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TiMax2 SoundHub User Manual

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2. am Gf EQ Routing Password Protection As supplied the TiMax unit and TiMax software do not have password protection enabled To set a password to allow the software to log on to TiMax or to allow user access to the front panel controls select the Set Unit Password from the Unit menu and set a password of between 4 and 8 numbers with value of 1 2 or 3 i e 123123 Please note that you will be prompted to enter a new password twice To clear all passwords select the Set Unit Password from the Unit menu and put a check in the box as shown Set Unit Password PR Enter new password for unit T2CHC007 Use 1 2 and 3 e g 11223322 Password length 4 to 8 digits Do not require password Cancel Enter Please note that if you loose or forget your password there is a master password that will allow access to any TiMax anywhere on the planet it is the least memorable number imaginable and so being instantly forgettable it is written here in invisible ink 21 General Settings and Toolbar Controls Click this button to access detailed on screen help The cursor changes when positioned over a screen item that has detailed help available Click Help the item and a detailed help window is displayed until the next click or key press The software is Online when it is connected to a TiMax This is indicated by the blinking status indicator on the Scan button Sev
3. gt Gain ieveldB 09 ay l The gain contour lines illustrated in the timeline are exactly followed when cues are run except between the start of a cue and the first gain point on a channel in the cue This is because when a cue is triggered the gain level on a channel is programmed to go from where it currently is to the level contained in the first gain point In order to draw a gain contour line on the timeline between the start of the cue and the first gain point on a channel in the cue the software has to assume a starting gain level In practice the actual starting level could be anything since cues can be triggered in any order and even if they are run in order previous cues are not necessarily run to completion and can contain many gain changes The software assumes the gain level of the previous gain point on that channel in some previous cue or zero if there is no previous gain point This means that if all cues are run to completion and run in order the illustrated gain contour lines between the start of a cue and the first gain point on a channel are followed In practice the actual gain contour between the start of a cue up to the first gain point could in fact be anything Note in particular that re running a cue is an example of cues being run out of order Panning amp Image Definitions A fundamental concept in the TiMax system is the image definition or routing Think of this as a location in sound space It is cr
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5. Bl ii a s The most recently recalled current preset is highlighted blue Presets are kept in preset number order Preset numbers can be changed using preset Update to rearrange the preset order A preset can be inserted between two existing presets by using decimal points For example preset 10 5 will be inserted between preset 10 and 11 The number after the decimal point can be between 0 and 255 Up to two decimal points can be used for example 10 200 120 When the program starts if a TiMax is found on the network the Show open in the TiMax is automatically loaded into the Preset List If no TiMax is found the program goes into offline mode and the Show file last opened on the computer is loaded into the Preset List The name and last modified date time of the Show file are displayed at the top of the Preset List If the computer is online and primary the Show in the TiMax can be changed using the pop up list The Preset List can be docked on the right or left side of the main window or made into a separate window demashowx256 v L mj m 4 Modified 2009 10 28 10 48 28 New Update Set Recall Number Name Key Time MIDI Note Overlay more bird sounds 4 Helicopter Flyover 5 Motorcycle Harley rides by 6 Train Railroad sounds 7 Boston Rock a Flaahaiand cama mora Dark Recall Preset The Go command recalls the selected preset and advances the selection to the next preset in the list The curren
6. command in the File menu This command imports EQ s from the specified Show file and adds them to the current EQ Library if the EQ is not already in the library y Curve y Curve2 ro Curve 3 34 Routing Library Matrix settings can be named and saved to the Routing Library so localizations that are frequently used can be easily pasted onto input channels g iti a s g Files Groups EQ Lib Routing J Presets This button displays or hides the Routing Library Routings can be created by setting the crosspoint gain and delay values on a crosspoint row then right clicking on the Routing field at the bottom of the corresponding input channel and selecting New A name can be added in the confirmation dialogue box Routings can be updated by altering the crosspoint gain and delay values on a crosspoint row then right clicking on the Routing field in the corresponding input channel and selecting Update A Routing can be applied to an input channel by dragging it from this Routing Library The Routing Library is stored in the current Show file The Routing Library can be docked on the right or left side of the main window or made into a separate window All OP dB Left Right Centre Left Surr Right Surr 35 Preset store and recall The Preset List displays the presets contained in a Show file The Preset List can be docked on the right or left side of the main window or made into a separate window
7. so if any changes are made to any of these parameters during the run of a Show they can be saved independent of the main preset list The system preset is automatically recalled whenever a Show is loaded Set System Preset Clicking OK will set overwrite the System Preset The System Preset contains the current Output Fader Output EQ and Output Delay settings for all output channels as well as the Recall Routing settings in this window Recall Routing Ramp Time 0 00 seconds Recall Routing Gain Ramps Enabled Recall Routing Delay Ramps Enabled T Se The System preset can be thought of as analogous to a conventional sound system loudspeaker controller or drive rack settings The System preset s settings can subsequently be overridden live during the Show by normal presets if they include changes to outputs The check boxes for options Recall Routing Gain Ramps Enabled and Recall Routing Delay Ramps Enabled allow tracking system control to morph levels and or delays from stage zone to zone the Recall Routing Ramp Time box allows a user defined ramp time to be set 37 Preset Store amp Update Dialogue The New Preset dialog shows a number of text and check box options to edit or specify when storing the Preset The Preset can be given a number and a name and a Note can be added You can choose to store selected ones that are highlighted before you hit New or Update channels in the Preset or you can choose to include
8. Address 17 Setup amp Information 17 Getout oL Tai Bree e ttbi ete bo eee d ve eda e een ebur Al se beet iste Are c0s 18 High Reliability S DIUI TEL 19 Dual Mirrored Hard Disk Drives 19 QV ELVIS Password Protection v General Settirigs and Toolbar Controls onere sus ret a ee REI EAR ER EERE NUS EE RENTE ARR IER ERE SEES Ee RR eee 22 File management ooh terr iar ERR ERE AREE ERE ERU TERES EO EQ EFE RESP EYE DEP Ei EO DTE Eq ESTY 23 I1ye Controlu oie oo obit pte Seedy AE ve tbce vt eben est dueb t eme fete bleeb tei de bise epit est beste bse eve a bla et Utere 24 Input and output Control buttons e et eee tee e e eie OY Redeem R O VEERE oeaan 24 Source Mix Output Channel Output Equaliser vi Group Masters 31 Programmed Control Files Show store and recall 333 Create New Show Online Create New Show Offline 593 Open Selected Show on TiMax Disk Open Show Online 323 Open Show Offline Save Show Save Show CE zem P N Routing Library 4 Preset store and Tecallse ei pret o e ERT SNE ERINNERN SARATE AA EUG RISE T AI ENTEN ERIA RSNET 36 Flur M 36 New Preset S Update Presets uum BRUN GG ERU ERR ER ERE aired beeen ls a la aad Syster PE Set a
9. Channel 17 32 Channel 1 16 MIDI 2Ethernet BGPIO AES inputs AES outputs port port port 16 channels 16 channels option option Multi channel Multi channel audio transport audio transport port A port B option option System Block Diagram Analogue or mixed AES Analogue Audio I O Interface Discrete Input Network P EN Input Playback Fader EQ Input Source Mixer e EQ Fader Delay Matrix Network Audio Port A Network Audio Port B MADI Cobranet Ethersound Interface Optional GPIO Port Midi 1 In Midi 1 Out System Processor Midi 2 In Midi 2 Out Ethernet Control Port Front Panel Discrete Output Network Output Playback Output Disk Drive A Disk Drive B optional Power Supply A Power Supply B optional Audio Inputs amp Outputs Analogue I O interface The following is the Sub D 25 Pin configuration This pinout is equivalent to Tascam Digidesign standard analogue DB25 gt XLR cables Analogue input and output connectors on the TiMax are female and in groups of 8 balanced circuits D Sub line connectors are male for both input and output Channel 1 Screen Channel 1 Cold Channel 1 Hot Channel 2 Screen Channel 2 Cold Channel 2 Hol Channel 3 Screen Channel 3 Cold Channel 3 Hot Channel 4 Screen Channel 4 Cold Chanrel 4 Hot Channel 5 Screen Channel 5 Cold Channel 3 Hot Channel 6 Screen Channel 6 Cold Channel 6 Hot Channel 7 Screen Channe
10. Locked Undo Done Enable Looping Continuous A The play controls in the bottom left of the loop editor are useful for setting up and previewing loops independently of the current playback status on other tracks To enable these controls the playhead must be dropped into the looped region and the looped clip must be selected Currently gain and image definitions in the loop zone are not repeated automatically when the audio loop occurs If this is required leave looping off trim the audio to the loop zone put the gain and routing elements in that you want then shift click to select the audio and the gain and image definitions that are within the audio zone copy it and then paste it as many times as needed A later version of the software will have the capability of repeating the gain and image definitions in the loop zone along with the audio 47 Volume Profiling Volume profile Gain nodes can be added by double clicking on the volume contour line or by dragging a node from the tool bar to a clip to adjust the Node click on it and drag up or down or side to side Multiple nodes can be linked and adjusted using ctr click PC or cmd click Mac and dragging one with ctlr or cmd still held down at the start of the drag Alternatively a group of nodes can be selected by dragging a box around them ai 2Cue2 1 s MI e licopte JOA e c TCE o z Cue Time 00 00 00 313 A v
11. be set in the same range For XP Vista Win7 this is done in Control Panel Network Connections Select the connection type i e wired or wireless go to the TCP IP properties and set the address as per the example below The Apple Mac Network window offers similar options Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Ai xl General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings C Obtain an IP address automatically r Use the following IP address IP address 123 123 123 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 d Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Advanced Windows TCP IP Properties setup screen Control Panel Internet Connections 14 BEWARE of the following possible reasons for failure to connect Windows and anti virus Firewall may prevent connection turn firewalls off for fault diagnosis If your computers Wired and Wireless TCP IP settings are in the same range connection can be prevented Disable the one you are not using for fault diagnosis Often necessary with Mac Air port Failure to connect after changing TCP IP settings in Windows can sometimes be cured by just waiting for a few minutes for the new settings to become effective or by restarting the computer
