Media Vision pas 16 mac, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...PRO AUDIO Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...return the Software to Media Vision with a copy of your sales receipt within such period to be eligible for warranty service If the Software fails to comply with this warranty your sole and exclu sive remedy at Media Vision s option and cost will be to either provide all corrections required for any errors or replace the Soft ware 2 Media Vision warrants to you that the Sound Card will be free fro...

Page 3: ...sing the Bulletin Board 6 HARDWARE SETUP 7 MACINTOSH II MODELS 8 Remove Computer Cover 8 Discharge Yourself 8 Select a NuBus Slot 9 Remove Slot Covers 10 Install PAS 16 Sound Card 10 Re Assemble Your Macintosh 11 Connect Interface Cable 11 Position Patch Panel 11 MACINTOSH LC 12 Remove Computer Cover 12 Discharge Yourself 12 Remove Slot Cover 13 Install PAS 16 Sound Card 13 Replace Cover 14 Connec...

Page 4: ...ENT 21 The Patch Panel 22 Joystick Connector 22 Headphones Connector 24 Mic IN Connector 25 Stereo IN Connectors 26 Stereo OUT Connectors 27 MIDI Connectors 28 SOUND THEORY 29 Principles of Sound 30 Macintosh Sounds 31 Digitized Sound 31 Sound Sampling 32 Sound Resolution 33 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Supported Models 2 Media Vision Telephone Numbers 5 Pro Audio Spectrum 16 Mac Specifi...

Page 5: ...th both input and output operations You don t need to know much about sound orthe way your Macintosh uses it to get the most out of your PAS 16 Mac However if you d like to learn a little more about sound theories such as digitizing methods and sampling rates take a few minutes and read SOUND THEORYbeginning on page 29 This guide explains how to install your PAS 16 Mac hardware and software You ll...

Page 6: ...LC Processor Direct Slot PDS IIsi NuBus Perfonna 400 PDS IIvx NuBus In addition your system must meet all of the following requirements You must be running either System 7 0 or later or System 6 0 7 Your Macintosh must have a minimum of 4 megabytes MB of RAM memory Your hard disk must have at least 2 megabytes MB of free space You must have one expansion slot available inside your computer See the...

Page 7: ...us Card OR 1 ea LC Card 1 ea Product Disk 1 ea Interface Cable NOTE Your package contains one or the other of the cards shown here but not both If you have a Macintosh LC you need the LC Card otherwise you need the NuBus card for your Macintosh II class computer Utiliti Guide 2 ea Software Packages and Sound Tools 16 User s Guide 3 ...

Page 8: ... your PAS 16 Mac Media Vision s Sound Tools 16 is a program for recording editing and play ing your audio files LucasArts IndianaJones and the Fate ofAtlantis is a challenging adventure game that has been especially modified to take advantage of the sound syn thesis available on your PAS 16 Mac equipment Passport Design s TRAX Quicktunes is a collection of standard MIDI song files designed for use...

Page 9: ...ages you received with PAS 16 Mac This entitles you to receive additional benefits from the manufacturers of the software Contacting Media Vision Inc Please use the telephone numbers in this table for contacting Media Vision Inc Table 2 Media Vision Telephone Numbers Service Phone Number Notes Main Phone Number Sales Office Media Vision Bulletin Boards 800 348 7116 510 770 8600 800 845 5870 510 77...

Page 10: ...ation about your PAS 16 Mac system Here s an example showing how to use the BBS to download a hypothetical file named SAMPLE SIT At the Main Menu choose F for Files At the Files Menu choose D for Download Enter the file name SAMPLE SIT and press Return At this point you must tell your communications software to download the file Refer to your communications software s manuals for the proper steps ...

Page 11: ...talling your PAS 16 Mac equipment on a Macintosh II model computer follow the instructions on page 8 through page 11 The instructions specifically describe installation on a Macintosh IIci however the procedures vmy only slightly from one model to another Have your Owner s Manual handy for reference Ifyou re installing your equipment on a Macintosh LC the steps differ slightly from those for the M...

