Digigram Mixart 8, User Manual

Page 1: ...D i g i g r a m A range of professional multichannel sound cards User s manual ...

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Page 3: ...9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 9 Installing the miXart driver and VConsole Builder 9 Installing the Wave driver 10 Installing the ASIO driver 11 Removing older driver versions 11 Uninstalling the Wave driver 12 Uninstalling the ASIO driver 12 Uninstalling the miXart driver 12 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION 13 Hardware 13 Software 13 SPECIFICATIONS 14 Configuration 14 Inputs 14 Outputs 15 External synchron...

Page 4: ...gigram The copyright protection claimed here includes photocopying translation and or reformatting of the information contained in this manual While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy Digigram is not responsible for errors and omissions and reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products and programs described without notice Digigram miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8...

Page 5: ...ect the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician Note Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS B...

Page 6: ...x allowing straightforward and secure connection to all the cards I Os FEATURES The cards of the miXart 8 range are audio cards for PCI bus They are Universal PCI 32 bit 33 MHz which means they can be plugged in 5 V PCI slots as well as in 3 3 V keyed PCI slots The cards are also compatible with PCI X interfaces Main hardware features miXart 8 Full length audio card for PCI bus 8 balanced analog m...

Page 7: ...alanced mono analog outputs Clock programmable from 7 to 50 kHz fixed at 48 kHz for CobraNet use 8 CobraNet mono output channels PCM 16 20 or 24 bits 48 kHz on RJ45 8 CobraNet mono input channels PCM 16 20 or 24 bits 48 kHz on RJ45 1 CobraNet synchronized AES EBU stereo output duplication of the first two CobraNet output channels 1 AES EBU synchronization input for CobraNet 48 kHz 1 Word Clock syn...

Page 8: ...ware features PCM scrub time stretching mixing routing level adjustment phase inversion mute panning balance parametric equalization compression expansion noise gate Optional MPEG layer I II encoding decoding layer III decoding Sample Rate Conversion Delay REQUIREMENTS The miXart 8 range has been developed for IBM and IBM compatible PC systems Minimum hardware requirements Pentium III minimum or e...

Page 9: ... Installing the miXart driver and VConsole Builder If a previous version of the driver has been installed on the computer it must be removed before the installation of a new version For the uninstall process of old driver versions please refer to the corresponding section further on in this manual If you have downloaded the miXart Kit from the Digigram web site run the downloaded self extractable ...

Page 10: ...ur computer reboot you should shutdown your computer If the card is not plugged in yet you are now ready to proceed to the miXart hardware installation Insert carefully the miXart 8 card Reboot your computer After logon the Windows Hardware Wizard should automatically detect the miXart 8 card The Digital Signature Not Found message may appear because a non Microsoft software is about to be install...

Page 11: ...he Add Remove Hardware Wizard window select the DIGIGRAM Wave for miXart driver and click on Next To Start the Hardware installation click on Next The Digital Signature Not Found message may appear because a non Microsoft software is about to be installed Click on Yes Windows XP Click Continue if Windows displays a message saying the software has not passed Windows logo testing Click on Finish to ...

Page 12: ...of this driver Now you can continue to uninstall the miXart driver Uninstalling the miXart driver Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Add Remove programs icon In the Add Remove Programs window select miXart and click on the Change Remove button In the InstallShield Wizard window select the Remove option click Next A warning message notifies you that before continuing with the mi...

Page 13: ...t the miXart card is detected by clicking on Boards If you cannot see your miXart 8 card s in this list then the miXart software installation has failed Wave driver for miXart 8 To ensure that the Wave driver has been properly installed Go to the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Sounds and Multimedia icon In the Audio tab of the Sounds and Multimedia Properties window verify that the ...

Page 14: ...ximum input level impedance Inputs 1 4 line mic with phantom power Inputs 5 8 22 dBu 8 kΩ input level to ensure 0 dBfs switchable during installation between 10 dBu and 22 dBu 8 kΩ Programmable input gain Inputs 1 4 line mic with phantom power Inputs 5 8 analog by steps of 0 5 dB no gain adjustment Digital inputs stereo 4 AES EBU Digital inputs mono 8 CobraNet 8 EtherSound can be used with unbalan...

