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1. Automatically follow Core Audio Settings when changed Use Audio Device Preferences to set your Output Audio Device to a different Audio Device 6 3 1 Additional Sonic Hardware Preference Settings Amarra provides additional preferences when used with a Sonic Audio Interface These controls allow integration of Analog Gain Control and more SONIC HARDWARE SETTINGS Requires Sonic Studio Hardware and the Amarra Console Software Launch Quit Console Forces Sonic Console to launch or quit in syne with Amarra Dim Front Panel Dims the front panel display Control Volume Interlocks Amarra s gain control with the hardware gain control so either can be used Gain Adjustment Set the system gain to match professional 0 dB or consumer electronic 10 or 14 dB standard levels Page 25 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 4 0 Using Amarra with Remote Control 6 4 1 Using Apple Remote and your iPhone iPad You can use the Free Apple Remote application for your iPhone iPad to control Amarra Please visit the AppStore and download this useful application When in Amarra iTunes mode Amarra will follow iTunes and work with the Apple Remote You can change the Volume and select tracks and Amarra will follow iTunes NOTE When in Playlist Mode only the volume can be controlled using the Apple Remote Application NOTE You may notice a small doubling of sound while using the remote volume control This will stop once you stop moving t2. 7 2 0 Preferences Window 7 3 0 Sonic Mastering EQ 7 4 0 Panner Window 8 0 0 Registering Your Amarra Software 9 0 0 Troubleshooting Guide 10 0 0 Support Page 2 OO CO CO Ol amp F OW Amarra 2 4 User Manual About This Manual This manual as well as the software described in it is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Sonic Studio LLC Sonic Studio LLC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book Except as permitted by such license no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Sonic Studio LLC Notice of Liability The author and publisher have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information herein However the information contained in this document is provided without warranty either express or implied Neither the authors Sonic Studio LLC nor its dealers or distributors will be held liable for any damages to be caused either directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the software or hardware products described herein SONIC STUDIO LLC MAKES NO WARRA
3. FW 4 FW 5 FW 6 FW 7 FW amp FW 9 FW 10 FW 11 FA 12 FW 13 FW 14 In 1 FW 15 In 2 FW 16 Figure 5 2 Input selectors Amarra s clock source should be checked as well To do so select either internal or external from the Master Clock source selections Page 35 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Internal WE 44 1 4B WE 88 27 96 WE 176 792 WCx256 44 1 48 WCx256 B8 2 96 WCx256 176 192 AES 1 1x AES 1 2x AES 1 4x AES 2 1x AES 2 2x AES 2 4x AES 3 1x AES 3 2x AES 3 4x AES 4 7x AES 4 2x AES 4x Internal Clock source selection In addition due to Mac OS restrictions the sample rate must be set to match the incoming clock source even when an external clock source is selected v Internal 44100 0 Hz Internal 48000 0 Hz Internal 88200 0 Hz Internal 96000 0 Hz Internal 176400 0 Hz Internal 192000 0 Hz The settings in the Audio I O Preferences window reflect the settings in Audio MIDI Setup at the instant you open the Audio I O Preferences window With the Use Default Core Audio enabled the information in Audio I O Preferences is dynamically updated when anything in Audio MIDI Setup is changed while the Audio I O Preferences window IS open To make sure that the Audio I O Preferences window accurately reflects the current setting of Audio MIDI Setup press the Re Scan I O button This updates the Audio I O Preference
4. S G an fa Select Agree to agree to the End User Software License Agreement Amarra 2 4 User Manual Install Amarra OBG Install Amarra 2 4 Computer Music Player Standard Install on momo Introduction Ucense This will take 70 9 MB of space on your computer p Destinator Suna Click Install to perform a standard installation of Installation Type this software on the disk momo Installation Summary Change Install Location MTEL FJELLET REE Go Back Install Click Install You will be prompted for your Mac password and the software will be installed C7 09 nstall Amarra 2 4 Computer Music Player GBE ILA 2 4 C M Playe The installation was completed successfully Introduction License Destination Select Installation Type 9 Installation The installation was successful Summary The software was installed a sd PE Arun 4 Success Page 7 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Select the Close button to quit the Amarra installer e Amarra Computer Music Player is installed into the Applications folder It is installed here Applications Amarra 2 4 e Amarra installs FLAC QuickTime components used for native FLAC playback They are installed here Library Components 3 1 0 Easy Setup Script As part of the installation process you will be presented with the Easy Setup window Choose Easy Setup to have Amarra install provide an icon on your doc
5. printed materials and electronic documentation accompanying this license collectively Software is owned by Sonic Studio LLC This Software is not sold but may be used only by persons or entities that have been granted a License to use the program Licensee Such grant of License is conditional upon payment of applicable license fees and agreement to the License terms stated herein In consideration for your payment of the applicable license fees Sonic Studio LLC grants you the following rights el i O Fl T hae ETTE Lee TED aminn af thic Eafhanren Adaniannte See Print Save Go Back Continue Select Continue To continue installing the software you must agree to the terms of the software license agreement Click Agree to continue or click Disagree to cancel the installation and quit the Installer hares The software products associated media printed materials and electronic documentation accompanying this license collectively Software is owned by Sonic Studio LLC This Software is not sold but may be used only by persons or entities that have been granted a License to use the program Licensee Such grant of License is conditional upon payment of applicable license fees and agreement to the License terms stated herein In consideration for your payment of the applicable license fees Sonic Studio LLC grants you the following rights Erra ee Pick SS A T F Print Save
6. Al GREEN GREATEST HITS k Pre AT oe ar ts Ap lol Books 2 achel P pi ADR t lt fer ne 9 T Apps D ia ise i Radio ag A x g P JSL L r a 3 if p STORE iTunes Store Eat iTunes Match 5 Al Green s Greatest Hits The Gleam Sargeant Pepper Rachmaninoff Symph Fleet Foxes Purchased Al Green The Avett Brothers Bach Beatles Eiji Que Minnesota Orche Fleet Foxes SHARED Cr z eo Q Home Sharing FRANK ZAPPA PLAYLISTS Recently Added 4 4 EE f 4 bd i Nkr i Recently Played Re YY Ad i a gt gt A Work Mix le Way Si 7 Na KO ea G Charlietown Blues HOTRATS ee ER E HOT RAIS i eMusic internet Songs Hot Rats Yerba Buena Bounce All Aboard The Blue Train Muswell Hillbillies Espafia 192k HDCD Sigh No More WE J Frank Zappa The Hot Club of San Franc Johnny Cash The Kinks London Symphony Orches Mumford amp Sons Lester mix TOM PETTY PETTEN H HE i MOJI k N s Tripping The Live Fant Legends Bharat Ratna The Very Best Of Ray Mojo Bollywood Box Set Crown Imperial amp 176 4k Paul MoCartne Pt Ravi Shank Ray lars Pett he Hearthre dous Artist i o Eo Se ar ay Legends BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BOLiYWwoOe om 1 of 18 albums 2 6 minutes 4 6 MB Amarra Vertical Horizontal and iTunes You can use iTunes like you always