Page 12: ... can find it later 2 On the rear side of the cover are two plastic handles Working from the front of your computer lift up on the two handles to unsnap the cover from the chassis 3 Pull the rear part of the cover straight up and slightly toward you to an angle of about 75 4 Gently work the tabs holding the cover to the front panel out of their slots Then set the cover aside safely out of your way ...

Page 13: ...connected to the motherboard or connected to other com ponents If there are any disconnect them 3 If there is a screw holding the card in place remove it 4 Grasp the card by its top edges and pull finnly but gently straight up to disconnect the card from the NuBus slot 5 Make sure you haven t left any screws or other metals objects inside the chassis and then locate the Power Switch on the rear pa...

Page 14: ...e chassis Install PAS 16 Sound Card Note the connector at the bottom of the card It is designed to fit snugly over one of your NuBus slots 1 Hold your PAS 16 Sound Card by its top edges and carefully position it over the NuBus slot so that the connector on the card aligns with the slot 2 Install the card by pushing it down gently so that the connector seats fully over the NuBus slot Do not force t...

Page 15: ...ver to the chassis Connect Interface Cable Locate the Patch Panel and Interface Cable in your PAS 16 Mac package 1 Attach one end of the Interface Cable to the connector on the rear of your PAS 16 Sound Card which is now visible at the rear panel of your Macintosh 2 Attach the other end of the Interface Cable to the matching connector found on one end of your Patch Panel Position Patch Panel You c...

Page 16: ...the cover to the chassis Put the screw where you can find it later 2 On the rear side of the cover are two plastic handles Working from the front of your computer lift up on the two handles to unsnap the cover from the chassis 3 Lift the cover straight up and away from the chassis Then set the cover aside safely out of your way Discharge Yourself Locate any unpainted metal surface inside your Maci...

Page 17: ...ctor at the bottom of the card It is designed to plug into the PDS expansion slot inside your Macintosh LC t Hold your PAS 16 Sound Card by its edges and carefully position it over the PDS slot so that the connector on the card aligns with the slot 2 Install the card by pushing it down gently The connector must seat fully over the PDS slot and the connector on the rear of the card must fit into th...

Page 18: ...e Patch Panel and Interface Cable in your PAS 16 Mac package 1 Attach one end of the Interface Cable to the connector on the rear of your PAS 16 Sound Card which is now visible on the rear panel of your Macintosh LC 2 Attach the other end of the Interface Cable to the connector found on one end of your Patch Panel Position Patch Panel You can position your Patch Panel anywhere that suits you Until...

Page 19: ... a copy of your PAS 16 Mac Product Disk Store your origi nal disk in a safe place and use your copy from here on Insert the copy of your Product Disk into your disk drive and if necessal open the disk s window by double clicking the disk icon on your desktop Your disk should contain the items shown here IlJ PAS16 Mixer JoyStick PAS16 Sound Tools 16 ...

Page 20: ...System Folder If you re using System 7 0 or later a dialog box appears asking if you want to install this component in your Extensions folder Click OK to copy PAS 16 to that folder If you re using System 6 0 7 the PAS 16 INIT copies directly into your System Folder 2 Restart your Macintosh so that the PAS 16 system extension is able to load into memory If you prefer you can wait until after you ve...

Page 21: ...stance see the table of phone number on page 5 4 Replace one of the System Extensions you removed earlier back into your System Folder Replace only one extension at a time Otherwise you won t have any way of knowing which one is creating the conflict 5 Restart your Macintosh 6 If the problem you were experiencing reoccurs you have isolated the extension that is causing the problem Go to step 7 If ...

Page 22: ... your System Folder icon Then r_elease the mouse button HlJ cru JoyStick System Folder If you re using System 7 0 or later a dialog box appears asking if you want to install this component in your Control Panels folder Click OK to copy the Joystick Control Panel to that folder If you re using System 6 0 7 the Joystick Control Panel copies directly into your System Folder You do not need to restart...

