CX2000 remote control PC software guide
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1. d gt Sintefex Audio Remote Control Software for the CX2000 Sampled Digital Stereo Compressor PC Version Users Guide Page 2 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda G D Page 3 DI Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Remote Control Software for the CX2000 Sampled Digital Stereo Compressor PC Version User Guide v1 1 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 referred to in this manual This edition 2nd July 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 4 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda 1 Contents 1 E L ES sisted E TE E A I E ASE E EE E T ED 4 2 trode ON sesers aaaea aaa donc e aA aaae E a ENESES 4 3 Using the CX2000 Remote Control Software sssessssecseecssecsseossecseocssccseecsscecosecsseosseessessseso 5 Starting the Program 5 Opening Control Windows 5 Using Extended Compressor Models 5 4 The Mam Window M erii ssssicdececascececcesecessdesccctasenosetedentessecosssesecenseeleceunsets esccevecertessasesecetacenst 6 The Menu Bar 62. 5 The Main Control Displayer aaar aaa eE E AOAO OE ORNES 8 6 Sidecham EO DISHA yoresi seeond anea aa Aa oi e Eak 9 7 Compressor Curve DiISpla y 8 nn a E aa EaR 10 8 Expander Gate DIS play Sin ee bed sects ue veden cus tac eere deus etedes deed ucees 10 9 Updating CX2000 Operating Firmware and Compressor Banks sscccssssssssscsssscoeees 11 Before Updating Firmware 1 Before Updating Compressor Banks 13 The Updating Operation 13 10 Installing the CX2000 PC SOmtware Een ee nent set nent ere t nee penses udene 15 Installing the Sintefex USB Device driver 15 Trouble 16 MIDI 18 11 List of File Extension Used by CX2000 Software scccssscssssssccsscccsssccssscccsscccessscesess 18 12 Acknowledgements Disclaimers and Licensing ccccsscccsssccsssscssssccssscccsssccssssccssscosees 18 2 Introduction The CX2000 remote control software is a simple application that allows the user to operate the CX2000 hardware from a PC equipped with a USB port and running the Windows Operating System Note that the software 1s optimised for use with USB as it allows much faster communication than MIDI This software also allows updating of the firmware and compressor models stored inside the CX2000 in line with improvements that are made available occasionally via the Sintefex audio web site www sintefex com G D Page 5 DI Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda 3 Using the CX2000
3. MENU button You will see messages similar to the above and can proceeed to download firmware and comrpessor banks as described below G D Page 13 DJ Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Before Updating Compressor Banks Sintefex Audio makes the set of compressor banks available as a single file with the extension CXP This contains a set of 8 compressors at each of the 4 main sample rates This is rarely updated and the date of the last update is 18th June 2001 You will only need to do this update if you received your CX2000 machine before that date However it does no harm to re install the compressor bank at any future time The set of compressors has been carefully adjusted for equal system delay and optimal phase and gain although there are slight variations due to the analogue nature of the samples This optimises phase differences when compressing multiple channels using different compressor models The Updating Operation CX2000 Software Installed and Operating Normally If the CX2000 remote control software is installed and operating simply select the menu option File Hardware Update Sintefex CX2000 0 File View Load Internal Compressor Load Internal Program Sample Rate Clock Select Load Settings From PL te Control Software 1 1 0 Copyright c 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Save Settings To PC Turn remote control off B Remote control is ON File Preferences
4. incorporated in or supplied for Sintefex Audio Products is supplied under licence for use on the Sintefex Audio hardware or other use as specifically licensed All rights to the software are the property of Sintefex Audio Lda 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 covered by international patent application and other rights Some files distributed may be the copyright of other manufacturers persons in which case they are distributed by permission and are subject to additional licence conditions of the original manufacturers Please contact us if you require more details Software supplied for PC remote control and demonstration is supplied free of charge for evaluation and use by bona fide customers under the strict understanding that Sintefex Audio Lda does not warrant the software as suitable for any specific task and accepts no liability for any loss consequential on use to the maximum extent that such liability can be excluded under governing laws Sintefex Audio Lda reserves the right to alter the terms of software licensing at its sole discretion including the revocation of all rights to use Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749
