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Teac WR-DA7 Music Mixer User Manual

1. PORT 1 IN m T PORT 3 M INOUT TDIF 1 6066066006 TDIF 1 TDIF gt SLAVE TDIF 1 DIF 1 PW 88DL TDIF 1 TDIF 1 PW 88DL TDIF 1 PW 88DL WR TDIF 3 WR TANDM MASTER WR TANDM gt MIDI MIDI IN y OUT DAT ocn EI oo o MONITOR A AES EBU REC OUT 8 WR TDIF SLOT 1 111111 17 24ch 1 SLOT2 25 32ch WORD CLOCK OUT 750 0N SLOT 3 8 SLOT3 WR TDIF SLOT 1 WORD CLOCK IN 750 17 24ch Hi Ja El PC lt WR TDIF H SLOT2 25 32ch Hee ale le MIDI IN gt MIDI OUT WR DA7 SLAVE Mic a Sampler
2. ES nip _ Sync 101 17 24ch Fete Feet WORD CLOCK Cable jn DIGITAL i OUT 75Q OFF SYNC QUT Em l E e WR TANDM L gt MASTER SLOT 3 MASTER WR TANDM Sync SLAVE Cable MIDI IN WORD CLOCK gt IN 750 0N DIGITAL MIDIOUT OUT IN m WR ADAT SYNC OUT IN Optical OUT 00000000 22 27 21 2 Cable SLOT 1 Syne 103 tod OUT IN WR ADAT 00000000 2 2 2 o Cable SLOT 2 ADAT ID4 25 32ch WR DA7 SLAVE INPUT 1 16 Sampler E Keyboard 49 50 3 13 System Example of DR8 1 unit This example refers to a system consisting of an Akai DR8 hard disk recorder and a WR DA7 con nected using an optical cable and the ADAT interface board to process the 8 track data between them The MIDI interface board may be used for transport operation of the DR8 synchronized with MTC timecode and the DR8 can be controlled using MMC Connecting Procedures With The WR DA7 powered OFF Insert the option card WR ADAT slot 1 into t
3. 36 37 3 9 Example of systems for VTR 1 unit and DA 98 1 unit Thisis a post production system consisting of the DA 98 one WR DA7 and a video recorder The SMPTE timecode output is generated from the video recorder and is supplying timecode to the DA 98 Receiving the SMPTE timecode the DA 98 supplies the timecode and the wordclock to the WR DA7 In this mode editing operation becomes possible by the use of the AUTOMATION feature in synchronization with the timecode of the video recorder In this system House Video Sync is used as the wordclock master Method of connection With the DA7 powered off insert the option card WR TDIF in Slot 1 of the WR DA7 and firmly fas ten it to the mixer with the supplied screws Make the setting for the DA 88 with the dip switches on the WR TDIF card SW1 2 to OFF respectively Connect the WR TDIF card from the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL I O TDIF 1 of the DA 98 and press the DIGITAL IN switch of the DA 98 front panel to select the digital input mode Connect House Video Sync to VIDEO IN BNC ofthe video recorder and the DA 98 Connect the WR DA7 to the MIDI IN OUT of the DA 98 using a MIDI cable to use the MMC and MTC functions For timecode MTC is received from the MIDI connection Using the option card WR SMPT it is also possible to receive the SMPTE timecode In this case the TIME CODE OUT XLR of the DA 98 is connected to the SMPTE IN XLR of the WR DA7 When using the DA 8
4. WORD CLOCK SYNC OUT PW 88DL Sha OUT 750 25 32ch To PC lt MASTER SLOT 3 WR DA7 INPUT 1 16 MASTER Mic PW 88S 20 98 9 8 9 WORD CLOQK IN 750 ON SLAVE sLoT3 E38 egg 3 HE SLOT 1 1 WR TDIF SLOT 2 25 32ch WR DA7 Keyboard 30 3 6 Example of systems for analog 16 track recorder 1 unit This is an editing system that uses AUTOMATION The SMPTE timecode is recorded in the 16th tape track of the analog 16 track recorder and the system works off this timecode Method of connection Insert the option card WR ADDA Slot 1 2 and WR SMPTE in the WR DA7 and firmly fasten them to the main body with the supplied screws Connect the IN OUT terminal using the recommended cable Part DA DB XLR M F Available in the USA of the WR ADDA card of the WR DA7 to the IN OUT terminal of the analog 16 track recorder The timecode is supplied from channel 16 of the analog recorder to the optiona
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6. 60 3 17 Tandem Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software and Other Sequencing Software This example refers to the building of a recording or mixing automation system using two WR DA7s PC expansion software and other sequence software such as Digital Performer Combined use of the expansion software and Digital Performer makes it possible to control the two WR DA7s and MIDI devices in which a MIDI sound source etc are installed in synchronization with MIDI timecode Connecting Procedures You ll need two Macintosh serial cross cables ImageWriter printer cables ready and connect the printer port of the Macintosh computer for expansion software to the To PC port of the master and the modem port of the computer to the To PC port of the slave Insert the WR TNDM card into slot 3 of each of the two WR DA7s and fasten the cards securely with the screws Set the switch on the back of the WR TNDM card in the master WR DA7 of the tandem system to Master and the same switch on the same card in the slave WR DA7 to Slave Connect the WR TNDM cards in the two WR DA7s to each other with a D sub 25 pin cable specially made for tandem connection Refer to the home page for cable specifications Connect the MIDI port of the master WR DA7 to Port 1 of MIDI Timepiece A V and the MIDI port of the slave WR DA7 to Port 2 of MIDI Timepiece A V with MIDI cables for communication between the two WR DA7s For connection of the t
7. and DA 98 1unit 37 3 10 System Example of Pro Tools sse 40 3 11 System Example of PC Sequencer 43 3 12 System Example of Tandem Connection to PC Sequencer Performer 46 3 13 System Example of 1 unit 50 3 14 Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software 52 3 15 Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software and Other Sequence 54 3 16 Tandem Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software 57 3 17 Tandem Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software and Other Sequence Software eee 60 1 Introduction This Application Guide supplies examples for interfacing the WR DA7 with commonly used peripheral recording equipment This guide s diagrams provide the necessary connections and the methods for establishing proper system operation MTC MMC 2TR AUX
8. Install the SY 88 Sync board to perform MMC operation from the WR DA7 to the DA88 For SY 88 Sync board setting set the MODE dip switch 2 on the rear panel at 0 OFF so that con trol from external equipment can be accomplished through the MIDI port Timecode When playing back the timecode recorded on the tape from the DA 98 select Menu Group 5 in the DA 98 screen and set Tape ABS with OutTc Src To generate the MTC output from the DA 98 select Menu Group 7 on the DA 98 screen and set the output to ON with MTC Out To generate the MTC output while the DA 98 is in FF REW oper ation set fast to ON To generate the MTC output when the DA 98 is stopped set Stop to ON To generate the timecode output from the DA 98 in synchronization with the digital audio data select Menu Group 5 in the DA 98 screen and set Digital with OutTc Tmg When an SY 88 Sync board is installed in the DA 88 it is possible to generate SMPTE timecode and MTC MIDI timecode from the DA 88 For proper SY 88 Sync board setting set the MODE dip switch 6 on the rear panel to 1 ON so that the timecode recorded on the tape of the DA 88 can be converted to MTC If the MODE dip switch 6 is set to 0 OFF the timecode received in the TIME CODE IN terminal of the DA 88 is then outputted after being converted to MTC To generate timecode from the DA 88 in synchronization with the digital audio data set the MODE dip switch 5 on the SY 88 s real panel to 0
9. Panasonic Application Guide Audio Mixer WR DA7 Limit of Liability Disclaimer of Warranty The author Audio Video Systems Division of Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd has used its best efforts in preparing this book However Audio Video Systems Division of Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd makes no representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and hereby specifically disclaims any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commer cial damage including but not limited to special incidental consequential or other damages TRADEMARKS Audio Video Systems Division of Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd has made every effort to supply trademark information about company names products and services mentioned in this document Trademarks indicated below were derived from various sources All products or services not listed below are the trademarks service marks registered trademarks or registered service marks of the respective owners ADAT is a registered trademark of Alesis Corporation TDIF is copyrighted by TEAC Corporation and TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Mac is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Mark of the Unicorn is a
10. System Configuration 11 MIDI Sequencer Performer Mac Modem Port DAT MIDI Mac oc n PoRT30UT Timepiece _ PORT 1 IN 5050 aaa PORT4OUT PORT AOU OUT AES EBU Effector MMC MTC 1 S PDIF WCK MASTER REC 2TR AUX AUX Ny m MENOR OUT JAIN SEND SYNC OUT WCK OUT WORD CLOCK IN Sync Cable IN DIGITAL oz SYNC OUT 00000000 OOOOO liza es N Optical cable SLOT hae CAD ADAT ID1 P 17 24ch aE IN DIGITAL ninja SYNC OUT lt S 00000000 OoOOOo IN 0 tical Cable OUT SLOT2 nc Cable ADAT ID2 P 25 32ch IN DIGITAL im E Tao OOOOO IN Optical Cable SLOT 3 ADAT 1D3 9 16ch WR DA7 INPUT 1 8 MIDIIN f gt Sampler MIDI IN mmm LLLA Keyboard 45 46 3 12 System Example of WR DA7 Tandem Connection to a MIDI Sequencer Performer This example refers to the configuration a mixing automation s
11. IN SAT OUT ER 5 Cable SLOT 1 EE Sync Cable ADAT ID DIGITAL 17 24ch Stele 2 uu 11 SYNG OUT o 000000006 0000 IN OUT Optical Cable SLOT 2 ADAT ID2 25 32ch Sync Cable DIGITAL OUT IN 0 sno 00000000 OOOOO HUH IN OUT SLOT 3 Optical Cable h ADAT ID3 9 16ch WR DA7 Sampler 20 3 3 Example of systems with Two WR DA7 in tandem with 4 ADATs and BRC This is a 32 track digital recording system utilizing two WR DA7 s connected in tandem along with four ADAT units a BRC and ADAT Sync cable connections The four ADAT units can be controlled from the BRC It is also possible to perform recording and playback synchronized to timecode MTC or SMPTE generated from the ADAT through the MIDI interface of the BRC and also con trol ADAT operation via MMC from the WR DA7 is possible Method of connection With the consoles turned OFF insert the option cards of WR ADAT in Slots 1 and 2 and install the WR TNDM in Slots 3 of the two WR DA7 units and firmly fasten them to the back panel using the screws supplied Set the switch on the front of WR TNDM card to MASTER for the WR DA7 that is to being used as a master unit Set switch on the card to SLAVE of the WR DA7 being used as a slave unit Make the connections between the mixers using the recommended cables for proper tandem con nection Part No DA DB DB Available in the USA For serial or MIDI
12. OFF 11 2 5 DAT with AES EBU or S PDIF 1 0 To record and playback using the DAT Recorder as the wordclock master and the WR DA7 as a slave connect the DAT to the REC OUT and 2TR IN terminals of the WR DA7 Press the 04 0 switch on the WR DA7 to display the INPUT SET screen on the D I O so that synchronization is secured with the digital audio signal of the DAT Then set the SOURCE SELECT to 2TR IN A To record and playback using the WR DA7 as the wordclock master and the DAT as the slave con nect the DAT to the REC OUT and 2TR IN terminals of the WR DA7 and select a wordclock source to another device other than the DAT connected to 2TR IN A To record with the S PDIF output of the WR DA7 connected to the DAT please note that some DAT units may not operate in the normal recording mode In this case the connection between the WR DA7 and the DAT should be made using the AES EBU digital audio terminals 2 6 Digital timepiece Note the following when setting up a system using the Mark of the Unicorn Digital Timepiece DTP When an ADAT is connected to the DTP using an ADAT Sync cable and the DTP is the master machine the ADAT is synchronized using the timecode being generated by the DTP Therefore the timecode of the DTP is kept unchanged even though the operation of PLAY and REC is performed on the ADAT For this reason the ADAT cannot be synchronized with the timecode and normal operation cannot be performed When the DA
