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1. You are ready to sample an effect Turn off the level tone select st op then Press go You will see a display on the screen counting down the sequence of tests pulses recorded by Replicator Finally this screen will appear Sample Save Save samples fromich bnk name naiga E Memory empty memory empty 1 memory empty 1 memory emet re OLY ae 1 T memory empty 1 8 memory empty Show Samples in bank all Wit Sample ratetall T asi my sample Fihi You can use the save field to select whether to save an individual channel or all the channels of Repli cator as a multi channel effect These will be placed in consecutive memory locations This is ideal for stor ing stereo effects e At the time of writing the maximum number of channels that can be sampled together is 2 allowing sampling of stereo effects This may have increased for the version of software you are using if you have a multi channel system Check the software release notes or just try it to be sure We suggest you edit the name field to give it a sensible name You can also select a memory bank and effect number using the cursor keys and the data knob to alter the values in the table As you do this you will see the current contents of the memory displayed so you can select an appropriate memory location If one of the memories you will be writing to is not empty you will be asked to confirm the save You can also select never to be ask
2. 20dB 261 2 5 Compressor Ingain trim O 3fff 60dB Compressor Outgain trim _ 0 3fff M pled Compressor Rectifier Flags 0 amp 7f 4bits 265 2 9 Compressor Link Gain 0 amp 7f off on note 1 266 it reserved S o e S O 267 275 sj reserved _ o S o S O 276 2 20 Expander Enable 0 7f off ex lt 0x40 off pander gate 0x40 Ox5f ex pander gt 0x60 gate Expander Attack O 3fff Expander Release 0 3fff 1mS 10S mid is 640mS Expander Depth 0 3fff 20dB 0dB_ midis 10dB 280 2 24 Expander Threshold O 3fff 80dB 0dB mid is 30dB reserved pe 0 1mS mid is 64mS 1000mS digital EQ enable Band 1 level 0 3fff min to max zero at 0x2000 Band 1 freq available mid at 0x2000 Band 1 Q Oxa Q of 1 0 0x64 Q of 10 0 516 518 _ 4 3 5 sameforband2 Cd Cd 519 521 4 6 8 sameforband3 S o 522 524 4 9 11 same for band 4 C a A reserved 768 __ 60 _ Classic EQ enable 0 amp 7f 769 800 6 1 32 Classic EQ controls typi 0 3fff clipped min to max controls are allo cally up to 32 available when out of available cated according though normally at most 12 model range to each classic are normally used mid at 0x2000 EQ model note where possible 3 feo a as 8010n reserved _ _ Note 1 For all on off values received values of 0x40 decimal 64 and above represents on The FX8000 transmits O for off and 0x7f decimal 127 for on Note 2 Parameters nu
3. The example screen shows the typical results of sampling a transparent piece of equipment The waveform will vary according to the effect of the system being sampled If there is any automatic gain control in the system being sampled this must be switched off for the signal analysis as it depends on varying level pulses being accurately assessed Set a compressor to 1 1 or raise its threshold and keep an eye on its gain reduction Gain reduction is sampled separately see How do sample compressor curves for details When an effect is sampled Replicator sends a sequence of pulse like signals through the device The first of these pulses is at the peak level and Replicator expects to get a peak level response back If the signal is any less the stored sample will have a reduced gain However there are a number of reasons that you need to adjust the gain through the device to be sampled When the peak signal is being sent the processor to be sampled needs to be driven to its peak This often means that any input level control needs to be adjusted If there is no input level adjustment it is possible to reduce the analysis signal out of Replicator but this should be avoided wherever possible as it reduces the accuracy of the lower level samples It is better to use an external pad if one is available If you need to change the analysis output level of Replicator you need to press level setup again to restart the pulse stream at the new lev
4. gt Sintefex Audio THE SINTEFEX AUDIO FX8000 REPLICATOR S FX 8000 DIGITAL AUDIO EFFECTS REPLICATOR C GAIN REDUCTION POWER explore presets OUTPUT GAIN programs cur lt OFF TH JE GS Sintefex Audio INPUT GAIN Waele PRVE COMPRESSOR PROCESS CALL BYPASS SELECT a ide User Gu Page 2 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit amp gt Page 3 gt P Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR User Guide v3 0 Notice Whilst all reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Sintefex Audio Lda accepts no liability for inadvertent errors omissions or changes in operating software or hardware specification re ferred to in this manual This edition April 2003 Page 4 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Contents 1 PCP OMUCHION wecciesssiccsivctecsedeencesticcsinsbecsurccucacetcostceus E E N 6 Welcome to the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR 6 Software Versions 6 Software Registration 7 About this Guide 7 2 CPV ERVIGW EEEE E E E E EEE E T EEEE 7 What is the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR 7 Main components of the REPLICATOR 8 What of Surround Sound 9 Presets Programs Samples and Effects 10 MIDI Control 11 Installing the FX8000 11 System Block Diagram 13 The Displays and
5. to get useful information from Replicator You can then exit from these dialogs and Replimat is ready for file transfer or remote control Edit names of programs quickly You can use the cursor controls to step forwards and backwards through the name of the program or sample before saving it The data wheel changes the letter displayed Two things that make this quicker are 1 Turning the data wheel quickly accelerates its action so it can quickly move near the end where the capital letters and some punctuation are located 2 f you move the cursor to a character BUT DON T LET GO OF THE CURSOR BUTTON WHEN YOU GET THERE turn the data wheel clockwise and the rest of the name scrolls off to the right This way you can a insert some space or b clear the rest of the field quickly by pushing it off the end Edit samples Samples are usually stored unedited on disk When you load a sample it is processed according to the edit parameters which are stored with it on disk and have a preset value if it is a new sample Assuming you have a sample loaded use the SYSTEM gt preset gt samples page to load a sam ple Select PROCESS gt edit sample to get to the sample edit page Page 20 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit z CHIF 4ER Pe Lose E sample Replicator Process Edit parameters of sample Bank 1 Humber 10 namedimike amb 1 45 Add Falrie wees ae dE Fitch shift semi
6. e The processing delays are in addition to input output delay The Analogue In to Analogue Out has a fixed overhead of about 1 3 mS about 63 samples at 48kHz Digital In to Digital Out is shorter e AFX delays are not compensated as they are considered intentional additional delays The correct delay is calculated for the dry component in the wet dry mix signal in the AFX section If the AFX loop is set up to include sampled reflections for example this becomes part of the wet signal and is not compen sated Use Delay Effects in the AFX section The AFX section offers a multi tap digital delay line at both 44 1 48kHz and 88 2 96kHz sampling rates At the higher sample rates 16 seconds per channel of delay is available and at the lower rates 32 seconds is avail able 5 taps are available from the delay line each with delay variable over the full range in 1mS steps These delays can be used for musical effects mono stereo or surround sound matching delays for sound to picture or live use profanity delays in stereo or surround productions or as a cutting delay in lacquer disk cutting This section is selected using the AFX button Press this and select multidelay from the After Effects screen If you are working in mono or surround you will see a screen like the one on the left here Page 54 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit CHIE 4ER Afx Delays Afx Delays Multichannel multi
7. After the code has been entered correctly you will not see the register option again and you will have unlim ited further use of the software Authorised dealers and those evaluating the system can renew the trial period by supplying the same unique code to Sintefex Audio with details of the requirement Sintefex can issue a renewal code which is entered like amp D Page 39 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda a full authorisation code and will cause the evaluation period to restart Note the same code cannot be used again a new unique identifier code will be created for future authorisation Reload Replicator Software from scratch This is a very unlikely occurrence as you usually load Replicator software a little at a time adding to your ex isting effects programs or samples and updating software releases from time to time However you may need to do this if e You replace the system disk or e If you have an unexpected system failure that damages the disk contents very rare Note A system failure is pretty rare and even if you have one you are unlikely to lose the programs and sam ples stored on the disk as these are stored in a fail safe filing system However you can lose effects so these may have to be reloaded after reloading the software If you have to change the disk you will of course lose everything on the old disk If the system disk is replaced by an author
8. IN CLIP The current input is producing peak digital signals clips This may be acceptable if your ears tell you that the clipping is not a Check the quality and sample rate of the reference signal Try a different connecting lead If all else fails use an internal reference If it is an analogue input you will need to reduce the signal level into the FX8000 If it is a digital input you need to reduce the output of the device sending digi tal signals If this is a DAW it may be set to hit digital a amp D Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 message MIDI OVE BYPASS SEC OFF expl exp2 Gatel Gate2 ext 48k 96k etc 48k etc Dok means problem but be aware that adding EQ for example HF lift can make these clips noticeable later in the signal processing MIDI messages arrived too fast to handle some have been dis carded The system is bypassed on the channel s you have selected The section EQ compressor you have displayed on the LCD is bypassed The Expander Gate section of the Compressor is reducing the gain on the channel indicated to expand the dynamic range The Expander Gate section of the Compressor is reducing the gain on the channel indicated by gating the signal This shows the sample rate cur rently in operation locked to an external reference If this is ona BLACK background it warns you that the sample rate is more than 5 away from the selected sample rat
9. female 2 4 6 8 Orr rerrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs Channel which you want to as sample You can sample igita AESNpul more than one channel by splitting the analysis tone to left output all inputs and feeding all out male 2 4 6 8 puts to Replicator input chan right output nels male 1 2 3 4 digital AES output The diagram shows a simple setup for sampling an analogue channel You probably already have the main left and right outputs connected to your monitoring setup and may have digital inputs and outputs connected If you are working at 48kHz or below you may alternatively be monitoring on the mix output RCA phono jacks consumer levels or the SPDIF outputs coaxial or optical The Replicator sample signal output is produced from the Analysis Out XLR This signal must be connected to the device you want to snapshot The same signal is available on the 3 pole jack attenuated 20dB which you might use for connecting to instrument amplifiers etc You could also use this if hum loops are a problem by using the two active signals to the instrument amp and not connecting the jack ground The output of the channel to be sampled must be patched into the analogue input of the Replicator as shown You can use your own Analogue to Digital converter and feed into a Digital Input of Replicator if you prefer Remember to select the balanced Input or the AES Digital input on the Input Output Screen of Repli cator depending
10. gt setup amp sample gt config You will see a field labelled system Select this and you can scroll through the combinations available You need to press do it when you have selected a configuration you like The cursor can be placed in the channel boxes at the bottom of screen and the DATA wheel can select be tween the channel groups Whichever is selected in the one the front panel controls will be affecting View the VU or bar meters For viewing input levels select INPUT gt big meters Touch any SELECT key and the vanishing labels appear which allow you e setup the levels especially for VU meters e toggle VU and bar meters e view all the channels or just the current group you will see no change if the current groups is using all the channels fitted e return to the system page These vanishing labels will disappear if you do not use them for 15 seconds or if you touch the DATA wheel or CURSOR key q amp gt Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Page 63 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda 4 General Information Warning and Error Messages These are some of the warning and error messages you may get what they mean and what to do about them Some of these require a confirmation before proceeding while some are reported for information without stopping operation message Cannot select SPDIF it is in use for com pressor external gain link Do you want to save with the
11. samples in bank all sample rateiall BERRA coco 4 5 amp 5 g J SO aai aai aai oan m 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mal A Z m The internal disk can contain up to 1024 samples so to limit the displayed choice the two areas at the bottom Show samples in bank all and with sample rate all can be set to show only one of the 8 banks and only one of the 4 main sample rates To do this user the CURSOR DOWN button to move down to the field then use the DATA knob to scroll through the selection options If you want to load a library sample they are usually in banks 7 or 8 Samples you make yourself are usually stored in banks 1 to 4 The screen above shows a number of samples made at two different sample rates and also show that the name you give samples can be helpful if you choose a sensible name After you have selected a bank and sample rate use CURSOR UP to return to the main page area and scroll through to find the sample you want to hear When you have the sample you want the hear highlighted press load sample If the sample rate for the sample you chose is correct for the current sample rate the sample will load and you will see a screen like this Page 32 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit CHIFZ Jak Replicator Process bnk current sample 1 1 mike amb drive BEJJE attack mod 0 00 In addition the sample processor will be switched on and provided th
12. 35mm 1 5 inches between the recording head and the replay head This means that at 15 inches per second 15 ips about 38 cm per second there is a delay of about one tenth of second through the machine half this at 30ips The best setting for Replicator is to keep the standard sampling setting Acquire immediate delay and choose for example a 4000 sample delay compensation 8000 at 96k sampling 2000 at 30ips 48k sampling e a Page 41 A Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda You need to press level setup each time you change the delay setting to see the effect as this restarts the sampling timers If the pulse test signal is now being fed through the tape machine back into Replicator it should be possible to see the pulse signal in the usual way on Replicator s Snapshot Sampling screen Make sure that the zoom setting is Zoom out to see the full length of the sample You can now fine tune the delay to bring the impulse near to the front of the window You can also zoom in to fine adjust the start of the sample and this shows the problem of wow and flutter re ferred to below The important thing is not to adjust the delay so that any pulse signals occur before the start of the sampling window It is quite okay if when zoomed in the pulses are barely visible at the right When zoomed out the pulses need to occur within about the first 10 of the displayed window Wow and Flutter Jitt
13. It is possible with some tape machines for the higher level samples to be heavily distorted by inadequate electronics in the machine If possible the samples should be done again with a slightly lower level driven to Page 42 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit the machine or a different machine line up to avoid this However if this is not possible all is not lost the of fending sample can be deleted at the sample load stage by using the Level low high option of the edit page Typically the lowest level sample to be used is around sample 21 counting from the quietest to the loudest and the loudest available sample number 128 is the highest However you can set the upper number to a lower value to eliminate grossly distorted samples from the simulation Setting the Smooth parameter It may be better to increase the setting of the Smooth parameter in some cases This is basically averages across a number of different level samples In the event of a tape drop out one or more impulse sequences could out of line with the rest and this averaging is effectively removes the undesirable effect of the occa sional poor impulse sample Typical values may up to half the difference between the low and the high level samples selected Permanently De Jittering Samples Once a sample has been taken and the edit sample options including de jittering have been adjusted for the best simulation we recommend
14. Limitations for Upgrade Users Users of Sintefex products who upgrade to this software from a previous version should note that Sintefex has no requirement to supply free of charge upgrades but does so in the interest of adding additional functionality and improvements for the benefit of its customers In the event that a change of functionality is made that is not of benefit to a user the user s sole recourse is to revert to a previous version of the software as already properly used under licence and accepted for use by the user In particular the Software is provided as is and with no warranties of any kind whether express or implied Sintefex shall have no liability to the extent permissible by law for loss of time data material or financial loss of attempting the upgrade By registering the software the user accepts that the software is of suitable quality for his application Warranty and Liability Limitations for New Users This Software is provided as is and with no warranties of any kind whether express or implied The user is assumed to have evaluated the software together with the hardware and accepted its suitability to the user s application If for proper reasons as governed by any applicable hardware warranty the hardware and Soft ware are returned Sintefex shall have no liability to the extent permissible by law for loss of time data mate rial or financial loss of using or attempting to use the Software By registering the s
15. Operating Software on Replicator Click on the browse button and browse to a folder which contains the LDR file containing the desired software to send This can be the same folder as used for other things 4 Itis recommended that you send only one of the three operating software at a time and that you do not send any programs samples or effects at the same time 5 After loading the software restart Replicator so that the new software can take effect H mD Uploading Samples and Programs for archiving 1 Select Replicator to PO 2 Using the top right Browse button find a folder on your PC into which to uploads all the programs sam ples and effects you want to transfer 3 Tick the require boxes for Program Sample or Effect Send and enter the bank or range of banks and number or range of numbers e g 1 2 4 8 that you want to transfer 4 Make sure anything you do not want to transfer is not ticked 5 Finally press GO If you get a message saying that connection cannot be made see How do Connect up the USB or How do Connect up the MIDI 6 Wait for the transfer to complete or go and have a really strong cup of tea You can t upload Effects or Operating Software in case you were wondering Advance Options To send Graphics to Replicator Graphics Resources just means things that aren t built into the software but used by it At the moment this is just the graphic images that Replicator u
16. Page 40 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit 8 Tick the PC to Replicator box and tick only Main software and browse to the folder where the LDR file is kept 9 Press GO and wait for the Replicator software to be sent 10 When Replimat says that the transfer is finished Replicator should be ready to operate again Power off for 10 seconds then power up normally You should see the familiar screen 11 Look through the samples and programs to see if you need to load any from the PC Try this again for the Effects Load up any necessary presets and you are done Steps for reloading software ROM version 1 0 or greater 1 Make sure you have a PC with a USB interface available and that you have the latest copy of REPLIMAT the Sintefex Audio Replicator remote access program running on the PC You must have Replicator software usually called r ldr for example rm2 1 00 ldr or repapp idr You also may want to have a copy of the Engineering Software usually called en Idr where the could be any sequence of digits identifying the version for example en1 0 01 ldr or engapp Idr You can skip the engineering software but not the Replicator software 2 Connect up the USB connection from the PC See How do Connect up the USB for details 3 Ensure that Replicator is waiting in its start up software with the message key 1 remote 2 test dis played on the screen If this is
17. SPDIF selects the SPDIF as the reference wordclock selects the BNC wordclock input ADAT selects the ADAT input as a reference Replicator cannot sync to digital inputs 3 to 8 If you feed digital to these channels it must be in sync with a digital input to channels 1 and 2 or to AES ref either of which may be used as the source of reference clock Automatic locking will select locking to AES input 1 and 2 if any channel group input is set to digital Use Delay Compensation Delay Compensation allows the FX8000 system delay to be set according to a number of options e Minimum Delay This causes FX8000 to operate with minimum processing delay at all times this is the way the FX8000 has worked until now e Bypass Matched Delay This causes the BYPASS setting to match the processing delay when the system is in e Fixed Delay This fixes the FX8000 processing delay at 150 samples regardless of the effects selected except for POWER LINEAR linear phase EQ To get to the delay options select G gt Page 53 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda SYSTEM gt setup amp sample CHIFF TER SetUp Select the setup or sample options required Config allows you to set we Replicator for mono stereo or multi channel USE a o change order of processing Select system delay here Delay fixed at 150 samples A different mode may be used on each channel if working in mono or
18. Unit term means equipment right up to the maximum frequency possible Sampling The process of passing a special test signal through an analogue processor taking sam ples at multiple levels from peak audio level through a range of over 40dB to assess the performance of the processor and storing a set of derived responses as a sample for later recreation of the effect using the Dynamic Convolution process This also includes in the case of a dynamics processor measuring one or more of the gain reduction curves of the device for later simulation of the dynamic characteristic SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Similar to AES but carried on an unbalanced cable or ona domestic optical fibre An SPDIF wired signal can be connected to the FX8000 AES input using a suitable adapter and the FX8000 will receive SPDIF audio provided the signal source is located fairly close to the FX8000 or for sample rates up to 48k the SPDIF may be fed to the coaxial or optical SPDIF input of the FX8000 Technical Specification Overview Channels 2 standard 4 6 or 8 optional may be fitted as upgrades 2 8 channel compressor equaliser running up to 96kKHz sampling rate for high sample rate surround compression and EQ Channels may be used independently Fully balanced professional input and output on both analogue and digital connections 24 bit analogue conversion 24 bit digital processing up to 24 bit digital i o Single cable AES ope
19. able to replicate However Replicator can always go to shallow curves down to 1 1 even if you only take one curve Some compressors only have one curve and we suggest you guess its ratio enter say 10 1 Some have the steepest curve at 10 1 which is fine as it is pretty steep Some go to limit same as infinity 1 and this is worth sampling You can get this effect on a Urei 1176 by pressing all its ratio buttons in at once Save this under limit You have a choice now To get the full effect you need to do the next section Snapshot Sampling the Com pressor However you can apply the curves you have just grabbed to Replicators equaliser straight away by jumping on to Simulating the Compressor Gain Curve Page 46 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Snapshot Sampling the Compressor This is pretty much the same as ordinary snapshot sampling The only difference when taking a snapshot is that we want the compressor to have a fixed non varying gain during the process Replicator passes a whole sequence of different pulses though the compressor and if these are subject to gain changes you will get excessive distortion in the simulation You can still use them of course by switching the NON LIN off when simulating as this gets rid of all distortion However you will also lose the desirable distortions that are the subtle part of the way the compressor changes the sound Most compressors can be p
20. basic channel all MIDI buffers are cleared reset to OMNI OFF and all MIDI buffers cleared SYSEX messages OMNI mode is ignored a SYSEX parameter change will affect the channel it is addressed to in its data stream other messages ignored ignored amp D Page 77 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda MIDI Note 8 Running Status This software version does not use running status when sending messages This improves the chance of a connection working if the cabling is interrupted and a status byte is missed because it could be a long time before a new status byte is transmitted in a control change sequence However the FX8000 will receive messages with running status according to the MIDI v1 0 specification Acknowledgements Disclaimers and Licensing SHARC is a registered trademark of Analog Devices Inc ADAT is a registered trademark of Alesis Inc used under licence All other trade marks are the properties of their respective owners Sintefex Audio Lda specifically states that any reference to other manufacturers and their products in this document does not imply any endorsement of Sintefex Audio products by them or vice versa Whilst all reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Sintefex Audio Lda accepts no liability for inadvertent errors omissions or changes in operating software or hardware specification referred to
