Sonic Studio HD-1000 User manual
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SonicStudio High Density User Guide - Sonic Part Number 800127A (4/99)
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Contents
Welcome to SonicStudio HD
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Related Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
How to Reach Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Activating the Sonic Keyfile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
1 HD-1000 Workstation
What s Included with the HD-1000 Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
HD-1000 Installation Quickstart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
2 Software Installation/Drive Setup
Installing Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Formatting a Sound Storage Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Formatting a Sonic Media Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Repairing a Lightspeed Media Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
3 The Sonic HD3 I/O Box
IV
T
ABLE
OF
C
ONTENTS
Overview of the HD3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Front-Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Rear-Panel Switches & Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Configuring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
A
CONNECTOR WIRING
HD3 Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Index
WelcometoSonicStudioHD
Welcome to SonicStudio HD
™
from Sonic Studio! SonicStudio HD is the
first family of digital audio workstations to be designed from the ground up
for DVD-Audio production and High-Density™ Audio mastering.
Each SonicStudio HD system gives you all the tools you need to record,
edit, mix and master the highest quality audio for release on Compact
Disc™. SonicStudio HD can be upgraded with additional features and
functions for full DVD-Audio and DSD (Direct Stream Digital) production.
Audience
This installation guide is provided for audio professionals who intend to use
SonicStudio HD as their complete production tool for sound editing and
Compact Disc™ or DVD-Audio premastering.
You should be familiar with basic computer terms such as click, drag,
highlight, etc.We also assume that you understand the basics of how to
maneuver through the Macintosh interface. If not, please review the
tutorials provided by Apple Computer.
VI
Related Documents
Please refer to the following for further information:
•
SonicStudio HD User Guide
•
NoNoise User Guide
How to Reach Technical Support
You will receive software technical support from Sonic Studio for 90 days
at no charge. If you wish to continue receiving support or technical
assistance, please be sure to purchase a SonicCare technical support
contract for your system (a representative will contact you before the 90-
day period is up).
Sonic Studios’ Customer Support center is available from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
PST via phone, fax, or email:
Telephone:
763-577-1535
Fax:
763-577-5950
Email:
Please have the following information before contacting customer support:
•
Software version (select the application icon in the Finder and type
COMMAND
+
I
or look on the CD-ROM label)
•
Board Serial Numbers — look on the board for the sticker and write the
serial numbers below:
HDSP Processor:
HDSP Plug-In Processor:
VII
Activating the Sonic Keyfile
1
Launch the Sonic Keyfile Activator application (located in the same folder
as your Sonic application).You will see this dialog:
Figure 1
Sonic Keyfile Activator Dialog
2
Type the Activator Code into the Sonic Keyfile Activator application.
3
Click the OK button.Your keyfiles will automatically be installed in a Sonic
Preferences folder inside your Macintosh System Folder.
4
You may now launch SonicStudio HD.
Please feel free to contact Sonic Studios’ Customer Support at 763-577-1535
with any questions regarding this procedure. Be sure to have your
SonicCare number on hand when you call.
VIII
Warning!
Before you activate your key code, remove from the Sonic
Preferences folder (located in the System folder) any existing SonicKey files
that you wish to keep. Existing keyfiles will be overwritten by your new
keyfile.
1
HD-1000Workstation
This chapter describes how to install the hardware for the HDSP
Workstation (HD-1000).
Figure 1-1
The Sonic HDSP Workstation (HD-1000)
SOLUTIONS ABCD 12345678
Multi-ChannelDigital I/OConversion System
DualAES ClockSource
In
Out
192
176.4
96
88.2
48
44.1
WS
DS
1-2
3-4
JA Lock
SonicPort In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out
SONIC
1-
2HD-1000 W
ORKSTATION
What’s Included with the HD-1000 Workstations
The HD-1000 and HD-2000 Workstations include the following hardware:
HDSP Audio Processor Sonic HD3 I/O Box
HDSP Audio I/O
Cable
HDSP Serial
Adapter Cable
Sonic I/O
Te rminator
BNC Terminator
BNC Tee
Serial Machine Control &
Timecode Cable
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