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1. Ek 28 QUARTET INFRASONIC 7 2 SONAR There are few steps must be done for the SONAR which may supports both WDM and ASIO After launhing SONAR go to option gt Audio tab 1 WDM KS mode Change the settings as below in Input Output Drivers settings Audio Options WDM KS li la GUAK TET Audio Le 1 IB GUARTET Audio 14 pa a ar DdE center singcos taper constant power Po Default Settings for New Projects 192000 Mixing Latency pa J a The input and output drivers have to be matched to each other Restart the SONAR after the settings have changed 2 ASIO mode First change the Driver Mode to ASIO on the Advanced tab of the Audio Option as below Then restart the SONAR 29 QUARTET Second change the settings as below on Input Output Drivers settings Audio B ptio ns ASID input Drivers n INFRASONIC QUARTET A INFRASONIC QUARTET INFRASONIC QUARTET INFRASONIC QUARTET _QutputDrivers A INFAASONIC QUARTET A INFAASONIC QUARTET A INFRASUNIL QUARTET A INFAASONIC QUARTET A INFRASONIC QUARTET Asi INFRASONIC QUARTET Asi INFRASONIC QUARTET Asi INFRASONIC QUARTET Asi INFRASONIC QUARTET ASI INFRASONIC QUARTET ASI INFRASONIL QUARTET ASI INFRASONIC QUARTET ASI 30 INFRASONIC QUARTET INFRASONIC 7 3 GigaStudio After launching GigaStudio select System Settings On the right pane select I2. and in no event will SIMS Corp liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product regardless of any form of the claim SIMS Corp specifically disclaims all other warranties expressed or implied Specifically SIMS Corp makes no warranty that the product is fit for any particular purpose The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Caution Any changes or modifications in construction of this device with are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correc
3. global to Start ASIO streaming at application startup all windows Help Ps 2 Cancel lt ASIO Audio connections Input mapping avalan Channels fo ASiDinputs 8 logical channels mapped to 8 ASIO outputs EA VIA WEA Lettfont n Lis QUARTET 1 2 y Right front Ehannel 2 E IS QUARTET 1 2 y Ehana LIS QUARTET34 y Low Frequency Effects Ehana E IS QUARTET 3 4 Sunound Chamas fLISQUARTETSE Leftsuround f Chanel A RIS QUARTET S6 Right surround Channel 7 LIS QUARTET 78 Channel 7 LIS QUARTET 7 8 Channie Jrs aUARTEr 7 8 fthameits JRIS OUARTET 7 8 y Preset Untitled z Hee YE Cancel 32 QUARTET INFRASONIC Astreterences i ax a Tempo4Time code TE Audio Database Ce CO Burning SAN Syne EI General ap Audio Card El Fie it Appearance my Editing za Display Recording Playback MME WDM IS QUARTET Audio ASIG Buffer Number le E Conan Buffer Size 16384 E t Latency 16bit 44 1kHz stereo 557 me 200 H Convert mono to stereo Preferred Resolution lw Auto Stop if drops out Playback Browser audio files 2 16 bit ral la E Sensitivib 300 me E 20 bit l Restrict to Play Tool Playback cursor Get position from audio driver Correction samples O Start 4510 streaming at application startup Buffer Number ls E Buffer Size 15384 E f 24 bit 24 bit al
4. or E guitar to the ASIO application monitor the signal in both the control room and the recoring booth at the same time Case 4 Record the signal to the recoder while playing MP3 files and dub your voice using with Microphone You can mix levels properly using with Mixer window FROM 26 QUARTET INFRASONIC Case 5 Send Drum VSTi to virtual channel ASIO output 5 6 Also send Piano VSTi to virtual channel ASIO output 7 8 These signals go to ASIO input 5 6 7 8 for recording At the same time record voice and guitar on H W input 1 2 3 4 Monitoring vocal and guitar Monitoring drum andipiano VSTi Recording vocal and guitar Recordingsdrum and piano VSTi a 2 QUARTET INFRASONIC 7 Using with Applications This chapter contains the basic configuration examples for some popular software applications Please refer to the specific software s manual for detailed information 7 1 Cubase and Nuendo After launhing Cubase SX go to Device gt Device Setup gt VST Multitrack Select INFRASONIC QUARTET ASIO for the ASIO device Clicking ASIO Control Panel will not do anything here Make sure you click Apply button after changing the settings Device Setup X VST Audiobay MFRASONIC QUARTET ASI AN MIDI Inputs Default MIDI Ports Direct usic Windows MICI Ia Transport Time Display Em Wideo Player aad Yo l Sudiobar INFRASONIC QUARTET ASID po WE Inputa VST Outputs VOT System Link
