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Mackie MDR 24/96 Operating instructions

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2. 2 Track Edit 46 Pre roll Time 21 47 Pre roll Enable 21 47 Generate 22 Copy 48 Time Code Offset 22 Dae 48 Word Clock Divisors 88 2 96 kHz 49 operation only 22 Undo Redo 49 Hookups 23 Editing Examples 51 Analog Hookup 8 23 Replacing a Multiple Track Chorus 51 TDIF Hookup 010 8 25 Deleting a Section of Audio 51 ADAT Optical Hookup 010 8 or 8 27 Making a Vocal Comp 5 AES EBU Hookup PDIe8 30 Editing a Computer 53 Disk Management 53 Formatting Drives 53 Verify Drive Performance 54 Mount Refresh Drives 55 Appendix Troubleshooting and Service 56 Appendix B Specifications 56 Appendix C Upgrading the Sys
3. 9 5 5 5 9 WARNING REMOVE POWER FROM UNIT BEFORE INSTALLING OR REMOVING CARDS WARNING reuce me risk oF re os sock no no EXPOSE THS ENUPMENT RAN OR MOISTURE DONT REMOVE COVER A USER SERVICEABLE PARTS ISIE REFER SERVICING QUALIFIED PERSONN RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN VIS pe ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION SERA EE eno FOSILE DE RECANE DE MEMETYPE DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE L Tare mouts 3 Before you take I O cards from their bags touch a grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity from your body 4 Remove the new I O card from its anti static bag and put the I O card you just removed from the MDR24 96 into the bag 5 Hold the new card so the component side faces left and line up the top and bottom edges with the white card guides Push the card all the way into the slot until its faceplate is flush with the back panel 6 Hand tighten the thumbscrews at the top and bottom of the card Do not screwdriver If you want to hook up the MDR24 96 I O cables to your console right now see the console hookup diagrams in the Hookups section page 23 Be sure to come right back here when you re done Note Always hand tighten the thumbscrews
4. 8 cards for MDR24 96 3 DIO 8 cards for 2 1 Clock I O card for D8B 3 TDIF cables 1 75 2 BNC word clock cable Hookup 1 Connect the three TDIF cables between the corresponding TDIF jacks on the MDR24 96 and D8B 2 When TDIF is used the D8B must have a Clock I O card installed To make the the clock master connect its Word Clock Out not DIOe8 sync out to the MDR24 96 Word Clock In To make the MDR24 96 the clock master connect its Word Clock Out to the D8B Word Clock In see Figure 1 MDR24 96 Settings ec 1 Set the Tape Input format for each DIOe8 card to TDIF and the Tape Output format to TDIF gt 2 Ifthe MDR24 96 is the clock master set the Sample Clock to Internal if it is a clock slave set it to Word Clock and depress the 75 Q Note Determinin 8 termination switch on the Sync card which unit in Figure 1 provides the master 3 Set the Sample Rate to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz according to your clock depends on your preference application Console Settings 1 Set the Tape Input and Tape Output format for each 1 8 card to TDIF 2 If the D amp B is the clock master set the Sample Clock to either 44 1 k Internal or 48 k Internal if it is a clock slave set the Sample Clock to either 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Set the sample rate to match the sample rate selected on the MDR24 96 Operation Guide 25 TDIF Hookup with 8 Apogee E ar Word SYNC Clo
5. 24 96 Auto Take Sometimes you may want to record multiple passes each on a different Virtual Track Instead of forcing you to manually change virtual takes after each record pass we have included the handy AUTO TAKE button to automate this for you With the AUTO TAKE button engaged the MDR24 96 will step through virtual tracks on each record pass for all Record Ready tracks For example if you are recording vocals on track 12 your first take may be on virtual track one With the Auto Take button engaged the next time you press record the virtual track on track 12 will be incremented to virtual track 2 This will continue all the way through virtual track 8 If you press record again it will change back to virtual track 1 and continue the cycle again This is very handy with the LOOP button enabled to automatically record a section of a song and do eight passes on the eight different virtual tracks Monitoring The Monitor Mode buttons determine what you hear from the MDR24 96 Tape Outputs The MDR24 96 offers several familiar monitoring modes to facilitate rehearsal tracking and overdubbing All Input All Input is used for rehearsal and level setting When All Input is on both armed and unarmed tracks monitor their inputs and the Auto Input setting has no effect To enable All Input Press the ALL INPUT button The LED above the button lights when Input is on Auto Input Auto Input is used for recordin
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7. Inc or gt gt gt gt buttons The selection defaults to the drive containing the currently open Project Press NEXT 3 Use the Dec Inc or the gt gt gt gt buttons to select the desired Project then select Open Saving Projects Every time you record new audio the audio data and Project information is automatically saved to disk However if you make other changes to the Project setting Locates editing etc without recording new audio you must save the Project for these changes to be remembered In other words if you quit without saving no audio is lost but your changes are So once you start editing save often To save the current Project Press the PROJECT 2 From the PROJECT MENU select Save 3 Press the PROJECT or Page Left button again to exit Operation Guide 24 96 Deleting Projects First and foremost backup your projects daily on an external drive either the Mackie M90 hard drive or the Mackie Project Drive When you have finished a project and no longer need the project on the internal drive perform a final backup and remove it from the internal drive First backup the project to an external drive as described on the next page Project Backup Restore The project you wish to delete cannot be the active project The MDR24 96 will warn you if you try to do this so be sure to open a different project first Then delete the pr
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11. Hookups This section shows how the MDR24 96 is typically connected to both analog and digital consoles using the Mackie Analog and Digital 8eBus consoles as examples These examples assume that the rest of your studio equipment monitors sound sources outboard processing etc is already connected or that you know how to connect it Before you begin note how the three eight channel I O cards are arranged on the MDR24 96 rear panel 1 8 is on the left 9 16 is in the center and 17 24 is on the right Labeling each cable before you begin will make connecting the MDR24 96 to your console easier 2 E gt The specific hookups for each MDR24 96 I O card are shown below Note If you are us ing a D8B console with either Dioes Analog Hookup AlOe8 8 8 This example describes the hookup for the 24 8 analog console cards installed then Cables amp Hardware must also be in 3 AIO 8 cards for MDR24 96 stalled in the D amp B to 6 Analog snakes DB25 to eight 1 4 TRS phone plugs properly synchro Hookup nize its word clock with the MDR24 96 1 Connect three snakes to the MDR24 96 Inputs bottom connector If you want to have the ability to route any console input to any recorder track then connect the 1 4 plugs on each of the three snakes to the like numbered Submaster Tape Output jacks on the 8eBus console This works as long as you don t record more than 8 channels at a time sin
12. Setup Run the FTP server on the MDR24 96 and use the FTP Client on your computer to locate the files on the MDR24 96 that you wish to edit There is a Master projects folder that holds all of the projects and inside will be a folder for each project Inside any particular project folder will be one and possibly more Audio Files folders where the individual audio files are held The MDR24 96 names the files based on the track they were recorded onto and then sequentially adds a take number for each recording pass made on the track For example the second recording pass on track 24 will be called Track24_tk2 wav Use the FTP Client to transfer the desired files to your computer It is a good idea to backup a copy of these files before you begin to edit them because you will be doing destructive operations Open the files in your audio editor of choice First let s say a few words about edits that work and those that don t The edited files will be transferred back to the MDR24 96 and will replace the corresponding unedited versions This means that they will start at the exact same point and must not change length in order for the files to stay in sync You may be tempted to delete some noise before a vocal do not do this Instead you could replace this noise with silence or lower the volume of the noise but you should not change the length of the fil
13. Three are different ways to place audio onto the clipboard and two are different ways to return audio from the clipboard to the selected track s Cut Access the Cut command by first pressing the TRACK EDIT button then pressing the Cut select button and then choosing Cut when you are ready to perform the operation Cut removes the audio between the Start and End points on the selected tracks and places it onto the clipboard In its place on the original track will be blank space silence Use the Cut command if you want to remove a section from a track because you don t like it or because you want to move it someplace else Cut should be used if you would like everything else on the track to remain in the same position Before Cut Audio B After Cut Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard 1 BI pe Join Access the Join command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Cut select button and then choosing Join when you are ready to perform the operation Join is similar to Cut in that it removes the selected audio from the track and places it onto the clipboard The difference is that a blank space is not left behind Instead any data on the selected tracks following the edit selection will be slid back in time to join with the audio preceding the edit selection This is analogous to removing a section of analog tape and splicing the ends back together the cut section is thrown out and the remai