13. the TO PC port of the slave unit using the recommended serial cable Macintosh Printer cable For wordclock connections connect the WORD SYNC OUT of the DA 98 to the WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 s master unit or select the SLOT that has the DA 98 connected to it as the Master Wordclock source and connect between the WCK OUT of the master unit for the WR DA7 to the WCK IN of the slave unit using the BNC BNC cables Part DA BNC Available in the USA For terminating the wordclock signals the master unit is selected to 75bohmz OFF 75 ON to obtain synchronization from the slot and the slave unit is selected to 75 Ohmz ON Connect the WR TDIF card with DIGITAL I O TDIF 1 of the DA 98 38 using the recommended cables Part WR TDIF Available in the USA and press the DIGITAL IN switch on the front panel of each DA 98 38 to select the digital input mode Make the connections to the DA 98 38 using the PW 88S SYNC cables from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN Connect a terminator to the SYNC OUT ofthe last DA 38 To make MIDI connections establish a loop of the two WR DA7 units and the DA 98 and make MIDI cable connections from MIDI OUT to MIDI IN This makes MMC and MTC functions avail able It is possible to receive the SMPTE timecode by using the option card WR SMPT Make the connec tion from TIME CODE OUT XLR of the DA 98 to SMPTE IN XLR of the WR DA7 28 WR DA7 setting To use the WR DA as a slave unit set the SOURCE SELE
14. 98 88 or 38 is controlled by the DTP the DTP functions as the master unit and the others operate as the slave Therefore set the machine ID to another ID other than ID 1 for the DA 98 or 38 set at something other than 10 0 for the DA 88 When the CHASE switch of the DA 98 88 or 38 is set to ON each unit works as a slave unit to the DTP and all other units run in syn chronization with the DTP When the DTP is used as the MIDI interface with MMC from the WR DA7 for the or the DA 98 88 or 38 connected through the DTP and the SYNC cable the following operation takes place FF REW operation Stops where the timecode makes leading of less than 10 seconds REC operation REC is effected upon the cancellation of the record standby condition No recording is performed When using the VIDEO OUT of the DTP as the wordclock source for the WR DA7 the WR DA7 may be in a mode where the VIDEO frame rate of the DTP cannot be recognized correctly Recognition is not possible when the DTP frame rate is set to any rate other than 59 94 frames second 2 7 Expansion Software Macintosh Version Connection To connect a personal computer Macintosh in which RAMSA MAX software is installed to the WR DA7 use the recommended cable ImageWriter printer cable to connect the serial port modem port or printer port on the Macintosh computer to the TOPC port on the WR DA7 12 Normally a Macintosh computer has two serial ports modem and
15. AUX TN MONITOR OUT SEND y RTN WORD CLOCK IN 750 0FF 1 WORD SYNC OUT BNC 90 60 08189818 81081011 916 1 WCK MASTER BNC i OUT Y IN 1 TDIF TDIE A B E PW 88S SLOT 1 E E 17 24ch IN TDIF TDIF 1 OUT WR TDIF WORD CLOCK SYNC OUT Sm OUT 750 0FF 25 32ch ToP 4 WA TANDM gt MASTER SLOT 3 WR DA7 4 4 INPUT 1 16 MASTER Mic Sampler PW 88S AAA Keyboard WR TANDM gt SLAVE SLOT 3 gt WR TDIF gt PW 88S Terminator SLOT 1 17 24ch TDIF 1 TDIF 1 WR TDIF PW 88DL SLOT2 25 320h MIDI OUT MIDI IN WR DA7 SLAVE WORD CLOQK 750 ON m Keyboard PC Effector 00000 Effector 00000 TV Monitor INPUT 1 8 OUT 750 WORD CLOG MIDI IN MIDI OUT gt WR TDIF NPUT 1 16 ORD CLOCK IN 750 2 Notes for connections with peripheral equipment 2 1 Wordclock The WR DA7 as wordclock master The DA7 has an internal wor
16. BRC must be set the same On the BRC set item 11 MIDI Device on the MIDI UTIL setup menu to the MIDI channel set by the WR DA7 minus 1 or ALL System Configuration 10 Pro Tools Macintosh PORT 2 OUT Computer Pro Tools Cable MC 888 XLR MIDI WCK MASTER IN MIDI Timepiece WORD CLOCK IN _ PORT 1 IN SP SP Power AMP DAT ocn Effector MMC S PDIF MONITOR MIDI REC 2TR AUX AUX OUT AIN SEND 4 IN y OUT y SYNC OUT WOK OUT Dsub 25pin I SLOT 1 Sync 17 24ch all Cable DIGITAL Ed gt ale SYNC l 5 N OUT i PADAT o 06000000 ooooo O Optical Cable SLOT 2 T ADAT 1D1 25 32ch DIGITAL I WR ADAT RADA No Optical Cable 00000000 2 21 215 ADAT ID2 42 SLOT 3 9 16ch WR DA7 INPUT 1 8 Sampler Mic ST Keyboard 43 3 11 System Example of MIDI Sequencer Performer This example illustrates the WR DA7 mixing automation system using MIDI sequencer software Performer in a personal computer By using a MIDI sequencer the WR DA7 s Faders
17. MMC MIDI OUT WORD CLOCK IN 750 0 WORD SYNC OUT MIDI MIDI OUT BNC TDIF 1 TDIF 1 PW 88DL SUA 17 24ch TDIF 1 TDIF 1 WR TDIF 25 32ch TDIF 1 TDIF 1 anon PW 88DL m 00000000 1601 ID2 WR DA7 INPUT 1 8 Mic Sampler E 27 3 5 Example of systems for WR DA7 tandem connections with DA 98 1 unit and DA 38 3 units This is a 32 track digital recording configuration using two WR DA7 mixers configured in tandem with three DA 38 s being synchronized using the DA 98 as the master unit Synchronization with timecode MTC or SMPTE generated from the DA 98 and remote control operations function using MMC generated from the WR DA7 Method of connection With the mixers powered OFF insert the WR TDIF option cards in Slots land 2 and install the WR TNDM card in SLOT 3 of the two WR DA7 units For proper grounding fasten them to the console using the supplied screws Set the dip switches on the WR TDIF card of the DA 98 and 38 both SW1 2 at ON OFF Set the rear switch of the WR TNDM card to MASTER for the WR DA7 that is to be used as a master unit and set the slave WR DA7 to SLAVE Make the tandem connection between the WR TNDM cards of the two WR DA7 units using the pro prietary D sub 25 pin Tandem Cable Part DA DB DB Available in the USA For communication between the two WR DA7 units connect the master unit of the WR DA7 with
18. SMPTE timecode from the Digital Video Recorder for it s editing and automation operations Method of connection Insert the option card of WR AESS Slot 1 and the WR SMPTE option card in the WR DA7 and fasten them to the console using the supplied screws Select the switches on the WR AESS card to AES EBU Make the connections to the digital 1 0 terminals of the WR DA7 and the Digital Video Recorder WR AESS card D sub 25 pin connector Digital Video Recorder XLR connector Use the House Video Sync signal to REF IN BNC of the Digital Video Recorder and make the connection from REF OUT to V SYNC IN of the WR DA7 The termination of the Digital Video Recorder REF should be set to 75 Ohmz OFF The timecode is transferred from the SMPTE OUT XLR of the Digital Video Recorder to the SMPTE IN XLR of the WR DA7 WR DA7 setting Set the SOURCE SELECT to V SYNC in the INPUT SET screen of D I O area in order to produce synchronization with the V SYNC input To display the SMPTE timecode received at the SMPTE IN set the TIME BASE to SMPTE in the EXECUTE window of Automation Setup Section Digital Video Recorder settings To receive AES EBU digital audio make the settings of DIGITAL IN on the LCD screen A CHANNEL STATUS CRCC ERROR may be displayed during Digital recording from the DA7 This is however a message in regards to the sub code signal even with this being displayed proper audio recording and playback shou
19. and the ADAT functions as a SLAVE to the BRC The ADAT ID numbers are automatically set in the order of the SYNC cable connections from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN The power supply of each ADAT should be turned on first then turn ON the power supply of the BRC To use the digital input of the ADAT the DIGITAL IN button should be selected S on the ADAT s front panel During ADAT playback if ALL INPUT is ON there will be no playback ALL INPUT must be turned OFF BRC setting BRC as the wordclock master Select the Fixed Mode when the BRC is used as the wordclock master and set the sampling rate to 48kHz When the sampling rate is set to 44 1kHz select the Variable Mode and press the PITCH DOWN switch to a setting of 147cent 44 1 display To obtain a through output of the MIDI message received on the BRC press the BRC s MIDI UTIL button repeatedly to display the MIDI ECHO screen and select the ON setting For setting MTC display the MIDI screen by pressing the GEN SYNC button to select a setting of MTC Press the EDIT button to exit the edit mode then press the GEN SYNC button to enable sync generation For setting SMPTE press the GEN SYNC button to display SMPTE and use the UP DOWN to select 10dB then press the EDIT button to exit the edit mode press the GEN SYNC switch to enable SMPTE sync the LED will light To obtain a timecode output from the BRC even during FF REW operations of the ADAT obtain a display of 8 Outpu
20. at 147cent 44 1 display For MTC setting set MIDI in the GEN SYNC setting at MTC and turn on the GEN SYNC switch For SMPTE setting set SMPTE in the GEN SYNC setting at 10dB and turn on the GEN SYNC switch To obtain a timecode output from the BRC during FF REW operations in the ADAT obtain a display of 8 Output Rew FF SMPTE amp MTC for ON in MIDI UTIL setting of the BRC To accomplish MMC operation there must be coincidence of the MIDI channel between the WR DA7 and the MMC s MIDI channel of the BRC On the BRC obtain a display of 11 MIDI Device screen by MIDI UTIL setting Set the value of MIDI channel set for the WR DA7 1 Otherwise set ting should be set to ALL 19 System configuration 2 SP SP DAT n Power AMP AES EBU Effector MTC MMC 2111 WCK MASTER REC 2TR AUX AUX WASTER vor Beel fer Am AW REMOTE OUT TO ADAT WOK OUT WORD OLOR IN 48kHz OUT 750 ON p Sync Cable BRC DIGITAL p Em m E n SYNC OUT 00000000
21. communications between the two WR DA7 units connect the master unit of the WR DA7 by selecting the TO PC for serial or the MIDI port of the slave unit using either the spec ified serial Macintosh Printer Cable or MIDI cables For wordclock communication make the connections between the WORD OUT of the BRC 48kHz and WCK IN of the WR DA7 on the master unit and connect between the WCK OUT of the master unit to the WR DA7 and WCK IN of the slave unit using BNC cables Part No BNC Available in the USA Select he master mixer s termination to 75 ohm OFF and set the slave unit to 75 ohm ON Make the connections between the BRC and ADAT and between the ADAT units using the ADAT SYNC cables in the order off the ADAT s to be used from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN Connect the WR ADAT card from the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL IN OUT terminal of the ADAT using an optical cable Part No DA TOS Available in the USA and press the DIGITAL IN switches on each ADAT to select the digital input mode To make the MIDI connections establish a loop for the two WR DA7 units and the BRC and make MIDI cable connections from MIDI OUT to MIDI IN This makes MMC and MTC operative It is possible to receive SMPTE timecode by using the WR SMPT option card by making the con nections from the SMPTE OUT Phone Jack of the BRC to SMPTE IN XLR 1 3 GND 2 HOT of the WR DA7 WR DA7 setting To use the WR DA7 as a slave unit set the SOURCE SELECT in the Input Set Win
22. connected using the ADAT Sync cables and the three ADAT units are being remote controlled from the BRC In addition it is possible to perform automation synchronized to timecode MTC or SMPTE from the ADAT using the MIDI out of the BRC and having the ADAT controlled by MMC from the WR DA7 Method of connection With the mixer powered OFF insert the option card WR ADAT in Slot 1 2 3 of the WR DA7 and fas ten them to the securely using the 4 screws Connect the WR ADAT card in the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL IN OUT terminals of the ADAT using an optical cable and press the DIGITAL IN switch on the front panel of each ADAT to set up the digital input mode The BRC functions as the wordclock master Connect the WORD OUT of the BRC to WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 using a BNC cable and set the WR DA7 wordclock termination to 75 Ohm 0N For MIDI connection connect the WR DA7 to the MIDI IN OUT of the BRC using a MIDI cable The MMC and MTC functions are now available For the timecode MTC is received using the MIDI connection Using the option card WR SMPT it is possible to receive the SMPTE timecode The SMPTE OUT Phone Jack of the BRC is connected to the SMPTE IN XLR 1 3 GND 2 SIGNAL of the WR DA7 WR DA7 setting To use the WR DA7 as a slave unit set the SOURCE SELECT to WCK IN in the INPUT SET screen For synchronization with the ADAT card source set SOURCE SELECT to SLOT1 For MMC set MMC PORT to MIDI in the M