5. to AGP slot or PCI express slot QUARTET INFRASONIC PCI PH Express x16 2 If a faceplate or cover is behind the PCI slot you can remove it by removing the screw holding it in place or by prying it off with a screwdriver A 3 Pull out the card from the package carefully Grab the edge of the card Then remove four nuts and washers of the I O ports in the counter clockwise direction like the below picture QUARTET INFRASONIC 4 Insert the QUARTET card into the PCI slot firmly pushing the card into the slot until it is seated securely Replace the screw and tighten 4 Close the computer case QUARTET INFRASONIC 3 Description of QUARTET 3 1 PCI Card Here is a short description of QUARTET s connectors QUARTET MINEFAASONMIE 2098 PAD L W f y n a a Pal Ah y Le UN a i ko Fi h F Pall LAO maL AUTOS Te Ol 48V phantom power LED When the phantom power is used it ll be lit INPUT 1 2 amp Microphone connector This connector is for both analog stereo Line inputs and Microphone input port Connect your dynamic or condenser Microphone to this Balanced 1 4 connector INPUT 3 4 amp Instrument connector This connector is for both analog stereo Line inputs and Instrument input port Connect electric guitar or bass guitar to this unbalanced 1 4 connector Only unbalanced 1 4 phone jack connection is availa
6. 3 4 onn onn onn onn onn onn onn onn IM e M Select this button to mute each signal source 14 QUARTET INFRASONIC 5 2 Mixer window Tab amp Matrix window Tab Mixer Window section is the virtual mixer to display the information of routed channels You can adjust level solo mute of the each channels in here When adding channels you can set the channel which you want by moving a slide bar of the bottom By clicking each tabs on unpper left side of the control panel selected window will be appeared The Matrix window will be come out in a seperate window And it shows the connection between source drivers and destination drivers See Chapter 6 on the next page for the futher information 513 Y INFRASONIC QUARTET SOURCE LINE LINE CLOCK INTERNAL 44100 Khz FROM FROM FROM a FROM a FROM FROM lt FROM a FROM a FROM a Ha HAN 1 HA 1 Han 2 HAW 2 HA 3 HAM 3 WOM 0 WOM 1 ASIO 0 WOM 1 ASIO 1 WOR 2 ASIO 2 WOR 3 ASIO 3 HAr 0 HAY 1 TE le TO le Te La TO La TO le TO le Ta le T le TO le QGUARTET Default olla ASI Moda IM I2 IM 3 4 OUT 1f2 i OTT i IE i i OM i IA lonn tn nn Li Ii onn onn onn 0 0d6 253 0d B6 0 0d8 24506 0 006 0 008 10 5d B6 21 5dB6 0 006 IRIN 12 5dB 0 008 So eso 0 eo an ao so ao an seo m a a FROM FLA INPLIT WOM OUTPUT ASIO OUTPUT DORA INPUT ASIO PUT QUARTET INFRASONIC 6 FREE
7. CI card and other components in the computer can be damaged easily by electrical shock You should use an anti static device that can discharge the static electricity of your body to avoid potential static damage to the cards The QUARTET card is shipped in an anti static plastic pouch to protect it from static electricity do not open the pouch before you install the card If you do not feel capable of installing a PCI card into your computer please contact your dealer Turn off the computer power and remove the power cable from your computer power supply Refer to your computer user s manual and remove the computer cover Make sure that you have an available PCI slot on your motherboard to install the QUARTET Please turn off the phantom power swich before connecting or disconnecting microphone jack to input connector To avoid possible static shock damage to the computer parts discharge it by touching the computer case or something grounded We recommend you use an anti static device such as an anti static wristband When holding the QUARTET card touch only the guide or the edge of card Do not grab the card by the board or connector 2 3 PCI Card Installation 1 Find an empty PCI slot on the motherboard WHERE IS THE PCI SLOT Most computers different types of slots The PCI slot is most common and is used for different types of devices including sound and graphics cards Usually the PCI slot is white Do not try to connect the card
