 8 SERAPH 8 MWX User Manual...
  • Page 2 MARIAN. All trademarks are the property of the respective owners. MARIAN is not liable for any damage to the software, hardware and data and costs resulting from it, which are caused by improper handling or installation of the hardware.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.3 Using an ASIO (multi-channel) music software ....4.4 Playback with the SERAPH 8 ......
  • Page 4 9 Appendix 9.1 Service and Support ........9.2 Glossary .

  • Page 5: Welcome

    A new abundance of functions while at the same time maintaining an intuitive handling - these high expectations we try to meet in this product. In the SERAPH 8 you can see newest technologies merging with long proven experience and development skills into a powerful DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

  • Page 6: Before You Start

    2 Before you start ... Before you start ... Features Your SERAPH 8 is equipped with many useful functions. Here is a list of the features and options: PCIe card with 8 analog in/outputs 2 MIDI I/O (MWX version only)

  • Page 7: Hardware And Software Installation

    2.2.4 Driver and firmware updates In some cases, there is a driver update available for the SERAPH 8 in the download section of the MARIAN homepage. It may include: Functional improvements of the driver and/or the user interface (s)

  • Page 8: Anschl¨ U Sse

    Connect here the provided breakout cable. Use balanced 1/4’ TRS plugs for connecting devices with the in/outputs of the breakout cable. TDM SyncBus If other MARIAN sound systems with TDM SyncBus option are installed they may be connected using a TDM SyncBus cable . Other MARIAN sound systems with SyncBus option only, may be connected via an adapter cable.
  • Page 9 This connector is used to integrate the SERAPH 8 into a WordClock/SuperClock network. If the SERAPH 8 is the last card in a chain of devices, then the WordClock termination has to be activated in the settings of the SERAPH 8 manager.

  • Page 10: Let's Start: Basics

    In the chapter ’The SERAPH 8 in detail III: system settings’ you will find the clock setting of the manager of the SERAPH 8 explained in detail. Additionally we recommend a look in the appendix for in depth understanding All conductors amongst the readers may excuse this crude simplification in favor for the appealing simplicity...

  • Page 11: The Rules Of The Digital Audio World

    Within a compound of various digital audio devices though, the clock must be the same at every point of the network. The only exceptions are devices with activated samplerate converters. They may exchange signals independently of the clock of other devices. (as the SERAPH 8)

  • Page 12: Let's Start: Play

    ASIO application an error message will occur. It will state, that the ’ASIO SERAPH 8 driver could not be started’ or similar. ASIO applications are always using the devices of the SERAPH 8 exclusively.

  • Page 13: Playback With The Seraph 8

    4 Let’s start: Play 5. By default all devices of the SERAPH 8 are activated in the ’ASIO Device Setup’ and can be used by the software. However you may also disable devices here, in order to use them in a different audio application.
  • Page 14 7. From the device selection list choose ’Master l’ for the left channel and ’Master R’ for the right channel As soon as the playback signal is in the Mixer of the SERAPH 8 you can use e.g. high quality EQs to manipulate the sound. The calculation of these EQs is done by the BEAST in the SERAPH 8 and therefore does not use any resources of your computer (except for some electrical power).

  • Page 15: Editing The Sound Of Signals

    ’Pre’ switch near the knob ’HP’. 4. Slowly turn the knob ’HP’, so the signal of the channel appears at the outputs of SERAPH 8 and thus on the headphones. You may also use the numerical input field to enter values via the computer keyboard. See chapter: ’Operation of mixer and routing’.

  • Page 16: Feeding An External Effects Device

    4. Slowly turning up the ’Aux 1’ knob, the signal of the channel appears on the selected output of the SERAPH 8 and thus at the input of your effect unit. 5. Now for one of the mixer channels, choose the input, to which the effect unit is connected.

  • Page 17: Let's Start: Recording

    ASIO application an error message will occur. It will state, that the ’ASIO SERAPH 8 driver could not be started’ or similar. ASIO applications are always using the devices of the SERAPH 8 exclusively.

  • Page 18: Assignment In The Seraph 8 Routing

    5 Let’s start: Recording 5. By default all devices of the SERAPH 8 are activated in the ’ASIO Device Setup’ and can be used by the software. However you may also disable devices here, in order to use them in a different audio application.

  • Page 19: The Seraph 8 In Detail: Mixing And Routing

    In the Windows taskbar you can find the symbol for the SERAPH 8. With a simple mouse click on it, a context menu is opened. Select ’Mixer’ and ’Routing’. If several SERAPH 8 are installed, all entries are displayed according to their number with ’nr.

  • Page 20: View Options

    In the lower left area there are three more function switches. ’Setup’ opens up a context menu that is equivalent to the menu opened from SERAPH 8 symbol in the task bar. This again allows for fast access to important functions and windows of the SERAPH 8 sound system.

  • Page 21: Snapshots

    Setups As opposed to snapshots, setups can save and recall all current settings of the SERAPH 8 mixer and routing as well as possible MIDI assignments in one single file. A click on ’save setup...’ opens the Windows file selection dialog in order to select the path...

