Amarra sQ User Manual
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1. Amarra sQ www sonicstudio com Sonic Studio Amarra sO User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Amarra SQ Overview essen nennen nnn nn nn nnn 4 1 1 Amara SO OUICK tart uiii epus is pus MM PD M Eu UNE 5 Chapter 2 Amatha SO Set UD ismael 6 2 1 Mac Host Requirements ococcocccccnconcnncnconcnnonconcanonnoncnaranencnncanonnnnrnnrnnrnrnnrnnrnnrncanenas 6 2 2 Installing Uninstalling Amarra sQ eeeseeeeeeeeeeneeen nennen nnne nnn nnn 6 2 3 Launching Licensing and Using Amarra SO onccocccncccconccnncononennnonanonanccnnconnnenanons 6 2 9 1 Irial VIO IS ACUM m 7 2 3 2 lFermanentActuvation Mode e ooo eco acid die Us 9 2 4 Managing your Amarra sO License with ILM eere 11 2 4 1 The iLok License Manager ILM eeeeeeeseeeeeeeen nennen nennen nnnm nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnns 11 2 4 2 YOUF ILOKACCOUM ct Et 11 2 4 3 Managing YOU r LICOnSse aede nel IM M LHP PM IE MOI LM ea einen E 12 Chapter 3 Amarra sQ User Interface oocoocooncooccccconconconccnncanccanonaroncnannanons 13 3 1 AMAS T 13 3 1 1 Frequency Visualizer Scaling IM GB 3c ai A i 13 3 1 2 A pz 14 3 1 3 Ee LA Pa mts 9 pes 14 3 1 4 Hiagn Detniton ilg c 14 3 1 5 Equalizer Bands with S UNIQUE FRIOS ni a A 14 3 1 6 EO Baltic pO iiec de ient i fe csasrie et io ct ce adi sacado outta ad cheer rr ee ereceeenrer ee2. However because the stopband ripple value is so low the phase response and resultant temporal response of the filter will be excellent At the other extreme of its range stopband ripple will be 108 dB down from the unity passband gain but the phase response will suffer the group delay will be severe and the resulting temporal smearing may be unacceptable As with any filter careful listening will determine the tradeoff between stopband suppression and side effects Figure 10 8 below shows an typical 3rd order high pass filter Superimposed on that curve is another 3rd order high pass with 6 dB of passband ripple amp 120 dB of stopband attenuation Notice the rippling bouncing ball amplitude response in the region above the resonant frequency This passband ripple would create some possibly undesirable amplitude effects but because the ripple spec has been relaxed the phase response would be improved Page 23 EQ Transfer Furctaan 3rd order high pass with 6 dB of passband ripple amp 120 dB of attenuation Compare the response in figure 10 8 with the next figure which shows a 3rd order high pass with 0 10 dB of passband ripple amp 10 dB of stopband attenuation This time the stopband ripple would allow some material below the resonant frequency to leak into the filter s output Again however because the ripple spec has been relaxed the phase response would be improved EG Transfer Function 3rd order high pass with 0
3. furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Sonic Studio LLC Sonic Studio LLC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document Except as permitted by such license no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Sonic Studio LLC Notice of Liability The author and publisher have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information herein However the information contained in this document is provided without warranty either express or implied Neither the authors Sonic Studio LLC nor its dealers or distributors will be held liable for any damages to be caused either directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the software or hardware products described herein SONIC STUDIO LLC MAKES NOWARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDINGWITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE SONIC STUDIO LLC DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDINGTHE USE ORTHE RESULTS OFTHE USE OFTHE SONIC STUDIO L
4. include a wide Q of 0 5 a medium O of 2 0 and a narrow O of 10 C Transfer Function Ist order parametric with f of 1000 Hz Page 20 EC Transfer Funztian 2nd order parametric with f of 1000 Hz EG Transfer Function 3rd order parametric with f of 1000 Hz Page 21 EQ Transfer Function 4th order parametric with f of 1000 Hz The high and low shelves are also three parameter filters with Resonant Frequency gain and order The family of curves below include 1st through 4th order The 4th order response is practically vertical in the transition region E Transfer Fursciian High shelf with f of 1000 Hz The high and low pass filters also have three parameters However in this case stopband ripple labeled Stop has taken the place of gain As with the shelving filter above the family of curves below include 1st through 4th order Page 22 C Transfer Function 1 High pass with f of 1000 Hz Stopband ripple describes the amount of amplitude variation or ripple in a filter s out of band response Indirectly it describes two more important parameters One is out of band suppression or how much leakage of unwanted signal you receive and the other is phase shift and group delay The stopband ripple parameter provides a range of 12 to 108 At the 12 setting only 12 dB of loss will occur out of band no much for a filter of this type