8. COW k t t OS EE Beate pcr e El e kes e ae Sa e e dio he kn ke ao kebek ei 18 Z USING WIth APPIICATIONS iii 28 Zair CUDA SC and NUCMAO aad eat eee tn e e l a l n ie e a rt ule doe n e kk n cele ko a oye 28 Tec SO NAR sik ri aa ei aa ala O 29 Te GIG A SEI A NESARA Oat RA A 31 TA WAV CUA fot oak yi ep bo ab a fb a l po a e n oo ero e PA ee ae Aa On ooh io ea AA Aa 32 Ss MATOS osito en Ser ee ee ere ee n pocos 33 6 BATLIERY 3S and KONTAKT Leioa 34 8 HardWare Sp cHICATtI N ii iaa 35 END USER WARRANTY koi ket kre ki ki k on fw kot n n tn ad 36 V 1 1 June 28 2007 All specifications are subject to change without prior notice QUARTET INFRASONIC 1 Introduction INFRASONIC QUARTET is a multi purpose pro audio interface card using stable PCI bus technology PCI interface cards run faster and are more stable than Hot plug systems such as USB and FireWire QUARTET is suitable for providing high quality multi function sound editing for your home studio and at a good price QUARTET has better performing analog I O s than other cards in its class It supports 192 kHz ADC sample rate with Full 24 bit recording The high quality AD DA converter has 115dB S N ratio and the high end components in the analog circuit improve dynamic range by 10dB Other features include MIC preamp Direct Instrument input MIDI I O Coaxial I O Word clock I O and Dual Headphone amplifiers QUARTET will satisfy a user as professional gear in feat
9. D 23 0dB T FE 0 008 a CE EED E 0 0d6 0 0dB 12 5d6 0 0dB 6 3 How to use FREE Mixer 1 Select the source driver of FROM line and the destination driver of TO line FROM FREE HW INPUT WDM OUTPUT ASIO OUTPUT GSIF OUTPUT MIXER i 2la la 1 2 3 a s e KLAN OUTPUT WOA INPUT ASIO INPUT QUARTET INFRASONIC 2 After clicking the meeting point of horizontal line and vertical line it can be lit as the picture below Then two drivers can be routed FROM ASIO OUTPUT WOR INPUT ASIO INPUT 3 Click Mixer tab to go back to Mixer window and check the channels which is just created Pm ES y QUARTET Check FROM H WINPUT3 TO ASIO Input 1 H goa OLCK HTERHAL 44000 Ehr Adjust the proper level 19 QUARTET INFRASONIC 4 When you want to connect stereo channels connect like the picture below 5 You can make the diffrent connections in the same way TA 20 QUARTET INFRASONIC 6 After finishing all settings click USER1 or USER button Then click SAVE button to save the current setting Lou E L a y Gaur lit GUT ki im e AN Ti an TE an ak LI Mm S B n d f A A A Mi a ae e LI 3 1 A 3 E E 4 A l A 3 A i i i ls 17 a i J E E f 3 3 A E E E F i A a A A 3 i A LI a 7 When you
10. Gain 150 ohm THD N l 0 002 A weighted IKHz gain 20dB l 10Hz 50kHz 50dB 40Hz 15kHz 0 06 0 58dB Low Cut Freq 75Hz 3dB Impedance 1 5K Ohm Frequency Response A A Hi Z Instruments INPUT Type Unbalanced 1 4 Level 16dBu Nominal 16dBFS 2 4dBu max Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 24 dB THD N 0 06 A weighted 1kHz 3dBFS Dynamic Range TBD dB A weighted 1kHz G 60dBFS Impedance 0 150K Ohm Type SP DIN Standard MIDI Connector DIGITAL I O Type RCA Coaxial Optical Jack Impedance 75ohm Format IEC 60958 Professional Consumer Sample rate 44 1kHz 48 0kHz 88 2kHz 96 0kHz 192kHz 35 QUARTET INFRASONIC END USER WARRANTY Trademarks INFRASONIC and QUARTET are registered trademark of SIMS Corp Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies End User Warranty SIMS Corp warrants this product under normal use to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of One 1 year from date of purchase so long as the product is owned by the original purchaser with proof of purchase from an authorized SIMS Corp dealer This warranty explicitly excludes power supplies and included cables which may become defective as a result of normal wear and tear In the event that SIMS Corp receives from an original purchaser and within the warranty coverage pe
11. Mixer FROM ASIO OUTPUT Flexible Routing Enchanced Engine Mixer is abbreviated to FREE Mixer It is possible to connect to every part of the Hardware in out WDM ASIO2 GSIF2 drivers to themselves You can flexibly use them altogether to mix and route them in two styles of user interface According to set it up It can be used as input monitor sub mixer connection driver to driver Or any purpose you want 6 1 Matrix Window The Matrix window shows the connection between source drivers and destination drivers Two drivers can be connected when click the crossing routed point between the horizontal line and the vertical line In other words they can be connected when you click the blank square which two drivers meet together The Matrix window will be come out in a seperate window 16 QUARTET INFRASONIC FROM BW ISP UT WOM OUTPUT ASIO OUTPUT e FROM This part represents signal sources which is routed to different applications H W input It stands for QUARTET s hardware input WDM output It stands for WDM application s Output such as Sonar Winamp or Windows Media player Because QUARTET provides four virtual channels besides of real 4 channel outputs it can send eight channels of outputs ASIO output It stands for ASIO2 application s Output such as Cubase or Sonar Also it can send total eight channels of outputs This extended virtual channel function is mad
