Cakewalk REAC User Manual

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SONAR User’s Guide

Recording System

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Table of Contents

SONAR™ REAC Recording System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Equipment Provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Hardware and Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Digital Snake System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Digital Audio Clock Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hardware Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PC Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Configure Windows XP SP2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Configure Windows VISTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

SPS/FA-66 Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SONAR 7 Producer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

About the REAC Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Notes on Word Clock, Synchronization and Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Known Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

LICENSE AGREEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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SONAR™ Recording System

à S-4000S with SO-AES4 (AES/EBU Option

Equipment Provided

Software

• Cakewalk SONAR 7 Producer Edition

• SONAR REAC Driver for Windows

• Cakewalk SPS-66/Edirol FA-66 Driver

Hardware

Card) at FOH position for audio outputs to a console

à S-4000-SP REAC Gigabit Ethernet Splitter

Note: All above systems can be used without the M-400 mixer.

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• Cakewalk SPS-66 or Edirol FA-66 FireWire

Audio Interface

Hardware and Software Requirements

Digital Snake System Requirements

This recording system can be used with the following RSS Digital Snake Systems:

• RSS V-Mixing System

à (2) S-1608 at stage position

à M-400 at FOH position

• RSS S-1608 System

à S-1608 at stage position

à S-0816 at FOH position for audio outputs to

console

à S-4000-SP REAC Gigabit Ethernet Splitter

• RSS S-4000 System

à S-4000S at stage position

Computer Requirements

This system is currently designed to work on PC computers only, but can also be run on Mac OS X using Boot Camp.

• Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or higher

•RAM

à 3 GB for 40 channel recording

à 2 GB for 24 channel recording

à 1.5 GB for 8 channel recording

• Audio Recording Hard Drive

à RAID 0 with (2) SATA Drives for 8 to 40

channels

à Internal SATA or eSATA for 8 to 24 channels

à USB 2.0 for 8 channels only

• Gigabit Ethernet Port

• Windows Vista (32 bit) or Windows XP SP2 (32 bit)

à 64 bit systems are not officially supported

• DVD-ROM Drive for software installation

• RSS-4000-SP Gigabit Ethernet Switch (depending on system)

Equipment Provided

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• CAT5e Gigabit Ethernet Cables

S-1608 16-ch Snake (slave) S-1608 16-ch Snake (slave)

REAC A REAC B

REAC Split

PC with SONAR 7

FireWire

Digital Audio Clock

SPS/FA-66

M-400 Digital Mixer (master)

Monitoring

à Do not use CAT6 cables

à If possible, only use the supplied CAT5e

from Roland

There are a number of other variables that may affect performance; including differences in hardware design, system configuration and overall combination of software applications that are installed.

Audio Interface

The following audio interfaces have been approved for monitoring by Roland and Cakewalk:

• Cakewalk SPS-66

• EDIROL FA-66

Software

• Cakewalk SONAR 7 Producer or later

• SONAR REAC driver for Windows

• Cakewalk SPS-66/EDIROL FA-66 driver

For additional information and operating instructions, please refer to the manuals for the above applications.

Digital Audio Clock Synchronization

In order to monitor the recording through the SPS/ FA-66 without noise or monitoring glitches, the SPS/ FA-66 must be synchronized to the Digital Snake System, by connecting the digital output of the snake to the optical input of the SPS/FA-66. Please refer to the diagrams in the Hardware Setup section for more information.

Hardware Setup

The following diagrams are common configurations for the Digital Snake System with a PC. Please refer to the diagram that best reflects your system.

Figure 1. V-Mixing System Diagram

The preceding V-Mixing system consists of two S-1608(s) (16 inputs x 2 and 8 outputs x 2) and an M-400.

The two S-1608(s) must be configured as the SLAVE using the REAC MODE switches and the M-400 must be configured as the FOH (MASTER) using the REAC Config option on the M-400. Please refer to the M-400 manual for more details.

The SPS/FA-66 is used for monitoring during recording.

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The sample rate of SPS/FA-66 must be set to the

S-1608 (master)

PC with SONAR 7

S-4000SP

Digital Audio Clock

S-0816 (slave)

SPS/FA-66 FireWire

same sample rate as the M-400. You can check the sample rate of the M-400 by following these steps:

1. Push the SYSTEM button.

2. On screen, look for INTERNAL SAMPLING FREQ that will tell you the sample rate of the M-

400.

