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1. Won to ite Hache Update Wizard Ta ad Len 63191 d eme om Les d TES 1i HU pep hefse coms mih an mad CI Z Paga eed eed 0 ree LIII LI JE Patak We Pare a alis Pe ee E Fatal Bum RW P pe fe lasi fas pate a m3 hb Kag Sor CCS From the next window select Don t search I will choose the driver to install Click Next gt to proceed Peraza aba pa feet el ar arem g ant CT am Kr Rum eed de 6 Bones Ke sien este chant Nerea ados ha ed pr cor Kad dd aa sa diss ig pata gal erer que cena ha bans rors brad vali ea dal pani saa rs ndi ia men c K EUR Cheeca fu EREE E a ee he ee de FO gana ur Ba gen ay Sse el 16 La be KTL ka 4 ee hei fie ee des pes ed a eri lag ee hada Na a ci id J nM Po ent Ad Bez ia Paa aaa kaaa aa ps nd cd Na a Fan krr iu red bg akp spd Laing sts e 95 PURE gestas Next you ll be asked to insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive selected the default is AM type C Lynx in the text box and click OK lana iall Fromm Mak vs pans mast e comect dr H aloha below AES16e User Manual Page 13 Installation Procedures 11 You will be prompted to select the device driver you are installing Lynx AES16e will be your only choice Select it and click Next gt Tee fie eee des pes Bed a epi la iba hada ts ee wd a Ad nn rd m Paa BP baa Fun PTR ta a paaa cit Na a Gia rinde Kamias Fun drre ve pai deal
2. 114 Mute Mute Mute Mute Digital Digital Digital Digital Outil Ouk1R Ouk2L Out2R If the test did not operate as described or you received any errors please refer to Section 10 Troubleshooting AES16e User Manual Page 30 Getting Started 4 2 Macintosh OS X Quick Audio Test The installation of your AES16e can be tested using the Lynx Mixer and iTunes which 1s included with current versions of OS X This is a quick way of verifying that the AES 16e card is installed correctly and is connected correctly to your external equipment 1 Open Applications gt Utilities gt Audio MIDI Setup Verify that the AES16e Play 1 established as the default audio playback device for your system Locate Sine WaveMinus16 aif on the Lynx Installation CD in the support folder Drag the file to the computer s desktop Connect the outputs of the AES16e to a digital destination digital mixer DA converters etc capable of delivering an audio signal for listening via headphones or speakers Depending on your external gear you may be using the CBL AES1604 or CBL AES1605 cables please check Section 3 Hardware Connections for details on correctly connecting these cables to your equipment Verify that DIGITAL OUT 1 of the AES16e is connected to your external equipment This is the output used for this test Before testing playback the clock relationship between the AES16e card and your external device must be establis
3. the rate shown is the rate set by the application Applications are always the master in terms of setting the sample clock rate of the card when the Internal clock is utilized When an external clock source is selected External Header LStream Digital In 1 4 the CURRENT RATE will reflect the sample rate being provided by the current clock source In this case the card can be operating at a different sample rate than the rate used by an active recording or playback application When a sample rate discrepancy of this sort occurs one of two things can occur 1 The Operating System will resample the playback stream to match the hardware sample rate This software resampling is generally poor in quality so this scenario is not recommended when it is possible to avoid it 2 The audio will play back or be recorded at the wrong pitch and speed Allows selection of the card s active sample rate manually when the CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE is Internal The rate will change only if the card is idle not recording and playing Manual adjustments are not required if the card is being used with an application This control is primarily useful when the AES 16e is the clock master for other digital devices Rate Lock When the CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE is Internal and Rate Lock is ON the driver will ignore all requests to change the Sample Clock Rate including those coming from applications This effectively causes all files not running at th
4. Most digital devices offer several choices for sample clock status with Internal generally being the default If your device does not have the ability to receive its sample clock from a digital input please consult Section 3 4 Common Studio Setups for information on creating an alternate clock relationship with the AES16e Keep in mind that the sample clock source of the AES 16e is set to Internal primarily to confirm the validity of your connections and installation ultimately you should create clock relationships that make the most sense for your specific situation Open the Lynx Mixer which will be in the Lynx Studio Technology program directory Start gt All Programs gt Lynx Studio Technology gt Lynx Mixer Choose Restore Defaults from the Mixer menu This will insure that the sample clock source 19 set to Internal that the output levels are at maximum and that no channels are muted 8 Lyre Miss aa acres Mir Dare Chis LE Chana ere d ines 2c yr Ln des Ea Ibm dams Asa Lyra Pia Lt Swett NE a DER aa ONCE A 2222 igsi NG DM NG NN Proton Ced Garte inter External Moat Prepare Header Mor Present Larger lkt Fret Cia PF Yad hri H Ergi Dipa GE Z R Wad a T Emphass Cu Cut 7 af Yal Fr Tegan Dra Gut 4 E Wald kon Enphads tegal In 44 00 kr ums 3 5 Wale reer Cachan Dit in 2 44 109 jog E RARO Yad Mor FCM LEO Cba Cur 7 f Wako Er kahe
5. User Manual Lynx Studio Technology Inc PCOS www lynxstudio com EXPRESS support lynxstudio com Lb NAKOdUCUON re 4 bl ONCE Woo 4 MEE AT 4 1 3 JjBerore VOU DEO NAAN GANANG ANA AA AA 5 TE MEDO AT 5 15 E A GNG ANA 6 16 Nomenclature used in this manual nennen 6 2 dnsallatobPIocedL le5sedirid AN Ebr b cin RES MT AN ANAKAN APA EY eren b 7 2 1 AES16e Hardware Installation enn y 2 2 Windows Driver Package Windows XP and Windows Vista 7 2 3 MaciitosqOS A resia on 19 3 HataWwale Connections datada 21 SE COVE Wa 21 32 AES EBU Cable CONNeCtlONS sisi saine ain 23 3 CIO COMM HONS arios ibi 24 34 COMMON Udo SATUS arado 26 4 Getaria 28 4 1 Windows QUICK AUGIO TOS ii 28 4 2 Macintosh OSX Quick Audio Test a 31 5 ODperatonal OVOlviG Wanda san metre teint 33 Si SONA HON ama NM tubs 33 5 2 Sample 9 eei E nL rhe dam NN ADAN AA AN GN 35 53 SYNC NID Dee CA id 36 6 BnxMixerhelerehiee isiauitxvidiurbssia cd retueda MUR ehe DOO vie rab ANAKAN AGA NAIA 37 62 Adapter VINO Winrar cda ti n 38 6 3 Recor Play WINDOW slo 44 64 Outputs WING OW maa ada 47 65 Mixer Menu Windows File Menu OS X nn 50 66 SSNS MENU ma AA iia 52 USAO Me AE a 55 7 1 MixerScene Storage and Recall sss 55 Tilo IAP OPA US NG Adalid 55 7 3 Playback Routing and Mixing_ eene 58 714 Glock SCICCHON and 6onuolsoecoe rat Eve tail 59 Lo AES EBU Dua Wire ODeladUtOL aai cubus e bd doc ANG mac tea 59 7 6 ASO S
6. driver software advanced On the next screen you will be prompted to specify a location for the driver files Either click Browse and navigate to the Lynx folder on the C drive or type in C Lynx Then click Next o Han kr E The driver installation will proceed and then indicate that the installation has completed successfully Navigate to C Lynx and right click on Lynx Apps inf and choose Install The driver and mixer app are now installed and ready to use AES16e User Manual Page 18 Installation Procedures 2 3 Macintosh OSX The AES16e Driver Package provides the greatest compatibility with today s most popular audio and production software The AES16e OS X driver supports the Core Audio driver standard and is Universal Binary compatible for use with Intel based Macintosh computers 2 3 1 OSX Installation Files The Lynx Installation CD contains all driver files mentioned in the subsequent installation steps as well as the AES16e manual driver release notes and test files If you do not have a CDROM drive or need a more recent version these files are available on our website at www lynxstudio com gt Support gt Downloads If you have downloaded newer drivers than those included on your Lynx Installation CD please extract the driver to the desktop The following instructions can still be followed use the driver file on the desktop rather than the CD as specified in these instru
7. This indicator turns red when signal overloads that have occurred on an output Overloads occur when the summation of the ten monitor sources feeding an output exceeds the full scale digital output level 19 Volume Faders Theses faders provide digital attenuation of the output signal prior to D A conversion With the volume fader at its maximum position the Attenuation Indicator will display O zero attenuation In this case the audio stream is unaltered This is the recommended position for critical recording and mixdown sessions in which the highest signal quality is required To attenuate a pair of channels hold down the Shift key on the computer keyboard while click dragging one of the faders of the pair to be attenuated To attenuate all sixteen channels hold down the CTRL key while click dragging any fader AES16e User Manual Page 48 Lynx Mixer Reference e Peak Meters These meters display the instantaneous peak level of the output signal Meters turn red when the output level is within 16dB of clipping D me This button enables the mute function for the associated output D Output Dither This button enables the addition of triangular probability density dither for each associated output Dither is recommended for improving signal fidelity when more than one monitor source is driving an output or when the volume fader is not at its maximum AES16e User Manual Page 49 Lynx Mixer Reference 6 5 Mixe
8. accuracy instead of the default single decimal place With this option enabled lower digits may fluctuate rapidly as a result of measurement resolution This is typically not an indication of clock jitter If the selected Preferred Clock Source is not also displayed as the Current Source in the SAMPLE CLOCK section of the Adapter page it would be for one of the following reasons 1 The selected source is not present or the connected device is not generating a valid clock signal This can be confirmed by seeing Not Present next to this source In these cases the AES16e will operate from its Internal clock until a valid clock signal is connected to the selected clock source 2 The selected clock source is generating a sample rate outside of the AES16e s usable range i e 22kHz This can be corrected by setting the clock source to a supported sample rate 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4kHz 192kHz AES16e User Manual Page 40 Lynx Mixer Reference 3 The Clock Source was selected when the AES16e card was being accessed by some software application In this case the Preferred Clock Source will become the Current Source when the card is no longer being accessed If Allow Clock Change if Active is selected from the Lynx Mixer Settings 5 Advanced menu then a new Preferred Clock Source can become the Current Source while the card 1s being accessed from a software application Digital Input Status Section This se
9. cabling available for digital mixers recorders and converters from Lynx Studio Technology Yamaha Tascam Mackie Apogee Benchmark Media and other manufacturers gt Designed and manufactured in the USA by Lynx Studio Technology Inc 1 2 1 Upcoming features from firmware and driver updates gt Support for 384kHz sample rates in dual wire mode gt Optional support for AES50 SuperMac allows multi channel streaming over CAT 5 6 cabling gt Full 32 input by 32 output hardware monitoring capabilities gt Full 32 channel operation with 16 channel LStream I O independent from the 16 channel AES EBU I O 13 Before you begin Before you begin using the AES16e we recommend you read through this manual and familiarize yourself with the installation and operational procedures of this device It is highly recommended that you have a good working knowledge of Windows and or Macintosh operating system basics and an understanding of computer hardware basics This information is widely available on the web and from various computer hardware and software manufacturers We also strongly recommend you familiarize yourself with the basics of digital audio and computer recording and particularly with the basic functionality of your chosen audio software A solid grasp of the operational fundamentals of your Digital Audio Workstation software and its user interface will go a long way toward enhancing your experience with the AES 16e 14 Inthe b
10. which include 16 from I O Port A and B and 16 from the LStream port The button on the left side of each record device panel corresponds to the left channel of the device ER U Clicking on any of the Input Source Select buttons launches a pop up menu displaying the available sources that can be selected EIE sd F cum Xu b teg d maa RE mma deu ma d mn F um u e d it bei Fiera ma cities LE In this example LStream In 1 is being routed to the left channel of record device 1 This el input would be valid if an LS ADAT ADAT card was connected to the AES 16e s LStream mmm Port Be pi AES16e User Manual Page 44 Lynx Mixer Reference Peak Meter These meters display the instantaneous peak level of audio being sent to the AES16e input selected by the Input Source Select buttons O me This button enables the mute function for the associated input Dither This button enables dithering for the associated input The Record Dither Type control in the Settings menu determines the type of dither applied to the input The Dither function is on by default but is only active when an application requests a recording bit depth of less than 24 bits This can be overridden with the Depth control pulldown menu Dither is useful for improving signal fidelity when reducing the bit depth of incoming data from 24 bits to 20 16 or 8 bits O Depth This control sets the bit depth used f
11. 2 Check buffer settings in your audio application software Smaller buffer sizes are preferred because they reduce latency the time it takes for an audio signal to travel through your audio software In some cases however setting too small a buffer size can overtax your computer s processor particularly when running multiple tracks and or a number of DSP plug ins This can result in clicks and pops in your audio playback Try increasing the buffer size and see if your playback performance improves Audio plays back at a faster or slower rate than expected This is usually the result of mismatched clock rates and multiple clock masters For example if you are playing back a file recorded at 44 1 kHz but you have set the clock for 48 kHz the file will play back faster and at a higher pitch than expected Make certain you have set only one device as clock master No audio If you see signal appearing on the AES16e s output meters verify your output connections making certain you have a valid signal flow from the AES16e s outputs to your mixer or other D A device and from that device to your speakers If you see no signal appearing on the AES 16e s input meters in the Lynx Mixer Record Play page verify your connections making certain you have valid signal flow from your digital audio source to the AES 16e s inputs AES16e User Manual Page 67 Support We are devoted to making your experience with the AES 16e trouble free a
12. 26 connector 4 male and 4 female XLR connectors as well as a BNC word clock connection It is important to note that the signals associated with each XLR and BNC connector depend on which I O Port it is used on These signals are listed below in Figure 2 Clock connections are discussed in detail in Section 3 3 This is the correct cable set to use whenever the AES 16e is attached to an AES EBU device that has XLR connections Figure 2 XLR Connections with C BL AES1604 Cable CLOCK INPUT Br E EID E En Ee EID gt ID DIGITAL IN 1 CHNL 1 2 fa NT DIGITAL IN 2 CHNL 3 4 fasa ID DIGITAL IN 3 CHNL 5 6 Fee ID DIGITAL OUT 1 CHNL 1 2 DIGITAL OUT 2 CHNL 3 4 DIGITAL OUT 3 CHNL 5 6 DIGITAL OUT 4 CHNL 7 8 OUT 1 CBL AES1604 s a VO PORTA LI ol DIGITAL IN 4 CHNL 7 8 a EI cLockourPUT LEE CLOCK DIGITAL OUT 5 CHNL 9 10 amp ID gt OUT 1 ON DIGITAL OUT 6 CHNL 11 12 ED SE DIGITAL OUT 7 CHNL 13 14 le EID DIGITAL OUT 8 CHNL 15 16 IMD VO PORT B gt Tt DIGITAL IN 5 CHNL 9 10 A8 IL CH HH DIGITAL IN 6 CHNL 11 12 afa EI f p d DIGITAL IN 7 CHNL 13 14 Spa MD amm CBL AES1604 DIGITAL IN 8 CHNL 15 16 SB GI AES16e User Manual Page 23 Hardware Connections 3 2 2 Connections to Equipment with 25 Pin AES EBU D Sub Connectors The CBL AES1605 breakout cables provide 25 pin D sub connections compatible with industry