5. same procedure given above from step 10 to complete the installation Trouble If you think you have installed the drivers but when you try and connect using the CX2000 software you see this C2000 x Unable to create USE port Check the connections Could not open Custom 2 No USB Device Opened or something similar as the exact message can depend on what other devices are attached to the PC there are two likely problems 1 The driver is okay but the CX2000 hardware is switched off or the USB cable is not connected properly or 2 The driver is not installed properly or is out of date In the first case try unplugging and re plugging the USB cable make sure the CX2000 is on and running or try different USB sockets on your PC If no luck assume the second case G D Page 17 DI Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Windows can keep hold of old drivers even if you think you have updated them Try looking in the Control Panel System and selecting the Device Manager tab You should see something like the screen shown below The entry for Sintefex Audio Devices will only appear if the CX2000 is connected properly so if it is there you can be pretty sure about the connections System Properties El Ei General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection fo Monitors Re Mouse El H9 Network adapters Ee
6. stops automatically keeping track of adjustments you make The CX2000 hardware normally keeps storing adjustments so that if it is powered down it always restarts doing exactly what it was doing at power down However if you have downloaded a compressor model the CX2000 can no longer restore the condition as the compressor model is not on board You will need to restore the compressor from the PC next time you power up For this reason it is best to use on board compressor models whenever you are working in real time situations where automatic power up operation is required Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 6 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda 4 The Main Window Menu m Sintefex CX2000 Mel x File View Load intemal Compressor Load Internal Program Sample Rate Clock Select Le2ZU00 Classic Compressor Remote Control software v1 1 0 Copynght c 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Turn remote control off EI Remote control is ON This window controls the rest of the program When you run the remote control software for the first time the program will automatically attempt to connect to the CX2000 hardware via a USB connection When the software is run on subsequent occasions the connection will only be made automatically if the program was previousl
7. Remote Control Software Starting the Program Open Windows Explorer and select the disk and directory in which the CX2000 software resides You will see the CX2000 icon and this can be started by double clicking on the icon You can instead drag this icon to your desktop to create a shortcut that you can use in future to run the program The icon look a bit like this cs When you run this software for the first time you are presented with the Main Application Window and the Main Controls Window When you run the program in future the windows you had open and their sizes and positions are remembered When you turn remote control on it starts the way you left the program the previous time the CX2000 software will upload the current settings from the CX2000 hardware and display these for you to adjust See the section Installing the CX2000 PC software if you have not already done this Opening Control Windows The Main Window is described below Under its View menu you can select a number of control windows to display on the screen Some of these can be resized to fit your screen layout Using Extended Compressor Models The Main Window File menu allows you to load compressor from PC This allows you to use additional compressor samples not installed in compressor bank of the CX2000 hardware when operating under remote control When you download a compressor model not in the CX2000 bank the CX2000 hardware
8. Update Internal Firmware d Load Compressor From PC Hardware Update Eu Update Internal Compressors Hi then select either Update Internal Firmware or Update Internal Compressors You are prompted to select the file name to send Operating software always has the extension cxs and the compressor bank always has the extension cxp NOTE Before downloading the firmware the CX2000 application compares the data already installed on the hardware with the image to download This can take several minutes especially if the images are the same Please wait for the status messages to show the complete process of downloading If the image already on the hardware is the same as the image you are about to download you will be asked if you wish to proceed There is no need to do the download in this case So selecting Update Internal Firmware shows a screen like this in which you must navigate to the location in which you downloaded the CXP file from the web Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 14 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Look in combined sw 1 cHswOp5 cas Al NE E File name Files of type cx2000 Software Files cxs Cancel T Open as read only Press Open to start the download and watch the pro
9. bove However like any new hardware attached to your PC you do need software drivers to tell Windows how to talk to the hardware Installing these is described below If you think you have installed the drivers but when you try and connect using the CX2000 software you see get nasty messages see the section labelled Trouble below Installing the Sintefex USB Device driver These are the steps required to install the Sintefex Devices USB driver that is required for the remote control software There are two possible methods for installing the driver depending on whether the CX2000 hardware has been connected to your computer via the USB NOTE if you have downloaded the software from the Sintefex Audio web page ignore any requests to insert a disk and use the windows browser buttons to find the correct directory e g step 10 Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 16 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Method 1 CX2000 has not been plugged in 1 Start the Add New Hardware wizard from the Control Panel 2 On the first and second screens click Next 3 On the third screen when asked if you want windows to search for new hardware select No I want to select the hardware from a list and click Next 4 From the list of Hardware types select Ot