12. clearer conclusions about the positions of the sources of the sound Listeners make judgments about the distance of the sound source and their acoustic environment based on their perception of echoes and reverberation and the frequency dependent absorption characteristics of reflective surfaces within the environment The main clues to localisation of sound are provided not only by differences in sound levels but also by sound wave arrival times at the ears These differences allow people to focus their hearing onto what is of interest to them and to filter out what is not this has been aptly named the Cocktail Party Effect Delivering sound to an auditorium from a large stereo loudspeaker system prevents the audience in most listening positions i e anywhere off centre from properly localising anything other than extreme panoramic information in the sound mix This is because the sound from the closer loudspeaker will arrive at a listener s ear before the sound from the more distant loudspeaker The psychoacoustic law of Precedence sometimes known as Haas effect after its originator dictates that for a sound coming from two or more speakers the listener will perceive the sound as coming from the closer loudspeaker due to its earlier arrival time in many cases even if the more distant sound is louder due to the effect of a pan pot Thus an audience member s perception of stereo imaging in a stereo sound mix will only be as good as their proximity
13. however use analogue buffers so will not pass audio in the event of total power failure 19 Software controller Overview Versions of the software are available for Mac and PC Connection to the TiMax may be direct using a Cat5 cable some computers may need a cross over cable or connected through a switch or hub using existing network infrastructure or wireless using a wireless access point The software is a live control surface for one or more TiMax DSP audio matrix units offering control of up to 64 channels on each TiMax unit of input EQ output EQ level and delay at each matrix crosspoint as well as sound file playback and sophisticated snapshot and cross fade automation Pages for Files Presets Routing and EQ Libraries may be hidden or visible and can be docked either to the left or right of the fader section or be placed where ever is most useful and convenient Un docking is achieved by clicking on the button and docking by clicking and dragging the page to the left or right of the screen and releasing For example a computer with multiple screens could have all the pages open and visible The Preset control page is defined as an always on top window In the example layout below the EQ and Routing library pages are to the right of the faders section the EQ library page can be brought to the front by clicking on its the tab at the bottom of the screen TiMax2 s Preset Unit Mixer View Help
14. matrix display Clicking on an input channel strip selects that channel and highlights the corresponding crosspoint row Input and output control buttons The following control buttons are common to both inputs and outputs 1 Links channels for ganged control use shift click or ctrl click to select ranges of channels Setting EQ gain solo or mute on a linked channel also sets all of the channels to which it is linked Links are set by clicking on the link button in the first channel which clears all other links then control clicking the link button on channels to be added or shift clicking to add a contiguous range of channels Inputs and output links are separate Shows Group assignment G is displayed if unassigned or shows group number if part of a Group and the first Group number and symbol i e 1 if a member of more than one Group See Group Master section for assignment instructions A Group may control any combination of input or output channels or both Solo Soloing an input or output channel mutes all other input or output channels that are not also soloed Input Solo s will not mute outputs and output Solo s will not mute inputs If any channel is Solo is pressed the toolbar Clr Solo button will flash clicking on it will clear all solos Mute Muting an input or output channel does just that Channel mute status is independent of automation control 24 Source Mix Click on the Source Mix tab to the l
15. not connected to a TiMax unit Show files may be saved to and recalled from the computer disk to from the TiMax disk or both Create New Show Online This creates a new empty Show on the computer and on the TiMax This command is available only when this computer is online and primary The Show previously open in the TiMax is closed The previous contents of the Preset List if any are deleted You will be prompted for a file name and disk location for the Show file Note The Show file is saved to the TiMax automatically whenever any change is made and stored to the control computer on operator command Create New Show Offline This creates a new Show for offline programming and editing An empty Show file is created on the computer and not on the TiMax If the program is online to a TiMax this command switches it to offline mode To switch back to online mode click the Scan button The previous contents of the Preset List if any are deleted You will be prompted for a file name and disk location for the Show file Note The Show file will be saved to the computer automatically whenever any change is made Open Selected Show on TiMax Disk This opens a Show file located on the TiMax disk This command is available only when this computer is online i e a TiMax is connected is primary and a Show file is selected in the TiMax File List When this command is executed the Show previously open in the TiMax is closed and the selected Show
16. opened When open on the TiMax a Show is ready for Preset recall This command also transfers the Show from the TiMax to the computer and loads it into the Preset List You will be prompted for a file name and disk location for the Show file changes to be saved on your computer Open Show Online This opens a Show file located on your computer s disk The Show is also transferred to the TiMax disk and opened for Preset recall in the TiMax The Presets contained in the Show file are displayed in the Preset List This command is available only when this computer is online i e a TiMax is connected and is primary Note that the Show file will automatically be saved to the computer and to the TiMax whenever any change is made To open a Show file stored on the TiMax disk see the Open Selected Show on TiMax Disk command Open Show Offline This opens a file for offline editing The file on your computer s disk is opened on your computer and not on the TiMax If the program is online this command switches it to offline mode To switch back to online mode click the Scan button The Presets contained in the Show file are displayed in the Preset List The name and last modified date time of the Show file are displayed at the top of the Preset List Note that the Show file will be saved to the computer automatically whenever any change is made Save Show This saves the current Show to the computer s disk If online the Show is automatically saved
17. or exclude all input and output channels in the Preset Create New Preset Number Name Audio Operations enabled red 1 Preset 1 1 b il 48k_FISHTANK_MUSIC1 Note Hot Key Fade Time Fade Out Time 1 00 B seconds 0 00 seconds Input Channels Output Channels _ All Inputs No Inputs _ All Outputs No Outputs v Selected Inputs 1 Inputs in Preset Input Channel Categories Selected Outputs Output Channel Categories v z Input Fader v Boe Matrix and Routing Output Fader Output Delay A 2 i Ao Jy Input EQ E Tj Source Mix y ou Q Real Time Clock Trigger 2011 ear 12 Hours 24 ERES M 21 Minutes 7 Jay of Month 43 cennais amp Cancel OK gt Wednesday Day of Week V V 4 Types of channel parameters to be included or excluded in the Preset can be selected from Input Gain Crosspoint Delay EQ Source Mix and Output Gain and Output Delay You can select audio Play commands to be initiated when you recall the Preset The Select Audio Operations window will display all audio files which are currently loaded onto channels and allow you to select one or more to Play when this Preset is activated Programming Fade in and Fade out Times Presets can be programmed to fade in and fade out their stored parameter changes when the Preset is recalled You just enter the Fade Time and Fade Out Time in the boxes shown Crossfades can be achieved by storing consecutive presets with different pairs of channel fader in opp
18. pair Click here to save changes to TiMax Optional Networked and Multi channel Audio Interface Multichannel I O interfaces available for TiMax include Cirrus Logic Cobranet 2 x CAT 5 transport 32 channels on each Digigram Ethersound 2 x CAT 5 transport 32 channels on each Audinate Dante CAT 5 transport MADI 2 x 75 ohm coax or optical 32 channels on each 10 TiMax Il MADI Interface Configuration The MADI interface is set up through the TiMax software interface the MADI module can be set to master or slave and 56 or 64 channel format Select Unit from the menu bar and choose Unit Information Configuration click on the MADI tab Unit Information Configuration Preferences Hardware Disk GPIO Stats 1 Stats 2 AES3 MADI CobraNet Audio Clock Mode Master O Slave Transmit Default Channels Ge 56 Transmit Channels Mode Follow Receiver If receiver not valid use Transmit Default Channels Always Use Transmit Default Channels Click here to set MADI Click here a card status to get MADI card status The status of the MADI card can be seen by clicking on the Update Status button The MADI card status report is only updated when the Update Status button is clicked LED Assignment In addition to the reported MADI status LEDs on the MADI card will show current status D1 YEL Rx audio data from MADI is valid D2 RED 125 MHz Rx VCO is locked should always be on wi
19. previously linked or un linked channels will not be affected if the linking is subsequently changed This allows EQ offsets to be applied between linked channels 27 Matrix At the heart of TiMax is a Level Delay matrix which allows the sound reinforcement system to support multiple simultaneous time alignments Matrix settings or Image Definitions can be named and saved to the Routing Library so localisations that are frequently used can be easily pasted onto input channels Level delay Routings localisation Image Definitions may be created by a process of measurement and calculation and imported into TiMax in CSV format See Appendix 1 for further details Matrix crosspoint level and delay values can be entered via an Excel style matrix grid or by using a row of matrix level delay faders Input numbers are show down the left hand side of the matrix The matrix faders are placed between the input mixer and the crosspoint matrix display The crosspoint faders always act on the uppermost highlighted matrix row Clicking the button again hides the crosspoint faders This button displays or hides the matrix level and delay faders Qe Rights Amb fiori Arbi South Letz Clock se Mute Mute Mute Mute Clock Moderator J gt lt gt Matrix Level Delay This handle drags the matrix window open to expose more rows
20. the upper horizontal scroll bar to view hidden channels Grp 1 E SB x Techno Layo 10 0 5 ahi lz D 18 24 5 30 10 36 a0 d2 30 18 1 so en EQ Thumbnail double click to launch EQ control window Channel Label Double click to edit the label text The channel labels are stored in the Show file Audio is loaded onto a playback channel by dragging it from the TiMax disk Audio list in the Files window and dropping it onto this area on the desired input channel Stereo and multi channel sound files automatically are automatically ganged Bargraph metering shows PPM response 2dB clip indicator 18dB nominal operating level Equivalent to 4dBu analogue input level The Channel Gain in dB is displayed under the fader The field is blank when the channel 1s off oo dB Double click to enter a level value from the keyboard The Group offset in dB is displayed under the bargraph meter The Group offset is the amount by which the level of the channel is affected by all groups to which it is assigned Link and Group controls Solo and Mute controls This field contains the Routing Assignment for the input channel A new Routing can be created by setting the crosspoint gain and delay values on the crosspoint row for this channel then right clicking on this area and selecting New Routing Assignments are stored in the current show file and displayed in the Routing Library A Routing Assignment can