12. S QUARTET GSIF 1 for the hardware Also match te Sample Rate and Bit Depth according to the Sequencer GigaStudio System Settings GigaStudio LE Hardware Adapter IS GUARTET GSIF 1 La Outputs 1 2 Inputs 1 2 Outputs 3 4 Inputs 3 4 Outputs 5 6 Inputs 5 6 Outputs 7 8 Inputs 7 8 MIDI Port Configuration IS GUARTET MIDI 5 angal ut Fot a angalut Fork e 3 angalut Fort E angalut Pork a 7 angallut Fort r gal Fot 4 5 angalut Fort g 31 QUARTET INFRASONIC 7 4 WaveLab After launching WaveLab go to Options gt Preference gt Audio Card Select the device as the picture below From ver 5 WaveLab also supports both WDM and ASIO Preferences 2 A xi Tempalmerade Pe Audio Database CDBumino 7 swe m General t Audio Card Fie EF Appearance Editing Display Playback Record INFRASONIC QUARTET ASID vi Buffer Number 18 G Bufier Size fi 6384 i Latency 44 1 kHz 92 ms Convert mono to stereo MME WOM Microsoft Sound Mapper Butter Number E E Buffer Size hes E Control Panel Playback Browser audio files Sensitivity 300 ms LI Restrict to Play Tool Preferred Resolution 6 bit e 20 zak 24 bit alt W Auto Stop if drops out Threshold 20 G Playback cursor Get position from audio driver Correction samples a C Perform short fade in when starting playback Transport settings are
13. User s Guide Multi purpose 4x4 channel 24 bit 192kHz sudio Interface with MIDI QUARTET Y INFRASONIC www infra sonic com QUARTET INFRASONIC INDEX 1 AEK QU EETO Ni ki ko ini aids n a n n a ia n id wide a n wie eid es kk k n ate nie ae oe we bie pk l ka A ee oe kk ep j b p e f 2 Pete Tre Cutting Cage TECANO OU Yuri 2 1 2 BESE UNE S owa kl lan aa ak ei al a on CE aa a n ao ka Gi a a a n n a a e a n a e mon a kaa 3 PA OL SA Ar GE DO X e pt lan a ni a nt e n ee a a dp AER 4 2 Hardware Installati n seis ie ki tee koko kk fa n n kn e n e Pak a a Pa a as 5 21 4 MINIMUM System FEQUIFEMEGNU kwe cscsesees cece a AA AA ik n n tess 5 2 2 Preparation for Hardware Installation lll ll tt tett tate aaa aaa anana aaa nn nr 5 23 Ck Cara Stall ALO Mka ka ea ni a e e ko e a a a e a a y n n a n e e et a be pi a 5 3 Description OF QUARTET urraca 8 Fk IPCC ANA doi oi an as a lace ri ia Dl kb a n ke bk neces sates od ik ae a ek ko ai aka ane 8 522 External O Cable a e e mi koua 10 4 Driver software INStallatiOn ki e n n n n n n n n kn n n on kk e bk a a ad a 11 S LAS CONCFOL PIN kf ki ko fk ka a akt aa a a fb ak A e a e a a a ka AE 12 Tel CONTEO WI GON MAD setool e a en 12 5 2 Mixer window Tab 8 Matrix window Tab e lete tett t tata ana a aaa aaa ateste teeeseeeesseseseoos 15 6 FREE MIX ti bebi aie ta t ri go ki sic 16 Sl MAC VA GOW eko a ken et an te ka n a A A AE e a jo vid on ee ko tan pe 16 AO dd lo Co A W IN
14. ble for this setting OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 These connectors are for stereo Line outputs and Dual headphone outputs S D Link INFRASONIC Digital Link Connect the External I O cable in here 8 QUARTET INFRASONIC Optical out This connector allows you to transfer QUARTET s audio data digitally without loss directly to devices like a DAT MD CD recorder with digital input The maximum sample rate for the optical output is 96kHz PAD jumper Generally the function of PAD jumper is used with professional microphone pre amplifications When using high sensitivity condenser microphones or recording a loud drum sound or doing proximity recording PAD jumper can be set to allow extended input level 20dB By using QUARTET you can record 20 dB louder input levels without clippings or distortions PAD OFF Default 20dB PAD 20d8 PAD MIC GAIN jumper This jumper allowed you to select the amount of input gain If you set the correct jumper positon according to recording situations you can get the amplified and noiseless sound in better quality than you think The Jumper settings for high sensitivity condenser microphones 20dB GAIN The Jumper settings for dynamic microphones 40dB Default GAIN The Jumper settings for recording sound sources in the distance 60dB QUARTET INFRASONIC 3 2 External I O cable AE E ME hi SM Quartet Word Clock I O This port is for th