7. Guide Basic Macintosh Setup Tips iTunes e Disable the Crossfade Songs preference in iTunes e Disable the Sound Enhancer preference in iTunes e Disable the Sound Check preference in iTunes Energy Preferences e Disable Sleep and other Energy saving Preferences Bluetooth e Disable Bluetooth Spotlight e Disable Spotlight Security e Disable Infrared TimeMachine e Disable TimeMachine on your media drives e We highly recommend a fresh install of the operating on a clean disc This can prevent problems later on e We also recommend that your computer be used exclusively for music playback Email web browsers screen sharing and other applications can effect performance Issue Amarra Authorization Answers have entered my code and password correctly with a new password to do a re activation why is the application not being re activated Verify that you have an Internet Connection Your new password must be a new and never used password Verify that you have not previously used this password with this activation code How often will my application connect to the activation server via the Internet Your application uses the Internet when it is first installed when it is re activated such as after a disk reformat and reinstall or if the software is moved to a new computer The application may also do a quick check with the server when you run the application software DNA includes an anti fraud system that disables activa
8. Info select the Options Tab and set the EO Preset Equalizer Preset Classical B Page 21 Amarra 2 4 User Manual PRESETS EO On Off This turns on Amarra EO or when unlit indicates the EO is not being used PARAMETRIC 1 PARAMETRIC 2 PARAMETRIC 3 KA Kl bo Amarra comes with a set of EO settings that are modelled on the iTunes presets In addition there are 3 Room Node settings for common bass adjustment processing A NOTE The Desk menu items allows you to save and recall your EQ settings Set up an EQ go to the Desk menu and select Save Sonic EQ Set Up f NOTE If the Link iTunes EQ preferences is checked then Amarra will use the EQ Preset defined in iTunes to set the EO for a Track St Parametric EQ The parametric filter has parameters for Resonant Frequency Gain and Quality Factor The Quality Factor or O is defined as the resonant frequency or center frequency in the case of a symmetrical filter divided by the bandwidth The filter is a 1st Order filter Page 22 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Amarra provides three parametric filters to tailor your sound All processing is done using 64bit floating point arithmetic The parametric filters are classic three parameter versions with Resonant Frequency gain and Q Q or Quality Factor is defined as the resonant frequency or center frequency in the case of a symmetrical filter divided by the bandwidth The bandwidth is in turn defi
9. Sharing Solution e Disconnect multiple FireWire devices and reduce daisy chained connections Solution e Shut down other applications such as email and browsers Solution Increase the amount of RAM in your computer Solution e Check that all drives are HFS formatted Amarra does not support FAT32 drives Solution e Change the Sample Rate manually using Audio Midi Setup to a different value Then switch the Sample Rate back Page 45 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Issue Issue Issue Issue Songs do not change or sound correctly Solution e Disable the Crossfade Songs preference in iTunes e Disable the Sound Enhancer preference in iTunes e Disable the Sound Check preference in iTunes e Disable Sleep and other Energy Preferences Amarra does not play audio Can not open File Solution e Check File Name and Permissions Are they Read Write eYou may also Quit Amarra and iTunes and restart Amarra NOTE Sound files with names that contain or other Foreign characters may not play properly Changing the name of the soundfile can fix this Amarra does not play audio Time does not change Amarra requires an input clock under Audio Midi Setup If your devices does not have an input when shown under AMS then please follow the instructions for creating an Aggregate Device Solution e Create an Aggregate Device under Audio Amarra Setup Please refer to the Aggregate Device Setup in the Doc
10. The buttons are hot spots for 0 and 144 dB NOTE iTunes and Amarra Volume are kept in sync NOTE You may notice a small delay or echo while the iTunes Volume is being moved 3 CACHE PLAYBACK CACHE Loading for playback Pre load songs into RAM to minimize disc access This can be used in Amarra or Playlist Modes commands 5 6 8 9 Q OG 4 TRACK INFORMATION The upper display shows name and artist for the track Gain is displayed in Red if not 0 along with the dither status At the bottom the memory being used for CACHE playback Sample Rate current time and EQ Settings are displayed 5 Playback Source AMARRA iTunes This indicates Amarra s playback status Blue Amarra is playing Orange iTunes is playing PLAYLIST This button sets the Playlist as the source 6 TRACKS This displays the loaded in the current Playlist list of tracks Fe fa 00 7 AMARRA EQ This opens or closes the Amarra EQ window Option click to enable disable EQ The presets are shown above 8 CONTROLS Playlist Commands Add Tracks from iTunes Add Tracks from Finder Clear Playlist Open Playlist Save Playlist nd Playback Options Stop at end JE Repeat Playlist Link Windows keeps iTunes and Amarra window in synchronization 9 ARTWORK Displays artwork for Track Double click to bring up artwork Window Ly To show hide artwork 10 METERS INF
11. any third party If you do provide an email address we recommend it be one that will be active for some time What if I have forgotten my password and did not provide an email address or my email address is no longer valid During a reactivation the previously provided password is required If the password has been lost and cannot be recovered because an email address was not provided or the email address is no longer valid you will need to contact our support via email or by phone We will be happy to reset your password Page 42 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Will changes to my computer cause my application to stop working There are no changes that will cause a permanent disabling of the software Major changes disk reformat being one such major change will mean that you need to reactivate the software If you have your password this will be a fast and easy process What happens if Sonic Studio or soft WORKZ suspends service or goes out of business Both companies have been in business for several years and are healthy and stable and will be around for many years to come Regardless your activated application will continue working without the Activation server although new activations or re activations will not be possible Both companies are committed to ensure that a patch will be made available ASAP to resolve this Either a version with a replaced activation system or a version with no activation will be provided I wish t