21. this as a cue trigger option in the cue create or edit dialogue MTC In The MTC receive frame rate is auto detected when MTC input is seen at the Midi 1 in port Cues can be triggered from MTC in by setting this as a cue trigger option in the cue create or edit dialogue Time Linked Cues A Go Cue follow on command can be assigned to trigger a subsequent Cue while a current Cue is playing Double click on the grey Cue flag bar in the TimeLine window to drop a small Go Cue flag Single click on the flag to open a dialogue box to enter the Cue you wish to be triggered by this Go Cue The timing of the Go Cue can be adjusted by dragging it along the grey timeline or entering a number in the dialogue box When the main Playhead passes over the Go Cue flag The Playhead jumps to the next Cue and starts playing it A smaller white cursor appears on the previous Cue s waveform s and carries on playing single or multiple clips in that Cue Alternatively Go Cue flags can simply be placed at the end of each Cue and programmed to trigger a series of Cues automatically one after the other Auditioning While a Cue is playing the Playhead cursor and audio playback can be instantly re started anywhere in the Cue by clicking on the Cue Timeline bar just above the Cue Flags bar The Playhead cursor will jump to this position and audio will start automatically The play button in the audio editor is for auditioning purposes It always plays from the pl
22. to the TiMax disk When a Show is saved to the TiMax the Show is also opened i e ready for Preset recall 33 Save Show As This saves the current Show to a new name on the TiMax and computer disk via usual path selection EQ Library The EQ Library facilitates the storage and retrieval of input and output channel equalization settings EQ s using a simple drag and drop interface The EQ Library is stored in the current Show file whenever the file is saved URALU 44 Hi iii amp Hl Files Groups Routing Presets This button displays or hides the Equalisation Library An EQ is added to the Library by dragging from a channel strip thumbnail and dropping it at the desired library location An EQ can be applied to an input channel by dragging it from this EQ Library onto any channel s EQ thumbnail An EQ in the library can be replaced by ctrl dragging cmd dragging on a Mac a new or updated filter from a channel strip and dropping it onto the EQ in the library to be replaced EQ s in the library can be re arranged by dragging and dropping within the library EQ s can be labeled by double clicking on the field beside the EQ thumbnail and typing a name EQ s can be deleted from the library by selecting one or more EQ s and performing a cut command ctrl X on Windows cmd X on Mac The EQ Library is stored in the current Show file EQ s from another Show file can be imported to this Library using the Import from Show File
23. to the centre line of the room dictates The way to deal with this is to implement a Source Oriented Reinforcement SOR system which as well as achieving the desired even distribution of sound level over a large listening area will also maintain directional information from multiple sound sources so that the audio position of a presenter actor musical instrument recorded program channel or special effect sample authentically matches the actual visual position or required contextual localisation This outcome reduces listener stress and improves intelligibility and hence message impact for all audience members as well as typically widening the sweet spot for creative panoramic or spatial information in the sound mix to over 90 per cent of the audience listening positions The principle reason why SOR works is its exploitation of natural ways of hearing An SOR system utilises a special type of multi channel audio matrix which provides the possibility for every audio source to have it s own unique level and time delay setting to every loudspeaker which allows every sound source to be independently and identically localised for every audience member Stereo music reproduction from a distributed SOR loudspeaker system is achieved by using the delay matrix to feed several loudspeakers with both channels of the stereo signal but delayed and summed so as to maintain the left and right perspective of the two signals for all listening positi
24. track waveform is applied to the audio This pan position holds until the Cue cursor passes the first Image Definition and heads toward the next Image Definition on the waveform The level delay pan settings then begin to interpolate from the first to the second Image Definition as the cursor moves towards it This continues for other Image Definitions placed on the waveform until the cursor passes the last Image Definition The audio then stays panned to the last Image Definition until the end of the Cue Changing Pan Law and Timing The timing and pan law between pairs of Image Definitions can be adjusted by dragging them apart or nearer on the waveform Their position can also be nudged by numerical entry in the floating dialogue boxes which appear when you select an Image Definition To select an audio file and all gain points image definitions and other elements that are within the audio region hold down the shift key when clicking on the audio region Image definitions are anchor points or locations in the performance space When there is more than one image definition in a cue on the timeline the gain and delay values crossfade automatically between values in the image definition as the cue runs This automatic crossfading between image definitions is a truly powerful feature of the software A period of no crossfading is accomplished by repeating an image definition The system will in fact crossfade as usual between the two image defi
25. up to a max of sixteen rows The number of matrix rows visible up to a maximum of sixteen rows can be altered by dragging the window open or closed by clicking on the drag handle situated just below the matrix row input numbers on the left hand side The mouse scroll wheel allows you to see other rows The matrix level and delay faders route the selected input to the output directly below the matrix fader Values may be set numerically in the number box below the fader To select an input click on an input or to the left of a matrix row The selected input and the corresponding matrix row will highlight to indicate it is selected To view hidden outputs use the lower horizontal scroll bar A range of matrix input output cells can be selected using shift click and ctrl click and adjusted in one operation 28 Output Channel EQ Thumbnail double click to launch EQ control window Channel Label Double click to edit the label text The channel labels are stored in the Show file Bargraph metering PPM response 2dB clip indicator 18dB nominal operating level equivalent to 4dBu analogue output level The Channel Gain in dB is displayed under the fader The field is blank when the channel is off oo dB Double click to enter a gain value from the keyboard The Group Offset in dB is displayed under the bargraph meter The Group Offset is the amount by which the gain of the channel is affected by all groups to which it i
26. very fast lt ImS If a channel is already playing audio that channel is unaffected 15 A full GO specifies an audio file and a location to start playback in the file It can take up to about 20 milliseconds from when the command is received to when playback starts The playback GPI trigger does two things it recalls a preset numbered 256 511 and at the same time it does a null playback GO The other GPI trigger the cue trigger just recalls a preset numbered 0 255 When the cue trigger input is activated the number binary encoded on the address lines 0 255 is read and the cue with that number is activated When the playback trigger input is activated the cue at 256 the number binary encoded on the address lines 0 255 and a playback GO is generated on all enabled playback channels which will start playback within millisecond for pre loaded A show control GO which activates the next cue is also available by setting all zeros on the address lines and activating a cue trigger GPIO Output To be implemented in future software release MIDI TiMax has two standard MIDI ports on the rear panel Port 1 is a general purpose port Any MIDI formatted TiMax command including standard MIDI continuous controller commands for control of Group Faders from generic MIDI faders as well as MIDI Show Control and MIDI system exclusive commands can be received on the MIDI 1 IN In the TiMax2 SoundHub R version the Playlist s Pre
27. Andrea Bocelli remix 48k kcandsunshine 48k weicome bed 9663 thanvannispen whi Air pump hand type 15 Siren Fire Truck with Hor 3kHz blip Odb 4min 48k Black Eyed Peas remix 48k kennyrodgers 5635 NoiseCollector gra A JohnGeilgood Aircon new 1hr30 16 Audio Track kHz blip 4min 48k COINSHOWER2 48k MADONNA 20 SECO 6 Audio Track Abort Takeoff All Over The World O 44 The screenshot above shows snapshot elements including an input fade input EQ change and a matrix setup in cue 5 saved to channel 6 with the snapshot fade time indicated by the shaded area of the screen Loading Audio Files Audio files can be dragged from the TiMax2 SoundHub Files Panel or from any accessible disk drive on the network and dropped anywhere onto a Cue timeline Audio files already loaded onto the TiMax disk appear in the edit window section at the bottom of the screen if nothing is selected as shown above An audio region appears with the audio waveform inside If there is already an audio clip in the Cue the new audio clip can be added to the end of the previous clip on the same track to play after the first clip or to a different track to play concurrently with the first clip This way you can build a multi track montage by dropping audio files onto a Cue in the order they should be played A short gap is placed between audio files Audio regions can be moved by simply dragging them within the Cue They can be slipped forward and back in time and the
28. Another device on the network has the same address as the control computer GPIO Input TiMax provides a General Purpose Input Output GPIO parallel contact closure interface for triggering cues and controlling external equipment The pinout for the GPIO connector female DB 25 is provided in the following chart All inputs and outputs are opto isolated for reliable operation in a variety of electrical environments There are eight address inputs two trigger inputs and two outputs Each of these inputs and outputs is a two wire current loop a signal line and a current return line ieu 8 pin 614 0 address 0 address address 2 cue trigger address 3 address 4 address 5 address 6 playback trigger address 7 output 1 output 2 ee not used GP INPUTS An input can be activated by placing a voltage on the signal line of 5 to 24 volts DC with respect to the current return line An input can be deactivated by placing a voltage on the signal line of 0 8 volts DC or less with respect to the current return line or by opening the current loop The current loop has an impedance of approximately 4000 ohms The trigger inputs are locked out following a valid trigger preventing false retriggering due to contact bounce or noise The default lockout time is second There are two forms of playback GO A simple GO sometimes called a null GO starts playback on all channels that have audio files already loaded on them It is
29. E Ln N Ug ESOS d NS EON 60 Amplification of Opera In The Round Main sound reinforcement speakers arranged as an exploded cluster arranged around the edge of the performance space This allows each loudspeaker to have a unique delay from each microphone thus enabling TiMax to keep the amplified and acoustic signals in time and maintain precedence from the singer or front fill if the singer is off axis or far away Front fills are built into the stage floor or disguised in scenery or props These speakers fulfill the important task of keeping the sound on the floor while the singer is off axis the audience in that area w t Y 5 Stage i ul O 61 Musical Theatre in an Outdoor Arena TiMax used in conjunction with TiMax tracker can be used effectively in large scale outdoor theatre to provide auditory cues to alert the audience where to look The audience area in this example is zoned into 8 areas and each area is provided with a left and right loudspeaker The front row of speakers are built into the front of the stage and aimed to shoot over the heads of the front rows of audience The secondary row of speakers are mounted on poles and used to minimize drop off in level towards the back rows of seats Each of the principle performers radio microphone is amplified to the audience area with a unique level and delay dependent on the performers position on stage thus rendering an auditory perspective that