5. its open windows allowing you access to other programs running in Mac OS X Clicking on the Amarra sQ icon in your Dock returns Amarra sO to view 3 3 1 3 Hide Others Use the Hide Others menu item to hide all visible applications except Amarra sO allowing you to focus on Amarra sO alone Clicking on any icon in the doc will return that application to view Page 16 3 3 1 4 Show All The Show All menu item unhides all running programs in Mac OS X 3 3 1 5 Quit Amarra sQ Use the Quit Amarra sQ menu item to quit Amarra sQ and close all open windows 3 3 2 Setup Menu Hide Amarra sQ W Audio Device Settings 38A About Amarra sQ Quit 3 3 2 1 Hide Amarra sQ Selecting hides Amarra sO leaving other open application windows open 3 3 2 2 Audio Device Settings Selecting Audio Device Settings opens the Audio Device Settings window see page 15 3 3 2 3 About Amarra sQ Opens a dialog box describing the version and build numbers of your Amarra sO application Clicking on the dialog box closes it 3 3 2 4 Quit Use the Quit menu item to quit Amarra sO and close all open windows Page 17 Chapter 4 OU le Shooting 4 1 Playback Possible Cause Can t Hear Sound in Amarra Your DAC is not set for output See page 15 for info on in Audio Devices Settings configuring Audio Device Window Settings SonicStream is not in SonicStream should the list o
6. streaming audio source and hit play Amarra sO will automatically take over playback any EQ settings turned on will be in effect meters will be displayed and the Volume slider in Amarra sO will be active Page 8 Machine License vs iLok2 License Amarra sO gives you added flexibility with how you license your software Machine License Method Use if you do not own an iLok2 Easy to use but less portable Can be moved from one Mac to another using the iLok License Manager application iLok2 Method Highly portable just move your iLok2 from Mac to Mac Requires an iLok2 ILok1 will not work with Amarra sQ 2 3 2 Permanent Activation Mode The Section describes how to activate your permanent Amarra sQ license After installation the Activation is required window appears Click the Activate button sonic Studio A s T E a 1 E de i LS gt Activation i5 required Product names I D roduct Number 5AM ASI Select Try or Activate then create FREE secure Account m bebo Lo begin Click ar ef the butters elk Software Licensing System ce os IDs Click Activate Click Create new account if you don t have one create a free and secure iLok account then check your email for a account confirmation message Note that we do not distribute your information outside of Sonic Studio LLC Sonic Studio License Account Log vw an UE EE 1 Glick Create new BEN VISAS Q
7. 1 dB of passband ripple amp 10 dB of attenuation Page 24 The bandpass and band stop filters are straightforward three parameter forms and the notch filter has only two parameters as the gain is implied to be The next two figures once again include quality factors Q of 0 5 2 and 10 EQ Transfer Furctaan Ist order bandpass with f of 1000 Hz EG Transfer Function 3rd order bandpass with f of 1000 Hz Page 25 EQ Transfer Function Notch filter with f of 1000 Hz Page 26 Page 27 Sonic Studio Amarra sO User Manual Index Symbols 1st order parametric 20 2nd order parametric 20 3rd order high pass 23 24 3rd order parametric 20 4th order parametric 20 Active Input Channels 16 Active Output Channels 16 Audio Buffer 16 Audio Buffer Size 16 Audio Device Settings 5 15 17 B bandpass 25 band stop 25 D DAC 5 15 16 E EO Band On Off 15 EO Global On Off 13 14 15 Equalizer 13 Equalizer Bands 13 EO Visualizer 13 14 F Fader 13 14 Frequency Visualizer 13 G Gain 13 14 H High Definition Meters 13 14 Page 28 High pass 23 High Pass 25 High shelf 25 High Shelf 25 iLok 6 9 11 12 iLok2 6 9 11 12 ILok account 6 9 11 12 ILok License Manager 9 11 12 Input Selector 15 InterLok 6 Launch 5 Low pass 22 Machine License 9 Meters 13 14 Mute Button 13 15 Notch filter 26 Output Selector 15 PACE 6 parametric 20 21 22 Parametric 20 22 23 25 passband 2
