Cymatic Audio uTool User's Manual
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1. USER S MANUAL Version 1 0 April 2015 YA 3 cyrnatic audio u Tool TABLE OF CONTENT 1 INTRODUC TION M 9 1 1 POAT SS e TE 3 1 2 MANO UTOG ersin E E a EEE S EE E EE EE eed 4 Io Launching uTool for the First Ul ise nn mM 4 1 4 The ulool User NMG ACS Luce iita tio ssbacexd ninri aiiis eiddi 5 2 IMPORT TAB 6 2 1 SNOW Takes ONIY E Eis T 2 2 ON Ub VPM oen PT E E E E aqnincudecavuded RP uS SF FFETE NRI R IE T 2 9 Existing vol ne nen ne een ee en ae ae en er ee 8 2 4 MOm nM gez Re E RTT 8 2 5 Pea MMI FIS DE RR t EL 8 2 6 Editing Track Ian RET 8 Aif Preserving Import Settings MNT TT 8 2 8 TACK Play DaCK NETTE 8 9 auo qr c 9 3 1 MUUTaCK DONJE cerais eE EEE OO 9 3 2 OOO OI e MENT N E AAIE AN A O A N E E E T AS 13 3 3 LAE Te E E E TEENE TTE 14 3 4 Sero PAYIS Or aesae E E E EEEE 14 3 5 Exporting Songs to an External USB Drive ecscccernsaeceheszeiecicspeeswncdet bes esnbesestiedicssdeevessetertnse 14 4 mg od TAD ear E E A E E EE 16 4 1 ey STS COLUMNS EE 17 4 2 Piaylists Songs OUI cR RE 18 4 3 Savina Mb oU Ll ch E oE ee ee eee 19 D SELT UNGS PAD 20 6 SUPPORT IAD aea E E A 22 T LECALCBDOOGLAIME R eer ae E ee ee er MU NNI 23 u Tool cymatic audio 1 INTRODUCTION2. Fr cymatic audio uTool Configuration uTrack 24 e Jit JL 83 Import Export Playlists Settings Support Songs to add Playlist Songs D uToo TestiSong Lib AEGADE New Multitrack Playlist E Song Name Date ength i Start Mode Song Name u Z3 Bohemian Rhapsody 10 Apr 2015 10 03 oo 06 18 If 1 il Bohemian Rhapsody 10 Apr 2015 10 03 00 06 18 Vv Comfort lives in belief 96 24 9 Apr 2015 4 23pm 00 03 11 f ta O 2 aa Comfort lives in belief 96 24 9 Apr 2015 4 23pm 00 03 11 Vv Directions 44 16 1hr 10 Apr 2015 9 36a 00 58 52 ll m E A O New song 10 Apr 2015 9 37am 00 58 52 f amp 2D Steamroller 10 Apr 2015 10 01 00 58 52 f O 8 Telefunken Java Jive Sessions 16bit 8 Apr 2015 10 28am 00 07 24 lll 10 Apr 2015 9 36am 00 58 52 O 4 ll Steamroller 10 Apr 2015 10 01 00 58 52 ve Song Save Playlist PLAYLISTS TAB 4 2 Playlists Songs Columns cymatic audio uTool Configuration uTrack 24 AEJ meia Bex Settings Support p CyMatic audio UOol vioo Songs to add Playlist Songs E D uToo Test Song Lib a AESA New Multitrack Playlist e Song Name Date Length f qr ee eee ea tart Mode So Vv Comfort lives in belief 96 24 9 Apr 2015 4 23pm 00 03 11 tf 9 Apr 2015 4 23pm 00 03 11 10 Apr 2015 9 36am 00 58 52 Start Mode Settings v Directions 44 16 1hr 10 Apr 2015 9 36am 00 58 52 l g O 3 New song Hm oo ss 52 l Start Mode Wait for timer E O Steamroller 10 Apr 205 TIED
3. AcGtr01 11 10 wav O 2 AcGtr02 12 11 wav O 3 4 AcGtr03 13 12 wav O 4 AcGtr04 14 13 wav O 5 AcGtr05 15 14 wav 6 AcGtr06 16 15 wav O 7 BackingVoxLo02 23 22 wav 8 Bass Finger 9 9 wav O 9 Bongos 8 8 wav O 10 ElecGtr01 17 16 wav O 11 ElecGtr02 18 17 wav 12 ElecGtr03 19 18 wav O 13 ElecGtr04 20 19 wav O 14 HiHat 4 4 wav D SEa CO 16 bit V 24 bit 3 Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz 15 Kick 1 1 wav 16 LeadVox 21 20 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Cancel Click on the Song Name field to type in a custom name for the song you will be creating This song name will be displayed on your audio hardware s LCD screen when you play it back from an attached USB drive 2 oelect one of the available sample rate buttons at the top of the screen this will determine what sample rate the final multi channel wave file will be set to and thus play back at from your audio hardware e The ulrack24 can play back 24 channels at 44 1 48 kHz and eight channels at 88 2 96 kHz As a result if you select
4. Chunk files that are automatically created once a recording exceeds the 2 GB size are by themselves standard multichannel wave files identical to the uTrack 24 s original take file The only difference is in the naming of the file chunk indicating that they are part of a larger recording Note that since many DAWs support the multichannel wave format directly it is possible to simply drag and drop the multichannel wave files from the USB drive used with the uTrack directly into your DAW This would however require you to manually join the different 2 GB chunks together within the DAW environment a potentially tedious process especially with longer recordings The uTool software performs two important functions for the uTrack 24 user that simplifies this process e It splits the multitrack wave files into their underlying standard mono wave files which can then be dragged and dropped into your DAW application of choice each one onto a separate track e t automatically joins together the separate chunks within a recording song so that the resulting mono wave files are the total entire length of the uTrack 24 recording Since copying large amounts of data can be time consuming the uTool software performs the above processing of combining and splitting into one process and does so while it is copying the ulrack 24 song file to a hard disk attached to your computer INTRODUCTION YA cyrmatic audio u Tool uT