23. from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN Select the sampling rate of the DA 98 to INT 48k or INT 44 1k The sampling rate of the DA 98 is automatically set off the tape that fs being used Operation of the DA 38 is synchronized with the DA 98 as a slave unit for the DA 98 Therefore when the ID is set for any value other than 1 the DA 38 is set to the wordclock from the PW 885 SYNC cable Press the CHASE switch of the DA 38 front panel with the machine IDs 2 3 and 4 to select CHASE to ON so that synchronization can be performed with the master DA 98 While ALL INPUT is ON no audio is played back For playback ALL INPUT should be set at OFF System configuration 5 MTC SP SP DAT c r E Power AMP AES EBU d Effector MMC REC 2TR AUX AUX MDI MIDI MONITOR OUT SEND y RTN WORD CLOCK IN 750 OFF WORD SYNC OUT BNC eee MASTER MIDI MIDI BNC SYNC OUT TDIF 1 1 or dE PW 88S PASE 8011 17 24ch 2225 IN TDIF 1 TDIF 1 E lt
24. master unit to INT 48k or INT 44 1k The sampling rate of the DA 88 is automatically changed to the sampling rate of the tape being used No playback is produced when ALL INPUT is ON For playback ALL INPUT should be set to OFF For MMC control of the DA 88 from the WR DA7 set the MODE dip switch 2 to 0 OFF on the rear panel of the SY 88 in order to make the MIDI port effective To produce a timecode output from the DA 88 in synchronization with the digital audio data set the MODE dip switch 5 to O OFF on the rear panel of the SY 88 To output tape recorded timecode from the DA 88 set the MODE dip switch 6 to 1 ON on the rear panel of the SY 88 Sync board System configuration4 WCK MASTER DA 88 with SY 88 DAT o cn ws a 500060 oo oo o Effector OUT AIN SEND y MIDI MONITOR REC 2TR AUX AUX A ehohe onog 5 DECE fo el ofja n a v 9 o 9 DD oo loo n 8 zu B MTC
25. of the WR DA7 WR DA7 setting The DA 88 functions as the wordclock master and the WR DA7 as a slave unit In the INPUT SET window of the D I O area on the top panel of the WR DA7 set the SOURCE SELECT to WCK IN In the case of DA 98 38 connections synchronization with the SLOT and V SYNC is also possi ble In regards to the MIDI channel of MMC set the MMC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen and make the proper MIDI channel settings To receive MTC Timecode set the MTC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen To display the MTC timecode on the LCD display set the TIME BASE to MTC in the EXECUTE screen of AUTOMATION window To use the SMPTE timecode by connecting the optional WR SMPTE card and set the TIME BASE to 5 25 DA 88 setting Since the DA 88 receives digital input data from the TDIF 1 press the DIGITAL IN switch on the control panel The machine ID number of the DA 88 is 0 for the wordclock master unit These machine ID num bers are set at 0 1 2 and 3 using the rear rotary switch in the sequential order of the SYNC cable connections attached from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN For the DA 98 and 38 machine ID numbers are set at 1 2 3 4 in the sequential order of the connections Press the CHASE switch on the DA 88 s front panel with the machine IDs 2 and 3 to select CHASE to ON so that synchronization can be performed with the master DA 88 Set the sampling rate of the wordclock
26. operate Performer in synchronization with the timecode of the BRC select Modem with Receive Sync and MTO DTL or DTLe with the Type of Sync in the Basic menu of Performer Then select the frame rate with the SMPTE Frame Format to match the frame rate of the time code that s being received To record WR DA7 operation on the MIDI sequencer Performer start Patch Thru in the Basic menu and set Select Patch Thru Mode to OFF so the MIDI sequencer will not echo MIDI mes sages To set Performer to slave mode select Slave to External Sync in the Basic menu Then select Control Panel in the Windows menu of Performer then press the PLAY and REC buttons in the open window so Performer will stand by to receive timecode ADAT BRC Setup With the BRC serving as the wordclock master select Fixed Mode to select a sampling rate of 48 kHz or select Variable Mode to select a sampling rate of 44 1 kHz Then press the Pitch Down switch to set 147 cent 44 1 shown on the screen MTC setup set MIDI to MTC in the Gen Sync setup menu and press the Gen Sync switch to ON To output timecode from the BRC during ADAT FF REW set item 8 Output Rew FF SMPTE amp MTC on the BRC MIDI UTIL setup menu to ON To operate the MMC the MMC and MIDI channels of the WR DA7 and BRC must be set the same On the BRC set items 11 MIDI Device on the MIDI UTIL setup menu to the MIDI channel set by the WR DA7 minus 1 or ALL
27. printer port RAMSA MAX soft ware permits connection of either of these ports to the WR DA7 To control one WR DA7 the modem port is normally used To control two WR DA7s connect the WR DA7 serving as the mas ter to the modem port and the other one serving as the slave to the printer port For tandem communication between the two WR DA7s a MIDI cable must be connected from MIDI IN on one WR DA7 to MIDI OUT on the other MIDI For communication with RAMSA MAX software set it as follows When Preference is selected in the Edit menu the Preference dialog appears on the screen Select Port Setup from it and select the port normally the modem port that is connected to the WR DA7 as Automation Port Select a communication speed Baud Rate of either 62 5 k or 125 k Communication will be faster at 125 k however if the computer s operation is unstable then select 62 5 k If you are using an external MIDI device select Use MIDI then quit the expansion software and restart it Now select a MIDI device from the MIDI Source Echo MIDI to box In selecting a MIDI device the MIDI devices connected by the OMS must be recognized Start the OMS setup applica tion to have the MIDI devices recognized Obtain the OMS setup application by downloading it for example from the home page of OPCODE Set the WR DA7 MIDI as follows Port Select TOPC Baud Rate setting to 62 5 k or 125 k to suit the expansion software settings Gen T
28. 8 in place of the DA 98 connect WORD SYNC OUT of the DA 88 to WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 using a BNC cable and set the WR DA7 wordclock termination to 75 OhmzON WR DA7 setting The DA 88 functions as the wordclock master and the WR DA7 as a slave unit Set the SOURCE SELECT to WCK IN in the INPUT SET screen of the D I O of the WR DA7 For DA 98 38 connec tions synchronization with the SLOT and V SYNC is also possible To set the MIDI channel for MMC set MMC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen and select the MIDI channel setting To receive MTC timecode set MTC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen To display MTC on the DA7 s LCD screen set TIME BASE to MTC in the EXECUTE screen of AUTOMATION To use the SMPTE timecode set TIME BASE to SMPTE DA 98 setting Operation of the DA 98 is synchronized with the SMPTE timecode being generated from the video recorder To enable DA 98 operation synchronized with the SMPTE timecode press the CHASE switch on the front panel and set CHASE to ON Set the machine ID number of the DA 98 to 1 ID 0 for the DA 88 38 To enable the DA 98 to receive digital input from the TDIF 1 press the DIGITAL IN button on the front panel When the timecode output of the video recorder is generated after being converted to MTC the MODE dip switch 6 on the SY 88 rear side is set to OFF If this switch is set to ON the timecode recorded on the tape is converted into MTC
29. A7 and the expansion software of a personal computer By using the expansion software the faders EQ PAN and channel ON OFF of the WR DA7 can be separately controlled in synchroniza tion with the MIDI timecode The setup data of the WR DA7 can be uploaded to and downloaded from the expansion software Connecting Procedures Connect the modem port of the Macintosh computer to the To PC port of the WR DA7 using a Macintosh serial cross cable ImageWriter printer cable For the MMC control of the DA 98 serving as the timecode master from the WR DA7 connect the MIDI OUT of the WR DA7 to the MIDI IN of the DA 98 and MIDI IN of the WR DA7 to MIDI OUT of the DA 98 using standard MIDI cables This system uses the DA 98 as the wordclock master and synchronizes the WR DA7 with the WR TDIF card therefore no word clock connection is necessary WR DA7 Setup This system uses the DA 98 as word clock master The WR DA7 is synchronized with the DA 98 that is connected to Slot 1 So set Source Select to Slot 1 on the D I O input set screen To receive MTC from the DA 98 and make the expansion software through set MTC Port to MIDI and THRU in the item Others to ON Since the MMC is being transmitted from the WR DA7 to the DA 98 set the MMC Port to MIDI and match MIDI CH with the MIDI bus ID of the DA 98 PC Macintosh Setup If Free MIDI is installed there is a possibility of a conflict It is recommended that it be removed u
30. AM Set the dipswitches on the WR TDIF card according to the model of DA 98 88 or 38 SW1 ON SW2 OFF When the DA 38 or DA 98 is connected SW1 OFF SW2 OFF When the DA 88 is connected To receive a digital signal on the DA 98 88 or 38 press the DIGITAL IN switch on the front panel to select the DIGITAL IN indicator When multiple DA98 88 or 38s are connected set the machine ID to 1 0 in the case of DA 885 on the first unit master unit The machine IDs of the slave units should be set sequentially starting with 2 subsequent to the units connected using the PW 885 Sync cables The machine ID for DA 88 is the number added with ID No of the rear panel switch 1 When multiple DA98 88 38s are connected using the PW 88S Sync cables the terminator included with the Sync cables should be connected to the Sync OUT terminal of the last device Wordclock When the DA 98 88 or 38 is used as the wordclock master the wordclock for the DA 98 88 or 38 is set to INT The Wordclock selection is made by pressing the CLOCK switch on the front panel to select INT To set the clock selection to INT WORD or VIDEO press the CLOCK switch on the front panel of the DA 98 88 and 38 the machine IDs of the DA 98 88 and 38 are required to be set as specified below DA 98 38 ID 1 DA 88 ID 0 To use a DA 88 as the wordclock master connect a 75 ohm BNC to BNC cable from the WORD 10
31. CT to WCK IN in the INPUT SET window of the D I O Setup Section on the MASTER unit For wordclock synchronization using the DA98 s connection slot set the SOURCE SELECT to SLOT1 on the MASTER WR DA7 Keep WCK IN on the SLAVE unit To establish communication between the tandem WR DA7 units set the PORT SELECT to TO PC in the SERIAL I O SETUP in the MIDI SETUP screen for both the MASTER and SLAVE units Then set the baud rates to the same value To send and receive MIDI messages set the PORT select of Gen Rx and Gen Tx to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen On the TANDEM SLAVE unit set the SEND RECEIVE of the various MIDI mes sages to THRU For MMC set the MMC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP window for the same MMC channels to be received on the BRC For MTC reception on the WR DA7 set MTC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP window of the TANDEM MASTER unit To display the MTC timecode set the TIME BASE to MTC in the EXECUTE window of AUTOMA TION SETUP Window To use the SMPTE timecode connect the WR SMPTE option card and set the TIME BASE to SMPTE in the EXECUTE window of AUTOMATION SETUP Window DA 98 38 setting Since the DA 98 and 38 receive digital input data from the TDIF 1 press the DIGITAL IN switch on the control panel To set the machine ID numbers of the DA 98 and 38 ID 1 is assigned to the DA 98 The machine ID numbers are set to 1 2 3 and 4 in the order of cable connections
