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1. e Allow quests to link to programs on this computer Page 18 Connecting to a Remote Synclavier PowerPC Begin by launching Synclavier PowerPC on the remote computer You will need to enable Program Linking access from the Settings dialog under the Edit menu Use the following menu to enable or disable access to this Synclavier PowerPl from your network You must Quit and relaunch Synclavier PowerPC when you change this setting Allow Program Linkin g access to this Syn clavier PowerPC When you select the Netw ork menu item from EditView AutoConform MIDINet or Termulator a dialog similar to the one shown below will let you navigate and select the remote Synclavier PowerPC you would like to communicate with Choose a Sy nclavier PowerPC Kacintoshes Synclaviers Studio amp PowerPC Synclavier PowerPl 1 0 1 Using Reconnect Once you have established communication between two Macintoshes using the Network menu item the link between the two applications remains active until either program Quits The Reconnect menu item is available to quickly re establish communication with a remote Synclavier PowerPC when the remote computer has been restarted the Synclavier PowerPC application has been re launched or for any other reason Page 19 Using Synclavier PowerPC on Multiprocessor Macintosh Synclavier PowerPC includes several internal hooks that en2. Synclavier PowerPC uses about 7 megabytes from Magma Corp It works great of RAM You will need a minimum of 20 megabytes of 1 hard disk storage for installation You will likely wish to create a Disk Image File that is several hundred or more megabytes in size if you wish to store sound files on your Macintosh hard drive You may wish to use two Macintoshes networked via EtherNet one Mac for EditView and the other for Synclavier PowerPC More options for networking are described later in this manual What s a Multi Processor Macintosh Several companies including Apple Computer and Daystar at one time made Power Macintosh computers with multiple PowerPC processors in them These models themselves are no longer being manufactured but processor cards from those models will generally operate in the 7500 7600 8500 9500 9600 style Macintoshes that have removable processor slots I upgraded my own 132 Mhz 7600 to a dual processor model by purchasing an MP400 dual 200 Mhz 604e processors upgrade card for about 500 00 For those hearty souls that dare dabble in used equipment a dual processor Mac is a superb hardware platform for Synclavier PowerPC Rumor has it that the G4 Macintoshes will be multi processor capable at some time in the future Page 4 Software Installation Synclavier PowerPC is available on CD ROM Double cli
3. disable access to this Synclavier PowerPo from your network You must Quit and relaunch Syaclavier PowerPl when you change this setting Network Do not allow Network access to this 5ynclavier PowerPC Additional Options Processor No secondary processor is available on this Macintosh MS12k Cards Provide 3 M512k Cards Metranome Calibrate Metronome Figure 3 The Settings selection from the Edit Menu activates the dialog shown in figure 3 Many different configurations of Synclavier Systems are in use today They were manufactured over an extended period of time Jusing different revisions of the processor and interface cards For this reason I can t just use one Bus Loading setting in the software As we gain experience with PCI 1 installations I hope to offer more specific guidelines in the future Why set the Cable Length and Bus Loading The interface cards in the Synclavier computer bin are interconnected using an asynchronous data bus When two cards are exchanging data over this bus a special signal called the SYNC signal is sent by the receiving card to the sending card at the end of each bus transaction The PowerPC processor in your Macintosh can respond extremely quickly to SYNC This may cause the PCI 1 interface card to latch the received data before it has thoroughly settled on the bus and the interconnecting cable The Cable Length and Bus P
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5. Synclavier PowerPC 1 3 Welcome to Synclavier a PowerPC 1 3 Version 1 3 June 1 1999 Synclavier PowerPC is a Macintosh application program and associated hardware modules that provide for Macintosh native operation of the complete Synclavier Real Time Software A PCI based interface card called the PCI 1 installs in your PowerPC based Macintosh Computer This interface card communicates with your existing Synclavier voice cards and hardware modules using a high speed multi conductor twisted pair cable and an adapter board The end result is a seamless integration of the complete Synclavier software package into an operating environment that runs in native mode on your Macintosh s PowerPC processor What does all this mean for you This very first release of Synclavier PowerPC will enable you to e Load sound files into Poly RAM directly from a SCSI hard drive or Macintosh hosted Disk Image File located either on your local Macintosh hard drive or anywhere on your Macintosh network Run EditView and AutoConform on any Macintosh either PowerPC or 68k that is networked to your hosting computer Run multiple copies of EditView at the same time for example at an edit station and a mix station simultaneously Boot directly from your Macintosh hard drive and eliminate the use of 5 4 floppies altogether Realize significantly reduced boot load times Notice vastly faster screen drawing on all Synclav