30. Software Version User Manual soundhub us JJC out board www outboard co uk Table of Contents Quick Start eere Reden meae een diete enit Rb aie eite ieee ees 4 Hardwate tone bemessen ee atem RUNE 6 System BlocksDia gratin cenne teaa duces 7 Audio Inputs amp Outputs Analogue TO antertace e 8 Mixed AES3 Digital I O and Analogue Output interface MIO ccescssscsseeeeeseeseeseeseesecseceeeeseeaeesecsecsececaeesecaessecseceseneeaeeaeeaeeeenreeees 8 MIO Board Installation amp Configuration iss Optional Networked and Multi channel Audio Interface sessi ttn te tnnt nne rnt ene eterne nne nnees 10 TiMax II MADI Interface Configuration 4 5 ee eee eH RC EE A ERN ROME RR AET SENET ENE ERES RE ENTE XR ERE PERO INE ERE XE eMe AREE ES TiMax II Cobranet Interface Configuration T Control Inputs amp Outputs 4 oe e ere PR TRE NESER XE TER ERR EE ER ERN TER EYAXE SERE FR ER EYE TEM FER TER ESAE rbd ee pex ee vede pee en Rev Pee vae eee eae Ree Ethernet et OR ta bae eret vs E eec tot e epe tsp uve tinal cus Lee ili dal Manual Network Configuration using fixed IP addresses 14 GPIO Tiputa ae tete dece de 15 GPIO Output 16 MIDI 16 Front Panel Controls 17 Group Faders amp Mute Eug Channel Meters amp Mute 17 Select a Show 17 Select a Preset wT IP
31. ager position while a third could be wireless connected and roaming allowing several operators to have access to separate parts of the sound system The first computer to go on line to the TiMax matrix is designated the Primary controller as indicated just below the unit name box This is the only controller with rights to save presets or changes Any controller can be made Primary by selecting the Make this Computer Primary option under the Unit menu 41 Things to do if things go wrong Shift Ctrl Alt R will restart the software in the TiMax Unit A set of Backup show files always are stored in Documents amp Settings User Application Data TiMax II lt yourfilename tm2 gt in addition to saving the show files in your working data directory so if this directory is lost or deleted accidentally then the show file can be retrieved from this location Or From TiMax 2 software Open TiMax Files Directory A User Interface Log file is saved in the TiMax Files Directory which may help solve mysterious issues The UI Log file has a date coded name like TiMax2 2011 09 05 20 36 41 log A Unit activity log is saved on the TiMax disk drive in the case of a hardware crash it could be of great help to our ongoing product development program to have this file to get the file go to the Unit menu and select the item Write Unit Log and Restart Unit Then from the Files Menu select the item Get Unit Log File which will upload the un
32. al Parameters gt MIDI Device window as below MIDI Messages is a separata mode for special effects leave this unused for now 1 Swap Tag Current mode E e 1 Perormer cam Acton aot Mad ows buco et coe l savin Zo ti Out Board Client In TT PC 1 TT Tags are mapped to T2 Input Channels using the Configuration gt Global Parameters gt Performers window This mapping is sent in the MIDI message from TT to T2 The Performer window also allows you to apply different sampling speeds and filters to individual tags ie aipa pr Current mode 1 eme Battery saving Out Board Client ain TT PE 55 TiMax Tracker TT hookup to TiMax 2 SoundHub T2 Page 2 1 TT Zones TT tracking Zones are mapped to T2 audio localisation zones using the Configuration gt TiMax Zones window This mapping is sent in the MIDI message tfrom TT to T2 In TT the tracking zones are called Objects 701 Z02 etc and the T2 localisation zones are called TiMax Zones 1 2 3 etc These TiMax Zones are called Routings in T2 The TT TiMax Zone number 1 2 3 etc matches the T2 Routing number 1 2 3 etc See below Out Board Client In TT PC 1 T2 Routings number 1 2 3 match the Timax Zone numbers 1 2 3 being sent from TT Asa Performer Tag passes into a different tracking zone the Routing lables at the bottom of the T2 Input channels will change aut
33. anning Window 50 Show Control Triggers etienne iiinentes iie rient edel canevasdeassseadeanevasanavcsasdedaesasanaacsasdedaenasatasasaidedocsasoaascsabaiioessstaraasasscaverds 50 Midi Triggers aes eee e eme e E PRG UR RNC EXER ARE Ee REOR NEC PR UR AR DR Ee CREER C D xr i o o e tee d RE EL ERO C YE e ERES E S 50 Clocks SHOW COCR a Cue Clock pares sue MTC Out MTC In Time Linked Cues 52 Auditionifig ed e ROUND DERE E t uk B RED REND exe ent 32 Appendix Wicks aes Ae e ope hie RR Greet at aes tel to a cath elt tee Ee pne 54 Image Definition Setup by Measurement and Calculation ccccceceescesseseeseeseeeceeeeseeseesecsecsececeaeesecseesecsecsaeeseeaeesecaeeseseeceeseseeaeeaesaeeeeeneeee 54 PPPS xD cross cece een dete iE mete t bites ER meteo eade e beet see Melee ieenees 55 TiMax Tracker hookup and set p 4 eite ne eene iere e AER Pe ree NER CEPR E eR REN Sura PE eva EIER ERE P EVE E EH e RE EERS EEES 55 Appendix 3 on nep Pp aici desta abies hath ieee dais np RO RIPE 57 Soundsystem desin examples eee e eto eoe eee ete tele Mey eoe e ERR ELE HE EE RETE A ENTER ERR EN R ERE REM 57 Genetal principles and Concepts ore erret rete ere ae eee ee uae eee rb ESAE EEEE e bn en eroe ESE eren eoe piae Rye eere YEN SERERE ERES AERE 57 Typical Signal Flow
34. any set of input or output channels or both Group Solos and Mutes are also available Up to 32 groups can be assigned PN H H Files EQ Lib Routing Presets This button displays the Group window Group Sliders are used to boost and cut the gain of all input and output channels assigned to the group If the Group Sliders window is visible this command will hide the Group Sliders window Group levels may be controlled through the PC or Mac software interface or by using MIDI faders attached to MIDI port 1 or from the front panel of the TiMax unit Max2 Groups Group 3 Group 4 Groups Group Group Group8 Group9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16 10 This button separates the group faders into a separate window or re docks the window onto the main screen A set of channels is assigned to a Group by double clicking the Group buttons on the desired input and or output channels in the mixer window the buttons flash on and off then double clicking the Group button of the desired Group master Shift double click can be used to select a range of inputs or outputs Group assignments can be modified by double clicking the Group button for the Group all Group buttons flash on and off double clicking the Group buttons for the channels to be added or removed th
35. ayhead position It is enabled when the playhead is somewhere over top of the audio giving it a starting playback position If you want to play the whole cue from an arbitrary point you can just drop the playhead and hit the cue clock button in the upper left or the space bar Occasionally you want to hear just the audio without invoking all of the gain and crosspoint moves That is what the play button in the audio editor bottom left is for When you trigger a cue you start a sequence of commands Each command has a time associated with it The timeline editor sets the time for each command based on where it is on the timeline Each command does a different thing perhaps for example changing a gain level or starting a sound file playing back When for example a sequence of audio files is placed into a cue the TiMax is programmed to play these files back at the specified times from the time the cue is triggered and it will do this even if another cue is triggered in the mean time This overlapping cue behavior is essential for example to build complex soundscapes If every cue is played to completion there is no issue If not the following can happen a cue containing a sequence of audio files is triggered All the audio files in the cue are scheduled in the 52 TiMax firmware to play at some future time Suppose that somewhere in the middle of the playback of the sequence of audio files before the cue has completely played out the f
36. be applied to an input channel by right clicking on this area and selecting it from the popup menu or by dragging it from the Routing Library An Routing Assignment from one input channel can be dragged and dropped onto another input channel 26 Input Equaliser Double click on the input EQ thumbnail to open the control window Each input has a 4 band parametric equaliser the filter type of each band can be chosen from a drop down menu and parameters can be entered by dragging nodes to alter Gain or Frequency and shift drag to change Bandwidth Parameters can also be entered and edited numerically EQ changes made on an input that is Linked to others are automatically applied to the others Overall and individual Flat and Bypass controls are provided lolx Input 1 Em Filter Type Be za Em um 2 oF o Shelf gt l LB o 2s Flat pet hd ass P pen Mi p E n Flt Hoh sher A 1 d Bypass Bell 2 Low Shelf Low Pass High Pass Notch Input EQ control screen is opened by double clicking the Input EQ thumbnail on channel strip EQ settings can be copied from one channel to another or to the EQ Library by dragging and dropping the thumbnail image from the source onto the destination To view other channels there is no need to close the EQ window either click on the channel to be viewed or enter the channel number in the box or us the up down spinners Any EQ filters adjusted in
37. ck start icon onto the event bar in the timeline window once started the show clock can be used to trigger subsequent cues Cue Clock After a Cue is triggered its Cue clock is running It can be stopped and re started by pressing the Cue play pause button in the upper left corner of the Timeline Editor or the space bar The Playhead cursor indicates the current Cue time which is displayed numerically below the Cue play pause button top left After setting up the next Cue by clicking on a Cue in the Preset Panel or using the scroll bar on the left of the Preset Panel the Playhead is at the beginning of the Cue and the timeline scrolls horizontally to display the Playhead at the start of the Cue If a Cue is running the timeline always displays the Playhead automatically scrolling horizontally as necessary As soon as the Playhead stops either by reaching the end of a Cue or because the Cue was stopped manually the automatic scrolling is disabled and the Playhead can be freely moved The horizontal zoom tools always centre the Playhead in the window MTC Out The TiMax Midi Time Code generator can be started and subsequently stopped as a timeline event by dragging the MTC start icon from the tool bar onto the time line Clicking on the start icon allows the start time to be set 51 The MTC frame rate is set by opening the MTC clock display and right clicking on the frame rate number box Cues can be triggered from MTC out by setting
38. curity you may wish to include some or all of the following measures Change the System ID Devices come with a default system ID called the SSID Service Set Identifier or ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier It is easy for ahacker to find out what the default identifier is for each manufacturer of wireless equipment so you need to change this to something else Use something unique not your name or something easily guessed Disable Identifier Broadcasting Announcing that you have a wireless connection to the world is an invitation for hackers You already know you have one so you don t need to broadcast it Check the manual for your hardware and figure out how to disable broadcasting Enable Encryption WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access encrypt your data so that only the intended recipient is supposed to be able to read it WEP has many holes and is easily cracked 128 bit keys impact performance slightly without a significant increase in security so 40 bit or 64 bit on some equipment encryption is just as well As with all security measures there are ways around it but by using encryption you will keep the casual hackers out of your systems If possible you should use WPA encryption most older equipment can be upgraded to be WPA compatible WPA fixes the security flaws in WEP but it is still subject to DOS denial of service attacks Restrict Unnecessary Traffic Many wired and wireless routers have buil
