Marc X - Marian
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1. Windows copies the driver files and installs the MARC X After finishing the installation the MARC X is ready to be operated without having to restart the system 13 7 1 14 MARC X Manager The MARC X Manager enables vou to perform audio MIDI as well as clock and svnchronization settings After successful driver installation the symbol shown imc 22 33 on the right appears for the MARC X Manager in the Windows taskbar With a simple mouse click you can open a menu in which you can select what kind of settings you want to change Mixer opens the 32 channel DSP mixer in Mixer which all available audio signals are mixed to Output Control three sums In chapter 7 1 2 Mixer these settings are explained in more detail settings Output Control opens the output control About window in which you can determine the signal routing for outputs as well as the output level Exit see chapter 7 1 3 Settings opens a dialog box in which you can determine the operating mode and also change the settings for clock and synchronization DirectSound and GSIF as well as MIDI In chapter 7 2 Operating Mode Clock MIDI and other Settings these settings are explained in more detail About opens a window with version and contact information Exit ends the execution of the MARC X Manager software The user manual DGX Extender contains more information about the integration of DGX i2. Clock of digital audio inputs is synchronized with this clock Activate this option if one of the above mentioned clock configurations can be compared with your conditions In this case the driver allows to use a digital audio input even if the suitable clock source is not set Activate the option Card is SyncBus Master if the MARC X should operate as clock master for the SyncBus The clock of the configured clock source will be put on the SyncBus and can be used by other connected MARIAN cards as clock source These cards then operate as clock slave of the MARC X and consequently synchronously 7 2 3 7 2 4 If several cards are to be svnchronized using the SvncBus exactly one card has to be configured as master All other cards have to be configured as slave If you work with an ASIO application program all clock settings will be performed within this program In this case clock settings performed in the MARC X Manager are ignored Please refer to the user s guide of your ASIO application program in order to learn how clock sources are selected In all cases the ASIO driver of the MARC X assumes that the clocks of the digital input signals are based on the clock source which you have selected Internally it activates the option Clock of digital audio inputs is synchronized with this clock Internal Clock Default Rate Internal Clock This input field contains the sample rate which wee the internal clock is operat
3. When selecting the driver which is to be installed please select the option Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and confirm your selection 5 Insert the supplied CD in your CD ROM drive 6 Select your CD ROM drive using the Browse button change to marcx win9x english directory and confirm your selection Windows copies the driver files and installs MARC X 7 After finishing the installation your MARC X is ready to be operated without having to restart the system Installation on Windows 95 Release 95b and 95c 1 Start your PC after installing the hardware 2 Atstartup Windows automatically recognizes the newly installed device and starts the Hardware Wizard 3 The Wizard for device driver updates appears 4 Insert the supplied CD in your CD ROM drive and click Next 5 Windows now searches for the updated drivers but it cannot find any Click Other position and click Browse in the opening window Change to the marcx win9x english directory on the CD and confirm it by clicking the OK button 6 Windows copies the driver files and installs the MARC X During this process you are asked again for the driver s directory Select the directory as described previously in step 5 7 After finishing the installation your MARC X is ready to be operated without having to restart the system 11 6 4 6 5 12 Installation on Windows 98 1 Start vour PC after installing
4. allows an independent start stop of the devices i e assuming to have separate sound cards Most radio automation programs and also DJ programs require this setting Synchronous Start Stop guarantees that all used devices are started and stopped sample synchronously This is required for multi channel projects of most hard disk recording programs SyncBus synchronous Start Stop guarantees that all used devices are started and stopped sample synchronously even if they are positioned on different MARIAN sound systems which are connected by the SyncBus This is required for multi channel projects of most hard disk recording programs if you use devices of several MARIAN cards If you work with an ASIO application program then these settings are automatically performed by the ASIO drivers of the MARC X 7 2 6 Clock and Sample Rate Conflicts Based on the samples described in chapter 7 2 2 Clock Settings it is likely that it may lead to situations in which certain request to the MARC X cannot be served Examples e You already use the internal clock for recording or playback and also try to use the S PDIF or ADAT input It s possible that a clock switch over is necessary which however would interfere a running recording or playback In this case the MARC X drivers will refuse the usage of S PDIF or ADAT inputs e You use a MARC X device with a certain sample rate and you want to you use one more device with a differing sam
5. you should prefer using a digital CD input because this kind of connection offers optimum audio quality For information of which ports are provided by your CD DVD ROM drive please refer to the appropriate manual SvncBus Port If vou use several MARC cards or other cards developed bv MARIAN you can connect the SyncBus ports of the individual cards using a cable This SyncBus cable is available as accessory If you want to order one please get in touch with our Sales Department see attachment The SyncBus of your MARC X has two tasks on one side it synchronizes the sample rate and ensures that several cards run sample accurately and synchronously when they are operated concurrently On the other side it takes care of the synchronous starting and stopping of several internal audio devices For details on the settings see chapters 7 2 2 and 7 2 5 Ports for Extender Cards The MARC X further provides a port for the MIDI Wordclock extender card MWX and a port for the optional analog I O extender card ANX and the optional AES EBU extender card DGX ANX and DGX can not be operated simultaneously 4 2 MIDI Wordclock Extender Card MWX Wordclock The picture on the left shows Termination all ports of the MWX Wordclock Connector Using the Wordclock input Superclock o i Mare X i input BNC are you can synchronize the MARC X in a Wo