6. able Synclavier PowerPC to take advantage of multiple processor Macintosh computers Macintosh models such as Apple s 9600MP as well as certain multi processor upgrade cards by third party manufacturers provide Macintosh users with a unique and powerful hardware platform In all honesty I can t image why you would ever not want Synclavier PowerPC to run on Unfortunately multi processor Macintosh the secondary processor that is computers are not being manufactured by any company at eae a eee aa this time Of course the new G3 PowerPC processor that i is used in current Apple production offers speed included the Settings option improvements that validly question the need for a multi to control it was so that you could processor Macintosh platform turn it off if any bugs show up only in that configuration It also If you are one of the lucky courageous Jets me test both configurations on individuals that has obtained a multi processor my one MP Macintosh There you Macintosh you may wish to enable the multi processor have it software hooks contained within Synclavier PowerPC This is easily accomplished with part of the Settings menu dialog Additional Options Processor Lite second processor on Multi Processor Macintoshes Enabling this feature directs Synclavier PowerPC to operate on the secondary central processor in your Macintosh leaving the
7. acintosh and your Synclavier hardware Every 5 seconds the software updates the status line at the bottom of the Output window to show how long the test has been running how many megabytes have been transferred and how many data errors have occurred The test will run continuously until stopped by command period or the Halt Testing menu selection under the File menu You can Quit the test program with command Q There is a Settings menu entry on the Edit menu that brings up the same Cable Length and Bus Loading dialog that is available in Synclavier PowerPC You can change the Cable Length and Bus Loading at any time the changes become effective as soon as the Settings Entry dialog is closed The test program prints out the rate of data movement that is achieved between your Macintosh and your Synclavier interface cards as well as the data rate that is achieved between your Macintosh and the Poly Sampling memory You will see these data rates become slower as the Cable Length setting is increased and as the Bus Loading setting is increased Page 11 If you set the Cable Length to 20 ft 6 m and the Bus Loading to Low you may or may not see errors with your system If you see any errors at all you must increase the Cable Length and or Bus Loading setting until the test runs continuously without errors PCI 1 Is In Use The PCI 1 hardware that is installed in your Macintosh can only be used by one application at a time For e
8. age 9 Loading dialog shown in Figure 3 provides you with the ability to use slower timing signals for large heavily loaded systems or faster timing signals with short cables or a small lightly loaded system Using the Test Software to determine Bus Loading Unfortunately determining the most appropriate setting for Cable Length and Bus Loading involves some guesswork and experimentation If you are in a hurry set the Cable Length for a long value such as 100 ft 30 m and the Bus Loading to High This will direct the PCI 1 card to use slower timing signals which should work with all configurations albeit with a modest reduction in data rate If you wish to optimize your installation for faster data transfers you can use the PCI 1 Test Program to perform a series of data verification tests using different timing signals PCl 1 Test Software PCI 1 Test Software The PCI 1 Test Software folder was installed along with the Synclavier PowerPC System Software Launch the PCI 1 Test Program application by double clicking on it You will see a window similar to Figure 4 Understanding the Test Program output The PCI 1 Test Program begins by making sure your Macintosh even has a PCI bus and then looks for a PCI 1 Interface Card installed in it The software performs numerous error and consistency checks any errors or unusual conditions will be reported in the Output window Page 10 Ptl Diegneetic Fregras 1 7 Initial