39. ddresses to be assigned by DHCP your computer TCP IP Properties should be set to Obtain an IP address automatically 3 Launch the TiMax software and it will find the TiMax unit and connect automatically If you see the green indicator on the Scan button flashing and the TiMax unit name or serial number appear in the top right hand corner of the screen then you are ready to control the unit 4 Audio connection to the unit depends on the configuration that you have purchased analogue and AES3 digital inputs and outputs are presented on D Sub connectors wired to the Tascam standard and optional multi channel audio interfaces including MADI Ethersound Dante and Cobranet are also available 5 Tocreate a signal path open the input fader the matrix fader and the output fader 6 To play an audio clip first the track needs to be uploaded to TiMax by opening the TiMax Files window launch Finder or Explorer by clicking on the button in the top left of the window navigate to the place on your computer or network where your audio library resides select a track and drag it to the lower Audio files window Once uploaded simply drag the track onto a channel pop up the transport controls and hit play 7 By right clicking on the Explorer Finder button the default location for the window to open can be set i e the location of your sound effects library this can be any drive anywhere on the network Click here to open Explorer or F
40. e for unused stage zones and loudspeakers Carefully review the results and zero any negative delay values that have resulted from situations where stage zones are closer to sample seats than the loudspeaker covering that area Once complete save the spreadsheet again in csv format Step 5 From the TiMax File menu select Import from CSV file navigate to the file and Open The calculated Image Definitions will now be available to be used by opening the Routing Library in TiMax Notes 1 Use the overdelay value to effectively increase or decrease the size of the stage zone 2 Image Definition names may be changed but do not alter the Image Definition numbers in column A 3 Loudspeaker names may be altered in the Distances tab but not in the Calcs amp Results tab 4 All loudspeaker levels are set to be OdB these can be altered in TiMax or the csv file if required 5 Considerable savings can be made in the number of measurements required if the stage and auditorium and speaker setup are symmetrical by mirroring measurements around the centerline of the stage and auditorium 54 Appendix 2 TiMax Tracker hookup and setup TiMax Tracker TT hookup to TiMax 2 SoundHub T2 Page 1 1 TT MIDI TT connacts to T2 via a MIDI interface in the TT PC plugged into the MIDI IN2 socket on Ihe rear of the T2 unit This defaults to MIDI Channel 1 in the TT software and Ihe T2 unit The MIDI interface is selected in the TT Configuration gt Glob
41. eated by setting the gains and delays for the incoming sound incoming from outside the TiMax or from the internal playback for every loudspeaker in use When set up correctly this will give better than 9096 of the audience the perception of that sound being at that location depending of course on the dimensions of the room and the number and locations of the loudspeakers There are accurate methods for setting up the image definitions so that are relatively easy to do and work well acoustically These image definitions are stored in a library and then placed using a drag and drop into a cue on the timeline When the cue is triggered the gains and delays of all of the image definitions in the cue are interpolated from one to the next generating smooth diffusions between locations 48 e Image Definition image 1 Cue Time _ 00 00 02 410 a v s4 gt Image Definitions or Routings can be added to a Cue in the Timeline Editor by dragging from the Routing Library and dropping onto a Cue in the Timeline Image Definitions can be moved within a Cue by dragging Multiple Image Definitions can be selected and moved as a group An Image Definition can be deleted by selecting it and pressing the Delete key See R Version section for how to create and save Routings Image Definitions in the Mixer screen Dynamic Pans When the Cue is triggered the level delay pan localisation of the first Image Definition on a
42. eft of the input fader section to display input sub mixer use the upper horizontal scroll bar to view hidden channels Input Gain Source Mix L yp maw 0 0 Doc EEUU 0 0 Unc eee ma 0 0 00 00 9 0 0 0 00 00 10 Card 10 Card IO Card IO Card 10 Card 10 Card IO Card 10 Card 10 Card IO Card IO Card 10 Card IO Card IO Card 10 Card IO Card IO Card 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network Network 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback L E 1 LJ L t t rg L n L rj 1 us sd Shows input attenuation of discrete input I O card Networked I O module such as Cobranet Ethersound MADI Dante etc if fitted and playback input from internal hard drive This sub mixer allows selection or mixing of all three signal sources for each input channel Link provides means for ganged control of multiple channels Use ctrl click or shift click to select a range s 25 Input Channel Click on the Input Gain tab to display input faders use
43. els to their normal status isi vue 44 r1 1 Files Groups EQLib Routing Presets Window show hide buttons to control which windows are visible 22 Other toolbar control sets include playback transport controls gt Return Play Unload Playback transport control buttons for global control of all playback within the current preset And enable buttons for external control by TiMax Tracker and any Cue Preset triggers plus a global audio playback enable 8 Tracking Playback Triggers Enable Disable buttons for TiMax Tracker interface Internal Hard Disk playback and for automatic or external triggers e g MIDI program changes or Time of Day triggers File management When the program is launched it loads the show that is currently open in the TiMax unit There may be and probably is a copy of this show file on your computer perhaps several versions of this show file When you first save the show file you are prompted for where on your computer s disk to save the file Subsequent saves are to that location If you open a show file subsequent saves are to that file The save location can always be changed by doing a Save As command 23 Live Control The mixer console is arranged with input channel strips at the top output channel strips at the bottom and in between a collapsible matrix display showing a variable number of crosspoint rows Crosspoint faders can be displayed above the
44. emot pne mi d ar ORIG TREO EUNT TER EO EAEE ORRE ESE NTEGER EE GT VETE RENE NIE YS Programming Fade in and Fade out Times A Sound Eile Playback Commands 5 ertet PS De REN EDS eR EDH HH ENIM Eie eret Y et Rete E Ne EY ETE Programming Time Of Day Ttriggets e re RR Ee HERR REDDERE ERE TER e Fa ERES ERE ee eue ee Pd ri exer eie quee Setting Real Time Clock X MIDL META AAAA A E A E Using Multiple Controllers Al Things t donf hin S SO WOND 5h eorr ete cte eeete teer ete teret dee eee e epe ER e cete eu edere exa exi re 42 S VerslOn SOftWAte nece eee eet tete epe ette ee tete ferte qued vg tpe cu Pete ee odes 43 Introd ctioti iir e Pr RERBA QU NR UR NON ERREUR NR AUDAX HER on EE AR N NE NR para OV ELVIC WENNEN autorsastsen Teasers SAATE A TEN ANENA EE ENEE EE A EASE TEET File Management Time Line Editor Snapshots and Timeline Cue Co ExistenCe 5 nra sc eres ree n I POSER XD PO A HEX REP E HERE TH FYURE REX TIT 44 Loading Audio Files TimeLine Toolbar Common tools 46 AudioFile Editi E noorenes 46 LOOPING A A OSNA NEO A E EEEN A NE EA A Volume Profiling Panning amp Image Definitions rri o ERR ERE ERR EREEREER ESEE AR TESS EERE RETENI NEROB E e EIRE ETORT IRTEE STE 48 Dynamic Pans eh eese REOR ONCE ODE RN REANO RR RR RC Rh n ie Ey 49 Changing Pan Law and Timing Mono Stereo Spatial P
45. en double clicking the Group button for the Group The group button for assigned groups is light green Clicking on an assigned group button highlights it bright green as well as the group buttons in all input and output channels in that group in the mixer window A channel may be assigned to more than one Group To see what groups a channel is assigned to click the Group button on the channel Groups are named by double clicking in the label field near the top of the group fader and typing a name Group channel assignments and names are stored in the Show file 31 Programmed Control Files The File List displays the show and audio files loaded on the disk of the connected TiMax unit and a browser of the local computer s disk i 4j j O Groups EQLib Routing Presets This button displays or hides the Files window The File List can be docked on the right or left side of the main window or made into a separate window and expanded as shown below The Files window is a listing of all Show and Audio files on the TiMax disk Click here to open Explorer or Finder and Right click here to set default directory path Windows Explorer Glasses rattling mono g Helicopter Flyby1 Drag files here from Explorer or Finder window to upload the file to theTiMax HDD 32 Show store and recall Show files may be created and edited on line i e via a computer connected to a TiMax unit or off line i e on a computer
46. eral computers can connect to a TiMax but only one can be primary Only the primary computer can modify the show in the TiMax The first computer to connect to the TiMax is designated the primary and computers that connect subsequently are designated secondary Any connected computer can be made primary and all others secondary by using the Make This Computer Primary command under the Unit menu When the software is online any changes made to the show are automatically written to the TiMax disk as well as saved to the computer s disk A secondary computer can view the show but cannot modify presets A secondary control computer can modify levels and EQ but changes can only be saved by the Primary computer Unit T2BBCOOS nline Primary A blinking Indicates Connection Click to Scan Network for TiMax units and go online The drop down list shows all the TiMax units on the Local Area Network Switch to a different unit by selecting the unit in the list Refresh the list by clicking the Scan button If the unit has been named the name appears in the list rather than the serial number M S Mute All Clr Solos Mute all inputs and outputs a bright red indicator on the Mute All button and bright red indicators on the channel Mute buttons indicates muted status Solo works like a solo in place system i e when a channel is soloed then all others are muted Solo status is additive Clear Solos will restore all soloed chann
47. ese are measured values from the marked seat to the loudspeaker Best practice is to use an audio analysis program such as SmaartLive which will allow measurement of the distance using the propagation time of sound from the loudspeaker to the seat the advantages of this method are system latency is taken into account console digital signal processor processing time and that getting a laser measurement from the front of a loudspeaker can be difficult Id No Id Name OP1 OP2 OP3 OP4 OP5 Step 2 Select stage action area centers and mark and label with white tape Best practice is to divide the stage into zones each zone should be around 5 meters diameter Making zones too large may result in poor intelligibility while making zones too small will require a lot of measurement Measure the distance in meters from each stage zone centre to each marked seat and enter this data into the spreadsheet on the distances tab Distance from Listener to Loudspeaker 10 10 10 10 10 Id No Id Name A NTO a RO y m m O O W Step 3 Select the Calcs amp Results tab on the spreadsheet to see the calculated results for delay in milliseconds From the Excel File Save As menu select save as lt filename gt csv to save the file in Coma Separated Variable format so that it is suitable for import into TiMax Step 4 Delete unused rows and columns of figures i
48. est thing is to explicitly open your copy from your folder when you start your editing session Once you open your copy the program knows that that is the copy to write when you save Under the Show name in the Preset List Panel the most recent modification date time of the Show is displayed After changing anything in the Timeline Editor this date time is updated to indicate the changes have been saved to that Cue and Show Shows can also be Saved manually at any time to create back ups Edits made with either Snapshot or Timeline editor can be cancelled and restored up to ten edits using Undo and Redo Time Line Editor The Timeline Editor can put commands i e volume profiles start playback recall Image Definition MIDI and clock commnads anywhere on a Cue s internal timeline The timeline editor is a graphical editor that lays out the cues in the show and the elements within each cue on a timeline for easy and accurate manipulation of all of the timings of all of the elements It is presented like audio workstation software waveforms are displayed together with the audio tracks and gain contour lines etc It is optimized for cue recall in live sound performances The timeline editor provides an intuitive user interface for complex accurate and editable sound localization The system is quarter frame accurate in time more or less tenth dB accurate in gain varies over the range and millisecond accurate in delay 43 eoo T