6. 2 2 18 The GAIN controllers of the analog inputs influence the level of the source signal The peak LED s are switched permanently to PRE and signal a clipping of the source signal If level or peak indicators are switched to PRE the level of the signal prior the GAIN control is measured The only exception are the analog input channels Since the GAIN is controlled in the AD converter directly PRE switched level or peak indicators measure the level of the signal after the GAIN control but prior the fader Master Section The MASTER section is on the right side of the mixer It contains the sum channel WASTER In this channel the MOSTER volumes of the sum signals can be regulated e Using the two yellow rotary buttons you can regulate the volume of the sum signals AUX 1 and AUX 2 e For setting the volume of the main sum vou can use the e two faders in the bottom part of the channel Thev are assigned each to the left and right channel of the stereo sum e Using the Link switch the two faders are connected with f each other and one fader controls the other In this case BE Eves relative differences in volume are maintained e If at least one channel has activated the Solo switch the Solo LED in the master section illuminates e The channel contains a stereo level indicator with peak LED s top and PRE switch bottom If this switch is active then the level of the main sum signa
7. PC Plug the other end of the ribbon cable into the MARC X Close the PC case and reconnect it to the power supply 6 1 10 Driver Installation About MME DirectX WDM Audio ASIO and GSIF You can use the Marc X with many audio software applications The Marc X driver software with all its interfaces makes that possible An audio application uses a driver interface to transfer the audio data and the MIDI data to and from the Marc X hardware In manv audio applications vou are able to setup a specific driver interface to be used For connecting software and hardware vou can use the driver interfaces MME DirectX or DirectSound WDM Audio ASIO 2 0 and the Tascam GigaSampler Interface GSIF WDM Audio can be used only with Windows 2000 XP You can configure several driver interface according your personal needs Please refer chapter 7 2 7 Setting up the driver interfaces in Windows 95 98 ME and 7 2 8 Setting up the driver interfaces in Windows 2000 XP If you use an ASIO compatible audio software you will achieve extremely higher performance of the system as well as shorter latency periods In an ideal case 2 ms are possible 6 2 6 3 Installation on Windows 95 Release 950 and 95a 1 Start your PC after installing the hardware 2 At startup Windows automatically recognizes the newly installed device and starts the Hardware Wizard 3 The A new hardware component was found window appears 4
8. PC housing PCI or ISA slot is not required e For extender card DGX Windows 2000 XP Please note that the audio software vou use mav ask for different requirements 4 1 Ports MARC X PCI Card Analog SvncBus ANX CD Input Connector Connector PET y f Digital CD a III LI Input Analog Output 1 2 a CN ona ssa seater gel eo de MWX a tae Cr aA Connector Analog Input 1 2 semean i g inp s oe 3 b Ka k S PDIF Output electrical white S PDIF Input electrical red Optical Output S PDIF or ADAT Optical Input S PDIF or ADAT The ports of the MARC X Audio Ports Analog devices are connected to the MARC X using 4 TRS jacks Please exclusively use high quality and shielded cables in order to achieve maximum audio quality You can connect additional analog devices using the optional analog I O extender card ANX For connecting S PDIF devices you can use electrical RCA as well as optical jacks TOSLINK ADAT devices are connected using optical ports TOSLINK If you want to use optical digital ports you need optical connection cables which you can purchase at specialist shops For the processing of the audio signal of your CD DVD ROM drive you can either use an analog input or an electric digital input Basically
9. card was inserted properiv into the slot Screw the card on the slot bracket to the case If vou want to operate the MARC X concurrentiv with other MARIAN cards then all cards need to be connected bv the SyncBus For this plug the port of a SyncBus cable to the according port of the MARC X and the others on the according ports of the other cards To insert the MIDI Wordclock extender card MWX Remove the extender card from the anti static foil Make sure to hold the card only at its edges or the slot brackets Do not touch any components or contacts If you want to use the Wordclock input then set the Wordclock termination according to your requirements Plug the ribbon cable into the matching connector Insert the extender card into a spare case s output which can also belong to an unused slot on the motherboard Ensure that the extender was inserted properly into the slot Screw the extender card on the slot bracket to the case Connect the other end of the ribbon cable with the MARC X To insert the optional extender cards ANX or DGX Remove the extender card from the anti static foil Make sure to hold the card oniv at its edges or the slot brackets Do not touch anv components or contacts Plug the power cable into the designated port Plug the ANX DGX ribbon cable into the designated port Screw the card on the slot bracket to the case Connect the other end of the power cable to the spare port inside vour
10. it as you like Hint Only activate the playback and recording devices which you really want to use within you project Each activated device reserves system resources and CPU load even if you do not use the device in you audio project Please note that additional settings are necessary to use all selected devices within your ASIO application For details please refer to the manual of your application program If you activate an ADAT or S PDIF recording device please ensure that the according input signal is based on the clock source which you choose within your ASIO application Only in this case a proper recording is possible Please see chapter 7 2 2 Clock Settings for more details The slider Execution priority determines in high position that the transmission of ASIO data is given a high processor priority In the position low it is given to real time calculation of Plug Ins Every audio application uses buffers to transfer the audio data to and from the hardware These buffers work like containers During playback 35 36 the application fills the container with the plavback data and the driver empties this container The size of the container determines the latencv between a live event like a midi event or live recording and the resulting plavback The latencv grows with the size of the buffer You can setup the buffer size with the field Buffersize in Samples Here you can tell the driver how many sampl
11. these settings by selecting the menu of the MARC X Manager Settings Here you can determine the operating mode of the MARC X as well as the settings for clock and synchronization DirectSound and GSIF and MIDI Please note that some settings and labeling are different in Windows 95 98 ME and Windows 2000 XP The user manual DGX Extender contains more information about the integration of DGX in the Marc X Settings Operating Modes The setting Operating Mode has global influence on the behavior of the MARC X The MARC X can be operated in two different modes e in ADAT Mode for using all inputs and outputs including the ADAT channels In this mode the sample frequency for all available channels is limited to a maximum of 48 kHz 15 pitch e in NON ADAT Mode This mode excludes the usage of ADAT inputs and outputs In this mode a sample frequency of up to 96 kHz 15 pitch is allowed for all remaining channels The ADAT Mode limits the maximum available sample frequency to 48 kHz 15 Pitch The NON ADAT Mode excludes the usage of ADAT channels 7 2 2 Clock Settings For digital audio processing a clock is alwavs required Vou could easily compare this with the engine of a car If the engine does not run you cannot drive the car The clock is the engine that powers the digital audio processing The sample rate is derived from the speed of the clock In the Clock Setup you d