21. combined effect of sampled early reflections and any reverberation program that can be mixed externally If you wish to balance the sampled early reflections with the reverberation field and still have a wet dry mix available within the FX8000 you can tie the sampled effect into the AFX reverberation by means of an AFX loop This enables AFX to include other FX8000 sections within its wet dry control Select the SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt config screen as shown here CHIF FER and LEDs Configuration ingeut EQ then compressor ECreEEr then 2 process 47 then 2 AF system stereo x 3 You can move the cursor to the AFX loop area then the DATA knob allows you include any previous sec tions into the AFX system Normally thisowuld be the PROCESS section of the FX8000 as shown here Press do it to make it take effect This will be illustrated in the SYSTEM screen as shown here with a dotted line linking AFX to the included effect CHIFF TER System SAMF 1 10 mike amb 1 PROCESS APS SAMPLE Programs grive out select channels 2 d4 56 When you have selected this option the through level fader will be available in the main reverb screen to allow mixing of the sampled early reflections with the reverberation field e The AFX loop is also used in the multidelay program to feed back the signal in the echo loop to an ear lier section of the FX8000 Thus an echo can be placed round a tape simu
22. compressor section mentioned above e Classic EQ simulation Complete EQ units which have been painstakingly modelled by merging a whole lot usually hundreds of samples into a dynamic real time adjustable Classic EQ unit We do not expect you to sample these yourself as it can take a lot of time and may need modelling a specific set of controls e Classic Compressor simulation Complete Dynamics Compressor units which have been modelled by sampling signal paths and dynamic characteristics into a dynamic real time adjustable Classic Compressor unit You can sample your own com pressors but those that we have built into Classic Compressors are easy to call up and use AFX Delays Echoes and Reverberations AFX which stands loosely for After Effects can add a little icing on the cake of Replicated effects A useful range of effects are available to extend the use of Replicator For use up to 48kHz sampling rates there are a number of interesting reverberation programs for use in stereo or in multi channel surround Reverberations are not sampled but they can be mixed with ambient reflection samples that create some new effects What of Surround Sound The SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR is available as a 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel unit A six channel unit can support processing of 5 1 or 6 1 surround sound by applying your favourite EQ or com pressor across all 6 channels for 6 1 processing connect the 6 main channels and
23. controls in real time but cannot load models or configure the system This should be done by means of loading pro grams The FX8000 can receive or transmit parameter control in two common formats SYSEX messages can be used in which the 7 or 14 bit parameter value can be controlled easily by most sequencer software or control change codes accessing Non Registered Parameter Numbers NRPN s may be used Which of these you choose depends on the capabilities of your sequencer or MIDI control software The FX8000 can also transmit parameter changes when a control is altered in either the SYSEX or the NRPN format These are suitable for recording in a sequencer for automation on replay Most parameters are set using 14 bits of precision It is possible to switch the FX8000 to receive only the MSB of such commands to allow control from MIDI controllers which only output 7 bit slider values for exam ple Adjustment will of course be a little less precise For more details and a MIDI implementation chart see the end of this guide MIDI echoes When the FX8000 is connected to a sequencer it is not uncommon for MIDI messages to be echoed by the sequencer This usually presents operation problems as due to the buffering in the sequencer and the FX8000 MIDI ports a sequence of small changes can arrive delayed and interrupt the changes you are trying to make Page 72 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit To
24. conversion algorithm and at the same time the other parameters are permanently applied Add Gain This is the amount of gain adjustment to apply to the whole sample when it is loaded and should be set so that when the sample is bypassed the level on A B is about the same Pitch Shift This re tunes the sample for special effects for example to change the resonance of an effect This is similar to sample rate conversion but is specified in semi tones so for example a resonant effect can be tuned to a particular musical effect You will find this most effective when there is a distinct pitch present in the effect for example a resonant peak at a given frequency Note that this does not alter the pitch of the signal that you are passing through Replicator This alters the frequency response of the effect you have sampled Smooth Levels Replicator takes multiple samples of original analogue equipment at a sequence of differing levels It is nor mally necessary to apply a moving average over a range of these levels to ensure that spurious noise or other effects do not generate unacceptable deviations from the original response The default of averaging or smoothing over 16 level samples is suitable for many effects but this number can be increased to e reduce non linearity e eliminate noise problems Trim start end Replicator normally takes impulse samples of 2048 samples duration Initial delay in the original sample can be trimmed off
25. different from that expected The program is trying to load an FX8000 sample but the requested file is different from that expected No sample is loaded You are trying to load a Clas sic EQ or Compressor that requires a more up to date software version than your Replicator currently has in stalled You cannot load it as the software does not know how to handle the new data Status Display Messages action You should connect a valid input at which point the message box will go away and the operation will complete You can abandon the change or go ahead anyway if you know the signal will be connected later End users should make a note of the code on the register software page and send this to Sintefex Audio using the card in the manual for a permanent authorisation code When this is entered this message will no longer occur Evaluators should contact Sintefex Audio for a renewal authorisation See How do Register This Software for more information This message is shown in the Remote Control page on Replicator which will continue to operate normally from its front panel To re establish USB connection ensure the PC host or USB hub is pow ered up and that USB setup standard and USB Remote Control yes is se lected and press do it Either the program or the classic effect is out of date You should reload the affected program and effect from the latest library release Either the program or sampl
26. do not process the LFE channel Compressor gain can be linked so that there is absolutely no image shift as the compressor oper ates all channels may be locked together In addition channels can be connected to multiple gain link buses which may also be loosely linked together For example the front 3 and the rear two channels can be firmly linked and a loose linking applied between them so a big gain reduction in the front three also pulls down the rear gain by a proportionally smaller amount See How do I Link Compressor Gain for Special Effects for more details Page 10 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit FX BOGO DIGITAL AUDIO EFFECTS REPLICATOR CHEL 45H Compressor 1176 black front types Sampled Surround Sound compressor example screen shot A four channel Replicator may be used for surround mixes where it is not required to process a centre or sub woofer channel This is favoured by many music mixers An eight channel Replicator may be used for 7 1 surround processing or for 5 1 surround together with a spare stereo channel or indeed two mono channels or for two quad surround groups or 4 stereo groups or 8 mono groups Regardless of the number of channels fitted you can always configure Replicator in combinations of 7 1 5 1 quad stereo and mono up to the maximum number of channels available Presets Programs Samples and Effects Programs Samples and Effects in Replicat
27. gt CUP VE mem empti Here you can see the result of taking 6 samples from a compressor at the ratios shown You can select the curves to be used by changing between yes and no for each curve You would do this if you had several different compressor curves stored in the same program It also does not matter which order the curves are in If you mix curves from different compressors you will get some interesting hybrids The field adjust thresh 0 0dB can be adjusted to raise or lower a sampled threshold to the centre of the simulated curve as seen in the main compressor display page Go back to the compressor page press back and select the type sampled You can immediately use the gain characteristics of the sampled compressor try varying the slope and threshold Along with the attack and release you get a lot of the characteristics of the sampled compressor lf the knee of the curve is very low in the displayed window which will also mean that the threshold you are getting is audibly much lower than the displayed threshold you can go back to the curve select page and ad just the threshold to a higher value Although the effect is the same as just using a different threshold setting this will mean that you can switch between simulations of different compressors and the threshold control will be consistent between them Adding the Audio Processing Characteristic To complete the compressor simulat
28. in clude the new gain setting See How do Edit samples for information on editing samples and resaving them if desired You can tell when you have the amount of additional gain right by bypassing the PROCESS using the PROCESS button remember you have to wait for the LED to flash to toggle the effect As you turn the sam ple on and off there should be no significant gain change This will of course be program dependent when the sample has a significantly non flat response Get the level right through an effect to be sampled Connect up the analysis path Connect up the signal path that is to be sampled see How do Sample a signal processing chain In summary the signal path is like this monitoring mute main output analysis output optional pad FX8000 Turn any monitoring down until you have levels set up It is then useful to monitor the FX8000 main output quietly to hear the effect of the test pulses you can become familiar with signs of excessive distortion for instance optional pad Generate the setup level tone Select the sampling level setup page as follows Page 26 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt sample gt level setup CHIFF TER Snapshot Sample Show chan 1 to 1 zoom out Setup O 1d Test signal EC Level gdE ser hi Samp le interval Hcgulire immediate delay Delay Compensate 10
29. in this manual Licence Conditions for Version 3 Software End user and Evaluation Licence Conditions General Version 3 of Replicator software including remote control software and any other software collectively the Software which excludes additional charge items as described below supplied by Sintefex Audio Lda Sintefex is supplied under licence for use on the Sintefex hardware or other use as specifically described here All ownership rights to the Software belong to Sintefex or its suppliers and the user is not permitted to make unauthorised copies or to reverse engineer any aspects of the software or hardware Aspects of the software and hardware are protected by international patent and other rights including European patent EP0917707 and other pending applications No licence is granted by this document for use beyond the li censed use of the Software Violation is subject to damages under applicable laws End User Licence A bona fide end user purchaser of a Sintefex product is entitled to use all parts of the Software applicable to the purchased machine for the duration of the life of the associated hardware upon completion of registration of the software with Sintefex If the product is sold on the new owner is entitled to the same use provided that they agree to all the terms of this licence and further register the software with Sintefex Evaluation User Licence Evaluators and Distributors Demo Users who are not end
30. is carried in the left channel and the B bus in the right If you are only using one of these busses you will only need one track otherwise you will need two r lt D Page 31 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Avoid monitoring the gain reduction signal The signal if treated as audio will have a lot of DC and bass content and if fed to monitors may cause damage In particular transients in the gain profile may create loud impulsive signals e The gain signal cannot be recorded on an analogue recorder e The gain signal cannot be recorded if fed through a sample rate converter or other processor Note that some DAW s have a sample rate converter chip fitted as standard on all inputs These will need to be switched off e The gain signal cannot be recorded on a digital system that uses perceptual coding MP3 minidisk etc Listen to a Sample Replicator has one section per channel which runs the full Replication PROCESS To load a sample into it select SYSTEM gt presets gt samples If the process section is already in use you will have to confirm that you want to change to sample simulation You will then see the sample choice screen that can look like this Replicator Process l Ho sample loaded Sane brik name sampled amp E i 1 10 mike amb 1 Ho 1 1i mike amb Z close matt close matt mediu n matt mediu n matt medium 2 matt medium 2 matt medium tdi
31. licensed use of the Software Viola tion is subject to damages under applicable laws End User Licence A bona fide end user purchaser of a Sintefex product is entitled to use all parts of the Software applicable to the pur chased machine for the duration of the life of the associated hardware upon completion of registration of the software with Sintefex If the product is sold on the new owner is entitled to the same use provided that they agree to all the terms of this licence and further register the software with Sintefex Evaluation User Licence Evaluators and Distributors Demo Users who are not end users are entitled to use the software for evaluation and demonstration of the Sintefex product for a period to be set by Sintefex Audio Demo Users in good standing will be permitted unlimited renewals of the evaluation period Good standing means that all agreements between Sintefex and the Demo Users and between Distributors and Evaluators have been honoured by the user Additional Charge Items From time to time Sintefex or third parties may make available software which by reason of third party licensing or specific extra cost development or other reason may be subject to additional charges for use These additional charge items will be subject to their own licence conditions regarding evaluation or use Limitations of Use The Software must not be used for any illegal purposes and especially not for any use involving breach of copyright Th
32. not the case power down Replicator then re power it while holding down the 4th SELECT button from the top 2nd one up from the bottom 4 Press the top select button to enter the remote mode If you are properly connected to the PC you will see the message usb ad n cf n n on the display where the first 2 numbers depend on the USB ad dress the PC operating system assigns and the configuration number usually 2 The last number is an indicator of USB activity If you have never loaded any drivers on the PC the operating system will ask for the driver that came with Replimat now If the first two numbers are 0 the PC connection has not been made Try unplugging and re plugging the USB cable 5 In REPLIMAT select USB as the mode of communication with Replicator 6 Tick the PC to Replicator box and tick only Engineering software and browse to the folder that it is in If you do not have the engineering software go to step 8 7 Press GO and wait for the engineering software to be sent 8 Untick the Engineering Software box and tick Main software and browse to the folder where the LDR file is kept 9 Press GO and wait for the Replicator software to be sent 10 When Replimat says that the transfer is finished Replicator should be ready to operate again Power off for 10 seconds then power up normally You should see the familiar screen 11 Look through the samples and programs to see if you need to load any from the P
33. on the connection You can also use the consumer level input RCA pin jack if appropriate and select unbalanced input Sampling Things You get to the main sampling screen by selecting the system page press SYSTEM then selecting set up the top SELECT button then select sample the middle SELECT button You see this screen G i Page 49 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda CHIFF TER Snapshot Sample Show chan 1 to zoom out O 1id5 Test signal Mes seer Lewels E west ma Od Samp le interval HOWE immediate delay Delay Compensate 10 It is advisable to press level setup to run a tone through the device you want to sample You should see this arriving back at the input of Replicator by observing the meters and the graph and you can hear it if monitoring through Replicator e You can also select a sine tone as the level test but the pulse is closest to what is used for sampling You can adjust the analysis signal level if you want but for now as long as you have a signal getting back to Replicator don t worry about it For details see How do Get the level right through an effect to be sam pled e You can increase the pulse sample interval from the 4000 sample default in multiples of 1000 Some people prefer to make sure the impulse has fully decayed between sample so prefer to select a higher number even though sampling takes longer
34. sample rate if desired usually to a different memory location Sometimes samples can sound okay without conversion in which case there will be a shift in pitch of the fre quency response characteristics of the sampled signal path This may not be noticeable for sample rate changes between say 44 1kHz and 48kHz but you can try it both ways to see which effect is best See How do I Move a Sample or Program to a different memory for detailed information Change the view angle of the display Like all LCD displays you need to adjust the view angle according to the way that Replicator is mounted or to accommodate temperature variations Whenever the system is powered up the DATA knob is initially connected to the LCD view angle adjustment so an immediate adjustment can be made If the unit is switched on from cold you may not want to do this until the machine has warmed up as the display may be slightly dark when cold gt Page 17 Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Programs The view adjust field shows the adjustment number that you may become familiar with For adjustments later you can select the start page again SYSTEM gt start screen or you can go tot he screen and LED page to adjust the view angle as follows SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt config gt screen and LEDs i meee System Screen View angle EE panel LEDS medium bright level LEDs
35. should be uninterrupted Once connected the power switch on the rear panel if fitted should be left on and the front panel power button used subsequently for normal operation This allows orderly shutdown of the FX2000 processes and saving of operating set up on the FX2000 s internal hard disk Audio and Control Connections WARING Lo nal i The connectors for unbalanced audio balanced analysis signals clock optical and coaxial SPDIF are all clearly labelled The FX8000 is supplied with multi way break out leads to provide access to the balance audio inputs and outputs and AES inputs and outputs One break out lead is required for each pair of chan nels For permanent installations the FX8000 may be wired using a standard 25 way D type male connector The pin out is as follows OONOOOfRWN wW N E OOOO O O O O OM ever e er er e e e 0 ohRWONM OOAOONDD O1 Diagram of D type connector as seen from rear Each pin is connected as follows multi channel machines have a pair of channels on each connector as la belled thus channels 1 amp 2 3 amp 4 5 amp 6 etc Pin Connection Pin Connection Analogue out channel 1 Analogue out channel positive hot negative cold 3 Analogue out channel 2 16 Analogue out channel 2 positive hot negative cold Analogue in channel 1 posi Analogue in channel 1 nega tive hot tive cold 6 Grou
36. software and presets available on its web site These are downloadable from the internet using your normal browser or using an FTP file transfer program and are ready for transfer to Repli cator Files may be of the following forms RFX files These are new Replicator Effects RSM files These are Replicator Samples RPG files These are Replicator Programs and contain the complete setup of Replicator for a particular effect 4 ZIP files These are described below 5 LDR files These are new software releases that may be transferred to Replicator using REPLIMAT a For a summary of all file tyoes commonly used see the general information section at the end of this guide Files can be transferred to Replicator using a PC running Sintefex Audio REPLIMAT software which is avail able free of charge to all Replicator users Loader LDR files and Replimat software are usually stored in a zipped file ZIP for transfer over the inter net These are zipped using commercial zipping software for two reasons 1 The files are the smallest that can store the necessary information and 2 The files are checked by the unzipping function to ensure they have not become corrupted in transmis sion Use commercially available unzipping programs to get the contents of the zipped files Usually you unzip the Replimat software into a folder called replimat and the Replicator software into a folder called replicator These names are up
37. the energy contained in the signal Signals of the same peak level contain most energy if they are a square wave half as much energy is they are a sine wave and much less for spiky and typical audio waveforms This is referred to as the crest factor and is the reason why a compressor that optimises peaks can sound very different from one which optimises energy A sample of how an audio processor affects the signal passing through it taken in such a way that the unique Dynamic Convolution process can recreate the audio effect of the original unit entirely digitally including any level dependent manifestations of the original usually analogue processor Samples can be made on an FX8000 and are also used in the construction of Classic EQ and Classic Compressor effects The sampling or clock rate of a digital audio system typically 44 1kHz for CD 48kHz for much master recording and 88 2kHz of 96kHz for high sample rate recording These sample rates are twice the maximum frequency that can be processed by a system The higher sample rates are often thought to sound better but this can often be accounted for by simplistic digital systems for example most digital EQ suffering problems in the top octave The higher sampling rates move this problem beyond the normal hearing range Classic EQ for example does not suffer this effect as it accurately reproduces the original Page 68 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects
38. the exact gain by increasing the input gain of Replicator until the level display on the display is as close to OaB as possible The gain of the sample may well be frequency dependent so you may still have to make adjustments later when loading the sample This can be done by editing the add gain option of the sample in the PROCESS gt edit sample page r lt D Page 27 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Link Compressor Gain for Special Effects Stereo Gain linking is straightforward in normal use Simply select a stereo pair of channels and press the LINK button to link or unlink the gains As you can see on the meters the channel gains are linked so the same gain is applied on both channels preventing the stereo image shifting Mono channels can also be linked in stereo pairs this way letting you use two different settings or even differ ent compressor models for the left and right of a signal but still allowing you to link the gains To do this both channels must have their LINK button set to ON with the LED lit But see note Matching Attack and Re lease Times below More About Simple Gain Linking Compressor gain reduction is linked so that the channel that would generate the most gain reduction has its gain reduction applied to both channels This means that a very loud sound appearing say on the left will push the gain down on both channels resulting a drop of
39. unedited name Effect not found For full reset power off for 10 seconds graphic nn Or no bitmap nn in pre v2 1 software Memory already in use do you want to over write it Memory empty using unit impulse No program is se lected check search bank and sample rate Please register this software it is quick and easy to do Program s sample rate differs load anyway Registration of this software is free to all end users means You are trying to select SPDIF as the input or output format but it has already been se lected for compressor external gain linkage You are about to save a pro gram but have not edited the name The program is loading a clas sic EQ or compressor but the requested effect is missing A short power interruption has Caused a system error System software has been upgraded but the matching graphics have not been up dated nn is the internal identi fier for the missing graphic You are trying to save a pro gram over an existing pro gram A program tried to load a sam ple that is not stored on the disk You tried to load a program when no valid program was selected in the listing box The software is reminding you that it should be registered for continued use You have selected a program saved at a different sampling rate The software must be regis tered with Sintefex Audio for use beyond a period of about 1000 hours of use This is fr
40. users are entitled to use the software for evalua tion and demonstration of the Sintefex product for a period to be set by Sintefex Audio Demo Users in good standing will be permitted unlimited renewals of the evaluation period Good standing means that all agree ments between Sintefex and the Demo Users and between Distributors and Evaluators have been honoured by the user Additional Charge Items From time to time Sintefex or third parties may make available software which by reason of third party licens ing or specific extra cost development or other reason may be subject to additional charges for use These additional charge items will be subject to their own licence conditions regarding evaluation or use Page 78 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Limitations of Use The Software must not be used for any illegal purposes and especially not for any use involving breach of copyright The Software is not licensed for use in any life critical application Any such use is entirely at the risk of the user and the user must hold Sintefex harmless for any claim arising from such use Termination of Licence Termination by breach Breach of any terms of this licence will terminate the licence The licence for use of the Software is also terminated if the product is returned under hardware warranty agreements On termina tion all copies of the Software must be returned to Sintefex Warranty and Liability
41. using approved cable types Also supports up to 96KHz 2 channel sampling as proposed for standard revision AES embedded data is not processed or routed to output Unbalanced Analogue Input 2 channels professional phono RCA jack connectors 10dBu 2 46v RMS 1dB for peak digital sine wave gt 10k impedance e tity Page 69 A eJ Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Outputs 2 channel electronically balanced output on multiway connector 18dBu 1dB from peak digital sine wave AES balanced output 2 channel on multiway connector Meets AES 3 1992 specification when wired to appropriate XLR connector using approved cable types Also supports up to 96kHz 2 channel sampling as proposed for standard revision Unbalanced Analogue Output 2 channels professional phono RCA jack connectors 10dBu 2 46v RMS 1dB from peak digital sine wave Master Section The master section is limited in operation to 48KHz nominal sampling rate or below If you are using higher sample rates you should use the main channel inputs and outputs through an external mixer if needed This is because some aspects for example the ADAT light pipe interface is limited by design to 48kHz so this cannot be upgraded The effects sampling outputs are not limited and are fully operational up to 96KHZ nominal sampling rate Inputs audio SPDIF Stereo 2 channel Digital Input Stereo 2 cha