8. 3 24 Peak 13 14 Q Quality Factor 20 Ripple 22 23 24 Page 29 RMS 13 14 Sample Rate 16 Slope 20 SonicStream 5 15 Stopband 23 25 VU 13 14 2014 Sonic Studio LLC 1340 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94103 1 415 944 7642 Amarra Amarra Symphony Amarra sO sonicstudio com the Sonic Studio logo and type are trademarks of Sonic Studio LLC in the United States and other countries All other trademarks trade names service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies Comments corrections and suggestions regarding this manual are always welcome Please contact us at lt support sonicstudio com gt Sonic Studio Amarra sO UM v01r21 Page 30
9. E Next Y Enter your User ID and Password then click Next Select the Licence you want to activate Click Next Page 7 The next step is to select your Mac as the location to store your license Click Next Fr Sonic Studio Successful Activation en Sonic Studio Select a Location lease select the activation location E Congratulations Armarra 90 beta state has been activated WOU wani to activate to an lok you can plug it in al any time James MacPro Put th licenze on his Computer Click hare If you nesd ra purchase an ilok online Select the location to store your Amarra sO license The Successful Activation window will appear Click Continue Amarra sQ will launch Amarra sQ launches you ll be reminded to set your output device appropriately and that your Mac s System volume should be set to Maximum Click OK in both windows Please set your Input and Output Device System volume should be set to max e P SAI eT tee i For best results use the volume control in Amarra sQ Do you want ta reset system volume oO i Cana E In the resulting window set the output device by selecting from the output device pulldown list Input is always SonicStream output is your playback device eoo Device Settings astu AudioQuest rd Output 1 2 active output RA 5how advanced settings Once you ve properly set up Amarra sO simply launch your
10. LC SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE RISK ASTOTHE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OFTHE SONIC STUDIO SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLYTOYOU IN NO EVENT WILL SONIC STUDIO LLC ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION ANDTHE LIKE ARISING OUT OFTHE USE OR INABILITYTO USETHE SONIC STUDIO SOFTWARE EVEN IF SONIC STUDIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OFTHE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOWTHE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLYTOYOU Notice of Rights Sonic Studio Amarra Amarra Hifi Amarra Symphony Amarra sQ SSE Sonic Mastering EO Model 302 Model 303 Model Four Model 305 and the Sonic Studio and Amarra logos are trademarks of Sonic Studio LLC All other company or product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Chapter 1 Amarra SO Overview Thank you for purchasing Amarra sO Amarra sQ is a stand alone application for Mac OSX that is designed to improve the audio quality of all audio on your Mac including streaming sources such as e Bea
11. UAY least de pel Sel inp iet sae E pw read haer ee COUNT weg LCEGUFL credentials 2 Check your Email for confirmation note amp maras Log in into Z 3 Launch Amarra sO A Enjoy sofware Licensing I SystomA TA Next Click Create new account if you don t have one create a free and secure account then check your email for an account confirmation message Page 9 Enter your iLok User ID and Password click Next Copy the Activation Code CMD C from the Product Information letter you received after your purchase and paste CMD V that code into Activation Code Entry field and click Next hen select your Amarra sQ license 800 anc Sonic Studio p Sonic Studio License Account Login ET Activation Code Entry lave an Hok com account ciwatlon code available If yes please enter it Below j MAE Do you have an a 1 Click Create new i er ID 2 Check your Email pire tor confirmation note amp Click here if you need ro purchase a license for Amarra s0 hera state Log in into 3 Launch Amarra sO 4 Enjoy Solvang Liconsing Syelom s Enter your User ID and Password then click Next Paste your Activation Code Click Next The next step is to select your Mac as the location to store your license Click Next 800 Ban Sonic Studio E Sonic Studio Select a Location Successful Activation Pleas fect the activation location Congratulations Arnarra C beta stat