5. decide what external USB disk to save the newly crafted song to Using The Onboard Audio Mixer Mixer uTrack 24 24 Channels 23 Vo 24 Vo Bohemian Rhapsody 00 06 18 ok uTool contains an onboard software audio mixer that can be used for two purposes e It allows you to audition a stereo mix of the audio files that you have combined into a song This allows you to audition the song file and adjust level panning mute and solo for each channel e tallows you to set up a mix offline with the uTool software and then have that mix loaded into the internal digital mixer of the hardware when the song file is loaded To view the mixer double click on the mixer symbol on the right hand side of the song list A floating window will appear with the mixer controls e Click on the Monitor Mix tab to adjust the stereo mix that is sent to the stereo outputs of the hardware Click on the Direct Out Mix to adjust the level mute solo status of each channel as it is sent to its corresponding direct output on the hardware Since each audio channel is routed directly to an individual mono audio output no panning controls are shown in the mixer panel for the direct outputs e Adjust the fader pan mute and solo controls to make adjustments to the song s mix that you can audition by clicking on the play icon at the bottom of the screen To go to a different locaiton in the song s timeline click on the horizontal b
6. ooses2 MI Timer Interval seconds O Telefunken Java Jive Sessions 16bit 8 Apr 2015 10 28am 000724 l 4 Apply to all selected J Ok Cancel The Playlist Songs column contains additional controls and displays allowing you a great deal of control and information on all aspects of the playlist you are creating Playlist Name Click on the Playlist Name field to type a custom name for the playlist which will then be displayed on your uTrack24 LP 16 front panel and uRemote software if in use Start Mode Double click on the song s start mode icon to bring up the start mode popup menu for that playlist entry The start mode you choose will determine how that entry in the playlist begins playback when the previous entry has completed playback Choices include e No Delay With this choice the playlist entry will start playing immediately when the previous entry completes playback e Wait for Key Press With this choice the playlist entry will wait to start playback until you press the Play key on the hardwares transport This can be useful in a band or theater context where you want the next son g or audio cue to load and be standing by but you want toO be in control of when it actually starts playing e Wait for Timer With this choice the playlist entry will wait to start playback for an assigned length of time The amount of time can be chosen in seconds from the same start mode popup menu The maximum value for
7. the timer is 90 seconds long PLAYLISTS TAB TA u Tool 3 cyrmatic audio 4 3 PLAYLISTS TAB Whichever start mode you choose each playlist entry s chosen mode is displayed in the start mode column using an appropriate icon For the timer option the amount of time in seconds is also displayed Song Name Displays the name of the song that you have dragged from the left column to make the playlist entry Date Displays the creation date of the song that makes up the playlist entry Length Displays the length of the song that makes up the playlist entry oaving Your Playlist When you have added all the songs you wish to click on the Save Playlist button on the bottom right The screen will return to the main playlist interface 19 20 S cyrnatic audio u Tool D SETTINGS TAB uTool s settings tab allows you to adjust various global settings for the software as follows f 3 cymatic audio uTool Configuration uTrack 24 e Je E JL 83 Import Export Playlists Settings Support Device Configuration 1 EEDEN uTrack 24 24 Track Playback Default File Location ry Audio File Import D uTool Test My Recordings Song Library D uTool Test Song Lib 3 System Fixed Drives c V D DATA 4 Visa wer e Audio Settings 5 eok ue NW ASIO a RE uTRACK24 USB ASIO 6 Vv Line Out 1 amp Line Out 2 Active output channels Q Line Out 3 n ut A Line Out
8. 4 Saroe cie UN S007 9 PW 400 samples IFMS E 1 Target Device Use this drop down menu to tell uTool if you are working with a uTrack24 or LP 16 Upon selection the user interface of uTool will be tailored appropriately for the hardware you have chosen For example if you select the LP 16 the Import tab is hidden since uTool s import functions are specific to the uTrack24 only 2 Audio File Import opecifies the default file path where uTool will save the folder of converted mono wav files when you use it to convert a multi channel wave file to a group of separate mono wave files 3 Song Library opecifies the default file path where uTool will save a song file 4 Fixed Drives Windows Only Displays the connected drives that are seen by uTool as fixed drives Note that the selected drives will be hidden in the importing tab See the previous Launching uTool for the First Time section This section allows you to configure your computer s onboard sound output useful when you are using uTool to audition the sound of a file you are working with inside the program SETTINGS TAB YA u Tool cymatic audio 5 Audio Device Type Windows Only Selects what type of audio output protocol you wish to use with your Windows computer when using uTool The three choices include e Windows Audio This selects the standard Windows Audio protocol Use this setting if you are planning to use the internal sound card