13. AES16e play device The AES16e driver routes this data to the Play Bus which feeds the output section of the digital mixer Similar to the Record Bus the 16 channels of the Play Bus correspond to the AES16e s sixteen play devices are follows Left channel of Play Device feeds Play Bus Channel 1 Right channel of Play Device 1 feeds Play Bus Channel 2 Left channel of Play Device 2 feeds Play Bus Channel 3 etc Right channel of Play Device 16 feeds Play Bus Channel 32 Y Y Y NN 5 15 Digital Mixer Outputs The 16 output signals of the digital mixer are derived from 16 ten input submixers The Record Bus and Play Bus feed the submixer inputs which each have an associated selector labeled Monitor Select in the diagram and volume control The submixers use 40 bit accumulators to maintain signal accuracy The output of the submixers are dithered to 24 bits using triangular PDF dither and then measured for peak level metering in the Lynx Mixer application This architecture allows each digital mixer output to be a mix of up to ten signals derived from any AES16e input or any play device receiving data from a host application in playback mode This capability is sample AES16e User Manual Page 34 Operational Overview rate limited at sample rates of 176 4 kHz or 192 kHz there are up to 4 sources per output The benefits of this architecture include the ability to Route any input to any or all outputs Route any play device data from a
14. Drain 3 44 10 Hz Dugi tnd 44 25 HG s da FH uta GE 8 ad kr Rd T Leia AES16e User Manual Page 28 Getting Started Launch the Lynx Demo application from the Lynx Studio Technology program directory Start 5 All Programs gt Lynx Studio Technology gt Lynx Demo The Lynx Demo program should appear in the upper left corner of your screen Make certain that the Play Device is set to Lynx AES16e Device 01 Lynx Lema Sample Rate 3410 7 VesUma Formal PCH 16 FE Channel Stereu TF E la ki FT xls Play Device Lynx AESA Ea Device Di 3 Fre Certes Lyra AESA Ep Desde Cn Click File and navigate to the computer s Desktop then select SineWaveMinus16 wav and click Open Click Play You should see the progress bar move from left to right Lynx Den SineWaveMin 23 E sae anw Y OZE EE Channel Steren a Ga e omms AES16e User Manual Page 29 Getting Started 10 Check the Lynx Output mixer and confirm meter activity for Digital Out IL and Digital Out IR If you have speakers or headphones connected to your destination device you should hear audio as well as seeing meter activity Lynx AES16e Mixer Outputs ec m Pie m ea m ran w Proper a eai GG 5 es SSS Sr J EN 0 X e L 1z a 15 15 2d 30 o 3 dz a de J 5d 5 a EE Tz 7 A d a 4 5 id od 100
15. Mixer application and to select audio devices in third party applications In the Lynx Mixer the adapter that a user wishes to control is selected from the Window pull down menu Windows Only or by selecting the desired Mixer from the cascade of Mixer windows OS X In a Windows system with four AES16e s the adapters will be listed as follows AES16e 1 Mixer AES16e 2 Mixer AES16e 3 Mixer AES16e 4 Mixer In each case the adapter ID 1s the numeric character just before the word Mixer in each selection Most third party applications provide a setup or configuration menu for selecting a desired wave audio device for recording and playback With multiple AES16e s in a system each device name will contain the adapter ID For example the first play device on adapter 2 is listed as AES16e 2 Play 1 In OS X each adapter will be identified by which slot 1t has been installed into For instance AES16e in Slot 3 AES16e in Slot 2 etc AES16e User Manual Page 66 Troubleshooting Clicking popping or crackling noises in your audio 1 Check clock master settings In any digital audio configuration there can be one and only one master clock All other digital audio devices must be configured as slaves to the designated master clock Since the AES 16e s SynchroLock technology provides an extremely stable and jitter resistant clock we recommend setting the AES16e as the master clock in your digital audio system
16. and properly packaged Proof of purchase must be presented in the form of a bill of sale canceled check or some other positive proof that the product is within the warranty period Lynx reserves the right to update any unit returned for repair Lynx reserves the right to change or improve design of the product at any time without prior notice Lynx Studio Technology Aurora and the Aurora Logo are trademarks of Lynx Studio Technology Inc All other product or company names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners AES16e User Manual Copyright 1998 2008 Lynx Studio Technology Inc All rights reserved AES16e User Manual Page 4
17. contacts are securely seated YA Secure the bracket of the AES16e card to the computer chassis using a chassis screw or retaining bracket 8 Replace the computer chassis cover and reconnect the power cord 9 Connect the Audio cables to the AES16e Refer to Section 3 Hardware Connections for more information 10 Install software using the installation procedure for your computer type and operating system from the following sections Refer to Section 2 2 for Windows and Section 2 3 for Macintosh 2 2 Windows Dnver Package Windows XP and Windows Vista The AES 16e Driver Package provides the greatest compatibility with today s most popular audio and production software Included are the following driver models gt ASIO Cubase Nuendo Sonar Samplitude Sequoia gt WDM Direct Sound Sonar Samplitude Sequoia Media Player gt MME Windows multi media extensions The Windows Driver Package also supports multi channel playback for use with Surround Sound or other multi channel encoded material and is 64 bit compatible for operation within XP64 and 64 bit Windows Vista 2 2 1 Installation Files The Lynx Installation CD contains all driver files mentioned in the subsequent installation steps as well as the AES16e manual driver release notes and test files If you do not have a CDROM drive or need a more recent version these files are available on our website at Support gt Downloads If you have downloaded newer drivers tha
18. data Valid Rates include the following 32 0 44 1 48 0 88 2 96 0 176 4 192 0 kHz all in green or Unknown red Note it is the responsibility of the transmitting device to send rate status that matches the actual rate of the audio data stream being sent However it is possible for a rate discrepancy to exist during a valid transmission Clock Rate Clock Rate displays a real time measurement of the sample rates of the incoming signals These measurements are very useful for evaluating and validating digital inputs when synchronization or clocking issues are encountered The Settings Menu offers a High Resolution Clock Rate option that provides three decimal places of accuracy instead of the default one decimal place With this option enabled lower digits may fluctuate rapidly as a result of measurement resolution When DualWire In is checked to enable AES dual wire operation on input Clock Rate should read half of the encoded channel status rate described above For example when running at 192 kHz with dual wire inputs the Clock Rate should indicate 96 0 kHz and the Current Rate should indicate 192 kHz AES16e User Manual Page 42 Lynx Mixer Reference SRC Enable This checkbox will only appear when using an AES16e SRC This checkbox controls the state of the sample rate converter for a specific digital input When checked the incoming signal is routed through the sample rate converter so the sample rate will match t
19. for each card must be set correctly in the Lynx Mixer One at a time open the Adapter page for each card in the system Verify that a sample rate is reported next to the target clock source in the Preferred Clock Source section of the Adapter page For the word clock input External would be the appropriate choice For a digital input Digital In 1 4 would be appropriate If no sample rate is present verify cable connections and check again When a sample rate is reported as expected select the appropriate source as the Preferred Clock Source If no audio applications are open the selected source should then become the Current Source at the top of the Adapter page Repeat this process for every card in the system The AES16 and AES16e feature the Lynx SynchroLock technology see SynchroLock which regenerates clock signals on output For this reason it is perfectly acceptable to daisy chain clock signals between Aes16 and AES16e cards without concern for clock degradation Therefore one legitimate clock configuration is to provide a clock signal to one Lynx card in a multi card configuration through a word clock or digital input connection and then daisy chain the clock signal from that Lynx card to the others in the system The Word clock daisy chain can be connected internally using the CBL ICC Internal Clock Cable which is available from Lynx The CLOCK OUT header of one card is connected to the CLOCK IN header
20. in Section 5 1 2 Digital Mixer Inputs and shown below the digital mixer has 16 input blocks each with an Input Patch Select switch The Input Bus originates from the physical inputs The Record Bus feeds the record devices of the driver Digital Mixer Input Block 1 of 16 Input Bus 132 2 Sgnal Access to the Input Patch Select switch 1s provided via the Input Source select buttons on the Record Play window of the Lynx Mixer By clicking on one of these buttons at the top of a mixer channel strip you can select from any of the available inputs and route the selected input to that record mixer channel Each mixer record channel can derive its source from any of the 32 physical inputs 16 AES 3 digital inputs and 16 LStream port signals For more information on the Lynx Mixer input patching refer to Section 6 3 Record Play Window AES16e UserManual Page 55 Using the AES16e 7 2 1 Monitoring Theory Low latency monitoring can be enabled using the AES16e s on board digital mixer This method avoids delays caused be monitoring through application software The digital mixer can be setup manually using the Lynx Mixer application or within applications that support ASIO Direct Monitoring As discussed in Section 5 1 5 Digital Mixer Outputs each output of the AES16e is derived from a ten input submixer This submixer is shown below The inputs to the submixers include both input sign
21. limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation 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 the interference by one or more of the following measures gt Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna gt Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver gt Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected gt Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment AES16e User Manual Page 71 Appendices 12 4 EMC Certifications 12 4 1 FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY TRADE NAME Computer A
22. n1 E L a Select pet 8 9 6 Select z Figure 6 Signal How Diagram 5 1 1 Physical Inputs Starting from the digital inputs in the upper right portion of Figure 6 each AES 3 input signal is routed through a transformer for isolation before arriving at an AES 3 receiver The receiver extracts a word clock using a low jitter phase locked loop and signal data that is passed to the Input Bus of digital mixer In the case of the SRC version of the AES16e the signals on digital inputs then pass through a high performance sample rate converter before merging with the Input Bus This sample rate converter can be enabled or disabled under user control in the Lynx Mixer AES16e UserManual Page 33 Operational Overview The LStream header on the AES16e is an expansion port that provides an additional 16 inputs from a Lynx LStream device such as the LS ADAT that offers 16 channels of ADAT lightpipe The signals from the LStream header are routed through the LStream receiver which feeds the Input Bus 5 1 2 Digital Mixer Inputs The digital mixer has 16 input blocks that receive data from the Input Bus and drive the 16 channels of the record bus Each of these blocks has an input selector that allows selection of any signal on the Input Bus This selector allows flexible patching of any AES16e physical input signal to any of the 16 Record Bus channels as well as any of the 16 LStream channels After the selector the signal passes thro
23. number associated with the Play Dropout and Play Sample Format indicators described above When an application 1s accessing a play device the background of this label turns green to indicate the device is in play mode Observing this indicator can be very useful while debugging communication problems with third party applications Please note play device information is unrelated to the record device controls contained in the same vertical panel on the Record Play Window The location of this information was chosen in order to provide a compact view of record and play device status AES16e User Manual Page 46 Lynx Mixer Reference JA AA AN PD RRR RR OR oR ONE OE a AA E T T THE M M ME PA TR a T liiui A D a imc a a Lr a Da Da Ya BB Bl Millet ib IL IL 0 PII e LE Mee eee n dE EN EPUM 1 a esce AUS H A A M ak 4 A H cda CPIE ones Y RKS L Naa ag SE BE GEL IL 6 4 Outputs Window OSX Page 47 AES16e User Manual Lynx Mixer Reference O Output Monitor Sourc e Buttons These buttons control the routing of record and playback sources that feed each of the 16 output channels Since each output is derived from the sum of the ten sources each button controls the selection of one of the sources Lyme AES be Mixer Chu pat When a button is clicked a pop up menu is launched that displays the URI e available sources tha
24. of the next card A separate cable 1s required for each slave card in the system See Clocking multiple cards with the CBL ICC Internal Clock Cable Alternatively the CLOCK connectors on the CBL AES1604 cables can be connected externally with a standard 75 ohm BNC patch cable In this case the card receiving an external clock signal should be set to External for a word clock connection or Digital In 1 4 for a digital input connection as the Preferred Clock Source in the Lynx Mixer Adapter page The other cards should be set to Header if the CBL ICC clock cable is used or External if a word clock patch cable is used for the clock connections 9 13 Clocking multiple cards with the CBL ICC Intemal Clock Cable Starting with the master AES 16e insert the plug on one end of a Lynx Internal Clock Cable into the CLOCK OUT header until it clicks and locks into place This header is polarized to ensure the correct orientation of the cable plug Insert the plug on the free end of the cable into the CLOCK IN header on the nearest slave AES16e Connect each slave in a similar manner Refer to the figure below AES16e User Manual Page 65 Configuring Multiple AES16e s Internal Clock Cables 9 2 Adapter ID s When multiple AES16e cards are installed in a computer they are automatically assigned unique adapter ID numbers These adapter ID s provide a means to identify and communicate with each AES16e when using the Lynx
25. preferable to NOT make alterations to the Lynx mixer directly as these changes may cause Direct Monitoring to produce unexpected results ru js Penn wax m rom im BnS eni paa em e When Direct Monitoring is enabled in an application Output Monitor Source Buttons Bthrough J are automatically assigned monitor sources 1 _ R R 1TK EERR94 LL RH Sa 5 z G E RSR H d um ie o Mum Padi Pi as De puer Enter Days agad Dad ga oe KA Dd TE adi Sd EE Since panning of mono input sources is available with Direct Monitoring even though pan controls are not a feature of the Lynx mixer each mono source is assigned to both the left and right channels of an output channel strip When a mono signal is panned from within the host application the level sliders under each instance of the monitor source will move accordingly As an example If Digital In 1 Left is being monitored on Digital Out 1 Left amp Right when you pan the input signal to the left the Monitor Source Volume for Digital Out 1 Left increases and the Monitor Source Volume for Digital Out 1 Right decreases E LIT Bits Since this feature relies upon code within a third party application to operate different software versions may behave differently than described AES16e User Manual Page 57 Using the AES16e pani Nuna Pie Ede Project lede MEN Click the speaker icon in t
26. required since any of the four AES inputs connected to I O Port A can be used as word clock sources AES16e Clock Settings To select the external clock input as the sample clock source for the AES 16e set the SAMPLE CLOCK SOURCE in the Adapter window of the Lynx Mixer to External External Equipment Clock Settings Since the internal clock of the A D converter is the clock master in this setup change its clock setting to select its internal clock Set the D A converter to slave to one of its digital inputs Alternatively another word clock signal from the A D or from I O Port B of the AES16e could drive the word clock input of the D A In this case the clock source of the D A should be set to the appropriate setting for external word clock 5 A SID ER Co eo oc oc E 3 m CBL AES1604 YO PORTA WA US IS ES e IND a AESIN1 AESINZ AESINS 8 AESINA AI OUT gt ID E El E IN 2 xem um a A IN 3 OB 05 fos E FE ba LIIT oo lee ool oo AAA IN 4 y O d s e 9 YB x WORD CLK AESOUT1 AESOUT2 AESOUT3 AESOUTA T de Ela CLOCK 8 Channel 4 D Converter AES16e User Manual Page 26 Hardware Connections 3 4 2 Digital Mixer The figure below illustrates the connection to a digital mixer that has 16 channels of AES EBU digital I O The D Sub ports on the mixer must be compatible with the Yamaha multi channel digital I O standard Fach of