49. gnal Flow Because TiMax is essentially a time delay processor there is no need to time align the loudspeaker system in the traditional way If 2 way or 3 way active loudspeakers are used then a loudspeaker processor may be required for cross over functions and inter element time alignment within the box however if speakers with passive crossover are used with separate subs then TiMax can provide HP and LP filtering between mid highs and subs and no other system processor is WANA 7777 Microphones or radio microphones connect to console channel inputs Post fader line outputs for each principal or solo performer or group outputs for ensemble submix from the console connect to TiMax c e inputs TiMax provides system EQ and delay and connects directly to amplifier or speaker processor inputs Amplifier outputs connect to loudspeakers 59 End on Proscenium Theatre On stage loudspeakers are targeted downwards to provide monitoring for singers as well as into the auditorium to provide time corrected amplified first wave front support of the acoustic output from the mouths of the singers Auditorium speaker placements are chosen to amplify on stage action with speakers pointing at the audience at such an angle so as to reinforce acoustic energy and wave front direction from the stage from the minimum possible angle of deviation from the acoustic source as is possible within the constraints of scenic design and sight lines LE
50. iMax2 Timeline lt 0 gt m o 0 025 0 05 0 075 010 0 125 0 15 017 5 020 0 225 025 0275 030 0 325 0 35 0 375 0 40 0 425 045 j0 47 5 0 50 0 525 0 59 MA ona een Eee Era Ee Boa bna Da bea haa bra Pana Baa aa a Era bn era Bs bas bas ef 0025 005 0075 010 0125 015 0175 000 0025 005 0075 010 0125 015 0175 020 000 0025 005 0075 010 jo Foaslirabenlbeaabieabiaabisalibieaslieisbsnbisibaisbibinlisibabiulsibsnlisibiuh Test reor lo le lo o o e E e9iomvoce 2 Audio Track 4 Audio Track 48k fireworks 48k MONOPOLY2 68 Track 68 AeldeKonenATMp54 4 Audio Track 25759 Wolfsinger angelic 440Hz tone 48k FISHTANK MUSIC1 4Bk TOURNAMENT ANTL 8 Channel ID Aint no love 420_Tscat7_Am 3 Audio Track 4Bk Andrea Bocelli remix 48k kcandsunshine 48k welcome bed 9663 thanvannispen whi Air pump hand type 15 Siren Fire Truck with Hor 3kHz blip Odb 4min 48k Black Eyed Peas remix 48k kennyrodgers 5635 NoiseColector gra AvohnGeilgood Aircon new 1hr30 16 Audio Track 3kHz blip 4min 48k COINSHOWER2 48k MADONNA 20 SECO 6 Audio Track Abort Takeoff Al Over The World e A Localisation is achieved by setting up a number of image definitions in a performance space These are then used to locate and move sounds as required by the show s design goals The system interpolates gain and delay in real time between image definitions on the timeli
51. inder and Right click here to set default directory path Drag files here from Explorer or Finder window to upload the file to theTiMax HDD Hl Windows Explorer Glasses rattling mono Helicopter Flyby1 To store and recall presets first from the File menu select Create New Show Online and give it a name then set the inputs matrix outputs and playback how you want them for that preset and click the New button on the top tool bar To recall select the preset on the Preset List and click on Go Preset at the bottom of the screen Hardware TiMax is housed in a 2 unit high 19 rack mount case Front panel menu and jog wheel controls allow the operator to select a show recall presets mute inputs and outputs and set group fader levels Air intake Jog and press Air outlet DO NOT BLOCK to navigate DO NOT BLOCK soundhub Activate Do not Donot Boot from PSU amp fan Bypass _ load load secondary fault LEDs signal path firmware show file disk option In addition to soft functions as indicated on LCD these buttons have special functions during boot up apply power and press button to activate Rear panel I O and control ports are shown for a fully loaded 64 x 64 matrix system below Analogue inputs PSUA PSUB Bypass 8 channels per Analogue outputs inlet inlet Inputs connector 8 channels per standard option option standard connector 57 64 fpem Channel 49 64 ilem Channel 33 48 iem
52. is in keeping with the visual perspective over a stage width in this case of 50 meters Raster N Stage 62 Millitary Tattoo or Pageant Left and right seating stands are covered by six loudspeaker arrays mounted on poles down each side of the arena Each array consisting of one long throw loudspeaker covering furthest seats and two near field loudspeakers covering seats near the front The end block of seats are covered by ground stacked line array systems with bottom boxes shooting just over the heads of the front rows and top boxes aimed to reach the back rows The primary consideration is to keep acoustic and amplified signals in time no matter where the source is located in the arena and from all listening positions in the arena CES LX Y AX vy za e rae A a N CA r JS i e p Pa lt ii Ih La r i D Aw T DARE DEDE m 63 The odd one In this example TiMax and the TiMax Tracker were used to achieve both localization and feedback control While the action takes place in front of the audience the speakers are time aligned to the actor position on stage however when the action goes to those areas behind the audience but in direct range of a speaker then TiMax recognizes those zones and applies a mix minus regime a action area behind audience o P 8 a A Main a Boece W Area H H 8 a lt o E 6 O SU a action area behind audience O 64 Appendix 4 XML Com
53. it log file to the TiMax Files Directory The Unit Activity Log has a name like T2CBD022 log i e it is the coded with the TiMax ROM serial number and is usually quite large i e 20Mb but will zip to a file size of around 500 600Kb Zip the Unit Log File the UI Log File and the Show file and send them to us 42 S Version software Introduction The S version software and associated firmware provide additional sophistication and functionality to the playback and show control capabilities of the TiMax system The S version software must be licensed to the TiMax hardware on which it is run Overview The S Version software includes additional control interfaces for a Timeline Editor allowing direct manipulation of sound file playback dynamic volume profiles dynamic panning using library Routings Image Definitions non destructive editing of audio files in Cues and a Pan Space Editor allowing freehand programming of spatial control of sound File Management When you launch the program it automatically retrieves the copy of the program currently running on the TiMax unit If you are the show programmer you have to explicitly manage your show file If you are sure that the copy of the program currently running on the TiMax unit is up to date with your copy on your computer then you can do a Save As and overwrite your local copy If you are sure that your copy in your folder on your computer is the master latest copy then the saf
54. l 7 Cold Channel 7 Hot Channel 8 Screen Channel Cold Channel 8 Hot Analogue Audio Input amp Output Connectior Mixed AES3 Digital I O and Analogue Output interface MIO Each D Sub carries 16 channels of input and output 8 stereo pairs arranged in accordance with the analogue pin out standard This pinout is equivalent to Tascam Digidesign standard analogue DB25 gt XLR cables TiMax D Sub I O Pinout Custom Out Board for AES EBU that works with analogue cables yo Screen Screen Q Channel 1 amp 2 In Cold Channel 1 amp 2 Out Cold Q 34 Channel 1 amp 2 In Hot Channel 1 amp 2 Out Hot Screen Screen Q 1 Channel 3 In Cold Channel 3 amp 4 Qut Cold E Channel 3 In Hot Channel 3 amp 4 Qut Hot Q 4 Screen Scraan Q Channel n Cold Channel 5 amp 6 Out Cold Channel 5 amp 6 Out Hot Screan Channel 7 amp 8 Out Cold Channel 7 amp 8 Out Hot Screen Channel 9 amp 10 Out Cold Channel 9 amp 10 Out Hot Q 1 Screen Q Chanel 9 Q 1M Channel 9 10 In Cold 10 In Hot O Screen Screen Q 1 Channel 11 amp 12 In Cold Channel 11 amp 12 Out Cold Q Channel 11 amp 12 In Hot Channel 11 amp 12 Out Hot Q 4 Screen Screen Q Cha
55. ll lock to an internal reference if there is no valid Rx bitstream to recover a clock from D3 RED Power good D4 YEL 250 msec blink rate based on the audio clock power up in slave mode with no MADI Rx and it will be running slow since the PLL hasn t ever had a good reference to recover from D5 RED MADI Rx carrier detect 11 Shows MADI card installed in unit 12 TiMax Il Cobranet Interface Configuration The Cobranet interface is set up through the TiMax software interface Cobranet supports 32 channels of audio so for a 64 channel transport 2 cards are required Select Unit from the menu bar and choose Unit Information Configuration click on the Cobranet tab Unit Information Configuration Preferences Hardware Disk GPIO Stats 1 Stats 2 AESS MADI CobraNet Set transmit Set receive bundles for bundles for Cobranet Cobranet outputs inputs Click here to save changes to TiMax 13 Control Inputs amp Outputs Ethernet TiMax communicates with one or more host computers on a local area network via an Ethernet connection The Ethernet port operates at 10 or 100 megabits per second carrying Internet Protocol IP packets that conform to the UDP protocol A CATS cable is used to connect the network port on the back of TiMax to a port on a switch hub or router It is also possible to connect TiMax directly to a host computer s Ethernet port using a crossover cable however most Macs and moder
56. mand set Advanced Usage XML file format The TiMax software writes Show files in XML format to the Computer disk the file written to the TiMax internal disk includes both the XML data and executable binary data It is possible to edit these XML files using an XML editor or an ordinary text editor like WordPad Doing so opens up many possibilities that are not available when creating and updating presets using the TiMax software For example it is possible to sequence the commands in a preset starting each command at a different delay after the preset is recalled It is possible to have different commands within a preset generate ramps of different durations It is possible to generate new presets using copy and paste operations Editing the Show file in XML format requires familiarity with the command set of the TiMax unit as expressed in the XML format The command set is specified in the document Timax2XMLFormatx x html available from Out Board This document should be read carefully before attempting to edit a TiMax Show file It is not recommended to edit a file using both the TiMax software and an external XML or text editor There is a flag in the XML file that should be set when using an external editor which prevents the TiMax software from writing to the file This is explained in the above mentioned document 65 Network Security for wireless remote control It is highly recommended that consideration is given to wireless LAN se
57. mel 13 amp 14 In Cold Channel 13 amp 14 Out Cold Q 1 M Channel 13 amp 14 In Hot Channel 13 amp 14 Out Hot m Q 1 Scraen Screen Q 31 Chanel 15 amp 16 In Cold Channel 15 amp 16 Out Cold 2 0 Channel 15 amp 16 In Hot Channel 15 amp 16 Out Hol AES3 Digital Audio Input amp Output Connection MIO Board Installation amp Configuration Each Mixed Input Output MIO card has 16 channels of AES3 input and 16 channels of AES output as well as 16 channels of analogue output When installing the MIO board a jumper needs to be placed to select the word clock routing There can be one to four MIO boards installed in a TiMax2 unit stacked in the IO board area On the uppermost board the jumper is installed between the left two of the three posts at the JMP1 location On all lower boards the jumper is installed between the right two posts MIO inputs pass through in input Sample Rate Converter SRC which converts and synchronises incoming input data to the TiMax internal clock The SRC capture range includes 44 1 KHz 48KHz and 96KHz Each pair of AES outputs can be set to clock to any one of a number of clock sources including external word clock internal 48K or 96K or a word clock derived from any one of the inputs on the same MIO card Unit Information Configuration Select input for Word Clock Select synch synchronisation for each AES output