9. 44 1 48 kHz you will see 24 separate audio slots in the right hand column If you select 88 2 96 kHz the slots will automatically change to eight slots e he LP 16 can play back 16 channels at either 44 1kHz or 48kHz When configuring uTool to work with the LP 16 it will only show the 44 1kHz and 48kHz sample rates and will show 16 audio slots in the right hand column e oelect the desired bit rate for the song either 16 bit or 24 bit As with the sample rate uTool will automatically convert between different bit rates as needed EXPORT TAB u Tool cymatic audio 4 On the left hand side Click on the folder icon to the left hand side of the file path you will be presented with a standard dialog box where you can navigate to the folder on your computer and select the folder containing the mono wave files you wish to work with 5 The selected audio files will appear in the left column There is an indication of the count of available wav files on the left list so that you can determine the needed track count at a glance e Click on any of the column headers Name Date Length to sort the files by the column s attribute Click again to sort in the reverse order Playing Back Audio Files The audio files shown in the left hand column can also be auditioned listened to by clicking on the play triangle shown to the right of the audio file s checkbox This can come in handy if the audio files you are w
10. Configuration uTrack 24 e Jt es Import Export Playlists Settings Support Multitrack Song Settings C 44 1 kHz V 48 kHz 24 tracks sad Steamroller Sampling Rate SEN CO 16 bit V 24 bit O 88 2 kHz O 96 kHz B tracks Audio Files Tracks GB D ARCHWAVE _TESTING 24 Track Directions 44 16 1hr 24 lane O 1 AcGtr01 11 10 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Ey File Name date O 2 AcGtr02 12 11 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz v E O 3 AcGtr03 13 12 wav E v rm AcGtr02 12 11 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 4 AcGtr04 14 13 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Y AcGtr03 13 12 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 5 AcGtr0S 15 14 wav aa Pea v AcGtr04 14 13 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 6 AcGtr06 16 15 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Y AcGtr05 15 14 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 7 BackingVoxLo02 23 22 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Y AcGtr06 16 15 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 8 Bass Finger 9 9 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz c Y BackingVoxLo02 23 22 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 9 Bongos 8 8 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Y Bass_Finger 9 9 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 10 ElecGtr01 17 16 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Y Bongos 8 8 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 11 ElecGtr02 18 17 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz Vv E ElecGtr01 17 16 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 12 ElecGtr03 19 18 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz V ElecGtr02 18 17 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 13 ElecGtr04 20 19 wav Re sample
11. alled sound setup e A playlist of multitrack audio backing tracks could be used during a live performance to augment live musicians Since the backing tracks are multitrack audio and can feed individual channels of the live mixing console the backing tracks can be mixed alongside the live perfortmers for maximum sound quality much more than a pre mixed stereo backing track The uTool software allows for powerful customization of these playlists offering tools such as manual level matching physical output assignment deciding how each audio file transitions to the next and more Best of all the playlists can be crafted offline in advance on a laptop and monitored through the coimputer s sound output without needing the uTrack24 or LP 16 to be present during the creation process PLAYLISTS TAB u Tool ea Cymeatic audio 4 1 Playlists Columns The left side of the playlist tab is the Playlists section All playlists that are already created are displayed here e Click on the Add New Playlist button to create a new playlist The left column will then show any song projects that are present in the selected folder e Drag the desired song projects in the left column to the right into the playlist songs columns e As you drag the songs into the column on the right they will fill up slots and make up the playlist you are creating Click and drag an existing entry in the right column to move its order within the playlist