32. DI IN gt MIDI OUT 56 57 3 16 Tandem Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software The example refers to a recording or mixing automation system using two WR DA7s and PC expan sion software By using the expansion software the faders EQ PAN and channel ON OFF of the two WR DA7s can be separately controlled in synchronization with the MIDI timecode The setup data of the two WR DA7s can be stored and later recalled from the expansion software Connecting Procedures You will need two serial cross cables ImageWriter printer cables ready and connect the printer port of the Macintosh computer for the expansion software to the To PC port of the master and the modem port of the computer to the To PC port of the slave With the WR DA7 powered OFF Insert the WR TNDM card into slot 3 of each of the two WR DA7s and fasten the cards securely with the supplied screws Set the switch on the back of the WR TNDM card in the master WR DA7 of the tandem system to Master and select slave on the WR DA7 to act as the Slave Connect the WR TNDM cards in the two WR DA7s to each other using the proprietary Tandem cable Part DA DB available in the U S A Connect the MIDI port of the master WR DA7 to Port 1 of MIDI Timepiece A V and the MIDI port of the slave WR DA7 to Port 2 of MIDI Timepiece A V using standard MIDI cables for communica tion between the two WR DA7s For connection of
33. E BASE to SMPTE ADAT setting For ADAT wordclock setting connect a Sync cable from the BRC and turn on the power supply At this time setting is automatically made to EXT and the ADAT works as a slave machine for the BRC Regarding the power supply for the ADAT and the BRC the power supply for the ADAT should be turned on first then the power supply for the ADAT should be turned on next The audio input of the ADAT is used in the digital input mode Therefore the DIGITAL IN switch should be selected During ADAT playback there is no output if ALL INPUT is ON ALL INPUT must be turned OFF 35 BRC setting To synchronize the BRC with the SMPTE timecode from the video recorder set Locate Reference to SMPTE Input and Clock Source to Internal by selecting the EXT SYNC setting for the BRC Then turn on the EXT SYNC switch Select the Fixed Mode when the BRC is used as a clockmaster and if the sampling rate is set at 48kHz Select the Variable Mode when the sampling rate is set at 44 1kHz Press the PITCH DOWN switch to setting 147cent 44 1 display For MTC setting select MIDI in the GEN SYNC setting area to MTC and turn on the GEN SYNC switch For SMPTE select SMPTE in the GEN SYNC setting area to 10dB and turn on the GEN SYNC switch To obtain a timecode output from the BRC even during FF REW operation of the ADAT set the dis play to 8 Output Rew FF SMPTE amp MTC to ON in MIDI UTIL setting
34. EQ PAN and channel ON OFF can be controlled in synchronization with the sequencer WR DA7 operation data can be sent to a MIDI sequencer to be stored and recalled It is also possible to control the sequencer software the BRC and the ADAT s from the WR DA7 using the WR DA7 s MMC functions Connecting Procedures With the WR DA7 powered OFF insert the option cards WR ADAT into the WR DA7 slots 1 2 3 and fasten them securely with the supplied screws to insure proper grounding Connect the modem port of the MIDI sequencer Macintosh computer to the Mac port of the MIDI interface MIDI Timepiece A V using a serial cable Connect the WR ADAT cards of the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL IN OUT of ADAT using an optical cable then press the DIGITAL IN switch on the front panel of each ADAT to select the digital input mode The BRC functions as the wordclock master Connect the WORD OUT of the BRC to the WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 using a 75 ohm BNC BNC cable and terminate the WR DA7 to 75 ohms 2ON Connect the WR DA7 to port 1 MIDI IN OUT of the MIDI Timepiece A V using standard MIDI cables The MMC and MTC functions are now possible Connect the MIDI IN on the BRC to port 2 MIDI OUT of the MIDI Timepiece A V using a Standard MIDI cable to control the ADAT using MMC Then connect the MIDI OUT of the BRC to port 2 MIDI IN of the MIDI Timepiece A V with a MIDI cable to operate the WR DA7 and Pro Tools in ref erence to the BRC s timecode To s
35. IDI SETUP screen The MIDI channels should be set to the same MIDI channel of the MMC being received on the BRC To receive MTC on the DA7 set the MTC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen of the WR DA7 To have the MTC read out on the LCD screen set the TIME BASE to MTC in the EXECUTE screen of AUTOMATION SETUP For SMPTE timecode using the optional WR SMPTE card set the TIME BASE to SMPTE ADAT setting For ADAT wordclock setting connect a Sync cable from the BRC and turn on the power supply At that time the setting is automatically set to EXT and the ADAT works as a slave to the BRC The ADAT ID numbers are automatically set from 1 in the sequential order of the SYNC cable con nections from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN The power supply of each ADAT should be turned on in the sequential order starting with the last unit located at the end of SYNC cable connections to the first unit Finally turn of the power sup ply of the BRC The audio input of the ADAT needs to be selected into the digital input mode Press the DIGITAL IN buttons on the front panel of each ADAT being used 18 During ADAT playback there will be no playback while ALL INPUT is ON ALL INPUT must be turned OFF BRC setting Select the Fixed Mode when the BRC is used as a word clock master and the sampling rate is set at 48kHz Select the Variable Mode when the sampling rate is set at 44 1kHz Press the PITCH DOWN switch to make setting
36. IDI Timepiece A V to select the MIDI cable routing WR DA7 Setup Set the Source Select to WCK IN in the Input Set screen of D I O to set the WR DA7 as slave To receive MTC timecode set MTC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen 41 To display MTC timecode on the LCD screen set the Time Base to MTC in the Automation Execute screen of the WR DA7 To use MMC set the MMC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen To control the various parameters of Pro Tools using the MIDI remote function of the WR DA7 Pro Tools exchanges messages on MIDI channel 16 It is necessary to take the following steps 1 Set Remote 1 Port to MIDI and CH to 16 in the MIDI Setup screen The same settings as in Remote 1 are necessary for using Remote 2 2 To allocate MIDI Remote to the custom fader layers set MIDI Remote Switches No 1 No 8 to ON on the User CSTM screen so that MIDI CH 16 will be shown as the assigned channel In the case of using Remote 2 set MIDI Remote Switches No 9 to No 16 to ON so that MIDI CH 16 will be shown as the assigned channel 3 To set the CTRL CHG numbers of Pro Tools to the SOLO switch ON switch PAN knob and faders of the custom fader layer select Fader Select 1 8 in the MIDI RMT screen and set Mode Edit to ON Select Fader Select 1 9 for using Remote 2 Then set CTRL CHG numbers of Pro Tools in decimals on the MIDI Remote Edit screens for the SOLO switch ON switch PAN knob
37. Master with MIDI MTC and select the type of timecode to be outputted Then press the Sync key to make timecode output valid To use SMPTE timecode using the option card 802 press the Sub Menu key and Sync key select Master with SMPTE LTC and the type of output timecode Then press the Sync key to make timecode output valid To set MMC press the Sub Menu key and Sync key then select Slave with MIDI MMC System Configuration 13 DAT na A prd AES EBU Effector S PDIF MONITOR REC 2TR AUX AUX A OUT Y AIN SEND y WCK MASTER DR8 with IB 804A IB 803M DIGITAL OUT IN lt i SLOT 1 Optical Cable 17 24ch OUT MTC MIDI IN gt MMC MIDI OUT SMPTEIN s x gp wasupr 2 WR DA7 INPUT 1 16 Mic Sampler Keyboard 51 52 3 14 Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software The example refers to the building of a recording and mixing automation system using one WR D
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40. SMPTE timecode and MTC by using the optional SY 88 SYNC card installed into the DA 88 By using the MIDI connections between the WR DA7 and the DA 88 it is possible to perform MMC MIDI Machine Control from the WR DA7 Method of connection With the DA7 powered OFF insert the WR TDIF option card in Slot 1 2 3 of the WR DA7 and firmly fasten them to the console with the supplied screws Using the dip switches on the WR TDIF card make the proper setting for the DA 88 SW1 2 to OFF OFF respectively Connect the WR TDIF card of the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL I O TDIF 1 of the DA 88 using cable PW 88 DL and press the DIGITAL IN switch of each DA 88 to select the digital input mode Connect each DA 88 with the PW 88S SYNC cables in the sequential order from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN Connect the terminator to the SYNC OUT terminal of the DA 88 To use the DA 88 as the wordclock master connect the WORD SYNC OUT of the DA 88 to WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 using a BNC BNC cable Part DA BNC Available in the USA and select the WR DA7 termination at 75 ohm to ON For MIDI connections connect the WR DA7 to MIDI IN OUT of the SY 88 using a MIDI cable It is possible to use the MMC and MTC functions For the timecode MTC is received from the MIDI connection Using the option card WR SMPT it is possible to receive the SMPTE timecode In this example the TIME CODE OUT RCA Pin Jack of the DA 88 is connected to the SMPTE IN XLR 1 3 GND 2 SIGNAL
41. SYNC OUT terminal of the DA 88 to the WCK IN terminal of the WR DA7 Then press the D I O switch of the WR DA7 several times in order to display the INPUT SET screen of the D I O window Then select the SOURCE SELECT to WCK IN When the DA 98 or 38 is the wordclock master the slot where the WR TDIF card is inserted can be selected as the wordclock source in addition to the above mentioned WCK IN For WR DA7 word clock setting press the D I O switch several times to display the INPUT SET screen of the D I O window Then select the SOURCE SELECT to the SLOT where the WR TDIF card is installed The sampling rate settings for the DA 98 88 38 is dependent on the format of the tape being used Therefore the sampling rate is automatically selected according to the sample rate on the tape When the WR DA7 is the wordclock master the BNC cable should be connected from the WORD CLOCK OUT terminal of the WR DA7 to the WORD SYNC IN terminal of the DA 98 or 38 Select WORD by pressing the CLOCK switch on the front panel of the DA 98 or 38 When Connecting a DA 88 the WR DA7 must function as the slave unit MIDI For MMC control from the WR DA7 to the DA 98 select Menu Group 3 in the DA 98 screen and select the Ctrl Prt Control Protocol to MIDI For the MIDI ID of MMC being received on the DA 98 select Menu Group 7 in the DA 98 screen and set the MIDI ID to the same number of the MIDI channel of the MMC to be sent from the WR DAT
42. T wordclock to INT The WR DA7 functions as ADAT SLAVE The WR DA7 wordclock settings can be set by pressing the 0 1 0 switch to display the INPUT SET window of the D I O setup section Then the SOURCE SELECT is used to select the slot where the WR ADAT card is inserted Cursor to that Slot and press Enter LOCK should be displayed in the adjacent window When the ADAT and the BRC are in the wordclock master mode the sampling rate is determined by selecting the Fixed Mode to 48kHz To set the sampling rate at 44 1kHz select the Variable Mode and press the PITCH DOWN switch on the front panel Make the setting 147 cent 44 1 display For the ADAT XT this setting is done with the CLOCK SELECT switch on the front panel and the ADAT is set to INT clock To use the WR DA7 as the wordclock master press the CLOCK SELECT switch on the front panel of ADAT XT to set up the ADAT XT to DIG to slave to an external clock source When using a BRC as ADAT master controller it is recommended that the BRC be set to slave to the DA7 To do this press the Edit button then the External Sync button on the BRC and select 48 kHz input using the arrow keys Press the Edit button to exit this mode Make sure the EXTERNAL SYNC mode is selected the external sync button will light green MIDI To use the ADAT s MMC operations from the DA7 with a BRC it is necessary that the transmitting MIDI channel of the WR DA7 match the MIDI channel of MMC to be received
