Aphex Systems 1788a manuel d'utilisation

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  • Page 1

    Companion to the Instruction Manual Copyright 2004 Aphex Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. Produced by: Donn Werrbach. Creation tool: Adobe InDesign 2.0. Printed by: Stuart F . Cooper Co., Los Angeles. SYSTEMS IMPORT ANT NOTICE This is a separate remote control manual that was created to accompany the 1788A Instruction Manual to deal with remotely [...]

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    P age 2 P age 3 R/C Manual 1. R/C OVERVIEW CONTENTS 1. Overview of R/C (Remote Control) — 3 1.1 R/C INTERFACE CONNECTORS — 3 1.2 R/C INTERFACES — 3 1.3 CONCEPT OF BANKS & CONSTELLATIONS — 4 1.4 HARDWARE R/C — 5 1.5 COMPUTER R/C — 5 1.6 COMBINED R/C — 6 1.7 ABOUT PRESETS — 6 1.8 WRAP -UP — 8 2. Using MIDI — 9 2.1 DIRECT MIDI [...]

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    P age 2 P age 3 R/C Manual 1. R/C OVERVIEW 1. Overview of R/C (Remote Control) 1.1 R/C INTERF ACE CONNECTORS Only ONE source of control is accepted. Front panel selection of MIDI or LAN must be made on each 1788A. The 1788A always wakes up in the last mode used. 1.2 R/C INTERF ACES Control Language: MIDI SysEx Whether using the 1788A ’s Ethernet [...]

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    P age 4 P age 5 R/C Manual 1. R/C OVERVIEW Indirect MIDI Control MIDI controllers can access 1788A ’s through the LAN indirectly by interfacing with one or more 1788A-R’s. A most basic example is illustrated below . Ethernet LAN Many applications call for more sophisticated remote control or control at greater distances than a MIDI port can han[...]

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    P age 4 P age 5 R/C Manual 1. R/C OVERVIEW A CONSTELLATION refers to the whole array of preamps attached to the same LAN. It may comprise only one 1788A or up to 128 of them. Preamps may be assigned NET numbers placing them in different banks even when any given bank is not filled. For example, you could have up to 16 preamps all within one bank, o[...]

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    P age 6 P age 7 R/C Manual 1. R/C OVERVIEW Preset Management Software-managed presets are more extensive than using hardware controllers. Individual channel labels, group labels, and preset naming of up to 128 characters each in file save mode and 16 characters each in hardware save mode is supported. Preset Recall and Preset Store is easier to acc[...]

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    P age 6 P age 7 R/C Manual 1. R/C OVERVIEW Management Extents Storing and recalling presets can be done only by remote control. Recalling presets can be done by indirect MIDI as well as by the 1788A-R and the PC software R/C. The extent of preset management depends on the form of R/C according to the table below . Constellation and Bank Capture/Rec[...]

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    P age 8 P age 9 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI The software remote can handle communications with all 1788A ’s in the constellation directly . Even when one or more 1788A-R’s are detected, the software directly transmits control to all 1788A ’s. It also communicates with all 1788A-R’s to keep them synchronized. This harmony improves remote contro[...]

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    P age 8 P age 9 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2. Using MIDI 2.1 DIRECT MIDI CONTROL MIDI control can be piped directly to a 1788A ’s MIDI Input port from any suitable controller . Suitable controllers are devices such as mixing or lighting consoles or stand- alone MIDI controllers that have programmable physical controls such as pushbuttons and slider[...]

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    P age 10 P age 11 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2.1.4 Understanding Ch, Dev and Net Offsets Please observe two important facts about MIDI Channel, Device, and Net Numbers. 1. All three are displayed in decimal form on the 1788A and 1788A-R front panels. Ch and Dev go from 01 to 16 and Net goes from 001 to 128. Y ou will need to convert decimal to hexade[...]