14. Word SYNC Clock Out ADAT Optical Out ADAT Optical In Digitale8 Bus APOGEE Word Clock In cese 8 8 Word MDR Clock Out Sync 2 2 2 DEB as Card Master ADAT Optical Out OUTPUT MDR 24 96 Word ADAT Optical In Clock In gt OPT 8 OPT 8 8 OPTe amp Cards Word Clock Out Figure 3 Operation Guide AES EBU Hookup 01 8 Cables amp Hardware 3 PDIe8 cards for MDR24 96 3 PDIe8 cards for 9 1 Clock I O card for D8B 3 DB25 to DB25 AES EBU snakes 1 75 2 BNC word clock cable Hookup 1 Connect the three AES EBU cables between the corresponding AES EBU connectors on the MDR24 96 and D8B 2 When AES EBU is used the D8B must have a Clock I O card installed To make the D8B the clock master connect its Word Clock Out to the Note Determining MDR24 96 Word Clock In To make the MDR24 96 the master connect its Word Clock Out to 282 Word Clock In which unit in Figure 4 provides master MDR24 96 Settings cock 0 1 If the MDR24 96 is the clock master set the Sample Clock to Internal if your application it is a clock slave set the Sample Clock to Word Clock and depress the 750 termination switch on the Sync card 55 gt 2 Set the Sample Rate to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz according to your preference Console Settings 1 If the D8B is the clock master set the Sample Clock to either 44 1 k In
15. at the top and bottom of all 1 0 cards be fore operating the MDR 24 96 gt In MDR 24 96 Sync and Cables Word Clock and Digital Synchronization The Sync Card provides ports to synchronize the MDR24 96 s sample clock and time transport position to other equipment The functions of the jacks and switch from top to bottom are e SMPTE Input Output This 1 4 TRS jack serves as an input when slaved to incoming SMPTE time code and as an output when generating SMPTE Input SMPTE time code to synchronize other devices with the MDR24 96 Output e Termination Switch This pushbutton switch selects termination Termination impedance of the Word Clock Video Input jack When the switch is out Switch impedance is 3 3kQ bridging when in the impedance is 750 terminated Word Clock Video Input 9 e Word Clock Video Input This BNC jack receives either word clock 9 composite video or video blackburst as determined by 16 6 puru Sample Clock setting Use this input when the MDR24 96 is operating as a word clock slave e Word Clock Output This BNC jack transmits word clock to other devices in the system when the MDR24 96 is configured as the clock master Whenever digital audio connections are made between devices the sample clock of every device must run at exactly the same rate This is usually accomplished by selecting one device as the master clock sou
16. if you decide to then copy a vocal and forget to paste the bass drum first the bass drum will be replaced by the vocal on the clipboard Since you cut the bass drum from its original position it will no longer be on the track and because you did not paste it it will be gone from the project This is why it is always a good idea to paste audio right after you cut it But remember that editing on the MDR24 96 is non destructive so you can cut and copy all you like knowing that your audio is safe and sound When you perform edits the MDR24 96 is not actually moving the audio Instead you are just reorganizing the order in which the MDR24 96 plays the audio files All editing commands are remembered in a 999 level history list so that every edit can be undone and redone until you are satisfied see Undo Redo later in this manual To perform an edit you must tell the MDR24 96 three things what type of an edit you would like to perform what tracks to perform the edit on and the audio range that you would like the edit to cover To perform an edit 1 First press the TRACK EDIT button to enter the TRACK EDIT MENU Press either the Cut or Copy select buttons to enter a menu for placing audio data from a track onto the clipboard Press the Paste select button to enter a menu allowing you to return clipboard data to an audio track These buttons do not perform the operation but take you to a specific menu for that command 2 You
17. 96 Clean only with a damp cloth do not clean with liquid or aerosol cleaners Attachments Use the MDR24 96 with only the accessories specified in this manual Damage Requiring Service The MDR24 96 should be serviced only by qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or B Objects have fallen onto or liquid has spilled into the unit or C The unit has been exposed to rain or water or D The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E The unit has been dropped or its chassis damaged a MDR 24 96 11 Servicing Do not attempt to service the MDR24 96 All servicing should be referred to the Mackie Service Department 12 Lightning Unplug the MDR 24 96 during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 13 Grounding and Polarization To prevent electric shock do not use the MDR24 96 polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure Do not defeat the MDR24 96 grounding by plugging into an ungrounded receptacle or ground lift adapter This apparatus does not exceed the Class A Class B whichever is applicable limits for radio noise emissions trom digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de
18. AIO 8 cards already installed three other flavors of I O cards are also available I O cards can be mixed and matched in any combination AlOe8 AlOe8 gt Each AIO 8 provides 8 analog line level inputs and outputs on two 25 pin ANALOG VO D subminiature DB25 connectors These connectors are pin for pin compatible with the analog not TDIF DB25 connectors found on the TASCAM DTRS recorders DB25 cables that break out to XLR or 1 4 TRS connectors for mating with your console are readily available 8 e Each DIO 8 provides 8 digital inputs and outputs in two formats APOGEE DIGITAL I O 1 TASCAM Digital Interface TDIF provides 8 input and output channels of digital audio on a single DB25 connector It requires a TASCAM PW 88D or equivalent TDIF compatible cable 2 ADAT Optical provides 8 channels of digital audio on fiber optic cable Two optical cables are required for each card one for inputs the other for outputs Both cables must connect to the same device creating a closed loop 3 The 210 8 also provides TDIF word clock sync output for use with older TASCAM equipment 8 e The OPT 8 is a low cost ADAT Optical only version of the DIO 8 card The previous ADAT information also applies to this card 8 e Each PDI 8 carries four stereo pairs eight channels of digital input and output on a single DB25 connector This card supports the AES EBU IEC 958 Type 1 digital interfacing sta
19. PAL 50 Hz If you re doing post in the U S then choose NTSC and if you re doing post or music in Europe then choose PAL If you re doing music in the U S and you re just using a black burst generator to keep the clocking universal and solid for the studio then set the field rate as well as the BB Generator to use 60 Hz The integral number of frames per second will make you much happier than NTSC ever will The 60 Hz setting can also be used in HDTV production where many permutations of frame rate and raster lines are available Sample Rate The Sample Rate determines how fast the MDR24 96 sample clock runs Compact discs use a 44 1 kHz sample rate while some DVD disks use 96 kHz The video production folks prefer 48 kHz because their digital video recorders use 48 kHz Even though the MDR24 96 supports four Sample Rates you can only choose between two at any given time The range of available rates is determined by the current Project s Sample Rate mode The Sample Rate mode determines whether a Project will be a 24 track 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Project or a 12 track 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz Project To change the Sample Rate to a setting that is not available first create or open a Project with the desired Sample Rate mode Bit Depth The Bit Depth setting determines how many bits are contained in each audio sample recorded to disk the bit resolution While 16 Bit audio takes up 1 3 less disk space than 24 Bit au
20. Project you will need to configure the MDR24 96 I O card options and synchronization parameters These parameters determine where the sample clock is coming from how fast the sample clock runs and how many bits are recorded in every sample Some options like sample rate and bit depth will become standards that you won t need to change very often Others like Time Code Source you may need to change from project to project 1 0 Cards Only the DIOe8 and PDI 8 cards require special configuration If you are using AIOe8 OPTe8 or OPTe24 cards only you can skip to the next section DIO 8 Card To set the DIO 8 input and output formats 1 Press DIGI I O to enter the Digital I O Card Setup menu C 2 Select In The SETUP TAPE INPUTS menu shows you the current input settings for each of the three I O cards 3 Press the SELECT button corresponding to each 10 8 card and toggle the selection between ADAT and TDIF 4 Press the Page Left button to return to the previous screen 5 Now select Out The SETUP TAPE OUTPUTS menu shows you the current output settings for each of the three I O cards For each 121058 card present press the SELECT button to choose the desired output format Or select the or TD option to convert between formats bypassing the MDR24 96 tape signal path entirely 7 When done press DIGI I O to exit the menu Operation Guide 24 96 PDle8
21. buttons The selection defaults to the drive containing the currently open Project Press NEXT 3 Select either 44 1 48K or 88 2 96K from the Sample Rate Mode screen using the Dec Inc or gt gt gt gt buttons The Sample Rate mode determines whether your project will be a 24 track Project at 44 1 or 48 kHz ora 12 track Project at 88 2 or 96 kHz Once a Project is created the Sample Rate mode cannot be changed Press NEXT ET MDR 24 96 4 The name Project 1 appears on the left side of the LCD screen A pointer appears above the first character of the name to indicate that you can change that character Press the Dec Inc buttons to select the character you want in that position Select the gt gt button to move the pointer to the next character Opening Projects The MDR24 96 organizes audio files and session information into folders called Projects When the MDR24 96 boots up it automatically opens the last Project you worked on We ve included two demonstration Projects Ode to Masters and Little Bit of Love to help you get familiar with the MDR24 96 right out of the box At this point you should see the name of the demo Project in the LCD display To open a Project 1 Press PROJECT In the PROJECT MENU select Open 2 Choose the drive you want to open the Project on by selecting either Internal or External from the Select source Drive screen using the Dec