12. DI commands This gives you the possibility to filter or transmit a command on the individual MIDI channels Using the On and Off buttons you can filter or transmit the command Please note that enabling a checkbox means setting the appropriate filter i e the non transmission of the MIDI command View by Command View by Channel View by Matrix Command Filters I Note on I Control Mode change F Note off I Program change IV Polyphonic Aftertouch Pitch Wheel Control I7 Channel Aftertouch The related level of the View by channel are the individual MIDI channels and provides the filtering or transmission of the individual commands for the selected channel View by Command View by Channel l View by Matrix Command Filters AD SS E A a PS QE Te beefs Note on B mj m m m m m m aj mj mj m m m m a Note off SSSR mj mj aj m mj mj aj m mj aj aj a Folsattertoocmens 6 0 e E i a a m ee I Tido WSSE S i i i NI Mode change T m ma u uj a a u mj u a E a m a Poems fe lee a Mj M a j m IN Pitch WeelContol TTT rrr PPO Pere The View by matrix shows all settings in an overview The columns show the 16 MIDI channels and the rows show the MIDI commands 33 7 2 9 2 Section System Data Filters 34 System Data Filter F System Exclusive I Tune Request T Stop T Midi Time Code I Time Clock F Active Sensing I Song Position Pointer J Start I System Reset T Song Select I Continue In this section
13. DIGITAL AUDIO ELECTRONICS User s Guide The MARC X conforms the following standards EN 55022 1998 4 A1 2000 4 A2 2003 class A EN 55024 1998 4 A1 2000 4 A2 2003 class A In order for an installation of this product maintain compliance with the limits of a class A device shielded audio cables must be used not longer than 50 cm Attention This is a device of the class A and can cause interference to radio or television reception within the residential area The user is encouraged to trv to correct the interference bv suitable measures March 2007 v2 2 MARIAN Hardware Design by MARIAN SvncBus developed by MARIAN All rights reserved No part of this User s Guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronically or mechanical including photocopy translation recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from MARIAN All trademarks are the property of the respective owners MARIAN is not liable for any damage to the software hardware and data and costs resulting from it which are caused by improper handling or installation of the hardware Technical changes are reserved Table of Contents 4 1 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 2 4 3 4 4 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 1 7 1 1 7 1 2 7 1 2 1 7 1 2 2 7 1 2 3 7 1 3 7 1 3 1 7 1 3 2 7 1 3 3 Features Scope of Supply System Requirements Ports MARC X
14. Format to P Available Playback Devices limited to GigaS amper GigaStudio Granularity Latency Here you can determine the settings for application programs which use DirectSound or the TASCAM GigaSampler Interface GSIF in Windows 95 98 ME Section Direct Sound In this section you determine the settings for applications which use DirectSound as driver interface Here are some information in advance the ideal settings for the DirectSound usage depend on some factors in your PC Because of this we cannot recommend any ideal settings but can provide you some information on what s behind the possibilities for the settings You will have to test yourself what settings will suit best Anyway using the standard settings will ensure a trouble free operation Adjust Latency Manually Moving the time control changes the size of the audio buffer on the card If the settings for the latency period is too low it may result in interruptions In this case you will have to increase the latency period 7 2 7 2 Restrict playback format to When using certain audio programs with DirectSound it mav happen that the DirectX svstem attempts to open the driver using a different sample format than the audio programs intends to use This results in a real time conversion of the signal format bv the DirectX svstem This conversion mav have negative influence on the sound and svstem performance If a plavba
15. Input THD N 0 00032 Max sample rate ratio In Out 1 3 resp 3 1 11 Service and Support If vou have anv questions or problems during the installation or operation of vour MARC X please perform the following steps 1 Ensure that you always have the latest driver installed You find the current driver files on the following internet page www marian de en downloads 2 Have a look in our Audio Guide which has been published on the internet whether you can find a solution to your problem or an answer to your question Here you also find the Audio Guide www marian de 3 If any questions still remain you can contact us via the internet using our support form at www marian de en support or give us a phone call 49 341 5893222 Interesting news information and driver updates you can find here www marian de You can contact our Sales Department on the internet at www marian de or sales marian de 39
16. PCI Card Audio Ports SyncBus Port Ports for Extender Cards MIDI Wordclock Extender Card MWX Analog I O Extender Card ANX AES EBU Extender Card DGX Hardware Installation Driver Installation About MME DirectX WDM Audio ASIO and GSIF Installation on Windows 95 Release 950 and 95a Installation on Windows 95 Release 95b and 95c Installation on Windows 98 Installation on Windows ME Installation on Windows 2000 Installation on Windows XP MARC X Manager Audio Settings Operating the Control Elements Mixer Input and Playback Channels Master Section Configuring the View Controlling the Outputs Output Channels Optical Output Configuring the View CAND Aa HY WW A A Q o 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 7 2 7 2 1 7 2 2 7 2 3 7 2 4 7 2 5 7 2 6 7 2 7 7 2 7 1 7 2 7 2 7 2 8 7 2 8 1 7 2 8 2 7 2 8 3 7 2 9 7 2 9 1 7 2 9 2 10 11 Operating Mode Clock MIDI and other Settings Operating Modes Clock Settings Internal Clock Wordclock Output Start Stop Synchronization Clock and Sample Rate Conflicts Setting up the driver interfaces in Windows 95 98 ME Section Direct Sound Section GigaSampler GigaStudio Setting up the driver interfaces in Windows 2000 XP MME and DirectSound Section Classic MME Drivers Section GigaSampler GigaStudio MIDI Settings Section Command Filters Section Syste