Page 15: ...pliant synchronizes CobraNet on an external clock AES EBU Sync output 1 AES 11 compliant 1 AES 11 compliant gets clock synchronization from CobraNet LTC Sync input LTC SMPTE input level 20 dBu to 6 dBu Time code capture speed tolerance 15 yes Video Sync input Black Burst or HSync TTL level Word Clock Sync input yes yes synchronizes CobraNet via an external Word Clock Word Clock Sync output yes yes...

Page 16: ...ng Sample Rate Conversion Delay Audio processing 32 bit floating point Audio Performance miXart 8 miXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8 CobraNet miXart 8 EtherSound Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 2 dB Channel phase difference 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 2 2 Dynamic range 93 dB THD noise 1 kHz at 1 dBfs 88 dB 0 004 Crosstalk 1 kHz at 22 dBu 105 dB Note All measurements are done at Fs 48 kHz in rec play mode Results are ...

Page 17: ...igigram Wave Mixer VConsole Builder The VConsole Builder application gives access to the management of a broad range of mixing and routing functionalities as well as audio effects using a virtual console as interface Please refer to the on line help of this application Note The use of the VConsole Builder excludes the use of the Digigram Wave Mixer The Wave Mixer settings are disabled when the VCo...

Page 18: ... ADC ANALOG LINE IN 5 8 Level adjust CRYSTAL Power PC Schematic diagram miXart 8 AES EBU PCI BUS AES EBU IN 1 4 DAC Level adjust TRANSMIT AES EBU OUT 1 4 CLOCK GENERATION Power PC INTERFACE RECEIVE ADC ANALOG LINE IN 1 4 LINE OUT 1 8 Video Word Clock Sync IN LTC Sync In AES EBU Sync IN RECEIVE ADC ANALOG LINE IN 5 8 Word Clock Sync OUT CRYSTAL ...

Page 19: ...IVE ADC ANALOG LINE IN 1 4 LINE OUT 1 8 CN Word Clock Sync IN AES EBU Sync IN RECEIVE ADC ANALOG LINE IN 5 8 CN Word Clock Sync OUT CRYSTAL AES EBU Sync OUT Schematic diagram miXart 8 EtherSound PCI BUS EtherSound IN 1 8 DAC Level adjust TRANSMIT EtherSound OUT 1 8 CLOCK GENERATION Power PC INTERFACE RECEIVE ADC ANALOG LINE IN 1 4 LINE OUT 1 8 ADC ANALOG LINE IN 5 8 CRYSTAL ...

Page 20: ...e High density MDR type 26 pin for miXart 8 AES EBU miXart 8 CobraNet or miXart 8 ES The cable matching the card is provided Note Replacement breakout cables are available on request Please specify Analog AES EBU CobraNet or EtherSound These cables contain active components Therefore we do not publish the wiring diagrams and strongly discourage the use of cables other than those provided by Digigr...

Page 21: ...LR 3P Female 3 1 OUT 5 OUT 4 OUT 3 OUT 2 OUT 1 XLR 3P Male 1 3 2 J1 3 2 1 Ground miXart 8 AES EBU digital cable Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram BNC Female Word Clock OUT VIDEO SYNC IN LTC IN AES SYNC IN Word Clock IN BNC Female RCA Female BNC Female R XLR 3P Female XLR 3P Male AES IN 2 AES IN 4 AES IN 3 AES IN 1 AES OUT 4 1 2 3 AES OUT 3 AES OUT 2 AES OUT 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 Ground ...

Page 22: ... Clock IN Word Clock OUT AES IN XLR 3P Female BNC Female BNC Female XLR Female 2 3 1 COBRANET1 AES OUT COBRANET2 RJ45 Socket XLR 3P Male XLR Male 1 3 8 2 RJ45 Socket 1 8P8C 3 2 1 Ground J2 miXart 8 EtherSound digital cable Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram ETHERSOUND IN ETHERSOUND OUT 8P8C MDR 26 Pin Male J2 ...