USER MANUAL
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1. Rev 09 21 2012 CAN CSAC22 2 No 60065 03 R2012 RoHS Compliant and Pb Free WEEE RECYCLING According to RL2002 96 EG WEEE Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment electronic equipment has to be recycled and does not belong in the standard waste If you are unsure how to recycle this product please contact us and we will recycle the device for you AUDINATE PATENT AND RIGHTS Audinate products are protected by one or more of US Patents 7747725 8005939 7978696 8171152 European Patent 2255541 Chinese Patent ZL200780026677 0 and other patents pending or issued Audinate the Audinate logo and Dante are trademarks of Audinate Pty Ltd All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners RIGHTS AND IMPRINT KLANG technologies GmbH Aachen Germany 2014 All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means elec tronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without written permission of KLANG technologies GmbH KLANG technologies GmbH Neustr 50 D 52066 Aachen Germany Phone 49 241 89 03 0122 Email support KLANG com Web www KLANG com KLANG TECHNOLOGIES2. 3D IN EAR MONITORING gy KLANG fabrik CONFIG MASTER VOLUME ea 1 Sa 2 SET 3 SE 4 SETS 5 SE 6 e 7 SHF 8 right B CONTROL WORD OPTICAL AUDIO OPTICAL AUDIO POWER SUPPLY KLANG fabrik CLOCK INPUT OUTPUT by KLANG technologies GmbH in Germany CE FE s right net e e OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 0 KOR 0 OR 0 OF 0 KO 1248 1248 1248 1248 WCLK OPTICAL INPUT OUTPUT 1 4 G o KLANG vier by KLANG technolagies GmbH Roma 1 2 3 balanced line level outputs 8 channels USER MANUAL ENGLISH USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 1 WELCOME TO THE KLANG FAMILY We would like to thank you for choosing KLANG fabrik KLANG vier We are convinced that you will have the same positive sound experience we have by using the KLANG system in your professional daily work live on stage in the studio in the rehearsal room PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY AND ENTIRELY INPROPER USE MIGHT RESULT IN SERIOUS RISKS DAMAGES OR PROBLEMS IN COMBINATION WITH ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT This manual guide is designed to assist you in setting up your KLANG fabrik KLANG vier as a professional headphone mo nitoring system If you experience any problems in setting up the system please contact us at support KLANG com PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE KLANG fabrik or KLANG vier e Mixing Desk Dante enabled or compatible with ADAT or Analog to Dante ADAT converters o
3. LANG fabrik KLANG vier audible drop outs are likely to appear ret Se ees eee rrn Land ee aame iea rna haa 3100 168 108 56 22 9 Dans L Sl vee ono Dam ee eee rre BAE br a P fie Oee View Help Fie Owe View Help o t n y Master Clock KLANG faded 000 T GBR lt z ELANG fbr rt p L i cues Sth Ooch Nee Mret Neren torts nere Torna an BH penr tea ret Conte Dante lse brer T err Ter Ke rrr Dante Transmitters Meltan Karde O bee form Log Osa eret Menner USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 6 CONFIGURATION OF MAIN SYSTEM KLANG app 2 can tweak all settings The touch display on KLANG fabrik is for status feedback only slow response Enter Admin mode press and hold CONFIG button to tweak the settings Navigate to CONFIG menu AUDIO ROUTING The audio routing of the KLANG fabrik KLANG vier Click on ROUTING tab This routing screen uses blocks Each block contains 8 consecutive channels of audio The audio source is shown on the left The audio sink is shown in the top line The white square with an arrow in it shows that a particular source is connected to a sink KLANG fabrik routing options e Optical 1 4 sources are coming from the optical input connectors of KLANG fabrik Each has 8 channels of audio in 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate with 24 bits precision Dante 1 4 sources are in total 32 audio channels Dante 1 contains channel 1 8 Dante 2 channel 9 16 etc e Firstly we c