15. cy is achieved by selecting smaller sample size which is ideal for software synthesizer and precise timing recording However the latency is also limited by your system performance For recording select a sample size between 64 512 and select 128 or 256 for Pentium 4 systems Sample sizes of 48 1024 and 2048 are used in special circumstances of which 48 is reserved for very fast and reliable ASIO driver working environments The factory default setting is 256 13 QUARTET INFRASONIC e QUARTET Default with LOAD It resets the control panel to default settings Click this button and LOAD button to go back to default setting e ASIO Mode with LOAD This mode is optimized setting of FREE Mixer for usage with ASIO 2 O applications like Cubase or Nuendo e Muitimedia Mode with LOAD This mode is optimized FREE Mixer setting for usage with WDM applications such as Sonar e User set 1 amp 2 with LOAD It recall and save the setting of FREE Mixer or Matrix e SAVE After choosing USER1 or USER button click this button to save a FREE Mixer setting e LOAD After choosing USER1 or USER2 click this button to Load the saved FREE Mixer setting TET Pon e Displ I QUA RTET It Ao gen eat connection of QUARTET e 1 O Master fader Display and change the output level for each source The level can be set using the mouse mouse wheel or cursor keys Click the dB indicator to mute and un mute the output IM L IM
16. e for VST insturument users GSIF output It stands for GSIF application such as GigaStudio It can send eight channels of outputs like the case of ASIO and WDM output e TO This part represents the destination of the routed signal sources H W output It stands for the routed signal to Hardware s output WDM Input It stands for MME or Direct Sound applications such as Sonar or Vegas Like WDM output it proivides four virtual input channels beside of real 4 inputs ASIO output It stands for ASIO2 application s I O such as Cubase or Sonar Also it provides Total eight channels e piti Routing point This is the square which is generated by clicking a meeting point between FROM and TO O O indicates the level of sources which can be adjusted to 64dB 17 QUARTET INFRASONIC 6 2 Mixer Window Mixer window shows the connection of the sources and their destination as a digital Mixer You can adjust the levels Mute and solo functions in this window ZO x F f mixer S v Y INFARSONIC HAV 0 HAr D HA 4 HANM HA 2 HAN 2 HAN 3 HAW 3 WOK 0 WOM 1 WOK 0 ASIO 0 WOK 1 ASIO 1 WOM 2 ASIO 2 WOM 3 ASID 3 Hy 0 HANM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM QUI if E SOURCE LIHE LINE CLOCK INTERNAL 44100 Khz Ta E Ta F IO La Te F O le TO La Te m IG m je Ta le IM NI IN 3 4 OUT 1 2 1 m E Im UTE OTT MTE Se TTT em H 0 048 5
17. e matching Word Clock with other audio card device You can set Word Clock between other pro audio device and the QUARTET in this port Digital S PDIF Coaxial I O Connect digital devices such as decoder in here This connector allows you to transfer QUARTET s audio data digitally without loss directly to devices like a DAT MD CD recorder with digital input This coaxial I O port fully supports 192 kHz MIDI I O QUARTET provides 16 midi channels I O 10 QUARTET INFRASONIC 4 Driver software installation After completing the hardware installation of QUARTET you must install the QUARTET driver software This manual contains step by step guide for driver software installation for Windows XP If you have any difficulties installing drivers for other operating systems please contact the technical support NOTE Before starting the driver software installation locate your original Windows CD as you may need it during installation Also please make sure that you have installed a recent version of the chipset drivers and patches provided by your main board manufacturer for your main board Turn on your computer Windows will automatically detect a new device installation and the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear Install QUARTET driver software Insert the provided CD R in your CD Rom drive Open driver folder and copy it to your computer Then just click setup file ISQUARTET v xx exe follow the instructions on the sc