12. ar at the bottom of the screen EXPORT TAB u Tool ea Cymeatic audio At any time you can click the reset button to return the song s mix to its default state or double click an individual fader cap to change just that fader back to unity gain Click on the pre post button in the upper right hand corner to set the level meters which appear inline with the channel faders to pre fader or post fader e When set to pre fader the meters are not affected by the channel s fader level When set to post fader the meters are affected by the fader position and can serve to show you if a fader adjustment you make will create a digital overload 3 2 Stereo Songs The Stereo Songs tab works very similarly to the Multitrack Songs sub tab with a few key differences E h cymatic audio uTool Configuration uTrack 24 e JL tr JL 83 Import Export Playlists Settings Support Available Projects uTrack 24 Disk Multitrack Songs SiGe Multitrack Playlists Stereo Playlists Removable Drive Bor Test Song Lib C J Add new song Song Name Date Length e BE E D O fJ 18Tilll Die 24Bit 44kHz 9 Apr 2015 4 43pm 00 03 29 f accents m y Jl Extrem 48kHz 9Apr20154 07pm 00 04 03 O f Extrem 48kHz 9 Apr 2015 2 57pm 00 04 03 fl J Hill Farmer s Blues 44kHz 9 Apr 2015 4 07pm 00 03 33 O 44 Hill Farmer s Blues 44kHz 9 Apr 2015 4 02pm 00 03 33 l O f MehrDavon 44kHz 9 Apr 2015 4 43pm 00 05 09 l Red Rain Peter Gabrie
13. ckly and easily get help with your questions about the application cymatic audio uTool Configuration Live Player LP 16 e J t JL 8S Export Playlists Settings 8 cymatic audio Jool vioo Open the User Manual Sa cymes adio uloa Open the cymatic audio website Version 1 0 0 Need help Copyright c 2015 Cymatic Technologies B V All Rights Reserved Go to the forum Powered by Check for driver and firmware update 4 ARCH enei v 1 User s Manual Click on this link to launch the pdf user s manual for the uTool software A standalone copy of the user s manual can also be downloaded from http www cymaticaudio com downloads 2 Website Click this box to go to Cymatic Audio s website located at www cymaticaudio com 3 Support Forum Click on this link to go to the user support forum for Cymatic Audio products located at www cymaticaudio com forum 4 Email Support Click this button to check online if there are any driver or firmware updates available for your hardware The downloads website is located at www cymaticaudio com downloads SUPPORT TAB TA u Tool 3 cyrmatic audio 7 LEGAL DISCLAIMER Technical specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice and accuracy is not guaranteed Cymatic Audio accepts no liability for any loss which may be suffered by any person who relies either wholly or in part upon any description photograph or statement contained herein Colors and specif
14. coming audio to the sample rate that has been selected for the exported song The original sample rate of the imported audio will also be displayed on top of the audio file s entry in the list in the right hand column To drag and drop multiple files at the same time select the multiple files using the radio buttons to the left You can then drag and drop all of the selected files at once to the right hand column To quickly and easily select all of the files at once click on the master radio button at the top of the column EXPORT TAB Wcymaicaudo 1 ulo A warning appears if a track is fed with a file with different audio settings If at least one track needs resampling you must check the enable re sampling button before being able to click on save and quit You can still re order the mono wave files within the slots on the right hand column To do so simply click and drag any of the slots on the right hand side and drag the audio file to the newly desired slot The numerical label of each slot represents the physical audio output of the uTrack 24 that the individual file will play out of when that song is loaded on your audio hardware Saving the New Song Once you have all of the slots on the right hand side populated with the wave files you wish to combine click the Save and Quit button The newly constructed song will now be present on the main page of the export tab where you can then
15. d from 44 1 kHz Vv As ElecGtr03 19 18 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 14 HiHat 4 4 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz V ElecGtr04 20 19 wav 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 58 O 15 Kick 1 1 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz od 16 LeadVox 21 20 wav Re sampled from 44 1 kHz VEE eee Save and quit Cancel EXPORT TAB ms ss cyrnatic audio Adding a New Song ui OOl To create a new multitrack song click the Add New Song icon The screen will then switch to the Add New Song interface The New Song Page p ER cymatic audio uTool Configuration uTrack 24 Import Export Playlists Settings Multitrack Song Settings Serene Steamroller Audio Files Support Sampling Rate D ARCHWAVE _TESTING 24 Track Directions 44 16 1hr 24 items a File Name V Y AcGtr02 12 11 wav Y AcGtr03 13 12 wav Vi A AcGtr Wav v a AcGt wav Y AcGtr06 16 15 wav v BackingVoxLo02 23 22 wav v i Bass_Finger 9 9 wav v o Bongos 8 8 wav Y ElecGtr01 17 16 wav v ElecGtr02 18 17 wav G ElecGtr03 19 18 wav Y ElecGtr04 20 19 wav cj T 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am 9 Mar 2014 11 03am JUNE Save and quit O 4418 i CO 88 2 kHz O 96 kHz Tracks O 1