27. signals to a bank of eight LStream channels Output Bus signals 1 8 can be routed to LStream channels 9 16 if desired 5 2 Sample Clock Generator The AES 16e utilizes a master sample clock generator to derive all clocks related to the digital audio sampling rate As shown in Figure below the sample clock generator provides a selection of various clocks sources ands both a wide range and SynchroLock phase lock loop PLL e x LOW JITTER N CRYSTAL b N OSCILLATOR a DIGITAL IN 1 v AES 3 WORD CLOCK d M4 qock gt g RECO DIGITAL IN 2 pasan y a WORD CLOCK A W2 it E gt WIDERANGE N x RECOVERY DIGITAL NG ANALOG PLL M NG bes WORDCLOCK l Pesar SAMPLE CLOCK PLL 8F gt DIGITAL IN 4 SOURCE SELECT PLL CLOCK CLOCK S SELECT paps Wi apiid WORD CLOCK gt DIVIDERS gt RECOVERY EXTERNAL Wa gt CLOCK IN gt al SYNCHROLOCK Baa SYNCHROLOCK PLL gt prom BNG P QLOCKS WERDER y LOCKED CLOCKIN 7 N Fi p PORTN gt na Figure 7 Sample Clock Generator AES16e User Manual Page 35 Operational Overview 5 2 1 Sample Clock Sources The sample clock generator can derive its reference clock from both an internal and various external sources Only one source can be selected at any given time User control of the sample clock source selector 1s provided on the Adapter window of the Lynx Mixer application The available clock sources are On board l
28. standard multi channel digital equipment connectors The CBL AES1605 is a four meter cable that utilizes the Yamaha pin configuration for the 25 pin D Sub connector Digital devices that are compatible with this pin configuration include converters such as the Lynx Aurora and Apogee Rosetta digital mixers such as the Yamaha 02R Yamaha DM2000 or Mackie D8B and processors such as the TC Electronics DSP6000 Devices that use the Tascam pin configuration are not compatible with the CBL AES1605 Digital Audio products by Tascam Digidesign Panasonic and IZ Technology typically use the Tascam pin configuration for their AES EBU D Sub connectors In these cases one can have a custom cable made with the correct pin out or use a cable with XLR connections on their equipment that can be interfaced with the XLR connections on the CBL AES1604 cable The signals associated with each 25 pin D sub connector depend on which I O Port on it connected to I O Port A will carry Digital Inputs 1 4 and Digital Outputs 1 4 Port B will carry Digital Inputs 5 8 and Digital Outputs 5 8 Keep in mind that each AES channel is stereo 3 3 Clock Connections In any system with more than one digital device there can be only one master clock providing synchronization Whether you designate the AES 16e as the clock master slaving all other devices to it or slave the AES 16e to another clock master it is important that only a single device act as clock master to prevent the
29. standard third party digital audio applications that communicate with Windows Wave audio DirectSound Core Audio and ASIO devices Support for these driver models insures compatibility with the vast majority of OSX and Windows audio applications A partial list of applications that have been specifically tested for compatibility is provided on the Lynx web site at http www lynxstudio com gt Support gt Support Documents gt Software Compatibility 8 1 1 AES16e Devices Third party applications communicate with the AES 16e through its installed driver The driver presents the AES 16e s audio capabilities to applications as standard multimedia DirectSound or ASIO devices Windows or CoreAudio devices for OS X Most if not all third party pro audio applications provide device selection in configuration options or preference setting windows or menus Many multimedia audio applications do not allow direct selection of an audio output device and instead rely upon the Operating System s default playback device The system default play device can be established from the Windows control panel XP Sounds and Audio gt Audio Vista Sound In OS X the default device can be established from Applications gt Utilities gt AudioMidi Setup For two channel or stereo audio applications a separate selection option is typically provided for the input or recording device and the output or playback device Multitrack applications provide multiple inpu
30. that the selected external clock source is not within the SynchroLock lock range Disabled Indicates that SynchroLock has been manually disabled using the SynchroLock control in the Settings menu Settings 5 Advanced 5SynchroLock O Preferred Clock Source Section This section of the mixer provides control of the system sample clock generator All AES16e audio devices on a single card MUST have identical sample rates since there is one on board generator Sample rates cannot be changed while the AES16e is playing or recording unless Allow Clock Change if Active is selected from the Lynx Mixer Settings gt Advanced menu Clock sources available to choose from are Internal Clock derived from the on board crystal oscillator External Clock signal from BNC CLOCK connector Header Clock signal from the CLOCK IN header LStream Clock signal from the LStream port 1 2 LS ADAT Digital In 1 Clock signal from the Digital 1 Input Digital In 2 Clock signal from the Digital 2 Input Digital In 3 Clock signal from the Digital 3 Input Digital In 4 Clock signal from the Digital 4 Input Next to each source is a box that displays real time frequency measurements of system clocks or Not Present when a valid clock source is not connected These measurements are very useful for evaluating and validating both internal and external clock sources The Settings Menu offers a High Resolution Clock Rate option that provides three decimal places of
31. the AES16e Record 1 device is recording while the AES16e Play 1 device is playing Although the devices act independently when multiple devices are being used to record or play multiple audio files simultaneously the AES 16e driver has the capability to synchronously start all devices with sample accuracy This is especially important for maintaining synchronization during playback of multiple devices and overdubbing Additionally the AES 16e is capable of multi client operation whereby multiple applications can access driver devices of the AES16e simultaneously For instance one application can be playing audio out of AES 16e Play 1 and 2 while another application plays audio out of AES16e Play 3 AES16e User Manual Page 63 Configuring Multiple AES16e s More than one AES16e card can be installed in a computer for additional audio channels It is also possible to mix AES16e and AESI6 or Lynx TWO L22 cards in systems that have both PCIe and standard PCI slots If required all AES16e s in a computer can be configured to maintain sample accurate synchronization during digital audio recording and playback 9 1 Clock Synchchronic ity In multi card configurations it is essential to good performance that a coherent clocking scheme is utilized As in any digital audio system all devices must utilize a single clock source to prevent audible digital errors Additionally audio software programs can behave erratically if each card in a multi c
32. ENT Information Technology Equipment EQUIPMENT CLASS Residential Commercial and Light Industry MODEL NUMBER AES 16 CONFORMS TO THESE STANDARDS EN50022 1998 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 CISPR 16 1993 IEC 61000 4 2 IEC 61000 4 3 IEC 61000 4 4 IEC 61000 4 5 IEC 61000 4 6 IEC 61000 4 8 IEC 61000 4 11 YEAR OF MANUFACTURE 2003 I the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above directives and standards Newport Beach California April 23 2008 ALS bear Robert Bauman Compliance Engineer AES16e User Manual Page 72 Appendices This End User License Agreement this Agreement is a legal contract between you as either an individual or a single business entity and Lynx Studio Technology Inc and its affiliates Lynx READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING LYNX S SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE IS COPYRIGHTED AND IT IS LICENSED TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT NOT SOLD TO YOU BY INSTALLING OR DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT AND THAT YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT DO NOT OPEN THE ANTI STATIC BAG CONTAINING THE AES16E BOARD PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNOPENED PACKAGE AND ALL OTHER ITEMS USING THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING TO THE LOCATION OF PURCHASE BY INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLE
33. Lyn AEST 6e Mixer Record P Loy E E B B A E B E S ig Al E E mt T E T Pes T E r FEV amp m Ar E i 1 s E Jd d a d a a d a E E X E s T E 4 2 ha a d N kr N E X N En N id inh 1 shh i ix if oye ME LE E E E E E E er 43 45 sag ar sag de sag 3 Re ta H H da a 171 el a po a r H H E t H E 554 d di Bad bd Hal dd Bd ub Bd dL Le B EE Hu dg BE dg Ha LL e rad rad rad rad rad ria rad rad Bu Bl inh oe B fep B Hi pa Th th Hi Hi rid qai rad rad X Mute Mute Me mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute Mute E ik i D Depth fauto Depth uto Depth fauto T iE 14 15 O Adapter Mecond Play Output Lala a Cai oem co cxa mm pian Dn Tap ora ca Kan 7 op Cr OTA pR imn i j a 1 gt E T 3 5 jiy E 2 3 E E 3 1 7 E E 5 E E F Hi 5 pas a Pi E a E a va x i Dee Aum O L 8 EA JE CT E Dese 91 E 1 Bep icpn Pipi Orca a r ropi Zh erne parus fener Apo Becca 3 Paecord d Pacco 3 Peces d di la rd T Para d z ge 2 7 1 Crop poe Pop ireport Ta pei Cecpou Drepoui Ww Pay Pay mus Paya Paya Pay Pay Pay G OSX O Input Source Select Buttons These buttons control the patching of physical inputs to record device channels of the digital mixer Each device channel can derive its source from any one of the 32 available inputs
34. N A 1 BUS l Stereo Record Bus Input Bus 1 32 Input Bus78 A653 T LY y Record 16 Cha nneb 32 signal RECV K A j de s iDither Mute i 1 i Devices f Peak L Input Bus 2 0 SRC AES3 E Pa ING i HS X 1 6 Level RECV iip NS Meter SE aie i Input Bus NG Ages SEE NG Input Bus BH AES 3 Pa E ie Lan Input Bus 15 6 lass larl os Fev 3E CNE A Input Bus 17 32 Stream Stream i Header Port Receiver hput Output Bus12 T apes 3 el SET Digital Mixer Ouput Submixer o EA 1 of 16 Output Bus 34 A653 3r we XMT i A SL p Monkor e Output Bus 5 6 AFS 3 Fa m Select E T L ead OUS Montor A ae Bua HL utput Bus T roses YON m as 3r Cora n mi Mon amp or q AA Select 3 Output Bus9 10 Sereg PN Qus Mentor a E HEIC ours Play 6Channek gaise 1 LE S Devices rt Montor Output Bus Output Bus nu AES 3 j 3 P OUT 6 eB 1 8 i Select Z JL l 6 sgnak XMT Ej X Ms SUM gt r E eet Dn 88 Output Bus BH AES 3 jf D HN A 4 LMT NW zi Menken AM IL Select A7 Output Bus 5 6 AES3 el 2 a Manor aj i Master XMT L 1 L OUTS 2 Select VOT Fader a R ra Output Bus L8 IA L Monitor ge iiam Stream Select E Output Bus 9 5 ba lna nane Hea der Port Menkor e w Sutput J t T
35. Nec s2 3 2 9 E ag Preig aw Bea ado a ae Seh de res dre Faves E i AO gi Ta Basis Lavaca S B kd ws xz ke KO Cr udo ly Aa NUT era AES16e User Manual Page 11 Installation Procedures Choose Device Manager from the Hardware tab Sole Page ler or sis Gera CompuerMame Aud Nadaan a cued The Add Hunda Wied haka yoo poil adie Diente Moro The Cove Hana kati al ches hadevaes des mote M on eau computes Uns the Device Manager ko change the pe as nb any eve E Ir share Ye a Hadese pelle povida a ene hor pa ho pet up aed are Campa Ue dem Re mm rad HG E Nar dori amp Hem doe arang as dh gt PAD joey AR gabe C LET Laig Dare L gr UL d T Pern ea gum Al maba PR Dani p ga ge rea get ali COTES LE I D Double click the Lynx AES16e entry to launch the Lynx AES16e Properties dialog box Click the Driver tab then click Update Driver Lynx AEST 60 Properties Lan Shade Technology Inc 411 2008 61410 Neb ine cone NG pn detals about the dieci Files Ta Lyle Ere die ko Ghar device UN the device lade afte updating the drre ml bach Bs puerco inalalied drn wla Tauriuialhe diver fhhanced c Goa AES16e User Manual Page 12 Ts 9 10 Installation Procedures When the Hardware Update Wizard box appears choose Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next gt
36. S16e and choose Uninstall Put a check next to remove driver software Confirm device removal by clicking OK Reboot the computer 2 2 7 Updating an existing driver in Windows Vista Navigate your web browser to http www lynxstudio com gt Support gt Download Select OS Windows Product AES16e File Types All Types Download the current driver installer 1 EN a i cbe Double click the downloaded file to decompress and accept the default destination folder of CM ynx Click Yes to All 1f prompted to confirm the files to be replaced From the start menu click on Control Panel Click Device Manager Expand the Sound video and game controllers section of device manager be clicking the sign Double click the Lynx AES16e entry to launch the LynxAES 16e Properties dialog box Click the Driver tab then click Update Driver When the Hardware Update Wizard box appears select Locate and install driver software recommended Ipang lre diner ka The system will unsuccessfully attempt to locate drivers via Windows Update On the next screen you will be asked to install a driver disk Select I don t have the disc Show me other options a A A CRE AES16e User Manual Page 17 9 10 11 12 13 Installation Procedures The next screen will claim that Windows couldn t find a driver Choose Browse my computer for
37. SS LYNX STUDIO TECHNOLOGY INC FROM ALL CLAIMS COSTS AND EXPENSES INCLUDING LEGAL EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE IN NO EVENT WILL LYNX BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING AMONG OTHER THINGS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY DAMAGE BASED ON INCONVENIENCE OR ON LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY AES16e User Manual Page 73 Appendices AES16e One year Free Labor One year Parts Exchange This product must be returned to the factory for repair Who Is Covered You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service A sales receipt or other document showing when and where you purchased the product is consider proof of purchase This warranty 1s enforceable only by the original retail purchaser To be protected by this warranty the purchaser must complete and return the enclosed warranty card or register online within 14 days of purchase What Is Covered Warranty coverage beings the day you buy your product For one year thereafter Lynx shall at its sole and absolute option either repair or replace free of charge any product that proves to be defective on inspection by Lynx or its authorized service representative In all cases disputes concerning this warranty shall be resolved as prescribed by law All parts including repaired and replaced parts are covered only for the o
38. The AES16e turns your computer into a powerful digital audio workstation giving you up to sixteen channels of professional AES EBU digital input and output at sampling rates up to 192 kHz Its integrated 64 channel software mixer provides zero latency monitoring with unprecedented control and matrixing flexibility With support for Windows and Macintosh computers the AES16 can store and recall an unlimited number of routing configurations and mixer scenes providing you with a virtual digital patch bay The AES 16e supports the latest single wire AES EBU 192 kHz standard for up to 16 channels of digital input and output and is also compatible with existing dual wire 96 kHz and 192 kHz devices Also up to 48channels of I O are available using the AES16e s optional AES50 SuperMac port This port can be used for high channel count installations where long cable runs are possible without audio degradation and where connected devices can be controlled or monitored through browsers via TCP IP With exclusive SynchroLock technology the AES16e provides unmatched tolerance to jitter when synchronizing to external clocks making it an ideal solution for longer cable runs and other sources where noise may be an issue The SynchroLock output can also provide a clean and accurate clock output for other audio devices Up to four AES 16e cards can be installed in a single host computer to deliver a total of 64 inputs and 64 outputs of ultra high bandw
39. a user will experience when using the AES16e For details see Section 7 8 Controlling latency by changing buffer size _ _ _ ____aa Buffer Size Ok Latency Displays the amount of latency in milliseconds that is the result of the selected buffer size at the active sample rate 5 80ms 44 100 kHz Application Settings Unique Input and Output Names These switches allow the user to ae e pus select if Left amp Right are appended to the device names within the v Unique Uutput Names D al e UE DM t ASIO application When checked Left amp Right are appended to the DM Uses Active Devices device names such as Record 1 Left When unchecked the device names are simply Record 1 AES16e User Manual Page 60 Using the AES16e Ignore Direct Monitor Requests This switch causes the AES 16e driver to disregard Direct Monitor commands from an ASIO software application Since Direct Monitor calls can assign and mute monitor sources in the Lynx Mixer Outputs page setting this parameter to ON can prevent mixer settings from being changed when an ASIO application is launched DM Uses Active Devices This switch sets the Direct Monitoring scheme for the application When unchecked all devices active or not may be used for Direct Monitoring When checked only active devices are used for Direct Monitoring This gets around a problem where Cubase amp Nuendo might select the wrong Direct Monitoring input