58. n PC computers will work with a standard Ethernet cable Cables used must be less than 100 meters in length Note when using a direct cable connection it may be necessary to turn wireless networking off on the host computer Each TiMax unit has a unique Ethernet MAC hardware address programmed into its ROM at the time of manufacture The TiMax firmware uses this MAC address with the ARP DHCP and ICMP protocols to establish and maintain connections with host computers on the local area network using IP addresses The IP address that the TiMax uses may be assigned dynamically by a DHCP server on the network or manually by the user If there is no DHCP server present then TiMax will auto assign an IP address TiMax will respond to a ping request on its assigned IP address Manual Network Configuration using fixed IP addresses There are a number of reasons why you may consider using fixed IP addresses it is possible that the control computer is connected to TiMax via a Local Area Network LAN which is also used for internet access or part of a wider intranet facility and for reasons of access control you wish to limit the visibility of the system to unauthorized wired or wireless access Using the TiMax front panel controls scroll and press the jog wheel to select IP Address and the scroll wheel and tab key to set the designated address for the TiMax unit eg 123 123 123 001 The IP address and subnet mask of the control computer will also need to
59. ne All Cue edits made in the Timeline Editor are automatically saved no user action is required to save the Cue or Show to PC Mac disk and into the TiMax unit Snapshots and Timeline Cue Co Existence A mixer surface snapshot can be included at the start of a TimeLine cue if an opening setup is required I cue can consist of just a snapshot or just a timeline event sequence or both In the case of both the snapshot is executed and then the TimeLine events follow A Shaphot can only be edited using the snapshot editor and a TimeLine cue can only be edited using the TimeLine editor The major significant difference between an R Version and S Version snapshot is that an S version snapshot cannot contain an audio clip play command this must be programmed as a TimeLine event i e the audio must be dragged onto the channel in the TimeLine window TiMax2 Timeline Q3 1 pss ses jesse prz pss pse poses posee o5sz posas poof ooa tnos porz pors pioz poza poze posz poss o4 toed M Na piss qe pisa j poo oona oops joonz oore jenz fonza joozs louie joose pos S044 ons 0052 GORE 005 Do6 o i SI had 4Cue4 Hr i zI ET 094 wymvoice 2 Audio Track 4 Audio Track 48k _freworks 48k MONOPOLY2 68 Track 68 AeldekonenaTMs4 BE 1 Audio Track 25759 Wolfsinger angel 440Hz tone 48k FISHTANK MUSIC 48k TOURNAMENT ANTI 8 Channel ID Aint 120 7scat Am 3 Audio Track 48k
60. nitions but because the two are identical there is no actual change to the level or delay of any of the crosspoints An instantaneous crossfade happens when two different image definitions are placed very close together The shortest gain and delay change is 32 milliseconds Audio files can be moved along the timeline by dragging them with the mouse or by setting the time using the time control in the editor If the audio file is locked Position Locked checkbox is checked the audio cannot be moved To move an audio file to a different track cut it and then paste it to the new track Mono Stereo Image Definitions can be dragged onto either channel of a stereo waveform or both If dragged onto only one channel this has the effect of muting the other channel by just not routing it through the matrix If identical Image Defs are dragged onto both channels in the same position this has the effect of mono summing the stereo track Spatial Panning Window A subsequent S Version release will have a spatial panning window which allows pan moves to be programmed manually by dragging a mouse round a set of Image Definitions spread out on the screen Different parameter and timings can be adjusted relating to individual inputs and Image Definitions Show Control Triggers Cues are triggered in a variety of ways manually pressing the GO button or pressing the key shortcut equivalent Shift return from show control Go Cue command via the GPI por
61. o playback there are 4 command options offered for each audio clip loaded onto a channel Play from the beginning of the clip Play from the point at which the clip is paused ll Pause Clip on preset recall l Unload Clip after fadeout 39 Programming Time of Day Triggers Presets may be triggered from user defined Hot Keys or from a specific Time of Day or a particular date defined the Triggers command screen To use Time of Day triggers it is necessary that the system clock is set Note that the system clock has no knowledge of daylight saving changes to local time V Real Time Clock Trigger 2011 e C Year ng 9 z V Hours 24 September C Month 0 4 V Minutes 7 Am Day of Month 10 3 V Seconds Fx Wednesday _ Day of Week The example above will trigger this cue at 10 seconds past 9am every day of the week Setting Real Time Clock Under the Unit menu select the Set Unit Clock option The unit clock is set to the same value as the computer connected to it MIDI triggers In the TiMax2 SoundHub R version the Playlist s Preset Cue numbers are hard programmed to trigger from equivalent MIDI Program change numbers sent to MIDI IN1 40 Using Multiple Controllers Several computers running the TiMax controller software can be networked together to offer distributed control of a single or multiple TiMax matrixes For example a controller could be sited at the FOH position a second at the stage man
62. ollowing cue is triggered The show programmer might not expect anything from the first cue to happen during the second cue but it does What can happen is that an audio file from the first cue can suddenly unexpectedly start playing back in the middle of the second cue Also gain points and routings that occur in the middle of the first cue can occur during the second cue The TiMax is doing what it was told The show programmer might expect triggering a cue to cancel all previously running cues but it doesn t unless you explicitly tell it to If the show programmer wants to stop a cue when another cue is triggered the solution is to put in a STOP CUE marker onto the clock bar below the timeline tracks and tell it which cue you want to stop Stopping a cue cancels all the commands currently scheduled by that cue 53 Appendix 1 Image Definition Setup by Measurement and Calculation Instructions for TiMax Generic Image Definition Calculator Spreadsheet Copy available on request Preparation Check that the system is fully working and all amplifier gain is set so each loudspeaker is giving the same level in its coverage area Equalise the system so each loudspeaker has similar tonality Step 1 Select and mark sample seats for measurement best practice is to select the closest seat on axis to each loudspeaker and mark with white tape On the Distances tab in the spreasheet enter distances in meters into row 3 of the spreadsheet Th
63. omatically This will change the matrix delays and move the Performers radio mic audio on stage No Presets are required but it is a good idea to have a Start Preset which turns on Inputs and Qutputs and sets EQ s etc Routings are created by applying levels and delays to a channel using the matrix faders then saving that Routing by right click on the Routing label under the Input t can have any name but t he TT TiMax Zone number 1 2 3 etc matches the T2 Routing numbe 1 2 3 tc in the Routing Library rm s TiMax2 SoundHub Software 56 Appendix 3 Sound system design examples General principles and concepts In all cases outlined below there are a number of common themes that are worth of brief discussion firstly and most importantly these techniques are focused on achieving the most natural sounding and un amplified results in situations where amplification is absolutely necessary due to the scale or environment of the production This can really only be achieved by using a distributed loudspeaker system with loudspeakers located and targeted at the audience such that there is minimum angle of difference between that being amplified and the speaker amplifying it In other words you cannot amplify an acoustic source in front of the listener using a loudspeaker to one side or behind The human hearing system is binaural This gives people the ability to hear multiple sounds via two separate aural receptors and thus draw
64. ons The same idea can be used to reproduce pre recorded film surround sound material each of the five signals intended for the L C R Ls and Rs loudspeakers can be fed into the matrix and the signals delay matrixed such that a distributed system gives a better delivery of spatial information for all audience members by creating a virtual surround sound environment rather than relying on a conventional discrete surround configuration SOR techniques have been used for top international productions of musicals plays arena operas concerts dance clubs and artists special effects soundscapes as well as many major corporate promotional events Although very different in application and outcome typically their shared agenda is audience immersion and dramatic impact often with the addition of enhanced panoramic surround and animated audio effects Digital tools now allow us to measure and adjust how speaker drivers and loading devices interact with each other and their enclosures how these enclosures then interact when arrayed together and how this integrated system interacts with the spaces we place them in The final link in the chain is to consider how people interpret auditory information and to deliver sound in a sympathetic way In recent years the smart money has begun to include psychoacoustics in their sound design deliberations in acknowledgement of the inescapable symbiosis between Speakers Spaces and Senses 58 Typical Si
65. opter flyby2 Play Zone Start 00 00 04 440 A v gt Playback Offset 00 00 01 454 A vw Play Zone Stop 00 00 20 210 av Position Locked Ung Done L Enable Looping Looping Independent looping on individual waveform tracks can be activated by clicking on the audio clip and checking the Enable Looping box This opens further options including Loop Start and End points which can be edited numerically or graphically as well as the duration or number of loops Loops can be set to run a defined number of times or indefinitely until a cue with a loop end command is triggered Audio looping is available with any audio file Loop start and end points may be set and a crossfade is automatically generated at the time of the loop The crossfade duration may be set to get the desired crossfade time 000 TiMax2 Timeline FESSES EE E eee 004 008 012 000 004 008 O12 i6 020 024 028 032 035 040 044 048 082 056 100 104 108 T12 TB hPa rar rar RETE FREE IEEE REFER NEATE EENE KAENA FERES NEENA FEEFEE ar NENEA ier FERER Dror FERE rer ERR CR 14 5 Cue 5 By 7 FN O i2 slm o Hc sit quiet crickets Play Zone Start 00 00 00 000 Ajv LoopZoneSiat 00 00 13 308 ave Crossfade ms 32 AY X Playback Offset 00 00 00 000 Ave gt Play Zone Stop _ 00 01 01 764 A v Loop Zone End 00 00 43 576 AY Loop Count av Position
66. osite up and down positions for instance Fade out times only apply to input or output faders that fade out to fully off 38 Sound File Playback Commands To program a sound file to play in a preset firstly upload the sound file or clip to the hard disk on the TiMax and then use drag and drop from the TiMax files window to the input channel playback region just below the input channel label and above the fader to load the clip to a particular channel Note that if the sound file is stereo it will link a pair of input channels and playback as a stereo file File Preset Unit Mixer View Help Unit T2cHc005 x o m s Bl tt 8 Online Primary Scan Mute All ClrSolos Files Groups EQLib Routing Presets Files ax T IT I I EEC TIN playback L playbackR playback B Shows demoshowX256 10 of fio o 5 i Ah lt test1 a 12 12 test2 i o 18 0 18 4 ET 24 test23 E L test33 3 30 30 30 Audio z 20 a EO cac E10 s BBC 24 several cgefs crow on open fa amp Ls as pas Birds dawn c Is 30 Lao f fo 8 Birds in a raireforest 10 Birds in a rain fi pao sol fso sol eo amp o Cool The Engines 0 0 0 0 F39 Push The Limits musitisi tls Rhiannon s Jw jp 5 Jom J s JM harley1 E quiet crickets lt me train lt From the Preset window select New or Update to bring up the Preset store dialogue When programming audi