42. usually called r ldr for example rm2 1 00 Idr or repapp idr You can skip the engineering software but not the Replicator software 2 Connect up the MIDI connection from the PC See How do Connect up the MIDI for details 3 Ensure that Replicator is waiting in its start up software with the message START ROM MAIN MENU displayed at the top of the screen If this is not the case power down Replicator then re power it while holding down the 4th SELECT button from the top 2nd one up from the bottom 4 In REPLIMAT select MIDI as the mode of communication with Replicator the start ROM does not under stand USB or WAV files 5 Tick the PC to Replicator box and tick only Engineering software and browse to the folder that it is in If you do not have the engineering software or you have any problems with USB in the next few steps go to step 8 6 Press GO and wait for the engineering software to be sent 7 After Replicator says saved eng s w you can enter the engineering software by powering down Repli cator for 10 seconds then powering up with the 3rd SELECT button held down the middle SELECT button Replicator should show an engineering test window Select remote and Replicator is now ready for full communication using USB or MIDI If you have USB ready to go select Replimat to USB see How do Connect up the USB and proceed to send Replicator software using USB it is faster than MIDI
43. you select to use the public A and B bus will link with any other channels on all the machines e The COAXIAL SPDIF connector must be used this code does not support optical connection this leaves the optical available for ADAT connection of course e The compressor is still subject to the attack and release controls in each machine For proper matching make sure these are set to the same settings e At least one channel of must be selected to use a public group bus on every machine for the group link age to work If no channel is connected to the public bus the link will not work Caution Proper Clock Selection It is important that all the Replicator systems that are linked together are also digitally synchronised This will be the case in most digital environments However if you are working all analogue you will need to make sure the machines are locked to each other select the SPDIF as the clock source in the clock select menu of all the slave machines Recording the gain profile A single Replicator can be selected as a master provided that the SPDIF output is connected back into its own input This has the benefit that if the signal is split and fed to a digital audio recorder the gain data can be recorded If multiple Replicators are linked the signal can be split off at any point in the loop Page 30 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit gain profile to digital recorder spdif c
44. 3 etc to the end of the file name to indicate that it is a newer version of the uploaded program or sample You may want to delete or rename older versions so that that do not get downloaded again in error Make the controls work they do not seem to affect what am lis tening to You are probably listening to a channel that is not the one selected on the front panel The controls only affect the currently selected channel or group of channels if they are grouped together If you don t know about grouping channels see How do Use Two Mono Channels on a stereo machine or channel combinations on a multi channel machine The input and output level controls usually affect all channels unless they are set to a fixed input and output gain See How do fix the input and output levels so they do not change on an effect have fine adjusted select the System page which looks like this System CLEG 1 2 US tube prog Ef ee Programs drive out select channels The data knob selects amongst the groups or channels available which will be highlighted in black The pic ture shows channels 3 amp 4 selected as a stereo pair The system graphic shows that of the 4 main processing block only the Classic EQ is used for this program The name of the last loaded file is shown at the top Select the channel or group you need to adjust You can then return to the page you are working on and the controls should be wo
45. Afx Reverb Stereo Reverb Chamber 1 Output is See effect Hext Preset Chamber To load SELECT load next preset time levels input reverb I Py ELT Poy r at l q4 0 5 0 4 0 6 0 2 5 m JE gE HF den HF den rev pre Pre Pew sity sity e You may see up to four faders in the levels section The options available depend on the reverb pro gram and other factors described below Summary of Reverberation Programs Small Plate Bright plate better for shorter reverberation times Medium Plate Larger plate better for medium to long reverberation times Room 1 Ambience of a small room opens up with longer reverberation times Room 2 A different sounding room Chamber 1 A thicker reverberation chamber Chamber 2 Larger chamber Hall 1 Hall with significant build up of reverb field over the first second or so Hall 2 A much larger hall giving cathedral like delay in reverberation field build up For long reverberations only Non lin Reverberation does not decay exponentially but stops suddenly as if gated Duration can be adjusted to match tempo Reverse Like Non lin but the reverberation field builds up to a crescendo at which point it stops suddenly giving a reversed reverberation effect Wet Dry mix A mix between the reverb effect and the dry signal is shown at the top of the screen where it says Output is 50 effect This may be varied and you will usually set this to 100 effect when you are using the
46. Byte and an LSByte followed by a new parameter value usually also an MSBte and LSByte This is usually followed by an RPN NULL message It is important that the sequencer does not change the order of any of these mes sages or mix them up with other control messages On the other hand SYSEX messages are single self contained messages and a sequencer cannot mix these up The SYSEX format is shown below note 5 and is fairly straightforward to edit or attach to controls in a many sequencers NRPN Format Most parameters need 14 bit DATA so require both an MSByte of data and an LSByte of data to complete the update These will be updated whenever the LSByte is received so the MSByte may be omitted if it does not change When an MSByfte is received the LSByte is set to zero Some parameters require only 7 bit DATA switches selections from lists etc and these do not require an LSByte These are updated whenever an MSByte is received In addition to this it is possible to set the FX8000 so that all parameters are restricted to 7 bits on reception only in which case only an MSByte is required and any LSByte is ignored This is for control by a MIDI con troller that can output only 7 bit parameters e g from a slider or knob Parameter numbers NRPN s also require an MSByte and an LSByte Both these must be present to select a parameter but can occur in either order When a parameter is selected several things happen e Any previous par
47. C Try this again for the Effects Load up any necessary presets and you are done Sample an Analogue Tape Recorder We recommend that you become familiar with sampling an audio channel for example an EQ unit before attempting this more advanced operation See How do Sample a signal processing chain Special Considerations An analogue tape recorder is like any other signal processing device in that it can replay while it is recording providing a signal path that can be sampled directly although it differs from a signal path like an equaliser or compressors in two ways First the delay between the recording and replay head must be accounted for and second the wow and flutter of the system means that steps have to be taken to compensate for this It is also possible to make a recording of the Replicator analysis tone at one time and then play it back later This can be used to sample the effect of leaving a tape on the shelf for a period This is like sampling a vinyl or acetate disk or like off line sampling See the section How do sample a Vinyl or Acetate Disk for details of this procedure We should mention that the analogue tape machine should be properly lined up with respect to bias and equalisation for the tape sample to be used unless of course you want to sample the sound of a badly lined up tape recorder which may be a worthwhile effect to sample for some applications Delay A typical mastering machine may have
48. Controls 14 Input Level and Gain Reduction Display 15 3 How DOL isere e e N SEET EEEE EEEE E 16 Adjust the Compressor Slope to a precise value between the steps normally provided 16 Change the sample rate of a snapshot sample 16 Change the view angle of the display 16 Clear the View Angle if the screen is not viewable 17 Connect up the MIDI 18 Connect up the USB 18 Edit names of programs quickly 19 Edit samples 19 Hold peaks on meters for longer than half a second 22 Find a particular page or window 23 Fix the input and output levels so they do not change 23 Get Analogue Levels dead right into Replicator 24 Get rid of the LIMIT light or excessive distortion when replicating my effect 25 Get the level right through an effect to be sampled 25 Link Compressor Gain for Special Effects 27 Link Compressor Gain Between More Than One Replicator 29 Listen to a Sample 31 Load New Software or Presets from USB or MIDI 32 Make the controls work they do not seem to affect what am listening to 35 Make Replicator start up the way want 36 Move a Sample or Program to a different memory 36 Register This Software 38 Reload Replicator Software from scratch 39 Sample an Analogue Tape Recorder 40 Sample a Vinyl or Acetate Disk 42 Sample compressor curves 43 sample Effects Off Line 47 Sample a signal processing chain 47 Save the setup for the next session 50 Select an Input 50 Speed up the MIDI or USB 51 Switch a section in an
49. EFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR is a unique product which can capture an analogue signal path and reproduce it digitally accurately simulating the frequency response and distortion characteristics of the origi nal For the first time you can e Choose from a large library of sampled analogue EQ s compressors and sampled signal paths to add an analogue sound without leaving the digital domain Capture a favourite signal path forever for reuse at any future time Capture a mono process and apply it identically across multiple channels e g a 5 1 Surround mix Store favourite compressors for instant recall with a wider range of control that the original Get your favourite compressor sound accurately linked in stereo or surround mixes Work wholly digitally and get that indefinable analogue sound You can even switch off the non linearity if you like the analogue sound but need it digitally clean Replicator goes beyond the well know process of linear convolution at least it is well known to DSP experts even if they never let you get at it before Replicator s unique and patented non linear technology takes it beyond this to reproduce the analogue characteristic of the sound changing when you drive the unit harder Page 8 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit REPLICATOR Process The word LINEAR is used in Replicator in a special way and simply applies to a sound process in which the output follows the input exactly If
50. EQ and Classic Compressor effects stored on an FX2000 or FX8000 Thus an machine may separately store Programs that contain the settings of the machine Effects which contain the information about how to sound like an EQ of Compressor In addition Samples can be separately stored on an FX8000 An audio processor that increases the dynamic range of programme material by turning down the level of quieter passages below a threshold It is used for reducing low level noise and restoring dynamic range after compression In addition to the standard maximum audio sampling accuracy of 24 bit fixed point Sin a 4 gt Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 term Full Pos Neg Gate Headroom Linear Phase MIDI Operating system Peak RMS Power Linear Program Process Replicator Process RMS Peak Sample Sample Rate Page 67 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda means tefex Audio processors preserve this accuracy and adds a further 8 bits of ranging data to create 32 bit floating point values This means that the theoretical 144dB of signal to noise ratio is preserved through gain changing stages of compression and EQ right to the point where the 24 bits must be fed out again as accurately as possible This gives about 800dB of internal dynamic range to the arithmetic processing Full wave rectification for compressor level detector as opposed to half wave where posi tive half cycle Pos or negative half cycl
51. I 2 ae Curve Sample Curve Sample Curve Curve Ei E Ratio Ratio z l no valid curve data You can use the data knob to move through all 24 compressor curve memories they are going to be all empty at this stage unless Replicator has already been used for compressor sampling If it has you will see something like shown on the right above Either way you can sample over the memory number shown after Compressor Curve It is a good idea to press level setup This will generate a reference tone as selected in the previous page and you should be able to hear the tone going through the compressor and ending up back in Replica tor You should see the input level indicating the tone and the level is displayed at the bottom of the screen The intention now is to save at least one compressor gain ratio curve One is enough if you just want to recre ate the effect you have set up on the compressor but you can save a whole lot and then be able to recreate the whole range afterwards Choose Compressor Curve 1 for your first sample We suggest that you set the input threshold on the compressor to 20dB and the compression ratio low say 1 5 1 or 2 1 Next tell Replicator that this ratio setting will apply to the curve by selecting the Ratio field to match the compressor If there is an output makeup gain on the compressor we suggest you turn this up so that you get about 10dB into Replicator If not don t worry as
52. LICATOR effects may or may not include sampled compressors However even if a compressor is not included in the effect the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR unit always provides a digital compressor which is easily operated Compressor settings are stored whenever you save settings along with the rest of the effects for recall at a later time amp D Page 9 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda FX 6000 DIGMAL AUDIO EFFECTS REPLICATOR FX BOOO DIGMAL AUDIO EFFECTS REPLICATOR CHIF Egi ressor attac ms v slope thresh o 0 3 fairchild 670 Lupe sampled Replicator s Virtual VU meters Familiar layout of the on screen compressor If you are using a Sampled compressor the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR can recreate both the sound of the compressor and the way it changes with gain reduction and the curve of the compressor allowing soft knee effects to be accurately recreated Replicator Process The Replicator process itself can be configured in several ways e Snapshot simulation of a sample of a signal path Recreates a favourite signal path for later re use including the EQ settings used and simulation of any differ ences in the sound of the path when changing between high level signals and quiet signals This path may include for example an analogue tape path a valve tube device and even loudspeaker to microphone sig nal paths Compression may also be included along with the
53. Note AFX delays are available in multichannel groups up to 48kHz sam pling and in mono and stereo groups up to 96k processing Maximum Processing 800Mflops per channel Disk storage not less than 3Gbytes per system MIDI The gory details The implementation is designed to be as transparent as possible For more information about MIDI terminol ogy there are many books available on the subject or see the complete MIDI spec v1 0 available from the MIDI Manufacturers Association Channel Selection Because an FX8000 has up to 8 channels it is able to transmit and receive commands on more than one MIDI channel MIDI channels map directly onto physical channels For example MIDI channel 1 will control FX8000 channel 1 If the FX2000 is linked into stereo or multichannel groups messages on any channel of a group will update the stereo pair together and the FX8000 will transmit changes on the lowest channel of the group only The FX8000 will also transmit and receive program changes on MIDI channel 16 as a whole machine load which permits reconfiguration e g stereo to mono and vice versa see Program Load below The FX8000 normally operates in OMNI OFF mode This may be changed by a MIDI mode change message on the FX2000 basic channel which is 1 OMNI OFF The FX8000 receives commands for channel 1 on MIDI channel 1 and for channel 2 on MIDI channel 2 and so in if further channels are fitted A command for a chan
54. Replicator triggers on the very first pulse of the sequence Watch the screen for any excessive deviation of the impulses and finally save the sample It is then possible to load the sample to audition the effect It will always be necessary to make sure that De jitter is on See How do edit samples for more on this Hints When choosing the interval between pulses to cut to the disk it may be best to use a set of different values The further the impulses are apart the less they may interact but the more difficult to adjust the varispeed for re sampling If working at 48kHz or 44 1kHz we suggest a sequence at 8000 samples intervals and again at 16 000 24 000 and 32 000 sample intervals If working at 96kHz of 88 2kHz we suggest all the above plus 48 000 and 64 000 sample intervals It will be necessary to keep notes as to which sequence is which and what sample rate was used as this may not be obvious at a later date Using a 96kHz sample sequence at 48kHz In fact the analysis pulse sequence from Replicator at all sample rates is very similar A 48kHz analysis se quence at 8 000 samples interval is distinguishable from a 96kHz analysis sequence with 16 000 samples interval only in the bandwidth of energy in each pulse which extends only to 24kHz at 48kHz sampling but to 48kHz at 96kHz sampling lt is therefore possible to use a 96kHz pulse train to make 48kHz samples with the necessary adjustment to the sample interval p
55. Replicator will figure it out for itself Set the compressor attack medium to fast and the release medium to slow If there is no control try it as it is Replicator is able to measure the curve with a wide range of settings Switch off the test tone by pressing stop and wait for the gain reduction to drop to zero before doing the test You can now press go and watch while Replicator sends a sequence of tones through the compressor to map the gain curve These will start out around 60dB and run up to 0dB so you may want to be near your monitor volume control At the end of the test Replicator will save the curve in the memory and also display a graphic of the curve as shown in the picture above If you forgot to enter the ratio so it still says unkn n meaning unknown you can enter the value now and press save which simply updates this information You can also do this if your experience allows you to assign a more accurate ratio that labelled on the compressor or of the compressor did not give figures Now don t alter threshold settings on the compressor but select another ratio and choose Compressor Curve 2 on Replicator Enter the same threshold setting you used before and the new ratio Press go and wait again You will know by now that it is only a minute or so You can repeat this for as many settings as you like Be sure to get the steepest curve you can as this is the steepest curve you will be
56. Resources Ee iephics oe ampu Send m browse a Main ERRE m Alemate browse E Engineering jsi Eyeoute WA Progress of this file Overall Progress p It is now possible to select the sort of transfer you want to do for example PC to Replicator To send Programs Samples and Effects to Replicator 1 2 Select PC to Replicator Using the top right Browse button find a folder on your PC which contains all the programs samples and effects you want to transfer Select any file in that folder to select the folder Tick the require boxes for Program Sample or Effect Send and enter the bank or range of banks and number or range of numbers e g 1 2 4 8 that you want to transfer Make sure anything you do not want to transfer is not ticked e g in Operating Software Send make sure nothing is ticked unless you are updating the Replicator software Finally press GO If you get a message saying that connection cannot be made see How do Connect up the USB or How do I Connect up the MIDI Wait for the transfer to complete or go and have a cup of tea To send Operating Software to Replicator You should have at least Replimat version 2 1 for correct operation Page 34 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Select PC to Replicator Make sure the boxes for sending Programs Samples and Effects are unticked Tick Main to update the main
57. acy Level It is important to drive the test signal quite hard onto the tape This is because when simulating the tape ma chine later many sounds get their characteristic analogue sound from driving the tape hard and this will need to be simulated Replicator can only simulate up to the level you drive onto tape at the analysis stage as it has no knowledge of what a louder signal would sound like In fact there are benefits in taking samples at several different levels for different simulations This would allow you to process for example drum tracks through very heavily driven tape but a full mix through a less heavily driven tape effect You can do that anyway using a heavily driven sample but using less drive later but if you have different samples they may need less fine tuning later Sample Interval Analogue tape is a complex electro magnetic effect and the response to an impulse stimulus can take a little while to decay For this reason we recommend that you set the sample interval quite high when sampling analogue tape We suggest for example 48000 sample intervals at 88 2 and 96KHz sampling and 24000 sam ple intervals at 44 1 and 48kHz sampling Tape Speeds Tape Brands etc Each tape machine has its characteristic sound which also depends on tape speed and the brand of record ing tape We suggest that samples are taken for all the combinations you would normally choose to use on a session Deleting heavily distorted samples
58. ameter will have its data updated by the previous parameter DATA value if that has not already happened e g if an MSByte of data arrived but no LSByte this is for transparent support of controllers that can only send 7 bit data e The value of the addressed parameter is loaded into a holding register for update It is converted from its native format to a 14 bit value or 7 bit for some parameters in as natural way as possible so that 0 rep resents a minimum setting Ox3fff represents a maximum setting and 0x2000 MIDI bytes 64 0 represent a typical mid position for the control The controlling system should then send MSByte LSByte data pairs After each LSByte is received the pa rameter is converted back to native format and the FX8000 is updated Parameters with only 7 bit range re quire just the MSByte The controlling system can also issue Data Increment and Data Decrement commands These are applied and executed immediately See note 2 When update of a parameter is complete the controlling system can do one of several things e Select a different parameter with an MSByte LSByte pair at which point the parameter control process is ready for a further update e Cancel the parameter select this is done by issuing an RPN of 127 127 often termed a NULL selec tion This is recommended See note 4 e Leave the parameter selected This is dangerous as it makes the FX8000 susceptible to unwanted acci dental further update of t
59. an equaliser output doubles exactly when you double the input and other wise sounds exactly the same it is LINEAR This is the way most digital equalisers have worked until Repli cator came along Most real analogue equalisers and effects do not do this and so are NON LINEAR NON LIN That s why your valve EQ sounds different when you drive it hard This is one of the effects of analogue processing that Replicator was designed to replicate The heart of the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR is a new processing system known as DYNAMIC CONVOLUTION We won t go into technical details here except to say that ordinary convolution has been known for a long time but DYNAMIC CONVOLUTION is new This takes into account not just the way things respond to sound at one sound level like ordinary convolution but how they respond at a whole set of levels This means that when you drive a REPLICATOR effect harder it sounds different just like an original piece of analogue equipment The NON LIN button is the quick way of switching the effect of the NON LIN operation ON and OFF Linear Phase Power Linear vs NON LIN We also use the term LINEAR PHASE or POWER LINEAR in reference to sampled Classic EQ effects This does not refer to the LINEAR NON LIN effect above but separately indicates that the phase of the effect is linear with frequency or to put it another way all frequencies are delayed equally These effects are separate and may be combined in man
60. and a 75 linkage from the front channels to the rear pair but only a 25 linkage from the rear to the front Public and Private Surround Gain Busses The A and B busses are normally private to a surround group However you can select the busses to be pub lic This allows gain linking between multiple groups For example two 4 channel surround groups can be linked together or a surround group can be linked to a stereo group as described below But see note Matching Attack and Release Times below Also the public gain bus can be linked to other Replicator machines See How do Link Compressor Gain Between More Than One Replicator for more information Public Gain Busses and Stereo or Mono There is one public A and B gain linkage bus that is available to surround groups as well as stereo groups or mono channels All channels linked to the public A bus will have the same gain as will all channels linked to the public B bus regardless of which group they are in provided that LINK is switched on for that channel or group of course Stereo and mono groups that are not selected to public linkage are linked normally as stereo pairs whenever the LINK button is switched on as described at the top of this section The public A and B bus can also be linked together with a percentage mix of gain reduction so it is possible to use these on a single stereo channel pair for say a 50 gain linkage between channels or they can be used to soft
61. at Wh Slate fex com When You receive the authorisation code please Wee the enter code button to complete the process Please copy this unique code to the registration form at the end of this manual Add the software version number also shown on this screen and the other information requested Then either mail or fax it to Sintefex Audio the contact information is shown on the form Alternatively you can register this software on line at www sintefex com Sintefex Audio will then issue an authorisation code This should be entered by pressing the enter code button in the page shown above You will then see this page Software Registration Please enter authorisation code and press enter Oooo 0000 0000 0000 Use cursor lt and gt and Here Enter the authorisation code in the four 4 character fields shown by rotating the data knob to select a charac ter using the cursor left and right keys to move between characters Once the code is correct press the en ter button to complete the process e The code is not case sensitive so you can use lower case instead of upper case if you wish e The letter O can be used instead of the number 0 to avoid excessive eye strain Provided you have entered the code correctly you will see a confirming message If the message reports that there is an error in the code simply check it against the code you have received from Sintefex Audio and cor rect any errors
