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1. www sonicstudio com soundBlade SE ReadMe Table of Contents Please Read Before You Begin 3 Trial Mode 3 iLok Authorization for Licensed Options 4 Preferences 4 Using soundBlade SE With Lion 4 Mac Host Requirements 4 Installation 5 soundBlade SE NoNOISE II Option Installation 5 Intel Support 6 Changes Since soundBlade 2 0 3308 6 Changes Since soundBlade 1 3 5 2894 12 System Tuning 18 Known Issues 18 Refinements 19 Implementation Specifics 20 Using soundBlade SE with Avid Hardware 20 Contacting Us 21 Software Updates 21 studioCare Support Program 21 soundBlade Tutorial Videos 23 Page 2 soundBlade 2 1 HD ReadMe April 2013 Please Read Before You Begin Thank you for your purchase of soundBlade SE This file contains important information about the installation and operation of your application The User Manual a more complete version of this document is available in the application s Documentation folder W 2 1 Change Highlights soundBlade 2 1 now defaults to Line Input instead of M1 M8 Sonic improvements User Interface improvements WAV BWFE file compatibility enhancements New simplified Options Installer New Sonic Studio Mastering EQ Audio Unit Plug in New Sonic Studio Process app replaces Background Manager Added support for 384 kHz NoNOISE Enhancement Allow DeClick DeCrackle using the Edit Point no nee2. 4330 3316 Fix crash on set digital and 304 Fix opening 2 3 Gig files Add warning if export is over 4Gig Fix missing Feature popup in HD Fix incorrect font in panner window 3314 Fix DDP building waveforms in HD on Open DDP Image Fix incorrect display of monitor state on punch in Show correct monitor state when using PageUp Down 1117 Disable editing of End Track Mark Name 1119 Fix open soundfile and adding new tracks if not needed 3313 Fix SRP edit field too far too right Fix font in rename segment Fix Full EQ in HD Remove File Conversion from BackMgr Do not remove DeleteTracks command in HD menu Cleanup window when large white area 3312 Fix meter knobs size More work on plugin timing from meters exports null Fix missing SRP Mark Fix font size in prefs window 3311 Fix blinking cursor in desk edit field Fix Missing LTC window for HD Fix NoNOISE II FR not working Fix missing EDL Name for Project Fix truncated large export 6 channels 1 hour 96K One timing change for plugins Page 13 Add pref for mouse scroll Fixes for Amarra Secure Player e Rewind FF work e Show current track total tracks e modified UI Changes Since soundBlade 1 3 5 2894 Universal Binary support was added New Features DDP 2 0 support DDP and CDTEXT DDPs created in soundBlade SE now reference CD TEXT information in the DDPMS and CDT
3. Build 3263 Fix setting of SSE for 16 channel load Fix use of Import Fade on Drag Drop from Preferences Page 16 Build 3257 Fix for Clock Source not matching Audio Midi Setup and Sonic Console Fix for Export to stall ExportTracks also Fixes for ExportTracks and settings Fixes for reNOVAtor Harmonic Dialog Build 3248 fix glitch in right channel of DDP fix a crash in stopping play fix beachball and Floating Windows Quartet 1 2 should work fine now Change for Dragging to 2 seconds do not insert space at front Build 3237 Fixes for Fade problems glitch gain changes Many fixes for Mark Editing Build 3217 Recording Export Append extension to recordings aif or wav Multiple fixes for BWF Metadata sets the date correctly reset s the coding history Fixes to Export Tracks to handle bit depth LTC Enable Software based LTC Reset LTC when external Sample Rates changes Misc Change to Type E decrackle to prevent it from stalling Fix multiple bugs with FLAC and other compressed playbacks note requires new FLAC QuickTime decoder to use Added File Conversion for FLAC to background Manager Build 3216 Improvements to LTC timestamp More on priorities Build 3215 Add auto increment to ISRC Default an empty EDL to match Hardware SR New Scheduler for SSE processing Fix not see an 304 change in Firmware broke this Take an LTC timestamp when recording
4. USB smart key we are unable to provide a 14 day trial iLok Authorization for Licensed Options soundBlade requires an iLok to enable any purchased options such as NoNOISE II If you own one of these options you must have your iLok updated with a license for your options in order to use them Submit a new ticket on our Support Portal with your iLok ID and tell us which options you need licensed There is no charge for this service See the Installation section below for more specific instruction about installing Sonic Options NOTE soundBlade 2 0 no longer recognizes or uses legacy Sonic Key Files soundBlade SE and all options are now enabled through iLok licensing Contact us y at support sonicstudio com to receive your iLok licenses for your Legacy options such as Broadband DeNOISE or Manual DeClick Preferences Please delete your existing soundBlade preferences prior to using this version Double click on the included utility in the Extras folder Delete Prefs_sB command This will run the Terminal utility and delete existing soundBlade SE preferences You can quit Terminal after running Using soundBlade With Lion or Mountain Lion soundBlade 2 1 has been tested and approved under Mac OS 10 7 Lion or 10 8 Mountain Lion There are only two reported issues with using soundBlade SE under 10 7 or 10 8 1 ACD must be inserted into the host computer s CD drive before running soundBlade SE Otherwise the CD device is not re