Page 23: ... drag it on top of your System Folder icon Then release the mouse button 1 lg 1 CQ PAS16 Mixer System Folder Ifyou re using System 7 0 or later a dialog box appears asking if you want to install this component in your Control Panels folder Click OKto copy the PAS 16 Mixer Control Panel to that folder Ifyou re using System 6 0 7 the PAS 16 Mixer Control Panel copies directly into your System Folder...

Page 24: ... 16 on your hard disk 2 Drag the Sound Tools 16 icon to your hard disk or the folder where you want to store the program and release the mouse button Drag to wherever you want to store the application and release the mouse button After releasing the mouse button Sound Tools 16 is copied to your spec ified location Your PAS 16 Mac hardware and software is now ready to use Turn to page 21 to learn h...

Page 25: ...Mac EQUIPMENT This section explains how to use your PAS 16 Mac hardware Specifically it describes the connections found on your Patch Panel and how to use them to attach other devices to your system through this component ...

Page 26: ...r J stereo IN Connectors Some entertainment and game software such as a flight simulator are easier to control and more enjoyable using a joystick rather than your mouse or keyboard You can connect a joystick to your Patch Panel to use with these products Your PAS 16 Mac package does not contain a joystick You can however pur chase one from most computer retail stores and mail order outlets Before...

Page 27: ...ur joystick to operate correctly the Joystick Control Panel CDEV must be installed in your System Folder If the Control Panel is not cur rently installed follow the instructions on page 18 to install it You do not have to restart your Macintosh after installing the Control Panel The Joystick Control Panellets you set various options for the way your joystick operates See your Sound Tools 16 User s...

Page 28: ...Headphones connector This connector accepts a standard RCA type mini stereo jack If your head phones or speakers have a different type of jack you can use a special adapter to connect them Your PAS 16 Mac package does not contain one of these adapt ers You can purchase one from an electronics or audio supply store 4 I X q fi ij ff cilq leveltO oijr J l t h I H F P hi f fR BPRP iQ Y9yt h 9P P Q f Y...

Page 29: ...ect any type of microphone to this jack as long as it is rated at either 4 or 8 ohms impedance If your microphone has a different type of jack you can use a special adapter to connect it Your PAS 16 Mac package does not contain one of these adapters You can purchase one from an electronics supply store audio supply outlet or most department stores The Patch Panel 25 ...

Page 30: ...lds optimum audio quality II These are standard RCA type phono connectors You have four separate pairs of connectors available so you can connect as many as four different external devices to your Patch Panel If the external device you want to attach does not have the right type of jack to connect to the Stereo IN connectors you can purchase adapters from electronic supply stores audio supply outl...

Page 31: ... as speakers These jacks however are restricted to 8 bit audio output maximum Your PAS 16 Sound Card on the other hand accommodates 16 bit audio output You ll receive supe rior audio quality by using the Stereo OUT Connectors on your Patch Panel rather than the output connectors on the rear panel of your Macintosh The Ste reo OUT Connectors on your Patch Panel take priority over the connections on...

Page 32: ...I Out You can connect a variety of different MIDI devices to these connectors for receiving input from a MIDI device and for directing output to a MIDI device MIDI In MIDI Out Both connectors accept standard MIDI type jacks Please consult the manuals that came with yourMIDI device before attaching it to the MIDI connectors ...

Page 33: ... our ears detect the vibrating air molecules and translate them into noises our brains can discern and normally distinguish from other sounds This is a vel simple explanation of the theol of sound Many other factors come into playas we explore the theol further For example why are some sounds louder than others and why do some sounds please our senses more than others You don t need to be an exper...

Page 34: ...of tenns to name them such as amplitude period andfrequency Amplitude describes a sound s strength which really detennines just how loud it is Amplitude is measured by the vertical range or height of the wavefonn The higher and lower the peaks of the wavefonn the louder or softer the sound As shown below the louder portion of the sound has higher and lower peaks than does the softer portion Amplit...