17. Synth This synthesizer has also a MIDI output port with the same name Since there is no explicit setup for the output device the Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth always uses the standard playback device configured in Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Audio 37 10 38 Technical Data Stereo Analog I O 1 4 TRS jack Stereo Digital I O S PDIF RCA and TOSLINK 8 channel Digital I O ADAT switch able to TOSLINK Audio Connector for internal Digital Audio CD DVD drive Audio Connector for internal Analog Audio CD DVD drive Sample formats 8 16 20 24 32 Bit Mono Stereo Sample rates Analog 8 96 kHz 15 Pitch Sample rates Digital 32 96 kHz 15 Pitch Sample rates ADAT 32 48 kHz 15 Pitch Frequency response 44 1 kHz 20 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency response 96 kHz 20 Hz to 40 kHz Maximum input and output level 8 dBu Signal to noise ratio S N D AD 104 dB A Signal to noise ratio S N D DA 114 dB A THD 0 005 Included Wordclock MIDI extender board MWX 2 MIDI I O via adapter cable Wordclock I O Superclock I O BNC Optional Analog I O extender board ANX 2 Stereo Analog I O 1 4 TRS jack Optional AES EBU extender board DGX 2 AES EBU I O XLR via breakout cable Output voltage 3Vss on 110 Ohm Output sample rate 8 108 kHz Input sensibility approx 200mVss Input impedance 110 Ohm Input sample rate 32 96 kHz Input sample rate converters Input SNR 128dB
18. ated 7 1 3 3 Configuring the View Using the SHOW panel you can adjust the appearance of OUTPUT CONTROL You can find it on the bottom left of the window It contains switches which allow to display and hide individual channel groups The following channel groups are distinguished e Analog contains the channel Analog 1 2 e Anlg Ext contains the channels Analog 3 4 and Analog 5 6 of the optional analog I O extender card ANX e Digital contains the channel Digital e ADAT contains the channels ADAT 1 2 to ADAT 7 8 21 7 2 7 2 1 22 Operating Mode Clock MIDI and other Settings Marc X Settings Card 1 xj Audio Synchronisation DirectSound GSIF Midi Filter Operation Mode e ADAT Mode Samplerates upto 48 kHz C Non ADAT Mode Samplerates upto 96 kHz Clock Setup Internal Clock Default Rate 44100 Hz Clock Source 2 sbie ae Wordclock Output npu Clock as Wordclock ADAT Input Clock as Superclock Wordelock Input e Superclock Input Start Stop Synchronization of all SpneBus Clock Recording and Playback Devices F Clock of the digital audio inputs Independent Start Stop is synchronized with this clock C Synchronous Start Stop SyncBus Clock C SyncBus synchronous Start Stop F Card is SyncBus Master Clock S amplerate Device Conflicts IV Deactivate Error and Warning Messages jw om ow a You can find the dialog box for
19. ation Thus e g you can hear the playback signal of Marc X Digital at the analog output 1 2 The central switches provide the selection of one of the mixer s sum signals If you activate Input the signal of an Marc X input is routed to the output You can use the drop down list below to specify the required input kai fis S if S ERNEA 4 For setting the volume vou can use the two faders in the bottom part of the channel Thev are assigned each to the left and right channel of the output signal Using the Link switch the two faders are connected with each other and one fader controls the other Relative differences in volume are maintained Using the Mute switch you can mute the output signal Each channel contains a stereo level indicator with peak LED s top and PRE switch bottom If the switch is active the level of the source signal is indicated The peak indicator is switched permanently to PRE and signals a clipping of the source signal If level or peak indicators are switched to PRE the level of the signal prior the fader is measured 20 7 1 3 2 Optical Output mem inthe Opt OUT panel you can select which source signal is played on the optical output of the MARC X You can find the iu panel below the SHOW panel It contains two switches which can be used for determining whether ADAT or S PDIF is played Only one of the switches at a time can be activ
20. ck using DirectSound does not sound correct vou will have to set the signal format which vou use in the audio software This wav the DirectX svstem is forced to exclusivelv open the driver using the set format in the MARC Manager and the real time conversion is inapplicable Available Playback Devices limited to Here you can adjust the stereo output for DirectSound applications which have no selection of the output The output of the audio signals is then restricted to this stereo output Section GigaSampler GigaStudio We cannot inform you about the ideal settings for GSIF but will explain to you what the terms stand for In order to find the most suitable settings you will have to test Granularity and Latency The granularity specifies the size of the audio data blocks which are transferred to the hardware by the GigaSampler The smaller the latency was set the smaller the data blocks will have to be in order to avoid interruption during playback granularity Fine Though the system is more stressed because of the larger data overhead during the transfer the reaction time for the sampler playback is shorter Larger data blocks granularity Coarse stress the system less but the reaction time is longer and leads more easily to interruptions during playback For ideal results try to set the values of the two faders as low as possible 29 7 2 8 7 2 8 1 30 Setting up the d
21. cope of supply separately available as accessory provides the following characteristic e 2 AES EBU Inputs and Outputs 4 channels e 2 Input Sample Rate Converter Scope of Supplv First of all please check whether vou received the following components undamaged and complete MARC X PCI card Extender card for MIDI and Wordclock MWX Ribbon cable for internal connection of MWX with the MARC X Cable for connecting the digital audio signal of an internal digital audio CD DVD drive e MIDI cable adapter e User s Guide e CD ROM incl drivers If you have additionally purchased the analog I O extender card ANX the following components are supplied e Analog I O extender card ANX e Ribbon cable for the internal connection of the ANX and MARC X e Power cable for connecting the ANX to the internal power supply of the PC If you have additionally purchased the AES EBU I O extender card DGX the following components are supplied e DGX extender XLR breakout cable with 2 AES EBU connectors Ribbon cable for the internal connection of the DGX and MARC X Power connector Driver CD DGX Manual System Requirements In order to be able to operate the MARC X your PC should meet the following requirements AT compatible PC with a spare PCI slot Pentium or AMD processor with 350 MHz or higher Windows 95 98 ME 2000 XP Microsoft DirectX 9 For extender cards MWX ANX and DGX a spare slot in the
22. e MARC X Audio Synchronisation DirectSound GSIF Midi Filter Device Marc X Midi Out 1 sl IV Midi Stream Optimizing active IV Filters active View by Command View by Channel View by Matrix Command Filters uch M Cmh 1 P Cm5 P Ch 9 f Ch 13 Switch Filter for I Ch 2 I Ch 6 I Chn 10 P Chn 14 this Command for l Cm3 Ch 7 Chm 11 F Chn 15 all Channels M Chn 4 MChn 8 P Ch 12 P Chn 16 On Off System Data Filter T System Exclusive I Tune Request I Stop I Midi Time Code T Time Clock I Active Sensing I Song Position Pointer Start I System Reset I Song Select I Continue Device Here you can select the MIDI input or MIDI output for the command which you wish to change MIDI stream optimization active When enabling this option you filter all unnecessary information from the transmitted MIDI commands This way you achieve shorter processing times 7 2 9 1 Section Command Filters In the Command Filter section channel related commands are processed There are three view modes available View by command View by channel and View by matrix l View by Command View by Channel View by Matrix Command Filters F Cm 1 F Chn 5 f Chn 9 7 Chn 13 Switeh Filter for F Chn 2 f Ch 6 PF Chn 10 Chn 14 ar Femmina for F Chn 3 F Chn 7 Meam Chis ae M Ch 4 M Ch 8 f Chn 12 P Chn 16 On Off The related level for the View by command are the individual MI