5. for VST Plugins skip standard VST Add Use Cocoa to support new Cocoa plugin code Disable to use the older non cocoa only Plugin code FixTrack output in SE 3344 one more fix for plugins on export stop start when adding plugin from automation use IDLE loop for set plugin state for UAD clear unused channels in Core Audio on output 3343 One change for Cocoa Plugins and state One change for plugins on export 3342 Move setting Plugin State to Idle Loop fix UAD This will have an effect on Plugins Clear outputs for Core Audio if SSE is Less tracks i e LE and 8 channel IO 3341 Fix one issue with securePlayer 3340 fix one bug in mono src 3339 Page 10 fix bug in Plugins crash SEQ not opening stop play when creating a plugin fix mono SRC 3338 release versions of manuals release 3337 one more change for Cocoa plugins 3336 SE Fix setting multiple EDLs preference on launch EFM Preferences Save Button now saves EFM preferences EFM Window Auto Zoom now set in prefs file Fix one bug in CDText 3334 first welcome to sB Add Save to preferences window fix ExportTracks and mark names too long ask to shorten or cancel change to check for a Cocoa UI and use it 3333 Add Save Button to Preferences Window Error on ExportTracks if track names are too long One change for Plugins cocoa older vst Open Meters Desk on
6. locations eYour Home Folder Your internal or external audio drives e Any back up drives connected While disabling Spotlight completely on your Home Folder is an effective step in troubleshooting it may not be the best permanent solution for some users For more specific instructions on troubleshooting Spotlight see http Awww macfixit com article ohp story 20061109235901299 Avoid running e mail browsers or other applications while exporting or delivering DDPs CDs Known Issues Desk Events can easily break when reassigning desk strips Waves 9 A blank window will appear after opening a certain number of plug ins There is no workaround at this time soundBlade SE and soundBlade SE Auto Space duration set to 0 seconds using Crossfade as fade type with multiple files via Drag amp Drop yields only one Start and End Mark Work around Command A to select all files then use Edited Black to Marks from Marks menu Edit menu gt Auto Space All Segments command with Marks produces error 20200 Work around Clear Marks execute command remark project as needed Sound files with names longer than 27 characters or special characters may prevent waveform metadata from being built This may also prevent sample rate conversion from progressing Work around Rename file with lt 28 standard alphanumeric characters Auto Space duration not respected with multiple files via Drag amp Drop Work around Command Drag amp Drop cl
7. mode complete This means that 2 seconds of pregap are present with silence before the first SOT Start of Track mark DDP file sets created by some vendors are Source mode incomplete and are lacking the 2 second pregap Note that in the Speed menu the descriptors are provided as a guide and are not explicit Your actual delivery speed is host specific and may vary from the stated rate If segments are moved after PO Marks have been placed your mark locations must be checked If sound files are part of a Project when saved as a Default Project the sound files will be referenced in all default Projects Always save an empty Default Project Using soundBlade SE with Avid Hardware With the release of ProTools 9 the integration of soundBlade SE and Avid hardware became very easy Just make sure that your Digidesign hardware setup is predefined in Audio MIDI Set Up as Default Input Default Output and Properties For with OS 10 5 or UseThis Device For Sound Input and Use This Device For Sound Output with OS 10 6 and 10 7 For older ProTools 7 hardware you can add soundBlade SE to the list of recognized applications in the Digidesign CoreAudio Manager Refer to Digidesign s CoreAudio Usage Guide for information on associating soundBlade SE with your Pro Tools hardware and configuring the Digidesign CoreAudio Manager Please refer to Digidesign s site for more information www digides