12. anges made with this instance of EO 3 2 Audio Device Settings e Device Settings O MEMA Model 304 10014 2 input SonicStream um Af Output 1 2 Q Output 3 4 active output channels O Output 5 6 O Output 7 8 Show advanced settings Audio Device Settings Window 3 2 1 Output Selector Choose your Digital to Analog Converter DAC from this list That action sets Amarra sO s output to feed to your DAC 3 2 2 Input Selector Select SonicStream from this list The input menu should always be set to SonicStream Page 15 3 2 3 Active Output Channels This area assigns the routing of the output channels in your DAC Most DACs only have 2 output channels but if your DAC has more outputs you can select them from the list 3 2 4 Test Button Pressing the Test button causes Amarra sO to produce a test signal of 3 short pulses at 440 Hz This useful for verifying that Amarra sQ is putting out signal to your DAC 3 2 5 Show Advanced Settings Clicking this button reveals the Audio Buffer Size pull down menu allowing you to adjust the audio buffer in sample values 1024 is best 3 3 Menus 3 3 1 Amarra sQ Menu Services E Hide Amarra sQ 36H Hide Others X aH Show All Quit Amarra sQ 0 3 3 1 1 Services The Services menu item provides access to Mac OS X s system wide services 3 3 1 2 Hide Amarra sQ Use the Hide Amarra sO menu item to hide Amarra sO and all of
13. e has been activated e E LICHT H you wani to activate bo an ilok you can plug it in al any time James MacPro Put th licenze on 1h computer Click here if you need ra purchase an iLak online Select the location to store your Amarra sO license The Successful Activation window will appear Click Continue Amarra sQ will launch Amarra sQ launches you ll be reminded to set your output device appropriately and that your Mac s System volume should be set to Maximum Click OK in both windows Please set your Input and Output Device System volume should be set to max Do not uet to SonicStream For best results use the volume control in Amarra sQ Do you Want to reser system volume Caneel In the resulting window set the output device by selecting from the output device pulldown list Input is always SonicStream output is your playback device Page 10 eoo Device Settings aeu AudioQuest DragonFly gt A SonicStream Output 1 2 active output channels L Show advanced settings Once you ve properly set up Amarra sO simply launch your streaming audio source and hit play Amarra sO will automatically take over playback any EQ settings turned on will be in effect meters will be displayed and the Volume slider in Amarra sO will be active 2 4 Managing your Amarra sQ License with LM Moving managing your Amarra sO license is an easy task We use the iLok License Manager ILM a
14. ed window appears Click the Try button sonic Studio A m SESS de 1 p d l A ol Activation is required oi Freduct nar Aiara 0 Publisher mie Studia Prot ut yet Number SAM ASE i Select Try or Activate then create FREE secure Account thon bebo Lo begin Nc One Gf The bublonra be Sofware Licensing System L m L1 Click Try Click Create new account if you don t have one create a free and secure iLok account then check your email for a account confirmation message Note that we do not distribute your information outside of Sonic Studio LLC Sonic Studio License Account Login a yori i Click Create new account 2 Check your Email for confirmation note amp Ling in info 3 Launch Amarra 50 A Enjoy Software Liconsing ELE L TA ETA Click Create new account if you don t have one create a free and secure account then check your email for an account confirmation message Enter your iLok User ID and Password click Next then select your Amarra sO license 800 Sonic Studio Sonic Studio License Account Login This Wiad requires you to have an S EHE EE Hs DT il Click Create new pase antr your dla com account credentials eC ount ser ID 2 Check your Email for confirmation note amp word L g in infin 6 6 14 10 36 PM 3 Launch Amarra 50 4 Enjoy soMware Liconsing Systime ES LE Entera Code ME Quit M