10. e discussed later Load Internal Compressor Use this to load one of the compressors from the hardware compressor bank If the system is stereo ganged then the compressor selected will be loaded to both channels otherwise the user is given the option of channel 1 2 or both Load Internal Program Selecting this and then List Programs brings up a list of all the saved programs on the CX2000 hardware If no programs have been saved then the list will not appear Sample Rate This allows you to change the sample rate currently being used on the CX2000 hardware Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 8 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Clock Select This allows you to select which sample rate reference clock the CX2000 hardware uses for its digital sampling If you are using a digital input the input must be in synchronisation with the reference selected Automatic is the best setting unless the CX2000 is to be the master reference in a looped back system 5 The Main Controls Display Sintefex C 27000 Main Controls Sample rate 44 1 KHz Input Level Threshold Slope Attack Release Gain 0 009 8 5 uruilip Channel 1 Systemie On Systemie On is On sions On cin Camel 9 7 99 System is On tp S oe 0 08 15 Sut
11. e firmware version installed by powering the system on while holding down the DO IT button You will see some start up messages Keep the DO IT button held until you have seen the following Sintefex CX2000 Compressor Gate 96k DSP analogue ver 1 0 0 c 2001 This last line contains the version number After a few seconds this message will be replaced by the normal operating screen If this is the latest version you will not need to update the firmware Note that a digital only system will say digital rather than analogue and a system without the 96 option will say 48k rather than 96k Firmware Not Installed If no firmware is installed when you switch on the CX2000 you will see Sintefex CX2000 Compressor Gate 96k DSP analogue Normal start failed This then changes to h w 23 03 2001 16 Start ver 1 0 2 6 c 2001 lt lt remote test gt gt If you press the left select button this advances to the following Start ver 1 0 2 6 c 2001 lt lt remote test gt gt usb ad 0 cf 0 0 Once you have made a USB connection to a PC and installed the drivers as described below you will see the ad and cf figures advance typically to 2 but it depends on the PC The final digit shows the number of USB transfers and while you download firmware you will see this steadily advance Bypassing Installed Firmware You can force the system to enter the start up ROM by turning the system on while holding down the
12. e the directory you just selected and ask you to insert a disk Once again browse to the download directory s drivers subdirectory Again it is at the top of the drop down list in the directory box so Windows actually knew all the time where to go but was just winding you up e Now Windows should tell you it has installed everything okay and hopefully you can continue to run the CX2000 software Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 18 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda MID The CX2000 software can be used for remote control over MIDI provided the PC is fitted with a standard MIDI adapter Two cables will be needed one from PC to CX2000 and the other from CX2000 to the PC as the communications is two directional Please note that USB operation is preferred to MIDI operation because MIDI is rather slow for the exchange of data and it is better to leave the MIDI ports of the CX2000 available for use of the CX2000 with your sequencer for real time remote control See the CX2000 user manual for details Also some PCs have problems with MIDI due to connection quality and Windows software support 11 List of File Extension Used by CX2000 Software File extensions identify the file type to Windows Users often hide these but there are times when you need t
13. gress display Selecting Update Internal Compressors shows a screen like this in which you must navigate to the location in which you downloaded the CXS file from the web Look ir E compiled compressors Ei A ce aa Compressors cep File name Compressors cx Files of type cx2000 Software Files cxpl Cancel PF Open as read only Press Open to start the download and watch the progress display NOTE Before downloading the compressor data the CX2000 application compares the data already installed on the hardware with the image to download This can take several minutes especially if the images are the same Please wait for the status messages to show the complete process of downloading If the image already on the hardware is the same as the image you are about to download you will be asked if you wish to proceed There is no need to do the download in this case CX2000 Software Not Installed If CX2000 is not currently operating install it and enable remote control to complete the steps above CX2000 Software Installed CX2000 Hardware in Start up ROM If the CX2000 is operating in its start up ROM perhaps because it has no firmware installed or a previous load failed for some reason then when you turn the remote control on or when you first start the program you will see G D Page 15 DJ Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda CX2000 AN Target machine 18 r