43. UX AUX REC OUT A SEND 4 RTN MTC MIDI IN MIDI OUT al TIMECODE IN T8 TDIF 1 Ese VIDEO IN PW 88DL DA 98 ID1 WORD SYNC OUT WORD CLOCK IN BNC 750 0N _ BNC E 39 40 3 10 System Example of Pro Tools This example illustrates using the WR DA7 in a Pro Tools system Editing can be performed using Automation etc after synchronizing Pro Tools with the WR DA7 in reference to the timecode from an BRC It then becomes possible to control Pro Tools and BRC from the WR DA7 using MMC or to control the various parameters of Pro Tools from the WR DA7 using the MIDI remote function of the WR DA7 Connecting Procedures With the WR DA7 powered OFF Set the switches on the WR AESS card to the AES EBU position insert the option cards WR AESS slot 1 WR ADAT slots 2 and 3 and WR SMPTE into the WR DA7 fasten them securely with the supplied screws to ensure proper grounding Connect the digital 1 0 connectors from the WR DA7 and 888 1 0 D sub 24 pin connector on the WR AESS card XLR connector on the 888 1 See the Digidesign s website for the proper cable specifications Connect the Macintosh computer to the MIDI interface MIDI Timepiece A V A V using the modem port Connect the WR ADAT cards from the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL IN OUT of an ADAT using an optical cable and press the DIGITAL IN switch on the front panel of each ADAT to select the digital input m
44. and faders Pro Tools Setup To make the 888 I O of Pro Tools the Wordclock slave set the Sync Mode to Digital in the Show Session Setup Window in the Display menu To receive digital inputs set Ch 1 2 Input to Digital in the Show Session Setup Window of the Display menu To match the frame rates of the timecode being received select Frame Rate in the Show Session Setup Window of the Display menu To record and playback with Pro Tools synchronized with the BRC s timecode select Online in the Option menu to set Pro Tools to online To control the various parameters of Pro Tools using the MIDI remote function of the WR DA7 select Type CS 10 for the MIDI controllers in the Peripherals area in the Setup menu then pro ceed to Receive From to select the device name WR DA7 given in the OMS Studio Setup process If no device has been set yet select Port 1 is shown ADAT BRC Setup With the BRC serving as the wordclock master select Fixed Mode to set a sampling rate of 48 kHz or select Variable Mode to set a sampling rate of 44 1 kHz Then press the Pitch Down switch to set 147 cent 44 1 shown on the screen In the SMPTE setup set SMPTE to 10 dB in the Gen Sync setup menu and press the Gen Sync switch to On To output timecode from the BRC during FF REW set item 8 Output Rew FF SMPTE amp MTC on the BRC s MIDI UTIL setup menu to ON To operate MMC the MMC MIDI channels of the WR DA7 and
45. and slave as the WCK wordclock slave set the Source Select to WCK IN in the D I O Input Set screen of the WR DA7 To set the MIDI input and output ports set Gen Rx Gen Tx ports to MIDI and the CH of both of the WR DA7s to 1 in the MIDI setup screen To use Program Change set Tx Rx to ON in the PRG CHG setup area in the MIDI setup screen To use Control Change set Tx Rx and NRPN to ON in the CTRL CHG setup area in the MIDI setup screen To use System Exclusive set Tx Rx to ON in the System EX setup area in the MIDI setup screen To have the WR DA7 receive MTC set the MTC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Set up area of the MIDI setup screen for the tandem master WR DA7 To display MTC timecode on the LCD screen set the Time Base to MTC in the Automation Execute screen To use MMC set MMC Port to MIDI in the MIDI setup area of the Tandem master WR DA7 To establish communication between the two WR DA7s set the Port Select to To PC in the serial setup item of the MIDI setup Area on both the master and slave and select the same baud rate 125K for both To make the tandem connection valid select Tandem to ON in the D I O To Slot screen Make sure the PORT SELECT is set TO PC then select AUTO in the OFFSET DELAY SECTION CONNECT will read SLOT NG or DATA NG until the SLAVE console is configured 48 MIDI Sequencer Performer Setup To record WR DA7 operation in the MIDI sequencer P
46. and the resultant output is generated Use the tape where the recorded timecode has the same frame rate as that of the SMPTE timecode output generated from the video It is impossible to perform operation synchronized with the SMPTE timecode of the video recorder if no timecode is recorded in the tape or there is failure in coincidence of the frame rate Turn on the CHASE switch of the DA 98 Set the dipswitch 8 at ON the SY 88 board While ALL INPUT is ON no playback is generated To realize playback ALL INPUT should be set to OFF A CHANNEL STATUS CRCC ERROR may be displayed during Digital recording from the DA7 This is however a message in regards to the sub code signal even with this being displayed proper audio recording and playback should be performed System configuration 9 WCK MASTER House Video Sync SP SP 5599 o OUT goon 55594 O VTR 4 Power SMPTE Timecode MONITOR A
47. andem communication between the two WR DA7s establish connections from Port 1 OUT to Port 2 IN and from Port 2 OUT to Port 1 IN To have the two WR DA7s receive MTC from the DA 98 establish connections from Port 3 OUT to Port 1 IN and to Port 2 IN For MMC control of the DA 98 by the master establish a connection from Port 1 OUT to Port 3 IN Macintosh for Expansion Software Setup The serial ports cannot be used for OMS and FREE MIDI It is recommended therefore that they be disabled using the computer s extension manager Expansion Software Setup Select Preference from the Edit menu and open the dialog box Select General then set Number of Console to 2 Select Port Setup then both Modem and Printer in the Automation Port area Also set Sync Source to WR DA7 Timecode Input When OK is pressed in the Preference dialog the expansion software loads the setup data from the master and slave To receive timecode set the Sync Source to WR DA7 Timecode Input in the Preference Port Setup area of the Edit menu Then enter a check mark at the Receive Timecode in the Real time menu 59 System Configuration 16 MIDI Timepiece 0000 0001 PORT 2 IN OUT WCK MASTER SYNC OUT PW 88S SYNC OUT PW 88S i Expansion Software Mac Modem Port Printer Port
48. ct the MIDI IN OUT of the slave WR DA7 to port 2 IN OUT of MIDI Timepiece A V Connect the MIDI IN of the BRC to port 3 MIDI OUT of the MIDI Timepiece using a MIDI cable to control the ADAT s with MMC Also connect MIDI OUT on the BRC to port 3 MIDI IN of MIDI Timepiece A V using a cable to operate the WR DA7s and Performer in reference to the BRC timecode To select the MIDI connections with the WR DA7s and MIDI Timepiece using Free MIDI start Create Device in the Configuration menu of the Free MIDI Setup and connect the WR DA7s On the Free MIDI Device Specification screen enter WR DA7 Master in the Name line and set Manufacturer to Other and Model to Other To set channels to send and receive MIDI messages enter a check mark on 1 on the Transmit Channels and Receive Channels lines respectively select the MTP AV Modem for Studio Location to set the con nection port with the MIDI Timepiece A V and set Cable to 1 In the Free MIDI Device Specification screen similarly enter WR DA7 Slave in the Name line and set Manufacturer to Other and Model to Other To select the channels to send and receive MIDI messages enter a check mark on 1 in the Transmit Channels and Receive Channels lines respectively select the MTP AV Modem for Studio Location to set the connection port with the MIDI Timepiece A V and set Cable to 2 47 WR DA7 Setup To set the WR DA7 tandem master
49. d If OMS is started for the first time the MIDI devices connected to the computer must be rec ognized by the OMS Connect the MIDI devices being used to the printer port and turn on each MIDI device Then execute Easy Setup When the OMS recognizes all the MIDI devices save the settings of the OMS setup application and quit the operation Set up the expansion software as follows Select Preference in the Edit menu to open the Preference dialog box Select Port Setup and check Use MIDI quit the expansion software and restart it Select Preference again in the Edit menu and select MTC OMS for Sync Source from the Port Setup Select the MIDI device from the box in which the MTC is being sent Caution in setting Macintosh Computers If Free MIDI is active in your Macintosh computer the expansion software may become unstable in operation and may conflict with OMS compatibility In this case open the extension manager in the Apple menu and de select Free MIDI then restart the Macintosh computer RAMSA MAX software requires at least 8 MB of RAM 12 MB of RAM is recommended If there is sufficient RAM select the icon for the expansion software press the Command key and the charac ter key and change memory size to select a RAM size of 12 If the expansion software is unstable despite the above settings open the extension manager in the Apple menu and turn off any unused applications It is known that applicat
50. d at the SMPTE IN set the TIME BASE to SMPTE in the EXECUTE screen of the AUTOMATION window ADAT setting To use the ADAT as the wordclock master press the CLOCK SELECT switch to select INT 48k or INT 44 1k for the ADAT XT For ADAT s other than the ADAT XT select to INT 48kHz select the Fixed Mode For INT 44 1kHz setting select the Variable Mode Then press the PITCH DOWN switch to select the setting at 147cent display of 44 1 During ADAT playback there is no PLAY output while ALL INPUT on the front panel is ON ALL INPUT must be turned OFF System configuration 1 DAT o em 00000 0 nn Power AES EBU Effector REC 2TR AUX AUX AIN SEND y RTN WCK MASTER ADAT ee ll EU mm IN Optical Cable SLOT1 17 24ch TRACK8 ANALOG OUT RCA SMPTE IN s 418 WR SMPT WR DA7 INPUT 1 16 Sampler Keyboard 16 17 3 2 Example of systems for ADAT 3 units and BRC This system is configured using 3 ADATs and a BRC
51. d using the extension manager Expansion Software Setup Select Preference from the Edit menu and open the dialog box Select General then set Number of Console to 2 Select Port Setup then both Modem and Printer in the Automation Port area Also set the Sync Source to WR DA7 Timecode Input When OK is pressed in the Preference dialog box the expansion software loads the setup data of the master and slave To receive timecode set Sync Source to WR DA7 Timecode Input in the Preference Port Setup item of the Edit menu Then enter a check mark at Receive Timecode on the Real time menu 62 MIDI Sequencer Digital Performer Setup To receive MTC from the DA 98 through the MIDI Timepiece A V set the Sync Port to Modem in the Receive Sync area in the Basic menu and set the Type of Sync to MTC DTL or DTLe Then set the Slave to External Sync to ON in the Basic menu and press the Play button on the control panel When MTC is received from the MIDI Timepiece A V Digital Performer time code begins to run System Configuration 17 MIDI Sequencer Expansion Performer Software SP Modem Port Mu Printer Port DAT Modem Port rower AES EBU MIDI PORT 2 IN Timepiece Mac PORT 1 IN 22020251 0000000 lt OUT 1 OUT PORT 4 PORT 5 PORT 3 IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT MONITOR 2T