12. be added to the list by repeating this action To remove sound files from the list click to select the list entry and delete it by hitting the backspace or delete key To clear the list of all sound files click the Clear All button to the right of the Soundfiles list Page 28 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 2 The definition of a target folder for the processed file In the Target Folder field the target folder for newly created sound files is specified To select a target folder click on the Set Folder button A standard Mac OS browser opens allowing you to navigate create and or choose the desired destination folder Option clicking on the Choose button forces Amarra to use the input file s folder also as the target folder considered a sample rate conversion If however the target sample rate does not match the clock rate of the playback system then the process is considered a varispeed In either case the actual processed data in the file is identical only the sample rate flag is different SRC preserves pitch and duration while varispeed produces modified pitch and duration from the original The Target Sample Rate menu includes the following choices 44100 hz 48000 hz 88200 hz 96000 hz 176400 hz 192000 hz 3 The definition of a target sample rate The Sample Rate Conversion background process has many choices of target sample rate As with any SRC process if the target sample rate matches the clock rate of the playb
13. but it has a bandwidth of 1000 Hz when the center frequency is set to 1000 Hz Curves for Parametric EQ The family of curves shown below include a wide Q of 0 5 a medium O of 2 0 and a narrow O of 10 The order or slope of this filter is 6 dB per octave Figure 10 2 lat ander parametne with fof 1000 Hi Page 23 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 3 0 Amarra Preferences This section presents an overview of the Amarra Preferences LAUNCH SETTINGS LAUNCH QUIT ITUNES Forces iTunes to launch or quit with Amarra HIDE ON LAUNCH Amarra will hide on launch LINK ITUNES WINDOW Forces iTunes to remain attached to Amarra s main window Not used for Vertical Window LINK ITUNES EQ PRESETS Forces Amarra to follow the EO settings in iTunes CHECK FOR UPDATES Amarra will check for updates on launch VERTICAL WINDOW Vertical window restart required PLAYBACK SETTINGS PRELOAD TRACKS Enables loading of multiple tracks in Amarra Mode This allows gapless playback of Tracks COUNT Number of tracks to load for gapless playback MEMORY AMOUNT Maximum amount of Random Access to use to store audio in Cache Mode 512M 8 We recommend 512M For 2 GB or less memory 1 Gig For 3 GB 1 2 Gig For 4 GB 2 4 Gig For 8 GB or more DITHER SETTINGS AUTO DITHER Automatically enables redithering when Amarra s Volume is not at full volume 0 0 dB TYPE TPDF Enables Sonic Studio s Shaped TPDF Dit
14. sent to the server Your application may have an optional registration page and if you choose to fill that out that information is also transferred during the first activation If you do not provide the optional information email address and registration information then no personal information will be transferred We suggest you do not use one of your important personal passwords for the activation password or a password that personally identifies you One way Hash Codes that identify parts of the computer are put through a special function called a one way hash that turns the codes into one code number that Is unique to your computer but cannot be deciphered or reverse engineered to determine what those components are Only this hash value is sent to the activation server and not the details on the computer parts Can move Amarra to another computer Yes this can be done easily It is simply a matter of reinstalling the application on the new machine and reactivating the software If you have remembered your password this will be a fast and easy process Otherwise have your password sent to you using the Forget Password button in the Activation Window What is the email address for and is it mandatory The email address on the activation and reactivation dialogs is mandatory It can be used to retrieve a lost password When you provide the email address it will not be used for marketing purposes or sold provided to
15. the channel to which the panner currently applies is indicated As this Track indicator is also a drop down menu it operates as a Strip selector for the panner as well In the upper right corner Page 39 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 8 0 0 Registering Your Amarra Software In order to receive warranty service you must register your product with Sonic Studio This may be done at any time with proof of purchase We strongly recommend that you register with Sonic Studio as soon as you purchase your unit Why 1 Your product will be registered with us Registration is used as proof of ownership if your product is ever lost or stolen 2 Sonic Studio updates Amarra software on a regular basis This allows us to keep you informed of updates as they become available We strongly encourage you to create a License Control Panel Account Please read the Amarra Activation Guide for information on this important feature Please register your Amarra software using our automated registration Web page at http www sonicstudio com and click on Support gt Register Alternatively our mail address Is Amarra Software Registration Sonic Studio LLC 330 Sir Frances Drake Blvd Suite A san Anselmo CA USA 94960 2552 If you encounter issues using Amarra please refer to the information below for assistance If none of these steps address your problem please contact your dealer or Sonic Studio support for more help Page 40 9 0 0 Troubleshooting
16. using Mountain Lion based systems you will be prevented the initial launch of the Amarra or soundBlade installer application see example below N Amarra Hifi 24 Release 4405 pkg can t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the Mac App Store and identified developers Please use the following procedure if you see this warning e right click or control click on the Installer package e select Open in the contextual menu that s presented e select Open in the next window the installer then runs Page 4 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 3 0 0 Installing Amarra Software NOTE Amarra 2 4 uses a licensing mechanism that will attempt to automatically update your license to version 2 4 For automatic licensing to work properly your current Amarra folder must be named either Amarra 2 4 Amara 2 3 or MINI 2 3 If you are presented with an Activation Window please follow the instructions for Activating Amarra in section 4 2 0 below To install Amarra download the software using the URL sent in your email or from www sonicstudio com Locate the download of Amarra first unzip if needed and then double click on the Amarra Installer icon Follow the on screen instructions to install your software Welcome screen for Amarra Installer i Install Amarra 2 4 Computer Music Player Welcome to the Amarra 2 4 Computer Music Player Installer Introduction