23. ed with as long as Rate BAOT H i the MARC X is not used by recording or playback If the internal clock is the active clock source then the mixer as well as the signal routing operates with this sample rate Some application programs finish to work with MARC X on a short term basis if you stop the recording or playback or if you re position the playback cursor Song Position Pointer during playback If you use another sample rate than the configured one when working with such a program then setting the Default Rate could have cracks as a consequence We recommend to enter the same sample rate in to this input field which you use for your application program Wordclock Output Wordclock Output The Wordclock output of the MARC X always eee outputs the clock of the currently selected clock Clock as Superclock i g source At this point vou determine whether the clock output of the MWX should output this clock as Wordclock or as Superclock 25 7 2 5 26 Start Stop Svnchronization Start Stop Synchronization of all If you use a MME WDM Audio or DirectSound Recording and Playback Devices l l l Cor iniizeniieri imti iob application program with more than one C Synchronous Start Stop recording or playback device of the MARC X SyncBus synchronous Start Step you Will have to determine whether you want to operate these devices synchronously or independently from each other Independent Start Stop
24. es should fit in the container The resulting latency value expressed as a time value like milliseconds depends on the sample rate The most ASIO audio applications show this value when you close the ASIO setup dialog of the driver Software Samplers and Svnthesizers Software samplers and svnthesizers normallv supplv MIDI output devices for other audio applications which want to use the software sampler as an instrument If such an application starts then normally this application opens the MIDI output devices and this in turn causes the software sampler to initialize its audio engine with the configured audio outputs This occurs even if you have NOT started the software sampler application In this situation the software sampler and the other audio application may conflict if they use the same audio output If you use other driver interfaces than Microsoft MME or DirectSound you can use the Marc X with different audio applications at the same time but never the same output device simultaneously Therefore this hint First start the software sampler synthesizer and setup an audio output device which will NOT be used by the other audio application Start the audio application sequencer afterwards If you start an ASIO or GSIF application the first time then it will use the device Marc X Analog 1 2 for recording and playback The Windows Multimedia System also supplies a software synthesizer called Microsoft GS Wavetable SW
25. etermine which of the clock sources is used for recording playback mixer and monitoring of the MARC X The selected clock source generates the sample rate which is used to perform these functions If you have selected nternal Clock then the MARC X generates the clock itself and a ease tes is independent from other external devices C S PDIF Input This setting is also called Clock Master C ADAT Input External devices can receive the clock C Wordelock Input Clock Source rae which is generated by the MARC X if they perclock Input C SpneBus Clock are connected by the Wordclock output IT Clock of the digital audio inputs S PDIF output or ADAT output These Bs synchronized wa this clock devices can be configured as Clock Slave SyncBus Clock H TH Card is SyncBus Master and then work svnchronousiv with the MARC X For S PDIF Input and ADAT Input the clock results from the digital audio input signal If you select Wordclock Input the clock on the Wordclock of the MWX input is interpreted and used as Wordclock If you select Superclock Input the clock on the Wordclock input of the MWX is interpreted and used as Superclock If you select SyncBus Clock the clock of another MARIAN card which is configured as clock master is used Please note that only if you select Internal Clock the application program is able to determine the sample rate For all other clock sources the sample rate is dete
26. f the switch is active the level of the source signal is indicated The peak LED s are switched permanently to PRE and signal a clipping of the source signal If level or peak indicators are switched to PRE the level of the signal prior the GAIN control is measured The only exception are the analog input channels Since the GAIN is controlled in the AD converter directly PRE switched level or peak indicators measure the level of the signal after the GAIN control but prior the fader 15 Mixer MARC X Mixer PLAY Digital MASTER Z Sae Mute Solo Mute So Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute Solo Mute pi Anio Ext l Digital ADAT Play The MIXER allows mixing of available input signals and playback signals to three stereo sums to AUX1 AUX2 and the master sum The Mixer is divided in an input a playback and a master section Within the input section an INPUT channel is assigned to each of the Marc X inputs Within the playback section a PLAY channel is assigned to each of the identical names playback devices which can be found in the audio device lists of your audio application Within each channel you can set the percentage of the channels signal at the sum signals AUX 1 AUX 2 and the main sum The master section of the mixer contains a sum channel MASTER Here you can set up the volume of the three sum signals The number of displayed channels depends on the operating m
27. is limited to app 30ms through the Microsoft Kernel Mixer architecture Use ASIO or GSIF to walk around this limitation Some audio applications show additional audio devices with their names appended by 3 4 or 5 6 This is caused by an anomaly of the Microsoft MME DirectSound system Please ignore these devices and do not use them Some audio applications require the MARIAN driver because of its additional hardware support functions Hardware Punch In Monitoring Hardware Pitch Support Hardware Audio Signal Routing Hardware Audio Signal Level Measurement These functions are not supported by the Microsoft drivers Please supply this audio applications with the Classic MME devices 7 2 8 2 7 2 8 3 Section Classic MME Drivers Marc X Settings Card 1 xi Audio Synchronisation Midi Filter Classic MME Drivers T Activate Before you change this setting close all audio applications first This setting can be changed only by users with administrator rights GigaS amper GigaS tudio Latency at Samplerate Hz 22050 32000 44100 48000 64000 88200 96000 f i i i 7 7 f 2 0 ms 30ms 10 0 ms These settings apply to all installed Marc X The current GigaStudio S amplerate is highlighted Changes at these settings are used immediately Thus it is not necessary to click Apply or Ok gt Into Cancel Apply The MARIAN driver enab