52. dclock generator that provides a timing reference for the external digital audio devices connected to it This is neither MIDI nor SMPTE timecode You can set the internal generator to synchronize to either 44 1 or 48K selectable from The D I O gt INPUT SET window When multiple digital audio devices are used it becomes necessary to synchronize the audio sig nals with a single reference timing signal or master wordclock source In a system where all of the digital audio devices share a common wordclock it is essential that all of the devices be turned on even if they are not being used The WR DA7 as wordclock slave The DA7 can be slaved to an external wordclock source to accomplish this you must go to the D I O INPUT SET window Here you can choose Wordclock In WCK IN Video Sync In V SYNC 2 track A input 2TR IN A and Slot 1 2 or 3 For example it is possible to select the WR AESS card as the wordclock source of the WR DA7 The DA7 can be synchronized with the digital audio signals being input on Channels 1 2 of the WR AESS card However when no input is present on Channels 1 2 an UNLOCK status will be dis played The wordclock synchronization with the other channels will not be realized either If the word clock is set incorrectly for example a system where multiple equipment units are set as the wordclock master noise usually in the form of clicks and pops may become audible It is therefore necessary that all of t
53. dow of the D I O SETUP SECTION to WCK IN on the MASTER mixer For synchronization with the ADAT card source set the SOURCE SELECT to SLOT1 on the MAS TER mixer Select WCK IN on the SLAVE mixer To maintain communications between the two WR DA7 units set the PORT SELECT to TO PC in the SERIAL I O SETUP area of the MIDI SETUP screen for both MASTER and SLAVE consoles Then set the baud rates at the same value 21 For proper tandem connections select the TANDEM setting to ON in the TO SLOT screen of the D I O Input Setup Section To operate MMC set the MMC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen of the TANDEM MASTER unit In this case the MIDI channel of MMC should be set at the same MIDI channel of MMC to be received on the BRC To send receive the MIDI messages set the PORT of Gen Rx and Gen Tx to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen For the TANDEM SLAVE unit set the SEND RECEIVE of the various MIDI messages to THRU For MTC reception on the WR DA7 set MTC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen of the TANDEM Master unit To obtain the MTC timecode display on the LCD screen set the TIME BASE to MTC in the AUTOMATION EXECUTE screen of the Automation SETUP SECTION To use SMPTE timecode connect the WR SMPTE card and set the TIME BASE to SMPTE ADAT setting For ADAT wordclock setting connect a Sync cable from the BRC and turn on the power supply The setting is automatically set to EXT
54. erformer start Patch THRU on the Basic menu and set Select Patch THRU Mode to OFF so that the MIDI sequencer does not echo MIDI messages To record the operations of both the WR DA7 master and slave on the MIDI sequencer Performer select Multi Record on the mini menu of the track screen of the MIDI sequencer Then set the two track into record mode on the track screen and set each Input to WR DA7 Master and WR DA7 Slave could be recorded on separate tracks To simultaneously record and playback the MIDI messages of both the master WR DA7 and slave WR DA7 with a MIDI sequencer having only one track it is necessary to select different MIDI channels within the MTP for the master and slave WR DA7s to be outputted to the MIDI sequencer For this purpose start MTP Express Console of the MIDI Timepiece A V and set the Channel Map screen as follows With Performer a MIDI message to each MIDI Timepiece A V input port After it is set record the master and slave WR DA7s with the MIDI sequencer WR DA7 Master From Map Channel 1 to 2 To Map Channel 2 to 1 WR DA7 Slave From Map Channel 1 to 3 To Map Channel 3 to 1 ADAT BRC Setup With the BRC serving as the wordclock master select the Fixed Mode to set a sampling rate of 48 kHz or select Variable Mode to set a sampling rate of 44 1 kHz Then press the Pitch Down switch to set 147 cent 44 1 shown on the screen In the MTC setup se
55. et the MIDI connections with the WR DA7 and the MIDI Timepiece A V using Free MIDI start Create Device in the Configuration menu of the Free MIDI Setup and connect the WR DA7 In the Free MIDI Device Specification screen enter WR DA7 in the Name line and set Manufacturer to Other and Model to Other To select channels to send and receive MIDI messages enter a check mark at 1 on the Transmit Channels and Receive Channel respective ly select MTP AV Modem for Studio Location to set the connection port with the MIDI Timepiece A V and set Cable to 1 WR DA7 Setup Set the Source Select to WCK IN in the Input Set screen of D I O to set the WR DA7 as the Wordclock slave To receive MTC timecode set MTC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen To display MTC timecode on the LCD screen set the Time Base to MTC in the Automation Execute screen of the WR DAT To use MMC set MMC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen To set the ports and MIDI channels to be used for MIDI set Gen Rx Gen TX ports to MIDI and CH to 1 in the D I O setup screen of the WR DA7 To use Program Change set Tx Rx to ON in the MIDI setup area of the MIDI Setup Window 44 To use Control Change set Tx Rx and NRPN to ON in the CTRL CHG setup area of the MIDI Setup Window To use System Exclusive set Tx Rx to ON in the System EX setup area of the MIDI setup Window MIDI Sequencer Performer Setup To
56. he WR DA7 and fasten it securely using the supplied the screws Connect the WR DA7 to DIGITAL IN OUT of the DR8 s ADAT card using an optical cable Insert the option cards IB 804A into the DR8 Install the option card 803 to use MTV or the option IB 802T to use SMPTE timecode Connect the WR DA7 to DIGITAL IN OUT of the DR8 s ADAT card using an optical cable Use a MIDI cable to connect the WR DA7 to MIDI IN OUT of DR8 This makes it the MMC and MTC functions operational WR DA7 Setup Set the Source Select to Slot 1 on the Input Set screen of D I O to set the WR DA7 as the word clock slave To use MMC set the MMC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen to receive MTC on the WR DA7 set the MTC Port to MIDI in the MIDI Setup screen To display MTC timecode on the LCD screen set the Time Base to MTC in the Automation Execute screen To connect the WR SMPTE card and use SMPTE timecode set the Time Base to SMPTE Setup xthe DR8 serves as the wordclock master press the Sub Menu key and the numeral 2 key DIGI then select XTAL with DIGI SYNC To select a sampling frequency press the Sub Menu key and the numeral 2 key DIGI then select 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz with SMPL RATE To use ADAT digital inputs press the Sub Menu key and DIGI DIN key then select ADAT Then press the DIGI key to make digital inputs valid To set MTC press the Sub Menu key and Sync key then select
57. he slave units be synchronized with the wordclock master unit 2 2 Installing and using option cards with the WR DA7 Be sure to install all of the Option Cards with the power of the DA7 turned OFF Set the Dipswitches on the card accordingly for the type of devices being connected Insert the card into the WR DA7 Install all of the supplied mounting screws for proper ground ing securely to the DA7 s chassis WR TDIF Set the dipswitches or switches on the card according to the devices being connected When connecting a DA 38 or DA 98 SW1 ON SW2 OFF When connecting a DA 88 SW1 OFF SW2 OFF WR AESS Select the switch AES EBU S PDIF on the card according to the devices being connected It is possible to select settings for each pair of channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 This switch is used for switching the electrical signal not for format change WR TNDM The Tandem card is for use in Slot 3 only of both mixers WR SMPT SMPTE Card carefully follow the steps to install the WR SMPT according to the instructions in the owner s manual Wordclock For proper wordclock connections it is necessary to terminate the last device in the wordclock chain The WR DA7 allows ON OFF of the 75 Ohm terminator on the wordclock input ON Is selected when the WR DA7 is used as a wordclock master or as a slave at the end of the wordclock connections terminated at 75 Ohm A clock output synchronized with DA7 is generated at the wo
58. ions that are relat ed to the serial ports and Apple Talk will conflict with the serial MIDI drivers OMS Free MIDI MIDI Manager etc Remove the drivers related to Quick Time using the Macintosh Extensions Manager if it is not necessary to use them because they will impede the computer s performance After changing these settings the Macintosh computer must be restarted 15 3 WR DA7 system applications 3 1 Example of systems for ADAT 1 unit When a timecode is recorded on a tape track This system is used to record the SMPTE timecode on track 8 of an This timecode will be used as the timecode reference for automation Method of connection With the mixer powered OFF Insert the option card WR ADAT Slot 1 and WR SMPTE in the dedi cated slot of the WR DA7 and firmly fasten them to the mixer using the supplied screws Connect the WR ADAT card of the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL IN OUT terminal of the ADAT using an optical cable and press the DIGITAL IN switch on the front panel of the ADAT to select the digital input mode The timecode is transferred by using the 8th Channel s OUTPUT RCA Pin Jack of the ADAT analogs output to the SMPTE IN XLR 1 3 GND 2 SIGNAL of the WR DA7 using the optional WR SMPT installed WR DA7 setting Set the ADAT to the wordclock master and the WR DA7 to the slave In the INPUT SET screen of D I O of the WR DA7 set the SOURCE SELECT to SLOT1 To display the SMPTE timecode receive
59. l SMPTE IN XLR 1 3 GND 2 SIGNAL of the WR DA7 WR DA7 setting Set the WR DA7 to the wordclock master In the INPUT SET screen of 0410 of the WR DA7 set SOURCE SELECT to INT 48k or INT 44 1k To display the SMPTE timecode being received at the SMPTE IN set the TIME BASE to SMPTE in the EXECUTE screen of the AUTOMATION window System configuration 6 16 Track Analog Multitrack Recorder DAT oc n Sanaa mm MONITOR REC 2TR AUX AUX WCK MASTER A OUT AIN SEND y Track16 Analog Out 8 QUI SLOT 1 8 i 17 24ch EE 2 Y n gt WR ADDA ws 2 SLOT 2 25 32ch SMPTE IN 31 wer gt WR DA7 INPUT 1 16 E 32 3 7 Example of systems for Digital Video Recorder 1 unit This is a post production system consisting of the WR DA7 and the Digital Video Recorder The audio signals are connected using the AES EBU digital audio option card The WR DA7 receives
60. ld be performed System configuration 7 Power AMP AES EBU WCK MASTER House Video Sync MONITOR REC 2TR AUX AUX A OUT yAN SEND y V SYNC IN BNC SW OFF SMPTE IN XLR BNC o REF SMPTE OUT XLR SLOT 1 DIGITAL DIGITAL 17 24ch IN OUT 1 0 wR aESs WR AESS D su XLR 25pin SW AES EBU alle o of ST 0565 nnn 0000000 Digital Video Recorder WR DA7 INPUT 1 16 E 33 34 3 8 Example of systems for VTR 1 unit ADAT 1 unit and BRC This is a post production system consisting of the ADAT and the BRC in addition to the WR DA7 and a video recorder The SMPTE timecode output is generated from the video recorder this out put goes to the BRC The BRC supplies the timecode and the wordclock to the ADAT and the WR DA7 Editing and Automation becomes possible in synchronization with the timecode from the video recorder Method of connection Insert the op
61. makes it possible to control the WR DA7 and MIDI devices in synchronization with MIDI timecode Connecting Procedures Connect the printer port of the Macintosh computer to the To PC port of the WR DA7 and the modem port of the Macintosh computer to the Mac port of MIDI Timepiece A V using Macintosh serial cross cables printer cables Remember that the MIDI Timepiece A V computer button must be up in the Mac position not pressed To send timecode to the Macintosh computer with the DA 98 serving as timecode master connect MIDI OUT of the DA 98 to Port 4 IN of MIDI Timepiece A V and Port 3 OUT of MIDI Timepiece AN to MIDI IN of the WR DA7 using standard MIDI cables For MMC control of the DA 98 from the WR DA7 connect the MIDI OUT of the WR DA7 to the MIDI IN of the DA 98 using a MIDI cable This system uses the DA 98 as the wordclock master and synchronizes the WR DA7 with the WR TDIF card therefore no word clock connection is necessary For communication from the MIDI sequencer to the MIDI sampler and MIDI keyboard connect the MIDI Timepiece A V to each MIDI device using a MIDI cable WR DA7 Setup This system uses the DA 98 as word clock master The WR DA7 is synchronized with the DA 98 that is connected to Slot 1 So set Source Select to Slot 1 on the D I O input set screen To receive MTC from the DA 98 and make the expansion software through set MTC Port to MIDI and Thru in the item Others to ON As MMC is trans