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10. ck on the Synclavier PowerPC 1 2 Instal install file to start the software installation Figure 1 shows a screen image of the Synclavier PowerPC folder that is created by the installation process OL Synclaviers 1 2 17 items 66 5 MB available Editview amp Autocontor rr FOF e I fim Release Motes POF e I _ Synclavier PowerPO 1 2 pdt POF e L e FCI 1 Test Software InterChange 1 2 Manual pdf FOF i I _ MixMap pdt Transfer Mation 68k Additional Documentation Figure 1 Synclavier PowerPC Folder contents Page 5 Software Installation Notes 68k Macintoshes To a limited extent Synclavier PowerPC will run on older 68k Macintoshes The voices and other Synclavier hardware will not be available and performance will be very slow You might however be able to run FORMCOPY or OPCOPY for example in an off line dubbing room on an older Mac Program Linking To use EditView or AutoConform on a computer that is networked to the computer running Synclavier PowerPC you will have to turn on Program Linking from the File Sharing control panel on the computer that is running Synclavier PowerPC and set to EtherNet See more documentation on EditView and AutoConform later in this manual You will not need to turn on Program Linking if you are using EditView only on the same computer that is running Synclavier PowerPC I
11. econds and produces extremely accurate results The results of the measurement are written to the Synclavier PowerPC Prefs file You should perform a metronome calibration any time you change computers Synclavier PowerPC will automatically ask for a new calibration during startup whenever the Synclavier PowerPC Prefs file is deleted Creating M512k Memory Classic Synclavier systems used circuit cards called M512k Memory to store recorded sequence information The amount of this memory available to a classic Synclavier was determined by the number of M512k cards in the system Synclavier PowerPC allocates Macintosh memory that is then used to simulate M512k card memory A menu option in the Settings window lets you control the amount of Macintosh memory that is allocated for this purpose M512k Cards Provide 3M512k Cards Provide 4 M512k Cards Provide 5 M512k Cards Provide 10 M512k Cards The following table identifies the number of sequencer notes that are available for each setting M512k Cards Notes Available 3 M512k Cards 175 194 Notes 4 M512k Cards 409 098 Notes 5 M512k Cards 661 002 Notes 10 M512k Cards 1 920 522 Notes Page 23
12. ed off 3 hold down the p r command and option keys simultaneously 4 press the power on key 5 keep holding the p r command and option keys until the Mac restarts several times on its own Newer Macintoshes such as the G3 models have a different method of clearing the Parameter RAM that is described in their user manuals Page 7 Launching Synclavier PowerPC wer PO Synclavier Figure 2 Launch Synclavier PowerPC by dragging the WINBOOT file e g the Winchester Bootload Diskette and dropping it on top of the Synclavier PowerPC application program Similar in concept to inserting the Winchester Bootload Diskette into the SuperFloppy Drive and pressing the Load button but with a more contemporary flavor Note Launching Synclavier PowerPC causes the Macintosh to take over your Synclavier If you were in the middle of working with your Synclavier using the conventional Synclavier PowerPC includes an intelligent Quit menu item If you are running an application such as FORMCOPY selecting Quit will return you to the MONITOR the Quit menu item will read Quit FORMCOPY in this case If you are running the Real Time Software selecting Quit will first return you to the main menu and a second Quit will return software that work will be lost when you launch Synclavier PowerPC you to the MONITOR This operation of the Qui
13. ier screens including the G screen Recorder Display the L screen Sample to Memory Editor and the Audio Event Editor Achieve vastly faster editing of sound files using the L screen Sample to Memory Editor Develop whole new ways of working with your Synclavier that are faster easier and more productive And maybe even fun One thing that won t change about your Synclavier is its sound You might possibly notice more accurate and crisper rhythms especially on 64 and 96 voice systems Real time effects should be performed more accurately without bogging the system down Vibrato will be cleaner in complex sequences But the sound of the voice cards themselves will be identical Theoretically all Synclavier software modules including SFM and the Screen Editor are available within the Synclavier PowerPC The following pages document this very first release of Synclavier PowerPC Enjoy operating environment If you find something that doesn t work let us know I tested everything I could think of What s New in this release Release 1 0 July 9 1998 Initial test release Release 1 0 1 October 28 1998 Completed Bus Timing dialog Fixed bugs with DTD to Poly transfer DTD to Optical transfer Fixed bugs with vibrato timing Initial product release Release 1 0 2 November 16 1998 Completed Multi Processor Macintosh support Completed initial documentation PCI 1 Test Program 1 7 released
