Apogee X-FireWire Card, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...X Series Expansion Cards X FireWire Card User s Guide v1 3 May 2005 ...

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Page 3: ...residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct t...

Page 4: ...rranty is void if Apogee determines in its sole business judgment the defect to be the result of abuse neglect alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel The warranties set forth above are in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied and Apogee specifically disclaims any and all implied warranty of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose The buyer acknowledges an...

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Page 7: ...ng with OS X Audio Midi Setup General Notes Troubleshooting Configuring Audio Applications for use with X FireWire Equipped Apogee Interfaces Configuring Steinberg Nuendo on Windows XP Configuring Windows Media Player on Windows XP Configuring Apple Logic on OS X Configuring iTunes on OS X X FireWire Functionality Specifics with each Apogee Host Interface User s Guide X FireWire Card 3 3 4 5 6 15 6 9 9 ...

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Page 9: ... supported at this time Overview The following steps must be completed to begin using your new X FireWire card detailed descrip tions of each step may be found further in this manual 1 Install the X FireWire card in an Apogee host interface such as the AD or DA16X Rosetta 800 or 200 or a Big Ben 2 If using a Windows XP computer download the XP driver from www apogeedigital com down loads and insta...

Page 10: ...standoff in the hole adja cent to the multi pin motherboard connector 6 Install the X FireWire Coverplate and secure it to the host interface using two screws from Step 2 7 Insert the Port connector end of the X FireWire card through the appropriate cutouts in the coverplate and carefully place the multi pin motherboard connector in the mating connector found on the host interface motherboard 8 Af...

Page 11: ...n off the host interface 12 Do not first turn on the host interface Re install the XP driver and turn on the host interface only when instructed to do so by the driver installation app 13 Open the X FireWire Updater and verify that Firmware Host and FPGA versions correspond to the intended versions If 00 is displayed as a version number it is necessary to carefully repeat steps 9 13 a second time I...

Page 12: ...r installation program disconnect the X Firewire card from the computer You will be instructed at which point during the driver installation process to connect the X FireWire card If you have multiple units be sure to connect them all when instructed to do so Download the Windows XP driver from our web site here http www apogeedigital com downloads unzip the downloaded file 1 Double click on the se...

Page 13: ...ing with Windows XP continued 3 Determine the Destination for the installer and click Next We recommend that you install the driver in the default location 4 Click Next 2 Click Continue Anyway Disregard this mes sage from Microsoft ...

Page 14: ...may be necessary to wait for the New Hard ware Found notification pop up to appear before clicking Next 4 Click Continue Anyway 5 During the installation process you should see these three Found New Hardware Noti fication pop ups Apogee FireWire Apogee FireWire WDM Audio and Your new hard ware is installed and ready to use ...

Page 15: ...move Programs in the control panel uninstall the driver power cycle the computer and Apogee host interface and re install the driver Apogee 1394 Audio Control Panel Once correct driver installation has been verified open the Apogee 1394 Audio control panel by double clicking on the Apogee 1394 Audio icon found in the Windows XP control panel While dis covering the functionality of the control panel...

Page 16: ...an nels Synchronization and Settings Devices Window In the Devices window Apogee X FireWire should be displayed under Device name and a unique serial number is displayed under Se rial number If multiple host interfaces have been installed they should all appear simulta neously Press Edit Device Name to edit the Device name Input Channels Window In the Input Channels window it s possible to edit th...

Page 17: ...ut Channel names for the de vices connected Synchronization Window In the Synchronization window synchroniza tion parameters for each device may be set as described below Sampling Rate The sample rate for the selected master device is set with this drop down menu Ensure that the sample rate of the audio application matches the setting made here ...

Page 18: ...r is slave X FireWire device is master locked to it s internal clock 3 Computer is slave X FireWire device is master locked to another external source such as word clock Following are the precise steps to achieve each of these three clock configurations 1 Computer is master X FireWire device is slave locked to the X FireWire card 1 Under Ck Master check PC Driver 2 Select the Apogee X FireWire devi...

Page 19: ...interface front panel verify that the clock source is set to INT 3 Computer is slave X FireWire device is master locked to another external source such as word clock 1 Under Ck Master check Apogee X FireWire 2 Select the Apogee X FireWire device and click Change Synchronization Mode 3 Check Digital Input External and click OK 4 Click Apply 5 On the Apogee host interface front panel set the clock s...