Figure 2. S-1608 System Diagram

Note: The SONAR REAC Driver Control

Panel also displays the current REAC sample rate when connected.

Digital Audio Clock Synchronization is necessary to avoid monitoring problems, such as noises and gaps. To synchronize the SPS/FA-66 with the Digital Snake System, simply connect an optical cable from the digital output of the M-400 to the digital input of the SPS/FA-66 and press the DIGITAL IN SYNC button on the SPS/FA-66.

The SONAR REAC driver can receive up to 40 channels of audio data from the REAC split port on the M-400. The following table shows the input channel numbers of the SONAR REAC driver and the corresponding audio sources.

SONAR REAC Driver Input channel No.

1BUS 1

2 BUS 2

... ...

8 BUS 8

9 1ch (REAC A)

10 2ch (REAC A)

... ...

24 16ch (REAC A)

25 1ch (REAC B)

26 2ch (REAC B)

... ...

40 16ch (REAC B)

Table 1. Input channel numbers of the SONAR REAC driver and audio sources

Audio Source

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The preceding S-1608 system consists of an S-1608 (16 inputs and 8 outputs) and an S-0816 (8 inputs and 16 outputs). To record 16 inputs from the S-1608 and 8 inputs from the S-0816 into SONAR, configure the S-1608 as the MASTER using the REAC MODE switch, and configure the S-0816 as the SLAVE.

The SPS/FA-66 is used for monitoring during recording.

Digital Audio Clock Synchronization is necessary to avoid monitoring problems, such as noises and gaps. To synchronize the SPS/FA-66 with the Digital Snake System, simply connect an optical cable from the digital output of the Digital Snake to the digital input of the SPS/FA-66.

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Figure 3. S-4000 System Diagram

S-4000S-3208 (master)

PC with SONAR 7

S-4000SP

Digital Audio Clock

SPS/FA-66 FireWire

S-4000S-0832 (slave)

The preceding S-4000 system consists of an S-4000S-3208 (32 inputs and 8 outputs) and an S-4000S-0832 (8 inputs and 32 outputs with an SO-AES4 module (4 channel AES/EBU Output Module). The SO-AES4 module is an optional card that can be purchased from your local dealer.

To record 32 inputs from the S-4000S-3208 into SONAR, configure the S-4000S-3208 as the MASTER and the S-4000S-0832 as the SLAVE using the REAC MODE switches.

The SPS/FA-66 is used for monitoring during recording.

Digital Audio Clock Synchronization is necessary to avoid monitoring problems, such as noises and gaps. The connection occurs between the REAC hardware (AES/EBU or Wordclock) and the SPS/ FA-66 (Optical Toslink). The following methods have been approved for use with this system;

• AES/EBU-to-optical converter or other digital format converter

• AES/EBU to S/PDIF Transformer to optical converter

• BNC Word clock to RCA type S/PDIF Cable (for S-4000S configurations only)

Software Installation

Install SONAR 7 Producer Edition

Please refer to the installation guide for SONAR 7.

1. Insert the SONAR 7 Producer DVD into the PC’s DVD-ROM drive.

2. Launch the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. After you have completed the installation, start SONAR and follow the on-screen instructions to register the software.

4. Be sure to download any updates for SONAR. You can find updates in the SUPPORT section (http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/SONAR/

default.asp) of the Cakewalk web site. You must

be registered to get updates.

5. Exit SONAR

Note: The SONAR REAC Driver does not

officially support 64 bit Operating Systems at this time.

Install SONAR REAC Driver

1. Insert the REAC/SPS-66 CD-ROM into the PC’s DVD-ROM drive

2. Double click the REACDriverSetup file located in the REAC Driver folder.

3. When the SONAR REAC Driver Setup Wizard appears, follow the on-screen instructions to begin installation.

4. When installation completes, restart the computer.

Install SPS/FA-66 Driver

To install the Windows XP SPS/FA-66 driver, see

“Install Windows XP SPS/FA-66 Driver” on page 9.

To install the Windows Vista SPS/FA-66 driver, see “Install Windows Vista SPS/FA-66 Driver” on page

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WARNING: Do not connect the SPS/FA-66 to

C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\SPS-66

Welcome to CAKEWALK SPS-66 Driver Setup program This program will install CAKEWALK SPS-66 Driver in the Destination

Folder shown below on your computer.