14. main host processor completely available for screen drawing network communications or other applications Page 20 Using Synclavier PowerPC Synclavier PowerPC is an operating environment that reproduces a complete Synclavier as accurately as possible The few software features of the original Synclavier that are not available in Synclavier PowerPC at this time are The built in non synced Smpte Generator function Full access to the 5 1 4 SuperFloppy Of course those software features listed are still active in the software when the system is running on the original Model D processor Accessing the 5 1 4 SuperFloppy drive A Due to numerous technical problems Synclavier PowerPC cannot reliably access the original 5 1 4 SuperFloppy drive These problems derive from the inability for Macintosh applications to disable interrupts on the host PowerPC processor The SuperFloppy drive is listed in the device configuration and is available for reading to a limited extent Any attempt to write to a floppy will fail and report a write protect error Accessing the SuperFloppy from Synclavier PowerPC will be approximately 5 to 10 times slower than accessing the SuperFloppy from the original Model D processor due to numerous retries that must be performed Frequently it will take so long to access a SuperFloppy that you will think your Macintosh has crashed Performing a simple CAT of
15. nterChange Prefs If you have been using an early copy of InterChange on your computer before installing Synclavier PowerPC you likely have set up InterChange to use a Disk Image File or a SCSI hard drive connected to your Macintosh SCSI port as WO This might cause a problem if the WO chosen in InterChange contains incompatible Synclavier software for example a version prior to release 4 12 You may wish to avoid this problem by dragging the file called InterChange Prefs that is located in your Preferences folder to the trash before launching Synclavier PowerPC Default W0 Disk Image File If You will need a high speed network e g EtherTalk for useful results And of course AppleTalk will have to be turned on A SYNCnet INIT The SYNCNet INIT is a Macintosh startup INIT that is installed in your Macintosh s System Folder This INIT has been updated for Synclavier Release 4 12 Despite my best efforts there appear to be some incompatibilities between earlier versions of the SYNCNet INIT and the new version that is used with Synclavier Release 4 12 and Synclavier PowerPC I have observed system crashes when using 4 12 Macintosh software e g EditView MIDINet AutoConform with earlier version of the SYNCNet INIT I believe there are also problems using earlier Macintosh software with the current SYNCNet INIT To a
16. ple Synclavier PowerPC systems Types of Macintosh Networks Apple offers many networking options for its Macintoshes While all Synclavier PowerPC software capabilities are available with each networking option some of the networking options are too slow for practical use Briefly The basic LocalTalk option which uses the Macintosh serial port hardware might work reasonably well for Termulator and for EditView in some cases It will likely be very cumbersome for sharing a Disk Image File 10 Megabit EtherNet is built in to most modern Macintoshes It works superbly for Termulator EditView AutoConform MIDINet and to a certain extent for sharing Disk Image Files Loading sound files from a remote Disk Image File using 10 Megabit EtherNet will likely be considerably slower than loading sound files directly from a SCSI hard drive connected to your Macintosh SCSI port 100 Megabit EtherNet is available as optional equipment for most PCI based Macintoshes It should provide reasonably fast sharing of Disk Image Files Loading sound files from a remote Disk Image File over 100 Megabit EtherNet will approach the performance achieved using a local SCSI hard drive Apple Remote Access provides the ability to dial into your Synclavier PowerPC from anywhere Due to the speed limitations of most modems it s use will likely be limited to Termulator The high speed Infrared port options in modern PowerBooks could
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18. s InterChange or the PCI 1 Test Program that uses the PCI 1 hardware every Quits unexpectedly Force Synclavier PowerPC PPC to quit Unsaved changes will be lost To avoid further problems restart your computer after you force quit If you ever Force Quit Synclavier PowerPC you will need to Restart your Macintosh to use the PCI 1 hardware again Page 13 Using Synclavier PowerPC on a Network Synclavier PowerPC includes sophisticated networking capability that can be used in many different situations Some examples of things you can do include We are scrambling to make TransferMation available over the Network just as soon as we can We are somewhat hampered by the run Termulator on one or more remote Macintoshes and completely control your Synclavier from any Macintosh on your network lack of l lisi All capabilities including audio scrubbing appear to lack of a complete SOU SS Pous it s work extremely well from remote Macintoshes use of the obsolete MacAp run n 5 time environment We expect to oe a eve a e she have TransferMation available by January run EditView AutoConform and MIDINet from any Macintosh on your Network Multiple EditView applications can be active at the same time to provide different views of the Sequence at different scales or from different locations in your studio share one or more Disk Image Files amongst multi