8. Conversion Page 14 Support for all common sample rates added Support for audio file type conversion Do not build waveforms added Improved file name handling Improved error message reporting NoNOISE Fix one crash inType E DeCrackle Enable NoNOISE II Commands for Selected Segments Fix Restore Click on selected segments Fix stall improve speed on long E Type decrackle Fix BBDN handling of Sample Rate above 44 1 Export Improvements to BWF meta data handling in Export Fix dither checking in ExportTracks Improved deliveries and sound Previous additions and fixes Fix for opening sound files whose paths have been corrupted Fix for waveform not building on DDP Open Improved dither Fixes for exporting sound files at 24 bit Added wav file export support Menu and command key fixes Other general fixes Sample Rate Conversion soundBlade SE now comes with the Background Manager for Sample Rate Conversion to 44100 for CD delivery Build 3301 fix issues w NONOISE menu fix Fonts in ExportTracks Build 3299 fix warning to save after saving and closing project fix record enable on track 8 Build 3298 fix crash in export if desk strips assigned incorrectly fix resetting of Edit Groups Desk Strips on opening multichannel EDL Build 3297 fix one bug in export ddp fix corruption in preferences file caused by Audio IO Build 3294 and earlier IO Preferences Add Use Cor
9. EXT BIN files TheTS file is still used to deliver CDTEXT to CD R DDP File Open is now a standard feature Sonic EQVST full filter set is now a standard feature secure Player Delivery Tool has been added as a standard feature Trio DynPEQ from Wholegrain Digital is now a standard feature TT Dynamic Range Meter Plug in is included Added support for compressed file playback ALAC mp4 mp3 AAC FLAC Recording up to 192 kHz with NoNOISE FX option Fixes A partial list is below General Improved handling of Sample Rate mismatch on startup and opening EDLs soundfiles Improved handling of external Sample Rate changes Fix Display of Multiple Gain notes delta display Fix for Channel 2 mute when copying during playback Append aif wav to recordings BWF Metadata fixes for date coding history etc Fixes for Export EDL bit depth and BWF data Default an empty EDL to match Hardware SR Changes to SRC and addition of DSD to SRC Fix waveform bugs Enhance TPDF dither Fix 1x DDP dump error Mark Info Fixes for crashes in editing in Mark Info window Fixes to Zoom to In Out Edit Point key command Fix for writing JAM files on Intel based machines Fix inconsistent display and use of offset preferences Add auto increment of ISRC clear fields on closing Project Fix crash in making a CD from a DDP with no project open Fix crash after aborting a CD delivery Background Manger Sample Rate
10. art of Track Marks are at same location Improvements have to file name handling and waveform metadata creation The Reverse Soundfile command has been fixed The default behavior of command dragging sound files into a Project has changed In this release holding down the command key when releasing a dragged sound file into a Project causes soundBlade SE to create Start of Track Marks for each sound file To revert to the legacy behavior of Start and End of Track Marks hold down the command and option keys prior to dropping sound files onto the top Panel A fix has been made to address crashes on undo A fix has been made to address crashes when quitting the application A fix has been made to the Auto Space function so as to correctly read its preference setting A fix has been made to handle extended ASCII characters with igggitigal marks A fix has been made to DDP deliveries when aborting and starting another job A fix has been made to some menu items in soundBlade SE Fixes have been made to clarify menu entries in soundBlade SE A fix has been made that allows Shift G to bring up the Gain dialog in Mark Info A fix has been made to meter scaling in the Details window A fix has been made to burn CDText and ISRC with open session CD Rs Implementation Specifics Please take note that the following features may seriously affect your use of this application DDP file sets created by soundBlade SE are source