22. everything is in order with time code synchronization it will be on CLOCK indicates that a proper data clock signal is being received It blinks if the MDR24 96 is expecting an external clock and it s not present If all is well when Internal clock is selected the CLOCK LED will be on Front Panel Alphanumeric Display LCD The front panel LCD when not performing a setup or utility operation is an informative summary of the current project A screen saver blanks the display after ten minutes of display inactivity To re activate it press one of the large lt gt buttons or any menu button Project Information Display The following information is displayed on the MDR24 96 hardware front panel display after boot up and whenever any front panel operation is exited PROJECT Name of the currently loaded project PLAYLIST The currently loaded playlist version DRIVE The disk drive containing the Project Internal or External AVAIL The amount of recording time left on the disk The MDR 24 96 allows only one playlist If a project is brought from an HDR24 96 the last active playlist is used you are not able to switch to other playlists from the MDR24 96 Menu Status Display The LCD indicates menu choices and displays status information when a time consuming operation such as disk formatting or file copy is in process The large gt and gt buttons scroll through the menu horizontally if there are more ch
23. minutes the result of the test will be reported in the front panel display 4 After the performance verification is completed select Continue Mount Refresh Drives The Mount Refresh drives command updates MDR24 96 Project file hund o Fremat lists to reflect the current status of EDES both the internal and external drives Use this command to mount a new Mackie Media PROJECT disk or to view the size of files in a Project file list To Mount drives 1 Press the DISK UTIL button Select Mount 2 Press the DISK UTIL button again to exit after the mounting operation is complete Operation Guide 55 24 96 Appendix A Troubleshooting and Service Additional information and troubleshooting tips can be found in the HDR24 96 Technical Reference Guide Technical support is available by contacting your Mackie dealer calling Mackie Designs at 800 258 6883 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time or visiting Mackie s website at www mackie com Please read the included warranty information then complete and return the included Warranty Registration card You can also register online at www mackie com Appendix B Specifications Physical Dimensions 7 19 13 25 17 8 cm x 48 3 cm x 33 7 cm Shipping Weight 35 116 15 9 kg Rack Space Height 4 RU Rack Units Electrical Operating Voltage 100 120 Vac amp 220 240 Vac 50 60Hz Power Cons
24. must be enabled from the remote the track on which you re punching must be 7 and the recorder must be running in the Master Record mode When in the Punch mode the MDR24 96 will actually record only between the two Punch markers Pressing the RECORD button when outside the markers will have no effect other than arming for auto punching Within the Punch region you can stop recording by pressing either the STOP or PLAY button and e you can use the RECORD PLAY buttons to punch in and out anywhere within the Punch region Automatic punching can only be set up enabled and disabled from the remote controllers Once the punch in and out points are set you can use the front panel or remote controllers to control recording in the Punch mode Punch must be disengaged on the remote in order to manually control recording operations outside of the Punch area Rehearse Rehearse only available on the remote control is a tool that you can use to determine if a punch in at your chosen point will work without committing a recording pass to disk In the Rehearse mode upon entering Record track enabled and the Master Record button pressed monitoring switches from playback to input just as in the Auto Input On monitor mode The difference is that no audio is recorded This is a carry over from the days of destructive punch ins when you might want to check to see if the punch will transition smoothly before er
25. pasted on the lowest track nothing will happen to the rest of the armed tracks Insert Access the Paste command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Paste select button and then choosing Insert when you are ready to perform the operation This editing function is another digital emulation of analog tape editing When you perform an Insert the data on the 15 placed onto the track specified Instead of replacing existing data as would happen with the Paste function audio is moved to make room for the clipboard contents This is similar to analog tape editing you could cut the tape in two pieces insert the piece of tape you wish to add between the two ends and tape all three together The previous data will be shifted later in time to make room for the new audio Again with the MDR24 96 you can perform an Insert onto just the selected tracks instead of all of them Insert can be useful when you need to increase the length of a verse by copying the exiting portion and inserting it again to double the length It can also be useful to insert some silence at the beginning of a track Before Insert Audio B After Insert Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard amine Undo Redo The Undo Redo operation allows you to revert to any stage in your editing process You can experiment with different edits and then compare the results with the original to decide if you
26. second or third time increases the winding speed still further REWIND FAST FWD STOP PLAY To put the Transport into fast wind Press REWIND or FAST FWD two or three times Stop STOP brings the tape to an immediate halt Stop also punches out of record and cancels master record standby To stop the Transport Press STOP Record All recording in the MDR24 96 is non destructive When you record over existing audio the old audio is not erased as it with magnetic tape rather new audio files are created in addition to the existing files Recording can only take place on tracks that are armed for recording To arm tracks for recording 1 Press a track s REC Record Ready button 2 Press it again to disarm the track The Record Ready LED blinks when a track is armed and ready to record and glows when the track is recording To record 1 Arm one or more tracks PLAY RECORD 2 Press PLAY and RECORD simultaneously 3 Press any Transport button other than RECORD to stop recording The Record LED glows when the MDR24 96 is recording and blinks when RECORD is engaged with no tracks armed master record standby mode Time Display MDR24 96 Front Panel HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES Current Time Display BEATS TICKS The Current Time display shows the exact position of 116 58 playback head Current Time is displayed in SMPTE time
27. the chain connect Sync Out to the word clock input of the first DTRS recorder only the other recorders are synchronized through their interconnecting DTRS cables With the MDR24 96 operating as a slave to another TDIF device connect the word clock output from the master TDIF device to Word Clock In on the MDR24 96 ADAT Optical 010 8 OPT 8 With the MDR24 96 as a master set the receiving device s to derive sample clock from their ADAT Optical ports if the ports are self clocking In this case no word clock connection is necessary If the ADAT Optical ports on the receiving devices are not self clocking connect Word Clock Out of the MDR24 96 to Word Clock In on the receiving device s With the MDR24 96 configured as a slave connect the word clock out of the master ADAT Optical device to Word Clock In on the MDR24 96 AES EBU PDI 8 With the MDR24 96 as a master set the receiving device s to derive their sample clock from the AES EBU ports if the ports are self clocking In this instance no word clock connection is necessary If the AES EBU ports on the receiving device s are not self clocking connect Word Clock Out of the MDR24 96 to Word Clock In of the receiving device s With the MDR24 96 as a slave connect the word clock out of the master AES EBU device to Word Clock In on the MDR24 96 Note Use 75 Q coaxial cables when con necting word clock or video to the Sync Card Word Clock Video input jack If th
28. two Ethernet interfaces are connected using industry standard CAT 5 Ethernet cable and connectors IMPORTANT A CROSSOVER cable is required Since we re connecting two Ethernet ports together directly with no intervening network interfacing or routing devices a standard Ethernet cable will not work 2 5 gt When cable shopping look for marked Crossover or Reversed This is a special cable wired with input and output connections crossed over from one end to the other so data sent by one system appears at the receiver input of the other Operation Guide 24 96 Hardware Interconnection For the simple network described here simply plug one end of the cable into the Ethernet port on the network card installed in the computer Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port on the MDR24 96 Either end of the cable can go to either device Computer Software Required Windows 95 98 NT 2000 ME XP for the PC or Macintosh 8 6 or higher TCP IP protocol stack usually included with the operating system FTP File Transfer Protocol client program At Mackie we ve tested the MDR24 96 with two inexpensive FTP client programs for Windows CuteFTP from Globalscape and WS FTP from Ipswitch Software as well as Fetch from Dartmouth Software Development for the Macintosh There are several others available Trial versions of these programs are available for download at http
29. umber Operation Guide Track Edit The TRACK EDIT button gives you access to the set of non destructive editing tools on the MDR24 96 The MDR24 96 allows you to cut or copy a piece of audio from any track and paste it onto any other track You can for example move a vocal from the first chorus of a song and paste it over a take in the second chorus You are also able to cut or copy from multiple tracks at once and paste them onto a different group of tracks If you need to replace the background vocals from a chorus you could copy from the multiple backing tracks from the first chorus and paste them in the second One final example to whet your appetite if you have a few different vocal takes on virtual tracks you can easily copy them from one virtual track to another to create a perfect composite vocal take Now that we have described the possibilities let s explain how to do all this When audio data is cut or copied from a track it is placed on a virtual clipboard where it is held until you decide to put it somewhere Data will also be removed from the clipboard when you replace the contents with something else This means that you can copy a guitar line from one track then record a bass part drink some coffee play your project a few thousand times and finally decide to paste the guitar line and everything will be perfect It also means that if you are not careful you can accidentally lose audio You might cut a bass drum kick but