19. t menu is similar to the lt BREAK gt or lt CRTL SPACE gt key operation in earlier versions of the Synclavier Real Time Software Quitting Synclavier PowerPC will cause your original Synclavier software to reboot provided the Winchester Bootload Diskette is installed in the floppy drive Note Do not power down your Synclavier tower while Synclavier PowerPC is running on your Macintosh The Macintosh will invariably perform a hard crash in this case and can only be restarted by removing and then reconnecting the AC power to your Macintosh If you experience trouble launching Synclavier PowerPC it is likely that you have selected a WO using the setup portion of InterChange and the selected WO contains incompatible system software When in doubt delete your InterChange Prefs from the Preferences Folder within your active System Folder and try again You do not need to restart your Macintosh when you change or delete your InterChange Prefs file Page 8 Setting the Cable Length and Bus Loading Settings Settings Entry B Use the Cable Length and Bus Loading menus to describe your system configuration If you experience system hangs or crashing you most likely need to set a longer cable length or heavier bus loading 4 shorter cable length and lighter bus loading provide somewhat faster access to small lightly loaded systems cable Length Bus Loading Use the following menu to enable or
20. te your entire Boge ae SuperFloppy collection to a Synclavier hard drive or to a Macintosh hard drive or network There are several ways you could approach this situation pe could copy the contents of each floppy to a subcatalog on a Synclavier SCSI hard rive Page 21 You could copy the contents of each floppy to a subcatalog stored in a Disk Image File located on your Macintosh or You could import your entire floppy collection to a series of Macintosh Files and Folders using InterChange Using InterChange to import your floppy collection to Macintosh files and folders will allow you to use the Macintosh Find capability to quickly locate a particular Floppy or any file thereon by name Additionally importing your floppy collection in this way will reduce the actual storage taken up your collection to the smallest amount possible Further savings in storage space could also be achieved by using an archive utility such as StuffIt although by doing so you will lose the Macintosh Find capability Of course this current version of Synclavier PowerPC can only access Macintosh files that are in the Disk Image format it cannot access individual Patch Sequence Sound or Data files stored in the Macintosh format This means you will generally have to use InterChange to re export the Macintosh resident copy of a floppy to a Synclavier hard drive or a Disk Image File before actually using a file from that floppy All
21. tem provides access to a remote Synclavier PowerPC using your Macintosh Network What is Program Linking Program Linking is a capability of Macintosh AppleTalk networks that allows two Macintosh applications running on different computers to exchange information very quickly Enabling and using Program Linking is very similar to the Macintosh File Sharing capability known as AppleShare Page 16 You enable Program Linking from the File Sharing control panel as shown File Sharing Start Stop Activity Monitor Network Identity Owner Mame Studia Owner Password Computer Name Studio A PowerPC File Sharing off Status Click Start to turn on file sharing This allows other users to access shared folders Program Linking on Status Click Stop to turn off program linking This prevents other users from linking to shared programs You must enable program linking on the Macintosh that is running Synclavier PowerPC You do not need to enable Program Linking on the Macintosh that is running EditView AutoConform MIDINet or Termulator Page 17 You also must either allow the Guest user to link to programs on your Macintosh or you must set up a registered user that has Program Linking privileges Users amp Groups Ty Guest guest user Studio A owner 2 New User New Group a4 Open EF Duplicate ff Delete show File Sharing e Allow quests to connect to this computer Program Linking
22. the floppy contents If you intend to use your 5 1 4 SuperFloppy drive with Synclavier PowerPC please read this section carefully I strongly recommend you migrate your entire floppy collection to a Macintosh hard drive at this time Access to the SuperFloppy drive may prove to be so unreliable that I discontinue it in the next release In any case SAVE ALL YOUR WORK and be prepared for your Macintosh to crash whenever you access your SuperFloppy drive from Synclavier PowerPC either from the Monitor or Sequence Recall screen is perhaps the most straightforward and reliable operation and will generally work Accessing small sequence or patch files e g up to several hundred sectors long located on a nearly empty floppy also may work to a limited extent albeit very slowly Accessing large files on a floppy or accessing any file on the inner most region of the disk will likely hang your Macintosh for long enough that you will choose to restart it Of course you can reboot your Synclavier using the original Model D processor at any time simply by Quitting the Synclavier PowerPC application and using an original Winchester Bootload diskette The floppy drive can then be accessed by the Model D processor as before The SuperFloppy drive seems to work somewhat better on multi processor Macintoshes Painful Perhaps now is a good time to migra