16. en that you can click on to access a different aspect of the user interface The five tabs are Import The import tab allows you to convert a multi channel wav file song that you have recorded using the uTrack 24 to a group of mono wave files that can be imported into your DAW software Note This tab is only shown when you have configured uTool in the settings tab to work with a ulrack 24 When configuring uTool to work with an LP 16 this menu is hidden since its functions are not applicable to LP 16 hardware Export The export tab is used to convert a group of separate mono wave files that reside on your computer combining them into a single multi channel wave file song that the uTrack 24 can play This song file can then be copied to an external USB drive from within uTool which can then be connected to a uTrack 24 for playback Playlists The playlist tab is used to create and configure audio playlists that can then be copied to an attached drive and played back on your uTrack 24 or LP 16 Settings The settings tab contains various global settings that you use to customize how uTool operates Support The support tab contains useful tools for obtaining technical support related to the operation of the uToolsoftware INTRODUCTION s cyrnatic audio u Tool 2 IMPORT TAB The Import tab allows you to to import a multitrack wave file created on your uTrack 24 and convert it to a group of mono wav f
17. etter that represents the attached drive containing the song files uTool will then scan any and all song files residing on the attached drive displaying them in the left column If the song files have already been copied to a non removable drive on your computer you can instead click on the adjacent directory tab You will be presented with a standard dialog box where you can navigate to the location of the desired files IMPORT TAB u Tool cymatic audio a Click on the Song Name field to type the desired name for the song you will be importing The song name you type will be added to the folder path that the imported files are copied to Note that when you select multiple takes you can assign a different name to each take To do so e Select a take on the left column Type the song name on the right column s song name field e Select another take on the left column Type the song name on the right column s song name filed 4 In the column on the right click on the Browse button to select which location you wish to save the separate mono wave files that will be generated once you perform the conversion of the song file The uTool software will automatically group the separate files into a newly created folder Note that if the selected song name already exists uTool will display a warning shown in red that the filename already exists at that location 5 In the column on the left click
18. exists this warning is shown in red This song already exists Please choose another name otherwise the previous song will be overwritten 2 4 Information Panel When you select a Take file on the left an information panel is shown at the bottom of the list telling the audio settings the track list and marker list if relevant 2 9 Maximum File Size You can also specify the maximum wav file size if the imported wav file exceeds the limit sub songs will be created during the conversion process This function is useful if you know your DAW software does not do well with importing wav files over a certain size 2 6 Editing Track Names It is possible to edit the track names by clicking on them 2 Preserving Import Settings uTool preserves its import settings for each take you can change the currently selected take on the list on the left without losing their related import settings This allows you to select several takes and then import all of them at once The import settings are held so you can change of currently selected take on the left list without losing their related import settings then select several takes and finally import all of them at once Important Note When you click on Location path Browse button you change the import base folder applicable for all selected items 2 8 Track Playback It is also possible to play a single track before importing useful to rename the track A navigati
19. ications may vary from the actual product Cymatic Audio products are sold through resellers only Fulfillers and resellers are not agents of Cymatic Audio and have absolutely no authority to bind Cymatic Audio by any express or implied undertaking or representation Apple Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Windows is aregistered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries ASIO is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH All other trademarks product names and company names mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners LEGAL DISCLAIMER Sa cyrnatic audio u lool Cymatic Technologies B V P O Box 208 6590 AE Gennep The Netherlands www cymaticaudio com Support For Europe support EMEA cymaticaudio com Rest of the world support cymaticaudio com USER S MANUAL Version 1 0 copyright 2015 Cymatic Audio B V April 2015