30. video cables Apogee Electronics Corporation 3145 Donald Douglas Loop South Santa Monica CA 90405 3210 Tel 310 915 1000 Fax 310 391 6262 http www apogeedigital com Canare 531 5th Street Unit A San Fernando CA 91340 Tel 818 365 2446 Fax 818 365 0479 http www canare com Whirlwind 99 Ling Rd Rochester NY 14612 Tel 888 733 4396 Fax 716 865 8930 http www whirlwindusa com Appendix F Networking FTP Setup The MDR24 96 comes to you with a handy 10 100 Base T local area network LAN card built in The main purpose of networking the MDR24 96 using Ethernet is to share or back up project files to a computer network server router or other device with an Ethernet connection and common protocol It can also be used to transfer files to a computer for editing The topic of computer networking can get very complex and we cant give you a complete course here This appendix covers the basics for configuring a small directly connected peer to peer network consisting only of one MDR24 96 and one computer with some side notes about integrating with a small local area network If you re connecting to a larger network for instance in a corporate workgroup environment you probably have a network administrator who can integrate your MDR24 96 using the information presented here VERY IMPORTANT You really CAN connect your MDR24 96 to the Internet This means that others who discover your recorder s addre
31. will now be in a menu for the specific operation chosen You may notice that the Record Ready lights Q REC Q REC have all gone out even if you had some tracks in Record Ready mode This is normal the Record Ready lights have many duties on the MDR24 96 In an edit menu they are used to choose which tracks to perform an edit to Press the REC Record Ready button on the track you wish to edit If the red Record Ready light for a track is lit the edit will be performed on that track As mentioned previously you can select multiple tracks simultaneously to edit them all at once Read on for more detailed information about each edit type MDR 24 96 3 Look at screen you will see a Start time and End time you will not see an End time if you have chosen Paste as the edit function These numbers signify the time range to perform the edit between The Start time is where you want the edit to begin End time is where you want the edit to end First enter the end time by moving the transport to the desired position by using the transport buttons When you see the desired End time on the time display press the End select button Now position the transport to the desired Start time and press the Start select button 9 SELECT 9 SELECT SELECT 4 Press the Edit select button to perform the operation There are five edit operations on the MDR24 96
32. will place the comp on Virtual Track 8 We will not cut any data from the first seven virtual tracks we will only copy it This way our first seven virtual tracks will remain intact as we recorded them in case we ever need them again We must first listen to all seven virtual tracks to determine which are our keepers To begin press the TRACK EDIT button then press the Virtual Track select button Listen through all seven takes of track 11 by manually changing the virtual track for the vocal For this example we will do a simple comp we will use the first verse from virtual track 2 and the first chorus from virtual track 7 Select virtual track 2 and leave this menu Now choose Copy in the Track Edit menu Press the REC Record Ready button on track 11 to tell the MDR24 96 that we wish to edit this track Find a blank space after the first verse and mark this as the out point of our edit by selecting End Now use the transport to find a blank spot just before the beginning of the first verse and mark this as the Start point Now press the Copy select button We have now copied the first verse to the clipboard Return to the Virtual Tracks menu and change the virtual track for track 11 to virtual track 8 our comp track Navigate back to the Paste menu Be sure the track 11 Record Ready light is still lit Because we have not advanced the transport since we last marked the start point for the copy the locator will read the exact same point where
33. 55 change the Current Time Use the Transport PLAY REWIND FAST FWD or LOC buttons Locate Points and Looping Locate points provide fast access to frequently used locations in your Project The MDR24 96 has two numbered Locates two additional numbered Locates are available when using the Remote 24 or Remote 48 Storing a Locate point saves the Current Time Transport position to the Locate button Recalling a Locate causes the Transport to jump to the stored time To recall a Locate point Press LOC 1 or LOC 2 to jump to that point To store numbered Locate points Locate points can be stored either on the fly or when stopped 1 Press STORE The store light will blink to indicate that the MDR24 96 is ready to save a Locate point 2 Press LOC 1 or LOC 2 when the Transport is at the ze desired time the store light will go out indicating that the point has been stored umm Locates 1 and 2 double as start and end points for looped playback When looping is enabled playback cycles between the Loop Start and Loop End points The order of the Loop points does not matter If Current Time is outside the Loop points when playback starts the transport jumps to the Loop Start point if it is between the Loop points playback starts from Current Time To enable Looping Press LOOP 1 2 to enable looping 2 Press PLAY to start loop playback 5 Locates 3 and 4 serve as punch in and pun
34. 96 Once you understand the functions you ll find them to be intuitive Originally we plopped all of the controls onto the MDR24 96 front panel and found that after a while it was entirely filled with buttons So we decided to lose a few along the way and hide the ones that were used less frequently as often as you visited Aunt Sadie somewhere under an LCD menu To make up for missing buttons and the need for a road map we stuck in a few Go Here and Go There buttons and here s what we came up with System Control Buttons Most of the group of buttons immediately above the transport tape deck controls open menus in the LCD These are the entry points to the LCD menus and are called System Control buttons Page Left and Page Right Buttons The large and buttons are page navigators If a menu consists of more than one page the top line on the 24 character by 4 line LCD readout will display lt or in the upper left or upper right corner to indicate the direction in which you may page to find more choices within that menu Select Buttons 9 The four SELECT buttons under the LCD are aligned under text describing the choices available within that menu Examples include Exit confirmation OK increment or decrement a number scroll through choices or advance through operational tiers follow the signs you won t get lost Select buttons are soft buttons whose function changes depending on the op
35. Card The PDIe8 card options include sample rate conversion for each stereo AES EBU input and status bit control pro consumer mode for each output When 8 card is first installed its default settings are for sample rate conversion Off and channel status bits set to indicate the Pro AES EBU format In most circumstances you won t need to change these settings However if the device s connected to the PDIe8 inputs cannot be made a clock master or slave such as a CD player with a digital out enabling sample rate conversion on each affected input will effectively re clock the incoming data Occasionally you ll run across a device that will not recognize the digital audio output from the PDIe8 card Changing the status bits on the affected output s from Pro to Consumer S PDIF may solve the problem Remember that with the AES EBU format channels come in pairs so rather than eight settings you have four one for each pair of channels To set the PDI 8 card options 1 Select Rate Convert The Press the SELECT button Select Stat Bits The SETUP Press DIGI I O to enter the e DIGITAL I O Card Setup SAMPLE RATE CONVERT menu shows you the sample rate conversion settings for inputs 1 8 corresponding to the desired input channel s and toggle the selection On enables sample rate conversion Off disables it default Press the Page Right gt button to scroll to channels 9 16 Repeat
36. DR24 96 can handle this task easily Navigate to the Copy Menu by pressing the Copy button on the first page of the Track Edit Menu Press the REC Record Ready buttons on the tracks containing the vocals in this example press REC on track 12 for the lead vocal and tracks 15 16 and 17 which contain the backup singers Use the transport and the End and Start buttons to mark the ending and beginning of the chorus you wish to copy Be sure that the section is identical in length to the chorus you wish to replace If the selection you copy is too long it may replace the beginning of the vocals following the chorus which would be undesirable When you have identified the start and end points press the Copy select button and the contents of the four selected tracks are placed onto the clipboard Now use the transport to find the spot just before the second chorus where you would like to paste the clipboard Go to the Paste Menu and press the Start select button to mark the current locator position as the point you would like to start the paste Be sure that the track 12 Record Ready light is lit this tells the MDR24 96 that track 12 is the first track we wish to paste onto Since we copied multiple tracks the MDR24 96 will paste the first copied track onto track 12 and the rest will be in the proper order on the correct tracks Press the Paste select button The contents of the clipboard will be placed on tracks 12 15 16 and 17 replacing the b