62. be updated by the current value of the parameter so that if only an MSByte was received for a 14 bit value a course setting will be performed MIDI Note 5 SYSEX Support There are two formats of SYSEX command Page 76 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit One set has been implemented for factory testing and for initial software load only using proprietary software applications e g Replimat PC software These are not suitable for general use The other set is for parameter control as an alternative to NRPN control change messages The message format is as follows byte decimal meaning S OxFO 240 sysex start Ox6n or 0x70 96 n is machine select 0x0 Oxf OR all machine select 0x10 Ma 112 chine ID is the same as the basic channel note 1 0x00 Ox7F 0 127 parameter value LSB note 3 OxF7 247 EOX end of sysex note 1 Other 0x7x values than 0x70 are invalid and will be ignored They may be used for future further mes sages Machines are currently set to number 0x0 basic channel 1 note 2 MSB is the upper 7 bits and LSB the lower 7 bits of a 14 bit value note 3 If no LSB is present i e EOX occurs here a value of 0 is assumed for LSB The parameter number and range is the same as for NRPN parameter setting MIDI Note 6 BANK SELECT FX8000 accepts bank select commands for either the LSB or MSB of the bank Either are treated as setting the internal bank provided
63. bright The DATA wheel is ready to adjust the view angle or you can select 4 brightness adjustments for the panel LEDs and the Input Gain Reduction LEDs LED brightness adjustment may not be available on some sys tems You can save these settings so they apply every time you start the system by selecting SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt more setup gt power up options gt save setup This saves the LCD and LED settings as well as the current choice of audio input clock source and the other options shown on this page which are then applied every time you switch on Clear the View Angle if the screen is not viewable If the view angle has been adjusted beyond a usable range it is possible to temporarily disable the software setting by restarting Replicator in its debug mode of operation This is done by switching off all power and waiting 10 seconds Then power up with SELECT BUTTON 1 held down You get a lot of messages which we use to debug systems but within a few seconds you will be in the familiar user interface Follow the instruc tions How do change the view angle of the display and save the new view angle This operation of starting up in debug mode is also useful to e Find out what is going on if there is a hardware problem on start up or e Prevent the system initialising the disk effect storage system if there is a problem with the file system Page 18 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampli
64. by increasing the trim start until the impulse response is right at the front of the displayed impulse curve Some devices have significant delay before the peak of the a ti Page 21 amp gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda impulse and care should be taken not to trim off too much and affect the sound but this may be a trade off between processing delay and sound quality If there is excessive noise or unwanted impulse data after the main response of a device the end of the sam ple may be trimmed off as well Normally this is not required When replicating an effect at 96kHz the simulation length is only 1024 samples You will find that if you trim the start to an offset greater than zero it is possible to advance the end point to a full 1024 samples beyond the start point and this is often desirable to get the maximum window on the impulse sampled Level low high Replicator takes 128 samples at levels from about 40dB below peak level up to peak level for more informa tion see the section on sampling This section allows you to choose a subset of these samples in the simula tion Low level impulse response may be lost in noise and the default value here is to discard the bottom 20 im pulse responses for this reason starting at response number 21 e Lower this figure if the original device was very low noise and you wish to preserve low level non linearity e Raise this f
65. coax SPDIF opto and ADAT The Optical Output may also be used at 48kHz and below for output of SPDIF mixed signal same signal as on mix analogue output or for output in ADAT format either of the mixed signal to each pair of channels or of each Replicator channel to the matching ADAT channel Speed up the MIDI or USB Every Replicator sample is about a Megabyte in size and every program is 32k bytes Because a program often uses more than one sample you can see why floppy disk is no use for transferring effects around Classic EQ effects can be typically up to about 6Mbytes MIDI is limited in speed to the MIDI standard of 31 25kbaud which is about 3kbytes per second so a sample will take around 300 seconds 5 minutes to transfer on MIDI and an effect up to an hour USB can be a lot faster up to 100 times faster than MIDI This is what you get with the standard USB setup see the remote control page Switch a section in and out for comparing the effect Press the CALL BYPASS button for a processing section Page 52 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Immediately the page for that effect is called hence the name CALL If the button is held down for more than about half a second the LED will start to flash When the button is released the section will toggle i e turn off if it was on or on if it was off Switch the whole system in and out bypass fo
66. d from the gain link so will not apply its gain reduction to the other channels When the compressor page is displayed you can see which bus each channel is linked to the meter is la belled A or B and is labelled Here is an example Page 28 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Oo 0 sc i sftlk fairchild typet sampled PEAK Another option may be that you do not want the Low Frequency Effects channel or even perhaps the centre dialogue channels to have any gain reduction at all Simply set it to off In this setting its gain is not af fected at all but it shares the sound of passing through the same signal path as all the other channels for con sistency across a surround mix If it is off an X is displayed in the meter area Now if you want some proportional control from say the front bus to the rear bus you can add a percentage effect from the A bus to the B bus If you set this to 50 then a gain reduction of say 4dB on the front bus will generate a gain reduction of 2dB on the rear pair of course this will only be applied when the rear channels are not already achieving at least 2dB of compression for themselves You can independently set a propor tion from the rear to the front as well The screen above shows this example with channels 1 2 and 3 linked on the A bus channel 4 LFE isolated but still being independently compressed channels 5 and 6 rear linked on the B bus
67. d out for comparing the effect 51 Switch the whole system in and out bypass for comparing the effect 52 Switch off Replicator if the POWER button does not seem to work 52 Sync to master sync 52 Use Delay Compensation 52 Use Delay Effects in the AFX section 53 Use Different Samples on Different Channels 54 Use Reverberation 55 Use the Data Wheel CURSOR keys and SELECT buttons 60 Use the Expander Gate 61 Use Two Mono Channels on a stereo machine or channel combinations on a multi channel machine 62 View the VU or bar meters 62 amp D Page 5 BS Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda 4 General TaformiatiOi eeePeenenee rs tetera eri in r RARA 63 Warning and Error Messages 63 Status Display Messages 64 File Types 65 Glossary 66 Technical Specification 68 MIDI The gory details 70 MIDI Implementation Chart and Parameter Numbers 72 Acknowledgements Disclaimers and Licensing 77 Licence Conditions for Version 3 Software 77 Software Registration Form 78 Page 6 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit 1 Introduction Welcome to the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR The Replicator takes its name from the fact that it can learn the performance of analogue systems and repli cate the effect digitally This is a new process never before available to the audio engineer and opens up new possibilities The Replicator FX8000 comes complete with many
68. different aspects of Replicator Quite a lot of these link to other pages which you need to get to quickly There are 5 main entry points to LCD pages Four of these relate to the CALL BYPASS buttons excluding SYSTEM and one to the INPUT button A summary is e EQ This displays the in built digital EQ page e COMP This displays the compressor page which controls the in built compressor and sampled compres sors e PROCESS This controls the main Replicator Process of Dynamic Convolution and allows selecting and editing of samples or control of the Classic EQs e AFX This controls the After FX which gives access to digital delays and echoes of up to 32 seconds per channel 16 seconds above 50kHz and reverberation options e INPUT This allows input selection clock selection metering displays etc Note that the following button e SYSTEM does not select an LCD page but simply bypasses or enables the whole Replicator process for the current channel or group of channels you are working on However the system page is an important page and can be reached from most other pages using the bottom SELECT button Many pages have a list of options down the left side that may be selected by pressing the matching SELECT button Pages that do not appear to have labels for the SELECT buttons may have Vanishing Labels To find out press a SELECT button and see if a list of labels appears If it does it gives options or allows you
69. do save The setup can be recalled at any time by loading the same program If you want to take the set up away with you you should upload the program and any associated samples using USB or MIDI to a PC for archiving Remember that the samples you used must be uploaded and stored as well as the program If you were using a Classic EQ effect this cannot be uploaded It could be e Part of the standard Replicator library which may be obtained from the Sintefex Audio web site or e A special effect created for a Replicator customer you would need to obtain a copy from the owner of the Replicator to be able to reproduce it Select an Input Select the group of channels you want to select the input for Input can be selected differently for each group Do this in the SYSTEM page if you have a stereo group on a 2 channel system or a group that occu pies all the channels of a multi channel system this has no effect of course Press INPUT z i Page 51 amp gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda CHIFF TER Input Output All Inputs Analogue Inputs Balanced Router Source SPDIF opto Deto Output SPOIF mix out Ine Gaini progran 7rdk Ont paei hore ea 70 You can select the input source for all channels at once or for the current group of channels you are working on Select All Inputs or This Input Select the channel inputs from the list which inc
70. e This shows the current internally selected sample rate Page 65 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda action peak from time to time in which case you can ignore the warning If you are habitually getting overload from analogue signals you can trim the input gain of the FX8000 by fitting a gain adjustment header See the installation information Slow down the rate at which your sequencer is send ing parameter update or program load messages to the FX8000 Press SYSTEM button in thr CALL BYPASS sec tion to enable the FX8000 to process the audio Touch the SECTION button on the EQ or compres sor to enable the section If it is the EQ section you may need to load a Classic EQ if one is not currently loaded Press the EQUALISER VIEW button to get this option If this is not want you want select the COMPRESSOR VIEW and touch the OPTION but tons to select the expander gate option Select the Expander Gate to OFF or adjust the controls to taste As above If the message is on a BLACK background you may have the wrong sample rate selected in the FX8000 or it may be receiving the wrong sample rate refer ence This may be okay if you are for example using varispeed If it is unexpected select the correct refer ence clock and the correct sample rate for the FX8000 using the INPUT gt clock option You can change this using the INPUT gt clock option if this is not what you wanted File Types Users w
71. e Neg may be selected Half wave level detec tion gives compressor artefacts rich in even harmonics while full wave which is more usual can only generates odd harmonics Even harmonics are often regarded as being more musical Similar to an expander but with the additional effect of requiring a more significant audio event to restore the audio gain open the gate after the gain has reduced closing of the gate This is often used for dramatic effects and cleaning up percussion and other tracks of a multitrack recording This refers to operating at signal levels somewhat below OdBFS or peak digital level to allow room for unexpected audio events or for equalisation to take place without immedi ately encountering clipping During the early days of CD manufacture it became normal to operate with almost no headroom due to early 16 bit systems sounding very unpleasant as the signal level was reduced Modern conversion and 20 or 24 bit working should allow for operating levels some 12 or 18dB below peak as normal practice while exceeding CD performance and avoiding clipping Final mastering to CD can then optimise the final lev els to peak if this is desired A method of processing audio in which all frequencies are delayed by the same amount This preserves transient response and is often equated with a better stereo image Total system delay is usually greater as all delays must be compensated by a matching pre delay so this is not usually app
72. e Software is not licensed for use in any life critical application Any such use is entirely at the risk of the user and the user must hold Sintefex harmless for any claim arising from such use Termination of Licence Termination by breach Breach of any terms of this licence will terminate the licence The licence for use of the Software is also terminated if the product is returned under hardware warranty agreements On termination all copies of the Software must be returned to Sintefex Warranty and Liability Limitations for Upgrade Users Users of Sintefex products who upgrade to this software from a previous version should note that Sintefex has no requirement to supply free of charge upgrades but does so in the interest of adding additional functionality and improvements for the benefit of its customers In the event that a change of functionality is made that is not of benefit to a user the user s sole recourse is to revert to a previous version of the software as already properly used under licence and accepted for use by the user In particular the Software is provided as is and with no warranties of any kind whether express or implied Sintefex shall have no liability to the extent permissible by law for loss of time data material or financial loss of attempting the upgrade By registering the software the user accepts that the software is of suitable quality for his application Warranty and Liability Limitations for New Users This Sof
73. e default program This always loads the program shown below it at power up and is useful if you like to always start with a known state or if for example Replicator is in a permanent live installation with the same starting setup every day You can of course choose the bank and memory number for the program to load What is Saved and Restored on Power up The following is saved at power down and restored at power up before any other operation is performed The choice about what to load on power up described above The clock rate of the system The clock source whether internal reference digital input or automatic The audio source for each channel analogue digital balanced unbalanced etc LCD view angle setting Meter level settings for OdBVU Peak meter hold time Fine gain adjustments of digital inputs USB and MIDI remote control options Move a Sample or Program to a different memory To move a sample oS See YS 1 Go to the sample load page SYSTEM gt presets gt samples and choose and load the sample you want to move Go to the save page PROCESS gt edit sample gt save edit to disk You may want to rename the sample in the name field at the bottom of the screen Select the bank and sample number where you want to save the sample If you have different samples in different channels you can select whether you want to save a single sample for example Save samples from ch 1 or saving a group of
74. e ee cE QE nan Select EXPANDER fairchild 670 You can adjust the various parameters and use the Select field to choose between OFF EXPANDER and GATE When either channel is actually expanding the status area will show EXPAND as shown here In addition the bottom LED in the gain reduction window also lights to signal the expander gate is in operation for each channel that is affected Attack is the time it takes the gain to recover when a signal re appears after expansion or gating is in opera tion Release sets the rate at which the gain reduces when the signal falls below the threshold The expansion curve is 2 1 and the maximum gain reduction that the expander gate gives is set by the depth control This gives an easy control of expansion The expander and the gate differ in that if gating is in operation the threshold automatically increases by the amount the gain reduces This allows a clean switch on or gate opening when the signal exceeds the higher threshold The expansion and gate characteristics are not sampled from original analogue equipment but are provided for use with the sampled compressors to add to the functionality of the original device This allows you to re cover dynamic range lost in compression while preserving the sound of analogue compressors if a Classic Compressor is loaded or to augment the Classic EQ if you are using that The gain reduction shown is the combined gain reduction of the compresso
75. e effect does not decay normally but cuts off after a certain period The time section lets you adjust the duration using the non lin fader The Non lin and Reverse programs are two examples of non linear reverberation Using EQ or Compression with Reverb The Reverberation processing of the FX8000 uses a large proportion of the available resources which intro duces some limitations into what else the FX8000 can do at the same time However it is possible to use any one other process of the FX8000 with reverberation In this way you can apply compression digital EQ or Classic EQ to the reverb signal either before or after the reverberation proc ess Sampled early reflections can also be applied where you have ambient room samples to generate interesting new reverberation effects See the heading Adding sampled early reflections Classic Compression is not available although ordinary digital compression is as this requires both the Rep licator PROCESS section and the compressor section to operate at once Reverberation is also unavailable at sampling rates above 48kHz Adding sampled early reflections If you have a sample of a real room with early reflections made using the Replicator FX8000 you can load this sample into the PROCESS section of Replicator in advance of the AFX reverberation You can then use Page 58 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit the wet dry mix to generate a
76. e is a pub lic pair of gain linkage busses See How do Link Compressor Gain for Special Effects for more on this This pair of busses can be made public to more than one Replicator by use of the SPDIF connection on the Replicator FX8000 provided of course you are not using this for audio If you select external link on the Gain Linkage Setup page you will see the following page CHIE EH Compressor External Gain Linkage You can link several machines together for common compressor gain connects the public A and B bus of all the machines together Connect the SPDIF output of the master to the SPDIF input of the slave loop the slave SPDIF output back to the input the master or through another slave One machine must be the faster the others must all be slaves Select link ERRERRRRiAaa Here you can see that you can select the FX8000 external gain linkage to be off or for the machine to a master or slave If you have two or more Replicator machines you may connect them in a loop for gain linkage spdif coax spdif coax in gain link in on FX2000 PO out The master SPDIF output connects to the first slave SPDIF input This machine SPDIF output then connects back to the master SPDIF input or it may be linked to a third Replicator SPDIF input The final slave must have its SPDIF output linked back to the master Select one of the machines to be a master and the rest to be slaves Now any channel
77. e is out of date You should reload the affected pro gram and sample from the latest library release Update your Replicator software to the latest version This also ensures you have the latest features and bug fixes If n n n is for example 2 2 0 this indicates that soft ware 3 0 0 and 2 2 0 would be okay but 2 1 2 and 2 0 0 would not be okay Usually new software releases just quote the first 2 digits e g 2 1 3 0 etc gt _ _ _ _ _ _ At the top right of the LCD display is an area that shows various messages ranked in order of importance The following table shows a summary in order of importance i e the higher messages in the table will appear instead of the lower ones if the warning condition applies Warnings above BYPASS and external reference that is more than 5 out will also flash to indicate a condition that requires attention external digital reference is se lected but no reference is sup The system has not been able to lock to the reference input even though it appears to be present action Check the digital input has a good signal if audio input is digital Check that the clock reference is selected to automatic or if not that the input selected is fed a valid digital signal Try a different connecting lead If all else fails use an internal reference It may be at a sample rate not supported by FX8000 or it may be too unstable to lock to message means no ref plied unlocked
78. e system is not bypassed you can pass a signal through the machine and hear the effect of the sample Two things you can vary on this screen are drive and attack mod which may be varied by moving the CURSOR to the relevant field and turning the DATA knob drive is the gain before the sample If the sample is reducing the signal significantly you should make up the gain after the sample using the output gain control The DRIVE will increase the gain before the sample but will likely lead to distortion as you can only drive the sample to peak digital level Turning up the drive will usually result in limiting taking place You can later fine tune the gainof the sample using the edit sample option attack mod is an advanced option which allows some modification of the way the simulation takes place It is allows the level selection process that monitors the incoming signal to assess the level dynamically to pro gressively change to an envelope detection system This can be used mainly with gross distortions to get some interesting effects e NOTE If the sample loaded was from a source that may contain jitter you must go to the edit page and switch the de jitter option on then reload the sample To edit the sample see and How do edit samples For an explanation of multi sample see How do Use different samples on different channels Load New Software or Presets from USB or MIDI Sintefex Audio makes new
79. ed this question again which is useful if you are deliberately overwriting a large selec tion of samples This is reset at next power on If you have not edited the sample name you will see the following screen Page 50 tE name You have not edited the sample name ee You can save with the current name choose not to be warned again or Se ene choose to have the name ee auto edited in future with name an increasing number The options give you the following choices 5 Do the save with the unedited name 6 Do the save with the unedited name and do not present this screen again until reset by the next power down 7 Append a 3 digit number automatically in the last 3 characters of the sample name This is incremented on every future save and you will not be prompted with the query again until reset by the next power down 8 Abandon the save this returns to the save screen and allows you to manually edit the name or abandon doing it altogether The automatic numbering is useful when you are saving a large number of consecutive samples in one ses sion Listening to the New Effect You should now see How do I Listen to a Sample to audition the new effect Save the setup for the next session Save the current setup as a PROGRAM Go to the program save screen SYSTEM gt programs gt save Select an empty or unwanted memory location give a suitable name for the program and press
80. ee of charge to end user custom action Go to the compressor setup page and select the external gain linkage to be off The SPDIF connection cannot be used for audio at the same time as it is being used for gain linkage Either continue to save with the old name or go back edit the name and then save again Too many programs on disk with the same name can be confusing You should load the missing effect from the latest library release and use the tidy disk feature to sort the effects into nu merical order Power down for at least 10 seconds be fore re applying power You may need to use the rear panel switch if fitted to inter rupt the power Consider conditioning the line power with an uninterruptable power supply in areas where power supply is unreliable Complete the upgrade by running the lat est version of Replimat at least v2 1 and reloading the software The system will work without it but the display will be wrong You can abandon it or overwrite the cur rent contents of the program memory Load the latest sample banks or the spe cific sample required by the program Check that the program is the latest avail able if a library pre set Usually this means you are looking in an empty program bank Scroll to Show pro grams in bank n and select a different bank or all There is still plenty of time for evaluation so you can ignore this If you have pur chased the system please register the softwa
81. eference just mentioned above 2 Select a sample for the group see How do Listen to a Sample 3 Select PROCESS gt select samples gt multi sample You will see the following page z i Page 55 amp Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda CHIFA Jak Replicator Process i i i mike amb i 2tl i mike amb 2 Choose samele For AA ale bnk name sampled i 1 mike PIN 1 45 mike am matt close 45 matt ciose 45 matt medium Fo 48 l matt medium Lf matt medium 2 samples in bankiall hn sample ratersall There are two panes to this window Select a sample for one of the channels in the lower pane then move the cursor to the upper pane and select a channel to place the sample in The press select to list When you have built up a selection of samples one per channel press load samples and the samples will load into each channel as specified You can use single sample to revert back to using the same sample for all the channels of the group Use Reverberation The AFX section offers a set of reverberation programs as an alternative to the AFX multi delay option e Reverberation programs are available at sample rates up to 48kHz only They are not available in MONO settings but are provided for use in stereo a different effect may be used on every stereo pair of a multi channel machine and are also available in multi chan