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    P age 10 P age 11 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI NOTE: We will refer to the Reference Data at the end of this chapter for command codes used by the 1788A. When programming each control, use the following setup: 1. Single-byte transmit 2. F aders: string; Buttons: string toggle 3. F ader Limits: 26 to 65 4. Faders: use “pr” in the value byte. This is [...]

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    P age 12 P age 13 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI additional 1788A is used, the second set of eight faders and buttons of the PC1600 could be coded exactly like the previous tables, except with the channel and/or device number changed to match the second 1788A . Remember , in this case, NET number is just a placeholder and can be anything. 2.1.8 Broad Com[...]

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    P age 12 P age 13 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2.2 INDIRECT MIDI CONTROL If you want to employ a MIDI form of control when the 1788A ’s are connected to R/C units by LAN, direct connection to the 1788A ’s MIDI ports cannot be used. This is because only one R/C medium can be accepted by the 1788A at a time: LAN or MIDI. When LAN is selected, the 178[...]

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    P age 14 P age 15 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2.2.1 Hardware Hook-up Anything from a single 1788A to a large constellation can be controlled by indirect MIDI through 1788A-R’s. Figure 2-5 suggests how this is done. The controller’s MIDI OUT is connected to the first 1788A-R’s MIDI IN. The next 1788A-R’s MIDI IN is connected to the preceding MI[...]

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    P age 14 P age 15 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2.2.3 Expanding the SysEx String Just like direct MIDI control, you can repeat 3-byte commands within the parametric SysEx string to send multiple commands to a single 1788A as shown by figure 2-7. NOTE: Y ou cannot expand the 2-byte MIDI Preset string. 2.2.4 1788A-R’s Odd MIDI I.D. All 1788A-R units are[...]

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    P age 16 P age 17 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI handled. 2.3 MUL TIPLE MIDI CONTROLLERS It should be normally possible to combine SysEx commands from more than one MIDI controller . However , the 1788A-R does not have facilities for merging. Y ou’ll probably need a commercially available MIDI merging box to receive the MIDI Outs from the multiple cont[...]

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    P age 16 P age 17 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2.5 REFERENCE DA T A 2.5.1 P arametric Codes & V alues 1788A P arametric MIDI Commands Command Control V alue Range 00h Input Gain 1Ah to 41h (26 to 65) 01h Main Max Out 00h to 1Bh (0 to 27) 02h Aux Max Out 00h to 1Bh (0 to 27) 03h Phantom Power 00h = OFF , 01h = ON 04h Low Cut Filter 00h = OFF , 01h =[...]

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    P age 18 P age 19 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2.5.2 Useful Conversion T ables General Hexadecimal Conversion T able Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex 0 00 64 40 128 80 192 C0 1 01 65 41 129 81 193 C1 2 02 66 42 130 82 194 C2 3 03 67 43 131 83 195 C3 4 04 68 44 132 84 196 C4 5 05 69 45 133 85 197 C5 6 06 70 46 134 86 198 C6 7 07 71 47 135 87 199 C7 8 08 [...]

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    P age 18 P age 19 R/C Manual 2. USING MIDI 2.5.3 MIDI Control Examples Example 1 Direct MIDI. 1788A Ch set to 01, Dev set to 01, Net set to 001. Set preamp gain to 45dB, mic channel 1 SysEx: F0 00 00 38 00 00 00 00 01 2D F7 Example 2 Direct MIDI. 1788A Ch set to 02, Dev set to 01, Net set to 001. Set Limiter ON, mic channel 4 SysEx: F0 00 00 38 01 [...]

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    P age 20 P age 21 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE Example 8 Preset Recall to eight 1788A-R’s. 1788A-R MIDI Channels set 1 to 8 Recall preset #1 SysEx: CO 01 C1 01 C2 01 C3 01 C4 01 C5 01 C6 01 C7 01 Recall preset #2 SysEx: CO 02 C1 02 C2 02 C3 02 C4 02 C5 02 C6 02 C7 02 Example 9 Preset Recall to eight 1788A-R’s. 1788A-R MIDI Channels set[...]