20. iles that can be loaded into your favorite DAW software To do so follow these initial steps e Record a multi track recording Known as a song on your uTrack 24 e Remove the USB drive from the front panel USB port of the uTrack 24 then mount it on the computer running the uTool software e You are now ready to use uTool to import the uTrack 24 song file into uTool and convert it to a group of separate mono wav files by following the steps below 1 Budio uTool Configuration uTrack 24 m ls Import Export Playlists Settings Support uTrack 24 Take Source Removable Drive 4 P Split at markers Max File Size a O UEM Track 1 Channel 1 Name ate Lengt Track 2 Channel 2 Take0001 5 ier t ii orn Track 3 Channel 3 Tak Channel 4 Track 5 Channel 5 Track 6 Channel 6 Track 7 Channel 7 Track 8 Channel 8 Track 9 Channel 9 Track 10 Channel 10 Track 11 Channel 11 Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz Resolution 24 bit Channel Count 24 Track 12 Channel 12 Track 1 Channel 1 Marker 1 00 02 05 Track 13 Channel 13 Track 2 Channel 2 Marker 2 00 02 18 Track 14 Channel 14 Track 3 Channel 3 Track 4 Channel 4 Track 5 Channel 5 Track 16 Channel 16 Track 15 Channel 15 Track 6 Channel 6 Track 17 Channel 17 Track 7 Channel 7 1 Launch the uTool Software and click on the Import Tab 2 On the import page click on the Removable Drive tab in the drop down menu that appears select the drive l
21. l 44kHz 9 Apr 2015 4 43pm 00 05 39 f O f Simon Phillips Eyes Blue For You 44kHz 9 Apr 2015 4 43pm 00 05 40 O f Simon Phillips Kumi Na Moja 44kHz 9 Apr 2015 4 43pm Sampling Rate 44 1 Resolution 16 bit Track Count 1 Track 1 Red Rain Peter Gabriel 44kHz A c i The edit button is not present since once you have selected a file to export as a stereo song there is nothing to edit Double clicking the mixer icon for a stereo song brings up a popup audition window as opposed to the floating mixer window seen in the Multitrack Songs tab This popup window can be used to audition the song as EXPORT TAB 13 YA cyrmatic audio u Tool 3 3 Multitrack Playlists The Multitrack Playlists tab displays any multitrack playlists that have been created in uTool s Playlists tab On the left side of the window click on the checkbox buttons of any of the multitrack playlists you wish to export to your hardwarem then click on the Export button 3 4 Stereo Playlists The Stereo Playlists tab displays any stereo playlists that have been created in uTool s Playlists tab On the left side of the window click on the checkbox buttons of any of the stereo playlists you wish to export to your hardwarem then click on the Export button 3 5 Exporting Songs to an External USB Drive Now that you have created a song file from a group of mono wave files and saved it to the main expor
22. on control appears in the playback area allowing you to instantly move to any spot of the track s playback uTool s settings tab allows you to configure what specific audio interface that uTool sends its audio playback to IMPORT TAB u Tool ea Cymeatic audio 3 EXPORT TAB The export tab allows you to combine a group of separate mono wav files into a single multi channel wave file song that can then be played back on the uTrack24 or LP 16 The Export tab is grouped into four separate sub tabs that represent the four different types of files you can create e Multitrack Songs Use this tab to create a multitrack song file that can be played back on your uTrack24 or LP 16 e Stereo Songs Use this tab to create a stereo song file that can be played back on your ulrack24 or LP 16 e Multitrack Playlists Multitrack Playlists that have been created in the Playlists tab are displayed here e Stereo Playlists Stereo Playlists that have been created in the Playlists tab are displayed here The area on the left hand side of the Export screen is used to add a new song and select its underlying audio files The area on the right hand side shows a list of any multitrack stereo songs that are already residing in the target folder 3 1 Multitrack Songs The Multitrack Songs sub tab is where you create a new multi track song file that can then be exported to your ulrack24 or LP 16 r cymatic audio uTool
23. on the specific multi channel wave file song you wish to convert the selected song will highlight 6 Click on the Import button in the lower middle of the screen uTool will then convert the selected song to a group of separate mono wave files saved to the specific disk location you have chosen If the selected song contains any chunks that are larger than 2 GB in size uTool will automatically join the separate chunks together gaplessly when they are exported as separate mono wave files Now that you have a separate group of mono wave files each one lasting the entire length of the recording they can be imported into your DAW software of choice and used to perform a professional mix down session of the separate tracks Other Import Functions The Import tab contains many other useful functions that allow for further customization of the import process 2 1 Show Takes Only In the import tab there is a show takes only checkbox checked by default If you uncheck it you ll see the list of takes plain text other existing songs italics at the import source location 2 2 Split at Markers On the right hand side you can check split at markers to ask the tool to split the take into several songs during the conversion process using any markers that were entered into the song during recording on the ulrack 24 IMPORT TAB YA S cyrnatic audio u Tool 2 3 Existing Song If the selected song name already