82. el It is acceptable to allow the peak signal to overload slightly the device being sampled as the Replicator will then allow the effect of slight overload to be simulated When you have the greatest level you can push through the external device you need to get this back into Replicator so that a Replicator is not clipping and b you are as close as possible to peak input to Replica tor If the device to be tested has an output gain control this can be set with Replicator s input gain set to OdB so that the input clip red LED is just on the point of lighting lf you want to drive the external device as hard as possible you may find that the return input to Replicator shows input clip red LED illuminated If one is available we suggest introducing a 6dB or 12dB pad after the device being sampled but before feeding back into Replicator This will allow for example a tube output stage to drive to say 24dBu or higher without overloading Replicator and this is a sound that can be useful to sample as often these devices have a characteristic sound when the output stage is working hard You may also like to be sure that you have a 600 ohm termination present if there is an output transformer A trans former without a termination resistor produces severe low frequency errors which of course Replicator will reproduce if this is what it sees If this is the sound you are after of course sample it the way that sounds best You can now make up
83. en interpolating between them to get a very close ap proach to the original equaliser sound reproduced entirely digitally using the unique Dy namic Convolution process Same as sample rate so called because the system sees the sampling as a precise clock tick at the sampling rate An audio processor that reduces the dynamic range of programme material turning down louder parts according to a chosen characteristic often called the characteristic curve of the compressor It is used for supplying audio to a less than perfect audio channel for example AM radio or for dramatic effect in music production In order to avoid image shift in a stereo or multi channel compressor it is necessary to link the gain so that the channel requiring the greater gain reduction at any instant determines the gain to be applied equally to all channels In a digital system this gain linkage must be applied digitally and this is done within a unit or using a proprietary format between multi ple units Digital Signal Processor a computer chip optimised for processing the real time digital signal that represents an audio waveform A proprietary process for using a sample of an audio processing system or signal path taken at multiple levels to recreate the sound of that signal path digitally at a future time including recreating the way that a signal processor can sound different according to how loud a signal is passed through it This is a general term for Classic
84. er Because the tape speed does not remain digitally exact the exact delay between applied sample pulses and returned pulses varies all the time If you are fine tuning the delay setting when zoomed in you can see this happening on the Snapshot Sample screen The Replicator process needs to run a whole set of sample pulses through the machine it is sampling This is to characterise the machine at high audio levels and low audio levels in order to reproduce the way the ma chine varies with signal level This is of course especially important for analogue tape Replicator also needs to precisely align all the pulse samples taken to generate a proper simulation Luckily Replicator has an automatic de jitter system built in which can be applied when the sample is loaded back from storage after the sample is taken This is also discussed in more detail in How do Edit Samples but in summary Once you have the set up the levels See below and have taken the sample you can load the sample into the PROCESS page Before the sample is ready for auditioning you will need to select edit samples and turn the de jitter option to yes Then reload the sample It will take a few seconds to analyse all the jitter infor mation and to position the samples so that the peak impulse is properly aligned for every sample This proc ess analyses the location of the peak to within 1 500th of a sample period then resamples the impulses digi tally to this accur
85. ersuaded to give a more or less fixed gain by selecting a 1 1 setting setting the longest attack possible the longest release possible and the highest threshold possible You can make an example sample and watch the gain reduction metering on the compressor during the sample If it moves excessively it might be better to repeat the sample at a lower level If you still get some variation you will probably still be okay The best thing is to press on and try it You will probably find that by backing off the PROCESS DRIVE or selecting NON LIN to off you will get the sound you want You may even improve on the original compressor sound Finally save the sample in an empty or unwanted sample memory for the final simulation Simulating the Compressor Gain Curve Press the COMP button to get the compressor display and then select the sampled curves option An ex ample screen is here showing the ratio curves stored in each of the 24 memories Compressor Select from list of sampled curves for Simulation Cand adjust threshRBMde 1 i4111 Wes LCHUPVE Men Emet 2 011 Wes LCHPVE Men empti 3 2011 Wes LCHPVE Men empti 4 sCizila Wes LCHPVE Mem emetu gt 5 25 11 yes Oure mem erp a gt 6 Climit yes CHPVE mem empet us CURVE Mem emptu gt LCHPVE mem emetu gt LCV Mem empty CHPVE Men empti Curve mem empti CUPVE mem empti Curve mem emptu gt CUrVE Men emptu gt CURVE mem empti CUPVE mem empti Curve Mem emptu
86. ese are used only by the WAV file reader but in future this will be used for other useful re ports Renaming PC files Programs and samples are recognised by REPLIMAT by the first section of their name e g program bank 7 3 tight delays rpg sample bank 8 15 Is to mic 1m rsm G ty Page 35 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda If you requested to load a program bank 2 number 7 REPLIMAT will transfer the first occurrence of a file matching the name program bank 2 7 rpg where the matches any name You can therefore change the bank and number of a program or a sample by changing the file name The information in brackets is optional and is put in by REPLIMAT from the name stored with the sample or pro gram to help you identify it Effects are different and although we use the convention for example fxb1p014 rfx to indicate the effect for bank 1 number 14 the name can be anything provided it has the rfx suffix The bank and program number are embedded in the file and cannot be changed REPLIMAT will download the first file with extension rfx it encounters which has the correct bank and num ber embedded in it regardless of name Several versions of uploaded files When REPLIMAT uploads programs or samples from a Replicator to a PC it looks to see if the specified bank and number has already been uploaded If it has the upload continues but REPLIMAT adds a 1 2
87. he selected parameter A sequence of parameter select and modify messages must address the same channel If a data entry is en countered for a different channel to the last parameter selected the parameter will be marked as unselected and no further changes will have any effect until a new parameter control sequence is successfully received When transmitting parameter changes an FX8000 transmits and NRPN parameter selection bytes then the parameter value byte s then issues an RPN NULL 127 127 MIDI Note 2 Data Increment Decrement Provided an NRPN parameter is selected all parameters value will be incremented and decrement by one MSBit This can be fairly course for 14 bit parameters but may help find an approximate setting quickly Some parameters e g stepped parameters such as on off may require up to 64 steps to achieve a change Page 74 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit MIDI Note 3 Non Registered Parameter Number NRPN Assignment Note that only parameters listed here are controllable with MIDI For other controls you should save the set tings as a program and use a program load command NRPN MIDI Name MIDI range Internal Notes bytes hex Range 1 127 reserved S S S S O 129 255 reserved S o S G O Compressor Attack mid is 64mS Compressor Release 0 3fff 1mS 10S mid is 640mS Compressor Slope 0 3fff 1 1 limit mid is 10 1 260 2 4 Compressor Threshold O 3fff 40dB
88. hieved in practice due to converter limitations In addition every calculation must gen erate further inaccuracy FX8000 does all processing on 32 bit floating point audio data to preserve the best accuracy over multiple arithmetic operations Audio Engineering Society often used as a term for the professional digital audio inter face standardised by the AES in 1992 in which a pair of signals is carried on a cable with XLR connectors This signal can usually be sent a lot further and more reliably than the similar domestic SPDIF format Input option in which the digital DC removal filter present in most analogue to digital con verters can be switched off if preferred to extend low frequency performance at the ex pense of some digital DC offset A program that runs on a computer under control of the operating system One or more samples of the signal processing path of a prized compressor together with one or more sets of gain reduction curve data which together contain all the data needed for recreating the sound of that compressor in a range of settings The recreation is per formed entirely digitally using the unique Dynamic Convolution process A collection of samples of a prized equaliser sampled in a large combinations of settings and presented with an approximation of the control layout of the original equipment and arranged so that settings equivalent to those available on the original equipment select the nearest sample or sample oft
89. ho are using a PC for system management and update will be creating a number of files on their PCs This is a Summary of the file types and the extension characters after the dot they use extension a P g rsm r x spar lt li exe sys ldr file type Replicator Program Replicator Sample Replicator Effect Acrobat document A part of Windows software applications The main part of a Windows software application A driver file A loader file of new FX2000 FX8000 firmware more detail Settings of all controls on Replicator are a program When stored on a PC they have this format FX8000 users can create samples of signal paths and the FX8000 library contains some of these They can also be used on FX2000 This file contains a classic EQ or Classic Compressor and is supplied by Sintefex Audio for download to Replicator ma chines to add to the library of these samples available A document that can be read on any computer with an Ac robat reader available free of charge from Adobe This is the main method of distributing documents on the internet as it is independent of computer type and word processor package Windows applications consist of an exe main file and a number of dil files that perform part of the work All must be present for correct operation see above Replimat exe is the main part of the Replimat program This is required to allow Windows to talk to external hard ware e g Sin
90. hundreds of sampled EQ s compressors signal paths and pre set programs The basic operation of the FX8000 is straightforward and you probably won t need this guide However we recommend that after you have experimented a little you read it through to gain a better understanding of what is going on and how to make Replicator create the exact effect you need for mastering mixing or track ing or indeed any audio processing application e Before you start experimenting you should read the section on installation to make sure that you operate the unit safely If you are looking for a unique way to change the sound of your recordings to add warmth and colour without leaving the convenience and repeatability of digital working then the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR pro vides and answer Software Versions This User Manual is based on software version 3 0 Whilst we have made every effort to ensure that the con tents are as accurate as possible we must stress that specifications may change from those given here Also details of operation are expected to be revised as a result of continued product improvement lf your software version is different this guide may still be useful All the major functions are going to pretty much the same and are likely to get easier to use rather than harder If you have any real problems please obtain the latest version of this document from our web site wherever possible at www sintefex com Users familiar with ve
91. igure if the original device was very noisy or you want only higher level signals to run into non linearity If the higher level impulse responses taken by Replicator were very distorted you may want to remove them from the simulation Setting a number less than 128 discards these top level responses Add Delay After you trim the start of the impulse you may want to add back some delay for example to match a real delay elsewhere in a system This allows you to do that However remember that the total convolution length is limited so adding a lot of delay here will reduce the active length of the dynamic convolution simulation as you are adding silent impulse samples into the start of response Dejitter You may have taken a sample from a device that had variable time delay for example an analogue tape ma chine where the wow and flutter results in a jittering of the sample position within Replicator s sampling win dow When you load the sample the varying position of the impulse data will cause the replication process to function incorrectly Switch Dejitter to on and reload the sample to apply a complex de jittering algorithm to the data In this process the samples are examined for to determine their peak response to an accuracy of 1 256th of a sam ple The samples are then sub sample positioned in time to an accuracy of better than 100 nanoseconds so that these points line up exactly in all the samples in the complete set of 128 sa
92. intefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Signal Path when AFX loop includes the Replicator PROCESS sample sec tion simulate early mix g reflections mix reverb f4 p reverb feed i i Ag simulate E early mix reflections a process AFX sec section tion NANE A AORAR ARA ENEA NEA ENEA AFX loop AARAA EARE ERN EARE EAR AIS This shows the effect of the AFX loop surrounding the process section which does the sample simulation in this case of some early reflections The stereo signal is mixed to mono before feeding the early reflections simulation and the early reflection simulation can be mixed separately into the system output In addition the mono reverb feed is fed into the reverb processor Multi channel operation is the same as stereo all the channel get summed into the reverb feed For those who wish to experiment the reflection simulation can actually be any sampled effect It can also be a Classic EQ of even a compressor or digital EQ Use the Data Wheel CURSOR keys and SELECT buttons When a page is being displayed on Replicators LCD screen there are usually a number of data entry fields on the screen Pressing the CURSOR keys moves you between fields in the way that should feel natural When the cursor is on a field it is highlit usually as white on black but for some entries like for instance text fields the cursor is an unde
93. ion processor which produces a diffuse 4 channel output with channels 1 and 2 intended for the front stereo pair and channels 3 and 4 for the rear stereo pair The dry wet mix within the unit allows the 4 channel mix to be blended with the reverberation field 5 1 Surround 5 1 reverberation sums all six inputs to feed the reverb unit In general the Low Frequency Effects LFE channel should not be processed through Replicator If it is passed through it will participate in the effect 6 1 Surround This can be produced on a 6 channels system as it is not usually necessary for the LFE channel to participate in reverberation effects The rear centre is typically derived from channel 6 7 1 Surround 7 1 operation sums all 8 channels as the reverberation source and provides two additional reverberation feeds on channels 7 and 8 intended for a widely separated front pair as extreme L and R Signal Path when AFX loop is not used showing optional early reflections simulate i reflections simulate reflections mix reverb reverb feed process section AFX sical tion a Seen teat lreatieteeats geen 7 eee No AFX loop saini The stereo signal is mixed into the reverb path immediately before the reverb which then may be mixed back with the stereo signal within the FX8000 if a desired for wet dry mix Multi channel operation is the same as stereo all the channel get summed into the reverb feed Page 60 S
94. ion you should press the PROCESS button to get the Replicator Process page lf you already has a process installed you can start a new process most easily by pressing SYSTEM gt presets gt saved samples Now you need to find the bank and number where you stored the compres sor snapshot and load this into all the channels you that you want to use for compression This takes one or two seconds amp D Page 47 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Finally make sure that the COMP and PROCESS LEDs are on and you will be able to hear the full compres sor simulation You can freely alter the attack release threshold and slope In addition you can vary the PROCESS DRIVE to alter how hard you are driving the analogue simulation of the compressor effect Saving the whole compressor program Once you have an effect that you like save it as a program for future use See How do Save the setup for the next session Sample Effects Off Line It is possible to make a recording of the analysis tone from Replicator and take this to a remote location be fore playing the sound through a signal chain you want to sample If this is recorded again you can bring it back to Replicator and then sample it using the techniques described in How do Sample a Vinyl or Acetate Disk Applications 1 Your FX8000 is busy in the studio but you are going to another session Take a recording of
95. ised representative it will be returned to you loaded with the latest Replicator software and all the latest effects library You may need to reload your own effects afterwards us ing Replimat see How do Load New Software or Presets from USB or MIDI Sintefex Audio can also supply a replacement disk preloaded with the standard release software to authorised technicians The steps for reloading software from scratch depend on which start ROM you have fitted To determine which power up the system with the 4th SELECT button held down 2nd up from bottom This causes the start up process to stop and wait for user interaction rather than try and load software from disk Typical displays are for example START ROM MAIN MENU v0 6 2 0 on the top line or System Start version 1 0 0 6 on the line after the title line The shows that you have start ROM version 0 6 or 1 0 respectively See the relevant instructions below If you have any problems with any of the following steps please consult customer support Steps for reloading software ROM version 0 6 1 Make sure you have a PC with a MIDI interface available and that you have the latest copy of REPLIMAT the Sintefex Audio Replicator remote access program running on the PC You also need a copy of the Engineering Software usually called en ldr where the could be any sequence of digits identifying the version for example en1 0 01 ldr or engapp ldr and the Replicator software
96. iser for another use or very importantly c apply the setting of a mono equaliser identically to a stereo or multi channel signal This means that you do not have to tie up your invaluable pair of classic equalisers for an EQ across a whole mix when you really need them for individual channel And you probably couldn t set them identically anyway Does The Chain Contain a Compressor lf the processing chain you are sampling contains a compressor or is a compressor you first need to sample the sound of the chain with the gain reduction fixed at OdB Set the threshold to maximum on the compressor and also any time constants to maximum and any ratio to 1 1 if available During the sampling tests take care that you do not get any gain reduction showing If you do and the thresholds are set as high as possible we recommend reducing the sampling signal level to prevent this happening on peak sampling impulses After taking the signal path sample restore the compressor settings and see How do sample compressor curves Note that if there are any other gain altering devices for example noise gates these should be switched off Page 48 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Connecting Things nol ferro fd rebe All Serweorng bo qualified porsonne ae oe kemi _ Analysis Output XLR Break out Lead pro interface Optional 6 or 12dB pad XLRs female 1 D left input
97. l quick press to call after effects page hold for bypass enable 24 System in out digital bypass of all processing and gain except mixing and routing 25 Data Entry Knob changes currently selected data on display 26 Cursor Buttons left right up down moves around values on screen 27 Output Gain digital output gain adjust 28 Output Track and Clip LEDs warns if output gain active or if output clips detected r lt D Page 15 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Input Level and Gain Reduction Display Depending on the number of channels fitted the Input Level Display takes on different appearances 2 channel unit 4 channel unit 6 channel unit 8 channel unit 2 channel units feature a central peak hold bar and an indicator of operating level on either side of each 3 column display All other displays use the top LED of the bar as a peak hold indicator If you need higher precision displays there are a choice of precision peak and VU meter displays available on the LCD screen These LED bars serve as confidence indicators at all times Gain reduction indication follows the same pattern and there is a peak gain reduction hold indicator available on 2 channel units only In addition the bottom LED acts as an expander gate indicator Here is a 2 channel unit with expander gate active on channels 1 and 2 and a 6 channel unit with expander gate active on channe
98. lation for example to simulate more accurately tape signal degradation with repeated passes round the loop EQ or compression can also be included in the loop EQ will allow progressive change to the signal and compression can be used to maintain constant echoes which neither amplify nor fade away Surround Sound or Multi channel reverb Multi channel FX8000 units can be used for 4 channel 5 1 6 1 or 7 1 surround reverberation or for multiple independent stereo reverbs Every stereo pair can have a different reverb program An 8 channel unit can also do two 4 channel reverbs a 5 1 or 6 channel reverb and a stereo reverb etc In general the channels have been programmed with the following channel arrangement in mind However you may want to experiment by patching different Replicator output channels to different mix channels as each output channel although correlated represents different acoustic taps into the reverberation space For all surround effects it is not recommended to process the LFE channel For all reverb modes the all channel inputs are summed into the reverb feed Spatial Location front left amp gt Page 59 Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda front right NO front centre rear centre 7 wide front left 8 wide front right Typical Channel Patch for Multichannel Reverb Programs 4 channel surround The 4 inputs are summed to feed the reverberat
99. level on the right This keeps the centre of the image exactly located It is possible to reduce the effect of gain linkage without turning it off completely using the new public gain busses More about this below New modes of linking are available from the Compressor display amp setup page using the linkage setup button Surround Sound Gain Linking Surround Sound groups of 4 6 or 8 channels have their gain linked in a more powerful way to allow you to separately link say the front 3 channels of a surround mix left centre and right and the rear channels left rear and right rear and possibly rear centre Each surround sound group has an A and a B link bus To start with all the channels are assigned to the A bus so will be firmly linked together if LINK is switched on However to link the front 3 channels say on chan nels 1 2 and 3 together and the rear 2 say on channels 5 and 6 together simply connect the first three channels to the A bus and the rear pair to the B bus like this CHi 6 FE COMPressor Compressor Gain Linkage Setup To link channel aain assign a channel to bus A oor E Cor isolated or offs Bus A and E can also be softly linked assign chan 1 ta bus A assign chan 2 to bus A assign chan 3 ta bus A assign chan 4 to isolate assign chan 5 to buy assign chan amp to bus B Bus A affects Bus B by TOZ Bus E affects Bus A by 254 Busses are ERB You can see that channel 4 is set to isolate
100. lf a second INPUT gt levels Chit 45k Input Output Set up levels and holds for metering and fine gain trim of analogue Inputs zero on WU dBFS zero on Bar dBFS Peak hold hones Soom Trim ana gaue p Eon gqalns are h 1 f input z t out put aoe coe a i These values can be faved by Saving power up state Use the CURSOR DOWN key to move to the peak hold time field You can choose between 500mS half a second 1 second 4 seconds and one month i e essentially permanent hold Press peak clear to clear any peaks which are being held for a long period Press input output to see the meters on the input page In this page you can also set up default levels for VU meters and bar peak meters If you are working close to peak digital dBFS a value of 4dB for zero on the VU may be appropriate If your analogue VU meters are set for zero VU at 4dBu and the digital peak is 18dBu then a level of 14dBFS is the closest match to the analogue VU meters However because the digital VU meters are actually peak sensitive they will probably read higher than true analogue meters Finally you can digitally trim the analogue input levels separately for all the analogue inputs for precision set up ity Page 23 amp Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Find a particular page or window There are quite a lot of pages for the LCD screen which control
101. licable to real time use However it is a valuable tool in post production and mastering Musical Instrument Digital Interface used both for performance note data and in effects units like the FX8000 for loading programs and adjusting parameters usually under con trol of a Sequencer The program that a computer runs when switched on that allows you to run one or appli cations and supplies services such as disk access to every application in a standard way Please see RMS Peak New method of using classic EQ in which both linear phase and extended control range are provided Often called a preset This is a snapshot of the settings of an FX8000 unit saved on the internal hard disk for recall at a later date Such a program may also be uploaded to a PC using the Replimat software for transfer to other machines or for archiving A program also contains a list of effects or samples required to complete the effect which are sepa rately stored Often used as an abbreviation for Replicator Process or generally for the effect a proces sor has on a signal The signal processing section of the system that executes the Dynamic Convolution pro cess which is responsible for replicating the effect of a sampled analogue system This system requires a number of co operating DSP chips to perform the necessary task Two measurements of signal level Peak is the familiar maximum and minimum levels achieved by the audio signal waveform RMS is a measure of