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    P age 20 P age 21 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE 3. 1788A-R Hardware R/C Unit (“HRemote”) 3.1 PURPOSE Although one or more 1788A ’s can be remotely controlled by a software program running on a computer , there are times when a dedicated hardware remote control is preferred. We engineered the 1788A-R Remote Controller to be easy to use[...]

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    P age 22 P age 23 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE present Bank. It may also be necessary to do a wake-up upon any power -up of the 1788A- R. During wake-up, the Comm indicators will show activity with units that respond to handshaking. After handshake and during test, Status LED’s will temporarily appear yellow for all units present and res[...]

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    P age 22 P age 23 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE 3.2.6 T est T one Buttons These buttons serve the same purpose as those on a 1788A . Y ou can put up a -20dB or 0dB tone on any channel of the unit that is selected. Putting Up a T est T one While holding down either the -20dB or 0dB T one button, press any Channel Select button. The chosen to[...]

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    P age 24 P age 25 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE 3.2.7 Control/Display P anel This area of the 1788A-R’s front panel replicates the 1788A ’s local control and display panel. It gives you the exact look of the selected 1788A ’s function status lights and meters. Metering data streamed back from the selected 1788A is displayed on the bar[...]

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    P age 24 P age 25 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE finished loading, the number will be updated in the left side of the window labeled “Last Sent”. Mismatch Errors When you load (recall) a snapshot into the bank of 1788A ’s, the 1788A-R will know if the bank has unit discrepancies and flash a yellow “Mismatch” alarm on any missing 17[...]

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    P age 26 P age 27 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE memory into whatever preset bin is showing in the right-hand window as long as it is not protected. While in Edit Mode you can select other unprotected preset bins before pressing Snapshot. Presets created in Edit Mode are in every way equal to live snapshots. When recalled, they will expect t[...]

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    P age 26 P age 27 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE release. This transmits a dump to the other unit (the clone). The original unit will begin sending it’s parametric and label data to the receiving unit. When the transfer is complete, the clone will update itself to the new parameters and the panel indicators will align accordingly . The upd[...]

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    P age 28 P age 29 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE Refer to Section 2 of this manual for full coverage of applying MIDI control to the 1788A-R. 3.5.4 RJ-45 Ethernet Jack This is the exclusive portal for piping remote control to 1788A ’s. It must be connected to a proper 10 or 100 Base- T LAN structure that has a DHCP server or router . Detai[...]

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    P age 28 P age 29 R/C Manual 3. 1788A-R HADRWARE REMOTE internal power supply is designed to operate from all nominal power sources from 85 to 265 volts a.c. at 50/60Hz without requiring the user to change any settings. In case of failure, do not attempt to change the internal fuse because it will never blow unless the power supply fails catastroph[...]

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    P age 30 P age 31 R/C Manual 4. BUILDING A PROPER NETWORK Sometimes, depending on when the remote controller and preamplifiers received their IP addresses, it may be necessary to use the W ake-up function to get the controller attached to all preamps in its bank and clear all red lights. This is a good practice just to assure full synchronization o[...]

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    P age 30 P age 31 R/C Manual 4. BUILDING A PROPER NETWORK 4. Building a Proper Network 4.1 ST ANDARD P ARTS Networks used for remotely controlling 1788A ’s are built from standard Ethernet components such as Routers, Hubs and Switches. Standard CAT5/6 Ethernet cabling is used throughout. 4.2 NETWORKING SPEED The network can run at 10 Base-T and 1[...]

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    P age 32 if there are any fixed IP addresses on the LAN, the Router has to be programmed to avoid issuing them to other clients. In other words, there can be no IP address duplications on the LAN. The DHCP Server (or Router) must have enough IP numbers available to handle all DHCP clients on the LAN. There cannot be a firewall splitting up any part[...]