CAKEWALK SPS-66 Driver Settings

1. Connect the SPS-66 to this co mputer and turn it on.

2. When “Welcome to the Found New Hardware

Wizard” app ears, click the [Next] button to install the driver.

When “Completing the Found New Hardware

Wiza rd” is disp layed . clic k the [ Finis h] but ton.

3. When “Welcome to the Found New Hardware

Wizard” appears again, click the [Next] button to install the driver. When “Completing the Found New Hardware

Wizard” is displayed, click the [Finish] button.

CAKEWALK SPS-66 Driver Se ttings

the computer until indicated in the directions below.

Install Windows XP SPS/FA-66 Driver

1. Make sure you’re logged into Windows as an Administrator, and that Driver Signing Options in the Windows Control Panel is set to Warn, and place the installation CD into your computer. After the CD is in the drive, use the Install/ Uninstall Components option within the AutoRun on the CD to choose to install the SPS/ FA-66 driver. The SPS/FA-66 driver installation program is in the Hardware/<Cakewalk SPS- 66 or Edirol FA-66>/Driver/XP_EN folder, and is called setup.exe.

2. After hardware driver installation begins, the SPS/FA-66 Driver Setup dialog appears. Click Install.

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à Make sure sample rate switch on the rear of

the unit is set to 44.1.

à Use a FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable to connect

the SPS/FA-66 to your computer.

à With the power switch turned off, connect the

AC adapter to the SPS/FA-66.

à Plug the AC adapter’s power cord into an AC

outlet.

4. Turn on the power switch of the SPS/FA-66. The Found New Hardware Wizard message

appears near the taskbar. Please wait.

5. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears.

If a dialog says The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

3. The Setup Is Now Ready to Install the Drivers

screen appears.

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If Windows asks you to search for software, click

Cakewalk SPS-66 Sub 1

Cakewalk SPS-66

1. Connect the SPS-66 to this computer and turn it on.

2. When “Welcome to the Found New Hardware

Wizard” appears, click the [Next] button to install the driver.

Wh en “Completing the Found New Hardware

Wizard” is displayed. click the [Finish] button.

3. When “Welcome to the Found New Hardware

Wizard” appears again, click the [Next] button to install the driver. When “Completing the Found New Hardware

Wizard” is displayed, click the [Finish] button.

CAKEWAL K SPS-66 Driver Se ttings

No, not this time. Make sure that the next dialog box indicates SPS/FA-66 Sub 1, choose

Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. The dialog

displays Please wait while the wizard installs the software.

6. When the Please wait screen finishes, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears. Click Finish.

(Recommended) and click Next. The dialog

displays Please wait while the wizard installs the software.

8. When the Please wait screen finishes, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard

screen appears. Click Finish.

The Found New Hardware message appears near the taskbar.

9. In the SPS/FA-66 Driver Setup dialog box that is already displayed, click I Completed the Above Steps.

Once again, the Found New Hardware message appears near the taskbar.

7. The same dialog boxes as in step 6 appear now, with the exception that instead of Sub 1, the

Found New Hardware Wizard dialog is labeled Sub 2. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears.

If Windows asks you to search for software, click No, not this time. Make sure that the next dialog box indicates SPS/FA-66 Sub 2, choose

Install the software automatically

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The Found New Hardware message appears near the taskbar.

10. The same dialog boxes as in step 6 appear now, with the exception that instead of Sub 1, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog is labeled

SPS/FA-66. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears.

If Windows asks you to search for software, click

Cakewalk SP S-66

Cakewalk SPS -66

No, not this time. Make sure that the box indicates SPS/FA-66, choose Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. If a dialog says The software you

are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

11. When the Please wait screen finishes, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard

screen appears.

Click Finish. Once again, the Found New Hardware message appears near the taskbar.

This completes driver installation. If Windows asks if you want to restart your computer, click Yes.

Install Windows Vista SPS/FA-66 Driver

1. Place the installation CD into your computer. After the CD is in the drive, use the Install/ Uninstall Components option within the AutoRun on the CD to choose to install the SPS/ FA-66 driver. The SPS/FA-66 driver installation program is in the Vista Hardware/

<Cakewalk SPS-66 or Edirol FA-66>/ Driver folder and is called setup.exe.

2. When the hardware driver installation begins, a User Account dialog will appear. Click Continue to begin the Vista SPS/FA-66 driver

installation.

3. Click Next in the SPS/FA-66 Driver Setup dialog.

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