14. her Devices and click Next 5 Ignore any Manufacturer and Model lists displayed and click Have Disk 6 At the Install From Disk dialog box use Browse to select the Sintefex Devices Driver directory which is located within same the directory as CX2000 exe 7 Ensure that the file _SignalProcessors inf is selected and click OK in both dialog boxes 8 Back in the Add New Hardware dialog box click Next 9 Click Next on the screen beginning The hardware you are installing is Plug and Play compatible 10 If you are installing this from a location on your hard disk you should get a message saying Please insert the disk labelled Replicator Software Disc and then click OK Click OK 11 In the Copying Files box use browse as before to get back to same location as in Step 6 and click OK until you the you are returned to the Add New Hardware wizard 12 The new driver should now be installed on your computer You may be asked to restart your computer if not just click Finish Method 2 CX2000 has been plugged in 1 Plugging in the CX2000 hardware to your computer via USB and turning it on should start windows automatically searching for a driver and will start the Add New Hardware wizard 2 In the first screen of the Add New Hardware wizard select Search for the best driver and click Next 3 Select Specify a location and use the Browse button to find the Sintefex Devices driver directory and click next 4 Follow the
15. ignal is progressively admitted A fast attack is usually used to allow dramatic gating on percussion or a quick restoration of gain when for example a vocal part comes back in again 9 Updating CX2000 Operating Firmware and Compressor Banks The CX2000 Sampled Digital Stereo compressor is supplied with operating firmware and set of compressors installed Follow the steps below to update either the firmware or the compressor banks stored in the internal memory of the CX2000 This program will always tell you if the new firmware or data you are about to download is the same as already installed If it is you do not need to continue with the load but you can load it again if you want Before Updating Firmware You only need to update firmware if the version installed is not the current version What is the Latest Version Visit our web site at www sintefex com to determine the latest version of operating software and download any version you want to install Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 12 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda First we recommend you download and install the latest remote control software Installation details for this are at the end of this guide Which Firmware Version Do I Have Already Installed You can find out th
16. namic Reversal as you will find when you experiment with samples of compressors that offered this option Use the View menu option to select which channels curve is displayed 8 Expander Gate Display The CX2000 sampled digital stereo compressor provides an expander gate option even when the original sampled equipment did not offer this option This enables dynamic range to be restored after G D Page 11 DJ Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda compression or more dramatic gating effects to be achieved while using either the character rich analogue sound of a sampled compressor or the internal digital compressor channels The expander gate may be displayed as shown here Sintefex C2000 Gate Expander Ea Channel Threshold Depth Attack Release Threshold indicates the levels below which the expansion gating begins to take effect The CX2000 expands the signal at the slope of 2 1 below this threshold with a maximum depth indicated by the depth control This allows precise control of the expansion option of the CX2000 When the input signal falls below the threshold the signal attenuates according to the time constant set by Release and when a louder signal occurs the gain recovers according to Attack time constant Gating differs from expansion in that once the signal is attenuated a proportionally louder signal 1s required to open the gate which then usually opens fully as the s
17. nication is much faster and more reliable Normally when settings are saved on the PC and reloaded you don t want the sample rate or the input selection of the CX2000 to change you just want a sound setting you have used before to be loaded The four options shown here can be ticked however if these items are to be changed when a program is loaded to match the setting they were at when the program was saved Sintefex CX2000 User Preferences Connect to remote machine using f USB Recommended f MIDI When loading previously stored settings from the PC Change to the stored sample rate Change to the stored input source Change to the stored clock source Change to the stored analogue input and output levels Cancel Load Compressor from PC Use this to load an individual compressor cxx file stored on the PC rather than one of the internal compressors stored on the hardware Hardware Update Use this to update the firmware cxs file or the compressor bank cxp file stored in the CX2000 hardware Simply select which file you want to load into the hardware and wait Note if at any stage nothing appears to have happened for a minute or so the operation has probably failed Close the progress window and try again The entire operation takes between about two and five minutes depending on your PC specifications View Menu Use this to display the controls you want to use The most important of these will b