40. al Wire Out enabled the AES16e translates output signals to dual wire connections according to the second table In this mode output channels 5 8 are not active Dual wire Input Routing Mixer Output Input Connector Channel Digital Out 1L OUT 1 Digital Out IR OUT2 Digital Out 2L OUT 3 Dual wire Output Routing Digital Out 2R OUT 4 7 6 ASO Specific Setup Windows only Several control parameters of the AES16e are accessible from the ASIO Control Panel within applications that utilize the AES16e ASIO driver One of the benefits offered by this inter application control is that these parameters can be saved with a project allowing consistent performance conditions each time a project is opened For this reason it is preferable to initiate these settings from within the ASIO application rather than from the Lynx Mixer Adapter window whenever possible All ASIO Control Panel settings except for Buffer Size are application specific so if more than one ASIO application is used the settings will be need to be established as appropriate for each application The ASIO Control Panel can generally be launched from the settings or options menu where the active ASIO device is established The following parameters are accessible from this window Lynx ASIO Control Panel E Buffer Size This control allows the size of the ASIO buffer in samples to be established The buffer size 1s the primary factor in the amount of latency that
41. als and playback signals Enabling record monitoring is simply a matter of selecting a desired input signal for mixing on a particular output Digital Mixer Ouput Submixer 1 of 16 Monitor _ Select Monitor Select Monitor NAAA Tl lis aan Y g S Stereo Play Bu eee y Bus R Monitor Play 16 Channel Select Devices Monitor K Output Bus 1 8 Select Ms 16 signa ls Monitor Select Monitor Select Monitor Select Monitor Select Monitor Select L Hi ES 3 A OHHH SE 7 2 2 Monitor Setup Using Lynx Mixer The Outputs window of the Lynx Mixer provides access to the submixer connected to each physical output Controls on this window allow manual setup of monitoring The ten Monitor Select blocks shown in the submixer diagram correspond ai Ja Hini an ra pon to the ten Output Monitor Source buttons above the faders on each output TO oe IR oe fR wx IR pra channel of the Lynx Mixer A mouse click on one of these buttons AA LA launches a menu of Record and Playback sources Selecting a Record Pag Boni sti 5 wae See KH source causes in input signal to be routed to the output MI HCL OOOO L s Buon Ji Degttal 1e 31 f cl M SS Horizontal faders below these buttons correspond to the submixer input fz scar
42. ard system has a unique clock reference An acceptable clock scheme can consist of either A Establishing one of the Lynx audio cards as a clock master and the other card s as clock slaves B Configuring all of the Lynx audio cards as slaves to some external clock reference either through word clock or digital input connections Which arrangement is appropriate will generally depend on the equipment included in the system the context of use and user preferences Details for correctly setting up both types of clocking scenarios are as follows 9 1 1 Configuring one Lynx card as clock master and others as slaves In this case cards are synchronized in a master slave arrangement with one card selected as the clock master which provides the word clock source for the other slave card s in the system From the master the word clock signal is daisy chained from one slave to the next Word clock signals can be connected internally using the CBL ICC Internal Clock Cable which is available from Lynx The CLOCK OUT header of one card is connected to the CLOCK IN header of the next card A separate cable is required for each slave card in the system See Section 9 1 3 Clocking multiple cards with the CBL ICC Internal Clock Cable Alternatively the CLOCK connectors on the CBL AES1604 cables can be connected externally with a standard 75 ohm BNC patch cable In order to select master and slave AES16e s in a system each adapter ID must be firs
43. atus Indic ator This label panel specifies the record device number associated with each input panel When an application 1s accessing a record device the background of this label turns green to indicate the device is in record mode Observing this indicator can be very useful while debugging communication problems with third party applications 13 Play Dropout This status indicator represents the number of audio dropouts that have occurred during playback on a play device Dropouts can produce audible glitches in audio files They are typically caused by a computer s inability to process data from the AES 16e fast enough The indicator is reset at the start of playback or on initialization of the driver when using the ASIO driver model When a dropout has occurred the background for this box will turn Red Q Play Sample Format Windows Only This status indicator represents the sample format of a play device The format which is set by an application accessing the device determines the format of the data sent from the audio application The sample format indicates bit depth and mono stereo or multi channel modes In the case of 32 bit formats the lower eight bits are set to zero With ASIO application the bit depth will be reported as ASIO whereas the actual bit depth of the recorded files would need to be established from within the ASIO audio application O Play Device Label Status Indicator This label specifies a play device
44. ble by calling 1 949 515 8265 extension 206 from 9AM to 5PM Pacific Time Monday through Friday excluding United States Holidays 11 3 Registering your Aurora Lynx is committed to providing you with the best service possible To help us serve you better please be sure to register your AES16e using one of the following methods gt Fill out and mail the Warranty Registration Card included with your AES 16e gt Register on the web at http www lynxstudio com gt Support gt Register Your Products Once you are registered you will automatically receive notifications of new products and upgrades 11 4 Retum Policy If you have a unit that you suspect is defective or is malfunctioning contact Lynx technical support via one of the means described above for diagnosis If the technician determines that the unit is faulty they will issue an RMA number so you can send the unit in for repair Units received without a valid RMA number will be refused All RMA numbers are valid for 30 days from the date of issue AES16e User Manual Page 68 12 1 Specifications DIGITAL I O Number Type Channels Sample Rates Sample Rate Conversion ARCHITECTURE Core Audio Devices CLOCKING Sources SynchroLock Appendices Eight inputs and eight outputs 24 bit AES EBU format transformer coupled 16 in out in single wire mode 8 in out in dual wire mode All standard rates and variable rates up to 192 kHz in both single wire and dual
45. ction displays status information pertaining to the AES16e s eight AES inputs The data displayed indicates the quality of the AES EBU connections as well as channels status data sent by a transmitting device The information displayed in this section is very useful for troubleshooting digital input connection issues For more information about AES EBU channel status data refer to the AES 3 specification available from the Audio Engineering Society web site at http www aes org Lock Locked green Indicates the digital receiver is locked to a valid AES EBU source Unlocked gray Indicates the digital receiver is not locked to a valid AES EBU source When the Unlocked indicator is shown all of the fields to the right will be blank Validity Valid green Indicates the Valid channel status bit is set Invalid red Indicates the Valid channel status bit is not set The Valid bit is set by a transmitting device to indicate the validity of the audio data being transmitted A DAT machine for example may mark the data as invalid when it is not in play mode OK green Indicates accurate transmission of audio data Error red Indicates an audio data error occurred during transmission The parity bit is included in the AES EBU data stream to validate the transmission of audio data A parity error indicates an audio data error was cased either by the transmitting device or the connecting cables CS CRC OK green Indicates valid transmission of channe
46. ctions 2 3 2 Installing the AES16e Device Driver and Mixer Application L Open the OSX folder 2 Double click Lynx_OSX pkg This will start the driver installation Lyan 05X phg 3 Click Continue at the Install Lynx CoreAudio Driver Installer dialog box Welcome to ihe Lena CoreAudia ae et Tru acre well ral We dream dr ll Dm EG Lun Eba 75 imbre pn lyra PO miop bae bos nirt KUL hpr mirii f de iced ginis ururziad di Frac A Gar r por corrupt Kar pigi ihi eee Gece Eb daaar and Pie Eure been mid your EPG ERT mit bs aaa tas tha ia O prod re be b Girls 1 Cominus 4 When prompted to Agree with the terms of the software license agreement click Agree p n ina Leza Corridas Dbm To continus installing pha kg pod MUN AUFS 10 RE UEFA ef rhe po waaa lanas aggegangnn T ei Lie Che Arn do comi er click D agrees bo cancel the mitinlari and get the Insrallar Bead License Pasya Alpine AGADEMENT IF POU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT UE A STUDIO TUCHNOL OCT INC POST POU ATTEMPT TO coer P ETAL OA USE ANY PART OA THE SOFTWARE ar STALLING Teas SOFTWAAE YC EE TO Pie HAY AND CRL D AMES LANE ETUDOO NO OL OC 1C 2 FROM ALL CLAIME COSTS AND CPE MEE S RC GD NG 4 LEGAL PEGS AA DUT DE ANTE DI GA Y InAABE TTS TOUSE THIS LOFT ETAM IN ND EVENT WILL LYNX BE LEARE FCR INCIDENTAL COMEQUENTIA CA OTHER DAMAGES RESLA TI FADH THE Priva hee L Go ack Let ma AES16e User Manual Page 19 Installatio
47. d Rar rd UN Dip in Li Por A l R TAPA volume controls e shown in the diagram above bcd be bagal lsd Lj fu 1 fender d y C cord Ti Uag d ln TL fa ril Exod TE MST ted BL Dag In this example Digital In 1 is being selected as a monitor source for mi k Y Era MAR d fi Sere 7 9 TE MEL LL LL Digital Out 1 Left The M button next to the Output Monitor Source la Bla Mal Chel Mal Pe button must be in the out position to unmute a monitor source After the HS EHS E EN E source 1s selected a corresponding four letter pneumonic will appear on H in n a BIN BAG EIE the button E AE SIME EINE 8f sp xl mf a MB ps RSR E baga bad Dal Ed a Fap Car iil Qu EB GAJ ETA Cui Ou AES16e UserManual Page 56 Using the AES16e 7 2 3 Using Direct Monitoring in an ASIO Application The Direct Monitoring sometimes referred to as hardware monitoring feature offered in many popular third party applications provides a means to enable low latency monitoring supported by the AES16e s on board digital mixer Instead of using the Lynx Mixer to manually enable monitoring as discussed in the previous section controls within the application provide convenient access to this functionality Additionally some applications offer tape type monitoring whereby inputs are monitored only when recording is taking place When utilizing Direct Monitoring from a recording application it is
48. e but there may be undesirable consequences from this low quality sample rate conversion In general it is preferable that the card s sample rate matches the sample rate of the audio being played The AES16e also includes a SynchroLock clocking system to provide robust synchronization to degraded input clock signals Refer to Section 5 3 for a detailed description of SynchroLock 7 5 AES EBU Dual wire operation The AES16e supports dual wire AES EBU operation in which each physical input or output connection passes a single channel AES EBU signal running at half the system sample rate This capability provides compatibility with legacy devices that do not support single wire AES running at sample rates greater than SOKHz Dual wire mode can be enabled independently for inputs and outputs using the Dual Wire In and Dual Wire Out controls on the Adapter window of the Lynx Mixer See Section 6 2 for more information When dual wire mode is enabled the number of available audio channels is reduced to eight With Dual Wire In enabled the AES16e translates dual wire input signals internally to input channels of the on board mixer according to the first table to the right In this mode input channels 5 8 are not active NOTE Mixer Input Channel selection 1s available using the Input Source select buttons on the Record Play window of the Lynx Mixer See Section 6 3 Record Play Window AES16e User Manual Page 59 Using the AES16e With Du
49. e 15 Installation Procedures 2 2 5 Installing the Windows Driver Package in Windows Vista L When you start Windows after installing the AES 16e into your computer the New Hardware Wizard will appear Select Locate and install driver software recommended pa On the next screen you will be prompted to Insert the disc that came with your Multimedia Audio Controller Since we already did this in Step 2 2 1 click Next Pu 3 The driver installation will begin A dialog box may appear prompting you to confirm installation of the driver Select Install ro inn sas Lr z nc zi CRS 4 The installation will continue until a dialog box appears that reads The software for this device has been successfully installed B Open Windows Explorer Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer expand My Computer in the left frame and then click on the drive letter for your CD ROM drive i e D V The files on the CD should then appear in the right frame Open the Windows folder Right click on LynxApps inf Setup Information and choose Install AES16e UserManual Page 16 Installation Procedures 2 2 6 Uninstalling the Windows Driver Package in Windows Vista Sr ic gue ee diee xo From the start menu click on Control Panel Click Device Manager Expand the Sound video and game controllers section of device manager be clicking its sign Right click on Lynx AE
50. e currently selected clock rate to be software sample rate converted by the Operating System during playback or recording When clocking to an external clock source the Rate Lock function is effectively ON regardless of this switch setting and the rate is locked to the same rate of the incoming clock RATE LOCK On is primarily useful in cases where material of various sample rates may be played but a static sample rate is desired for instance when digital devices are connected that don t support all of the sample rates desired Allows selection of AES EBU dual wire mode on ALL digital inputs for compatibility with legacy devices Dual wire mode is enabled when the check box is checked otherwise the inputs operate in single wire mode Dual wire mode is operational for sample rates greater than 50kH7 The number of available input channels is reduced to eight when this mode is active Refer to Section 7 5 AES EBU Dual wire operation for more information Dual Wire Out Allows selection of AES EBU dual wire mode on ALL digital output for compatibility with legacy devices Dual wire mode is enabled when the check box is checked otherwise the outputs operate in single wire mode Dual wire mode is operational for sample rates greater than 50kHz The number of available output channels 1s reduced to eight when this mode is active Refer to Section 7 5 AES EBU Dual wire operation for more information SynchroLock Shows the status of SynchroLock cl
51. ecord Devices 8 r Cancel Number of Play Devices 8 m settings for 50kHz to TOOkHz Transfer Size 64 Samples WA Number of Record Devices 8 Number of Play Devices B amp settings for above 100kHz Transfer Size 128 Samples 2 E Number of Record Devices 4 z Number of Play Devices 4 Transfer Size This parameter controls the size of the packets transferred to and from the card s buffer The Transfer Size should never be more than 12 the size of the Core Audio buffer size Increasing the Transfer Size will increase the actual record and play latency but in some cases can reduce CPU usage and improve performance Number of Record Devices This parameter controls how many stereo Record Devices are active in the Operating System The AES16e can present up to 8 Record Devices which is the default for sample rates up to 96kHz and 4 Record Devices are the default for rates over 100 kHz Reducing the number of Record Devices can reduce the load on the computer s processor thereby potentially improving performance Record Devices are presented in numerical order so if the number of Record Devices for a given sample rate range has been reduced to 6 then AES16e Record Devices 1 6 will be active and Devices 7 and 8 will no longer pass audio Number of Play Devices This parameter controls how many stereo Play Devices are active in the Operating System The AES16e can present up to 8 Play Dev