17. will need your Amarra or MINI Serial Number or Activation Code which should have been received at time of purchase Examples of Amarra and MINI Activation Codes are below e Sample Amarra Activation Code AMARJ8T6SXP48ADXZXZT e Sample MINI Activation Code MINIAET3SLP48EBAWSOT e NOTE Current Users please use your serial number to activate your copy of Amarra e A working Internet Connection To Activate your software first choose the Activate button in the Evaluation Dialog You will then presented with the Amarra Activation window shown below Page 9 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Amarra Activation nter Activation Code Figure 3 Authorization dialog box Forgot Password Button Sends your password to the email used when activated Activate Button Uses your Code email and password to activate Amarra Quit button Cancels and closes the Activation window button Brings up the Amarra Activation Guide Enter information into the provided fields A Copy and Paste your Activation code into the Activation Code area B Enter your email address in the space provided C Create and enter a password up to 16 characters long in the space provided Note We recommend making your password something simple such as Amarra01 D Click on the Activate button to activate Amarra NOTE Avoid Lockouts Have your Activation code and password available If you do not recall your password be sure to use the Forgot Password Butto
18. 1 Greig Piano Concerto In Minor Op 16 First Mower ja Schumann Grieg Piano Concertos 1624 HD 192000 00 00 42 24 i je hamar rme eo User Manual Version 2 4 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Amarra Table Of Contents About This Manual 1 0 0 Thank you 2 0 0 Amarra Minimum System Requirements 3 0 0 Installing Amarra Software 3 1 0 Easy Setup Script 3 2 0 Uninstalling Amarra Software 4 0 0 Evaluating and Activating Amarra 4 1 0 Evaluating Amarra 4 2 0 Activating Amarra 4 3 0 Activating Amarra After your Evaluation Period Expires 4 4 0 License Control Panel 4 5 0 Important Information Amarra Activation Guide 5 0 0 Launching and Using Amarra 5 1 0 Amarra Application Menus 5 1 1 The Amarra Menu 5 1 2 The File Menu 5 1 3 The Playlist Menu 5 1 4 The Desk Menu 5 1 5 The Windows Menu 5 1 6 The Help Menu 6 0 0 Using Amarra and iTunes 6 1 0 Using Amarra 6 1 1 Changing the Playback position 6 2 0 Amarra EO 6 3 0 Amarra Preferences 6 3 1 Additional Sonic Hardware Preference Settings 6 4 0 Using Amarra with Remote Control 6 4 1 Using Apple Remote and your iPhone iPad 6 4 2 Using Amarra with Infrared Remote Control 6 4 3 Using your Airport Express 6 5 0 Amarra and FLAC 6 5 1 Converting FLAC to AIFF 6 6 0 Amarra Background Manager 6 7 0 Amarra Playlist Mode 6 7 1 Adding Tracks to a Playlist 6 7 2 Reordering Tracks in Playlist 6 8 0 Audio Device Preferences 7 0 0 Amarra Symphony 7 1 0 Meters Display
19. 302 Model 303 Model Four Model 305 and the Sonic Studio and Amarra logos are trademarks of Sonic Studio LLC All other company or product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Page 3 Amarra Computer Music Player User Manual 1 0 0 Thank you Thank you for purchasing the Amarra Computer Music Player You are about to enjoy the Ultrafidelity sound of Amarra Designed to work with your Apple MacIntosh Computer and with iTunes Amarra provides a seamless integration for high resolution music playback Sonic Studio LLC 330 Sir Frances Drake Blvd Suite A San Anselmo CA USA 94960 2552 support sonicstudio com www sonicstudio com The Amarra 2 4 installer will install the following items on to your Macintosh Computer e Amarra 2 4 3 Computer Music Player e Amarra Documentation e FLAC Component 2 0 0 Amarra Minimum System Requirements Amarra requires the following Computer e Any Intel based Mac PPC G5 is not supported e RAM 4 GB minimum 4 or more preferred e Software Mac OS X 10 6 x and above Amarra and iTunes e 1 0 Core Audio Interface Built in Optical USB and FireWire The built in Macintosh Audio analog optical digital will work with Amarra but has limited sample rate support Please visit the Supported Hardware section of www sonicstudio com for more information NOTE A network connection is required to authorize your software Using OS X 10 8 Mountain Lion When
20. Amarra 2 4 March 2012 License Please Read Before You Begin amp Destination Select Thank you Installation Type This file contains important information about the installation and Installation operation of your application A more complete version of this document is available in the Amarra 2 4 folder Summary complete change list can be found in the ReadMe included with this download Installation To install Amarra double click on the Amarra Installer pkg icon Follow the on screen instructions to install your software Launching Amarra 1 Locate and open the Amarra 2 4 folder in your Applications folder double click on the Amarra icon to launch Amarra launches iTunes automatically rh C Continue 2009 2012 Sonic Studio LLC a f r Select Continue Page 5 Amarra Computer Music Player User Manual Software License Agreement A Ae Install Amarra 2 4 Computer Music Player Software License Agreement English Sonic Studio LLC End User License Agreement Introduction amp License Destination Select Please read this carefully This Agreement is a contract between you either an individual or single entity and Sonic Studio LLC Your Installation Type installation and use of the accompanying software indicates your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Installation Agreement Summary ce The software products associated media
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22. O Use the I for Device Information Use the M button to display Meters Amarra Symphony TIP KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Use the following key commands in place of menu 1 2 3 Change playback to Amarra iTunes Playlist Previous Track Next Track Down Up Volume a c m Add From iTunes Clear Playlist Load Tracks Mute e Show EQ Window Page 19 Amarra 2 4 User Manual a TIP Holding the Mouse over any button will display a Help Tip displaying what the button does 6 1 1 Changing the Playback position You can change the current position of the playback head by modifying the Time Display Double Click on the Time element and Drag Left Right or Up Down to Change Time Or Hit Pause Type in new value and Hit Return To Change Time Click On Seconds Drag Mouse left or right Page 20 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 2 0 Amarra EQ This section presents an overview of the Amarra EQ Use this to alter the sonic characteristics of the sound Amarra EQ employs a minimal phase topology and double precision operations to ensure inaudible results while preserving the fidelity of the most delicate acoustic performances The EQ window is opened by clicking on the EO button at the top of the Amarra window Use Option Click on the EQ button to mute the EQ The EQ can also be set using the EO presets as set in the Track Information from iTunes Select a Track in iTunes and using Get
