M-AUDIO Lagoon User Manual

LAGOON

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LAGOON

MANUAL

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Included Drivers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The Lagoon Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Checking IRQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Windows Driver and Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Windows 98 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Windows 95 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Verifying Windows Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

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

Verifying Lagoon Tools Applet Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Setting Up Your Digital Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Using LAGOON with Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The LAGOON Tools Applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Info Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

General Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Clock Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Sample Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Advanced Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Consumer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Professional Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

MME Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

ASIO Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

MIDI Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Input Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Output Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

MIDI Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Sample Rates and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Lifetime Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

FCC Class B / European CE Compliance

WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

1) reorient or relocate the receiving antenna; 2) increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver; 3) connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver; 4) consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician.

NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS B requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception.

The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate this equipment. To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use shielded I/O cables.

This product also complies with European CE requirements.

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of a LAGOON PCI Digital Audio Card! With this card, high-quality digital audio processing becomes possible with your PC. The card offers optical digital I/O and an ADATSync connector (standard Alesis 9-pin DB connector).

The optical digital I/Os may be software-configured to S/PDIF or ADAT mode while supporting Full Duplex for simultaneous record and playback (e.g. simultaneous recording from ADAT and playing back over S/PDIF is possible) The S/PDIF mode supports several sample rates and sample resolutions up to 24 Bit at 96 kHz. Using ADAT , you may record and play back simultaneously 8 channels of digital audio at up to 51 kHz and 24 Bit. Using the ADAT Sync, synchronization to your ADAT recorder is easy. If this is not needed, this connector can alternately be used as a MIDI In/Out interface by simply plugging in the included MIDI adapter cable.

Beyond these versatile interfacing possibilities the Motorola 56301 DSP used on this card offers 80 MIPS of DSP computing power. Combined with 768 kBytes of fast EDO DRAM, a variety of audio effects may be run on this system with simultaneous digital I/O operation.

Features

Low profile PCI card (requires PCI BIOS version 2.1). Operates in Full Duplex for simultaneous record and playback. Onboard Motorola 56301 running at 80 MHz, delivering 80 MIPS computing power. Onboard 768 kByte fast EDO-DRAM to ensure reliable audio streaming and effects. Onboard DSP supports downloadable audio effects and processing.

1 Toslink Optical In and 1 Toslink Optical Out supports the following I/O modes:

• ADAT 8-Channel Optical All ADAT word widths up to 24 bit ADAT sample rates from 39 kHz to 51 kHz

• S/PDIF Optical All word widths up to 24 bit Sample rates: 32, 44.1, 48, 64, 88.2, 96 kHz Consumer or Professional mode

• Mixed mode: S/PDIF In and ADAT Out or ADAT In and S/PDIF Out

ADAT Sync In or MIDI Options via 9-pin DB connector supports:

•ADAT Sync In using standard Alesis ADAT Sync cables.

•1 In and 1 Out MIDI Interface

Uses supplied break out cable to connect to MIDI devices. Allows for MTC or MIDI clock synchronization through user application software.

Included Drivers:

•Windows 95/98 MME driver Supports Mono, Stereo, 8-channel and MIDI devices

•Windows 95/98 ASIO driver

Minimum System Requirements

• Windows 95 or 98

• Pentium 166 or higher with MMX, 200 MHz recommended.

• 32 MByte RAM, 64 MByte recommended.

What’s in the Box?

Your LAGOON box contains:

• This Instruction Manual

• The LAGOON PCI card

• 1x1 MIDI Interface Cable

• Diskettes for Windows 95/98 installation

• Midiman Warranty Registration Card

Important: Please fill out the included Warranty Registration Card and mail or fax it to us as soon as possible. Registering your LAGOON will help us to give you the best possible service and support.

The Lagoon Card

1. ADAT Sync Input/MIDI I/O: This 9-pin DB female connector will accept the

synchronization output of an ADAT tape recorder. Switching the K9 jumper on the Lagoon board will alter the function of this connector to a 1 in/1 out MIDI interface (see #4 in this list). Shown here MIDI cable is attached.