18. nd Low cut e Built in Selectable Direct Instrument Input e Built in high quality Dual Headphone amplifier e High quality Audio Converters and expert analog technology e ADC 113dB dynamic range up to 24 bit 192kHz e DAC 115dB dynamic range e Hardware mixer for direct monitoring Uses Cross Latch type 1 4 TRS Stereo jack for reliable analog I O e 2 Stereo unbalanced analog inputs 1 4 TRS Stereo 10dBV e 2 Stereo unbalanced analog outputs 1 4 TRS Stereo 10dBV 3 QUARTET INFRASONIC RCA connector for Coaxial I O Support up to 192kHz Shutter type optical output jack for S PDIF output Supports pass through AC 3 DTS Word Clock I O Fs 256 Fs BNC Connector 16 channel MIDI I O FREE Mixer Virtual Channel Function Support ASIO2 GSIF2 WDM DirectSound Support for Windows XP 2000 Native Instruments TRAKTOR 3 LE software included Native Instruments KONTAKT 2 DEMO and BATTERY 3 DEMO software included 1 3 What s in the box QUARTET PCI card External I O cable TRAKTOR 3 LE installation CD Driver and DEMO software CD Four nuts and washers for the noise guard bracket This manual QUARTET INFRASONIC 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Minimum system requirement Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent and compatible CPU Motherboard with chipset supporting the Intel Pentium 4 256MB of RAM One available PCI slot Microsoft WindowsGXP 2000 operating system 2 2 Preparation for Hardware Installation The QUARTET P
19. ose to one another 2 QUARTET INFRASONIC Noise Guard Bracket is designed to protect QUARTET from electronic noise that the computer and other PCI video cards can generate IS Line Headphone Driver In the analog output circuit of the QUARTET there is no need to classify between Line output and Headphone output The output jacks automatically know the difference between stereo headphone jacks or line outputs to your speakers or mixer A Noise shaping filter and High grade Film capacitors in the output ports can block Quantization noise in the DAC perfectly Digital Audio Converters With a wide Frequency response it plays back sound as real as possible Virtual channels The QUARTET has 4X4 physical channels It also supports virtual extended 8X8 channels which can be made by easily mapping through the FREE mixer FREE Flexible Routing Enhanced Engine mixer With the FREE mixer it is possible to connect to every part of the Hardware in out WDM ASIO2 GSIF2 drivers to themselves You can use them altogether to mix and route them in two styles of user interface According to set it up It can be used as input monitor sub mixer connection driver to driver or any purpose you want 1 2 Key Features e Total 4 x 4 channel 24 bit 192kHz Audio Interface PCI Local Bus Spec 2 2 compliant e PCI Slot compatibility designed to suit 3 3V and or 5V PCI slot e Precision low noise Microphone preamplifier with 48V phantom a
20. reen installShicid Wirard i InstallShield Wizard Chase D rlmalban Leal Welcome lo the Inetallhield Wizerd for ikai fikha veleta y taa wl we al El QUAETET Dirazi Setup vel otal QUAR TET Dreer in the olowina foide Tha Let Fa won va rit DUSATET L poun oe PS ree tech Hed To rial t fa oke chet hed To metal to a diffecend folder chock rombos araj palari Die chirestion f oija C Program Pien Dmg CopADUART T Dre InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete evenman Do Setup has finished installing QUARTET Driver on your computer After the installation has finished please confirm if the icon is visible in the system tray of the task bar 11 QUARTET INFRASONIC 5 The control panel The control panel is consist of the Control window section the Mixer window section and the Matrix window sectioin By clicking each tabs on unpper left side of the control panel selected window will be appeared Li QUARTET y 0 99b A ANALOG AHALOG SAMPLERATE DIGITAL IN UA R OUT 172 OUT 3 4 n See i 4 EFI COAX LA mi i HAEE 176400 15C LIF wi 5 HE CH E LINE LINE LOCK INTERNAL 44100 Khz ki ii a E iD E ki mM mM TT iD mM monn TTT menn enn CLOCK SOURCE nn onn THT SUT INTERNAL Y DIGITAL IN monn mann nn 5 nn onn onn WORD RATIO F5 5 1 Control window Tab ANTES e LINE line input for input 1 2 When selected light
21. rface Sample Rate Dutput Device Dutput Lotency ASIO 44100 INFRASONIC QUARTET ASID ASO Config zi 7S lt Audio Setup in KONTAKT 2 gt 34 QUARTET INFRASONIC 8 Hardware Specification ANALOG LINE INPUT Type 2x Unbalanced 1 4 Stereo Input Level 10dBu Nominal 18dBFS 10 4dBu max deviation 0 1dB Frequency Response i 20Hz to 20kHz 0 05 dB THD N i 0 0012 dB A weighted 1kHz 3dBFS Dynamic Range 110 dB A weighted IkHz 60dBFS Impedance i 10k ohm A D Converter Type 24bit 192KHz E Dynamic Range 110 113dB O 60dBFS A Weighted S N D Ratio 90 100dB 1dBFS measurement method Interchannel Isolation 105dB ANALOG LINE OUTPUT Type 2 x Unbalanced 1 4 Stereo Output Level 10dBu Nominal O 18dBFS 10 2dBu max deviation 0 1dB ATT Range OdB 48dB 255 linear step size Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 02 dB THD N 0 0012 A weighted O 3dBFS Dynamic Range 113dB dB A weighted Load Impedance 32 600 ohm 1 4 Stereo D A Converter Type 24bit 192KHz 8 times digital filter Dynamic Range 115dB 60dBFS with A Weighted S N D Ratio 97dB O 1dBFS measurement method Interchannel Isolation 110dB MICROPHONE PRE Type Balanced TRS 48 V Phantom Power support Max Input Level l 2dBu max PAD OFF 17 0dBu max PAD ON Gain Range l 20dB 40dB 60dB PAD OFF 0dB min 40dB max Equivalent Input Noise l 127 dBu 22kHz BW 60dB