Page 20: ...do occur either the buffer depth must be increased to give the CPU more time or the CPU s load must be reduced by removing plug ins tracks or other DSP Higher buffer settings result in higher latency but allow the use of more DSP plug ins soft synths without clicks and pops During the recording phase of a session it s best to compromise DSP usage in order to minimize latency so the performers bein...

Page 21: ...ne well but the interface s don t appear cor rectly in the Safely Remove Hardware window Also I don t see I O in the Input Connections and Output Connections windows of the Apogee 1394 Audio control panel Solution If you re using SP2 and using FW800 run the Microsoft hotfix found here http support microsoft com kb 885222 After that go to Add or Remove Programs in the Windows control panel uninstall...

Page 22: ...di Setup ultility found on an OS X Macintosh here Applications Utilities Au dio MIDI Setup 4 Set Default Input Default Output and System Output to Apogee FireWire xxxx The X FireWire serial number is displayed in parentheses 5 In Audio Midi Setup set Properties For to Apogee FireWire xxxx and Format to 44100 0Hz The channel number and bit resolution depth is determined by the host interface 6 If A...

Page 23: ...o it s internal clock 2 Computer is slave X FireWire device is master locked to another external source such as word clock Following are the precise steps to achieve each clock configuration 1 Computer is slave X FireWire device is master locked to its internal clock 1 In the Apogee Firemix software uncheck the External Sync box 2 In OS X s Audio Midi Setup set Properties For to Apogee FireWire xxx...

Page 24: ...mat is set to the same sample rate as the Apogee host interface General Notes Please note that the Clock Source setting in Audio Midi Setup does not affect operation of a con nected Apogee host interface When power cycling an Apogee host interface connected to a computer via X FireWire it is essential to allow the operating system sufficient time to first de mount the host interface and subsequently...

Page 25: ...rd is recognized correctly in Audio Midi Setup but audio is not passing to or from my audio application Solution In order to assure lock of the FireWire buss toggle the Format sample rate in Audio Midi Setup Symptom The X Firewire card is not recognized when I connect it to my Firewire PCI card Solution Firewire PCI cards are not supported at this time Connect the X Firewire card to a com puter ch...

Page 26: ... Steinberg Nuendo on Windows XP Configuring Windows Media Player on Windows XP Configuring Apple Logic on OS X Configuring iTunes on OS X From these examples it should be possible to deduce configuration details for the specific audio ap plication you re using Please consult operating instructions for the audio application Configuring Steinberg Nuendo on Windows XP After verifying proper operation of th...

Page 27: ...Connect the Apogee interface and open Apple Logic 2 In Logic select Audio Audio Hardware Driv ers to open the Core Audio driver page 3 First click on the Drivers tab then the Core Audio tab 4 Check the Enabled checkbox click OK when the Reboot Logic message is displayed 5 Select Apogee Firewire xxxx in the Driver field click Try Re Launch when the Reboot Logic message is displayed 6 Set I O Buffer ...

Page 28: ...I O channels as shown below Configuring iTunes on OS X 1 Open the Audio Midi Setup ultility found on an OS X Macintosh here Applications Utilities Audio MIDI Setup 2 Set Default Input Default Output and System Output to Apogee Firewire xxxx The X Firewire serial number is displayed in parentheses 3 In Audio Midi Setup set Properties For to Apogee Firewire xxxx set Clock Source to Apogee Firewire xx...

Page 29: ...92kHz 1 2x2 0 0 0 0 0 Windows XP X Firewire Firmware 3 3 FPGA 3 0 or greater Sample Rate Host Interface Rosetta 200 Rosetta 800 AD16X DA16X DD16X Big Ben 44 1 48kHz 4 8x8 4 32x32 2 32x4 1 2 4x23 2 2 32x32 3 4 8x8 882 96kHz 4 8x8 4 32x32 2 32x4 1 2 4x32 2 0 4 8x8 176 4 192kHz 4 8x8 0 0 0 0 0 1 The AD 16X must be in Advanced routing mode to access the digital outputs 2 The DA 16X must be in Advanced...

Page 30: ...routing mode and DD16X firmware installed in the X FireWire card 16 analog inputs to your audio app and 16 digital outputs from your audio app are available With a DA16X in Advanced routing mode and DD16X firmware installed in the X FireWire card 16 digital inputs to your audio app and 16 analog outputs from your audio app are available Due to bandwidth limitations BIG BEN One Big Ben offers up to 8...

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Page 32: ...X FireWire card USER S GUIDE v1 3 May 2005 Text by Roger Robindore Graphics by Sean McArthur ...