2. Toslink Optical Input: This standard female Toslink input jack accepts a standard

male Toslink plug, either ADAT 8-channel format output or S/PDIF 2-channel format output as configured in the Lagoon Tools Applet (see section, “Lagoon T ools Applet”).

3. Toslink Optical Output: This standard female Toslink output jack accepts a

standard male Toslink plug, typically connected to either an ADAT 8-channel format input or S/PDIF 2-channel format input (as configured in the Lagoon T ools Applet).

4. ADAT Sync/MIDI Jumper: (see section, “Hardware Installation”).

Installation

Here is a list of the steps required to get your LAGOON PCI Digital Audio Card up and running. Please read the associated section of the manual and follow the instructions carefully.

1. Check the Computer Properties in your Windows Device Manager for an

available IRQ for the LAGOON to install to. Although the LAGOON supports shared IRQs it is desirable the LAGOON gets its own IRQ so that can properly interact with the computer’s microprocessor (see “Checking IRQs”).

2. Physically install the LAGOON card in your computer (see “Hardware

Installation”).

3. Install drivers and support software (see “Windows Driver and Software

Installation”).

4. Attach the LAGOON to other pieces of equipment in your studio (see “Setting

Up Your Digital Studio”).

5. Configure your application software to properly communicate with the

LAGOON PCI (see “Using LAGOON with Application Software”).

Checking IRQs

The LAGOON PCI Digital Audio Card needs an Interrupt Request line, or IRQ (basically, a line of communication between the LAGOON and the microprocessor) to function properly. It is best to check for IRQ availability before installing a new device, as it will prevent resource conflicts that may be otherwise avoidable.

Open the Windows Control Panel (Start|Settings|Control Panel). Double click the “System” icon, then click the Device Manager tab. The word “Computer” will be highlighted (if not, highlight “Computer”). Click “Properties.” This will bring up the Computer Properties screen, with a list of IRQs on the left, and devices on the right. If a number does NOT show up in the list, it means that it is available for use. The IRQ numbers 5, 9, 10, and 11 are most often the ones to look to for availability, although 3, 4, 7, 12, and 15 may also be a possibility (depending on your system’s configuration). IRQs 3 and 4 are often used for the COM Ports (this is controlled by the system’s BIOS), and are sometimes instructed by the BIOS to receive a “Legacy ISA” device rather than a PCI or ISA “PnP” (Plug and Play) device. This is discussed later in the section “Troubleshooting”, though you may want to consult your computer’s user guide for more information.

Once you have determined that there is an IRQ available for the LAGOON card, it is safe to proceed to the next step, which is to physically install the LAGOON.

Hardware Installation

T o physically install the LAGOON card into your computer , please do the following:

1. Turn off your computer.

2. Remove the cover and position the computer so that you can easily access

its PCI slots.

3. Select the PCI slot into which you will install your LAGOON card. PCI slots are

distinguishable from ISA slots by being shorter and set back farther from the outside of the computer. If you’re still unsure, consult your computer or mainboard user’s guide.

4. The PCI slot you just selected should have a metal bracket associated with it that

covers the PCI slot’s access hole on the back of the computer. This bracket is usually fastened to the computer with a single screw. Remove the screw and bracket- be sure not to lose the screw as you will need it later!

5. Before removing the LAGOON from its protective antistatic bag, touch the metal

power supply case of the computer in order to dissipate any static electricity charge your body may have accumulated.

6. Remove the plastic terminators that are plugged into the optical jacks of the

LAGOON card. This is only possible before inserting the card !

7. Set the jumper K9 corresponding to your demands (see picture below). When

using the LAGOON MIDI cable, close K9 for proper cable shielding. When using an ADAT Sync cable, do not close K9 to avoid ground loops.

closed for MIDI open for ADAT

8. Position the LAGOON card over the target PCI slot and fit the card loosely over

it with the LAGOON card upright. Press the card gently but firmly downward into the slot until the card is completely and squarely seated in the slot. If the card seems difficult to seat, a slight rocking motion may help. If the card is impossible to seat, you may be trying to install the LAGOON in a non-PCI slot. If this is the case, go back to Step 3.