52. ecord channels The following options are available Triangular Enables the addition of triangular probability density dither Triangular is the preferred dither type in most cases Shaped Triangular This type of dither is essentially high pass filtered triangular dither that places most of the dither energy at higher frequencies making it less audible to the human ear Shaped triangular dither decreases signal to noise by 4 8 dB Rectangular This type of dither decreases the signal to noise ratio by 3 dB less than triangular but is less desirable because of its noise modulation effects In order to enable the selected dither type on a record channel the Dither button on the associated channel on the Record Play window must be pushed in See Section 6 3 Record Play Window e Advanced Windows Only This option provides access to several advanced menu functions Window Always on Top High Resolution Clock Rates Level Meter Range k Record Dither Type K Allow Clock Change if Active w SynchroLack w SyncStart Play 1 Multi channel Mode K Mixer Lock Allow Clock Change if Active This option allows the Current Clock Source to be changed even when the card is being used by an audio application Please note there will be an audible glitch when a clock source is changed during playback or recording of audio With the Allow Clock Change if Active option OFF the default changing the Preferred Clock Source wil
53. epr Lass ets dize O PUER 12 You may receive a warning that the driver has not been digitally signed by Microsoft It is perfectly safe to disregard this warning and click Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation Hartan matalai The sobar pou ae nabaling Hor ha hardware Lyra AEST S haa ma pops resi L Cao Heating lo wes y 05 comeanblig vail Windies YE Lene tes Di bein uma ant ng pour malallaban of hi cofbeain mag impas on destabilize be conch oper alion of pour sp lem ee eee ie ee eee NM nans ngi recomands Ehal pos sbop thie inatallalion may aed content lhe handang versio lor collar Iba has pared Windia boga laiii ET 13 The driver installation will continue After several moments the Hardware Update Wizard will indicate that it has completed the installation Click Finish Completing the Hardware Update rari m AA om me a e Les dil tn r Paribas als mirar merh op n nno rd and iuh unti AES16e User Manual Page 14 Installation Procedures 14 Next we need to update the Lynx Mixer From the Start Menu choose My Computer lad My Network Places L control farel ra Printers and Faces gp san All Programa b E Bun 0n i Turn CAT Compuler 15 Double click on the C Hard Drive and look for the Lynx Folder Double Click the folder to open it 16 17 The new Lynx Driver and Mixer application are now ready to use AES16e User Manual Pag
54. evice you should also hear audio and see meter activity Pig m dM rn AT Pon Ju As Di het im AE LES ju 600 R Jj S B m A Jw Jal in at Ad y A jw R dw M 9 0 9 e6 Iu LUE I Ww 808 M og ar N Je Iu E euo W Tt TES ILES A desirte Una Pa gng Wiebe Bere a IS a Tage Cui 8 L Coli UM Dur ZL Qul 25 If the test did not operate as described or you received any errors please refer to Section 10 Troubleshooting AES16e User Manual Page 32 Operational Overview 5 1 Signal How As shown in the signal flow diagram below the AES16e with its on board digital mixer provides extensive signal routing capabilities that can adapt to any studio requirement The mixer is implemented using a proprietary digital signal processor DSP that is optimized to maintain low latency and high signal quality The architecture of the digital mixer consists of 16 record channels and 16 play channels that are accessible to host applications as eight stereo record devices and eight stereo play devices Submixers on each output provide low latency mixing for record monitoring and output mixing i hput Bus12 Taga 4 Pa X SRC N ECV FEA NE 0j AES16 Driver input Bus34 RC L ABS IF Fa Ng N Li J pa aaa I LE d Installed in Host Digital Mixer Input Block to PENA omputer e 1 of 16 hput Bus 5 5 SRC L AES3 lar Li 3 PCI REV FL
55. gn ii Chavet Hmm Lumipad asia Hatid bl x Chantal in 1 aa Bue annes Coamo Kain ABO T bid im d aB E kp de ker Data m J Bipa Wigi Rer Sabat paraaan FI miae Mile aQ AD BB Dar 4d RIT Abbas SL Ah fap amd R AB Care dh RI Lina Charm Paba o o wm dam Craon al Cue dul ce Lo PC Dra Pewtamad Goo Laue Gral a ra e NE ga eh rema Cena pag funr a pte Cigar Dur N ed a Ba CC Kabang nir Bp i fran a ons A T 0 Vente matt A E Kapa p Mm 7 hee hCui F 7 Laess ind premi tue o TTE DT Essen LE aman Base AE D nite O Digas im ABD aig SG CERN TL c Tl OSX O Sample Clock Section This section of the mixer provides control of the system sample clock generator All AES16e audio devices on a single card MUST have identical sample rates since there is one on board generator Sample rates cannot be changed while AES16e is playing or recording unless the Allow Clock Change if Active option is selected from the Lynx Mixer Settings 5 Advanced menu Windows Only Current Source This displays the clock source that is active This may differ from the selection in the Preferred Clock Source section 1f an invalid or offline clock source was selected there AES16e User Manual Page 38 Lynx Mixer Reference Current Rate Displays the current sample rate of the AES16e When the AES16e is being used for recording or playback by an application and the CURRENT SOURCE is Internal
56. he Cubase Nuendo Mixer window to enable Direct Monitoring a aaa L bo egua 7 37 A AL Pie Edi Wer Trek Ob E TE DE LABEL E NW VIP 192000 He Lai Click the speaker icon in Samplitude Sequoia to enable Direct Monitoring 7 3 Playback Routing and Mixing In addition to standard monitoring of inputs through physical outputs the Lynx mixer 1s capable of sophisticated routing and mixing of playback and record sources One can monitor playback from several applications through a single output combine live input and playback streams and record a single source into several applications with the power of this flexible tool In the Lynx Mixer Output Window clicking one of the ten Output Monitor Source Buttons for each channel provides the opportunity to select a Play source which can be any of the 16 playback device channels available to the system For Digital Out Left and Right the system default is to monitor Play1 Left and Right which appear as the monitor sources PIL and PIR In this state any audio assigned to play out Play1 would be heard out of Digital Out 1 LRTRSER TRR RTL r 9 di EEEE m l T nj E pa AES16e User Manual Page 58 Using the AES16e a Lynx AFS dap Wiar Dud pubs Selecting Play 2 P2L and P2R in the next set of Monitor Source Buttons down allows you to monitor audio from Play 1 and Play 2 out of Digital Out 1 at the same time If one applicati
57. he currently selected sample rate of the AES16e SRC For example when the device connected to Digital In 5 is running at 48 kHz the AES16e SRC is running at 44 1 kHz and SRC Enable for Digital In 5 is ON the AES16e SRC will convert the sample rate from 48 kHz to 44 1 kHz and the SRC Ratio see below will indicate approximately 0 918 1 SRC Ratio This indicator will only appear when using an AES16e SRC Indicates Sample Rate Conversion Ratio when the SRC Enable checkbox is turned on O Digital Outputs Control Section This section provides control of status bits embedded in the AES EBU stream for each digital output For more information about the use of these bits refer to the AES 3 specification available from the Audio Engineering Society web site at http www aes org Valid This checkbox controls the state of the Valid bit When checked the Valid bit is turned on to indicate to the receiving device that the audio data being transmitted 1s valid This is the default state Non PCM This checkbox controls the state of the Non PCM channel status bit When checked the Non PCM bit is turned on to indicate that audio data other than linear PCM such as Dolby AC3 or DTS is being transmitted This checkbox controls the state of the emphasis channel status bits When checked the 50 1 5us emphasis mode is indicated in the transmitted channel status AES16e User Manual Page 43 Lynx Mixer Reference 6 3 Record Play Window O
58. hed For this test the AES16e acts as the clock master while your external device is a clock slave Consult the manual for your connected equipment to determine how to set it to receive sample clock from a digital input Most digital devices offer several choices for sample clock status with Internal generally being the default If your device does not have the ability to receive its sample clock from a digital input please consult Section 3 4 Common Studio Setups for information on creating an alternate clock relationship with the AES16e Keep in mind that the sample clock source of the AES16e is set to Internal primarily to confirm the validity of your connections and installation ultimately you should create clock relationships that make the most sense for your specific situation Open the Lynx Mixer which will be in Applications Choose the Adapter tab and verify that the CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE ss set to Internal Launch iTunes from Applications Click File then Import Choose SineWaveMinus 16 a1f on the desktop and click Open Highlight SineWaveMinus16 in the iTunes Music List and click Play from the iTunes transport You should see the Tunes progress bar moving AES16e User Manual Page 31 Getting Started 8 Check the Lynx Output mixer and confirm meter activity for Digital Out 1L and Digital Out IR If you have speakers or headphones connected to your destination d
59. hen using an ASIO application i e Cubase Samplitude Sonar the buffer settings can be accessed via the application s ASIO control panel Additionally the AES 16e Mixer Adapter window provides access to a global buffer setting which can define a single buffer size available to WDM ASIO applications Windows Only The smaller the buffer size the lower the latency will be However if a buffer size is too small for the system or context audio anomalies such as clicks and pops can occur One should become familiar with altering the AES16e buffer size to best suit their projects Project sample rate is a critical factor in determining an appropriate buffer size It is important to consider that as sample rate increases latency at the same buffer size decreases For instance at a sample rate of 48 kHz a buffer size of 128 samples will produce a latency of 2 66ms At 96 kHz the same buffer size would produce a latency value of 1 55ms Consequently at the higher sample rate it is likely that you would need to increase the buffer size to get the same performance With most Core Audio audio production applications the buffer size can be adjusted from within a settings menu in the program Most Core Audio multi media media playback applications do not provide access to buffer size parameters AES16e UserManual Page 61 Working with Third Party Applications 8 1 Compatibility The drivers included with your AES16e provide compatibility with all
60. his manual The following typographic conventions are used in this manual Y Y Y Y Underlined text indicates characters that are to be typed using the computer keyboard ALL UPPER CASE TEXT indicates the names of specific cable connectors First Character Upper Case Text indicates Lynx mixer control names or menu options Phrases such as Start 5 Programs 5 Lynx Studio Technology use the greater than symbol 5 to indicate multiple menu options or mouse selections AES16e User Manual Page 6 Installation Procedures The procedure for installing the AES16e requires that you physically install the AES16e card inside your computer before running the driver installation The Setup Program will install the required driver files and the Lynx mixer application as well as configure your system to recognize the AES 16e 2 1 AES16e Hardware Installation 1 Turn OFF the power to your computer system and disconnect the power cords 2 Touch a metal plate on your computer system to ground yourself and discharge any static electricity 3 Remove the cover from your computer chassis and select an empty PCI Express slot in your computer 4 You should refer to your computer system documentation for any special instructions on installing expansion cards and peripheral equipment 3 Unscrew and remove the slot cover from your selected PCI Express slot 6 Insert the AES16e into the selected PCI Express slot and press it down so that the
61. how a particular function works or add new features From time to time Lynx will provide new firmware to improve the functionality of a product End users cannot alter firmware supplied by Lynx Firmware is stored on the card in electronically erasable programmable read only memory EEPROM so that it is retained when power is not supplied The contents of the EEPROM can be erased and then replaced using Lynx firmware updater programs When updating the Lynx firmware it is critical that the computer not be turned off or the process interrupted in any way If it is the card may stop functioning and need to be returned to the factory to be re programmed Firmware updaters are posted on the Download page of the Lynx website for Windows and OSX platforms It is recommended to read the firmware release notes to determine if a new firmware version is applicable to your situation Also occasionally firmware updates require updated drivers in order to function correctly and this will be documented in the firmware release notes The Lynx AES16e firmware updaters can be downloaded and launched with or without a driver loaded Follow the prompts to complete the programming process Shut down the computer when prompted When the computer is powered up again the new firmware will be active 12 3 Safety instructions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These
62. ices which is the default for sample rates up to 96kHz and 4 Play Devices are the default for rates over 100 kHz Reducing the number of Play Devices can reduce the load on the computer s processor thereby potentially improving performance Play Devices are presented in numerical order so if the number of Play Devices for a given sample rate range has been reduced to 6 then AES16e Play Devices 1 6 will be active and Devices 7 and 8 will no longer pass audio AES16e User Manual Page 54 Using the AES16e This section describes how to perform common tasks with AES 16e Additional information is available in the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ section on the Lynx web site http www lynxstudio com 7 1 Mixer Scene Storage and Recall Once you have configured the mixer s routing and other parameters you may save that configuration in memory as a mixer Scene Saved scenes may be recalled to quickly reconfigure the mixer When the computer is restarted after being shut down the mixer will restart with its last used configuration This function is independent of the Mixer Scene memory For more information on saving and recalling mixer scenes refer to Section 6 5 Mixer Menu 7 2 InputPatching The physical inputs of the AES16e can be patched to any Record Bus channel of the on board digital mixer This feature allows complete flexibility in routing inputs to tracks and record devices within software applications As described
63. idth audio performance The AES 16e provides ultra low latency drivers for most Windows protocols including WDM MME ASIO 2 0 DirectSound and Direct Kernel Streaming and for Macintosh OSX Core Audio standard The AES16e has Universal Binary drivers for use with Intel Processor based Macintosh models 1 2 Features Sixteen channel single wire digital I O at sample rates up to 192 kHz Fight channel dual wire digital I O at sample rates up to 192 kHz Eight stereo record and playback devices available to audio applications Transformer coupled 24 bit AES EBU inputs and outputs available on XLR or DB25 cables Sixteen channels of mastering quality sample rate conversion available on model AES16e SRC Vv Vv Y Y V WV Sync to external AES EBU signals or word clocks Y SynchroLock technology provides superior immunity to jitter in clock sources AES16e User Manual Page 4 Introduction gt On board zero latency digital mixer provides extensive routing capabilities with patch bay functionality gt Full PCI Express implementation with simultaneous read write capability gt Low latency drivers for Windows XP and Vista supports WDM MME ASIO 2 0 DirectSound and Direct Kernel Streaming gt 64 bit drivers available for use with Windows XP64 and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista gt Low latency drivers for Macintosh supports Core Audio for OS X including Intel based Macs gt Direct connect
