Creative 0404 owner manual Getting in Sync, External Device supplies Master Clock

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Getting in Sync

Getting in Sync

Whenever you connect external digital audio devices together, you need to be aware of how they are synchronized to each other. Simply connecting digital out to digital in doesn’t guarantee that two digital devices are synced, even if audio is being passed. Unless you have set one to be the Master and the other a Slave, they are probably NOT synchronized and the quality of your audio will suffer.

S/PDIF is probably the most common digital audio format. S/PDIF carries an embedded word clock which can be used to synchronize the digital equipment. You must enable “External Clock” on the slave device to have clock sync!

The diagrams below show two ways to synchronize an external A/D converter to the E-MU Digital Audio System using the S/PDIF connection.

In the first example, the external A/D converter is the master clock for the system. Only one S/PDIF cable is needed (either optical or coaxial) as long as PatchMix is set to receive its word clock signal from the external device. The external A/D is the Master and the E-MU DAS is the Slave.

PatchMix DSP

External Device supplies Master Clock

S/PDIF

(via S/PDIF)

(Optical)

 

In

 

 

 

 

The S/PDIF cable carries two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channels of audio data and

 

 

 

 

 

Out

 

 

 

 

an embedded clock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

S/PDIF Out

In

 

Out

Master

S/PDIF

External A-D Converter

(Coax)

 

Slave

 

Set PatchMix DSP to receive:

External S/PDIF Sync

PatchMix DSP

S/PDIF

PatchMix DSP supplies Master Clock

(via S/PDIF)

(Optical)

This S/PDIF cable carries two

 

 

In

channels of audio data.

 

 

 

 

Set External Device to receive:

Out

 

 

 

S/PDIF Out

External S/PDIF Sync

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

In

Slave

 

 

Out

S/PDIF In

External A-D Converter

S/PDIF

 

 

 

(Coax)

 

 

 

Master

This S/PDIF cable carries an

 

embedded clock signal.

In the second example a second S/PDIF cable is used to supply “embedded word clock”. The external device MUST be set to receive external clock via S/PDIF or the units will not be synchronized. The E-MU Digital Audio System is the Master and the external A/D is the Slave.