37. However research and consideration in this matter should be conducted to prevent any unwanted breaches of security and IP address conflicts For further details you are encouraged to seek additional information from the following organization Internet Assigned Numbers Authority http www iana org Operation Guide 24 96 Hub A Hub is an active device that is designed to connect several Ethernet devices in a star network Each device connects to the hub and the hub routes communication among the devices by sorting out destination IP addresses If you already have a network you probably have a hub If you wish to connect the MDR24 96 to a computer that is already connected to a network or that you regularly use to connect to the Internet a hub would be a worthwhile addition to your system allowing you to have all the cables connected all the time Important When connecting through a hub do not use a Crossover cable Hubs are designed to use standard cables 10 Base T vs 100 Base T The recorder s Ethernet card is hardware configured to operate at 100 Mbps If you wish to connect an MDR24 96 to an existing Ethernet network that is configured for 10 Mbps transmission rates it is necessary to use a 10 100 autosensing hub and or a rate converter Most hubs today are autosensing Pa P d 1593 ps PSM inani inani PADWAL olny olny TV
38. MDR 24 96 Operation Guide 24 24 BIT DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTERIEURES PAR L USAGER CONFIER L ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFIE AVIS POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D INCENDIE OU D ELECTROCUTION N EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU A L HUMIDITE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Le symbole clair avec point de fl che l int rieur d un triangle quilat ral est utilis pour alerter l utilisateur de la pr sence l int rieur du coffret de voltage dangereux non isol d ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d I ctrocution The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Le point d exclamation l int rieur d un triangle quilat ral est employ pour alerter les
39. MDR24 96 synchronization settings 1 Press SYNC to enter the SYNC OPTIONS menu Select Sample Clock Select either Internal or Word Clock according to your setup using the Dec Inc or lt lt gt gt buttons 2 Select OK to return to the SYNC OPTIONS menu 3 Select Sample Rate Using the Dec Inc or gt gt gt gt buttons set the Sample Rate to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz Select OK 4 Move to the third page of the SYNC OPTIONS menu with the Page Right gt button 5 Select Bit Depth Set the Bit Depth to 16 Bit or 24 Bit using the Dec Inc or gt gt gt gt buttons Select OK Word Clock Divisors 88 2 96 kHz operation only Some devices that support double wide AES at 88 2 and 96 kHz can only transmit or receive word clock at 0 5x the Sample Rate The Word Clock divisors determine whether Word Clock In and Word Clock Out run at 1x or 0 5x the MDR24 96 Sample Rate Both divisors can be set independently Sync Settings for 88 2 96 kHz operation only 1 Move to the last page of the SYNC OPTIONS menu with the Page Right gt button Select SR 2 In 2 Set the Word Clock Input divisor to On or Off using the Dec Inc or gt gt gt gt buttons Off selects 1x operation On selects 0 5x operation 3 Select OK then Select SR 2 Out and set the Word Clock Output divisor to On or Off 4 Select OK and press the SYNC button to exit the menu 22 MDR 24 96
40. OJECT disks be sure to buy IBM formatted ORB disks However off the shelf UDMA IDE drives from the computer store do not come preformatted If you decide to buy your own drives and install them into Mackie Media Trays then you will need to format them either on the MDR24 96 or off line You can format PROJECT disks with any PC that has Windows 95 98 98 SE NT 4 0 Millenium Operation Guide or 2000 on it with any Mac that has File Exchange or PC Exchange installed Mac OS 7 or later You can format your own UDMA IDE drives with any PC that has Windows 98 SE Millenium or 2000 on it or with any Mac that has OS 10 installed Mackie Media drives can also be read by any system that can Format them So for example you can insert a Mackie Media PROJECT disk into your Macintosh SCSI or IDE ORB drive and copy your Projects Recorded WAV and Rendered WAV or AIFF files directly onto your Mac s hard drive To format and verify media performance from the MDR24 96 1 Press the DISK UTIL button 2 Now select Format The LCD displays a message asking you to verify the drive speed for recording and playback 3 Select OK When the format operation has completed another message appears asking you to verify the drive speed for recording and playback 4 Ifa UDMA drive is installed select OK After the performance verification is completed select Continue If a Mackie Media PROJECT drive is installed select Can
41. ad take of the second chorus with the good take from the first You may need to fine tune your placement by undoing this operation and changing the location with the transport controls slightly to place it at the exact point If so press the Undo Redo select button from the Track Edit Menu and then choose Undo This will undo the paste Adjust the locator position go to the Paste Menu to mark the Start point and choose Paste again Repeat this until the chorus is placed perfectly Deleting a Section of Audio The MDR24 96 has no edit command to simply delete a section of audio This is because this can easily be done by simply cutting the section and not pasting it anywhere It won t be permanently deleted unless you later Purge Audio and the MDR24 96 determines that the audio file is not in use anywhere else At that point the audio will be permanently removed Find the section you wish to delete and Press the TRACK EDIT button and then the Cut select button Press the REC Record Ready button on the track containing the audio you wish to delete Use the transport and the End and Start select buttons to mark the ending and beginning of the section you wish to delete Choose Cut when you are ready to delete the section Now go about the rest of your editing without pasting the audio When you cut or copy the next section of audio the previous contents of the clipboard will be removed and essentially deleted If you wish to permanently del
42. allation disks for the MDR24 96 software If you ever have a problem Mackie Digital Tech Support may advise you to reinstall the operating system This will not delete any projects on either drive but it is always a good idea to back up any important projects before doing a reinstallation of the operating system You should notice that the MDR24 96 OS fits on just two floppy disks This small size is an indication of the efficiency of the operating system and is one reason why the MDR24 96 runs so smoothly Mackie may release updated versions of the operating system on our website www mackie com The file can easily be downloaded from the MDR24 96 section of the site Be sure to follow the instructions listed to correctly make the floppy disks We get many calls to our tech support complaining of bad installations that are caused by the user not making the disks correctly Once you have the most recent version of the installer disks you are ready to reinstall or update the operating system Be sure everything important is backed up and power off the MDR24 96 To upgrade system software 1 Insert the first disk into the floppy drive and turn on the MDR24 96 You will see the display telling you that it is Loading Please Wait It then reads from the floppy drive this is indicated by the green light on the front of the drive The display then flashes a screen that lists the installer and the version number and then quickly change
43. andard lengths 3 15 feet 8 DIO 8 ADAT Optical Interface Cables OPT Series standard ADAT Optical cables OPM Series Jacketed ADAT Optical cables w metal headshell OPT lengths 2 3 6 10 13 17 30 50 feet OPM lengths 3 5 10 15 20 30 50 feet PDIe8 AES EBU Interface Cables DBK Series DB25 to 4 male 4 female XLR s standard length 8 meters only Operation Guide 24 96 Marshall Electronics PO Box 2027 Culver City CA 90231 Tel 800 800 6608 Fax 310 391 8926 http www mars cam com cable html AIO 8 Analog Interface Cables DC DAXM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s DC DAXF Series DB25 to 8 female XLR s DC DAS Series DB25 to 8 1 4 TRS connectors Standard lengths 3 5 10 15 20 25 feet DIO 8 TDIF Interface Cables DCD 88D Series DB25 to DB25 standard lengths 1 3 6 12 15 20 25 33 feet PDI 8 AES EBU Interface Cables DC SYX Series DB25 to 4 male 4 female XLR s DC DUB Series DB25 to DB25 standard lengths 3 5 10 15 20 25 feet Pro Co Sound Inc 135 E Kalamazoo Ave Kalamazoo MI 49007 Tel 800 253 7360 Fax 616 388 0681 http ww procosound com AIO 8 Analog Interface Cables DA 88 XM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s DA 88 XF Series DB25 to 8 female XLR s DA 88 BQ Series DB25 to 8 1 4 TRS connectors Standard lengths 5 10 15 20 feet Other Cables In addition to the companies listed above the following companies supply individual 1100 AES EBU and or 750 word clock and
44. as it s not the same as the MDR24 96 s address In a larger network there are some higher levels of addressing which must be consistent within the network System 1 Settings MDR24 96 Most computers with standard default operating system installations are configured to have a dynamically assigned IP address that is they do not have a fixed IP address If this is the case with your computer you probably need to assign the computer a static IP address You must assure that the computer and MDR are not set up for the same address so they don t collide on the network In a simple network the IP addresses should be identical except for the last field In general you can change the settings on the computer or the MDR24 96 to match the other If your computer is connected to the Internet through a cable modem or DSL line it may have been assigned an IP address and Subnet Mask In this situation leave these computer settings intact and change the MDR s address Configuring the MDR24 96 FTP Server 1 Press the SYSTEM button 2 Select Setup 3 Select IP Note the IP address displayed The factory default is 10 10 28 20 You need to know the MDR 24 96 IP address to set up your FTP client software 4 For a computer set with a fixed IP address using the and select and DEC and INC buttons set the first three fields of the MDR24 96 IP address to match your computer s address and set the last field to somet
45. asing the old track Some people may never use this function because it s always possible to undo a recording pass if you make a bad punch After all why risk losing a take when it can be undone But Rehearse is handy for setting auto punch start and end points without wearing out the talent or recording blank space Rehearse mode can be accessed from a remote controller by pressing the REHEARSE button Footswitch Operation The MDR24 96 can be set up to perform key functions simply by stepping on a footswitch Simply connect a normally open footswitch to the FOOT SWITCH jack on the back of the MDR24 96 You can also connect a second footswitch with a different function assignment to the Footswitch input of a Remote 24 or Remote 48 Pro The footswitch is extremely handy when you want to use your hands for other tasks like playing your instrument working the console or eating pizza Punching in and out is probably the most common use of the footswitch but it can do other tricks as well Punch The Punch function is used to punch in and out of record on selected tracks Simply press the record arm buttons on the tracks you wish to punch in on and start the MDR24 96 playing before the punch point When you reach the point that you want to begin recording hit the footswitch When you are finished with the punch hit the footswitch again Recording stops but playback continues When punching the input monitoring mode is important If Au