22. riod written notice of defects in materials or workmanship SIMS Corp will either replace the product repair the product or refund the purchase at its option To obtain warranty service the original purchaser or his authorized dealer must fill the support contact form at www usbband com In the event repair is required shipment to and from SIMS Corp and possible handling charges shall be borne by the purchaser SIMS Corp will not accept returns without prepaid shipments In the event that repair is required a Return Authorization Number must be obtained from SIMS Corp After this number is obtained the unit should be shipped back to SIMS Corp in a protective package with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization Number clearly written on the package All such returns must be shipped to SIMS Corp headquarters in Seoul Korea In the event that SIMS Corp determines that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned or not pay this fee and have the unit returned and un repaired The remedy for breach of this warranty shall not include any other damages SIMS Corp will not be liable for consequential special indirect or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages
23. s blue IN 1 2 IN 374 ane inst E e MIC Microphone input for input 1 2 When selected lights pink e 48 By selecting this button the 48 volt phantom power will be applied to input 1 2 for condenser microphone Warning Appling the phantom power to dynamic microphones or other devices might cause damage i l nn E nnn on Ze HH A E E i TE i E Low Cut By selecting this button Low Cut function is activated Cut signals under 75HZ e INST By selecting this button Instrument input is activated You can connect your electric guitar or bass in this connector SEND TO OUT 1 2 By selecting this button you can monitor the input or output signal through output 1 2 When selected lights pink SEND TO OUT 3 4 By selecting this button you can monitor the input or output signal through output 1 2 GAIN faders Change the gain of each input It can be set using the mouse mouse wheel or cursor keys If you move the mouse cursor in the middle of between two faders you can adjust two faders at the same time 12 QUARTET INFRASONIC A SEND TO OUT 3 4 By selecting this button the analog output 1 2 signal goes to output 3 4 Another words when selected you can hear same signal through both channel 1 2 and 3 4 e SEND TO OUT 1 2 By selecting this button the analog output 3 4 signal goes to output 1 2 Another words when selected you can hear same signal
24. t m Perform short fade in when starting playback Transport settings are global to El all windows 7 5 TRAKTOR 3 LE QUARTET comes bunbled with TRAKTOR 3 LE digital DJing solution by Native Instruments You can use the serial number on TRAKTOR 3 LE CD case to register a product After launching TRAKTOR 3 LE select preferences then go to Audio setup gt Soundcard gt Audio Device Select INFRASONIC QUARTET ASIO for the ASIO device Preferences Preferences page sotun Audio Device INFRASONIC QUARTET ASIO Supa houtng Sample Rate 44100 Hz Input Routing EH Deck Preferences Audio Latency 53 5 M5 z Control Panel A Browser Preferences MIDI Setup Appearance 33 QUARTET 7 6 BATTERY 3 and KONTAKT 2 INFRASONIC Demo versions of BATTERY 3 and KONTAKT 2 included on the QUARTET s Driver CD These softwares operate as the stand alone mode and also as plug in with the audio and MIDI sequencer like Cubase Sonar Logic In the stand alone mode after launching these softwares go to File gt Audio and MIDI settings gt Soundcard Select the device as pictures below The settings of sequencer apply to all installed plug ins These softwares are also support both WDM and ASIO Audio Setup SOLO and Routing Interface Sample Rate Output Device Output Latency Audio Setup ASIO 44100 INFRASONIC QUARTET ASID ASIC Config lt Audio Setup in BATTERY 3 gt Soundcard Inte