64. kHz or 192 kHz Signals that fall outside of the lock range will cause the red RANGE indictor to appear in the SynchroLock status window In this case the analog PLL 1s active and will source the system sample clock AES16e User Manual Page 36 Lynx Mixer Reference The Lynx Mixer which is installed during setup provides software control of the features of the AES16e and a visual indication of audio signal level during recording and playback It can be used dynamically to change operational settings of the AES16e but in most cases once the settings are configured for a particular studio installation they require no further adjustment 6 1 1 Starting the Mixer Windows After installation and a reboot the Lynx Mixer icon will appear on the Windows Quick Launch bar in the lower portion of your screen By clicking on this icon the Lynx Mixer will launch If you do not have the Windows Quick Launch bar activated the Lynx Mixer can be started be selecting Start gt All Programs gt Lynx Studio Technology gt Lynx Mixer Macintosh In OS X the Lynx Mixer can be launched from Applications gt Lynx Mixer 6 1 2 General Operation If you are simply recording and playing digital audio without synchronizing to an external clock source you can begin using the AES16e by simply selecting the AES16e audio devices in your application software Typically it is convenient to keep the Mixer running on your desktop to monitor signal le
65. l not change the Current Clock Source until the driver is no longer being utilized by a software application SynchroLock When checked enables the SynchroLock clock generator This should be disabled only when locking to external clocks that are near the limit of the SynchroLock lock range Enabled by default SyncStart When checked enables the SyncStart feature which provides sample accurate synchronization of multiple record and playback devices Enabled by default Play 1 Multi Channel Mode This option provides selection of the playback mode for Device 1 of the AES16e Choices include Stereo Quad 5 1 and 7 1 Mixer Lock When checked enables a locking feature that prevents changes to any of the mixer controls by any application including the Lynx Mixer AES16e User Manual Page 53 Lynx Mixer Reference 33 Device Settings OS X Only This option provides access to several parameters for fine tuning the driver performance The default settings are appropriate for most conditions of use but in some cases Lynx Technical Support will suggest altering these parameters as a troubleshooting option Settings are organized by specific sample rate ranges to maximize the performance benefits Changes must be made while the driver 1s not active so make sure all audio applications are closed before changing Device Settings Device Settings settings for below 50kHz C OK Transfer Size 32 Samples l m e Number of R
66. l status data Error red Indicates a transmission error in the channel status data This indicator represents the state of Channel Status Cyclic Redundant Check used to validate the transmission of the channel status data embedded in the AES stream An error indicates a channel status data error was caused either by the transmitting device or the connecting cables Some devices do not transmit CS CRC In this case an error will be displayed but the audio data can still be transmitted without errors This indicator represents the type of data stream being transmitted by the external device The external device indicates type using specific bits in the channel status data Typically PCM types are shown with green background and non PCM types such as Dolby AC3 have a yellow background AES16e User Manual Page 41 Lynx Mixer Reference Valid linear PCM types bit width PCM PCM16 PCM18 PCM19 PCM20 PCM22 PCM23 PCM24 Valid compressed non PCM types Dolby AC 3 MPEG1L1 MPEGIL2 MPEG2 MPEG2AAC MPEG2L1 MPEG2L2 MPEG2L3 MPEG 4 DTS DTS Il DTS Ill ATRAC ATRAC2 3 Off gray Emphasis is off 50 15us green 50 15us pre emphasis J17 green CCITTJ 17 emphasis Unknown green Emphasis not indicated The emphasis bit is part of the channel status data and is used by a transmitter to indicate if the audio data being transmitted has been encoded with audio signal emphasis This indicator represents sample rate encoded in the channel status
67. low the instructions for uninstalling the driver and then install the newer version per the installation instructions You may need to reconfigure the Lynx Mixer and your recording application s after updating the driver 3 1 Overview The AES 16e includes eight AES EBU compatible inputs and outputs that provide sixteen channels of digital audio I O These signals are available on two bracket mounted 26 pin high density D connectors labeled I O Port A and I O Port B as shown in Figure 1 below Also shown in Figure 1 are CLOCK IN and CLOCK OUT connectors that provide word clock I O for internal synchronization with other installed cards The LStream Port provides a connection for optional Lynx LStream expansion cards The AES50 port is an RJ 45 connector that can be used for future format expansion with an optional bracket mounted AES50 interface AES16e UserManual Page 21 Hardware Connections m m DT mm COPYRIGHT 2007 ID ITI IT ID Ch oto oto C x me D s le NG e Dm LYNX STUDIO TECHNOLOGY INC FL pang IE a ef OOE oma Figure 1 AES16e Board AES16e User Manual Page 22 Hardware Connections 3 2 AES EBU Cable Connections To minimize cabling issues a variety of breakout cables are available for the AES 16e 3 2 1 Connections to Equipment with XLR Connectors The CBL AES1604 cable provides standard XLR connectors for the AES 16e It is a 2 meter long cable with the AES16e compatible HD
68. mn s LL COP TECH TIE 2007 1 oO B AES16e ACE A AE FO CI Coca Hi CIS 3 OOT P a H L l S DD s Gal Ja Does SO Or ma l oo ET 3 imt B oi O Eh D NG ai P7 on O on Figure 3 Synchronizing Multiple AES16e s Using Intemal Clock Connections Note If an appropriate internal clock cable is not available multiple cards can be synchronized externally by using the BNC clock connections on the CBL AES1604 cable Use a standard 75 ohm BNC coaxial patch cable to connect the input clock signals to the output clock signals AES16e User Manual Page 25 Hardware Connections 3 4 Common Studio Setups This section describes typical studio setups using the AES 16e 3 4 1 Extemal A D and D A with Word c loc k The figure below illustrates the connection of an eight channel A D converter and an eight channel D A converter to I O Port A of the AES16e This setup uses only half of the available I O on the AES16e Additional converters can be connected to I O Port B to provide up to 16 channels of A D and D A conversion Also shown is the use of the word clock output of the A D as the system clock This signal drives the word clock input of the AES16e which 1s available on the CLOCK BNC connector on the breakout cable attached to I O Port A Note this connector is a word clock output when the cable is attached to I O Port B Also a separate word clock connection is not always
69. n Procedures When prompted to select a destination for the audio driver choose an appropriate Macintosh HD and then click Install Standard Install on G5 Macintosh HDI This wit take 1 Md al pat en voor crepes Chick instal no perform a mardard installation ol Chase inva Lecaros Come im Enter your password in the Authenticate dialog box and click OK wari ko insiall the software nowt ei ded A FE Cantet 0 AI os AQ AES16e User Manual Page 20 Installation Procedures 8 When the install is complete you will be prompted to restart the computer AA se RM Lyna Core Aga Drvar nallan completa surcos dll i Intresdiaction uS cT Deutinadicn heieci dmadallaiicem Tapa imi Lat kaa D Ta Install Succeeded The colar magi waa Hul im etd Cie Fanta to minh installing the iof hare f Maita NOTE The OS X installation process installs both the Core Audio driver and the Lynx Mixer application The Lynx Mixer application 1s installed in the Applications folder 2 3 3 Uninstalling the AES16e Device Driverand Mixer To uninstall the driver you will have to use a third party uninstaller like DesInstaller which you can get from http www versiontracker com macosx Follow the uninstaller s instructions to remove the Lynx_OSX pkg 2 3 4 Updating the AES16e Device Driverand Mixer To update the AES16e driver with a newer version simply fol
70. n application to any or all outputs Mix any input with any play device for recording monitoring Create sub mixes for digital effect sends Since all mixing and routing is hardware based so called zero latency is achieved Y Y Y Y Y Software control of the digital mixer outputs 1s provided in the Outputs window of the Lynx Mixer application The Monitor Select function in the diagram corresponds to the Output Monitor Source buttons in the Mixer The volumes controls for the submixer inputs are below these buttons The master fader on the Outputs window of the Mixer adjusts all of the submixer input volumes Mute and dither controls are also provided for each channel on this window The dither button enables the output TPDF dither 5 1 6 Physical Outputs The physical outputs of the AES16e include eight AES3 signals and the output of the LStream port As shown in Figure 6 the 16 channels of the Output Bus derived from the output submixers feed the physical outputs Since there are 16 physical outputs 16 AES3 and up to 32 signals on the Output Bus including 16 LStream channels data sent to the 16 play devices 1s mirrored on the LStream and AES 3 outputs An AES 3 transmitter followed by an isolation transformer converts Output Bus signals to AES 3 signals An LStream transmitter formats data for the LStream output port To provide more routing flexibility the 1 8 9 16 Select function shown in the diagram allows routing of output
71. n those included on your Lynx Installation CD please extract the driver to its default location C Lynx The following instructions can still be followed simply type C Lynx as the location for driver files rather than removable media as specified in these instructions AES16e User Manual Page Installation Procedures 2 2 2 Installing the Windows Driver Package In Windows XP XP64 1 When you start Windows after installing the AES16e into your computer the New Hardware Wizard will appear Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next gt to proceed I L Nal is a DT olcome To Pha Found New Hardware wizard Du eai tak pai ak A 8 M e m ka ces aede Lip traia Commen A im an ad ges Ci DI m Pope do goael d ere ull dic ha cmd Eus gmd M ds opal fum pote rr gb Pee m gt bmg Kas sb m ganh be mer a Click Mae dP d pur Bala SETS C d ML a 9 Pera a paa Mah e gl ae qe gt Joe km Hus r s ve ee Kp mre ilem the raz aa pulses ed eel Pe det PRL der pollen esc id ram pl e hin sala Tra Mr Ke man cod Eur rida z S pe wee peda Pepper CE Hai Met Ban castas D et Opa ar 1 r rcc o en rr nri Lhesea fur nosessu pesci us pq ee K DE ASA gau eres ug la pa pany oe wu banca oi aa pay aedem Windows will begin to search for the appropriate driver files 4 You may receive a warning that the driver has not been digitally signed by Microsoft It is perfectly safe to dis
72. nchroLock Technology jitter performance between the word clock and digital inputs are very similar Therefore in cases where this is the only external clocking method available i e with the CBL AES1605 cable there will not be a penalty in terms of jitter or overall clock performance by selecting Digital In as the clock source AES16e User Manual Page 24 Hardware Connections 3 3 2 Intemal Clocking and Multi card Systems Clock connections to internal equipment are provided via the header CLOCK IN and CLOCK OUT connectors on the AES16e board Refer to Figure 1 for the location of these connectors The connectors support 75 ohm TTL level signals If you are connecting to another Lynx digital audio card the Lynx Internal Clock Cable CBL ICC or Universal Clock Cable CBL UCC should be used Connect the CLOCK IN connector to the clock output of an internal device and select Header as the clock source in the Lynx mixer The signal on the CLOCK OUT header is a word clock that tracks the sample rate of the AES16e Connect this output to the word clock input of an internal device or another AES l6e As shown below in Figure 3 multiple AES 16e s can be synchronized using the optional Internal Clock Cable A daisy chain of CLOCK OUT to CLOCK IN is created so that all cards are tightly synchronized Refer to Section 9 Configuring Multiple AES 16e s for more information Internal Clock Cables E ch co Os LiL x So
73. nd productive If the troubleshooting and operational sections of this manual did not help resolve your questions several support options are available to you 11 1 Lynx Website Support Resourc es Logging on to http www lynxstudio com gt Support will provide several options for resolving your support issues gt Support Ticket For direct attention from the Lynx Technical Support Staff registered users can submit a support ticket online that details their problem and steps they ve taken to resolve it Most Support Ticket submissions are responded to within 24 hours gt Frequently Asked Questions An extensive catalog of FAQs derived directly from our most common tech support inquiries Our FAQ section is updated regularly and designed to allow users to find the answers to their most common questions quickly gt Firmware and Driver Downloads A library of current firmware and driver files are available for download and installation Check back regularly to insure that your AES 16e is up to date gt Lynx Support Forum An online Lynx user s support forum provides a venue for customers to post questions and issues and receive responses from other users as well as Lynx technical administrators Searching previous posts is often an excellent way to uncover valuable information about Aurora operation and troubleshooting See http www lynxstudio com gt Support gt Support Forum 11 2 Telephone Support Telephone support is availa
74. nfiguration menu Refer to Section 8 Working with Third Party Applications for more information The following sections provide instructions for testing your installation 4 1 Windows Quick Audio Test The installation of your AES 16e can be tested using the Lynx Mixer and the Lynx Demo application included on the AES16 Installation CD This is a quick way of verifying that the AES 6e card is installed correctly and properly connected to your external equipment 1 Locate SineWaveMinus16 wav on the Lynx Installation CD in the Support folder Drag the file to the computer s desktop Connect the outputs of the AES16e to a digital destination digital mixer DA converters etc capable of delivering an audio signal for listening via headphones or speakers Depending on your external equipment you may be using the CBL AES1604 or CBL AES1605 cables please check Section 3 Hardware Connections of this manual for details on the proper connection of these cables to your equipment Verify that DIGITAL OUT 1 of the AES16e is connected to your external equipment This is the output used for this test Before testing playback the clock relationship between the AES16e card and your external device must be established For this test the AES 16e acts as the clock master while your external device is the clock slave Consult the manual for your connected equipment to determine how to set it to receive sample clock from a digital input
75. o be created and a directory selected for the mixer scene file to be written to The current mixer parameters will be stored into scene memory Selecting an existing scene name and clicking the Save button will overwrite that scene with the current parameters In Windows recent Mixer scenes will appear by name from the Mixer menu allowing quick retrieval without navigating to the directory where the scene file 1s stored To delete a scene simply delete the mixer scene file from the hard drive NOTE When the computer is shut down the current mixer state is saved When the computer is restarted the mixer state is restored This function is independent of Mixer Scene operation AES16e UserManual Page 50 Lynx Mixer Reference 26 About Lynx Mixer Windows Only About Lynx Mixer Lynx Mixer Version 2 00 Build 014 Build Date Apr 11 2008 Lynx DA Dll Version 2 00 Build 014j Lynx DM Svs Version 2 00 Build 014 Lynx AES158 Rev B Firmware ID 1 Rev 5 Date Mar 31 2008 Aurora 16 Serial Number 26152554095 Rev B Aurora 16 Firmware Rev 18 Copyright 1998 2008 Lynx Studio Technology Inc email support lynxstudio com web wew Jans studio com Close This information has been placed in the clipboard PLEASE NOTE The About Lynx Mixer window will display different information than what is shown here This option displays information about the Lynx Mixer driver and firmware as follows Mixer Driver Version Di