11. caused iTunes Producer error Remove Open Process from File Menu Page 7 3390 Fix Warning on adding non 44 files to an EDL New Options Installer Quartet 1 3 Includes new Dual Mono Sonic Mastering EQ AU Plugin Sonic Studio Process 1 0 Build 3354 3387 SE changes remove mono stereo Fix prefs showing first pane on activation clean up menus Remove Background Manager Add Open Console Log Add Visit Sonic Studio Website Add Open Sonic Studio Process Fix reseting of Audio IO on launch if Use Core Audio was Checked Fix re setting clock in Audio IO if Use Core Audio was checked 3384 Fix opening sound in first EDL of Multiple EDL Project Audio IO Do Not reset clock if Use Core Audio and device Have Move Segments follow Show Subframes Fix crash on AU Plugins on close of plugin Menu Fix Select Next PrefTrack Shortcut Add menu commands for Select Next Pref EDL Add Cmd Shift S as shortcut for save as 3383 Fix Device Clock Settings on launch option click Master fader to adjust main faders relative in Meters Window Support For 96K DDP Images for use with SecurePlayer SecurePlayer now supports 96K Project fix Cmd F and hiding DB scale in EDL Default Line Input on New Project Only show Stereo Plugins for stereo edit group fix shortcut for Edit Black to Marks fix enabling of DeCrackle on tracks 3 3382 Fix for crea
12. cognized 2 Read this Technical Update for 10 8 Mountain Lion Mac Host Requirements At a minimum soundBlade SE requires the following Page 4 Apple Macintosh Intel 2 6 GHz minimum or faster preferred 17 or larger display 4 GB RAM minimum 8 GB or more preferred OS 10 5 8 or newer spare USB port for iLok Smart Key optional Series 300 DSP I O Processor or other FireWire Core Audio interface Note About Using USB Devices Direct connection of a USB audio converter should be usable with soundBlade Unlike FireWire however USB does not provide an isochronous or time critical data delivery mode So USB attached products for external audio I O are not recommended for either optical disc hard disc or audio interfaces when used in any pro audio production environment USB peripherals other than HUI products such as mice and keyboards may interfere with the operation of our products Note since Sonic is unable to test every USB converter we cannot guarantee that all USB audio converters will function at all sample rates and configurations Connection of audio converters via USB hubs use of USB hard disc drives and USB optical disc peripherals is not recommended or supported with discontinued Mac hardware and older versions of soundBlade may be usable as long as the CPU supports the required OS version Slower hardware especially older hard disks may have difficulties keeping up with the application however result
13. d for selection Support For High Resolution DDP Images for use with securePlayer securePlayer now supports up to 384 kHz securePlayer fixes Plug in response enhancements Complete change list is below VST NOTE To improve stability with VST plug ins soundBlade 2 1 makes use of a new folder to store VST plug ins that are used within the application This folder called VST Sonic is created when installing soundBlade and is located at MacIntosh HD Library Audio Plug ins On Launch soundBlade 2 1 will look for a VST Sonic folder in your System Plugins folder If this folder is found then the Standard VST folder is not scanned during launch Sonic Studio recommends that you rely on Audio Units plug ins and ONLY any VST plug ins necessary for use in soundBlade be duplicated from the VST folder to the VST Sonic folder in your Audio Plug ins folder Page 3 Trial Mode To enable a fully functional 14 day trial of soundBlade SE If you own an iLok USB smart key 1 Copy the authorization code 1423 8153 9009 4940 3928 2362 0789 30 2 Log on to your iLok account and click Redeem License Code in the left margin Note a PACE iLok is required to demo soundBlade 3 In the next window that appears paste the trial code from above and click on Get License 4 Download your soundBlade and option licenses to your iLok soundBlade SE trial includes soundBlade SE NoNOISE II SR and Quartet DynPEQ If you do not own an iLok
14. do not make CD Cleanup Delivery on abort fixes the Only one active background job Fix crash one using up down arrows and fields in MI Fix for click sound when changing SR on 302 Build 3167 fix AIFF export fix JAM export needs testing on G5 Build 3164 Desk Fixes for Desk Settings with open save switch EDLS Page 19 Export Fix 24 bit export Misc Add scroll wheel support Added move EDL command NoNoise Fix bugs with Background DeCrackle support timestamp System Tuning There are a number of changes recommended to improve performance and stability Apple Key Commands for Spotlight Encore and other applications interfere with the keys for certain commands They should be disabled in System Preferences We have found that on most Mac systems Apple s Spotlight can seriously affect not only soundBlade SE s performance but other audio applications as well We recommend disabling Spotlight as a step to resolving problems related to sound file skipping during playback or record To turn off Spotlight for a specific folder volume or drive 1 From the Apple menu in the top left corner of your screen select System Preferences 2 In the Personal section select Spotlight then select the Privacy tab 3 Click the button in the lower left corner and select the folder volume or drive to be excluded You can also drag the desired item to the list Start by preventing Spotlight from searching these