28. l prior the fader is indicated The peak indicator is switched permanently to PRE and signals a clipping of the main sum signal prior the fader 7 1 2 3 Configuring the View Using the SHOW panel you can adjust the appearance of the Sasi mixer You can find it on the bottom left of the mixer It contains switches which allow to display and hide individual Inputs Paria Est channel groups or channel elements For the INPUT and U Digital J PLAY channels each channel group can be displayed or DAT hidden separately The following channel groups are Play distinguished e Analog contains the channel Analog 1 2 e Anlg Ext contains the channels Analog 3 4 and Analog 5 6 of the optional analog I O extender card ANX e Digital contains the channel Digital e ADAT contains the channels ADAT 1 2 to ADAT 7 8 Using the switch Parts you can activate and deactivate the display of control elements for all channels of the mixer OUTPU NAME 5 Analog 1 2 Analog l 2 Master SOURCE Aux Aux Input Analog l 2 w SHOW OPT OUT ADAT Lene Controlling the Outputs TPUT Analog 3 4 Plav Analog 3 4 w Aux Aux Input Analog 3 4 Mate Lunt JUTPUT Analog 5 6 Play Analog 5 6 Master AUX Input Analog 5 6 w Mate Digital Play Digital Master Aux AUXZ Analog 1 2 v Ania Ext Digital 7 ADAT Parts All output settings are perf
29. les you to use the former MME driver interface which was conventional until WDM Audio was introduced as an addition to all other driver interfaces From now we call this interface Classic MME You can activate Classic MME within the Marc X Manager settings If this driver interface is active you get additional recording and playback devices in the appropriate device lists These devices have the name suffix MME The Classic MME device have these advantages The number of the recording and playback devices available is NOT limited see above These devices support the MARIAN hardware support functions see above Section GigaSampler GigaStudio In section GigaSampler GigaStudio you can setup the latency between a Tascam GigaStudio MIDI event and the resulting sound playback Move the latency slider right to increase the latency value Mode the latency slider left to decrease the latency value You should increase the latency value only if you hear drop outs during the GigaStudio playback As a result of increasing the latency value the GigaStudio playback becomes more stable 31 7 2 9 32 The latencv also depends on the plavback sample rate Vou can choose another sample rate to show the resulting latencv value vou will not change the sample rate The actual GigaStudio sample rate is shown in blue color MIDI Settings In this tab vou can edit and especiallv filter all MIDI commands processed bv th
30. liet TIT Cig ILI Analog Output 5 6 get ni oe es 1 4 TRS Jack ME HE Analog Input 5 6 eb 4 1 4 TRS Jack a This extender card is not included in the MARC X scope of supply You can order this card separately and you will receive additionally four analog I Os in 24 bit 96 kHz AES EBU Extender Card DGX Connector Marc X m zo ous D ae utai rey 3 id ap eee EH lo ae bi E 5 Connector a sa pisay wo Connector PC AES EBU z n a gi JOR Power Supply Breakout Cable E ATA jA H p c a R O egi BUL This extender card is not included in the MARC X scope of supply You can order this card separately and you will receive additionally two AES EBU I O and Input Sample Rate Converters Hardware Installation Following the steps described below you can install the MARC X the MIDI Wordclock extender card MWX and the optional analog I O extender card ANX on the same PC Please pay attention to the pictures and information about the ports in chapter 4 Ports 1 Turn off your PC and all devices connected to it disconnect the power supply 2 Open the case 3 To insert the MARC X Remove the MARC X from the anti static foil Make sure to hold the card only at its edges or the slot brackets Do not touch any components or contacts Insert the card carefully and rectangular into a spare PCI slot Ensure that the
31. m Data Filters ASIO Settings Software Samplers and Synthesizers Technical Data Service and Support 22 22 23 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 Welcome thank vou verv much for vour decision to purchase one of the products from the MARC product series Please consider taking some time to studv this guide Besides traditional installation and operation instructions it contains information that will make the handling with the MARC X easier for vou We wish vou lots of fun and success in working with the MARC X Features Your MARC X provides special characteristics In the following you will get a short overview e Stereo analog I O 24 bit 96 kHz e Stereo digital I O S PDIF 24 bit 96 kHz e 8 channel digital I O ADAT 24 bit 48 kHz e Port for an internal digital audio CD DVD drive e Port for an internal analog audio CD DVD drive e 2 MIDI I Os e Wordclock I O Superclock I O e 32 channel DSP mixer hardware based latency free e Latency free and flexible monitoring e DAT marker support e MARIAN SyncBus for synchronization with other MARIAN sound systems e Multiple card support up to 4 cards can be installed The analog I O extender card ANX not included in the scope of supply separately available as accessory further provides the following characteristic e 2 additional stereo analog I Os 24 bit 96 kHz The Digital I O extender card DGX not included in the s
32. n the Marc X Manager Audio Settings The MARC X Manager provides the Mixer and Output Control windows in which you can perform all audio settings The Mixer window visualizes the DSP based 32 channel mixer of the MARC X This mixer is integrated into the card s hardware and allows instantaneous mixing of all available input signals as well as of all playback signals to three stereo sums without additional CPU load The Output Control window visualizes all available physical outputs It allows to route any output to one of the available input signals playback signals as well as one of the mixer s sums and to determine the volume of an output Both windows are subdivided in stereo channels Operating the Control Elements The channels contain control and displav elements In the following vou will find some operating instructions All rotarv buttons faders and switches can be operated by using the left mouse button Active switches are illuminated Rotary buttons and faders can be reset to the standard value e g 0 dB by double clicking the left mouse button Each rotary button and fader has a numeric value display which can be edited by double clicking the left mouse button followed by your input using the keyboard The input is finalized by the pressing the lt Enter gt key or by selecting another control element Each channel contains a stereo level indicator with peak LED s top and a PRE switch bottom I