67. playback can start This is on the order of 10 milliseconds per channel and so is usually not an issue However if you are starting up a batch of files at the same time and they need to be perfectly synchronized they need to be pre loaded If all the channels are built into a single multi channel sound file the channels will always be perfectly synchronized To pre load audio a pre load audio icon needs to be placed on the starting channel for the audio files in the immediately preceding cue Clicking on an audio clip or an event marker within the clip displays an edit dialogue through which the Playback Start or Play Zone start and stop loop points and volume nodes can be viewed and edited Additionally looping can be enabled 45 TimeLine Toolbar On the left hand side of the TimeLine window are a number of icons that can be dragged onto the TimeLine to program automation and show control events Drag to channel to set a volune node Drag to channel to set an Image Definition or Pan Point rh Drag to channel to set an Image Definition or Pan Point u Drag to channel to stop an continuous loop Drag to channel to pre load audio in next cue le Drag to event bar to program a Go Cue command for auto follow sequence Drag to event bar to program a stop cue event D Drag to event bar to program Start Show Clock for programming event sequences b Drag to event bar to program Stop Show Clock te Drag to e
68. s assigned Link and Group controls Solo and Mute controls 29 Output Equaliser Double click on the input EQ thumbnail to open the control window Each output has a 8 band Equaliser the filter type of each band can be chosen from a drop down menu and parameters can be entered by dragging nodes to alter Gain or Frequency and shift drag to change Bandwidth Parameters can also be entered and edited numerically EQ changes made on an output that is linked to others are automatically applied to the others Any EQ filters adjusted in previously linked or un linked channels will not be affected if the linking is subsequently changed This allows EQ offsets to be applied between linked channels Overall and individual Flat and Bypass controls are provided Output 1 front left f E Output ji Flat 10 d 42 x S Flat 12 36 o E L Elat j 30 24 a 10 ad 18 Flat 20 AE 12 0 8 6 Flat 40 be 0 0 Flat Filter Type Low Shelf pen pet pet pet get pe Hiah Shel Frequency sls sl m9 zl Emu zl slm zl si 7m Gain dB SERE co Bandwidth octaves o TH 71 ini x Bypass Bypass Output EQ control screen is opened by double clicking the Output EQ thumbnail on channel strip 30 Group Masters Group master faders are used to boost and cut the gain of all input and output channels assigned to the group Groups contain
69. set Cue numbers are hard programmed to trigger from equivalent MIDI Program change numbers sent to MIDI INI on MIDI Channel 1 The second MIDI port is for interfacing to the TiMax Tracker radar technology performer tracking system or to a console for remote preset recall The tracking system interface sends MIDI controller messages to TiMax to automatically recall TiMax level delay Routings when the appropriate MIDI controller signals are sent from a TiMax Tracker computer see later and Appendix2 The remote preset recall mechanism uses MIDI program changes to recall TiMax presets program change 1 128 on channel 1 will recall the first 128 presets program change 1 128 on channel 2 will recall the next 128 presets etc 16 Front Panel Controls Group Faders amp Mute These are live controls accessible via the front panel of the unit Press the Menu button scroll to Groups and press the jog wheel to select To select a Group to control scroll to the desired channel and press the jog wheel to select then scroll to alter the level The channels controlled by a Group fader are assigned in the PC or Mac control software and may be freely defined in each show to control any combination of inputs and outputs So for example Group 1 could be setup as a grand master controlling all outputs while others may be assigned to control sub zones announcer mics DJ Band or stage sources Group assignments and levels will be remembered if TiMax is
70. switched off and on again Group fader levels may be controlled by physical MIDI faders plugged into the rear panel MIDI 1 input port After booting up the unit will respond to an incoming continuous controller message as sent by a MIDI fader arriving on any enabled MIDI channel setting the level for the group that corresponds to the controller number in the message controller zero mapped to the first group The default is all channels enabled There is a command in the firmware to enable a specific MIDI channel message from other channels are ignored Channel Meters amp Mute Signal levels on each input and output can be seen on the front panel LCD the 16 channel wide display may be scrolled with the jog wheel and input or output selected by pressing the jog wheel switch in order to access the Mute and Solo functions Note To mute and un mute all channels press and hold the Mute switch Select a Show Use the jog wheel scroll and press to go to and select a show from the list Select a Preset Use the jog wheel scroll to a preset from the list Use the Select button to select that preset and again to recall the next preset in the list IP Address Allows setting of fixed or DHCP assigned IP addresses See P8 Ethernet Setup amp Information Displays unit information and provides facility to reset the unit to factory default 17 Get out of Jail Free In the event of a system crash due to firmware corruption of show file corr
71. t in firewalls They are not the most technically advanced firewalls but they help create one more line of defense Read the manual for your hardware and learn how to configure your router to only allow incoming or outgoing traffic that you have approved Change the Default Administrator Password This is just good practice for ALL hardware and software The default passwords are easily obtained and because so many people don t bother to take the simple step of changing them they are usually what hackers try first Make sure you change the default password on your wireless router access point to something that is not easily guessed 66
72. t preset is indicated by a dark blue background Preset recall can also be triggered using the space bar hot key or by MIDI program change The up and down arrows can be used to scroll though the preset list New Preset The New preset command creates a new preset by capturing current settings such as gain and delay values When the preset is recalled captured gain and delay settings are crossfaded over the time period specified Update Preset Use the Update button to update the current dark blue preset in the Preset List to make any changes to channel parameters playback commands numbering notes or triggers When you hit Update the Preset dialog is opens offering same parameter options it had when the Preset was first stored or last modified Simply click Update without changing these parameter options to update the preset with the modified mixer settings keeping the stored parameter categories and channels the same Changing the channel or parameter options in the dialog before pressing Update allows channels or parameter categories to be included or excluded from this preset update To include or exclude specific channels from the Preset update these must be selected or de selected before you hit the Update button System Preset The System preset is a special system configuration preset that contains Output Level Output Delay and Output EQ data The System preset can be updated at any time by clicking on the System button
73. ts via MIDI note program change or controller via MIDI Timecode or via an ethernet XML command from an external controller from a hot key eno Update Cue Trigger Number 5 Hot key Name Cue 5 Note Snapshot Q Add Cancel OK 3 Use the drop down selector to choose the trigger for each cue Midi Triggers To trigger a Cue from a MIDI message just send a MIDI Program Change on MIDI in 1 or 2 port the system allows full MIDI mapping to Program Note and Controller numbers selected in the Update Preset dialogue box Triggers tab Clocks TiMax runs multiple clocks which can be shown or hidden on the cue list by clicking on the clock name button 50 Cues o Q I VW Beetle 1 4 Modified 2011 9 6 17 14 59 Stopwath Show Cue MTCOut MTCin Cb Stopwatch UP gt 00 000000 Av D show gt 00 0000 00 Av le Cue 5 gt 00 00 35 87 Av E gt MTCOut 30 00 000000 v44 MTC In 25 00 03 10 20 Number Name Snap Key 4 Cue4 Go 6 Cue6 RA 7 Cue7 8 Cue8 4 9 Outtoin ud 10 Cue 10 11 Out to in Slow 12 Cue 12 E 13 Cue 13 k 14 Cue 14 System Preset B Set 4 M The S version software includes a stop watch useful for timing events it is manually started and stopped and can be displayed by clicking on the Stop Watch button at the top of the cue list Show Clock The show clock is be started as an automation event by dragging the show clo
74. uption here are a couple of things to try Reboot the unit while holding down the left button under the LCD display this will boot the unit from ROM and will allow the firmware to be re installed from the PC or Mac When the software is launched you will be prompted to load the version of firmware that is embedded into the control software Reboot the unit while holding down the centre button under the LCD display this will boot the unit without auto loading the most recent show file To reinstate the show file select File Open Show Online this will upload the show file from the PC or Mac disk to the TiMax unit Reboot the unit while holding down the right button under the LCD display this will boot the unit from the secondary disk if fitted 18 High Reliability Options Dual Mirrored Hard Disk Drives An optional 2 hard disk drive can be fitted into TiMax that mirrors the first disk and in the event of a hard disk failure takes over Dual Power Supply and cooling fan An optional 2m power supply and cooling fan can be fitted into TiMax for high reliability applications The zm power supply has its own power cord and fuse Bypass An optional analogue Bypass feature can be fitted to TiMax that allows an additional set of 8 analogue inputs to be selectively routed to pre programmed outputs outside the DSP signal path allowing for mission critical applications to have a fail safe facility The Bypass system does
75. vent bar to program Start MTC Clock d Drag to event bar to program MTC Show Clock Drag to event bar to program MIDI Event Select custom colours from a pallet Common tools The cue time edit tools appear when any automation item is selected on the time line Cue Time 00 00 01 211 A v 44 gt Event times can be nudged up or down or set to the start of the cue the red arrow will snap the event to the current playhead cursor position Audio File Editing The Start point of the audio file can be adjusted by clicking on the audio region to select it then clicking down in the semi circular handle at the beginning of the audio region and dragging right or left Similarly the End point can be adjusted by clicking down in the semi circular handle at the end of the audio region and dragging When an audio region is moved any gain ramps and Image Definitions within the region are moved with the audio region An audio region can be deleted by selecting it and pressing the Delete key 46 n TiMax2 Timeline lt 0 gt mes 008 oo 012 ata oe 1038 020 022 028 028 028 J ENEEREFEEREIFTER rire rier rrr rire EH l h 008 0 10 012 914 0 16 018 000 Feit Lea a s ea e lear eas nm nnm Ld 2Cue2 3Cue3 Dui oas 948 050 08 7 rari irra rire pe OF eo p finer nr rire Br 002 004 10 06 Lina rarer e ajeleleclo silt le rae zi helic
76. y can also be dragged up and down between channels Track slip needs is Enabled via a checkbox in the Cue edit dialogue that comes up when you click on the clip Whenever an audio file is dropped anywhere over top of another one already on the timeline with the same starting channel the dropped file will automatically be placed so that it starts exactly where the first one ends In other words the timeline automatically moves audio files so that they do not overlap When you drag a sound file into the file window or onto a track on the timeline the file is converted to the format required for the TiMax This file is sent to the TiMax and a copy is kept in the local TiMax directory This directory is located in different places on different operating systems but can always be found by selecting Open TiMax Files Directory in the Files menu On a Mac computer for example the file is kept at username Library Application Support TiMax2 username is the name you have for your home directory Keeping a local copy in the TiMax format of the audio file speeds up a number of subsequent operations including for example making a show archive If audio needs to be re loaded and there is no archive file using the copy in the TiMax directory means the file can be transferred quite quickly without needing to re convert it As with all playback engines after a start playback command there is short time required to preload audio buffers in RAM before

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