15. does not require LTC slave anymore General Improvements to LTC with 303 304 Build 3213 Page 17 Fix PO Read Burst tested w sonic sadie and daq Please test on PPC LTC Reader Remove check for EnableLTC flag The flag file is not needed anymore on 2 0 302 now uses channel 2 by default for reader and generator Add Support for LTC Reader on Non Sonic IO boxes LTC Generator Please Note the Sonic IO has its own LTC Generator and should be tested There is No Support for LTC Generator on Non Sonic IO boxes Fix crash in making a CD from a DDP with no project open Fix one crash after aborting a CD Build 3212 Improve handling of arrow keys in Mark Info More work on FLAC mp3 and other compressed formats Fix bug in Background SRC to obey start end times for segments dragged from an EDL Add PO Read Burst to Mark Menu for testing on PPC Clean LTC handling window for testing Build 3211 Fix Collapse menu not working on first try in EDL view Fix Restore Click and selected segments Fix graphic issue with collapsed EDLs and Zoom Lock Many fixes rewrite of SRC Add DSD to SRC Fix BBDN for sample rates above 44 1 Build 3210 Open Panner when selected in EDL fix one case of waveform not building Build 3208 Fix waveforms Fix crash on close of EDL Build 3207 More fixes for SRC Enable NoNoise commands for selected segments Add Feature Edit Group command t
16. e Audio on Launch Page 15 Change scroll direction using wheel in EDL Fix one bug in Export that could cause hang Build 3291 Capture Plugins on Input recording Fix Setting of Auto SRC Add Edit After Export back to Export Tracks Prevent CPU Overload alert when not playing support RME devices any device with No Settable Clock Build 3287 PQ Fix setting of language to en for CDText on CD EDL Fix not being able to drag lock marks OT Fix crash on close if movie closed EDL Add Fix Shift click arrow to extend selection Build 3279 Audio IO Preferences Audio Interfaces are independent of Audio MIDI Setup Fix LTC losing time after an playing for over one hour Build 3277 Alert user if non ascii project name is used on save Fix background DeCrackle Fix incorrect CD Text if Album artist is missing Fixes shift of Track Names on loadback Desk Events Fix Option Drag of Desk Event to Finder Fixes for dragging plugin settings From Finder Improvements to desk event handling Improvements to OT LTC fix setting of SMPTE channel improve handling OT lock Build 3273 Quartet 1 2 1 release candidate documentation NEW QuartetTrio Product will be included in 2 0 release Return functionality CMD OPT on D and D adds Track End marks to tracks Build 3270 Change to setting of Wave Header field AvgBytesPerSrc Build 3269 Code to Detect and Report missed disc transfers
17. e and training for soundBlade NoNOISE or Series 300 Hardware Price is per product 125 00 one time charge Click here to purchase studioCare QuickStart NOW On Demand Support Get help from trained Sonic Studio support techs with expert troubleshooting and usage experience No annual contract 85 00 Incident Click here to purchase On Demand Support NOW Page 24 soundBlade Tutorial Videos These video tutorial provide important instructions and tips for using our products These videos target at all soundBlade products www sonicstudio com Navigating he Project Window _ This tutorialjappliesito soundBlade HD SE and LE www sonicstudio com securePlayer For so ndBlade www sonicstudio com sBSE_21_ReadMe_v1r10 Using Plug ins As Desk Events in soundBlade SE or soundBlade HD www sonicstudio com iting Techniques to soundBlade HD SE and LE www sonicstudio com PreMaster CD 2012 Sonic Studio LLC 330 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Suite A San Anselmo CA 94960 2552 1 415 944 7642 soundBlade soundBlade SE sonicstudio com the Sonic Studio logo and type are trademarks of Sonic Studio LLC in the United States and other countries All other trademarks trade names service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies Page 25
18. e at Library Application Support Sonic Studio Sonic Options 2 0 2 Use the Delete Sonic Studio Options utility for removing options NOTE Only install options that you have licenses on your iLok for Installing op tions that are not on your iLok will make soundBlade launch very slowly NOTE soundBlade 2 0 no longer uses Key Files to enable options Instead iLok licenses are used Intel Support soundBlade SE is a Universal Binary application and is built to run natively on both Power PC and Intel Macs An Aggregate Device is no longer needed If you have any existing Aggregate Device definitions you have created in Audio MIDI Setup you can continue to use them as needed Changes Since soundBlade 2 0 2 3365 4495 New Release versions of Quartet and Trio Update Installer Script and Remove Script Menu changes disable New Tracks Delete Tracks in not multiple EDLs change Edited Black to Start Marks add Edited Black to Start End Marks securePlayer is now embedded in app not in Extras anymore fix CD text add ClearSRP to contextual menu 4494 Fix Cut Paste of Stereo Desk Events Fix Mono Export Enable Zoom to Selection even if no selection 2 5 sec Fix SE showing both Desk Events and overlay 3393 Fixes for Mono Export Enable Zoom to Selection even if no selection 2 5 sec Fix SE showing both Desk Events and overlay 3392 Fix WAVE BWFE Header and extra bytes