24. on your computer usually a green colored 1 8 stereo mini jack Direct Sound This selects the alternate Direct Sound Audio protocol e ASIO This selects the professional ASIO audio protocol Select this choice if you wish to monitor uTool s audio output using a professional computer audio interface that you are using with its corresponding ASIO driver 6 Device Selects what specific physical output device you wish to send uTool s audio output to from the devices available within the specific Audio Protocol you have selected For example if you have selected Windows Audio your two choices would be the computer s onboard analog sound output as well as the computer s onboard S Pdf digital output if it has one If you have selected ASIO for the audio protocol then the available choices would be any computer audio interfaces that you have installed the ASIO drivers for T Active Output Channels Selects which channels of your connected uTrack24 LP 16 will be available to have audio routed to when auditioning 8 Sample Rate Selects the sample rate that the selected audio hardware will operate at The available sample rates will differ based on what sample rates the chosen audio hardware offers 9 Audio Buffer Size Sets the buffer size of the selected audio device Larger buffer sizes will reduce strain on the computer CPU SETTINGS TAB 6 SUPPORT TAB uTool s support tab offers different tools to qui
25. ool is also useful when you have a group of mono wav files that you wish to combine into a single multitrack wave file song for playback on the uTrack 24 uTool can combine the separate mono wave files into a single multi channel file split them up into separate 2 GB chunks as necessary and allows you to give a custom name to the file that will be displayed on the uTrack 24 s LCD screen Playlist Creation and Editing uTool also allows you to organize and prepare playlists that can be used with the uTrack 24 and LP 16 Once installed on your computer uTool lets you choose multitrack and stereo audio files stored on your local hard drive and organize them into song collections and playlists These playlists can then be exported to an external USB storage device connected to your system The external USB device containing the exported audio content can then be used as a playback medium connected to your Cymatic Audio LP 16 or uTrack 24 uTool also lets you adjust volume levels and channel muting of your multitrack files in order to prepare for different live situations with as little hassle as possible 1 2 Installing uTool e Visit the Cymatic Audio downloads page at http www cymaticaudio com downloads Download and save the OS X or Windows version of the uTool installer file to your local drive e Start the setup process by double clicking the downloaded file 1 3 Launching uTool for the First Time File Path Wizard When uT
26. ool is launched for the first time a wizard screen appears asking confirmation of the default location for mported wav files e Song project files For each of the two file paths you can click the select button to bring up a dialog box allowing you to change the file paths to one of your choosing Fixed Hard Drive Wizard Windows Only On computers running Windows a 2nd wizard screen also appears showing the list of eligible fixed hard drives that uTool can use to import export files Note that uTool is not able to distinguish between fixed and removable disks so you can confirm on this screen the list of hard drives that are really part of your system In this screen you can mark which drives are fixed drives in essence drives that are part of your computer For these drives the software does not search content files and you cannot select these drives when you want to import audio takes However you will still be able to select these drives as a destination drive for audio extracted from a take INTRODUCTION TA u Tool cymatic audio Note for Windows Users Only It is recommended to remove any external hard drives before launching uTool for the first time so that the drive list contains only internal disks By doing so any new disk that you later connect over USB will be considered as a removable disk 1 4 The ulool User Interface uTool contains five separate tabs at the top of the scre