23. ack system then the process is considered a sample rate conversion If however the target sample rate does not match the clock rate of the playback system then the process is considered a varispeed In either case the actual processed data in the file is identical only the sample rate flag is different SRC preserves pitch and duration while varispeed produces modified pitch and duration from the original 4 A Queue section to monitor the processes progress Processes can be deleted from the processes list by clicking on the process and then hitting the backspace or delete key To clear all processes from the Processes list click the Clear All button to the right of the Processes list Once all necessary processes have been selected and placed in the right processing order they can be automatically performed upon the selected sound files by clicking the Execute button The sound files and the processes to be applied upon them are then queued and processing commences To indicate this action the Queue indicator to the right of the Execute button shows the number of sound files and processes queued To abort the current process click the Abort button and the current process will be aborted initiating the next process in the Queue Page 29 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 7 0 Amarra Playlist Mode Amarra provides its own Playlist window that can be used to control playback of soundfiles instead of iTunes When Tracks
24. an one file Convert FLAC Folder to AIFF Navigate to a folder containing FLAC files and convert the folder s contents to AIFF Specify the source folder and a destination folder for the AIFF files You can also add the files to iTunes and create a playlist as shown below See Section 6 0 0 for more information on FLAC support Page 13 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Activation Opens the Amarra Activation window See section 4 for more information Panner Opens the Panner window for Amarra Amarra Symphony Only Audio MIDI Setup Opens the Audio MIDI Setup window This is useful for configuring your DAC Audio Device Preferences Opens the Audio Device Preferences for managing your DAC Rescan Audio Device Rescans the Audio Devices for updating Devices when adding removing Check For Updates Check for updates to Amarra You can also use the Check Updates preference Preferences Opens the Preference window for Amarra See Section 6 for more information Eject Disc cmd E Ejects the CD from tray Extras Under File Menu Close Window BE VA Cut apy Copy GC Paste PV Enable Debugging System Console Log Send Crash Report Quit Launch Finder Cut Cuts the currently selected string or item to the Clipboard Copy Copies the currently selected string or item to the Clipboard Paste Pastes the currently selected string or item from the Clipboard Enable Debugging Allows Amarra to log information on its
25. are loaded into a playlist there are accessible from the Tracks Popup in the main Amarra Window and in the separate Playlist window When the Playlist button is selected if the Playlist window is not visible you may click on the Windows pulldown menu and choose Playlist to see the Playlist window Stop That Train Stir It Up Stiff Necked Fools Steve McQueen Stella Blue gt Stay In Touch Statesboro Blues Stand Back Playlist Tracks In Amarra Window A NOTE AllTracks are added in a Playlist as gapless except when the sample rate changes 6 7 1 Adding Tracks to a Playlist e Make a Selection From iTunes and select the ADD button e Using the Finder by selecting the FINDER button and selecting tracks from the resulting window e Drag and Drop files from the finder or from iTunes itself onto Amarra to add them 6 7 2 Reordering Tracks in Playlist You can drag tracks to re order and delete tracks by using the Delete Key 000 E ER C ml oacned amarra_ El AD D ITUNES LADO FINDER E 9 01 Addictive Love m4a Page 30 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Amarra Playlist Playlist Navigation Left Arrow skip to next track and play it Number Key 6 skip to next track and play it Right Arrow skip to previous track and play it Number Key 5 skip to previous track and play it Down or Up Arrow Moves to another track without stopping playback of current track H
26. ger XB Preferences Amarra opt a Toggles the main Amarra window on and off iTunes opt i Toggles the main iTunes window on and off Playlist opt p Toggles the Amarra Playlist window on and off Enables Playlist mode Equalizer opt E Toggles the Sonic EQ window on and off Does not turn EQ on or off Background Manager opt B Toggles the Background Manager window on and off Preferences Opens the Amarra Preferences window Page 15 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 5 1 6 The Help Menu m N Amarra Help Amarra Help Opens the Amarra Help document You can find Links to the Sonic Studio Website for Support Downloads and the latest information Page 16 Amarra Computer Music Server User Manual 6 0 0 Using Amarra and iTunes Amarra runs alongside Apple s iTunes program This allows you to manage and access all your music through the main iTunes Music Library or through custom Amarra Playlists Amarra allows you to choose either a Vertical Window or Horizontal Window and occupies a Space above or below or to the side of the Main iTunes Window Horizontal Window is the default 9000 O La f cacue i RAXUS tracks eo Amana 77 iTunes hm se Backwards With Time um pp p gt OG lt o The Avett Brothers The Gleam AMARRA 0 07 EE 2 3 ET ol TRACKS LisrRARY Albums Artists Genres Composers em Qv Search Playlist 5 f Music i Movies
27. hat you are running Click anywhere in the window to close it Preferences Opens the Preference window for Amarra See Section 6 for more information Services This menu proves access to any Services that are available to Amarra Hide Amarra Hides all Amarra windows To reveal the windows click on the Dock icon Or tap the tab key to cycle through running applications to select Amarra Hide Others Hides all windows other than Amarra Show All Reveals all windows Quit Amarra Quits Amarra Page 12 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 5 1 2 The File Menu Amarra Playlist Desk Windows Set Amarra for Playback 1 Set iTunes for Playback 2 Set Playlist for Playback 3 Open Recent Convert FLAC File to AIFF Convert FLAC Folder to AIFF Activation Online Store Panner Amarra Audio MIDI Setup Audio Device Preferences Rescan Audio Devices Check For Update Extras gt Eject Disc HE Quit 0 Set Amarra for Playback cmd 1 Sets Amarra as the source for playback Set iTunes for Playback cmd 2 Sets iTunes as the source for playback Toggling between Cmd 1 and Cmd 2 is a good way to compare Amarra and iTunes Set Playlist for Playback cmd 3 Sets Amarra s Playlist as the source for playback Open Recent List of Recent Amarra Playlists for easy access Convert FLAC File to AIFF Navigate to FLAC files and convert them to AIFF format The shift and command keys allow you to select more th