19. ear or edit Marks as needed Edit menu gt Auto Space All Segments command with Marks produces error 20200 Work around Clear Marks execute command remark project as needed Audio File Conversion in Background Manager produces crash Work around Use Export Soundfile or ExportTrack for File Convpggjano Sound files with names longer than 27 characters or special characters may prevent waveform metadata from being built This may also prevent sample rate conversion from progressing Work around Rename file with lt 28 standard alphanumeric characters Sample Rate Conversion of AIFC files is not supported When using a 3rd party FireWire attached CD R or DVD R drive the device must be powered up and attached prior to starting soundBlade SE in order for the application to recognize the drive To prevent rare but expensive repairs to your equipment always plug in FireWire peripherals with power off then power on afterwards When rearranging CDTracks in the Mark Info window Track 1 cannot be moved Work around MoveTrack 1 using the Track Bar within Project When dragging fades sometimes the audio underneath the fade will move or be unintentionally offset on the time line Work around Undo the fade change perform the fade move again and then turn the fade tool off until needed to protect your fade settings Occasionally stereo playback or editing will break momentarily Work around Click on the mono Edit Mode button and back to stere
20. etc with BWF Wave Desk Events fix select all plugins in row Mixing Desk set panner to stereo on open Playback Fix Copy Paste resetting playing outputs Plugins Force Apple Waves to use Carbon on EDL Desk Events to avoid a crash on AU Waves in EDL Fix hang on some AU plugins when resized Support Transport Callback for Sonnox ProCodec soundBlade LE add SDII preferences securePlayer remove DDP on close to reduce size Allow CD burn w index marks Known issue moving to Track 1 from Tracks menu moves to track 2 Workaround is to use lt lt back button to select Track 1 fix incorrect window in Project Added CAF to export and record 32 bit float Added support for WAV and CAF to ExportTracks Fixes for NOVA Page 9 fix first play not passing audio recall size on window close playhead accuracy improved Renamed Desk Event button from a D to a P to avoid confusion w Destination edit button Fix option control click on Desk Plugin Button to respect bypass and hide Fix resize in AAC Plugin for iTunes Fix a few small bugs w plugins Waves Note white window may be displayed with Wave v9 Known crash w more than one Apple AU plugins on second window open 3353 Fix one crash on plugins when close quit project Fix Desk Bypass onTrack 2 when clicking on the EDL Desk Button Changes Since soundBlade 2 0 3308 3350 Release User Manual and ReadMe updates and enhancements 3347 Use VST Sonic
21. first boot do not open Mark Info Fix 25 Frames in LE Add welcome to LE 3332 Background Manager Fix SRC of Wave File and error on opening in Project Revert to Previous IZOTOPE SRC for maintenance release Use Shift Key on Boot to run in Debug to use HDSRC one change for SonicEQ 2 6 showing LE revert Cocoa Plugins Changes for maintenance release 3330 Background Manager e improved error messages on path names in BM e add Filter Type to SRC e Add Go Fast to make Background Manager run faster e MONO files are NOT processed in Pairs anymore NOTE You must add ALL Files to the File List to process them Fix delay in SRC at head of file changes for NN option testing Add timeout on opening PO Log Page 11 Cleanup SE UI wave header buttons were not aligned fix crash if mBit dither is enabled on launch Initial Cocoa Plugin Support first checkin 3326 Fix HD FX and broken Prefs Window Fix Sample Rate not being show correctly in Meters Window NOTE Sonic HD Sample Rate Converter This version has a new SRC that is for testing only Known Issue There is a sample offset of 256 samples it will be fixed 3325 SE cleanup meters window fix opening using default project fix illegal characters into and fix OT status window being cutoff at bottom more on pref hints 3323 more work for securePlayer add securePlayer to Mark Info Delivery W