23. theoretically be used to provide for example Lap Top EditView Page 14 Sharing a Disk Image File Sharing a Disk Image File is easily accomplished by using Apple s built in File Sharing You must select the proper network protocol on each Macintosh e g EtherNet and enable File Sharing on the Macintosh where the Disk Image File resides You could for example make a Disk Image File on your Macintosh available to other users within your facility or you could make a Disk Image File residing on a central file server available to everyone Use InterChange to specify a remote Disk Image File for W1 using the Choose button You will need to use AppleShare to mount the remote volume then choose the desired Disk Image File You can use InterChange to copy Synclavier files between your local Macintosh and the remote Disk Image File Alternatively you can use FORMCOPY within Synclavier PowerPC to copy Synclavier files between a remote Disk Image File and a local Disk Image File a local SCSI Hard Drive or local SCSI Optical Drive Precautions to Observe when Sharing a Disk Image File You will need to Quit and re launch Synclavier PowerPC whenever you change the WO or W1 Disk Image File selection After uploading sound files to a shared Disk Image File the new files will not be visible to other users until they re launch Synclavier PowerPC or until they use the MONITOR s BOOT command We are working on a sof
24. things considered here is perhaps the best method to migrate your SuperFloppy library to your Macintosh Boot your Synclavier from it s Model D processor Create a subcatalog 2400 sectors long for each floppy you wish to archive You could use either WO or W1 for these subcatalogs To dapi importing these subcatalogs into your Macintosh you may wish to first create a very large super subcatalog that will hold up to 128 of these floppy subcatalogs 1 2 megabytes of hard drive storage will be required for each floppy subcatalog Use FORMCOPY to copy each floppy into its subcatalog Use InterChange to import either the entire device the entire super subcatalog or each floppy subcatalog to your local Macintosh hard drive or network Please refer to the InterChange 1 1 User Manual for more information on importing Synclavier files to your Macintosh Page 22 Metronome Calibration Different models of Apple Macintosh computers use very different internal methods to provide precise timing information to Synclavier PowerPC With certain model Macintoshes using certain Macintosh Operating Systems the timing information that Synclavier PowerPC uses to create the Click Track Output is inaccurate Metronome Calibrate Metronome The Calibrate Metronome button in the Settings window provides a mechanism to accurately measure the Macintosh s processor clock against its time of day clock Metronome calibration takes 30 s
25. tware DO NOT USE SHUFFLE or RESIZE on a feature that would use the MOUNT shared Disk Image File while any other users are button on the B screen to look up running the Real Time Software All users of a and rescan the W1 selection shared Disk Image File should use the MONTOR s without having to leave the Real BOOT command after SHUFFLE or RESIZE is Time Software Keep those cards used on a shared Disk Image File and letters coming Using Program Linking with Edit View AutoConform MIDINet The Macintosh s built in Program Linking capability allows you to run EditView AutoConform MIDINet and Termulator on any Macintosh on your network All 4 applications are both PowerPC and 68k compatible so you could use an older 68k Macintosh for a remote EditView workstation if you wanted Connection Miodem hdacda Printer Network Network Reconnect Reconnect EditView Termulator AutoConform MIDINet Page 15 EditView AutoConform and MIDINet include a Connection menu that allows you to access a remote Synclavier PowerPC anywhere on your Macintosh network Termulator includes a Network option under it s Terminal menu that provides a similar function The Mac422 entry directs EditView AutoConform and MIDNet to use the earlier Mac422 Nu Bus hardware that connects to a remote Synclavier using the existing New England Digital proprietary RS 422 SyncNet protocol Selecting the Network i