102. ls 1 2 and 5 expander gate indicators 2 channel unit 6 channel unit Page 16 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Adjust the Compressor Slope to a precise value between the steps normally provided select display setup from the compressor page COMP gt display setup CHIF EJ F sampled eee CUPVES Compressor Envelope options Detector PEAK polarity FULL Select metering Views WO and curve bar and curve WU and controls ri WU only 8 chan Curve graph zoom 7 16dE Slope control BEBE SE Move the CURSOR DOWN to the Slope Control field at the bottom of the screen Select the Slope con trol to Variable Press back to return to the compressor controls page Compressor slope can now be adjusted in steps of 0 1 between 1 1 and 30 1 e This page also allows selection between peak and RMS detector modes and FULL and HALF WAVE rectification e The middle section of this page allows various modifications to the compressor display e This page also allows zooming into the knee area of curve graph it can display plus or minus either 16dB or 4dB around the knee Change the sample rate of a snapshot sample Whenever you load a sample that does not match the current sampling rate in force at the time of loading you get the opportunity to sample rate convert the original sample Sample rate conversion on loading is quick and the sample may be saved again at the new
103. ludes Analogue and Digital inputs If you are oper ating at 48kHz or below you can also choose Router which selects inputs from the master section in cluding SPDIF and ADAT Suitable equipped FX8000 systems also offer Analogue DC as an input option This is the same as Ana logue except that the digital high pass filter present in the Analogue to Digital converter is switched off This is usually inaudible and should not be necessary but some engineers prefer this option The downside is that you get some DC offset into the digital signal The upside is that the filter which is down 0 1dB at 6 5Hz 13Hz at 96k sampling is removed from the system Your ears can decide However all channels must be selected Analogue Dc for this to be effective you cannot mix and match across channels If you are using Analogue inputs you can select between Balanced and Unbalanced e Balance and Unbalanced analogue input apply to the whole machine not individual channels Balanced inputs are available on the multi way connector at professional operating levels Unbalanced inputs are available on RCA phono jacks at commercial operating levels If you are using a mixture of analogue and digital inputs you need to make sure you have the system synced correctly See How do Sync to master sync for more details Using the Router at 48kHz or below The router source may be selected from the list of Instrument SPDIF
104. ly link a rear stereo pair to a front stereo pair or surround group on a different group of channels with a different effect But see note Matching Attack and Release Times below The proportional linkage on the public busses may be set from any group that is selected to the public bus but this value will affect all the groups selected to use the public bus together This gives almost complete control over gain linkage for many creative effects in surround or stereo use or even for using some audio channels to modulate others for special effects Matching Attack and Release Times When the compressor gain linkage busses are used for linking between different groups of channels the gain linked is subject to the final attack and release times of each different group of channels or each mono chan nel Within each group of channels these are guaranteed to be all the same so channel gain is exactly matched Between different groups or different mono channels you will need to set the same attack and re lease times on each channel to ensure exact stereo matching Alternatively you can set them differently for special effects for example where you are using one signal to modulate another G gt Page 29 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Link Compressor Gain Between More Than One Replicator The FX8000 is now very flexible in the way that gain is linked between channels In particular ther
105. mbers are split into MIDI MSBytes and LSBytes i e 514 is 4 2 These may be re ceived in either order To avoid confusion a 127 in either byte is considered illegal and will set the FX8000 parameter number to invalid This has the same effect as a RPN NULL 127 127 Note 3 Because Classic EQ s can have various different configurations there is no sensible mapping from one Classic EQ model to another Ensure that you have loaded the correct classic EQ by a preceding pro gram load if necessary for a MIDI sequence of control changes Value Coding for Gain Frequency etc For programming remote control operations it is useful to Know the way the actual value of parameters map onto the MIDI MSByte and LSByte values These are shown here as for example 64 24 to mean a MSByte of 64 and an LSByte of 24 Each can range from 0 to 127 amp gt Page 75 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda The NRPN assignment table lists the centre value for most parameters This is coded to the MIDI value 64 0 as this is the centre of the MIDI control range The MSByte is given a sensible range for parameters so that a single byte controller can be used for reason able control of a parameter The LSByte adds additional precision often two extra decimal places by running in the range of 0 99 In cases like this any LSByte value above 99 is treated as 99 This allows MIDI control lers that offer two byte co
106. mote control G iy Page 19 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda CHIFF TER System Remote control setup USE setup standard USE remote control FEE MIDI remote control no JSE MIDI USE host not attached The preferred USB setup is standard and Windows will request that a disk is inserted with the appropriate hardware driver Windows can then be told to look in the drivers folder of the Replimat software which you have downloaded from www sintefex com Other options may be available here but their use is not covered in this manual Subsequent connections will not require any user intervention unless you change the USB setup to a differ ent setting Each time you plug in or start up Replicator the operating system notices and the connection will be made You usually see the cursor change to an hour glass for about half a second The exact steps to take are as follows Select the USB setup standard and select the USB Remote Control yes and press do it Respond to any requests from Windows for drivers if this is the first connection You will find a text document giving instructions in the Replimat directory if you need further information Run the REPLIMAT software on the PC and in the main menu bar select System USB and if Replicator is successfully attached you will then be able to select Show Input and then Test echo or Inquire
107. mples In addiiton the sam ples will be phase corrected so that this peak impulse is positive in phase and located at precisely 20 samples delay in the Replicator sample window This gives consistent delay in simulation while allowing an initial im pulse response to build to the maximum as if often encountered in analogue samples If you have any jittering in a sample you must switch this system on to get a correct sounding sample Reverse This causes the impulse response to be loaded backwards or time reversed This will have a very similar sound as the frequency response will be the same but it will usually show 1 Increased delay as the peak impulse is usually moved from the beginning to the end and 2 Time reversal of group delay characteristics Group Delay is the technical term for the way that most audio processors have different delays at different frequencies This is true of all practical analogue equalisers and most other analogue signal paths like disk cutters tape recorders etc This spread of delay across the audio band results in smearing of transients and is often blamed for loss of stereo imaging particularly in older recordings Page 22 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit If it is possible to sample the original recording equipment and to reverse the response a lot of the group de lay problems can be cancelled out In fact the frequency response is the same as the original so
108. ms INPUT gt levels CHIFF TER Input Output Set up levels and holds for metering and fine gain trim of analogue inputs zero on WU dBFS zero on Bar zUGABFS Peak hold times SO0m5 Trim sta ogue ee gains input ch 1 ch ch ch 4 ies BRN 0 0 0 0 out put ale ile ch E 0 0 0 0 These values can be faved buy Saving power up state Move the CURSOR down to the channel that you want to trim and adjust the gain after the A D converter up to plus or minus 6dB in 0 1dB steps Here you can also set up default levels for VU and bar meters and set the peak hold times to a variety of val ues If your external equipment is set up so that OVU gives 4dBu this is 14dB below 18dBu so you may choose the setting shown above which sets the VU simulations to show OVU at 14dBFS This is a good setting if you like digital headroom and your desk VU s will match Replicator s at least on steady tones Replicator s VU s are a bit more peak sensitive than real VU s If however you are working near to peak digital you will probably find the VU simulations hitting the end stops all the time so you may want to set zero on VU to say 4dBFS r lt D Page 25 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Get rid of the LIMIT light or excessive distortion when replicating my effect When you make a sample Replicator samples the signal path including the gain of the path Because y
109. nce conditions This software is also licensed for evaluation and demonstration by authorised dealers on a limited renewable licence We do ask end users to register this software within approximately 3 months Registration confirms your ac ceptance of the licence conditions and is free of charge to authorised end users and removes all time limita tions from the software Registration may be done by mail fax or via our web site www sintefex com End users need only register a software version once no further registration of this software release is required See How do register this software for more details Authorised dealers can apply for renewal licenses whenever required The full licence conditions are printed at the end of this user guide About this Guide You don t need a detailed explanation of every page of commands of Replicator Most are fairly obvious and the best way to find out is to explore the controls for yourself This guide has two main sections an overview to get you familiar with the controls and layouts and a How do section which takes you through the main things people ask This guide replaces the Operational Reference which was getting a bit too long winded for general use If you need all the details we are working on a Technical Reference manual which covers everything in detail including general maintenance and upgrade information What is the SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR The SINT
110. nd Ground S O 7 Analogue in channel 2 posi 20 Analogue in channel 2 nega tive hot tive cold 8 Ground Ground 9 Ground 22 Ground Digital AES out channels 23 Digital AES out channels 1 amp 2 positive hot 1 amp 2 negative cold 12 Digital AES in channels 1 amp 2 5 Digital AES in channels 1 amp 2 positive hot meaaine en cold 13 Ground r lt D Page 13 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda System Block Diagram mixer router router to channels from channels 3 8 3 8 channels 1 and 2 shown only this section can be repeated to a total of 8 channels Input Gain Output Gain Control control REPLICATOR After Effects processor EQ delays and signal path etc reverbs 4 band Compres parametric sor Dy EQ namics compressor gain linkage busses 2 private 2 public KEY Digital Digital Analogue i Processing Interface Conversions e It is possible to change the order of the 4 main processing elements but the diagram shows a typical ar rangement Page 14 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit The Displays and Controls Replicator Displays and Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 Te 8 9 Select Button 1 selects option displayed on screen Select Button 2 Select Button 3 Select Button 4 Select But
111. nel configurations Selecting the Reverberation Effect Press the AFX button from any program where an AFX multidelay has not already been selected You will see the following screen multidel au After Effects Please choose an ef fect reverb Multidelay 5 tap delay line with regeneration It is available as mono stereo or multichannel Up to 532 seconds per channel is available up to 48kHz 16 seconds above this Reverb may be stereo or multichannel Reverb is not SsuUppoort ed for mono or above 48kHz sampling Press the reverb SELECT button to go to the reverb screen e If you have an AFX multidelay already selected you can switch to reverberation by pressing the Change to Reverb SELECT button The reverb page appears and if AFX is switched on by holding the AFX key for about half a second the de fault reverberation can be heard To select a particular preset scroll through the preset options using the DATA knob Then bring up the SELECT options by touching any SELECT key You will see a screen like this Page 56 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit verb Small ee Fut put E eens nats ct Hext Preset Te Tease CC ECT load E preset levels input reverb l l off O 0 Cag Wise Ser 18 i dB dE HF den HF den Pre Pe sity sity Press select preset to load the new preset You will see a screen like this which we will now explain
112. nel will apply to all the channels in that group Commands on other channels will be ignored except for channel 16 whole machine load OMNI ON The FX8000 can be selected to OMNI ON by means of a MIDI OMNI ON message addressed to the basic channel which is set to channel 1 a ti Page 71 amp gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda In this mode a command on any channel will be applied to the channel currently selected on the front panel or both channels if operating in stereo A whole machine load addressed to channel 16 will accordingly be treated as a simple load of the current channel rather than what was intended see Program Load below A MIDI reset command will switch OMNI OFF if MIDI is enabled Program Load The FX8000 accepts standard MIDI Program Load commands These are usually preceded by a MIDI bank select command to specify which bank to load from If this is missing the last set bank will be used This is not shown in the program load page as for example you may be working on channel 2 while a sequencer is controlling channel 1 The normal mode is OMNI OFF and this will allow a new program to be loaded into either of the two channels if operating in MONO or into the channel pair if operating in stereo If possible the program is loaded seam lessly i e if the model specified does not change and the routing is the same a new set of parameters will be cro
113. ng Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Connect up the MIDI The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connections are clearly labelled on the rear panel of Replicator These are in tended for connection to a MIDI sequencer for real time control of some parameters and for program loading The Sequencer MIDI output should be connected to the Replicator MIDI IN and vice versa Make sure Replicator is enabled for MIDI communications On Replicator select SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt more setup gt remote control Select the MIDI Remote Control yes andpress do it Then go to the MIDI Setup screen and select whether you want Replicator to transmit or receive program change messages and if you require parameter control select whether to send or receive SYSEX or NRPN parameter control messages For more details see the section at the end of this guide on the MIDI support Connect up the USB Universal Serial Bus is the latest desktop bus allowing efficient connection of peripherals to PCs It is de signed to be much faster than the old serial ports common on old PCs and more versatile than the parallel port for connecting external devices USB is connected using a single lead that carries data in both directions It is connected from the PC end upstream which uses a wide flat connector towards the external device downstream which uses a squarer connecior Most PCs have a one or two USB ports and USB ex
114. nnel Professional phono RCA jack connectors to IEC958 The signals on this input may be routed to any channel within the unit This input may instead be used for compressor gain reduction linkage between units Optical input This is switchable to receive either SPDIF data for consumer applications or to receive ADAT multi channel digital audio Multi channel formats are limited to a maximum of 48kHz sampling rate The signals on this in put may be routed to any channel within the unit Instrument Input w instrument jack input approx 50kKHz impedance Maximum input level for clipping 0 7V RMS Minimum input level for peak digital audio sine wave 16dBu 2dB Instrument sampling rate limited to 50kHz maxi mum Outputs audio Unbalanced Mixed Stereo Analogue Output 2 channels professional phono RCA jack connectors 10dBu 2 46v RMS 1dB from peak digital sine wave 24 bit 64x oversampling converter SPDIF Mixed Stereo Digital Output Stereo 2 channel Professional phono RCA jack connectors and protocol to IEC958 This output may in stead be used for compressor gain reduction linkage between units Optical output This is switchable to carry either the SPDIF data for consumer applications or to carry ADAT multi channel digital audio Effects sampling output Balanced XLR providing up to 18dBu from digital peak sine wave via 24 bit D A converter Balanced 1 jack fully floating coupled outpu
115. nob This setting affects the current channel or group of channels you are operating If you have a stereo Replica tor you are either operating on both channels together as a stereo group or as two mono channels in which case you can set the gain separately for each or have one channel controlled from the front panel control and one preset You will need to switch to the SYSTEM page to change between channels you are controlling When you have a channel or group selected that is set not to use from the front panel level control the TRACK light will go out If you have a multi channel Replicator the process is the same but there are more combinations of channel groups available See the section How do Use two mono channels on a stereo machine or channel combi nations on a multi channel machine for more details of channels and grouping Get Analogue Levels dead right into Replicator Replicator is supplied with preset analogue gains into and out of its analogue converters Unless otherwise ordered 18dBu on the balanced inputs and outputs equals peak digital audio Other values can be supplied in 2dB steps from 10dBu to 24dBu All preset values can be up to a 1dB inaccurate due to variations in the converters and analogue circuitry To allow accurate matching from your analogue environment to the digital environment the gains can be trimmed digitally after conversion and the following page shows the current settings for these tri
116. note ber data is ignored Hence also Velocity there is no meaning to Poly Mono mode Pitchbend XX 0 X O Bank Select MSB note 6 6 0 O Data entry MSB note 1 32 O O Bank Select LSB note 6 Control 38 O O Data entry LSB Change 96 X O data increment note 2 97 X O data decrement 98 O O NRPN LSB note 3 99 O O NRPN MSB 100 O O 127 only RPN LSB for null only en O O 127 only RPN MSB note 4 Program O 004127 in pans tS 1 8 Change Parma Iio pe ee clusive System Song Position X Common w o System Real Clock XX me Gems xx ooo Local On Off FA Noles OF E A E Aoive Sensing X X O OSS System Reset X Oi resets MIDI system only pO reset selects OMNI OFF Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O Yes Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X No MIDI Note 1 SYSEX versus NRPN Parameter Control FX8000 parameters are specified by non registered parameter numbers according to the table note 3 Re member that a MIDI byte is only 7 bits and a 14 bit value is sent as an MSByte and and LSByte more signifi cant byte and less significant byte amp gt Page 73 eJ Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Parameters may be updated by SYSEX messages or by use of NRPN controls Which you use depends on which your sequencer supports best When using NRPN controls it is necessary to issue a parameter select message pair an MS
117. ntrol to select parameters to a much higher accuracy The table below shows the mapping used for the main parameter types Refer to the NRPN assignment table for the centre value and the maximum and minimum values a parameter may have Any message received outside the maximum or minimum will be safely limited to the range available mee type Gain dB including level thresh old etc 1dB steps above centre value up to 63 1dB steps below centre value down to 40 then 3dB steps to 112dB Time ms with centre value up to 6 4mS Time ms with centre value up to 64mS Time ms with centre value up to 640mS Time ms with centre value above 640mS Curve 0 1mS steps from centre down to zero and up to a value of 96 Above this it give 10mS steps 1mS steps from centre down to zero and up to a value of 96 Above this it give 100mS steps 10mS steps from centre down to zero and up to a value of 96 Above this it give 1000mS steps 100mS steps from centre down to zero and up to a value of 96 Above this it give 10000mS steps 64 gives 1kHz Each MSbyte step gives ISO 1 6th octave frequency centres down to 1Hz or up to 100kKHz 0 10 20 map onto 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 8 1 10 1 12 1 20 1 29 1 limit up to 6 hard knee up to 18 soft knee 1 etc in intervals of 12 From 54 and above selects sam pled curves 10 100 selects 1 0 to 10 0 below 10 selects shelf LSByte control
118. oax out B FX8000 master ma FX8000 slave B FX8000 slave J Recording with multiple Replicators above spdif coax in gain link spdif coax on FX2000 in gain profile to digital recorder Recording with a single Replicator below spdif coax in FX8000 master a It is then possible to play back the gain profile into a machine or a set of machines If all the machines are now set to slave mode the recorded gain data will cause the recorded gain reduction to be applied to the bus spdif coax out spdif coax spdif coax _ SPdif coax in gain link optional slaves in out on FX2000 FX8000 slave FX8000 slave FX8000 slave An Application for Recording Gain Data A typical situation where this method of recording gain reduction profiles in invaluable is where it is necessary to provide sub mixes say for film soundtrack work The requirement is as follows e A full soundtrack is mixed in 5 1 surround and the music producer sets the correct amount of dynamic gain reduction for the entire mix e tis then necessary to supply multiple parts of the mix for film dubbing each with only some of the instru ments included for example rhythm track orchestra vocals with fx lead instruments with fx These are intended to be replayed together with equal level to recreate the original mix but allows the film di rector to rebalance parts if necessary during the final film dub Normally it i
119. oftware the user accepts that the software is of suitable quality for his application Governing Law This licence is governed by the laws of Portugal or at Sintefex s sole discretion any territory with a court of competent jurisdiction Software Registration Form A Software Registration form appears on the following page Please feel free to photo copy this form and after filling it in return it to Sintefex Audio Lda to complete the software registration You can also supply the information via our web site at www sintefex com Please allow approximately 2 weeks for the authorisation code to be issued and returned to you Licence Conditions for Version 3 Software End user and Evaluation Licence Conditions General Version 3 of Replicator software including remote control software and any other software collectively the Software which excludes additional charge items as described below supplied by Sintefex Audio Lda Sintefex is supplied under licence for use on the Sintefex hardware or other use as specifically described here All ownership rights to the Software belong to Sintefex or its suppliers and the user is not permitted to make unauthorised copies or to reverse engineer any aspects of the soft ware or hardware Aspects of the software and hardware are protected by international patent and other rights including European patent EP0917707 and other pending applications No licence is granted by this document for use beyond the
120. on each group of channels in a multi channel system e Some effects may exceed the specified delay or not be matched in BYPASS for example linear phase EQ or reversed samples The delay is displayed in the main system page in mS as measured from ana logue in to analogue out What are the advantages of Delay Compensation The minimum delay is often the best choice for real time work for example recording or live use In addition selecting the BYPASS to processed signal delay can make comparing the effect with the bypass easier as the timing relationships remain unchanged The fixed delay mode allows multiple channels to be used with a consistent delay This delay although small may be critical in a real time situation or a multi track mix A change in delay when the system is switched to bypass may change the acoustic effect of an instrument in a mix especially when it may be one of many mi crophone channels in a setup for example a multi miked drum kit or orchestral performance Some points to watch e It is not possible to match the delay of Linear Phase EQ as this typically amounts to about 2000 samples e Samples effects incorporate delays dependent on the device sampled so delay compensation is only as accurate as the original sample Samples are assumed to have peak response at 20 sample delay unless a delay is specified in the sample file In addition some delays are frequency dependent so delay match ing has to be a compromise
121. or are held on an internal hard disk As with many music synthesisers and to allow familiar MIDI support for program selection Each of these memory types has 8 banks each of 128 memories That s over 3 000 memories in total PRESETS These are simply any program sample or effect that has been supplied with the unit or is provided from our library on our web site There is a growing library of SAMPLES and PROGRAMS allocated to the top four banks of memory In total you have memory for 1024 SAMPLES and 1024 PROGRAMS and the presets supplied either with the ma chine or from our growing library of effects available on the internet provide some good starting points for your own creativity To save you having to move everything around as more presets become available we recommend that you keep banks 5 6 7 and 8 free for presets so you can download them into their designated locations PROGRAMS Whenever REPLICATOR is making a sound you like you can save it as a PROGRAM A Program remem bers every setting necessary to recall that same process Since there are 8 banks of 128 programs you should have more than enough In addition REPLICATOR has a hidden bank of the last 128 programs you were working on when either you loaded a program or switched off the unit You can load these using the undo feature of the disk save and load display and this may just save you from losing forever that sound you had just a minute ago before you wiped i
122. oss as many channels as you need later You can use the balanced analogue input or the unbalanced consumer level input depending on the nature of the compressor s connections You can even use an external A to D converter as go digital into Replicator if you prefer Although we are sampling the compression of the unit you can have equalisation in the path if you want so a complete vocal patch for instance with EQ and compression can be sampled If you do a full audio path sample as described later you will get the whole effect Sampling Things Select the main sampling screen SYSTEM gt set up amp sample gt sample You see this screen i CHIFZ JER curve snapshot Sample Show chan 1 to 1 zoom out Use level Aae to Pre Vilew sample sianal here Test signal a Level IdE ase normal Sample interval S000 Hcgulre immediate delay Delay Compensate z Before you move on we suggest you make sure that the Test signal is setto sine 1k as this is the most useful tone to send through a system while setting up levels etc The level of OdB is right to send a peak level tone through the device while setting up levels but keep the monitoring down Press level setup to start the tone generation Then press compressor curve You see the following screen left hand picture z i Page 45 amp Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda CHI 2 le CH