4. change channel names colors icons order link etc In this mode settings can also be stored and recalled Additionally it allows for fast user switching as well a listen to feature This feature allows to copy clone the sound output of a particular user to another user e g for pre lis tening and mixing for monitor engineers e Administrator mode enables all features of the previous modes and allows to assign motion trackers and rename the users e Musicians mode lets the user concentrate on playing his instrument and disables distracting features that are used to configure KLANG fabrik KLANG vier This mode mainly allows to mix and position the pre defined inputs for one chosen user of KLANG fabrik KLANG vier In musicians mode the CONFIG button is not shown but it is invisible on the same position as in administrator or technician mode CONFIG CUE MODE e In technician or administrator mode there is a line for fast user switching in the top of the KLANG app 2 This allows you to immediately log into another user and adjust its settings In order to listen to the sound the musician for whom you are mixing hears just connect yourself to a free user output of the KLANG fabrik KLANG vier To enter the CUE mode click onto your user ID on the top bar and hold this button down for 3 seconds You will notice a purple frame around this button e Now click on another user The monitoring mix is mirrored to your output and yo
5. e W H D 44 5 4 5 18 5 cm e Front panel width 48 5 cm 1HE 1 Rack unit gap between rack bolts W H 46 5 7 5 cm MATRIX ROUTER 1x8CHs 1x8CHs ROUTING KLANG fabrik only ace diedi Flexible audio routing of all available inputs and Optical input 3 saci iaci outputs sampling frequency must match Clock Optical input 4 1x8CHs 1x8CHs sync KLANG fabrik can act as an additional audio 8x8CHs 8x8CHs Optical output 1 Optical output 2 Optical output 3 Optical output 4 data router while working as a 3D In Ear Monitoring system without causing additional processing load E g Dante and optical audio streams in blocks of 8 channels can be routed to the 3D in ear monito ring engine At the same time optical can be routed directely to Dante and vice versa 2x8CHs DAC 24bit 3D In Ear Monitoring Engine TECHNOLOGIES USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 4 NETWORK SETUP AND CABLES e Connect the KLANG fabrik KLANG vier from the port CONTROL to a WiFi router network switch This is only used for control messages coming from WiFi and going to the KLANG fabrik KLANG vier A DHCP server must be running PLEASE NOTE SOME WIFI ROUTERS CAN ONLY OPERATE WITH 100MBIT S AND NOT GIGABIT AS RECOMMENDED FOR DANTE BY AUDINATE e A Dante audio network should be connected to either one of the ports on KLANG fabrik DANTE 1 or DANTE 2 or KLANG vier DANTE 1 Internally the KLANG fabri
6. ing options e Routing in KLANG vier is simpler with less options The input to the DSP can be chosen from optical and Dante Also mixed configurations Matching sample rates and sync required are possible The outputs of the DSP s 3D in ear engine User 1 4 are in a fixed connection with Headphone outs 1 4 and the analog line level outputs of the SUB D break out The outputs of all 5 users are also available on Dante USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier e Please ensure a correct Clock setting at the bottom of the view Use one device as clock master and synchronize all other devices to this master No resampling is used and hence all inputs and outputs have the same sampling rate and must be synchronized To verify your clock settings Red colored text means no signal yellow represents signal with a different clock and green shows signals with the same clock Only inputs with a locked clock are unmuted Inputs with unlocked clock are muted to avoid loud artifacts CHANGE NUMBER OF USERS KLANG fabrik only e Navigate to CONFIG and then to SYSTEM tab e The number of outputs users can be specified between 8 and 32 The number of available output channels with this con figuration is shown below e 6 users 32 channels e 7 users 27 channels e 8 users 24 channels 9 users 21 channels 10 users 18 channels 11 users 16 channels e 12 users 15 channels 16 users 12 channels e Push the RESTART button to a
7. k KLANG vier has a Gigabit network switch and all Ethernet Ports have the same functionality factory default e Advanced port settings like redundant ports or separated control ports can be set using Dante controller Data is routed internally from the CONTROL port might operate at 100 MBit due to WiFi router to the Gigabit Dante PLEASE NOTE THE IP ADDRESS OF THE DANTE AUDIO MODULE INSIDE THE KLANG fabrik KLANG vier HAS ANOTHER IP ADDRESS AS IT ACTS AS AN e The 8 digit serial number starting with KF K4 is shown on the rear panel of the KLANG fabrik KLANG vier A device is recognizable by this unique alpha numeric number USE HIGH CLASS NETWORK CABLES WITH CAT6 COMPATIBILITY AND PREFER NEUTRIK ETHERCON CONNECTORS TO AVOID UNWANTED DISCONNECTS USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 5 DANTE e Audinate Dante is a sophisticated audio network protocol for the professional transmission of audio with a multitude of channels high sampling rates and it can also provide redundancy PLEASE NOTE ON THE DANTE NETWORK E G SHARING BIG CHUNKS OF DATA BETWEEN COMPUTERS TO ENSURE HIGHEST STABILITY FOR THE AUDIO NETWORK DANTE VIRTUAL SOUNDCARD License available under https www audinate com products software dante virtual soundcard e In order to activate the virtual sound card click on the power button on the left as shown in the following screenshot If it turns green the sound card is acti