26. twisted pair installing or removing conductors Cable lengths of up to several hundred the PCI 1 card feet are theoretically possible Our tests at the factory Additionally power are conducted with 50 foot cables although a 25 foot down your Synclavier or shorter cable will provide somewhat faster eee ee CI operation removing e p card I strongly e D0 PCI The DO PCI interface card can plug into recommend that both any slot in your Synclavier computer interface bin machines should be A short flat cable adapts the flat cable connector on powered down whenever the DO PCI card to the shielded connector at the end lyou plug or unplug of the twisted pair cable either end of the twisted Hardware Installation Notes pair cable e Diagnostic Software Some Macintosh diagnostic Software is installed in the Synclavier folder in a folder called PCI 1 Test Software This software is extremely important and verifies the data integrity of your system and cable Please refer to the documentation on the PCI 1 Test Program later in this manual Parameter RAM I have seen situations where the Macintosh Parameter RAM gets corrupted when a new PCI hardware module is installed The symptoms of a corrupted Parameter RAM are that the Macintosh fails to boot e g it s dead Clearing the Parameter RAM is accomplished by 1 Make sure CAPS LOCK key is not activated 2 Make sure the Mac is power
27. void these problems Always Restart your Macintosh after installing Synclavier PowerPC Check the Get Info version of your SYNCNet INIT and make sure it is Version 4 12 or later the InterChange Prefs file has not been created Synclavier PowerPC uses a 20 megabyte Disk Image File located in the Synclavier folder as WO This disk image file will contain the latest Synclavier Software You may use InterChange to copy the system software from this disk image file to a real SCSI hard drive if you wish That is the Synclavier system software shipped with Synclavier PowerPC is fully compatible with the original Synclavier processor and will run on the original hardware if desired SYNCNet INIT See the inset above about your SYNCNet INIT System Extension Page 6 Hardware Installation The hardware components for Synclavier PowerPC include e PCI 1 The PCI 1 interface card can plug into any PCI slot of your Power Macintosh computer Be sure to turn off your Macintosh and observe careful anti static precautions when inserting the card You will typically have to hold the card in place as you connect the 50 conductor cable to the PCI 1 card so you should connect the cable to the Warning Always card before closing up your Macintosh power down your e Twisted Pair multi conductor cable The cable is Macintosh before specially constructed with 25 high speed
28. with Settings menu support Release 1 0 3 November 20 1998 Added PCI 1 In Use warning dialog Added communication indicator in MIDINet and AutoConform Release 1 0 4 December 4 1998 Fixed MIDINet communication problems PCI 1 Test Program 1 8 released with multiprocessor bug fixes Added documentation warning about SYNCNet INIT Version Provided limited SuperFloppy access L page scrub and multiple poly bin bugs fixed Release 1 0 6 January 21 1999 Added metronome calibration startup and Settings Added control over M512k memory allocation Release 1 0 8 February 21 1999 Added support for TransferMation Release 1 0 9 February 22 1999 Added Capture Printer Output to File menu command to support the Music Printing software option Release 1 2 April 5 1999 Fixed EditView scrub problems on fast Macs Fixed B R page scrolling problems Fixed hang while searching on B R page allowed lt BREAK gt to interrupt B R page search Added Option Quit menu selection to quickly quit RTP Fixed TransferMation crashing problem Release 1 3 June 1 1999 Provided change of disk setup on the fly using InterChange 1 3 Provided call up of sound files timbre files and sequences using InterChange 2 0 Use of Synclavier PCILib dll for shared communication Page 2 Table of Contents Whats New 1h This Tele ASC snenia ncaa secchece Jaze acanderetont aai a Enean 2 System REQUIFEIMENUS cscssscct
29. xample if the PCI 1 Test Program is running in the background when you launch Synclavier PowerPC you will see the following dialog The PEI 1 hardware installed in your Macintosh is being used by another application at this lime Or perhaps the application thal last used the PCI 1 hardware did nat Quit correctly If another application is currently weing the PCI 1 hardware you must Guit that other application before Synclaviera PowerPC can access your Synclavier yoices Or if the application that last used the PCl 1 hardware did noi Quilt correctly you must Restart your Macintosh what would you like me to do Continue With Mo Voices Quit Then Restart The PCI 1 Hardware is In Use Dialog If you choose the Quit Then Restart option you will have a chance to Save any work that you are doing in other applications That is it functions as does the Finder s Restart menu If you choose the Continue With No Voices option Synclavier PowerPC will start up normally only you will not be able to access any hardware in your Synclavier tower The application that is using the PCI 1 hardware such as InterChange or the PCI 1 Test Program will not be disturbed in this case Page 12 What Happens if I Force Quit If you ever Force Quit an application that is using the PCI 1 hardware you will need to Restart your Macintosh before the PCI 1 hardware can be used again This is also true if an application such a
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