123. ou often have to adjust the gain for a specific effect when you make a sample it can end up with a sample that reduces or increases the gain of a signal that passes through it If you find yourself turning up the DRIVE which is simply a gain control into the sampled effect to make up the missing gain you may not get the effect you wanted Because samples are level dependent they can sound different as you turn up the gain like an analogue processor often does turning up the DRIVE is turning up the feed into the sampled effect and can result in running into distortion In fact when the signal gets to a level through the simulation which equals the loudest impulse passed through the original equipment Repli cator has to LIMIT the signal as it has no information about how the original device would have responded above this level If you switch the NON LIN off you cannot get limiting as you remove the level sensitivity but you also lose some of the level dependent characteristics of the original process you are simulating The solution is to reduce the DRIVE to avoid the distortion and to add gain after the sample If you are in a hurry just lift the output gain of the whole device or if you want to finely adjust the gain of the sample for fu ture use you can edit the gain of the sample in the following page PROCESS gt edit sample Select the Add gain field in the edit box and increase it by a few dB Then reload the sample and it will
124. pressor sampling However in addition you need to capture the gain reduction curve and this is what we mean by sampling the compressor curve In fact Replicator can capture a whole set of curves for different gain reduction slopes also known as ratios and allows you to use them when you are simulating the compressor In addition Replicator can work out curves for intermediate slopes and also down to 1 1 so after sampling a compressor curve you can simulate any setting from the highest slope curve you have sampled down to 1 1 You can also choose threshold settings after sampling so you end up with a completely programmable com pressor using the curves of the compressor you sampled In addition you can apply the signal processing characteristic of the compressor signal path to make the simulation very close to the original sound e Any gate in the compressor should be switched off Replicator is technically capable of sampling gate parameters but the current version of software will not do that and the gating effect will confuse the curve measuring system Connecting Things Connection is the same as for sampling a signal processing chain see How do Sample a signal processing chain The ANALYSIS OUTPUT of Replicator is connected to the input of the compressor and the output of the compressor is connected to channel one input of Replicator You only need to sample one channel of a stereo compressor Replicator will replicate it acr
125. prevent an echoed program load or parameter change from duplicating a front panel operation it is possi ble to set an ignore time in which any MIDI messages received after a MIDI message is transmitted will be ignored for a short period This should be used if it is not possible to prevent the sequencer from echoing messages it receives It does mean that messages already recorded say for channel 1 in a two channel mono set up may be ignored as you record changes for channel 2 at least for the period set for ignoring messages The ignore period can be set simply to on to get a default ignore period typically 1 second or to a period from the list in the MIDI setup page The period is automatically multiplied by ten for ignoring program load messages received to make sure that a slow program load does not get repeated because the time has al ready elapsed when it is complete The FX8000 will not re transmit a change it receives via MIDI so infinite loops cannot occur MIDI Implementation Chart and Parameter Numbers Date 24th March 2003 Model FX8000 MIDI Implementation Chart version 3 0 0 Transmitted Recognized Function Basic Chan Deon A o Also recognises one MIDI nel 1 16 channel per audio channel OMNI OFF Default is OMNI OFF Poly Messages X OMNI ON OFF and Mono are not relevant to POLY ignored this urit rote 7 kkkkkkkkkkkkkxk Note Num True Voice As this is an effects unit
126. r abandon doing it altogether The automatic numbering is useful when you are saving a large number of items Thing to note The original sample remains at the original location so you actually have a new copy of it Any programs that use this sample will continue to use the old copy unless you edit those programs or create new ones using the new sample You only get the chance to save multiple samples in one go if you have a multiple sample program set up See How do Use different samples on different channels Sample has not been reloaded lf when you select save you get a message like the one above it is because you have made changes to the edit values displayed but you have not reloaded the sample so you are not listening to the sample the way the currently displayed edit values indicate If you want to save what you are listening to confirm the save If you want to save the edited version reload the sample first make sure you are happy with the sound of it then select save To move a program 1 aaa Load the program you want to copy to a new location SYSTEM gt programs If you want to save the information for all channels to a new location load the program by going into the more options and se lect load whole system This will load all the channels on the system not just the one s you are working on Select save to get a display of saved programs and empty memory locations Sc
127. r and the expander gate The compression curve shown is for the compressor section even when you are looking at the expander gate page You can return to the main compressor page by choosing the OPTION back or by pressing the COMPRESSOR VIEW button again e The expansion or gate gain reduction is never linked to other channels Each channel operates inde pendently Page 62 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Use Two Mono Channels on a stereo machine or channel combi nations on a multi channel machine A two channel machine may be used as a stereo processor or as two separate mono processors A multi channel machine may be used for various combinations of multi channel stereo and mono process ing The types of grouping available are e 7 1 surround 8 channels acting together e 5 1 surround 6 channels acting together also used for 6 1 surround with 6 channels acting together with LFE not passing through Replicator e 4 0 surround 4 channels acting together e stereo e mono If you have enough physical channels you can select combinations of these according to the following rules The grouping with the most channels comes first starting at channel 1 The grouping with the same or the next fewer number of channels comes next and so on until Any remaining channels can be set up as mono channels You select the configuration using the Configuration page SYSTEM
128. r comparing the effect The SYSTEM button works differently from the individual section bypass buttons It instantly bypasses the whole system including input and output level controls The bypass is digital however Analogue signals still pass through the A D and D A converters Switch off Replicator if the POWER button does not seem to work Because the POWER button is under the control of the software to prevent accidental switch off it is possi ble for the POWER button to be inoperative if there has been a software problem or if the software has not fully loaded In this case power should be removed for a minimum of 10 seconds When you re power the system the POWER switch should be operating again The POWER button does not operate if you are Running the Engineering Software Eng App or Running the START ROM In the middle of a long software operation that should not be interrupted Downloading digital audio data dump files to the SPDIF input Sync to master sync Select the Sample Rate page SYSTEM gt clock The master clock source and be selected from the list e automatic selects the reference to the digital input if you have selected a digital input internal uses the in built clock generator and is used for analogue work or if Replicator is master in a digital system AES ref selects the AES ref input as source of digital clock AES 1 2 selects AES input on channel 1 and 2 as the reference
129. ration at all sampling rates using high speed digital audio transmitters and receiv ers Word clock and AES clock reference in Sample rates from 30kHz to 96kHz High Impedance instrument input for direct processing and recording Stereo mixed out available as well as clean feeds for each channel with full pan and level control up to 48kHz SPDIF interface for single stereo 2 channel in out up to 48kHz and compressor gain linkage between units up to 96kHz Optical interface supports SPDIF stereo 2 channel and ADAT multi channel format up to 48kHZz MIDI input and output for remote control from sequencer keyboard and for remote operation USB port for high speed interconnection to suitably equipped desktop computer Internal hard disk for sample and program storage Balanced analogue input and output levels can be customised to meet individual installation standards by addition of plug in modules Processing latency Typically better than 100 samples digital in to digital out Subject to change in the course of continuing development plus any inherent delay in sample loaded as peak energy may not be at start of sample response Channel Pair Inputs 2 channel electronically balanced input on multiway connector 18dBu 1dB for peak digital sine wave gt 10k impedance AES balanced input 2 channel on multiway connector Meets AES 3 1992 specification when wired to appropriate XLR connector
130. re for unlimited use You can try loading it but it may not be appropriate for the current sampling rate Often it is better to change sample rate and try again The evaluation period can also be re newed by distributors or system evaluat ors See How do Register This Soft ware for more information Page 64 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit message This selects an un locked digital source Check the input sig nal This software must be registered for contin ued use USB was suspended be cause remote computer was shut down Warning matching ef fect has changed since program created Warning matching sam ple has changed since program created Warning You need at least software version n n n for this Classic EQ Compressor means ers You have selected a digital input or clock source that is currently not locked to a valid input You must register the software with Sintefex Audio for uninter rupted use of the system All users can do this free of charge Evaluation users and distributors can request a re newed evaluation period Replicator was attached by USB to a computer host or hub that was powered down To Replicator this is indistin guishable from continual reset requests from the host Ac cordingly Replicator has tem porarily suspended the con nection The program is loading a clas sic EQ or compressor but the requested file is
131. reverberation in the echo send loop of a mixing system The middle select button can switch you directly to 100 effect Reverb time and pre delay The section labelled t ime allows control of reverberation time up to 20 seconds also allows pre delay to be added to the reverberation up to 999mS Reverberation time is an approximation to the standard RT60 definition but since this measurement depends on the amount of reverb mixed into a final signal the value is only approximate In the case of non linear reverb programs the reverb time display is replaced by a simple length variation control which allows the period of the effect to be adjusted easily to match the program material amp gt Page 57 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Mixing early middle and late reverb signals All reverb programs have the reverb level fader available A reverb program may also have early reflection signals pre and late reverb signals late If these are available for a given preset the faders will be shown Early reflections represent clean delays associated with early reflection from hard surfaces in the artificial reverberation space Late reverberations are additional re verberation taps placed beyond the normal reverberation space and can be used to thicken and extend the reverberation effect if desired The fader labelled sim allows mixing in of sampled early reflections and is u
132. rking for this group Page 36 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Make Replicator start up the way want SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt more setup gt power up options provides a page which allows you to make certain decisions about power up CHs 4 FER Set Default Program Bank 1 number 4 These parameters together With current sample rate qd whenever the system oWwered down from the E button You carn ress saue setup to save hem row The selection shown Load power down state is the most common Replicator always saves its last op erating state when you press the POWER off button at the end of a session The next time you power up after setting this option the close down operating state is restored If the power is interrupted other than by the power down button the state is not saved but Replicator does occasionally store an undo state whenever certain operations are performed The last such state will be loaded at the following power up Other options are Don t load anything which prevents Replicator from loading any previous state at power up You may want this if e you like a clean start at every power up preferring to load a saved program by hand e you habitually get many power outages so shut down saves are rarely performed or e you power off the whole setup centrally without using the power down button Finally you have the option Load th
133. rline character for the character that can be edited Turning the DATA knob or wheel causes the selected field to change If it is a number the number is changed if it is a list the list is scrolled through and if it is a character the character is selected from the alphabet some data values take effect immediately while some are stored and you need to press do it to make it take effect This is usually when you need to get a number of things adjusted properly before letting the change take place The DATA wheel has built in acceleration If you turn it faster the values change more rapidly You can achieve two additional effects for speedier use If you use the cursor keys to get to a data field and before the CURSOR key is released you turn the data knob anti clockwise the highlit area moves to the higher digits of the data value This allows the data value to be changed a lot faster If you use the cursor keys to get to a character in a string and before the CURSOR key is released you turn the data knob clockwise the right hand part of the legend can be scrolled to the right to make room for in serting text or to clear the field r lt gt Page 61 Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda Use the Expander Gate Select the COMPRESSOR VIEW button then touch the OPTION SELECT buttons to get the options shown here _ VL 3 Compressor depth thresh 10 0 a
134. roll the an empty memory location in the list or one you want to overwrite Edit the name if you want to Press save program and a copy of the program is made at the new location You will have to con firm that you want to overwrite an existing program if the memory is in use Page 38 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Undo Redo When you load a program the previous state of Replicator is saved as a program in the undo memory Pressing undo steps back through the undo memories and redo steps forward again There are 128 levels of undo Undo saves are also done when the power is switched off using the front panel power button but not when power is removed or Replicator is turned off with power switch at the rear on the PSU when fitted Register This Software After installation this software will operate normally for approximately 3 months 720 hours of use At any time during this period authorised end users may register this software which will remove any time limitation From the start screen select the Register Software option You will see this screen which displays a code unique to your system enter L coje Software Registration Vers lor trd Reqistration of this gjsoftware is free to all end seis 2 users Please send the aid ie fet louine code to Sintefex uci o using the registration form in the user guide You can also register on line
135. rovided that the energy in the pulses between 24kHz and 48kH which will not be sam pled does not disrupt the system too much This may be an issue with the disk medium which is severely lim ited in high frequency energy lf a 48kHz pulse train is later sampled at 96KHz there will be no response above 24kHz in the samples as the pulse train did not contain energy in this range Some experimentation may be needed according to the medium to be sampled and although there is some freedom in mixing and matching pulse trains and sample rates some care is needed Sample compressor curves Snapshot Sampling vs Compressor Sampling What is the difference between Snapshot Sampling and Compressor Sam pling Snapshot sampling takes a static snapshot of an processor and allows you to recreate its fixed effect on an audio signal This applies to equalisers amplifiers microphone and speaker combinations for example Compressors are different They have a definite sound of their own regardless of the gain reduction and they also have a distinctive gain reduction characteristic This means that they all differ in the amount of gain re duction they apply at any specific signal level These together are what make different compressors sound so different Page 44 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Snapshot sampling can capture the basic sound of the compressor signal path and this is a necessary step in com
136. rsion 2 2 software will notice the following improvements in software version 3 0 e Program can be loaded seamlessly during program material with a choice of effect cross fade provided it is not necessary to change the loaded model or system configuration which requires muting e MIDI Parameter and Program changes are supported to allow automation of effect changes during a song compilation or performance e New RMS compressor mode has been introduced to model optical compressor gain control i e where the program energy controls gain reduction rather than peak level e Compressor gain half wave mode has been introduced to allow creative use of dynamic second harmonic distortion rather than the purely third harmonic of full wave level detection e New Surround Sound compressor gain linkage options added as well as new options for gain linkage in stereo and between groups of channels e External gain linkage is available for linking more than one machine to operate with common gain reduc tion and for recording of gain dynamic profile e Improved dynamics alias rejection during gain modulation In addition during the life of version 2 software the following were introduced e Stereo and Surround Reverberation up to 48kHz sampling not at higher sampling rates A selection of plates room hall non linear and reverse presets are available In addition artificial reverberation may be combined with sampled early reflections to generate previou
137. s For 1dB steps this ranges from 0 99 for two decimal places of additional gain For 3dB steps this range from 0 119 each step giving 0 025dB of addi tional gain Values 0 99 give two extra decimal places i e 0 001mS steps below MSByte of 96 and 0 1mS steps above this Values 0 99 give two extra decimal places i e 0 01mS steps below MSByte of 96 and mS steps above this Values 0 99 give two extra decimal places i e 0 1mS steps below MSByte of 96 and 10mS steps above this Values 0 99 give two extra decimal places i e 1mS steps below MSByte of 96 and 100mS steps above this This provides 4 steps between each frequency step to give ISO 1 24th oc tave centres The top 2 bits only select this i e values 32 64 96 Only used for 0 1 steps in the larger note 1 ranges not used Soo Ei a a note 1 LIMIT is assumed for any value above 25 1 and is selected by an MSByte of 110 Values above 110 are currently not used but may be assigned in the future Intermediate values select steps in size of 0 1 This does not require the LSByte up to 5 1 but above this the steps of 0 1 include the LSByte These higher preci sion steps are only seen where the slope control is selected to be fully variable rather than the more normal switched setting MIDI Note 4 RPN Null An RPN Null 127 127 will clear the currently selected parameter so that no parameter is selected If a pa rameter was selected it will
138. s can be ignored The disk containing the analysis signal recorded on it can now be played You should see the trigger occur and the impulse will appear on the screen If the disk is not running at exactly the correct speed the impulse will walk across the screen This must be corrected by means of a varispeed control as once Replicator has been triggered it will expect the impulses to occur at the predefined regular intervals e If the disk player does not have varispeed it is also possible to varispeed Replicator by setting a user clock rate in its Sample Rates page By careful adjustment it should be possible to get the train of impulses to remain fairly stationary on the screen The screen is displaying 2000 audio samples and a variation of 10 20 is permissible 200 400 samples On no account should any sample fall before the window or beyond say 25 of the way across amp D Page 43 gt I Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda During this adjustment you can frequently restart the disk press go again to restart the counter if you let it get to zero it will go to the sample save screen and you will have to press back to continue as you are not ready to save yet Once adjustments are complete the disk should be stopped Replicator should be re armed by pressing go and then the pulse sequence should be started from the disk from the start of the sequence It is important that
139. s not possible to do this so that if all the parts are mixed together in the dubbing suite with equal levels the same overall result is achieved as the original mix because the dynamics compressor performs differently when instruments are removed Using the gain profile recording method described a first pass is made with all the instruments and the gain profile is recorded to a spare pair of tracks of the digital recorder in some cases only one track is required Then for each sub mix the gain profile is replayed so the exact gain profile of the full mix is applied to each sub mix This ensures that the sub mixes will all add together to re create the original mix as desired by the music producer and engineer e Note that when replaying data this completely overrides any internally generated gain e When replaying the gain profile the compressor is still subject to the attack and release controls For proper matching make sure these are set correctly Gain Data Format The gain data format is proprietary to Sintefex Audio but may be recorded on any digital recorder proved that it does not alter the signal in any way The format uses 24 bits of data but the method described above will work fine with a 16 bit recorder However the signal path between Replicators must be a full 24 bit path do not break into it except as described above The data is flagged as normal audio so that it will not cause problems to the digital recorder The A bus
140. samples from a multiple sam oh ey amp gt Page 37 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda 6 ple set up Save samples from all If you choose more than one a sequence of memories will be highlighted for you to verify that the destination locations are free Press save to perform the save to disk If one of the memories you will be writing to is not empty you will be asked to confirm the save You can also select never to be asked this question again which is useful if you are deliberately overwriting a large selec tion of samples This is reset at next power on If you have not edited the sample name you will see the following screen Sample Save You have not edited the sample name You can fave with the current name choose not to be warned again or Se EET choose to have the name auto edit auto edited in future with name an increasing number The options give you the following choices 1 2 Do the save with the unedited name Do the save with the unedited name and do not present this screen again until reset by the next power down Append a 3 digit number automatically in the last 3 characters of the sample name This is incremented on every future save and you will not be prompted with the query again until reset by the next power down Abandon the save this returns to the save screen and allows you to manually edit the name o
141. sed when a reverberation pro gram is used together with a Replicated sample of early reflections in a simulated space This mixes in the sampled early reflections to the combined reverberation signal To set up sampled early reflections see adding sampled early reflections below Input Section The signal entering the reverberation space may be pre conditioned by attenuating the HF content using the HF fader Real spaces usually have high frequency absorbtion so unless you are trying to simulate very hard surfaces you will usually need some HF attenuation In addition you can use the density control to diffuse the signal before it enters the main reverberation space to break up very percussive sounds This prevents many very discrete echoes of percussive sounds You may need less of this if you are reverberating non percussive material or for special effect Reverb section Once the signal is in the reverberation space its decay depends on the HF control in this section Lowering the HF here causes the higher frequencies to die away faster than lower frequencies as it would do in real spaces The density control varies the way the signal is further diffused as it reverberates A low value here would simulate many parallel surfaces where discrete echoes can be discerned A higher value would diffuse the reflection into a general field of reverberation Non Linear programs Loading a non linear program introduces a reverberation effect where th
142. ses From version 2 0 software these are built into the LDR file sup plied as the new software release However if there are any problems with the graphic images on Replicator after the software is updated you can send a fresh version of the Graphics from Replimat as follows you should have the latest Replimat for correct results check our web site 1 Select PC to Replicator 2 Tick Enable Advanced to allow for this special option 3 Make sure the boxes for sending Programs Samples and Effects are unticked 4 Tick the Resources Graphics box to send the latest graphics to Replicator Making Waves This is an obsolescent function that allows a WAV file to be created containing coded Replicator software or downloads It is not recommended that this method of Replicator update is used now Other items In case you are wondering what this button is for This button is the RECALL button for any report box that Replimat sometimes shows Report Boxes are boxes in which Replimat puts occasional useful information It does not stop you carrying on you can ignore it without having to press Okay After a report box has been on the screen for few sec onds it goes away of its own accord The recall button brings back the last report box if you missed it or want to read it again If there have been a number of report boxes recently every time you press RECALL you go back to an older one At the moment th