28. have select the songs Playlists and play Amarra will automatically playback any track it can and seamlessly switches to iTunes for playing back of protected files or other files that Amarra may not be able to play back in your current configuration Amarra plays most compressed files including FLAC MP3 AAC and Apple A Lossless ALAC NOTE Amarra does not play some variable bit rate or low bite rate MP3 files TIP For Gapless Tracks in Amarra Mode A Enable the Preload Tracks preference to load tracks for gapless playback when using iTunes We recommend 4 6 as a good choice for the number to load Tracks should be sorted in the correct order for gapless tracks to be loaded Using the Playlist button Amarra allows you to load the selected tracks from iTunes into Amarra as a Playlist With the Playlist loaded iTunes is Not Used and is now stopped This is indicated by the Playlist button turning Blue and now showing the Tracks that are loaded as a menu See Section 6 6 for more information on using the Playlist Page 17 Amarra 2 4 User Manual NOTE For Optimal Sound Quality we recommend P Use the CACHE and load your Tracks into a Playlist Quit iTunes This can provide optimal sound reproduction Page 18 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 1 0 Using Amarra Q 1 TRANSPORT The Previous Track Play Pause and Next Track buttons are located here 2 Amarra VOLUME This slider controls the output volume
29. he volume iTunes will mute 6 4 2 Using Amarra with Infrared Remote Control The Amarra Remote Application is used to support the Apple Infrared Remote The Amarra Remote Application can be found in your Extras Folder and is only required for the infrared We can also recommend the rowmote iPhone iTouch Application available via the iApp Store For more information please visit http Wwww rowmote com Rowmote Rowmote htmi 6 4 3 Using your Airport Express Using the Airfoil application from Roque Amoeba allows you to route the output of Amarra to an Airport Express For more information visit http Wwww rogueamoeba com airfoil mac Computer Available Page 26 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 5 0 Amarra and FLAC Amarra supports the FLAC audio file format for playing back your music In addition Amarra has built in FLAC to AIFF file conversion to allow easy integration with your iTunes Library Why convert FLAC to AIFF e Easy integration with iTunes Integration with iTunes Metadata Integration with Apple Remote e Simplified ease of us convert and forget Less overhead on system resources 6 5 1 Converting FLAC to AIFF Under the FILE Menu there are two commands You can convert a FLAC File to AIFF or convert an entire Folder of Music For Example an album from a high resolution download music site Convert FLAC File to AIFF Navigate to FLAC files and convert them to AIFF format The shift and comma
30. her Shaped Sonic Noise Shaped Dither Wordlength Sets number of bits for output This setting should match your DAC s word length For best quality enable Auto dither if Tracks less than 24 bits Is being played Page 24 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Using dither can bring a better sound when gain or EQ is being used When dither is enabled the output of Amarra will be dithered to the setting of the Output Wordlength specified This can be useful for providing a better sound when Gain is used or if your DAC only supports a limited word length 16 or 20 bits if the Gain has not been modified at full volume Once the Gain is adjusted then NOTE When the Output Wordlength is set to 24 bits the dither will be disabled A dither is re enabled Amarra provides two dither options Sonic TPDF and Sonic s advanced psychoacoustic noise shapped dither Your personal perference may decide which one you prefer PROCESSING SETTINGS Pure Gain Forces Amarra to change gain in 1 bit steps for less gain interpolation and higher quality This can lead to more effecient gain processing and should be enabled in most cases Hard Limit Changes the way Amarra reproduces consecutive over samples Recommended for music with limited dynamic range This enables forcing of values to acceptable wordlength when gain and other processing Is applied We recommend this setting to be enabled in most cases HARDWARE SETTINGS FOLLOW CORE AUDIO SETTINGS
31. ith Read Write Access on your local Macintosh Page 43 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Issue Audio Clicking or Ticking Sound Solution e Disable Spotlight add volumes to the Spotlight Privacy Preference 1 Open System Preferences and locate the Spotlight Preference System Preferences fa BD Q0 Expos amp International Security Spotlight Spaces 2 Select the Privacy Tab and add all your media drives Spotlight a e Show All a Spotlight helps you quickly find things on your computer Spotlight is located at the top right comer of the screen Search Results Privacy Prevent Spotlight from searching these locations Click the Add butter or drag folder or dink Into the list below G audio DataStore S amp S zeon Page 44 Amarra Computer Music Player User Manual Solution e Disable Network Shared Access 1 Open System Preferences and locate the Sharing Preference 2 Disable Web Sharing Remote Login and Remote Management Please note for support the Remote Management preference may be required Sharing Show All Computer Name development Computers on jour local network can Give apenerit boca On Service File Sharing On _ DVD or CO Sharing Onher users can access sh MI Sereen Sharing all volunses at afp s 192 File Sharing OT Primer Sharing Shared Folders 1 Web Sharing Remote Login Remote Management Remote Apple Events xXgrid Sharing Internet
32. itting the Return key or spacebar 2 times starts playback of the selected song LINK BUTTON This button will link the Playlist window to the Amarra Window PLAYBACK OPTIONS Using the Playback Options button on the Amarra window you can choose to stop the playlist repeat or load the next set of consecutive tracks in to the Playlist Do Not Repeat Playlist and stop at end Repeat Playlist from top ADD ITUNES ADD FINDER Files can be added from iTunes or from the Finder using these commands The Add Finder command will prompt you to selected files to add You can select multiple files and folders USING APPLE REMOTE VOLUME You can use your Apple Remote or Rowmote Application to control the Volume DRAGGING FILES AND FOLDERS Files can be added from iTunes or from the Finder by dragging the Files or Folders from the Finder to the Playlist Window You can also drag Tracks from iTunes played back through a Playlist Select the CD in the left margin of iTunes then 4 NOTE Inserting a CD into your Mac s drive can yield stunning results when press the ADD ITUNES button in Amarra Page 31 Amarra 2 4 User Manual PLAYLIST OPTIONS CLEAR TRACKS Clears the current Playlist OPEN Open the a Playlist from the Finder SAVE Save the current Playlist in a Folder LLA NOTE Recent Playlists are stored in the Open Recent Menu This can be found under the File Menu Open Recent Amarra SR Playlist Amar
33. k and clear your Amarra preferences You will also be asked if you d like to launch Amarra once setup is complete 3 2 0 Uninstalling Amarra Software To remove Amarra and uninstall the software please run the uninstall amarra command in the Extras Folder This script may prompt you for your password and will remove Amarra and all installed components Page 8 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 4 0 0 Evaluating and Activating Amarra Amarra is licensed for use via a simple Internet Authorization process f NOTE An Internet Connection is required to Activate Amarra 4 1 0 Evaluating Amarra Amarra offers a FREE 15 day full featured trial of Amarra When you launch Amarra you will be presented with the following dialog Amarra Activation Figure 1 Evaluation dialog box Evaluate button Evaluate Amarra for 15 days No Email address or any information is required Activate button Brings up the Activation Dialog see below Purchase button Takes you to the online store to purchase Amarra and Amarra Hifi Quit button Closes the Activation window and exits the application button Brings up the Amarra Activation Guide Simply click on the Evaluate button to begin your 15 day trial it s that simple If you ve already had a trial of Amarra in the past you will receive a message that your trial has expired Please write support sonicstudio com for a second evaluation 4 2 0 Activating Amarra To Activate Amarra you