33. ode of the MARC X see chapter 7 2 1 Operating Modes In the operating mode NON ADAT Mode ADAT inputs and outputs are not available and will not be displayed in the mixer The input channels Analog 3 4 and Analog 5 6 or AesEbu 1 2 and AesEbu 3 4 are displayed only if the according extender card is connected 16 7 1 2 1 Input and Plavback Channels The input section of the mixer contains a separate INPUT channel for each available input signal The plavback section of the mixer contains a separate PLAY channel for each available playback device In the upper part of each channel the channel is labeled with its name Thus the corresponding input or playback channel can be uniquely identified If an input has several connection options e g digital input optical and electrical digital CD then these options are offered at the top in the channel in a dropdown list Each channel provides the following options e Using the GAIN control you can set the signal s NAME j nalog 1 2 7 amplification prior the fader and the AUX controls The GAIN controls of the analog input channels are in a darker red color in contrast to wxi op all other channels These GAIN controls set the Lene pre amplification directly in the analog digital AUX2 0 0 converter This changes the level for all ca applications globallv which take recordings BAL D from this input The GAIN controls of the ADAT the digi
34. ormed using the OUTPUT CONTROL window It contains a channel each for all available physical outputs Within the OUTPUT CONTROL window all input signals playback signal and sum signals can be assigned absolutely flexibly to the available outputs The number of displayed channels depends on the operating mode of the MARC X see chapter 7 2 1 Operating Modes In the NON ADAT Mode no channels are displayed which are related to ADAT channels The channels Analog 3 4 and Analog 5 6 or AesEbu 1 2 and AesEbu 3 4 are displayed only if the according extender card is connected 19 7 1 3 1 Output Channels For each available phvsical output of the MARC X OUTPUT the OUTPUT CONTROL window contains an NAME _Anaoat2 OUTPUT channel where the source signal can be selected and the volume for this output can be set Analog 1 2 aster SOURCE For selecting the source signal SOURCE which is played back via this output the channel G in the upper part contains the switches Plav Master Aux 1 Aux 2 and Input For each channel only one of these switches can be Be activated e If you activate Play the playback signal of an i audio application is routed to the output Using the F drop down list below you can determine whose playback signal can be heard Each list entry corresponds to a Marc X playback device name which is also used by your audio applic
35. ple rate In this case the drivers will also refuse the last mentioned because only one sample rate at a time can be active e The MARC X is configured as clock slave and consequently operates synchronously with an external clock source If you try to use a device with a sample rate which differs from the external sample rate the driver will refuse the usage of this device If one of the above mentioned or a comparable situation occurs then the driver will inform you with a suitable warning or error message Often this is obstructive because some application programs and the Microsoft DirectX test all available recording and playback devices at start up which subsequently leads to an accumulation of such conflicts For quite some time you would be busy to confirm these messages of the driver by clicking OK This is the reason why these error message are disabled after installation If you have problems when using recording or playback devices and you want to see their causes the error message by switching off the option Deactivate error message caused by clock and sample rate conflicts Warning and error message can be quite useful when searching for problem causes 27 7 2 7 7 2 7 1 28 Setting up the driver interfaces in Windows 95 98 ME Audio Synchronisation Midi Filter Direct Sound Automatic Latency Adjustment C Adjust Latency Manually 60 1 V Optimized Cursor Handling I Restrict Playback
36. rdclock s Connector environment If the extender is MIDI Breakout Cable connected at the end of the ae ee Wordclock bus then the Wordclock Wordclock input of the Superoloek fa li extender needs to be Output BNC terminated This is assured bv setting the jumpers on the pins 2 3 of the jumper block If the Wordclock termination is not required then please set the jumpers on the pins 1 2 of the jumper block The Wordclock input also accepts Superclock An according configuration is required and is performed in the clock settings of the driver software see chapter 7 2 2 Clock Settings For using the Wordclock input with Superclock a termination is urgently required to ensure a stable operation The Wordclock output allows the operation of the MARC X as clock master in a Wordclock environment It can also be configured as Superclock output see chapter 7 2 4 Wordclock Output You can connect the supplied MIDI cable to the 9 pin D SUB port It has four DIN jacks for two MIDI I Os Connect your external MIDI device to these jacks 4 3 4 4 Analog I O Extender Card ANX Connector Marc X Analog Output 3 4 A eye Dr 1 4 TRS Jack A i kd oT a z si ade a Gonnector PC Analog Input 3 4 ENa e CEL zi Power Supply 1 4 TRS Jack fi 2 FIA M
37. river interfaces in Windows 2000 XP MME and DirectSound Audio applications who do not use ASIO GSIF or direct WDM Audio like Cakewalk Sonar communicate with Microsoft MME or Microsoft DirectSound drivers instead of communicating with the MARIAN drivers directiv The Microsoft drivers in turn communicate with the MARIAN WDM Audio drivers For audio applications who use these Microsoft drivers applv Thev can plavback simultaneousiv using the same plavback device The Microsoft Kernel Mixer mixes the plavback signals of the applications into one stereo stream and routes it to one phvsical output device If playback takes place with different sample rates the Microsoft Kernel Mixer converts the sample rate of the plavback streams to the highest sample rate required Hint You can improve the quality of this conversion See Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Audio Sound Playback Advanced System Performance The described simultaneous playback of different applications fails if the output device is already in use by ASIO GSIF Classic MME or direct WDM Audio The number of the available recording and playback devices is limited under Windows 2000 to 10 devices each 20 channels under Windows XP to 32 devices each 64 channels This limitation applies to the number of all audio devices installed in the system You can use Classic MME or ASIO to walk around this limitation The minimum possible latency
38. rmined by external connected devices In such cases MARC X works as clock slave and consequently synchronously with the external clock If you select another clock source as Internal Clock please ensure that a suitable is connected to the according port switched on and outputs a valid signal or valid clock For processing digital audio input signals e g for recording monitoring mixing or gathering the input level it is necessary that the MARC X locks onto the digital input signal In order to achieve this you will have to switch the clock source of the MARC X to the appropriate input e g for using the S PDIF input you have to switch to S PDIF Input and for using the ADAT input choose ADAT Input 23 24 Or you activate the option Choose Clock Source automatically If this option is active the driver of the MARC X first of all chooses nternal Clock If you start using one of the digital audio input signals then the driver of the MARC X will switch to a suitable clock source The driver switches to Internal Clock again when the digital audio input is no longer used If the digital signal of the input is based on the used clock source then the required switch over to the clock source of the digital audio input is not necessary Examples 1 You work with an external ADAT device e g the ADAT converter MARIAN ADCON or the ALESIS ADAT XT If the Internal Clock is selected as clock source for the MARC X it work