15. f devices in Sound be in the list of devices If Preferences or Audio Midi Set SonicStream is missing Up please restart your computer and it should appear If not a reinstall of the software is required Cant Hear Sound after Your DAC did not reset Change the output device quitting Amarra sQ properly after quitting Amarra from SonicStream to your Symphony DAC in Sound Preferences or Audio MIDI Set Up Output meters are overloading The volume or EO settings are Turn down the volume fader too high until red overload indication goes away Output is too low Volume fader is set too low Turn the volume fader up until It reaches a desirable level 4 2 Licensing Possible Cause Can t Activate Demo Activation Code is not correct Use this code 4395 3663 6355 3996 8480 8989 5871 75 Please contact salesOsonicstudio com You ve tried Amarra sO before for another 15 day trial Can t Activate License Activation Code is not correct Verify that you copied and pasted the correct code Connect your computer to the Internet to Activate your software Your computer is not connected to the Internet Page 18 4 3 Contacting Sonic Studio LLC Thanks for purchasing a Sonic Studio product We really appreciate your patronage and are always interested in your experiences with Amarra Sonic Studio Support Portal www sonicstudio com amarra amarra supportportal For bug reports and frequently asked questio
16. ns FAO visit www sonicstudio com amarra amarra faq Updates to Sonic SO when available are in the Downloads section of the Sonic Studio website www sonicstudio com amarra amarra supportZzDOWNLOAD Page 19 Appendix A Amarra sQ EO Filter Specifications and Descriptions The parametric filters are classic three parameter versions with Resonant Frequency gain and Q O or Quality Factor is defined as the resonant frequency or center frequency in the case of a symmetrical filter divided by the bandwidth The bandwidth is in turn defined as the one or two frequencies at which the filter response is 3 dB up or down from unity gain Expressing the width of a filter as a Quality Factor rather than bandwidth provides a more intuitive sense of the filter s subjective sound since the same value of O will produce different bandwidths at different frequencies The higher the frequency the wider the bandwidth will be for a given O value which roughly corresponds to our auditory mechanism s ability to perceive a filter s action As an example a parametric filter with a Q of 1 has a bandwidth of 100 Hz when its center frequency is set to 100 Hz but it has a bandwidth of 1000 Hz when the center frequency Is set to 1000 Hz The order or slope of the filter is controllable with 1st through 4th order or 6 to 24 dB per octave slope respectively Each of the four orders are separate menu choices The family of curves shown below
17. on you can log into your iLok account and manage your license 2 4 3 Managing your License Once you ve created your account and loaded the iLok License Manager launch the ILM from Applications iLok License Manager and sign in with your User Name and Password To move your license you will need to Take Ownership of it Once you take ownership you are free to move your license to your account and to another machine as needed To move your license to another machine simply move the license back to your account log in on another machine and move the license to that machine Load Amarra sO and you should be all set Page 12 Chapter 3 Amarra SO User Interface Order Order Order imara Hz Hz 11111 0 EA sQ Ju l ON ED l TB 2 EQ Visualizer 4 High Definition Meters 6 EO Band On Off 8 EQ Global On Off 3 1 Amarra sQ Controls 3 1 1 Frequency Visualizer Scaling in dB This menu sets the vertical scale of Visualizer window in dB The values are 24 12 6 and 3 with the default scale at 12 Page 13 3 1 2 EQ Visualizer This area displays the current filter settings as a visual representation Each color coded filter node can be dragged and adjusted from within this window 3 1 3 Gain Fader Adjusts the overall gain of the plug in Parameters are 6 to 60 dB Option click to re set to zero 3 1 4 High Definition Meters The Meters section g
18. pp from Pace to manage your machine locked or iLok licensed Amarra sO license Please follow the steps below to manage your Amarra sO License 2 4 1 The Lok License Manager iLIM The iLok License Manager is the application you will use to manage your license LM is installed with Amarra sQ in Applications iLok License Manager 2 4 2 Your iLok Account In order to use Amarra sQ for a trial or permanently you will need to create a free account at https www ilok com registration to manage your Amarra sO license Please note your iLok ID and Password as you ll need to use them to access your iLok account in the future To Create an account within the iLok Llcense Manager launch the iLok License Manager application then select Create New Account Click Sign In Page 11 Sign In Enter your User ID and Paggword then click Sign In to continue Cancel Click Create New Account i Lt K Bi Lak License Manager Free Account Setup HEW USERS ONLY Please do not set up an account if you already have one ad fhe User IO vog chnel be your eggun Eendifier Uzer iD i Fri Aar pa paa fa o aer i J Fiest Name Last Mame Company Era Akkea Re enter Ema Putre Enter your data in the appropriate fields Make sure to note your User ID and Password After registration you will receive a confirmation email Please click on the link in the body of that mail to activate your Lok Account After confirmati