34. k on the Amarra icon in your Dock to launch Amarra If Amarra is not in your Dock open the Applications folder on your Mac and locate the Amarra 2 4 folder This folder contains the Amarra application as well as documentation and an Extras folder e Click on the arrow to the left to open the folder e Click on Amarra app to launch Amarra Amarra 2 4 rrr BEE 0 mm Name w Amarra app gt Extras Amarra 2 4 1 User Manual pdf Amarra 2 4 1 Read Me pdf Amarra Activation Guide pdf amp Amarra FAQ webloc Amarra folder and the Amarra application 4 NOTE Launch Amarra first not iTunes Double clicking on the Amarra icon launches Amarra and iTunes Page 11 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 4 HINT If not on your Dock Drag and drop the Amarra application icon to your dock for easy launch You can also use the Add_Amarra_To_Dock command in Extras Scripts Folder Amarra and the Finder Dock Using the Control Key to access the Contextual Menu allows control of different commands in Amarra For more information about the Dock see the Help menu of your Mac 5 1 0 Amarra Application Menus 5 1 1 The Amarra Menu File Desk Wind Amarra Playlist About Amarra Preferences 3 Services La Hide Amarra EH Hide Others HH Show All Quit Amarra Quit and Close All Windows 0 About Amarra Opens the modal About window This is useful for verifying the version number of Amarra t
35. n Your password will be sent to your registered email account If you do not recall your Activation Code write us at Ssupport sonicstudio com and remember to include your registered email address You can also check your License Control Panel for your Activation Code Please read below on License Control Panel as well as in the Amarra Activation Guide for information IMPORTANT NOTE 4 Your Activation Code is delivered to you via email If you purchased before April 15 2011 use your product Serial Number as your Activation Code Page 10 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 4 3 0 Activating Amarra After your Evaluation Period Expires After the Evaluation period has expired it s easy to receive an Activation Code that enables you to continue to enjoy the ultrafidelity sound of Amarra Simply select the Purchase button and you will be directed to an online store to purchase Amarra 4 4 0 License Control Panel The SoftWorkz License Control Panel allows you to manage your license and password We strongly encourage users to create an LCP account Please read the Amarra Activation Guide for more information on the License Control Panel 4 5 0 Important Information Amarra Activation Guide The Amarra Activation Guide provides detailed information regarding the Activating your software Please read this document for more information 5 0 0 Launching and Using Amarra If you ve used Easy Setup Amarra should be in your Dock Double clic
36. nd keys allow you to select more than one file Convert FLAC Folder to AIFF Navigate to and select the source folder containing FLAC files Specify the destination folder for the AIFF files You can create a Temporary Folder for this You can also add the files to iTunes and create a playlist using the dialog below This will copy and organize if your iTunes Preferences are set with your iTunes library progress of the conversion use the Background Manager window The FLAC to AIFF conversion progress will be displayed in the bottom of the window see section 6 6 6 below A NOTE The FLAC to AIFF operation is done in the Background To look at the Page 27 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 6 0 Amarra Background Manager Amarra is equipped with the Background Manager whose function is to process sample rate conversion as a background process The Background Manager window largely consists of 2 areas the Soundfiles area and the Processes area topped by the Target Folder field To open the Background Manger select the Windows gt Background Manager command Background Manager SET FOLDER The Background Manager window The Background Manager utility allows 1 The drag and drop of audio files into the Soundfiles section When a sound file is selected in the list the black status bar below the list displays the sample rate word length and number of channels of the selected file Multiple sound files can
37. ned as the one or two frequencies at which the filter response is 3 dB up or down from unity gain The Amarra EQ Window also has a set of presets based on common Room Nodes for correcting simple room acoustics Additional presets are based on an analysis of iTunes EO Presets Amarra uses the Sonic EQ to process the audio and provide the selected effect The following presets are provided Pistia ms Room Node 30Hz Apple Headphone ane ae i a B Room Node 40 Hz Beats HD Pro aa ae Room Node 50Hz Audeze LCD 2 Bass Reducer Rock SACD Filter Classical Flat v Off Expressing the width of a filter as a Quality Factor rather than bandwidth provides a more Default intuitive sense of the filter s subjective sound Acoustic since the same value of Q will produce different Bass Booster Bass Reduce Classical Dance Deep Electronic Flat Hip Hop Jazz Latin Loudness Lounge Piano Pop R amp B Rock Small Speakers Spoken Word Treble Booster Treble Reducer Vocal Booster Room Node 30Hz Room Node 40Hz Room Node 50Hz SACD Filter Apple Headphone Beats Solo HDs Audeze LCD bandwidths at different frequencies The higher the frequency the wider the bandwidth will be for a given Q value which roughly corresponds to our auditory mechanisms ability to perceive a filter s action As an example a parametric filter with a Q of 1 has a bandwidth of 100 Hz when its center frequency is set to 100 Hz
38. o do an online activation but my firewall is set up to block such requests What are the firewall settings The following is the information that you need to setup your firewall Main server IP address reg1 softworkz com Backup server IP reg2 softworkz com Backup server IP reg3 softworkz com Port 80 Standard HTTP Domain softworkz com Why is an activation system required at this time Issue Software companies around the world have come to realize that activation type copy protection systems provide a reasonable solution to the problem of piracy while at the same time respecting customers by not burdening them with a hard to use licensing system Reducing piracy means that the software vendor can use steady revenues to further improve the product and guarantee business continuation It is unfortunate that piracy exists because we know the majority of our customers follow the license terms but it is a fact of life in this digital age We trust that this new system will be virtually transparent for the majority of customers How to set up a remote volume Amarra does not support streaming of remote songs Amarra requires that all volumes be mounted on the computer as a shared volume Solution e Mount the remote volume with Read Write Access on your local Macintosh Use the Network Cmd K to locate and mount the remote volume e In iTunes used the Add to Library command to add songs from the Mounted Volume e Mount the remote volume w