46. at the last take will never see the light of day In these instances you can quickly reclaim disk space by deleting the last record pass Keep in mind that this command will delete audio from all tracks recorded on the last pass If the vocal was great but the guitar was junk re record the guitar but do not perform the Delete Last Command you don t want to lose the vocal too To delete the last recording pass 1 Press the o DELETE LAST C button 2 Purge audio files created during the last recording pass appears in the display Choose Yes to delete the pass and the audio files to reclaim disk space This is normally what you will choose The track reverts back to any audio that was previously recorded onto it Choose No to delete the take but to leave the audio file on the hard drive The take will no longer play but the audio file will remain on the hard drive This is useful if you want to back up every single take even the bad ones The track reverts back to any audio that was previously recorded onto it Choose Cancel if you decide that you do not want to delete the last take 3 If you chose Yes you will see a readout describing the progress of the delete function When it reaches 10096 the Delete Last function is finished and the main project returns to the display Alternate method Press the TRACK EDIT button and select Undo Redo 2 From the Undo Redo menu select Undo The History List
47. bruits radio lectriques d passant las limites applicables aux appareils num riques de dass A de dass B selon le cas prescrites dans le r glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par les ministere des communications du Canada FCC Information NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital devices pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense following standards and directives as set forth by the C European Union EN 55022 Radiated and Conducted Emissions EN 61000 4 2 Electrostatic Discharge Immunity EN 61000 4 3 RF Electromagnetic Fields Immunity EN 61000 4 4 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity EN 60950 IEC 950 Electrical Safety Requirements This product has been tested and complies with the WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture WARNING Before applying powe
48. cards and connect the MDR24 96 to an analog or digital console The second part describes how to start a session operate the basic transport and monitoring controls and explains the terms and conventions used to name store and retrieve projects on disk Then the appendices contain information on troubleshooting and service upgrading the software cabling and networking Updated manuals and the latest software releases can be obtained from Mackie s website at www mackie com Operation Guide a L6 MDR 24 96 Conventions The MDR24 96 Quick Start Guide uses the following conventions to help you find information quickly Text Conventions a File or folder names example Projects Ode To Masters Ode To Masters hdr b Software or hardware controls example Punch c Proper names of objects on front rear panel example PLAY Icons This icon identifies in depth explanations of features and practical tips Though not required reading they do offer some choice tidbits of knowledge that will leave you wiser for the reading This icon identifies information that is critically important to the operation of the MDR24 96 So for your own sake please read these sections Front Panel User Interface Conventions Most of the buttons on the front panel need no explanation don t worry we ll explain them anyway The display LCD and the buttons immediately below it control the computer that s at the heart of the MDR24
49. ce the Submaster Outputs 9 16 and 17 24 are the same as outputs 1 8 Alternately you can connect the console s direct outputs to the recorder s inputs so that each console channel feeds the like numbered recorder track Or you can use a combination of direct and subgroup outs The hookup diagram below shows the MDR24 96 inputs connected to the Submaster Outputs MDR24 96 back panel 2 i 7 5 6 3 6 1 m TAPE RETURNS 8 18 9 16 1724 G I O Vo AIX 15 13 11 9 TAPE RETURNS 9 16 Je 6 e 6 9 6 8 6 N OUTPUT S OUTPUT 8 o ee 6 DE l TAPE RETURNS 17 24 INPUT 181816 E ner 9999 9999 m EB uu 2 8 N jj 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 MDR24 96 AIO Cards Operation Guide 2 Connect three snakes to MDR24 96 Outputs top connector Connect the plug end of the snakes to the like numbered Tape Return jacks on the 2498 console MDR24 96 Settings 1 Set the Sample Clock to Internal 2 Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth according to your preference Console Settings set 24 8 console to the nominal 4 dBu operating level by setting the five Operating Level switches in the Sub Out and Tape Return sections to the OUT position This example describes the hookup
50. cel they are too slow to be used for recording and playback 5 Press DISK UTIL to exit Verify Drive Performance Verify Drive Performance tests the read write speed and overall transfer rate of the external drive under simulated worst case scenarios to determine whether it can sustain 24 tracks of recording and playback Although any IDE drive can be used for backup only UDMA IDE drives that pass the performance verification test can be used for recording and playback When a drive passes the performance verification test it is designated as a real time drive Formatting erases this designation so each time you Format a real time drive you must re run the test If a drive fails the test that drive can be used for backup but not recording Drives tagged for backup only service will be designated as External with the asterisk in the front panel menus After a Format operation the MDR24 96 automatically prompts you to run the performance verification test The test should be run only on UDMA IDE drives Don t run the test on Mackie Media PROJECT drives the cows will come home before the test finishes MDR 24 96 Verify the Performance of external media 1 Press the DISK UTIL button If the Active Drive is the Internal drive then select Set 2 From the Set Active Drive menu Select External then select OK 3 Select Verify When the message appears asking you to confirm the operation select OK After a couple of
51. ch out points when PUNCH is selected from a remote control Punch is an automatic recording feature that switches a record armed track or tracks into Record mode at a specified punch in point LOC 3 and takes it out of Record at the specified punch out point LOC 4 See Auto Punch on page 42 for more details Operation Guide 24 96 Recording Saying the MDR24 96 is just a 24 track recorder is like saying a Ferrari 550 is just a car It s true but it misses the point entirely The MDR24 96 has many features that place it above an ordinary 24 track recorder Virtual Tracks One difference between the MDR24 96 and some other recorders is the virtual tracks Each of the 24 tracks on the MDR24 96 is actually one of eight virtual tracks These virtual tracks give you places to hold onto old takes just in case they turn out to be gems Virtual tracks can also be used as a scratch pad to try out different edits First let s learn how to access the virtual tracks and later we will present you with a few examples on how you can use them most effectively To access the virtual tracks selection menu 1 First press the TRACK EDIT button 2 Press the Right Arrow button to ety eee een eee move to the second page of the TRACK EDIT MENU 9 Q O Q 3 Then choose the Set Virtual select button You will be presented with a screen containing two rows of numbers The top row displays the track numbers fr
52. ck Out 883 lt Word Clock In posee Word Word Clock Out Clock Out MPR D8B as yne MDR24 96 as Master Depress the Termination button if the MDR24 96 is set to Slave Note The Word Clock connections shown here are the same for Figure 2 3 and 4 MDR 24 96 Master only Word Clock In Word Clock Out D APOGEE DIGITAL I O js 2 DIGITAL I O e Q OUT IN SYNC gm o je TDIF ADAT OPTICAL ze OUT IN SYNC Y APOGEE DIGITAL I O NN OUT IN SYNC OPTICAL DIGITAL I O Figure 1 TDIF ADAT OPTICAL gg oco OUT IN SYNC DIGITAL I O 0 OUT IN SYNC DIGITAL I O TDIF OUT IN SYNC Cards TDIF Connection TDIF Cables DB25 TDIF Connection Cards Digital 8 Bus MDR 24 96 ADAT Optical Hookup 010 8 or 8 Cables 8 Hardware 3 10 8 or 8 cards for MDR24 96 3 1058 or 8 cards for 2 1 Clock 1 0 card for D8B 6 ADAT Optical cables 1 750 BNC word clock cable Hookup 1 Co
53. dio 24 Bit audio offers the potential for greater dynamic range the difference between the softest and loudest sounds that can be recorded and captures a more accurate image of the sound Note You must still select the MDR24 96 s Sample Rate even if it s slaved to an other device s clock If you don t set it correctly the MDR24 96 time display will run at the wrong rate even though audio will play at the right speed Operation Guide Note When ating in sync with external time code you d nomally stop the MDR24 96 by stopping the time code master not the recorder If you re recording when chasing time code pressing Stop or Play will punch out of recording MDR 24 96 Time Code Chase If the MDR is set to slave to external time code MTC or SMPTE time code engaging the Time Code Chase mode causes the MDR24 96 transport to follow time code coming from an external master source If disengaged the MDR will go off line and will no longer follow the external time code This function is enabled with the T CODE CHASE button In the Time Code Chase mode pressing the PLAY button causes the transport to wait in an armed state for time code to start Start stop wind and locate functions follow the time code master The MDR24 96 does not resolve its word clock to incoming time code it only uses time code to synchronize transport time Once the MDR24 96 transport has jumped to the time code