62. mitted from the WR DA7 to the DA 98 set MMC Port to MIDI and match MIDI CH with the MIDI bus ID of the DA 98 MIDI Timepiece A V Setup To send the MTC received from the DA 98 to the WR DA7 establish a connection from Port 4 IN to Port 3 OUT To send the MTC received from the DA 98 to the Macintosh for the MIDI sequencer establish a connection from Port 4 IN to the computer To connect the Macintosh computer for the MIDI sequencer to the MIDI devices establish con nections from Port 1 and Port 2 IN and OUT to the computer 55 Macintosh Setup To have the Macintosh recognize the MIDI Timepiece A V and various MIDI devices using Free MIDI Open Free MIDI Preferences in the File menu then select only the Modem check box of MIDI Configurations Serial Ports We recommend you to leave the other check box blank for Printer avoiding possible conflicts in serial communications If OMS is installed there is a possibility of conflict It is recommended that it be disabled using the computer s extension manager Expansion Software Setup Select Preference from the Edit menu and open the dialog box Select Port Setup in the dialog box and set the Automation Port to Printer Similarly check that Use MIDI has no check mark in the preference port setup menu If it hasa check mark de select it and restart the expansion software Similarly select WR DA7 Timecode Input as a sync source on the preference port set
63. ode The BRC functions as the wordclock master Connect WORD OUT on the BRC to WORD CLOCK IN on the WR DA7 with a BNC cable and terminate the WR DA7 at 75 ohms ON Connect the WR DA7 to port 1 MIDI IN OUT of MIDI Timepiece A V using a MIDI cable The MMC and MTC functions can be used using a standard MIDI cable connect the MIDI IN on the BRC to port 2 MIDI OUT of the MIDI Timepiece A V to control the ADAT with MMC Then connect the MIDI OUT on the BRC to port 2 MIDI IN of MIDI Timepiece A V using a MIDI cable to operate the WR DA7 and Pro Tools in refer ence to the BRC s timecode To set MIDI connection with the WR DA7 and MIDI Timepiece A V using OMS start the OMS MIDI Setup in the Setup menu of Pro Tools and execute the simplified setup Make sure that the MIDI Timepiece A V the WR DA7 and BRC have been switched on 1 Check the device connected to Port 1 of the MIDI Timepiece A V on the OMS MIDI device setup screen that is displayed after the simplified setup 2 Then to set the MIDI messages to be used by the WR DA7 start OMS Studio Setup on the Setup menu and set Manuf to Other Model to Other and Name to WR DA7 on the Setup screen 3 Enter a check mark at Receives for MIDI Timecode and Sends for MIDI Machine Control in order to use the MTC and MMC and also at 1 for Receive Channels to select channel 1 for MIDI reception Set In 1 gt Out 2 Y and In 2 gt Out 1 Y in the MIDI Routing window of M
64. of the BRC To accomplish MMC operation there must be coincidence of the MIDI channel between MMC output from the WR DA7 and MMC received on the BRC On the BRC set the display to 11 MIDI Device screen by MIDI UTIL setting Set the value of MIDI channel set for the WR DA7 1 Otherwise setting should be made to ALL recording from the DA7 This is however a message in regards to the sub code signal even with this being displayed proper audio recording and playback should be performed A CHANNEL STATUS CRCC ERROR may be displayed during Digital System configuration 8 TV Monitor SP SP SMPTE Timecode o 9 MONITOR AUX AUX REC OUT A SEND 4 RTN MTC MIDI IN gt MMG MIDI OUT MIDI MIDI OUT WCK OUT WORD CLOCK IN gt 48kHz OUT 750 0N MPTE IN SS x SMPTE QUT Phone p WA SPT gt REMOTE OUT EDT i SMPTE IN XLR WCK MASTER Sync Cable a EH SYNC IN 00000000 maa IN OUT Gable SLOT 1 ADAT 1D1 17 24ch WR DA7 INPUT 1 16 Mic Sampler
65. on the BRC For MIDI setting on the BRC press the MIDI UTIL to display 11 MIDI Device screen and set up the value of MIDI channel of the MMC command to be output from the WR DA7 1 Set up ALL if it is necessary for BRC to receive the MIDI messages from other MIDI equip ment When a MIDI message is received at the MIDI IN terminal of the BRC it is immediately transferred as a through output from the MIDI OUT terminal To send MIDI data through the BRC press the MIDI UTIL switch several times on the front panel of the BRC to display the 1 MIDI ECHO screen then select ON using the arrow keys Timecode To generate MTC from the BRC press the EDIT switch and then press the GEN SYNC switch until the MIDI screen appears Select MTC and turn the GEN SYNC switch to ON To generate SMPTE timecode from the BRC press the EDIT switch and then press the GEN SYNC switch until the SMPTE screen is displayed Set to 10dB and turn the GEN SYNC switch to ON To generate timecode from the BRC when the ADAT is in FF REW operation press the MIDI UTIL switch on the front panel of the BRC until 8 is displayed Output Rew FF SMPTE AND MTC Screen and select to ON 2 4 DA 98 88 38 Connections When making connections between the DA98 88 38 and the WR DA7 use the WR TDIF option card and make the connections using the Panasonic part DA DB TDIF Available in the USA or use Part PW 88D 1m or PW 88D L bm made by TASC
66. rd clock s output OFF s selected when the WR DA7 is used as a slave the wordclock input entered in the WR DA7 is transmitted as a through output MIDI To select the port for MIDI communication press the MIDI switch until the MIDI2 SETUP screen appears Then select the port for Gen Rx and or Gen Tx from either MIDI or TO PC The MIDI channels assigned to Gen Rx and Gen Tx function serve as a device ID number of the WR DA7 during reception or transmission of MIDI data Select OMNI to receive messages on all MIDI channels For selecting the MIDI channels press the MIDI switch until the MIDI SETUP screen appears Then select a channel for Gen Rx or Gen Tx To control external equipment using MIDI Machine Control commands set the MMC port to MIDI and assign a MIDI channel The MIDI channel needs to be the same as the external equipment being controlled To make the setting press the MIDI switch until the MIDI SETUP screen appears Then set up the MMC port and CH MIDI channel Timecode The WR DA7 can record and playback automation in synchronization with external timecode The WR DA7 can be synchronized to MIDI timecode MTC MIDI clock and SMPTE timecode using the option card WR SMPT To select the timecode settings press the AUTOMATION button until the SETUP screen appears Select the appropriate timecode from the TIME BASE area in Automation EXECUTE window using the parameter dial select MTC MIDI CLK or SMPTE then p
67. rts on each of the mixers TO PC or MIDI IN OUT must be selected to establish communications Communication setting are selected by pressing the D I O switch to display the TO SLOT screen of D I O page then select the port from either TO PC or MIDI In the case of TO PC connection the setting should be set so that the baud rates of the master and slave units are set the same on each of the mixers a baud rate of 125k is recommended For baud rate setting press the MIDI switch to display the MIDI SETUP screen then select the necessary baud rate To establish tandem connections press to display the TO SLOT screen of D I O and switch the TANDEM setting to ON in Slot 3 Press the MIDI button in the Set Up section on the Top Panel of the DA7 to select the MIDI SET UP screen the PORT SELECT Area of the SERIAL I O SETUP section select TO PC Set the BAUD RATE for both consoles to 125K by highlighting the area with cursor and using dial to select the rate In the MIDI SETUP area make sure the MIDI channels are set to the SAME channels for Gen Rx Gen Tx for BOTH consoles Set Gen Rx Gen Tx PORT to TO PC Press D I O to display the TO SLOT Window If TANDEM is not selected in the NORMAL INSert TAN DEM area select it Below the SLOT 3 TANDEM area make sure TANDEM is set to ON Select AUTO in the OFFSET DELAY section Make sure the PORT SELECT is set to TO PC The CONNECT area will read SLOT NG or DATA NG until the SLAVE console i
68. s configured On the Slave console follow the same procedures The CONNECT area in the TO SLOT window will read SLOT NG or DATA NG until data is sent between the consoles Turning a channel to ON will initiate the data flow and the CONNECT prompt in the D I O TO SLOT screen will then read OK on both DA7s this can take up 5 seconds 2 3 ADAT BRC Connections To connect an ADAT with the WR DA7 digitally the WR ADAT option card is needed to connect the optical cables Install the card with the mixer turned OFF and screw the option card securely into place to ensure proper grounding To use the ADAT s DIGITAL INPUT press the DIGITAL IN button on the ADAT to display DIGITAL IN Do not switch the DIGITAL I O button on the BRC to ON this is for transferring data between ADATs and may cause unsuspected results To select the ADAT s wordclock source press the SET LOCATE and DIGITAL IN simultaneously the ADAT will display int for internal word clock or digi for external word clock To connect multiple ADAT units each unit is required to make ID setting The ID order of the ADAT are set up automatically according to how the sync cable are connected starting with 1 in the order of ADAT SYNC cable connections from SYNC OUT to SYNC IN The same ID is used even when the BRC is connected The ADATs must be powered up before the BRC The BRC should be turned on last Wordclock If the ADAT is being used as the wordclock master set the ADA
69. sing the computer s extension manager Expansion Software Setup Select Preference from the Edit menu and open the dialog Select Port Setup in the dialog and set the Automation Port to Modem Similarly select WR DA7 Timecode Input as Sync Source in the Preference Port Setup menu Then check Receive Timecode on the Real time menu It is now ready to receive MTC from the DA 98 via the WR DA7 System Configuration 14 DAT nr 3 n CE Power AMP AES EBU Expansion 7 Software Printer Port MONITOR REC 2TR A OUT y A IN MIDI IN WCK MASTER MIDI OUT olle e Jal TDIF l TDIF 1 WR TDIF PW 88DL gt 18084808 SLOT 1 17 24ch uS INPUT 1 16 E Keyboard 53 54 3 15 Connection to MAX Macintosh expansion software and Other Sequence Software This example illustrates a recording and mixing automation system using one WR DA7 PC expan sion software and sequencing software such as Digital Performer The combined use of the expansion software and Digital Performer
70. t MIDI to MTC on the Gen Sync setup menu and press the Gen Sync switch on To output timecode from the BRC during ADAT FF REW set item 8 Output Rew FF SMPTE amp MTC on the BRC MIDI UTIL setup menu to ON To operate the MMC the MMC MIDI channels of the WR DA7s and BRC must be the same On the BRC set items 11 MIDI Device on the MIDI UTIL setup menu to the MIDI channels set by the WR DA7s minus 1 or ALL System Configuration 12 MIDI Sequencer Performer SP SP Mac DAT ur a Modem Port 2 ee 8 A MIDI im AMP AES EBU PORT 4 OUT Timepiece PORT 1 IN PA B PORT 5 OUT OUT I Effector PORT 2 PORT 3 IN OUT OUT IN MTC S PDIF MMC MN MONITOR REC 2TR AUX AUX WCK MASTER IO A OUT LAIN SEND RTN WCKOUT_ WORD CLOCK IN Y Y REMOTE OUT 48kHz OUT 75Q OFF TO ADAT gt 9 9 9 9 6 2 able DIGITAL El s OUT IN H 52222222225 L a WR ADAT EES le SYNC OUT
71. t Rew FF SMPTE amp MTC for ON in MIDI UTIL setting of the BRC 22 To accomplish MMC operation the MIDI channel of the WR DA7 and the MIDI channel of the BRC must be set to the same channel On the BRC obtain a display of 11 MIDI Device screen by MIDI UTIL setting Set the value of MIDI channel set for the WR DA7 1 Otherwise the settings should be set to ALL BRC setting BRC as the wordclock slave When using a BRC ADAT with the DA7 it may be necessary to sync the BRC to the DA7 s inter nal wordclock generator 1 Connect a 75 ohm BNC wordclock cable from the DA7 s wordclock output to the BRC s 48 kHz input 2 Press the EDIT then EXTERNAL sync buttons on the BRC and using the arrow keys select 48 kHz INPUT 3 Press the EDIT button to go back to normal operation Make sure the EXTERNAL sync button is enabled the button lights green 23 System configuration 3 DAT EA Power AES EBU m WR TANDM MTC Effector AUX RTN WORD CLOCK OUT 750 0FF MMC our MN 2TR AUX MASTER BRC MD MONTOR QUT ANN