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Contents 0404 MU 0404 Digital Audio System Software Version Revision BTable of Contents Effects Appendix Index System Includes IntroductionWelcome MU Digital Audio System ComponentsOptional Sync Daughter Card Installation Setting Up the Digital Audio SystemName Description Connects Connector TypesSafety First Slots Installing the E-MU 0404 PCI CardTo install the 0404 PCI card into your computer Card Install the Sync CardSync Daughter Uninstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications Software InstallationInstalling the E-MU 0404 Drivers Windows 2000 or Windows XPInstallation Software Installation Analog Breakout Cable PCI Card & InterfacesE-MU 0404 PCI Card Analog Output ConnectionsBreakout Cable Digital Breakout CableAnalog Pdif Digital Audio Input & OutputMidi Cable Midi Sound ModuleDigital Connections PdifConnecting Cables to the Sync Daughter Card Sync Daughter Card OptionOverview of the Mixer PatchMix DSP MixerPatchMix DSP To Invoke the PatchMix DSP MixerMain Mixer WindowMonitor Pre Fader or Post FaderRight-Click Here MU Icon in the Windows TaskbarToolbar Session New SessionOpen Session Save SessionUsing External Clock Session SettingsSystem Settings Pdif Output Format SettingsPCI Card S/PDIF Input Input Mixer Strips To Delete a Mixer Strip Mixer Strip CreationTo Add a New Strip Multichannel Wave Files Insert Section Working with InsertsTo Add a Send/Return Insert Insert MenuTo Add a Send Insert InputRecordingPlayback Asio Direct Monitor Send/ReturnInput Meter Color Indicates Meter InsertsTo Add an Asio Direct Monitor Send/Return To Set the Input Levels of a Strip To Insert a MeterMaking the Best Possible Recording Test Tone/Signal Generator Insert Trim Pot InsertTo Bypass an Insert Managing Your InsertsTo Delete Effects from an Insert To Bypass All InsertsPan Fader ChainAux Section Aux BusPre-Fader Aux Send InputOutput Post-Fader Aux SendLevel, Pan, Solo & Mute Controls Main Section TV Screen & Selectors EffectInput OutputInput Input Sync/Sample Rate IndicatorsAuxiliary Effects & Returns OutputOutput Section Effects Palette EffectsOverview Effect Categories Core Effects Multi-EffectsTo Edit an Effect FX Insert ChainsTo Select an Effect To Delete an EffectTo Delete an Effect Category or Preset Creating, Renaming & Deleting Categories or PresetsTo Create a New Preset Category 88kHz, 96kHz, 176kHz & 192kHz OperationTo Import FX Category Folders To Import Core FX PresetsTo Export your Core FX Presets To Export your FX Category FoldersFX Edit Screen To Create a New User Preset User Preset SectionTo Select a User Preset To Bypass ALLTo Rename a User Preset Core Effects and Effects PresetsTo Delete a User Preset To Overwrite or Save a User PresetExample List of Core EffectsDSP Resource Usage Total EffectsBand Shelf EQ Core Effects DescriptionsBand Para EQ Low Shelf Or… High ShelfMid Band High Shelf Setting up a Parametric EQBand EQ Low-Shelf Mid 1-Band Mid 2-Band High-Shelf Auto-Wah Auto-Wah FilterCompressor VCA OutChorus Basic Controls Input Meter DistortionDistortion Flanger FlangerFreq Shifter Leveling Amp Post GainLite Reverb Early Reflections ReverberationTimeRolloff Mono Delays 100, 250, 500, 750, 1500Delay Phase Shifter LFOSpeaker Type Description RotarySpeaker Simulator Rolloff DelayStereo Delays 100, 250, 550, 750 Stereo Reverb Early Reflections Late ReverbVocal Morpher FrequencyMU PowerFX Setup Cubase LE To Setup & Use E-MU PowerFXTo Record E-MU PowerFX parameter changes in Cubase LE Automating E-MU PowerFXMU PowerFX Resource Availability MU PowerFX Compatibility Chart Application Name Compatible? Render Extra BuffersGeneral Tips for Rendering using E-MU PowerFX Rendering Audio with E-MU PowerFXUsing E-MU PowerFX with WaveLab and SoundForge Tips for using Freeze Mode on Cubase LEMU VST E-Wire Wire VST plug-inDelay Compensator To Setup and use E-WireCubase VST or Cubasis Delay Compensator UseDelay Units Parameter PatchMixGrouping Tracks PowerFX Or E-WirePowerFX Delay Or E-Wire Sync Daughter Card Supplement Smpte FeaturesAppendix Smpte ConversionFlywheel Mode Host ModeExternal Mode Smpte Modes of OperationTime Code Stripe ModeSmpte Background Types of SmpteSmpte Subframe Resolution Why use SMPTE?Avoiding Smpte problems Frames-per-second ResolutionDuplicating Smpte time code Other Tips for using SmpteMidi Time Code MTC To Synchronize PatchMix DSP to an External Clock Source Word Clock In/OutHouse Sync Generator Digital Device Word Clock Termination OFF Digital MixerAdat Optical Word Clock Termination onPatchMix DSP supplies Master Clock Getting in SyncExternal Device supplies Master Clock AES/EBU to S/PDIF Cable Adapter Appearance Settings in WindowsUseful Information Digital CablesType Level Frequency Response Technical SpecificationsSample Rates Bit Depth Hardware DSP Converters & OpAmps Dynamic Range Channel Crosstalk Input ImpedanceSync Daughter Card Dimensions & WeightPCI Card Internet References ForumsModel No Declaration of ConformityTrade Name Responsible PartyCompliance Information Index NumericsMidi Index Midi

0404 specifications

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