143. sing channel For instance selecting the control to 15 will give you maximum level on the right in normal phase with the left channel reduced 6dB in an tiphase These antiphase effects can be useful in musical mixes although of course the usual care must be taken that the effect is mono compatible if this is an issue for the particular application e At the higher sampling rates the AFX multitap delay is not always available depending on the other ef fects in the processing chain on the channel or channel in use This is not usually a problem as delay ef fects are often used independently when other Replicator functions are not needed Usually at least one of the other Replicator effects may be used digital compressor Classic EQ digital EQ or snapshot signal path simulation Use Different Samples on Different Channels There are two ways to use different samples on different channels If the channel s are to be used completely independently set them up as separate mono channels See How do Use Two Mono Channels on a stereo machine or channel combinations on a multi channel machine Then you can use completely independent settings Mono compressors can still be stereo linked in pairs If you want to build a stereo of multi channel effect with different samples on each channel for example a stereo pair of effects to be applied to a mono source you can do this as follows 1 Set up the channels into a group see the r
144. sly unavailable reverberation effects Note however that the FX8000 is NOT a sampling reverberator but is capable of using its sampling technology for novel effects based on real early reflections e Side chain and additional main path EQ with 4 band digital EQ allowing typically up to 8 bands of EQ if required e Delay management has been added so that processing delays although very short can be matched in bypass or padded to a known delay e System bypass switching has been softened so that system can be bypassed without switching clicks e Support is present for additional sample edit features when importing FX8000 v2 1 programs G D Page 7 BI Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda e USB communications with PCs improved under certain operating systems conditions e Reverse Impulse Responses Impulse responses snapshots can be reversed in time to reverse group delay effects This can be used for example to compensate group delay in known recording chains e g magnetic tape or disk cutting paths e Expander Gate An expander gate option is now available to add to any compressor simulation whether or not the original sampled machine had an expander or gate built in e Classic EQ POWER LINEAR Linear Phase mode Software Registration This software is licensed for use by end user equipment purchasers It is free of any additional charge and is available to all end users subject to the lice
145. some extra EQ correction may be needed but the group delay is equalised out which is otherwise almost impossible to achieve and the overall effect can be used to restore stereo imaging precision in older recordings Auto sample rate convert on load When you load a sample that was taken at a different clock rate all frequency dependent elements of the ef fect will be shifted with the sample rate unless you sample rate convert For example a sample of an equaliser with a 1kHz notch taken at 48kHz will load as a 918 75Hz notch at 44 1kHz if you do not sample rate con vert or as a 2kHz notch at 96kHz Whenever you select to load a sample taken at a different clock rate from your current one you will be asked whether you want to sample rate convert as follows SUE Bie This sample has a 15 differen sampling r rate to the current operatin Seer rate You can load i PF convert Unprocessed or convert it sample to the current samele rate abandon choose an option Here you can choose the options shown If you do not choose to sample rate convert you can use the edit page later to switch it on and reload the sample This will then retune the effect to the correct frequencies for the clock rate you are using so for example the 1kHz notch above will once again be accurate Conversely if you did choose to convert you can use the edit page later to switch the conversion off again Hold peaks on meters for longer than ha
146. ss faded to without an audible glitch If operating in MONO the second channel will not be affected by this load If a program load is received addressed to channel 16 and the mode is OMNI OFF the FX8000 will treat the program load as a whole machine load This allows a program to reconfigure the FX8000 from between ste reo mono or multi channel This is always done with the FX8000 muted on all channels as it is not possible to perform a glitch free change of the system configuration If the MODE is set OMNI ON a program load message on any channel will be directed to the currently se lected channel s It is not possible to perform a whole machine load as the channel number for this 16 is ignored After a program load the system will be busy for several seconds Further MIDI commands issued during this period will be missed If the command is from a sequencer for real time control be sure to allow sufficient time including time for the FX8000 disk to spin up if it has timed out and stopped Bank select commands may be issued with either the LSB or the MSB MIDI bank select command Since values other than 1 8 are ignored a full MSB LSB pair will work fine too The FX8000 sends bank select as an LSB only Parameter Control Parameter control is provided to allow MIDI automation or fine tuning of an FX8000 program It is not in tended to give full control replacing the front panel functions It can adjust the main EQ and dynamics
147. stored energy in the original sample This is a better choice for gross distortion effects or mechanical systems involving for example loudspeaker and microphone simulations MIDI Control General This software version features MIDI control of parameters and program loading The system will also transmit program load and parameter control messages if desired Full details and a MIDI implementation chart are at the end of this guide Saving MIDI setup The settings for enabling MIDI are saved with the power up settings of the FX8000 These settings are saved when the system is powered down or if a save setup is performed in the power up state page Installing the FX8000 Mounting the unit and connecting AC power The FX8000 is a standard 2U rack mount unit It is fan cooled and accordingly does not require cooling space above or below the unit giving the maximum packing density in a rack installation Ventilation holes must not be obstructed and a free flow of air should be available at the sides of the unit and from the fan at the rear Before connecting AC power check that the voltage rating matches your AC supply Depending on the power supply fitted and local regulations you may be able to set the voltage to the correct setting for your area or the unit may be supplied pre set for the area you are in Page 12 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit For optimum performance the power supply
148. t Programs remember which SAMPLE or EFFECT you were using to make the sound NOTE When you upload a program for archiving or download a program you also need the various samples that may be used to get that program sound SAMPLES When you take a sample of an audio chain REPLICATOR stores the information as one or more SAMPLES These can be combined into PROGRAMS io get just the sound you want Synthesiser users may compare this with all the settings on a synth PROGRAMS versus the raw SAMPLES of a sound EFFECTS Effects comprise Classic EQ and Classic Compressor models which have been assembled by careful use of multiple samples and have been combined into complete EFFECTS This is usually a time consuming task amp D Page 11 eP Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda and frequently needs to have some special user interfaces developed for each EFFECT For this reason EFFECTS appear only as factory presets Synthesiser users may consider this loosely like building up com plex multi sampled sounds for a music synthesiser What is the advantage of 24 96 technology The SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR supports audio word width of 24 bits on its digital input and output and it uses 24 bit analogue converters Working with higher word sizes means that you preserve dynamic range throughout a process and only need to bit reduce at the end of an entire production process to the final dis trib
149. t Smooth levels 1 Trim start endg 1 2048 Level low high 21 128 Hdd Delay i Auto sample rate convert on load no Sample must be reloaded from disk to hear edit You can vary any of these parameters but the change is not immediate You must press re load sam ple to hear the effect This is non destructive editing the sample on disk is not altered At this stage the sample on disk also does not have its pre set edit parameters changed You do not need to do that if you save the current set up as a PROGRAM because the program will remember the alterations you have made lf you want the sample always to come up with the different edit settings you have selected for example at the very least you may have fine tuned the Add gain so the sample comes up at unity gain you can se lect save edit to disk and replace the sample with the new edit values or store it as a new sample The sample data on disk is not altered unless you select one of the options listed below these settings will alter the data permanenily but of course if you save it in a different location the original is unaffected Data is altered if 1 You have switched Dejitter to yes 2 If you switch Auto sample rate convert on load to yes and the current clock rate does not match that at which the sample was originally taken 3 Pitch shift is not zero In any of these cases the data is heavily processed using a high quality sample rate
150. t derived from the above signal but resistor attenuated 20dB Connection can be wired with the ground lifted for direct connection to performance amplification or process ing systems without generating hum loops WARNING Only select high test levels in accordance with manufacturer s limits for device under test Oper ating above maximum safe input levels may cause damage to device under test Page 70 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit Data Reference Connections AES word clock input XLR to AES 1992 extended to 96kHz System sample rate and AES frame may be synchronised to this signal Word clock 750hm BNC TTL level word clock input System sample rate may be synchronised to this signal MIDI in and out Allows MIDI program load and sequencing of major parameters USB interface for connection to personal computers Digital Processes Total Processing 10 SHARC floating point digital signal processor one handling SPDIF and ADAT interfaces monitor mixing and system administration nine per channel pair Stereo system 37 SHARC floating point digital signal processor maximum 8 channel unit Memory per 8 channel fully configured unit greater than 208Mbytes System Memory greater than 16Mbytes Memory per channel pair greater than 48Mbytes Maximum AFX Delays Max 256 seconds 8 channel system 48kKHz comprising 32 seconds 48kHz 16 seconds 96kHz per channel
151. tap delay Multitap Delay input is Oe morn output is Wt Pu output is Wa effect aE o Soo 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 off off tap eta elay 0 500 1 0007 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 of C l ie et fect 4 aff off tap bal C C E C E tL level aff aff aff aff This shows that each of the 5 taps can be faded in and out and mixed together The field 50 effect can be altered from 0 no effect to 100 all delays and no input signal The delay of each tap can be set in 1mS increments between 1mS and 32 seconds 16 seconds above 48k sampling There is also a regeneration control for sustained echoes for each tap If you are working with a stereo group there are some additional controls as shown in the picture on the right Here the feed to the delay line can be pre mixed to mono or partially to mono Use the field input is 0 mono to vary this mix 0 mono means the stereo channels are not mixed while 100 mono means they are fully mixed When the stereo feed is mixed to mono you will often want to pan the outputs of the delay line and the bal ance control can be used for this e This is a true balance control for the stereo delay line output tap so when the input is fully stereo this bal ances the left and right channels e The balance control varies between 10 for fully left and 10 for fully right In addition it can go beyond this which will introduce antiphase elements into the oppo
152. tefex Audio hardware This is copied to the hardware to update the on board firm ware program This allows new operating features to be Page 66 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit extension inf Glossary file type An information file more detail added to an FX8000 system This is used by Windows to manage installation of sys files Some of the terms used in this guide term OdBFS 24 bit AES Analogue DC Application Classic Com pressor Classic EQ Clock Rate Compressor Digital Gain Link DSP Dynamic Convolution Effect Expander Floating Point means Zero GB relative to Full Scale digital This refers to the peak signal level that the digital audio converters or interface can handle A sine wave of this signal level will produce clip indications although will be passed undistorted A sine wave at any higher level or any other waveform at this level will produce clip indications and will be distorted by the con verters or the digital audio interconnection AES or SPDIF Internally the FX8000 can handle signals higher than this due to its use of 32 bit floating point format see head room Digital audio can be to 16 bit accuracy as on a CD or to a higher accuracy as often done in master recording 24 bit is the highest accuracy in use and can offer a dynamic range approaching 144dB from minimum dither noise to peak signal and is never actually ac
153. ternal devices have a single socket or a captured cable Replicator has a socket for the squarer downstream end of the cable The signal can be split using a hub so one connection from the host can split multiple ways to many down stream external devices Hubs can be plugged into hubs with only two limits 1 A maximum of 5 hubs can be placed between the host and the external device But be careful a host PC often has a hub built in which counts as one meaning only 4 external hubs in series are allowed and 2 A maximum of 126 devices can connect to a single host root port Of course a host can have more than one root port but for now 126 devices is probably plenty A cable must be a maximum of 5 metres and by using five 5m cables and 4 hubs you can place the external device up to 25 metres from the host PC So the physical connection can be a single USB cable from the PC to Replicator or a string of cables and hubs The PC must be running Windows 98 or better Windows 95 or NT does not have USB support USB cables may be hot plugged without switching off either the PC or the Replicator When Replicator is first attached to the PC and Replicator is set make use of USB USB remote conitrol yes in Replicator s remote control page the operating system will notice the connection Its response de pends on the USB setup chosen on the Replicator remote control screen SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt more setup gt re
154. that the sample is saved again with these settings so that it is perma nently de jittered and ready for use This usually includes adjusting overall gain to get a unity gain effect Sample a Vinyl or Acetate Disk This applies also to any sample that is made off line that is where the Replicator test signal is passed through any machine where the recorded response is available at a later date See How do sample effects off line We recommend that you become familiar with sampling an audio channel like for example an EQ unit before attempting this more advanced operation See How do Sample a signal processing chain Special Considerations It is first necessary to cut the sample analysis tone generated by Replicator onto the disk to be sampled The acetate or a final vinyl pressing can then be played back into Replicator for sampling Replicator must be set to capture the effect by trigger on audio and the sample interval must be set to match the sample interval on the original cut The clock rate must also be the same Snapshot Sample Show chan 1 to 1 zoom out remaining 125 no trig Test signal pulse Level OdE Phase normal Sample interval EROOO EF oF udio cqulreitriga Delay Compensate j Trigger leweli 2o 0dB The sampling screen can be set up similar to the screen shown above and then the system must be armed by pressing go Replicator will also start generating its analysis signal but thi
155. the analysis tone and run it through any nice sounding signal paths to a recorder Sample it later when you get back to your FX8000 2 Send a tape to distant site and have them play it over the phone to you while you record it or sample it locally You can then replicate the phone line should you need this effect 3 As above but using a better quality landline 4 As above but using an FM or AM radio channel but avoid any heavy compression Things to Remember 1 This works best if there is no compressor element in the sample chain this will distort the level balance between samples but you may still get a usable effect by trimming the Level low high down in the edit screen 2 The whole chain is sampled from Replicator back to Replicator so use the highest quality recording me dium possibly unless this is what you are trying to sample 3 Ifthe timing is sample rate accurate throughout you will get the best results Record the analysis signal using a DAW sample rate locked to Replicator then do the remote sample out and back to the same DAW Final analysis should then be sample rate locked which will eliminate the need for de jitter 4 If sample rate locking is not possible use the Replicator De jitter option in the sample edit screen This is a very effective fix when sample rate lock is not possible Sample a signal processing chain This enables you to a keep the setting for future identical use b free up the equal
156. they contain the value 1 8 All other values including zero are ignored The FX8000 transmits an LSB bank select when the user selects a program prior to sending a bank load com mand MIDI Note 7 OMNI OFF ON The OMNI mode does not affect the FX8000 MIDI transmission It affects the MIDI reception as follows message received OMNI OFF default OMNI ON parameter set this affects the audio channel indi a parameter set with any MIDI channel is cated by the MIDI channel actually applied to the FX8000 channel s cur affects the whole group of channels rently selected on the front panel for stereo or multi channel groups program change this affects the audio channel indi a program change on any MIDI channel channels 1 or 2 cated by the MIDI channel actually is applied to the FX8000 channel s cur affects the whole group of channels rently selected on the front panel for stereo or multi channel groups program change performs a whole machine load of the program change is applied to the channel 16 the selected program including all FX8000 channel s currently selected on channels of the FX8000 and any the front panel A whole machine load configuration changes in the pro is not performed and a configuration gram i e changes of channel change is not possible grouping for mono stereo or sur round program load gram load on addresses basic channel mode change OMNI no change changes to OMNI OFF provided it ad off dresses
157. to move to other pages In this guide we often suggest a route to a particular page from a recommended starting point often from the system page We show these as in the following example which gets you to the program load page SYSTEM gt programs Similarly to get a large VU display you follow INPUT gt big meters Some functions are a few more button pushes away for example use the following for tidying up the effects storage system and sorting the effects into ascending order SYSTEM gt setup amp sample gt more setup gt disk manage gt tidy disk gt sort ef fects Fix the input and output levels so they do not change Select the Input Output page using the INPUT SELECT button CHi 2 JER Input Output All Inputs Analogue Inputs Balanced Router Source SPDIF opto Deto Outputi SPOIF mix out Ine Gaini progran rgE Out Gain none O 0d5 en ee E 0 Page 24 Sintefex FX8000 Analogue Sampling Digital EQ Compressor Effects Unit You will see a page like the one shown here The input gain and the output gain may be selected to operate from the front panel control by selecting inp Gain control Out Gain control If you do not want any gain adjustment on the output and say 0 7dB gain on the input select Inp Gain program 0 7 dB Out Gain none When you select program you can move the cursor to the gain setting and choose a gain using the DATA K
158. to you but we recommend you keep them separate r lt D Page 33 Sintefex Audio User Guide Version 3 0 Copyright 2001 2003 Sintefex Audio Lda To use REPLIMAT on a PC equipped with Windows XP Windows 98 SE or better and a USB or MIDI port see How do I Connect up the USB or see How do Connect up the MIDI Once you have made a connection with Replicator select the REPLIMAT File Transfer Manager by pressing the toolbar with this starburst legend It looks like this Ed The File Transfer Manager looks like this H ma Replicator File Transfer Manager Communications are via USB Transfer control p File Control advanced users ony e wo a an E PC to Replicator ee E Heke LOR AE E Enable Advanced i STOP i en I Replicator to PC at e Male wAn ile r aot Read iyi Fe E Communications are via USE Program Sample and Effects Transfer TS REPL GAIN Bak Humber Local Program Samples and Effects Folder Browse CHEZ Paoa EUAN i fea elt esi FP a E T roc Fse Folder D TEE Software Fielease Software ene Shana Releases fx libran s Feslibs oe Preps ac ri Sample Program bank 5 12 API 5504 Jpg of oa a PETI Program bank 5 10 API 5504 1rpg M yes Program bank 5 17 API 5504 pa Program bank 5 1 Fult EQP 143 Jrpg oS Program bank 5 13 Cad Desk EQ G26 Ipg 3 noe bank o 14 Cad Desk E G268 rpg E
159. ton 5 Power safe power up and down button saves your set up on power down and mutes analogue Input Select accesses the input output selection screen precision level displays and sample rate Input Gain digital input gain control Input Level Display gives confidence display of all inputs 10 Input Track and Clip LEDs shows whether input gain is active and warns if input clips are detected 11 Compressor Threshold Control instant access to threshold 12 Compressor Gain Reduction Display gives confidence display of all channels gain reduction 13 Compressor Attack quick pre set of 3 options 14 Compressor Release quick preset of 3 options 15 Compressor Slope quick preset of 3 options 16 Compressor Gain Reduction Link between channels links all grouped channels or pairs of mono 17 Replicator Process NON LIN on off ON when simulating level dependent analogue path 18 Replicator Process DRIVE control level control into level sensitive analogue simulation 19 Replicator Process LIMIT and LINEAR indicator LEDs indicates if simulation is level sensitive 20 EQ in out call quick press to call the display of the digital EQ hold down to bypass enable 21 Compressor in out call quick press to call compressor diaply hold down to bypass enable 22 Replicator Process in out call quick press to call analogue simulator display hold for bypass enable 221b Where Sherlock Holmes lived 23 After Effects AFX in out cal
160. tware is provided as is and with no warranties of any kind whether express or implied The user is assumed to have evaluated the software together with the hardware and accepted its suitability to the user s application If for proper reasons as governed by any applicable hardware warranty the hardware and Software are returned Sintefex shall have no liabil ity to the extent permissible by law for loss of time data material or financial loss of using or attempting to use the Software By registering the software the user accepts that the Software is of suitable quality for his application Governing Law This licence is governed by the laws of Portugal or at Sintefex s sole discretion any territory with a court of competent juris diction SOFTWARE REGISTRATION FORM Hardware Model LIFx2000 LJFX8000 Serial Number System Code _ _ ae eee a ee _____ _sCS SCVeerrsion a a Name Company Address Country Telephone Fax email Do you want us to send the authorisation by email Je post Distributor from whom purchased Date of purchase Main activity tick all that apply Mastering _ Tracking Mixing Audio for Picture Surround Hire Education Other please specify Please register the software in my name accept the terms of the licence conditions signed date Please send the completed form to Sintefex Audio Lda Vale Formosilho S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal or by fa
161. ution media The SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR can do over 1 000 000 000 floating point calculations per second per 2 channels to fully support 24 96 operation 32 bit floating point processing is used throughout for virtually unlimited dynamic range with 24 bit precision However when running at 96kHz Replicator has less time for processing each sample which a halves the number of steps in the convolution chain and b halves again the duration of any convolution lengths This affects the choice of optimum sampling rates as mentioned be low Should work at 96kKHz 48kHz or 44 1kHz If you are working on digital material your best choice would be to use the sample rate of the material you are working on and go digitally into and out of Replicator unless the effect you want dictates running at a lower sample rate in Replicator Otherwise we liken the choice to that of using 30ips or 15ips analogue tape e 96kHz is like 30ips giving you a cleaner top end and allowing you to run smoothly through 20kHz up to the thirties and into the forties This is at the expense of a poorer bottom end due to Replicators simula tion window acting like a tape head of fixed width e 48kHz or 44 1 kHz is like 15ips the top end is constrained to around 22 24kHz but the bottom end is cleaner and flatter Of course there is no equivalent to tape noise so that is not an issue At lower sampling rates Replicator can reproduce more ambience or
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163. y ways How Does it Work Once you have a piece of analogue equipment set up to sound good Replicator takes a sample of the effect by passing a test signal through the unit and recording the result The test signal consists of loud signals and quiet signal to detect the way the system varies when it is driven hard or not Replicator stores the results on an internal disk and this allows Replicator to recall the frequency response phase response and non linearities of the equipment at any future time and allows you to archive the effect for as much reuse as you want Pre built effects are available in a library of factory made samples of Classic EQ units and Classic Compres sors If you use these you do not need to do your own sampling Main components of the REPLICATOR Familiarity The SINTEFEX FX8000 REPLICATOR may be digital but it has a lot of familiar controls We put a lot more knobs and buttons than the average digital effects unit so you can get going as quickly as possible We even have simulated VU meters or you can use bar meters with peak holds if you prefer The Equaliser You may be simulating a Classic EQ or you may be running a snapshot of the last EQ you used when re cording say a particular vocal overdub This uses the PROCESS section of Replicator In addition REPLICATOR always provides a digital multi band equaliser to fine tune the sound You can get to it with the EQ button The Compressor Sampled REP

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