39. s as clock master If you configure the MARIAN ADCON as clock slave AD DA Mode or set the clock select of the ADAT XT for instance to EXT 44 1 kHz these devices return the receiving clock from the MARC X using its digital audio signal back to the MARC X the input signal of the MARC X is also based on its own internal clock 2 You work with ADAT and S PDIF devices which have a Wordclock input Select nternal Clock as clock of the MARC X clock master and connect the Wordclock output of the MARC X port on MWX with the Wordclock inputs of your devices Configure them so that they operate as clock slave of the Wordclock input The clock of the digital audio signals of these devices is now based on the internal clock of the MARC X Now the MARC X is able to process these signals at its digital inputs Also a simultaneous processing of both signals is possible because the clock of these signals is synchronized 3 You work with external ADAT and S PDIF equipment which is embedded in a Wordclock environment with an existing Wordclock master Select Wordclock Input for the MARC X which now operates as clock slave The digital audio input signals of the MARC X S PDIF and ADAT are now based on the same clock which you have set to be used Wordclock Input This way you can use S PDIF and ADAT input signals without having to switch to the according clock source You setup this condition in the MARC X driver by using the option
40. tal and the analog play channels influences the signal level only within the mixer e Using the yellow rotary buttons AUX 1 and AUX 2 the percentage of the signal in the according sum can be determined A PRE switch is assigned to each of the AUX controls If this switch is active the fader has no influence on the percentage of the signal in the according sum e Using the blue rotary button BAL balance you can regulate the volume ratio between the left and the right channel of the stereo signal e Using the fader in the lower part of the channel you can set the signal s percentage on the main sum signal e Using the Mute switch you can mute the signal of the channel for all sum signals This way the signal of the channel is no longer contained in the AUX sums or the main sum e f the SOLO switch is active in one or more channels the main sum contains exclusivelv the signals of these channels The SOLO switch has no influence to the AUX sums Each channel contains a stereo level indicator with peak LED s top and a PRE switch bottom If the switch is active then the level of the source signal is indicated There are some situations where the signal level cannot be displayed for digital input channels The cause is an improper clock situation In this case two red LED s illuminate the bottom of the level indicator Please refer chapter 7 2 2 Clock Settings to learn more about it GAIN 0 0 17 7 1
41. ter finishing the installation click Finish The driver will be enabled and the MARC X is ready to be operated without having to restart the system 6 6 6 7 Installation on Windows 2000 o ON 11 Start your PC after installing the hardware Logon using administrator rights At startup Windows automatically recognizes the newly installed device and starts the Hardware Wizard During the start of Windows the Hardware Wizard searches for new drivers Click Next to start the search Enable the Search for the best driver for your device option and confirm by clicking Next Insert the supplied CD in your CD ROM drive Confirm the next dialog with Next Confirm the next window also with Next Ignore the message Digital signature not found and continue the installation with Yes Windows copies the driver files and installs the MARC X After finishing the installation click Finish The driver will be enabled and the MARC X is ready to be operated without having to restart the system Installation on Windows XP BO N N Start your PC after installing the hardware Logon using administrator rights Insert the supplied CD in your CD ROM drive Windows automatically recognizes at startup the newly installed device and starts the Hardware Wizard Enable the option Install Software automatically and confirm by clicking Next Ignore the next message and click Continue
42. the hardware At startup Windows automaticallv recognizes the newlv installed device and starts the Hardware Wizard During the start of Windows the Hardware Wizard searches for new drivers Click Next to start the search Enable the Search for the best driver for vour device option and confirm bv clicking Next Insert the supplied CD in vour CD ROM drive Select vour CD ROM drive in the next dialog change into the marcx win9x english directory and click Next The Hardware Wizard searches the CD ROM for the appropriate drivers and finally displays the names of the drivers Click Next Windows copies the driver files and installs the MARC X After finishing the installation click Finish The driver will be enabled and the MARC X is ready to be operated without having to restart the system Installation on Windows ME Start your PC after installing the hardware At startup Windows automatically recognizes the newly installed device and starts the Hardware Wizard Insert the supplied CD in your CD ROM drive Enable the Search for the best driver for your device option and confirm by clicking Next The Windows Hardware Wizard now searches for the best drivers and finds all Marc X drivers on the CD Choose the drivers for Windows 95 98 ME folder marcx win9x and your preferred language Confirm this dialog with Next Windows copies the driver files and installs the MARC X Af
43. you can filter the channel independent MIDI commands like system commands All performed settings also apply for the selected MIDI device ASIO Settings The picture on the right shows the ASIO controls panel of the MARC X driver You can open this ASIO device setup xi e setup configurations r Record device selection Name Alias Device name panel within your ASIO application program Please Mare X Analog Record 1 2 Marc X Analog Record 1 2 O Marc X Analog Record 3 4 Mare X Analog Record 3 4 O Mate X Analog Record 5 6 Marc X Analog Record 5 6 O Marc Digital Record Mare Digital Record refer the manual O Marc X Adat Record 1 2 Mare X Adat Record 1 2 sl of this program to learn where the r Playback device selection ASIO control l anel can be Name Alias Device name d Mare X Analog Playback 1 2 Mare X Analog Playback 1 2 ba OD Marc X Analog Playback 3 4 Mare X Analog Playback 3 4 O Marc X Analog Playback 5 6 Marc X Analog Playback 5 6 O Marc X Digital Playback Marc X Digital Playback O Marc X Adat Playback 1 2 Mare X Adat Playback 1 2 sl Bv enabling the checkboxes in front of the entries of the inputs and outputs vou determine which devices the ASIO application can see and use r Execution priority Buffersize in Samples You can change the listed Name Alias in the first column by double clicking the entry This way you can rename
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