76. occurrence of audible digital errors The AES 16e provides connections that allow for synchronization with external equipment or internal devices within the computer 3 3 1 Extemal Clocking Clock connections to external equipment can be established through word clock connections or using AES EBU digital I O Word clock connections are currently provided only with the CBL AES1604 cable set With the CBL AES 1604 Cable connected to VO Port A of the AES16e the BNC connector labeled CLOCK acts a clock input This input supports TTL signal levels and is terminated with 75 ohms of impedance Connect this input to the clock output of an external device and select External as the Sample Clock Source in the Lynx Mixer see section 6 2 With the CBL AES 1604 Cable connected to I O Port B of the AES16e the BNC connector labeled CLOCK acts a word clock output This output provides a 75 ohm TTL level signal at a frequency that tracks the sample clock rate of the AES 16e Connect this output to the word clock input of an external device With either the CBL AES1604 or CBL AES1605 cable set the AES16e can be synchronized to signals coming in to Digital Inputs 1 4 Any digital devices that are connected to I O Port A on the AES16e can serve as a clock source for the AES16e From the Lynx Mixer Digital In 1 through Digital In 4 can be selected as the active clock source see section 6 2 It is worth noting that with the AES16e s Sy
77. ocking system SynchroLock is Lynx Studio Technology s proprietary technology for attenuating jitter on clock inputs and providing a stable clock for all digital signals passed through the AES16e The SynchroLock status window and LED indicators show the current state of the SynchroLock system as described below Prior to AES16e User Manual Page 39 Lynx Mixer Reference achieving lock the four green LED s give an indication of the completion of various lock stages During this time the wide range analog PLL maintains lock For more information on SynchroLock refer to the Section 5 3 SynchroLock M Working In this state SynchroLock is analyzing the input clock signal and making adjustments to frequency and phase This process typically takes two to three minutes to complete The four LED s show progress towards final lock One green LED denotes frequency lock to 3 2 ppm accuracy two LED s denote frequency lock to 1 6 ppm accuracy three LED s denote frequency lock to 0 6 ppm and the transition to the phase lock stage four LED s denote the start of the phase lock stage When phase lock has been achieved the Yellow Working indicator changes to the green Locked indication Locked Indicates the SynchroLock system has achieved final lock to an incoming clock signal This indicator will also appear when the Sample Clock Source is set to Internal and the sample clock frequency is a multiple of 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Range Indicates
78. on or playback stream is assigned to Play 1 and another to Play 2 you would hear audio from both out of Digital Out 1 You can adjust the relative level of these two sources with the volume slider directly underneath each Monitor Source Button Similarly Record sources can be added so that up to ten combinations of live input and pre recorded playback can be routed and mixed to a single output In this way headphone mixes alternate house feeds or a seamless blend of canned and live broadcast material can be easily routed to appropriate outputs on the AES 16e card Loerie CES PS PALI TEN 212222211442726 hil Ki H FES ibttiisi Mum Ma bahar Geh Dex o bay HG i taga 7 4 Clock selection and control A valid clock source signal must be connected to the appropriate AES16e clock connector when the PREFERRED CLOCK SOURCE is set to External Header Lstream or one of the Digital Inputs If a signal 1s not present the CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE will change to Internal until a valid signal from the PREFERRED CLOCK SOURCE is restored When an External clock source 1s selected or when Rate Lock 1s active and an audio file or project file is played back at a different sample rate either the audio will play back at the wrong speed or pitch or the Operating System will resample the playback stream to match the current sample rate of the AES16e In this case the audio speed and pitch will be fin
79. or output if non contiguous devices are active This switch is ON by default for Nuendo 2 amp 3 and Cubase 2 amp 3 and OFF by default for all other applications For specific information about the parameters available from within the most popular audio applications please see the application notes on our website at http www lynxstudio com gt Support gt Support Documentations gt Software Application Notes 7 6 1 ASIO Positioning Protocol The AES16e drivers support Steinberg s ASIO Positioning Protocol APP for users that need timecode synchronization capabilities and use an application that supports ASIO Positioning Protocol In order to take advantage of this feature a Lynx LS ADAT card would need to be used in conjunction with the AES16e in order to provide a sync source to the system With a valid sync source connected to the ADAT Sync In port on the LS ADAT sample accurate synchronization is possible via APP 7 7 Controlling latency by changing buffer size Latency in an audio interface can be defined as the time required to process a sample requested from an application to the interface s audio output A number of factors determine the achievable latency performance of a system housing the AES 16e card processor speed operating system sample rate number of utilized record or play channels system efficiency etc Latency can be manipulated by changing the size of the buffers used to transfer data to and from the AES16e W
80. or recording on each input The options are 8 bit 16 bit 20 bit 24 bit and Auto When Auto 1s selected the bit depth is set according to the sample format requested by an application accessing the record device For example if the sample format is 16 Bit Stereo the bit depth will be set to 16 bit D Record Dropout This status indicator represents the number of audio dropouts that have occurred during recording on a record device Dropouts can produce audible glitches in audio files They are typically caused by a computer s inability to process data from the AES 16e fast enough The indicator is reset at the start of recording or on initialization of the driver when using the ASIO driver model When a dropout has occurred the background for this box will turn Red Record Sample Format Windows Only This status indicator represents the sample format of a recording device The format which is set by an application accessing the device determines the format of the data sent to the host computer for storage or processing The sample format indicates bit depth and mono stereo or multi channel modes In the case of 32 bit formats the lower eight bits are set to zero With ASIO application the bit depth will be reported as ASIO whereas the actual bit depth of the recorded files would need to be established from within the ASIO recording application AES16e User Manual Page 45 Lynx Mixer Reference 112 Record Device Label St
81. ow jitter oscillator Internal External Clock In signal from the CLOCK IN BNC connector on the CBL AES1604 break out cable Header Clock In signal from the board mounted header connector LStream Port In word clock from an LStream device connected to the LStream header port Digital In 1 4 word clock recovered from one of the first AES 3 inputs Y Y Y Y NV 5 2 2 Phase lock Loops and Clock Dividers A two stage phase lock loop system is used to generate a high frequency PLL Clock while attenuating jitter in the selected sample clock source Refer to the Section 5 3 SynchroLock for a description of the operation of the PLL s Clock dividers derive required system clocks from the PLL clock 5 3 Synchrolock The AES16e incorporates SynchroLock clock synchronization technology to provide extreme tolerance to noisy external AES EBU and word clock signals while generating an ultra low jitter clock This technology is especially useful for combating noise induced on cables in complex studio installations SynchroLock provides clock synchronization while insuring bit perfect digital transmission When the AES 16e is connected in an AES EBU daisy chain SynchroLock acts like a jitter firewall to prevent the propagation of jitter to downstream devices By coupling statistical analysis with low noise clock generation techniques SynchroLock is capable of attenuating jitter on incoming AES EBU signals by a factor of 3000 1 Compare this to attenua
82. ox The following items are included in your AES 16e carton gt AES16e PCIe card in antistatic bag gt Lynx Installation CD containing current drivers and this manual gt Warranty registration card Quick Start Guide If any items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or Lynx at http www lynxstudio com AES16e UserManual Page 5 Introduction 15 System requirements Below are listed the minimum hardware and operating system requirements for compatibility with the AES1be It is important to note that most professional audio applications place significant demands on your computer s resources and it is therefore recommended that you meet or exceed the recommended system requirements for your Digital Audio Workstation software which will likely be greater than those listed for the AES 16e Please refer to your audio software s documentation for more information 1 5 1 Windows gt gt gt gt Windows compatible computer with PCI Express support One empty PCI Express slot x1 x16 Video display with 1024 x 768 minimum resolution Windows XP 32 or 64 bit or Windows Vista 32 or 64 bit NOTE The AES 16e is not supported under Windows 2000 95 98 or ME 1 5 2 Macintosh Y Y Y Y Apple Macintosh G5 or later compatible with Intel based Macs One empty PCI Express slot x1 x16 Video display with 1024 x 768 minimum resolution Macintosh OS X 10 4 or higher 16 Nomenclature used in t
83. pecific Setup WINTOWSONIY Nanaman AGA GANA NANG AG 60 71 7 Controlling latency by changing buffer size sss sese 61 8 Working with Third Party Applications 62 ol er lt T va sth UDIY aaa 62 8 2 Controlling Audio BIE DE DEN pia AA Naan 63 o3 M kFDe yice OCT OM e 63 9 Configuring Multiple 5 enl 1a 64 OE Clerk NICI NA ANG AGA 64 92 e lt PL DSi eee 66 IO qoublesnootlg a 67 11 SUP DO Trac lr la 68 11 1 LYNX Website Support Res urces nn 68 11 2 Telephone PPO apa BINAN UNA KUNG oi nn ee 68 11 3 REGISLE MG YOUKAUNN a a ias 68 11 4 RECUMIPOIC Y cunnen NAAN AA 68 AES16e User Manual Page 2 12 APP NOCO dai 69 12 1 SO SC TIC AUC ASANG AG NANA 69 12 2 Programming the AES16e fimware aa 71 12 3 Sa ety I SUCIOS a 71 12 4 EMC C SiG GWIO PS T Tm 72 13 tens Agreement 73 l4 Watan iio Mal Maicao 74 AES16e User Manual Page 3 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Lynx AES16e PCI Express audio interface The AES16e has been designed to provide you with the highest quality professional audio performance available offering unequalled AES EBU channel capacity and routing flexibility Even if you re an experienced audio professional please take a few moments to read through this user s manual It will help to streamline the installation procedure and acquaint you with the AES16e s superior feature set allowing you to quickly realize the full potential of this powerful audio tool 11 Overview
84. r Menu Windows File Menu OS X The Mixer menu located at the top left of the screen allows selection of global mixer functions AL ynx Mixer Settings Restore Def auks Chri D Restore Defaults Load Scene 0 Save Scene Quit d Q Open Scene Core Save Scene Ctrl 1 C Lyre 16_channel_recond ims 2C Lymocl2C dither kns 3 test kne About Lynx Mixer Exit e Restore Defaults This option restores all user selectable parameters to factory default settings This feature should be used as a first step when mixer settings issues are encountered e Open Scene Windows Load Scene OS X This feature allows user defined mixer scenes to be restored Mixer scene files can be saved to any directory on the computer s hard drive After clicking Open Scene navigate to the directory where the desired scene file has been saved highlight the file and click Open e Save Scene This feature provides the ability to save all user selectable parameters Scenes that contain the state of all mixer settings can be saved to a file on the computer harddrive Recalling Scenes is a very quick and efficient way to revert the mixer to an appropriate state for different contexts of use Scene memory is global to all users on a single computer and is initially empty There is no limit to the number of scenes that can be stored After Save Scene is selected A File Name will need t
85. rates tightly AES16e UserManual Page 62 Working with Third Party Applications with ASIO and WDM drivers The net result is exceptional low latency performance with minimal CPU overhead 8 2 Controlling Audio Bit Depth The creation of an audio file with a particular bit depth or resolution is controlled through an application s recording settings These settings are typically adjusted in an audio device configuration menu or in a recording setup window just prior to recording When recording is initiated the AES16e will generate audio samples of the desired resolution Bit depth control during playback of an audio file is also an application issue When a file is played the recorded bit depth is read from the file s header by the application The application uses this information to set the resolution of the AES 16e The AES16e supports file types with 8 16 24 or 32 bit word widths Note that 32 bit files contain 24 bit data with zero data in the least significant bit positions The Lynx Mixer application displays the currently selected bit depth for each device just above the device name in the Record Play window 8 3 Mult Device Operation The sixteen audio devices of the AES16e operate completely independent in terms of whether they are in recording or playback modes and their associated audio files This implies that the devices can operate simultaneously and support the so called full duplex mode where for instance
86. regard this warning and select Continue Anyway 2 The driver installation will continue After several moments the new hardware wizard will indicate that it has completed the installation Click Finish Compleling thee Hardware Update Word ET Aka Lee dai the ani ma al malim mrb p p pans mul ar 6 Navigate to the C Lynx folder Right click the file LynxApps inf Setup Information and click Install The AES16e Card and Lynx Mixer application are now ready to use AES16e User Manual Page 8 Installation Procedures 2 2 3 Uninstalling the AES16e Windows Driver Pac kage in Windows XP XP64 l From the start menu click on Control Panel Lj My Documents aw Recent kumanta Pia d My te sd My Computer NI My network Places Egg Printers and Fanes KJ He and Support Pawa E g 2 Click System to launch System Properties Ele En ye Fp Le bee O D E C pegaen E amp D Ke Ad Pada Pil Acree mere Dag Trac aw 4 ve 9 Coriralera Options g 22 xd Delay Folder Dpbors Fons ib ih u CAME Faden N 4 Wout gt Y ag o Painters and Hegenaland Sekret K Scheduled Saadi and Pinti LEA Ew ii Tas Ha ples Ges y nas 2 xim Taster and Utm Ao WIBUANT Tira g ab fo Cabagan Vies 3 Choose Device Manager from the Hardware tab biter Peapertion Tahem Hector General Compute Name Add Hidra Wand The dd H N 2 5 lup
87. riginal warranty period When the warranty on the product expires the warranty on all replaced and repaired parts also expires What Is Excluded You warranty does not cover e Labor charges for installation or setup of the product e Product repair and or part replacement because of misuse accident unauthorized repair or other cause not within the control of Lynx e A product that requires modification or adaptation to enable it to operate in any country other than the country for which it was designed manufactured approved and or authorized or repair of products damaged by these modifications e Incidental or consequential damages result from the product damage to property damage based on inconvenience or on loss of use of the product and to the extent permitted by law damages for personal injury Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you e A product that is used for rental purposes To Get Warranty Service To obtain warranty service the purchaser must first call or email Lynx at the email address or telephone number printed in Section 11 Support to obtain a Return Authorization Number and instructions concerning where to return the unit for service All inquiries must be accompanied by a description of the problem All authorized returns must be sent to Lynx or an authorized Lynx repair facility postage prepaid insured
88. splays the current mixer version and build number Build Date Displays the date the driver and mixer were released LynxWDM DII Version Helps to identify a driver mixer version mismatch This version should be the same as the Mixer Driver Version LynxWDM Sys Version Helps to identify a driver mixer version mismatch This version should be the same as the Mixer Driver Version Adapter Name Displays the name of the Lynx audio adapter installed Up to four Lynx audio adapters may be shown Serial Number Displays the serial number of the Lynx audio adapter installed PCB Revision Displays the revision of the printed circuit board Firmware ID Displays the firmware sub version identification number Firmware Revision Displays the firmware revision Firmware Date Displays the date the firmware was released If a Lynx Aurora AD DA converter is connected to the AES16e the Aurora serial PCB Revision And Aurora Firmware Revision may also appear in the About Lynx Mixer dialog box as pictured e Exit Windows Quit OS X This option closes the Lynx Mixer application AES16e UserManual Page 51 Lynx Mixer Reference 6 6 Settings Menu The Settings Menu offers access to advanced settings and an alternative method of accessing commonly used functions that appear in the Adapter Window I a Na id i I FLE BHOUTAN QUE KON PAULI OD Pers it Cim m la 3 NAAN Lut EImpnim515 gt Always on Top High Resol