22. ign com download coreaudio for the current version Also see www digidesign com index cfm langid 1 amp navid 54 amp itemid 24268akmedia digidesign com support docs CoreAudio Drivers Guide v73 32943 pdf You should have the most recent version of the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver installed for seamless operation Basic instructions Run the Digidesign CoreAudio Setup Application Page 22 Select Supported Applications Select Add New Choose the soundBlade SE application and add it to the Digidesign CoreAudio driver s list of supported applications Contacting Us Thanks for purchasing a Sonic Studio product We really appreciate your patronage and are always interested in your experiences with soundBlade SE For bug reports frequently asked questions FAQ and support issues visit www sonicstudio com sonic support sonic_support html To suggest new features for our products e mail us at enhancements sonicstudio com For up to date information on all of Sonic Studio s products visit www sonicstudio com products Software Updates Updates to soundBlade SE are available in the Downloads section of the Sonic Studio website http www sonicstudio com sonic support sonic support htmlI DOWNLOAD studioCare Support Program Why Do You Need studioCare Sometimes things don t quite go as expected usually with a deadline looming Sonic Studio s studioCare program gives you fast acces
23. indow more work on cleanup hints in Prefs windwo 3322 disable NOVA menu if no selection cleanup on nonoise menus fix Sonic EQ le in soundBlade SE cleanup on NoNOISE menu commands hit s to enable Snap to Zone while dragging soundfile hit e to enable Snap to Edit while dragging soundfile allow save over EDL EDL Save As shorten default project names sBHD Add Show NoNoise Tools to SE HD Allow Show NoNOISE Tools for all NN options was just FX Do not use VINYL as default project name 3321 Fix one bug when playing 192K file past end would stop before end Limit is 2 hours of playback for a single play Stop Playing if user opens a plugin that is NOT under the playhead This fixes prevents resetting state of the plugin under playhead 3320 Fix opening Project w muted plugins desk events in EDL Warn user to use a new name on Save As Project One fix for background SRC please test Replace securePlayer with new version name is securePlayer app 3319 Fix source destination menu Page 12 Fix meters window and dither display Copy Desk Prefs enabled by default Add Show NNTools to LE for VINYL UI 3318 Fix meters window 3317 remove File Conversion from BackMgr make E S selection easier remove CPU from meter window fix Reset Gain Al Faders and link pairs fix Prev button in Amarra Player
24. ing in drop outs during playback and possible glitches interruption or arti facts during deliveries Note that though soundBlade SE is not supported on PPC hardware operation Sonic Studio does not provide technical support for soundBlade on non Intel Macs NOTE PPC G4 host is not supported with soundBlade 2 0 Since soundBlade uses OS X s Core Audio for device management the quality of audio play back will be entirely dependent on the hardware and driver s used Note that soundBlade SE is supported on Macintosh OS versions 10 5 8 or newer for optimal device compatibility as well as CDTEXT support PACE InterLok Please note that soundBlade is protected with PACE Anti Piracy s InterLok copy protection Your soundBlade license is authorized with an iLok USB Smart Key To download your Sonic Studio Licenses to your iLok 1 Copy the authorization code that was delivered with your soundBlade purchase 2 Log on to your iLok account and click Redeem License Code in the left margin 3 In the next window that appears paste the trial code from above and click on Get License Page 5 4 Download your license s to your iLok Repeat for multiple licenses To register your soundBlade system and iLok USB Smart Key visit http www sonicstudio com sonic reg sonic register Installation To install soundBlade SE please click on the soundBlade_HD_21_Installer pkg Follow the on screen instructions to install y
25. o again to reset lf segments are moved after PO Marks have been placed your mark locations must be checked If sound files are part of a Project when saved as a Default Project the sound files will be referenced in all default Projects Always save an empty Default Project Refinements Response time for the user interface is improved The maximum open file limit has been increased to 10 240 files The PQ Listing now shows the CDTrack Artist and Album names Opening sd2 files with Region Markers and Create Marks enabled has been fixed The ability to drag or drop an IMAGE DAT file into a Project has been added Fixed bug in the delivery of blank CDs when no Panels are selected in the Project The delivery of DDP file sets will now always use the Destination Edit Group and top Panel in a Project This change addresses the creation of empty DDP file sets A change has been made which suspends background processing during auditions This improves foreground process performance Checking for the presence of valid iLoks when opening New Projects has been optimized to reduce the time required Improvements have been made to reduce late read writes during Delivery Improvements to handle DDP file sets with more than one audio or DDPMS file The PQ Listing now shows the CDTrack Artist and Album names Improvements have been made to naming abilities in the Export Sound File process The application returns an error if two St