39. operation to the Console Log System Console Log Use the Console Application to view this log in Utilites Folder Send Crash Report Should an application crash occur sends information to Sonic Studio Do Not Send Crash Logs to Apple 5 1 3 The Playlist Menu JAGE Desk Windows Add Tracks From iTunes 0 I Add Tracks From Finder AO Clear Tracks XC Open Playlist Save Playlist Playlist Window Add Tracks From iTunes sft cmd i Adds tracks selected in iTunes into Playlist Page 14 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Add Tracks From Finder cmd 0 Select and add audio tracks from the Mac Finder Clear Tracks Clears the contents of Amarra and or Playlist Open Playlist Opens a saved Playlist Save Playlist Saves open playlist for later recall Playlist Window opt P Shows the Playlist Window 5 1 4 The Desk Menu Windows Help Open Sonic EQ Setup Save Sonic EQ Setup Save As Default Toggle Mute VM Toggle Cache NVH Open Sonic EO Setup Allows you open a previously saved Sonic EQ Setup Save Sonic EO Setup Allows you to save the current open Sonic EQ Setup save As Default Save the current open Sonic EQ Setup as the Default EQ The Sonic EO Setup will be recalled on launch Mute opt cmd M Turns Mute on and off Cache opt cmd M Turns CACHE Mode on and off 5 1 5 The Windows Menu Windows Amarra VA iTunes l Playlist WP Equalizer NE Background Mana
40. ra Playlist 1 Amarra Playlist 1 Clear List Page 32 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 6 8 0 Audio Device Preferences By default Amarra uses current Core Audio settings for the Audio interface currently configured as in Audio MIDI Setup You can override this by disabling the Use Default Code Audio setting as well as in the Preferences Window You can then configure for playback any valid output by means of the File gt Audio Devices Preferences window Audio MID Setup Figure 5 1 The Audio I O Preferences window Page 33 Audio lO Preferences Audio MIDI Setup Set Analog Set Digital Figure 5 1a The Audio I O Preferences window with Sonic Studio Series 300 hardware attached The bottom half of this window shows the currently active audio interface as selected in Audio MIDI Setup You may need to add aggregate device when the device does not have input and A output In the area of the audio interface icon the line inputs L1 to Ln are shown together with a drop down menu selector When one of the line input selectors are clicked a list of all available inputs for that selected audio interface are shown Selecting any available input from the audio interface re maps that input to Amarra s inputs used for recording external sources NOTE You should disable Use Default Core Audio if output assignments are changed Page 34 Amarra 2 4 User Manual None v FAI FW 2 FW 3
41. s and re loads the current settings from Audio MIDI Setup Page 36 Amarra Computer Music Player User Manual 7 0 0 Amarra Symphony This section presents the additional features found in Amarra Symphony 7 1 0 Meters Display Amarra employs a high precision metering section to visibly display the audio signal Select the M button to show the Meters 4 TIP Use the Mae AMARRA Amarra Track Area with Meters displayed 7 2 0 Preferences Window Amarra Symphony has one additional preference for enabling the Full Sonic Masterinfg EO window 0 0 Preferences cy _ e e a af _ a e FV e B PV Amarra Symphony Preferences Page 37 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 7 3 0 Sonic Mastering EQ Changes the Equalizer from the Amarra EQ Window to full Sonic Mastering EQ A restart is required for this option to engage Amarra Symphony Suite has Full 4 Band EQ Types supported include Notch Low Pass High Pass and many more AOD Amarra EQ oe 00 ME Classical OPEN parametric parametric Sonic Mastering EQ Window Page 38 Amarra 2 4 User Manual 7 4 0 Panner Window Amarra Symphony has a stereo panner that can be used to route the output with variable gain To open the panner select File gt Panner which brings up the Panner window o Panner Amarra The Panner in Stereo mode By default the panner opens in off mode In the upper left corner
42. tion codes in cases of credit card chargeback or refund Unless you are using offline activation see below your application will need to connect to the Internet at least once a month to verify the license status When an activation code is revoked the software remains in trial mode until a new valid activation code is provided Will my application work if don t have an Internet connection Page 41 Amarra 2 4 User Manual Yes there is an offline activation method available If no Internet connection is found during activation or the activation server is not reachable the software will ask you to do offline activation The software will provide step by step instructions where a file is written to disk that you move to a computer that does have Internet access or email access You can move this file via LAN floppy disk CD R or USB key You can use your Internet browser on a machine that does have Internet access to visit a special page to upload this file and receive another file in return If you do not have any working browsers then the file can be emailed to our tech support note there may be a delay in the return of the file depending on the time of day and week During activation what information is passed to the server No personal information or information about your computer configuration are transferred There is a one way hash of some machine configuration data your chosen password and the optional email address
43. umentation Folder Sample Rate Does Not Change With Soundfile Does your device support the sample rates for your music Amarra will only use the available rates on the device Otherwise iTunes will be used and sample rate conversion will occur Page 46 Amarra Computer Music Player User Manual 10 0 0 Support We are committed to your successful use of Amarra and offer support for Amarra through your local dealer or via phone and email through Sonic Studio Please also ask your local dealer for assistance They have a great deal of knowledge about Amarra and are an excellent resource We are always interested in your experiences with Amarra For bug reports and support Issues visit www sonicstudio com or email us support sonicstudio com To suggest new features for our products e mail us at support sonicstudio com For up to date information please visit www sonicstudio com 2007 2012 Sonic Studio LLC All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher Sonic Studio Amarra Amarra Amarra Junior SSE NoNOISE native Sonic EQ Model 302 Model 303 Model Four Model 305 and the Sonic Studio and Amarra logos are trademarks of Sonic Studio LLC All other company or product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Page 47
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