9. Once the LAGOON card is firmly seated, fasten its metal bracket down into the

computer chassis, using the screw you removed in Step 4 above.

10. Place the cover back on your computer.

Windows Driver and Software Installation

The Lagoon PCI includes a Windows 98/95 diskette containing the Windows drivers, ASIO drivers, and Lagoon Tools Applet software. To install these on your system, please follow these steps:

Windows 98 Installation

1. After installing the Lagoon hardware, boot your system and start Windows.

During the Windows boot procedure, new hardware will be automatically detected by the Add New Hardware Wizard as shown here. Click ‘Next>’.

2. The ‘Add New Hardware Wizard’will now ask how you want to find the driver.

“Search for the best driver for your device” is already selected. Click ‘Next>’.

3. Windows will give you a selection of locations to search. Make sure that ‘Floppy

disk drives’ is checked, or click on the check box to do so. Insert the Lagoon 95/98 Driver and Tools Applet Disk #1 into your floppy drive. Click ‘Next>’.

4. The ‘Wizard’ reports that its Windows driver file search has found the Lagoon

Audiocard. Click ‘Next>’.

5. Windows is now ready to install the driver files from the specified location.

Click ‘Next>’. Windows will start to copy the files and show you a progress report screen.

6. The Wizard reports that Windows has finished installing the software. Click

‘Finish’. Your Lagoon is ready for action.

After completion of the driver installation, Windows may require you to restart Windows. If it does request a restart, remove the Lagoon Disk from the floppy disk drive and respond ‘Yes’. The system will restart and you are ready to install the Lagoon Tools Applet software.

Windows 95 Installation

1. After installation of the Lagoon hardware, boot your system and start

Windows. During the Windows boot procedure, new hardware will be automatically detected.

2. Choose the Install of “driver from disk provided by hardware

manufacturer,” then click ‘OK’.

3. An ‘Install From Disk’ will prompt you to copy files from the A:\ drive

(if your floppy drive is a different drive letter, then change it at this time). Insert the Lagoon 95/98 Driver and Tools Applet Disk #1 into the drive then click ‘OK’.

4. Windows will start to copy files, with a progress indicator on the screen.

Once this process completes itself, you will be ready to install the Lagoon Tools Applet.

After completion of the driver installation, Windows may require you to restart Windows. If it does request a restart, remove the Lagoon Disk from the floppy disk drive and click ‘Yes,’ and the system will restart.

Verifying Windows Driver Installation

Windows displays the Lagoon driver status in the Device Manager page of the System Properties dialog box. The Device Manager page is opened via the W indows Start button: select Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Device Manager. With the Device Manager displayed, click on the “+” next to “Sound, video and game controllers” to open a list of devices, the Lagoon being a device of that nature. Below is an example view of the Device Manager.

This example shows the M Audio Lagoon and Midiman WINMAN 4x4/S (another product shown here only as an example) entries in the Windows Device Manager device list. The Lagoon is properly installed with no conflicts, as is the WINMAN 4x4/S. If you do not see your M Audio Lagoon in your Device Manager in this fashion, please jump ahead to the “Troubleshooting” section of this manual.

Software Installation

Once the Lagoon driver software is installed in your system, you are ready to install the Lagoon Tools Applet. The Lagoon Tools are necessary to properly control the functions of the card, as well as monitor the status of your digital signal.

1. Insert the Lagoon 95/98 Driver and Tools Applet Disk #1 into your floppy drive. Open

your Start menu and select ‘Run’. Type in the path, “A:\Setup”. Click ‘OK’.

2. The Lagoon Tools installer will say “Welcome to Lagoon Tools Setup.”

Click ‘OK’.

3. Lagoon Setup will ask you to “Select Components and Folder.” We suggest clicking

‘OK’and installing the defaults, which will create a Lagoon folder in your Programs

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