8. onnect incoming audio streams inside KLANG fabrik to the audio processor called DSP top line DSP1 represents input channels 1 8 e g as seen in the remote software KLANG app DSP2 represents channels 9 16 and so on In the normal configuration KLANG fabrik uses 16 input channels hence DSP1 and DSP2 only e In order to route the channels 1 8 of Dante to the channels 1 8 of the 3D in ear monitoring system we push the arrow to appear in the cell 9 from left to right and the cell 5 from top to bottom Dante channels 9 16 hence Dante 2 to DSP2 for the input channels 9 16 e The users 3D audio mixes can then be routed to different sinks Here we choose users 1 4 to appear on the analog outputs called users 1 4 be routing DSP1 left legend to DA Digital to analog conversion top legend Additionally the outputs for the users 1 4 are mirrored to the optical out 1 Opt 1 top legend and Dante output channels 1 8 of the Dante module Dan 1 top legend e This setup could be used e g to stream 16 channels of audio recordings with the Dante Virtual Soundcard to KLANG fabrik e Let s assume we want to change the routing to connect different audio channels e g an analog to digital converter to route live channels e g 8 channels of drums Click on the cell Optical 1 left and DSP1 top e To disconnect a sink from a source just click on the name of the sink in the top legend This means no audio is routed to this sink e KLANG vier rout
9. onso les with MADI several converters to Dante and ADAT are available For consoles using only AVB an ADAT and AVB to MADI converter can be used For all other mixing consoles analog outputs can be connected to an Analog to Dante or Analog to ADAT converter E Gy g H ROUTER R RRR IS 1 USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 3 CONNECTION OVERVIEW amp TECH SPECS KLANG fabrik KLANG vier ANALOG OUTPUTS DANTE CLOCK OUT OPTICAL OUT Connect to your headphone Gigabit network for Connect to e g Connect to optional DACs amp or wireless transmitter audio transmission optional ADCs 8 channels per connector CONTROL OPTICAL INPUT POWER SUPPLY Connect to your PC MAC 8 channels each compatible with Connect power cable and WiFi router for remote ADAT connect optional ADCs Switch on KLANG fabrik ANALOG INPUTS Optional KLANG fabrik only e KLANG Zero Latency Inputs 2 balanced XLR NEUTRIK connectors audio line level inputs Additional analog mixing to all 16 analog output channels without any AD DA conversion No meter information available Only stereo mixing for these inputs Frequency range 10Hz to 30kHz 0 1dB ANALOG OUTPUTS KLANG fabrik e Analog line level monitoring outputs 16 balanced XLR NEUTRIK connectors analog line level outputs with flat frequency response starting from 5 Hz Upper roll off frequency depending on sampling rate 16Hz 20kHz 0 1 dB Nominal outpu
10. pply changes and wait until the KLANG fabrik reboots USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 7 KLANG APP 2 KLANG app 2 is available for iOS on the Apple AppStore Android Windows and Mac OS X versions are also available di rectly from KLANG com Become a beta tester by contacting the KLANG developers under support KLANG com PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TURN OF MISLEADING NETWORK CONNECTIONS E G DISABLE UMTS DATA TRANSMISSION ON A TABLET OR SMARTPHONE IF CONNECTION CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED CONFIG TWEAK CHANNEL SETTINGS Go to CONFIG and to the ROUTING tab and click press the first instrument channel Each Group 1 has associated chan nels 2 Channels can be moved up and down and associated with other groups by the handler 3 See left screenshot for details g LS 6 G 09 Z Z 8 G IN e Q wove A H ooo e Choose a symbol 1 according to the instrument a color 2 set stereo linking 3 option and most importantly switch it on or off 4 e When you re done click NEXT to repeat this process with EACH channel See right screenshot for details USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier CONFIG SWITCH USER MODES e KLANG app supports 3 modes that distinguish musicians technicians and administrators These modes can be switched by holding down the CONFIG button for more than 5 seconds e Technician mode allows to log into an arbitrary user of KLANG fabrik KLANG vier