26. o the Feature Popup Fix Crashes in Mark Info when tabbing around artist ISRC fields Build 3206 Fixes for Sample Rate Conversion Fix Initialization of plugin sample rate Fix Sonic EQ plugin settings on first open may apply to all plugins Build 3194 Page 18 Fix one crash on opening Nova window Fix error message DDP could not fit Only show Declick too small message once Fix f key command for feature collapse Add Enable Debugging command to System Information menu Fix Zoom to In Out Edit Point key commands cmd arrow Fix QuickTime following Edit Point in EDL Build 3192 Fix crash in undo Fix Outputs in Sixteen Channel Mode Fix Display of Timecode field Slave Mode in EDL Build 3190 Fix crash in DeKrackle fix resize of Project if more than 2 EDLs Add Interleave to Export EDL command Fix Fast Export AIFF WAV Please test reverse Build 3178 Fix Resource problems with EDL Plugins Fixes some CPU overload as well Build 3173 Fix Peak Hold Add support for 32 PCM AIFF Files Small Fix for EDL plugins prevent a crash on close Fix Level in open desk setups Build 3171 Fix mBit not processing _ Fix Delete Selected Plugin __ Stop Start play when adding a plugin to hear it 00795 Fixes for track view in EDLTiny Small Sizes 00794 Fix Resize of Window when closing an EDL Build 3169 Handle error in DDP and
27. our software Also run the installers for Sonic Studio Mastering EQ Trio DynPEO and the TT Dynamic Range Meter plug ins These installers are located in the Sonic Options Installers folder of your sound Blade app Installation of soundBlade Options For options such as Quartet DynPEQ Manual DeClick II Sonic Studio Mastering EO Broadband DeNoise II reNOVAtor NoNOISE II FX NoNOISE II FR or NoNOISE II SR to be enabled for use i soundBlade SE the installation of certain software an iLok license and a Sonic Studio Options File is required Running the Install Sonic Studio Options mpkg located in your soundBlade app folder s Sonic Options folder installs the necessary software for each of these options and enables the options that you have licenses for on your iLok to be recognized by soundBlade eoe Install TT Meters Custom Install on James MBP Drive Package Name 8 Introduction J AU Sonic Mastering EQ L VST Sonic EQ J Manual DeClick Broadband DeNoise reNOVAtor W Trio C Quartet Installation C NONOISE II FX Package C NONOISE II FR Package Read Me License G Destination Select Installation Type Summary LJ NONOISE II SR Package TT Dynamics Meter AU Plug in i Go Back 2004 2013 Sonic Studio LLC Select the options you want to install in the Sonic Options Installer Wind Page 6 soundBlade SE Options Notes 1 Options are installed on the Boot Volum
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29. ting 2x and 4x DDPs and securePlayer Fix for plugins in tracks 7 8 Do not allow Waves Apple plugins in same slot avoid crash white window allow in certain edit fields Move Segments etc Change shortcut for Audio IO Preferences to toggle show hide window Vinyl remove dual remove extra prefs tabs remove dither always on Fix command for deleting track marks Page 8 3380 e Adjust compiler settings e Add support for 384 e Add ability to edit PO track names in EDL timeline e Improve Edit Fields not turning red e Improved Noise Shaped Dither e Allow declick decrackle using Edit Point no need for selection e Changes to 16 channel desk e Warning when changing to 16 channel desk to restart e Fix creating high resolution DDPs and securePlayer e New securePlayer version 4433 supports high resolution e Improve setting of Dither from Project window display depth e Add contextual menu commands to Delete Add Marks 4365 __ clear buffers on startup possible noise __ update manuals __ fix record w Master Slave allow punch in w o first starting play w master slave __ change permissions on securePlayer 4416 fix one crash in SRC Changes Since soundBlade 2 0 1 3351 3359 Fix display of Show Desk Events and P button Tighten timing on plugins in EDL Fix Sonnox ProCodec andTransport State Changes soundFiles Fix issues with CAF 32 bit files Export fix crashes
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