89. t and output device selection menus or windows Refer to the documentation included with your application to determine how to select audio devices With the AES16e properly installed in your computer the digital audio devices will be available to applications and their names will appear in their device selection menus as follows Record Play Record Play AES16e Record 1 AES16e Play 1 Left Right Left Right AES16e Device 1 AES16e Device 1 AES16e Record 2 AES16e Play 2 Left Right Left Right AES16e Device 2 AES16e Device 2 AES16e Record 2 AES16e Play 3 Left Right Left Right AES16e Device 3 AES16e Device 3 etc etc etc etc ASIO No Unique Input Output Names Gore Audio Record Play Record Play AES16e Record 1 AES16e Play 1 AES16e Record 1 AES16e Play 1 AES16e Record 2 AES16e Play 2 AES16e Record 2 AES16e Play 2 AES16e Record 2 AES16e Play 3 AES16e Record 2 AES16e Play 3 etc etc etc etc When more than one AES16e is installed in your system the device names will contain a numeric adapter ID assigned by the operating system For example the first input device on adapter 2 would be listed as AES16e 2 Record 1 Refer to the Configuring Multiple AES 16e s in section 9 for more information 8 12 Optimized PCI Express DMA engine The AES16e takes full advantage of the bi directional capabilities of the 2 5 Gbit second PCI Express bus It s optimized DMA engine supports simultaneous bus read and write transactions and integ
90. t can be selected A Record submenu lists inputs and GA pana cm A ue o feo cee their corresponding the record devices which is dynamically updated to reflect Input Source selections in the Record Play window A Play Fi M Paa M PAIN A Fun Mar e Bawdy iaa im ERO d O submenu lists the left and right channels of the eight stereo play devices IC ped Pipa The No Source option disables a monitor source ETT TOS A In 4 i j ee ae The example to the left shows Digital In 1 L being selected as one of the ii es EF ten sources for DIGITAL OUT IL EN Pt l kagat x BER i E isa Fo OR TR ap After a monitor source 1s selected a four character abbreviation of the uim lardai selection is placed on the button For example DIIL indicates Digital In Dn ns UH on oO HEB CIN LB SN CS D p EBD EDI EH EN EI IE d D output Monitor Mute Buttons tte E mu a us i Hu ame bs ss The buttons labeled M located to the right of each Output Monitor sa Lu a Dra Daxa Hp l Cur 11 Qut b B Out 21 Cut DR Dui 3L Cu Source Button control the muting of the adjacent monitor source When the button is pushed in the mute function is enabled D Attenuation Indic tor This indicator represents the amount of attenuation in dB that has been performed on an output when the associated volume fader has been pulled down 18 Ovenoad Indictor
91. t physically associated with an AES16e installed in a computer slot The procedure is as follows Connect at least OUTI of each AES16e to your AES EBU monitoring equipment Choose an audio application that allows selection of audio devices for audio playback Select AES16e 1 Play 1 as the playback device Listen to the playback of any audio file and note which AES16e card is generating the audio signal In this case the card generating audio is adapter 1 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for AES16e 2 Play 1 AES16e 3 Play 1 and so on until all AES16e s in your system have been identified Y VVV Y We strongly suggest making the first adapter be the clock master This is preferable because applications that are capable of sending sample rate change requests to the audio hardware will only be able to communicate a sample rate request to the first card available This way when you choose a project with a different sample rate or specifically change sample rates for an open project all of the cards will automatically switch to the new rate After the cable connections have been established the clock sources for each card must be set correctly in the Lynx Mixer AES16e User Manual Page 64 Configuring Multiple AES16e s Open the Adapter page for the card that is functioning as the clock master Make sure that the PREFERRED CLOCK SOURCE for this card 1s set to Internal For the first clock slave card open its Adapter windo
92. these ports provides eight channels of input and eight channels of output In this setup either the digital mixer or AES16e can act as the system clock master depending on the clock settings of each device In each case the clock is transmitted to the receiving device via the AES EBU connection AES16e and External Equipment Clock Settings To use the digital mixer as the clock master set the SAMPLE CLOCK SOURCE in the Adapter window of the Lynx Mixer to Digital In 1 Change the clock source setting of the digital mixer to select its Internal clock To use the AES16e as the clock master set the SAMPLE CLOCK SOURCE in the Adapter window of the Lynx Mixer to Internal Change the clock source setting of the digital mixer to use one of its digital inputs In 1 4 Out 1 4 AES EBU Signals Mono channels 1 8 VO PORTA Yamaha compatible AES EBU DB ports on digital mixer Note 1 8 are MONO channels that correspond to the AES16e channels 1 4 which are STEREO 9 16 corresponds to AES16 channels 5 8 In 5 8 Out 5 8 AES EBU Signals Mono channels 9 16 I O PORT B AES16e UserManual Page 27 Getting Started With the AES16e and its drivers properly installed in your computer you can begin to use its capabilities with most popular third party audio applications In order for these applications to access the AES16e you must select one of the AES 16e audio devices in the application s audio device co
93. tion of 100 1 or less for professional quality analog phase lock loops PLL SynchroLock can easily handle AES EBU signals with jitter levels in excess of 800 nanoseconds The SynchroLock sample clock is a two stage system that is comprised of a fast locking wide range analog PLL and digitally controlled crystal based secondary stage Due to extensive number crunching of the secondary stage SynchroLock typically requires one to two minutes to achieve final lock While the secondary stage is working the analog PLL loop maintains lock but with much less jitter attenuation than the secondary stage When the final lock state is achieved the secondary stage is switched on line and becomes the system clock source In some cases this switching process may cause a momentary disruption in digital I O Because of this it is recommended that recording or playback not be started until the green LOCK indicator in the SynchroLock status window is observed This status window is located on the Adapter window of the Lynx Mixer SynchroLock works on any external word clock signal By default SynchroLock is active when the Sample Clock source is set to a clock source other than Internal SynchroLock can be disabled in the settings menu of the mixer by clicking on Settings gt Advanced gt SynchroLock but this is not recommended SynchroLock is capable of locking to word clock frequencies within 100ppm of 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2kHz 96 kHz 176 4
94. to 16 channels 24 bits 14 pin internal connector Two bracket mounted 26 pin high density female D sub connectors 75 ohm BNC word clock input and output provided on XLR breakout cables Two 75 ohm board mounted 2 pin headers for word clock input and output Windows XP Vista platforms MME ASIO 2 0 WDM and DirectSound Core Audio for OS X 10 4 and up Universal Binary Multi window GUI provides complete control of digital mixer and all hardware settings Version 2 0 compliant Bi directional up to 250 Mbytes second Custom 32 channel zero wait state scatter gather DMA engine Bus mastering supported 4 4 H X 6 6 W X 0 75 D standard half size PCI Express card AES16e User Manual Page 69 OPTIONAL CABLES CBL AES1604 CBL AES1605 Appendices 26 pin high density male D sub to four female XLR s AES inputs four male XLR s AES outputs and two female BNC s word clock I O Six foot 110 ohm shielded twisted pair cabling 26 pin high density male D sub to 25 pin male D sub Supports 4 channels of input and output Compatible with Aurora converters and devices with standard Yamaha digital I O pinout from Yamaha Apogee Mackie and others Twelve foot 1 10 ohm shielded twisted pair cabling AES16e User Manual Page 70 Appendices 12 2 Programming the AES16e firmware Firmware is a set of configuration data that controls the low level operation of a hardware device The firmware can be altered to change
95. udio Card MODEL NUMBER AES 16 COMPLIANCE TEST REPORT NUMBER Covered by European Standards Report B30915V1 COMPLIANCE TEST REPORT DATE November 2 2003 RESPONSIBLE PARTY IN USA Lynx Studio Technology Inc ADDRESS 711 West 17 Street Suite H3 Costa Mesa CA 92627 TELEPHONE 949 515 8265 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If the unit does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception please refer to your user s manual for instructions on correcting the problem I the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above requirements Costa Mesa California April 23 2008 YAN Leama Robert Bauman Compliance Engineer 12 4 2 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY MANUFACTURERS NAME Lynx Studio Technology Inc MANUFACTURER ADDRESS 711 West 17 Street Suite H3 Costa Mesa CA 92627 U S A COMPLIANCE TEST REPORT NUMBER B30915V1 COMPLIANCE TEST REPORT DATE November 2 2003 TYPE OF EQUIPM
96. ugh a mute switch and then through the dither block which offers three popular dither algorithms and bit depth control The output of the dither block is measured for peak level meters and feeds one of the Record Bus channels Software control of the digital mixer s input blocks is provided in the Record Play window of the Lynx Mixer application The input selector corresponds to the Input Source select buttons above the faders for each record channel Mute and dither controls are also provided for each channel on this window 5 1 3 Record Bus and Devices The 16 channels of the Record Bus are derived from the outputs of the mixer input blocks These signals are routed to the host computer via the PCle bus to the AES16e driver and also feed the output section of the digital mixer to provide zero latency record monitoring The AES driver installed on the host computer assigns the 16 channels from the Record Bus to eight stereo record devices as follows Record Bus Channel 1 feeds the left channel of Record Device 1 Record Bus Channel 2 feeds the right channel Record Device 1 Record Bus Channel 3 feeds the left channel Record Device 2 etc Record Bus Channel 16 feeds the right channel Record Device 8 Y Y Y Y Y 5 14 Play Bus and Devices The Play Bus is derived from the 16 channels sent to the AES16e play devices from host applications In other words when an application is used to playback a file the data from the file is sent to an
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98. ution Clock Rates A gt D High Pass Filt Level Meter Range E disi IA Siam KAWAN Inrermg Record Dither Type Q Record Dither Type K j MTC Source gt Advanced d Device Settings OS X Note Grayed Out selections are for L22 LynxTWO cards only e Always on Top Windows Only When this option is checked the Lynx Mixer window stays on top of other active windows e High Resolution Clock Rates Windows Only When checked this option enables the display of measured clock rates with 1 hertz resolution Otherwise rates are displayed with 100 hertz resolution This feature controls the display of all System Clock Rates and the Digital Input Clock Rates on the Adapter Window of the mixer NOTE With this option enabled lower digits may fluctuate rapidly as a result of measurement resolution This 1s typically not an indication of clock jitter 30 Level Meter Range Windows Only This option provides control of the range displayed by the peak meters on the Record Play and Output windows of the mixer The available ranges are 70dB 96dB and 114dB default Decreasing the range will increase the resolution of the meter display which may be required for more critical monitoring This is a universal setting for all meters it is not possible to set multiple ranges AES16e User Manual Page 52 Lynx Mixer Reference 31 Record Dither Type This option provides selection of the type of dither used on all r
99. vels or to allow immediate access to Mixer controls requiring dynamic changes The Mixer can be forced to appear on top of other applications by selecting the Always On Top option in the Settings pull down menu Windows Only 6 13 Mixer Configuration Recall The settings in the Lynx Mixer are saved each time you close the Lynx Mixer application The stored settings are automatically recalled the next time your computer is restarted In addition you can save Mixer scenes with all parameters intact for instant recall Mixer scenes can be saved from the MIXER menu Windows or the FILE menu OSX This is an effective way to toggle the Mixer state for different contexts of use 1 e recording and mixing AES16e User Manual Page 37 Lynx Mixer Reference 6 2 Adapter Window LA Lynx AES 1 6e Mixer Adapter d Im f Lock Vaky Party CSCRC Type Emohsss Pate Clock Rate Dora ln A AO Dots In 2 RUN NUN NEN NONI NGABA NEN rinm 14 1 Ln Re Digital ln BONS ZIS NUN NONE DCN INI nee 44 1 kHz Digital A RATIOS rw Digtal In c Ce Digital in RORIS DINO OOO E TA BH agno 14 1 Mas Digital in Maa OMS OE OO CCR AO tai 14 1 kHz Digtal Out 1 B Wald T Hor POM Digital Out 2 v Vaid T Nor PCM Digital Out 3 R Valid T Nor PCM Dja Out 4 fv Vald Man PCM Digital Out 5 fv Valid T Non PCM Digital Out 6 EF Val NonPcm Digital Out 7 R Val T Non PCM Digital Out 6 valid F Mon PCM Windows Crau coran Chutzua
100. w and verify that a sample rate 1s displayed next to Header in the PREFERRED CLOCK SOURCE section If not power down the computer check cable connections and card orientation and then power up and check again If a sample rate is displayed next to Header then select Header as the preferred clock source If no audio applications are open Header should then become the Current Source at the top of the Adapter page Repeat this process for every slave card in the system 9 1 2 All Lynx cards as clock slaves If your studio is oriented around a dedicated clock source or you prefer to have your AD DA converters operate as clock masters the Lynx cards in your system can be configured to slave to an external clock reference Clock can be received by the AES16e cards via word clock connections when the CBL AES 1604 cable sets are used see section 3 3 1 External Clocking or by slaving to the signals presented to the digital inputs When multiple digital devices are connected to the Lynx cards it is essential that all of those devices are synchronized to a single clock source for proper operation It is generally recommended to avoid daisy chaining clock connections between digital devices beyond a second generation as the clock signal can degrade In such cases it is preferable to use some form of clock generation to insure the word clock integrity After the cable connections have been established the clock sources
101. wire modes Sixteen channels available with support for conversion ratios up to 16 1 Dynamic range 144 dB AES16e SRC model only FPGA based core contains custom PCI Express interface data routing and formatting device stream control digital mixing clock routing and control and DMA engine Support for field upgrades of firmware Card is visible to host applications as eight record devices and eight play devices Each device has two channels and can be used independently for multi client functionality Digital inputs 1 4 external word clock on BNC with optional CBL AES1604 cable internal word clock on header on board low jitter crystal oscillator Multi stage VCXO based clock generation system with 3000 1 jitter attenuation Wide mode tracks off frequency clocks narrow mode generates ultra low jitter output for standard frequencies ON BOARD DIGITAL MIXER Type Routing Mixing Status Hardware based low latency Ability to route any input to any or multiple outputs Up to 22 input or playback channels mixed to any output 40 bit precision Peak levels to 114 dB on all inputs and outputs LSTREAM EXPANSION PORT Compatibility Type CONNECTIONS VO Ports External Clock Internal Clock SOFTWARE Windows Drivers Macintosh Drivers Mixer Application GENERAL PCI Express Bus Data Transfers Size Supports Lynx LStream expansion cards including the LS ADAT 16 Channel ADAT I O card High speed serial up

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