11. r Computer Windows or Mac OS X with a multi track playback software including Dante Virtual Soundcard DVS lt WiFi Router or network access 2 network cables with RJ45 connectors no Neutrik EtherCon cables required one for Dante running to the computer one for Control going to the WiFi router KLANG fabrik only Headphone amplifier e g KLANG quelle and cables with female XLR connecting KLANG fabrik to your headphone amp or direct connecting cables for high impedance headphones to the KLANG fabrik or wireless audio transmitters Pair of headphones Smartphone or Tablet running KLANG app 2 can be used to demonstrate orientation tracking if no KLANG vektor is present A computer can also work as a remote control interface KLANG app 2 is available for free at www KLANG com MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRMWARE REVISION NUMBER IS COMPATIBLE WITH THIS DOCUMENTATION Current KLANG fabrik KLANG vier Firmware Revision 2 0 x versions USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 2 INTEGRATING KLANG fabrik KLANG vier INTO EXISTING SETUP The KLANG fabrik KLANG vier can be connected directly to an FOH mixing desk or a monitor desk as well as studio mixing consoles The 3D In Ear Monitoring system is commonly inserted into an existing setup between mixing desk and headpho ne amp or wireless in ear transmitters With Dante and optical audio compatible with ADAT most digital mixing desks can be connected directly For mixing c
12. t channels Routing and configuration over Dante Controller software Currently the firmware only allows routing of 32 Channel 1 to Channel 32 input and output channels of the Dante Stream inside KLANG fabrik and 24 input channels in KLANG vier e KLANG vier uses a fixed routing scheme Hence user output 1 5 are always routed to the Dante module WORD CLOCK 2 BNC connectors for input and output KLANG fabrik and 1 BNC connector for output KLANG vier Input with swit chable termination 75 Q Output clock is always connected to internal DSP processing clock Prefer using professional clock cabling with word clock output connected to e g optional AD converters over clock recovery from optical audio inputs OPTICAL AUDIO e 4 input and 4 output KLANG fabrik and 3 input KLANG vier optical audio compatible with ADAT Each optical audio in terface can handle 8 channels at 44 1 48 kHz with 24 bit precision Optical audio connectors are non locking USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier FRONT KLANG fabrik only e USB connector for pen drive support import export of settings backup firmware update e 5 inch 12 7cm color capacitive touch display with 800x600 pixels DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT KLANG fabrik e Weight 5 kg e Size W H D 44 5 9 0 23 0 cm e Front panel width 48 5 cm e 2HE 2 Rack units gap between rack bolts W H 46 5 7 5 cm DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT KLANG vier e Weight 3 kg e Siz
13. t level 4 dBu max 22 dBu Output impedance 75 Q USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier HEADPHONE OUTS amp ANALOG OUTPUTS KLANG vier e 4 stereo headphone outputs at the front side suitable for in ears and standard headphones Gain switch for highly sensi tive in ears 12 dB normal headphones 0 dB low output headphones 12 dB e Analog line level outputs in SUB D breakout at the rear side with flat frequency response starting from 5 Hz Upper roll off frequency depending on sampling rate 16Hz 20kHz 0 1 dB Nominal output level 4 dBu max 22 dBu Output impedance 75 Q Output level depending on gain switch at the front Pin layout is not standard format D Sub pin out 01 4L 02 GND 03 4R 04 3L 05 GND 06 3R 07 2L O8 GND 09 2R 10 1L 1 GND 12 IR 13 n c 14 4L 15 4R 16 GND 17 3L 18 3R 19 GND 20 2L 21 2R 22 GND 23 IL 24 1R 25 GND DANTE CONTROL e 3 KLANG fabrik high class network interfaces with locking NEUTRIK EhterCon connectors 3 different configurations Dante redundant 3 equal ports separate control and Dante can be chosen in Dante Controller software e 2 KLANG vier high class network interfaces with locking NEUTRIK EhterCon connectors 2 different configurations 2 equal network ports switch attached control separate control and Dante ports switch detached control can be chosen in Dante Controller software e Dante module with 64 input and 64 outpu