72. the two WR DA7s to the DA 98 and DA 38s refer to the example of the system that uses the TASCAM For word clock connection connect WCK OUT of the master WR DA7 to WCK IN of the slave WR DA7 using a 75 ohm BNC BNC cable Set the termination of the master and slave WR DA7s to 75 ohms 0 respectively To make the DA 98 serve as timecode master connect the MIDI OUT of the DA 98 to Port 3 IN of the MIDI Timepiece A V using a MIDI cable To supply MMC from the master to the DA 98 connect the MIDI IN of the DA 98 to Port 3 of MIDI Timepiece A V using a MIDI cable To sync the operation of the three DA 38s with the DA 98 connect the Sync Out of the DA 98 to the Sync In of the first DA 38 using a TASCAM sync cable PW 885 or L Similarly connect the sec ond and third DA 38s WR DA7 Setup This system uses the DA 98 as the wordclock master The WR DA7 is synchronized with the DA 98 that is connected to Slot 1 Therefore set Source Select to Slot 1 on the D I O input set screen This system uses the DA 98 as the timecode master Set the MTC receive ports of the two WR DA7s to MIDI Set Thru in the Others item to ON because MTC through the expansion software is necessary for the master This system performs MMC control on the DA 98 from the master set the MMC Port of the master to MIDI and Thru in the item Others to ON and match MIDI CH with the MIDI bus ID of the DA 98 58 MIDI Timepiece A V Setup For t
73. tion card WR ADAT in Slot 1 of the WR DA7 and firmly fasten it to the Da7 with the supplied screws Connect the WR ADAT card from the WR DA7 to the DIGITAL IN OUT of the ADAT using an optical cable and press the DIGITAL IN switch on the ADAT s front panel to select the digital input mode Route the SMPTE timecode from the video recorder to the SMPTE IN Phone Jack of the BRC so that the BRC is synchronized with the timecode of the video recorder To use the BRC as the clockmaster connect WORD OUT 48kHz of the BRC to WORD CLOCK IN of the WR DA7 using a BNC BNC cable and set the WR DA7 termination at 75 Ohmz ON Use MIDI cables to connect the WR DA7 to MIDI IN OUT of the BRC This makes MMC and MTC functions possible For the timecode MTC is received from the MIDI connections It is possible to receive SMPTE timecode using the WR SMPT option card XLR 1 3 GND 2 SIGNAL in the WR DA7 WR DA7 setting To use the WR DA7 as a slave unit set SOURCE SELECT to WCK IN in the INPUT SET screen of the D I O For synchronization with the ADAT card source set SOURCE SELECT to SLOT1 For MMC set MMC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen The MIDI channel of MMC should be set to the same MMC channel being received on the BRC To receive MTC on the DA7 set MTC PORT to MIDI in the MIDI SETUP screen To view MTC on the DA7 s LCD screen set TIME BASE to MTC in the EXECUTE screen of AUTOMATION To use the SMPTE timecode set TIM
74. to ON because MTC through the expansion software is necessary for the master This system performs MMC control on the DA 98 from the master set the MMC Port of the master to MIDI and match MIDI CH with the MIDI bus ID of the DA 98 MIDI Timepiece A V Setup For tandem communication between the two WR DA7s establish connections from Port 1 OUT to Port 2 IN and from Port 2 OUT to Port 1 IN To have the two WR DA7s receive MTC from the DA 98 establish connections from Port 3 OUT to Port 1 IN and to Port 2 IN To have the Macintosh for MIDI sequencer receive MTC from the DA 98 establish a connection from Port 3 OUT to the computer For MMC control of the DA 98 by the master establish a route from Port 1 OUT to Port 3 IN To control the MIDI sampler and MIDI keyboard with the Macintosh MIDI sequencer Performer establish connections from Port 4 and Port 5 IN and OUT to the computer In this case discon nect the routes from the computer to Port 1 and Port 2 to make the communications of the two WR DA7s independent Macintosh for Expansion Software Setup The serial ports cannot be used for OMS and Free MIDI It is recommended therefore that they be disabled using the computer s extension manager Macintosh for MIDI Sequencer Setup To have the computer recognize the MIDI Timepiece A V and various MIDI devices using Free MIDI If OMS is installed there is a possibility of a conflict It is recommended that it be disable
75. trademark of Mark of the Unicorn Inc Table of Contents t ma eter gk 4 2 Notes for connections with peripheral equipment 5 5 2 2 Installing and using option cards with the WR DA7 5 2 3 ADAT den ia kasi reat 8 2 4 98 88 38 odo eset re bend pda 9 2 5 DAT with AES EBU or S PDIF 1 0 11 2 6 Digital 11 2 7 Expansion Software Macintosh 11 3 WR DA7 system 2 mmm 15 3 1 Example of systems for ADAT 1unit When a timecode is recorded on the tapetrack 15 3 2 Example of systems for ADAT 3units and 17 3 3 Example of systems with Two WR DA7 in tandem with 4 ADATS and 20 3 4 Example of systems with 3 885 24 3 5 Example of systems for WR DA7 tandem connections with DA 98 1unit and DA 38 3units seem 27 3 6 Example of systems for analog 16 track recorder 1unit 30 3 7 Example of systems for Digital Video Recorder 1unit 32 3 8 Example of systems for VTR 1unit ADAT 1unit alid BRC Jis etse rp bc te D en 34 3 9 Example of systems for VTR 1
76. up menu Then select a check mark for Receive Timecode on the Real time menu so that MTC can be received from the DA 98 via the WR DA7 MIDI Sequencer Digital Performer Setup To receive MTC from the DA 98 through the MIDI Timepiece A V set Sync Port to Modem on the Receive Sync item of the Basic menu and set Type of Sync to MTC DTL or DTLe Then set Slave to External Sync to ON in the Basic menu and press the Play button on the control panel When MTC is received from the MIDI Timepiece A V Digital Performer timecode begins to run System Configuration 15 MIDI Sequencer SP SP Performer Expansion Software DAT c a EIEIEEEEII Power AMP AES EBU il MIDI 1 PORT 3 OUT PORT 1 PORT 2 IN OUT IN OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT WCK MASTER Y TDIF 1 wRr lt gt gt WR TDIF SLOT 1 17 24ch PW 88DL WR DA7 1 INPUT 1 16 MIDI IN MIDI OUT Sampler MI
77. ush the ENTER key When MTC is used select a port to be used for receiving the MIDI data The MTC receive port can be selected by pressing the MIDI switch until the MIDI SETUP screen appears Then select the MTC port from MIDI or TO PC Tandem connection Make all connections with the mixers turned OFF You will need the following cables and cards 2 WR TNDM cards 1 Tandem cable part DA DB DB Available in the USA 1 MINI DIN 8 Pin Serial cable Macintosh Printer Cable or 2 MIDI cables 1 75 ohm BNC BNC wordclock cable part DA BNC Available in the USA Set up the consoles as master and slave and make the tandem connections for the mixers accord ingly MASTER When used with the tandem master unit SLAVE When used with the tandem slave unit To connect two WR DA7 mixers in Tandem install a WR TNDM card in Slot 3 of each mixer with the mixers powered OFF Select MASTER SLAVE on the front panel of each WR TNDM card For proper wordclock synchronization between the two mixers connect the WORD CLOCK OUT terminal of the master unit to the WORD CLOCK IN terminal of the slave unit 75 ohm terminate ON To set the wordclock of the slave unit press the D I O switch until the INPUT SETUP screen appears Then set the SOURCE SELECT to WCK IN To establish communications between the Tandem mixers connect the specified serial cable Macintosh cross cable printer cable or MIDI cable between the RS 422 485 and MIDI po
78. wo WR DA7s to the DA 98 and DA 38s refer to the example of the system that uses TASCAM MTR For word clock connection connect WCK OUT of the master WR DA7 to WCK IN of the slave WR DA7 with a BNC cable Set the termination of the master and slave WR DA7s to 75 ohms ON respectively To make the DA 98 serve as timecode master connect MIDI OUT of the DA 98 to Port 3 IN of MIDI Timepiece A V with a MIDI cable To supply MMC from the master to the DA 98 connect MIDI IN of the DA 98 to Port 3 OUT of MIDI Timepiece A V with a MIDI cable To synchronize the operation of the three DA 38s with the DA 98 connect the Sync Out of the DA 98 to Sync In of the first DA 38 with a TASCAM sync cable PW 88S or L Similarly connect the second and the third DA 38 s To connect the MIDI sequence to two MIDI devices via the MIDI Timepiece A V connect the Modem port of the Macintosh computer in which Performer is installed to the Mac port of the MIDI Timepiece A V with a printer cable Connect the MIDI keyboard to Port 4 of MIDI Timepiece A V and the MIDI sampler to Port 5 respectively with MIDI cables 61 WR DA7 Setup This system uses the DA 98 as word clock master Since the DA 98 is connected to Slot 1 of the master set Source Select to Slot 1 on the D I O input set screen and set the slave to WCK IN This system uses the DA 98 as timecode master Set the MTC receive ports of the two WR DA7s to MIDI Set Thru in the Others item
79. x TOPC MIDI CH 1 Gen Rx TOPC MIDI CH 1 PRG CHG TX on RX on THRU off CTRL CHG TX on RX on THRU off NRPN on SYSTEM EX TX on RX on THRU off When using Tandem Connections set the WR DA7 as follows Press the DI O button on the WR DA7 to select the TO SLOT screen Set SLOT 3 to TANDEM ON and Port Select to MIDI Timecode Expansion software allows MTC or SMPTE timecode to be received via the WR DA7 In this case set the expansion software as follows When Preference is selected in the Edit menu the Preference dialog box appears in the screen Select the Port Setup and set the Sync Source to WR DA7 Timecode Set the WR DA7 as follows Press the Automation button on the 10 Key Pad until the EXECUTE screen appears Select MTC for the Timebase and press the Enter button on the top panel of WR DA7 Press the MIDI button on the WR DA7 until the MIDI Setup screen appears Set the MTC receiving port to MIDI and set the THRU button of OTHERS to ON With the expansion software MTC can be directly received from the Macintosh computer s serial port to which there are no WR DA7 being connected using OMS 13 Set the OMS as follows Start the OMS setup application If the OMS is not installed it can be downloaded from the manufactures web site Select OMS MIDI Setup in the Edit menu Select the port normally the printer port in which there s no WR DA7 connected In this case de select Modem and Run MIDI In backgroun
80. ystem using two WR DA7s and MIDI sequencer Performer in a personal computer By using the MIDI sequencer the Faders EQ PAN and channel ON OFF of the two WR DA7s can be controlled separately in synchroniza tion using MIDI timecode The setup data of the two WR DA7s can be sent to the MIDI sequencer to be stored and later recalled It is also possible to control Performer the BRC and ADAT s using the MMC functions Connecting Procedures With the WR DA7 powered OFF Insert the WR TNDM cards into slot 3 of each of the WR DA7Ss and fasten them securely using the supplied screws Set the switch the back of the WR TNDM card of the master WR DA7 to Master and set the same switch on the slave WR DA7 to Slave Connect the WR TNDM cards in the WR DA7s together using the specified Tandem Cable Refer to the owner s guide for cable specifications Connect the To PC Port of the master WR DA7 to the slave WR DA7 using the specified To PC cable for communications between the two WR DA7s BRC functions as the wordclock master Connect the 48kHz WORD OUT of the BRC to the WORD CLOCK IN on the WR DA7s using a 75 Ohm BNC BNC cable terminate the slave WR DA7 Wordclock at 75 ohms Connect using the modem port of the MIDI sequencer Macintosh computer to the Mac port of the MIDI interface MIDI Timepiece A V using a serial cable Connect the MIDI IN OUT of the master WR DA7 to port 1IN OUT of the MIDI Timepiece A V Conne

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