54. ds Claude Gaudette Richard Baker Guitars Tim Pierce Engineered by Keith Olsen and Peter Love Recorded and Programmed at Goodnight LA Studios Los Angeles Mackie the Running Man figure MDR24 96 and Digital 8eBus are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged 2002 Mackie Designs Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in the U S A Operation Guide 0 16220 Wood Red NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA US amp Canada 800 898 3211 Europe Asia Central amp South America 425 487 4333 Middle East amp Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail sales mackie com
55. e Feel free to perform any other operations compress a bass EQ a guitar distort a vocal All of these will yield great results Once the files are edited to your liking save them under the same name this is why we backed them up earlier Use the FTP Client to transfer them back to the MDR24 96 Find the audio files folder containing the old versions of the files you have just edited Using the FTP Client delete these versions on the MDR 24 96 and then transfer the edited versions into the folder When you next open this project the new files will have replaced the old ones Disk Management Formatting Drives Formatting a drive erases the drive contents and prepares the file system for use with the MDR24 96 All media must be formatted before it can be used with the MDR24 96 Normally you ll format media with the MDR24 96 but you can format backup media on another system Only media formatted by the MDR24 96 can be used for recording and playback Mackie Media PROJECT disks use the FAT16 file system and Mackie Media Me90 drives use the FAT32 file system The MDR24 96 only allows you to format an External drive This is for safety since the recorder s operating system resides on the Internal drive as well as any Project files you may have created Should you feel the need to reformat the Internal drive please contact Mackie Technical Support first Mackie Media Me90 drives come pre formatted and ready to use as do Mackie Media PR
56. e Termination MDR24 96 is at the end of a cable that s Word Clock to other Slaves BNC Tee connected to several devices push the adaptor Termination Switch in otherwise leave it input jack out and use a BNC Tee adapter to feed the signal on to the next device in the chain Word Clock From Master Note If you are using an MDR24 96 with the Mackie Digital 8eBus console you may need to turn on the Digital 8eBus first The Clock 1 0 on the D8B prefers not to see an active signal at its Word Clock input when it powers up Mackie Media Optional The MDR24 96 emulates the tape library tradition with Mackie Media Me90 and Mackie Media PROJECT drives Both drives come complete with a plug in tray for quick removal and a nifty storage case for shelving and transporting the drives Trays can be purchased separately if you want to use your own UDMA IDE drives The MDR24 96 can record or play directly off the Me90 so you can change sessions as quickly as changing tape on a 24 track no backup time required PROJECT drives are for backup only and use removable 2 2GB ORB cartridges that fit in your pocket Each can hold a couple of 5 minute 24 track masters Mackie Media Tray Mackie Media Receiver To install or remove a Mackie Media tray 1 Power the MDR24 96 off whenever inserting or removing media trays If you have an active project don t forget to save
57. econd fps is your best choice MMC Device ID You can set the MMC MIDI Machine Control Device ID independently for each group of eight tracks Most 24 track MMC control devices share the same Device ID for the three 8 track blocks Use MMC On Off to toggle MIDI Machine Control at the 1224 96 MIDI Out Pre Roll Time Preroll is the amount of time by which the transport location is offset when jumping to a locate point If Preroll is other than zero the transport will locate to a point earlier than the locate time by the amount of time set in the Preroll window This is useful when you want the locator to accurately define a point in the song like when the guitar solo begins but when punching in at that point you want to start rolling a few seconds before hand The MDR 24 96 allows you to set a Preroll amount and then toggle the Preroll on or off as needed To set the Preroll amount 1 Press the SYNC button and press the Right Arrow button to move to page two of the SYNC OPTIONS menu 2 Press the Pre Roll Time select button 3 Use the lt lt and gt gt select buttons to select Hours Minutes Seconds or Frames and use the DEC and INC buttons to set the amount for that field Press the Zero select button to reset the Preroll amount to zero 4 Press the OK select button to return to the SYNC OPTIONS menu when you are satisfied with the Preroll amount displayed Pre Roll Enab
58. ect Settings From the pop up menu select Control Panel You can also get to the Control Panel from the My Computer icon if you have one on your desktop Work your way down through the Control Panel menus as follows 5 5 A 5 gt Network Configuration TCP IP IP Address Note We have only included specific in If you don t see TCP IP as a choice in the Configuration window unusual for structions to set up standard installations you ll need to install it from the Windows installation PC computer with disk See TCP IP Is Not Listed below al You may or may not have to make changes to the TCP IP settings depending j on how your computer is set up If you use the computer in a network Macintosh with OS presently or if you use it to connect to the Internet providing those are 9 2 1 Sorry we would functioning normally it is best to record your current settings and set the end up with a novel if MDR24 96 accordingly Changing network settings may cause problems with we covered every plat your existing networking form and operating If the Specify an IP Address button is checked and there is an address and subnet mask displayed jot those numbers down You ll need them to match be able to apply these up the MDR24 96 with your computer instructions most op erating systems If the Obtain an IP Address Dynamically button is checked or if the Specify button is checked b
59. ected on the MDR24 96 Operation Guide ADAT Optical Hookup with 010 8 che ee Clock I O Card Word Clock Out 040 Word Clock In Word Clock Out MDR24 96 Word as Master Clock Out DEB as Master Use only Depress the Termination button if the MDR24 96 is set to Slave Word Clock In Word Clock Out 24 96 SYNC APOGEE DIGITAL I O Word Clock Out TDIF APOGEE OUT 9 9 Geez IN MDR Sync Card APOGEE DIGITAL I O af E n LE 2 TDIF OUT IN SYNC Y Y APOGEE DIGITAL I O APOGEE Figure 2 TDIF IN NC Gaza TDIF OUT IN SYNC OUT 255 0 8 Cards DIGITAL I O Optical Out Digital 8 Bus ADAT Optical In OUT IN APOGEE DIGITAL I O DIGITAL I O a MIC E n 4 24 96 OUT IN ADAT Optical Out SYNC ADAT Optical In Cards r Word Clock Out MDR24 96 ae Master Depress the Termination button if the 24 96 is set to Slave ADAT Optical Hookup with OPTe8 Cards 6 0 Apogee Clock 0 Card ZNO
60. eration you re performing SELECT SELECT SELECT Pairs of SELECT buttons with lt lt gt gt displayed above them used to select among choices or move a cursor v through a text field The DEC and INC decrement and increment buttons scroll through choices in the active field Sometimes they duplicate the lt lt gt gt buttons and at other times they interact where the lt lt gt gt buttons select the character that will be changed by the DEC and INC buttons Pressing the SELECT button labeled OK in the display performs the menu operation in process There s usually a button labeled Cancel should you decide not to complete an operation Pressing any menu button will also back out without performing the operation Front Panel Display and Controls The DEC and INC decrement and increment buttons are used to modify an alphabetical or numerical parameter displayed in the LCD such as Project Name or Time Code Offset If the red LEDs above the buttons are glowing they re active Generally you can tell that a character can be edited with the DEC and INC buttons if it s sitting above a pair of lt lt gt gt characters The Select buttons below the lt lt gt gt characters move cursor along numeric field indicating which character will be changed by pressing the DEC and INC buttons DEC INC Any time you re working in menu LED s will ill
61. ete this file press the Purge Audio select button found on the second page of the Project menu If no part of this file appears elsewhere in your project it will be purged permanently removing it from your hard drive see Purge Audio on page 34 Operation Guide 52 MDR 24 96 Making a Vocal Comp When recording vocals it is often necessary to record multiple takes and combine them into a perfect vocal composite or comp This can easily be done with the MDR24 96 virtual tracks When recording use the Auto Take function to record seven good vocal takes on the first seven virtual tracks of your vocal track Do this by pressing the AUTO TAKE button Let s record the vocal on track 11 record a take return to the beginning and record again The Auto Take function will increment track 11 to the second virtual track Repeat this until you have seven good takes If along the way you have a take that you know is not a keeper press the DELETE LAST button to remove it from the hard drive and press RECORD and PLAY buttons to record the virtual track again When you perform the Delete Last function in Auto Take mode the MDR24 96 realizes that the last take was thrown out and will not increment to the next virtual track until the current virtual track is filled with an acceptable take When all seven are finished press the AUTO TAKE button again to turn the function off We must now edit the seven virtual tracks into one master comp We
62. ever if you later synchronize the MDR24 96 to time code from a you must lock the and MDR24 96 to a master video sync source and lock D8B which can t sync to video to word clock from 116 6 In this case the MDR24 96 becomes both a video slave and a word clock master For more detailed information on setups involving video and time code synchronization see the HDR24 96 Technical Reference manual available to download at www mackie com Note For audio for video applications the MDR24 96 can lock its word clock to a video signal In this configuration there must be only one word clock depen dent device The MDR24 96 locked to the video source The MDR24 96 then becomes the word clock master for the other digital devices in the system for example a digital mixing console Do not attempt to lock multiple digital de vices to the video signal or you ll get clicks Operation Guide EY z O A 5 gt z A 5 gt VERY IMPORTANT 24 96 The following are recommended setups for establishing proper sample clock synchronization with the devices connected to the MDR24 96 digital I O cards TDIF 010 8 With MDR24 96 as a master connect Word Clock Out of the MDR24 96 to Word Clock In on the receiving device s If connecting to older TASCAM DTRS recorders use the Sync Out port on the first DIOe8 card instead of Word Clock Out If there is more than one DTRS recorder in