14. tant to quit the mode later on e Please consider connecting the remote device to a power supply to avoid unwanted power off The use of professional smartphone or tablet holder is suggested USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS e TO REDUCE THE DANGER OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVERS NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY CLASS device Connect only to mains socket outlets with protective earth e Do not expose this product to rain or other types of moisture To avoid the hazard of electrical shock do not handle the power cord with wet hands Operating Temperature O C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Avoid exposition this device to sources of heat Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing No Objects filled with liquids such as vases bottles and glasses shall be placed on the apparatus Unplug the main power cord to ensure an all pole disconnection Keep the main power socket easily accessible Using any audio system at high volume levels can cause permanent damage to your hearing Set your system volume as low as possible Avoid prolonged exposure to excessive sound pressure levels COMPLIANCE The KLANG fabrik has been tested and complies with e EN55103 1 2009 EN 55103 2 2009 EN 55022 2006 CISPR 22 1997 CAN CSA CEI IEC CISPR 22 02 FCC 47 CFR Part 15 SAFETY UL 60065 7th Edition
15. u are instantaneously logged into that particular user Just adjust the mix and proceed to the next musician e To quit the CUE mode hold down your user ID button for 3 seconds again The purple frame will disappear USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier 8 LOAD amp SAVE USER SETTINGS CHANNEL SETTINGS e Let s assume the instrument audio streams are arriving at KLANG fabrik KLANG vier and the routing is already correct for the purpose We want e g to have 8 individual users and 24 pre configured input channels default Open KLANG app 2 switch to administrator or engineer technician mode Name all channels choose an icon and deactivate all unused channels Link stereo channels to clean up the appearance Position the instruments on the i3D or 3D orbit mainly For bass drum or bass a mono setting inside the head might be sufficient as the human ears have difficulties locating low frequency content SETTINGS FOR THE USER e For musicians use the musician mode but log into technician mode first to setup the system correctly e Under CONFIG choose a user e Then switch to musician mode by pressing and holding the CONFIG button for more than 5 seconds e On iPad you can ensure that no other app is used by switching the iPad to Kiosk Mode E g for iPad click 3 times quickly on the home button to enter Check your operating system for similar feature if needed e Please note Remember the password this is really impor
16. ve e Make sure the network connector is green and shows 1G indicating a Gigabit connection It does not work properly with 100 MBit s In case you have 100 Mbit modify the network cable connection to connect your computer directly to KLANG fabrik e g to DANTE 1 port eee Dante Virtual Soundcard E usg About Audio Channels Ax 5 Danto Latency 10 ms Network interface on Network Status 1Gdps IP Address 192 168 186 77 Dante se USER MANUAL KLANG fabrik amp KLANG vier DANTE CONTROLLER AND ROUTING e Available under https www audinate com products software dante controller e Start the Dante Controller on your compatible operating system and proceed with the following settings e Connect the audio output of your computer s Dante Virtual Soundcard DVS to KLANG fabrik KLANG vier e Please note The Dante module starts with the same serial number KF K4 as KLANG fabrik KLANG vier PLEASE NOTE HIGHLIGHTED DEVICE NAMES IN INDICATE PROBLEMS WITH THE DANTE SETTINGS e Please disable distracting multiple connections to the same network e g by disabling WiFi on your Mac or PC while using a network cable for Dante streaming DANTE LATENCY AND SETTINGS e Although Dante is built for low latency it is important to monitor the settings and the behavior after setup In case the Dante latency exceeds the specified latency e g of the DVS for streaming playback data from e g Logic Reaper or ProTools to K
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