  • Page 22: The Mixer In Detail

    The mixer in detail General The Mixer of the SERAPH 8 offers an abundance of functions for mixing and sound manipulation of signals of a software (’DAW Out x’) or a physical input (’INPUT x’) Thus all signals of the 48 channels may be mixed upon 8 sums and changed in sound by up to 4 filters.
  • Page 23 6 The SERAPH 8 in Detail: Mixing and Routing GAIN The knob GAIN or using the input field will define the pre-attenuation of the signal . This change in level will affect all mix sums that this signal is part of, as well as all software applications, recording it.
  • Page 24 6 The SERAPH 8 in Detail: Mixing and Routing MASTER The fader or the numerical input below it may set up the volume of the signal of this channel strip on the master sum. The knob ’PAN’ sets the ratio of the signal between left and the right part of the master sum.

  • Page 25: The Routing In Detail

    For mix sums the ’EQ’ switch is without function. On Windows XP per default, ’DAW In 1’ and ’DAW In 2’ are device ’SERAPH 8 1-2’ and ’DAW In 3’ and ’DAW In 4’ are device ’SERAPH 8 3-4’ and so on.

  • Page 26: The Seraph 8 In Detail: System Settings

    On the Windows task bar, you can find the symbol for the SERAPH 8 manager. It is opened with a single click allowing to call up ”SERAPH 8” and then ’Clock Status’ or directly ’Settings’. For mix sums the ’EQ’ switch is without function.

  • Page 27: Clock Status Panel

    If no clock could be retrieved, the red LED will light up. Additionally it will read ’error’. If in the settings of the SERAPH 8, this connector was chosen as clock source, this section of the table will be highlighted in red. The connector, whose clock is actually used, will be highlighted in white.
  • Page 28 If e.g. the SERAPH 8 is to be used as a pure mixing desk. When using an audio application, the samplerate is defined by the settings of the application or the playback file.
  • Page 29 SERAPH 8 may be chosen directly in the application. But some applications do not support this. This is why the SERAPH 8 Manager allows via ’Initial clock source’ to set up a certain clock source in the drop down list, which will be used after the start of such application. With respect on the multi-client capabilities of the SERAPH 8 it is not possible to change the clock source for running ASIO applications here.
  • Page 30 This section gives you many options to optimize and adjust the MIDI Inputs and outputs of the SERAPH 8. Those features are usually found in pretty complex audio applications only. Device Choose the MIDI Input or output which you would like to edit.

  • Page 31: Asio Device Setup

    This will appear in the same way in the ASIO application. Example: You name ’SERAPH 8 1-2’ to ’guitar’ or ’room mic’. Now in the audio application you will always see at first glance which signal comes from where.

  • Page 32: The Seraph 8 In Detail: Tdm Syncbus

    TDM channel to send out a signal of the SERAPH 8to the TDM SyncBus via the routing. The same way as Mr. Mayer receives a copy of the document in the inbox, the audio signal of the TDM SyncBus lands up in the input of the mixer of the connected MARIAN TDM system.
  • Page 33 5. The signal is now available in all connected MARIAN Soundsystems via the TDM SyncBus e.g. from Wordclock or SyncBus A description of the status panel you can find in the chapter ’The SERAPH 8 in Detail II: System Settings’...

  • Page 34: Appendix

    Service and Support Warranty Each SERAPH 8 leaving us is put under extensive functionality checks. We allow full 5 years of limited warranty. A copy of the receipt or bill serves as proof of purchase. If there is a deficiency occurring during the time of warranty, you can exchange the unit at your dealer.

  • Page 35: Glossary

    Latency Latency is, in the field of digital audio signal processing, another word for ’delay time’. Example: if you connect a microphone signal to the SERAPH 8, it takes some time until it comes from the SERAPH 8 input all the way to an audio application (e.g. your recording software).
  • Page 36 9 Appendix MIDI MIDI stands for ’Musical instrument digital Interface’ and is a standard of transmitting control signals for sound expanders. It transmits e.g. note information, which request a sound expander to play certain notes. MME Is an abbreviation for ’Microsoft Multimedia Extension’. It is a driver interface for the audio transport on Windows Systems.

  • Page 37: Special Notes

    Which clock source is used, can still be read in the clock settings within the SERAPH 8 manager. The manual of the application should give report about which clock source the audio application chooses under which circumstance.
  • Page 38 9 Appendix The SERAPH 8 driver will inhibit this, except if the simultaneous playback of several audio programs via the same device happens using the standard-MME or DirectSound drivers.

  • Page 39: Technical Facts

    10 Technical Facts Technical Facts PCIe Audio Interface, 1 Lane (PCIe 1x), PCI Express Base Specification Transfer Model PCIe Busmaster DMA, Direct ASIO Support Audio I/O 8 Analog Inputs, balanced TRS jacks (opt. XLR female) 8 Analog Outputs, balanced TRS jacks (opt. XLR male) Ports 1 x Analog Adapter Cable Connector;...
  • Page 40 10 Technical Facts 1 x BNC Frequency Range 0 - 30 MHz Wordclock Impedance 5 kOhm; 5 kOhm; Superclock Input software controlled ter- mination to 75 Ohm Sensitivity 1,5 Vss - 5,0 Vss; Features DC-Offset free; Schmitt-triggered; Overvoltage Protection 1x BNC Wordclock and Frequency Range 0 .

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