27. orking with are not labeled well by listening to them you can determine what audio instrument an imported file represents so you know which specific track slot you wish to drag it to on the right hand side Note that there is no way to rename a track from within the Song Editing panel The track list simply displays the wav file used for each track Assigning Files to Tracks Use your mouse to drag and drop the files you wish to combine into a single multi channel wave file dragging them from the column on the left to the column on the right You can drag a single audio file to any of the slots in the right hand column each slot represents the physical output channel of the audio hardware when it later plays back the multi channel wave file MIDI Files LP 16 Mode Only If you have configured uTool to work with an LP 16 you also have the ability to load a Standard MIDI File SMF into the song the MIDI data will play back in perfect sync with the audio files in the song This feature can be very useful when using the LP 16 to add pre recorded tracks in a live performance The synchronized MIDI file could be used for purposes such as triggering music synthesizers or drum machines as well as triggering lighting cues on a MIDI automatable lighting board A NOTE ON SAMPLE RATES You can import mono wave files at other sample rates than what you have set the song export to uTool will automatically convert the sample rate of the in
28. t page you are ready to export it to an external USB disk To do so follow the steps below which work for any of the 4 export sub tabs 1 In the left hand column select the specific song or playlist you wish to export by clicking on the checkbox button on the left e f you wish to export multiple songs you can click on multiple select buttons next to each song e If you wish to quickly select all songs in the left hand column click on the select all button that sits at the top of the individual select buttons 2 To export the selected song to a removable drive for connection to and playback on a uTrack24 or LP 16 click on the removable drive tab at the top of the right hand column then select the specific drive you wish to export to from the adjacent pull down menu When you have selected a specific removable drive the column on the right will display a list of all song files already present on the selected drive as well as a display of available free space This can be helpful for making sure you know what song files the drive already contains and if there is room for saving more songs 3 If you wish to export the selected song to a non removable drive for long term archiving click on the directory tab on the right hand side a dialog box will appear where you can select the specific location to save to any mounted hard drive 4 When you have selected the removable or non removable drive you wish to export
29. the song to click on the Export button at the bottom of the screen The export process will begin and you will see a progress bar as the operation progresses EXPORT TAB u Tool 3 cyrmatic audio Once you have saved the exported song file to a removable USB drive disconnect the drive from the computer running uTool and connect it to the front panel USB port of your uTrack24 or LP 16 The song file will now be selectable using the hardware s browse function you can select the song and play it back out of the hardware s audio outputs Each audio file that was assigned to a track slot will play out of the corresponding audio output of the hardware s rear panel output Note If you click the export button again and have not made any changes to the song or playlist that you are exporting uTool will display a text message that the song or playlist is already available EXPORT TAB e s cyrnatic audio u Tool 4 PLAYLISTS TAB The Playlist tab offers the necessary tools to create and manage custom made audio playslists that can then be transfgerred to and played back from both the LP 16 and the uTrack24 Playlists are a pre configured sequence of either multitrack or stereo audio files and are useful for different scenarios such as the following e A playlist of stereo songs could be crafted and used for walk in walk out or break music A playlist of sound effects could be triggered in a theater producton or inst
30. uTool is a flexible easy to use software tool from Cymatic Audio that offers a wide variety of tools for your uTrack24 and LP 16 hardware It is available for both OS X and Windows 1 1 Features uTool offers two main functions File conversion and playlist creationHow to Use this Manual Effectively File Conversion for uTrack 24 Hardware uTool offers specific file conversion capabilities allowing you to move files between your uTrack 24 and DAW software on your computer The ulrack24 hardware is specifically designed for continuous capturing of multi track audio over long periods of time Since the length of your performance may often exceed the file size limitations of your computer the uTrack24 incorporates an intelligent system for file handling that closely monitors the size of your files as you are recording every time your recording reaches the critical size of 2 GB the file size limit of FAT32 the uTrack 24 will automatically create a new file Chunk This is done in a gapless fashion without losing a single sample of your recording In the uTrack 24 file system a group of gaplessly joined chunks fit together to make a song The above process allows you to record without limits in time or file size The only limiting factor would be the size of the USB attached to the uTrack 24 for instance a 500 GB USB drive allows you to record 70 hours of non stop 24 channel multitrack recording in CD quality The
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