18. o know what they are This table summarises the main file types used by the CX2000 Remote Control application for Windows extension means CXF Saved CX2000 Compressor Settings CXP Complete bank of compressors for installation onto CX2000 hardware CAS Firmware for installation onto CX2000 hardware CXX Individual compressor model for use on CX2000 hardware under remote software control extending the available compressor models EXE Executable file for the CX2000 Windows application DLL Dynamic Link Library containing parts of the CX2000 software application SYS Driver files for installation to allow Windows to talk to the CX2000 hardware over the USB port ANF Information file to tell Windows how to load the drivers for the USB interface 12 Acknowledgements Disclaimers and Licensing All 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 in this manual G D Page 19 DI Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda All software including firmware
19. path before the compressor Pre Sintefex CX2000 Sidechain EQ Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 1 Monitor Channel 2 Monitor C Off On Pre Each band of the equaliser has a gain control offering up to 25dB boost or cut a frequency range from 20Hz to 20kHz and a width control Q from wide at the lowest setting 1 0 to narrow at the highest setting 10 0 Although the bands are labelled Low Med and High they are in fact identical in frequency range the designations are just recommendations for ease of use It is also possible to get an accurate graph of the EQ curve Smlelex CX 2000 Sidecham Frequency response Channel 1 go at me ere De Fees GE i hes 2 j Channel Z Sintefex Audio Lda is incorporated with limited liability in Portugal web www sintefex com Head office S Marcos da Serra P 8375 Portugal tel 351 282 361748 fax 282 361749 Page 10 Sintefex CX2000 Remote Control PC Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda 7 Compressor Curve Display The curve of the compressor can be displayed as shown here Sintefex C 2000 Compressor Curve Graph View Channel 1 1176 black Slope 8 1 This indicates the input level along the bottom of the graph and the corresponding output level up the left hand side in dB This graph graphically illustrates the way different compressors have markedly different transfer curves Try comparing the curves from two classic compressor
20. puttli Fi E CLIB tube an link Qo ft ee D160X DE This display automatically appears every time you run the program Use the knobs to adjust the compressor threshold slope attack release and gain on either channel To adjust a knob click on the knob and slide the mouse up or down until the desired setting is reached Do not attempt to rotate the mouse cursor around the knob centre as is done in some programs The bar meters to the left of the threshold knobs can monitor either Input or Output levels To switch between Input and Output monitoring click on one of the meters The legending above each meter corresponds to that used on the gain reduction meters The Gang button forces the setting of one channel to be the same as the other When the CX2000 is ganged the knobs for each channel change simultaneously as would be used for stereo operation Note that this is not the same as gain linking between channels which is separately selected see below If the CX2000 is selected to Ganged operation when the settings on both channels are different you are requested to confirm whether the channel 1 or the channel 2 settings are to be applied to both channels to bring them into step The System On Off buttons are used to activate or bypass the CX2000 on that channel Bypass 1s a digital operation and passes the digital signal in directly to the digital signal out This means that analogue users should be aware that the signal is s
21. rY Other devices bese ne PCI Multimedia Audio Device oe a Ports COM amp LPT i SADIES Et SCSI controllers ee omega Clik Parallel Port Interface 2 lomega Parallel Port ip Interface Shuttle ERAT External ATAPI Adapter 5 Sintetex Audio Devices nn lt p Real Time Signal Processors System devices ce Universal serial bus controller Properties Refresh Remove Print Close ance Users of older drivers from Sintefex Audio may see the words FX8000 Replicator instead of Real Time Signal Processors If so select that in the next step If you select the Real Time Signal Processors under Sintefex Audio Devices and select Properties then select the Drivers tab then Driver File details you can check that the version of sfxusb sys is at least v1 1 0 0 Later versions may be available by the time you read this In any event proceed to install the latest drivers in your most recent download as follows e Select Update Drivers Next then Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location Select Have Disk and browse to the drivers subdirectory of the new software if this is the second or third time you have done this you can usually find the last directory you went to by pressing the drop down arrow and scrolling to the top of the list e Press okay and even if Windows says that the drivers are not newer than those you already have tell it to continue e Windows is now likely to ignor