19. raphically displays real time indications of Peak RMS and VU values with hyper ballistic accuracy At the top of the meter strips Peak and RMS values are displayed in numeric relation to zero for under zero for over zero Both the meter strip and the numbers in this section will turn red when an over zero level is detected CM NT Equalizer Bands with 8 Unique Filters The bottom left half of the Amarra sQ window contains the Y Parametric master controls for each of the Band Pass four available filter bands The Band Stop controls are context sensitive pnt and apply to the selected filter Lo Shelf section and changes are reflected Hi Pass in the EO Visualizer section Lo Pass Clicking on the top reveals a list the available filter types Filter Selection Menu Select your desired filter from the menu to instantiate Extra control sections will me enabled depending on filter type LEARN See page 20 below for complete filter descriptions and graphical representations of their capabilities LEARN Values can be entered by keyboard or by click hold mouse up down Page 14 3 1 6 EQ Band On Off This button toggles individual bands of Amarra sQ on or off and is useful for comparing the change induced in a single band of EQ 3 1 7 Mute Button This button mutes or stops the output of Amarra sQ 3 1 8 EQ Global On Off This button toggles the Amarra sQ on or off and is useful for comparing the sum of all ch
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21. ts Music Google Play iTunes Radio Pandora Rdio Spotify and other audio sources e Youlube NetFlix iTunes Hulu Plus Vimeo and other video sources e Your iTunes music library Amarra sQ uses the same great audio technology that s in both our Amarra music player and soundBlade mastering software Amarra sO also incorporates a fully functional four band EQ each containing 7 different filters see page 20 that s useful for tonal shaping and enhancing any content from your Mac 2 kKHz Lo Shelf Hi Shelf 2 NT Order Order RT 77027271 o CEA 165 0 EE 12500 DE sop sQ n gt dB OF ON Con CD cD MUTE E The Amarra sQ User Interface Page 4 Learn GoogleTranslate now provides for translating full documents into local languages Please visit http translate google com select the desired language to translate to and click on translate a document It s not a perfect tool but it may help those who prefer languages other than English 1 1 Amarra sQ Quick Start Launch Amarra sO and activate as Trial or Licensed see page 6 1 From the File 2 Audio Device Settings set the Audio Device to use for output Hide Amarra sQ Audio Device Settings EA About Amarra sQ Quit File gt Audio Device Settings menu e ooo Device Settings al Tin AudioQuest DragonFly hu SonicStream AH Output 1 2 active output channels Show advanced settings Set Output to
22. your DAC Set Input to SonicStream Use Test button to verify output to your DAC 2 Listen Page 5 Chapter 2 Amarra SO Set Up 2 1 Mac Host Requirements At a minimum Amarra sQ requires the following e Apple Macintosh Intel 2 6 GHz minimum or faster preferred e 17 or larger display e 3 GB RAM minimum 4 GB RAM or more preferred e OS 10 6 8 or newer 2 2 Installing Uninstalling Amarra sQ To install Amarra sO please click on the Amarra sQ Installer pkg You can download the Installer from Follow the on screen instructions to install your software You may uninstall the Amarra sQ as follows e Run Uninstall AmarraSQ app This will remove all components installed 2 3 Launching Licensing and Using Amarra sQ There are two methods for licensing Amarra sQ 1 Trial Mode Free 15 day full function trial See page 7 2 Permanent Activation You are delivered an Activation Code after purchase See page 9 Learn For your security and convenience an iLok Account is required to use or try Amarra sQ Your personal account is free secure and takes just a few minutes to set up Amarra sO software is protected with PACE Anti Piracy s InterLok copy protection Learn more at iLok com Your Amarra sO license is authorized on your Mac via Machine License or iLok2 USB Smart Key Page 6 2 3 1 Trial Mode Activation After installation the Activation is requir
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