Page 35: ... pass through the hard ware into digitized sound That is it processes the waveform and turns it into numeric or digital values Your Macintosh can then process the digital values in much the same way it processes other information such as text graphics and so forth When digitizing a waveform your PAS 16 Sound Card does the following It analyzes the waveform every 1 44 000 of a second maximum potent...

Page 36: ... ear The following illustration graphically shows the difference between an original wavefonn and its digitized and sampled counterpart ORIGINAL WAVEFORM Before digitizing and sampling the original analog waveform is a stream of continuous information as shown here by the solid lines DIGITIZED SAMPLED WAVEFORM During sampling the original waveform is analyzed thousands of times each second Each sa...

Page 37: ...to conserve disk and memory space your Macintosh does not attempt to store all of the information from that particular sample Instead it uses an algorithm to extract only as much data is it can store within a predetermined space in memory and eventually on disk Some information about the sound is lost as a result of this resolution factor Thus some degradation in sound quality does occur though mi...

Page 38: ...Notes ...

Page 39: ... MIXING 6 four operator melody voices with 6 two operator voices 6 four operator melody voices with 3 two operator voices and 5 rhythm voices four operator 8 Input stereo audio mixing with independent left right channel control Microphone 4 channel external line in audio stereo SYSTEM INPUTS OUTPUTS 4 Line level inputs Dual RCA Headphone output mini stereo Standard Joystick I5 pin VOLUME CONTROL M...

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Page 42: ... card hold it by it s top edges and carefully position it over the NuBus slot so the connector on the PAS 16 aligns with the slot Gently push down on the PAS 16 so that the connector seats fully over the slot DO NOT force the card into the slot If you encounter undue resistance remove the card re seat it and try again NOTE Mac IIsi systems require a Nubus slot adapter These are available from your...

Page 43: ...r the Control Panels option of the Apple menu Now your PAS 16 hardware and software should be properly installed and ready for use Refer to your Sound Tools 16 User s Guide for instructions for using theso acccsso ries NOTE Your Sound Tools 16 icon s appearance is slightly different than as it appears in your publications We apologize fGi any inconveniences this may have caused you TROUBLESHOOTING...

Page 44: ...e card hold it by it s top edges and carefully position it over the NuBus slot so the connector on the PAS 16 aligns with the slot Gently push down on the PAS 16 so that the connector seats fully over the slot DO NOT force the card into the slot If you encounter undue resistance remove the card re seat it and try again NOTE Mac lIsi systems require a Nubus slot adapter These are available from you...

Page 45: ... the Control Panels option ofthe Apple menu Now your PAS 16 hardware and software should be properly installed and ready for use Refer to your Sound Tools 16 User s Guide for instructions for using these accesso ries NOTE Your Sound Tools 16 icon s appearance is slightly different than as it appears in your publications We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused you TROUBLESHOOTING P...

Page 46: ...ntosh Addendum Version 1 0 This addendum contains additional information that was omitted from your Pro AudioSpectrum 16 Installation Guide This addendum describes the following information Configuring and Aligning The Joystick PN 700 0237 ...

Page 47: ...oystick ensures that your PAS 16 hardware and software are accepting information from the Joystick correctly Before you open the Joystick Control Panel make sure you connect the Joystick to the Patch Panel see page 14 of your Installation Guide To register and align the joystick 1 Select Control Panels from the Apple System menu 2 Double click on the Joystick icon The Joystick Control Panel appear...

Page 48: ...ctrum 16 Addendum 3 Press the Center button A dialog box appears asking you to center the Joystick Press the return key when you are finished Jo Stick Center the Joystick release it and then press the return key 3 ...

Page 49: ...easure L R T B button Click on the OK button when the Alert box appears This button allows the Left Right Top and Bottom limits of your Joystick to be registered and aligned Moue the Joystick full left Right Up and Down Press the button when done 4 ...

Page 50: ... hairs move inside the alignment window On Off Jo Stick t nt r lr____ Do_n_e_ If you want to disable the Joystick click on the Off radio button Press the Done button when you are finished 6 Click on the Close box to exit the Joystick Control Panel These settings are now the default for your Joystick ...