25. t the interference at his own expense If necessary consult an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions rece oO ce Correspondence For technical support inquiries contact your nearest dealer local SIMS Corp distributor or SIMS Corp directly at SIMS Corp RAON Bldg 9F 92 8 Wonhyoro 2ga Yongsan gu Seoul Korea www infra sonic com www simsaudio com 36 UARTET 1 192KHZ el 24 4x4 chann Multi purpose oudio Interface with MIDI Y INFRASONIC www infra sonic com
26. through both channel 1 2 and 3 4 OUT 3 e SAMPLE RATE SAMPLERATE Selects the sample rate for the QUARTET The lit will indicate current sample rate The QUARTET supports 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 kHz sample rates Select AUTO to match the sample rate of the source audio automatically Selecting LOCK allows you to set the sample rate manually e Clock Source 2 Internal selects the internal clock of the QUARTET pees Digital In selects the S PDIF input of the QUARTET as master clock This D COTR mode can only be selected when the device connected to the S PDIF input is sada configured as clock master a Word Clock Selects the Word Clock input of the QUARTET as master clock FE 355 This mode can only be selected when the device connected to the Word Clock input is configured as clock master e Word Ratio You can choose between FS standard word clock or 256FS super word clock settings e Digtal In Coaxial Select the Coaxial digital input of the External I O cable ISD Link It s reserved for the connection of the future INFRASONIC products DIGITAL IN e ETC Always on top Enables to display the QUARTET Control Panel always over other windows If this is not selected the active windows of other applications will be shown over the QUARTET Control Panel About Check current driver information e Latency bar Adjust the latency also often referred as buffer size of the QUARTET A faster laten
27. ure performance and convenience 1 1 The cutting edge technology US PSB class Ultra Stable Power Supply Block The QUARTET is equipped with US PSB class I based on OP AMP discrete circuits instead of a general regulator type IC First of all as it reduces noise of output and power noise is decreased over 10GB Mass storage capacitors and protection circuits effectively deal with electronic shock and noise It can be monitored in detail by the powerful drivers and OP AMP circuitry It keeps a very Stable power flow In addition it has the function of slowly rising voltage called Slow slope ON This protects monitor speakers and headphones from being damaged by that pop noise when you turn on your PC IS Microphone Preamplifier IS MIC Preamplifier a low noise transistor buffer high quality mic preamp E I N Equivalent input noise 127dBu Not only is the value of E I N 20dB lower but its quality of CMRR and frequency response is better than other similar grade products It delivers professional recording studio quality audio PAD GAIN jumper can be used with many types of microphones from the condenser microphones to low leveled dynamic microphones Like a professional MIC preamplifier QUARTET supports the Low cut function and 48V phantom power Noise Guard Bracket Generally there is a lot of high frequency digital noise in the inside of a Computer Especially if you have more PCI cards cl
28. want to recall saved setting click USER1 or USER2 Then click LOAD button to recall the saved setting 8 If you want to initialize whole settings clcik QUARTET Default button first Then click LOAD button 21 QUARTET INFRASONIC 6 4 Examples of usage 1 Routing from H W IN to WDM IN H W 1 2 is routed to WDM 1 2 and H W 3 4 is routed to WDM 3 4 SS FREE MIXER 441 0 FROM FR EE BL INPUT WOM OUTPUT ASIO OUTPUT GSIF OUTPUT MIXER 22 QUARTET INFRASONIC 2 Routing from H W IN to ASIO IN H W 1 2 is routed to ASIO IN 1 2 and H W 3 4 is routed to ASIO IN 3 4 3 Routing from WDM Out to ASIO IN H W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 are routed to ASIO IN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Now you can record the playback Signal of WDM application to the ASIO application 23 QUARTET INFRASONIC 4 When Routing from GSIF out to WDM In the signal is routed to H W OUTPUT at the same time EE FROM FR EE FA INPUT WOM OUTPUT ASO OUTPUT GSIF OUTPUT MIXER Hardware monitoring WO INF LIT 5 7Routing from GSIF to WDM input B 1 2 3 ASIO INPUT 24 QUARTET INFRASONIC 6 5 Practical Examples Case 1 Monitoring all driver applications outputs through H W output 1 2 Case 2 Monitoring WDM application through H W output 1 2 and ASIO application through H W output 3 4 QUARTET INFRASONIC Case 3 In the studio While recording voice
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