22. s the 1176 and the Fairchild to see how different two analogue compressors can be in terms of the transfer curve You can also see clearly with the 1176 sample how many different curves were taken from the same compressor and these are selected as you adjust the slope control The changes in threshold level that occur are directly as sampled from the original machine so re creates the effect of selecting different slopes would have as on the original In this example curves of 4 1 8 1 12 1 and 20 1 were sampled from the front panel buttons with 25 1 being a combination of buttons and limit corresponding to pressing all the buttons in on the 1176 You can see that this drops the threshold and alters the shape of curve to give the characteristic sound of that setting on the 1176 If you select a curve for example 5 1 that was not available on the original machine the CX2000 uses the 4 1 and 8 1 curves to calculate the appropriate intermediate setting allowing you more freedom that on the original equipment In fact the CX2000 can generate intermediate curves all the way down to 1 1 for subtle compression effects even when such gentler curves were not available on the original equipment For example the LA2 offers only limit on the original machine and this is the curve you will get when you choose limit on the CX2000 However you can go for a lower slope and still retain the sound of the LA2 The CX2000 can even handle negative slopes for Dy
23. till passing through the analogue to digital converters and back again The analogue gain trim settings still apply although all digital gain is set to unity In bypass the system delay is the same as when in operation subject to any variations in frequency dependent delay of a particular samples analogue compressor or to any delays inherent in compressors loaded from the PC which may vary from those stored in the internal compressor bank G D Page 9 DJ Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda The two large meters at the bottom of the display represent the gain reduction in dB for each channel and are the sum of the compressor gain reduction and any expander gate gain reduction The currently loaded compressor sample on each channel is displayed to the left of each meter and indicators for whether the gate or expander is currently active are on the right The Link button provides gain linkage across the two channels This links the gain of the compressor sections so that whichever channel is demanding the most gain reduction has its gain reduction applied to both channels equally The current sample rate is displayed in the title bar This can be altered in the main window 6 Sidechain EQ Display The 3 band parametric equaliser may be seen here It is possible to select the EQ to be OFF MONITOR in which case compressor is bypassed into the compressor side chain On or into the main signal
24. unning an application with limited capabilities Remote control is limited to Hardware Updates only When you press OK you will get C2000 Limited USB Control The target machine i running an application providing only limited USB support IF you are connected via MIDI you should reconnect using USE The only options available in this mode are Hardware Updates Use these to download new revisions of the target firmware andor the targets internal compressors NOTE IF the target CsA 000 ts displaying the start up screen with remote and test options You should press the C2000 lett hand select button to enable USB remote control before you continue with a download Download Internal Firmware Download Internal Compressors You can go straight to the download stage by pressing either of the two buttons 10 Installing the CX2000 PC software The CX2000 software for PC requires you to have a CX2000 sampled digital stereo compressor connected to the PC by means of a standard USB connection The software is supplied with a set of USB drivers which should be installed when prompted by Windows You will need to be running at minimum Windows 98 second edition or the Windows 2000 operating systems for USB to work correctly The software does not need any fancy install operation as it comprises just a few files that all placed together when you unzip the file you download from the internet see Starting the Program a
25. y closed whilst remote control was still on The Turn remote control on off button does exactly what it says the text inside the button changes according to what will happen if it is pressed If you have any problems with Windows trying to connect to the CX2000 hardware see the section Installing the CX2000 PC software The main control screens are selected by using the VIEW menu as shown here Sintefex CX2000 OF x File View Load Internal Compressor Load Internal Program Sample Rate Clock Select Lx Main Controls are 1 1 0 Copyright c 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda Sidechain EQ Sidechain EQ Frequency Response control off a Remote control is 0N GaterEspander Compressor Curve Input Output Levels The Menu Bar This allows you to load programs compressors set the sample rate download firmware updates select the type of input clock and more File Menu This gives the following options e Load Current State From PC Allows the user to load a previously saved setup configuration 1 e which compressors should be installed and the settings applied to them e Save Current State To PC Allows the user to save the current settings being used Preferences This allows the user to select what type of remote control connection they want to use G D Page 7 DJ Sintefex Audio User Guide version 1 0 Copyright 2001 Sintefex Audio Lda It is recommended that USB is selected as the commu
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