63. f a file transfer is interrupted during an FTP session the FTP client will perform an integrity check and attempt to re establish connection and transfer Most FTP servers and clients employ a user name and password scheme for authorization purposes The MDR24 96 FTP implementation sets the client account to anonymous status thereby allowing any fully functional FTP client to connect to the internal file system of the recorder Because it s possible that an unknown computer may connect to the MDR24 96 and add or delete files care should be taken when connecting the MDR to a publicly available network WAN IP Address Without detailing the intricacies of network security and firewalls you should be aware that configuring the MDR24 96 with a publicly available IP address on publicly available network may make the recorder s hard drive and functions visible to network traffic i e the Internet When connecting two Ethernet devices directly without including an outside network this is a non issue Certain IP address ranges have been set aside by key Internet standards bodies for use in private networking applications Those ranges are as follows Class 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 Class B 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 Class C 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 If your MDR24 96 is connected to a network that never touches another network i e not publicly available outside of your network you may use any IP address range you choose
64. for the 088 console equipped for analog 1 0 MDR 24 96 Digital 8eBus AlOe8 amp Cards ee AlOe amp Cards ANALOG I O 1 0 7 6 DB25 to 0 0 25 log ANALOG ANALOG I O Snakes gt 5 gt Note Some older AlOe8 cards have the Input jack la beled as From Tape and the Out put jack labeled as To Tape Other wise they operate identically Sigh long story 24 96 n O ccn gt 2 2 OUTPUT 8 INPUT Pa 5 TAPE IN OUTS Cables amp Hardware 3 AIO 8 cards for MDR24 96 3 AIO 8 cards for D8B 6 DB25 to DB25 analog snakes Hookup 1 Connect three snakes between the MDR24 96 Inputs bottom connector and the corresponding D8B Tape Outputs top connector Connect three snakes between the MDR24 96 Outputs top connector and the corresponding D8B Tape Inputs bottom connector MDR24 96 Settings 1 Set the Sample Clock to Internal 2 Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth according to your preference It is not necessary to set the D8B and MDR24 96 to the same sample rate since with analog connections the sample clocks on the two units are not synchronized Console Settings 1 Set the D8B Sample Clock to 44 1 k Internal or 48 k Internal according to your preference Hookup 010 8 Cables amp Hardware 3
65. g Auto Input affects only tracks that are in Record Ready armed Tracks that are not armed only monitor the playback of previously recorded audio All Input overrides Auto Input To use Auto Input All Input must be turned off When Auto Input is On armed tracks monitor their inputs in Stop Fast Forward Rewind and Record In Play you hear only what s already recorded on the tracks This mode is used primarily for tracking and overdubbing where you want to hear what s been previously recorded on the track before the punch in and after the punch out During the punch you hear what is presently being recorded Auto Input On is the default mode when you power up the MDR24 96 When Auto Input is Off armed tracks always monitor their inputs This mode is used primarily for rehearsal and tracking where you want to always hear what you re playing rather than what s already recorded on that track To enable Auto Input Press the AUTO INPUT button The glowing LED above the button indicates that it s ON Ea 5 gt Metering and Setting Record Levels A professional analog recorder has meters that indicate 0 VU at a 4 dBu nominal signal level Generally you can record peaks 10 to 15 dB above that before distortion becomes objectionable This 10 15 dB range above the nominal level is called headroom The overload indicators on the MDR24 96 light when the signal level reaches 1 dBFS On digital
66. he Paste command copies the contents of the u Clipboard onto the selected audio track This replaces any audio on the track with the audio on the clipboard In the Paste Menu you only specify the Start point not the end point The length of audio on the clipboard determines the end point This means that you must be sure that the audio on the clipboard is not longer than you think if it is it may replace something that it shouldn t But if the selection on the clipboard has a section with no information where nothing was recorded into the original track then the section being pasted over will not be replaced Before Paste Audio B After Paste Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard The MDR24 96 pastes multiple tracks based on the lowest track arm light that is lit when in the Paste Menu It remembers the arrangement of tracks on the clipboard and will paste them accordingly If we copy audio from tracks 12 15 16 and 17 and paste them starting on track 12 the MDR24 96 will paste the tracks in the same tracks they were copied from If we instead paste these with the track 1 record ready light lit the tracks will be pasted onto tracks 1 4 5 and 6 If multiple track arm lights are illuminated when pasting the tracks will be pasted starting on the lowest one the rest of the record ready lights are irrelevant If a single track is pasted with multiple lights illuminated the same will be true The track will only be
67. he mixing console Finally when editing instruments spanning multiple tracks such as a drum kit it may benefit you to listen to just a particular part of the drum set to fine tune your edit points With track mutes you can easily mute everything but the desired tracks and edit to your hearts content To mute a track 1 First press the TRACK EDIT button 2 Press the Right Arrow button to move to the second page of the TRACK EDIT MENU 3 Press the Mute select button The dialog window will tell you to press the track arm buttons to toggle the mute status on a track If the Record Ready LED is lit while the mute screen is displayed the track will be muted and if the Record Ready is not lit the track will play normally 4 Use the Record Arm buttons to mute and unmute tracks Press the OK select button to leave the Track Mute menu The Record Ready LEDs change to their previous state but any muted tracks will remain muted until you return to the mute screen to change their status The meters continue to show playback on muted tracks but the outputs will not pass audio Record Safe Record Safe locks out all Record Ready and Master Record switches Any tracks that are armed become disarmed when Record Safe is activated If the transport is running in Master Record mode whether actually recording or not the record operation is canceled You ll find the REC SAFE button above the floppy disk drive Operation Guide
68. hese are part of the operating system and should be left intact Do not delete any of these files from the MDR 24 96 hard drive MDR 24 96 FTP Client Configuration There are a number of FTP clients available for both PC and Macintosh platforms This generic example may not exactly reflect the settings for your particular FTP client software but it should be close enough to get you on the right track if you re having difficulty 1 Create anew account for connecting to the MDR24 96 Carers aa oae o EXE 2 If there is a Profile or Account DE rrr name setting choose a name like 27mm we Or MDR 7 Apod D 3 For Host Name Address use the MDR IP address you decided on earlier In the default case the MDR a IP address is 10 10 28 20 4 If you must choose Host Type select Anonymous Login 5 If there is a Password setting you can leave it blank The anonymous setting will automatically send something that the MDR will ignore 6 If there is a Directory setting set it to C for the internal drive or E for the external 7 The Subnet setting on your computer should be set the same as the MDR24 96 8 You should now be able to engage the Connect command and see the contents of the MDR24 96 s hard drive The internal hard d
69. hing different Be sure you don t set it to the address of another device that you have on your network When the IP address has been set select OK You could also change the computer s address to match the MDR see below 5 Select Sub in the Setup TCP window Use the default number 255 255 255 0 unless your network requires a subnet mask setting Select OK Be sure both the MDR24 96 and your computer have the same subnet 6 Select Gate and input a value if required by your network or client software You might be able to leave this blank if no gateway is being used select OK 7 Select Exit to close the Setup TCP menu 8 Select FTP Turbo and use the gt gt and gt gt select buttons DEC and INC buttons to choose between Turbo FTP and Normal FTP If your computer has a 100 Base T Ethernet card installed choose Turbo FTP If it only has a 10 Base T Ethernet card installed choose Normal FTP 9 Select Exit to close the Turbo FTP menu 10 Press the SYSTEM button to exit the Setup TCP menu 11 To run the MDR FTP server press the SYSTEM button 12 Select Run FTP A message appears telling you the FTP server is running It also displays the IP address for the MDR for your reference When you are completely finished with all file transfers press the Continue button Operation Guide System 2 Settings second computer or other Ethernet device Windows 95 98 Configuring TCP IP From the Windows Start button sel
70. hing you do at the very end of a project Perform the purge just before you back up for the last time This will ensure that you don t remove something that may decide you need later To purge unused audio files 1 Press the PROJECT 2 Press the Right Arrow button to move to page two of the PROJECT MENU 3 Press the Purge Audio select button 4 You will see a prompt reminding you that this command cannot be undone and asking you to confirm the purge command Press the OK select button to purge unused audio or the Cancel select button to exit Project Backup Restore With Mackie Media drives you can back up your Projects on removable media that you can hand to the client or store in your tape library Backing up and restoring Projects is as simple as copying the Projects between the internal and the Mackie Media drives To copy Projects between the internal and Mackie Media drives 1 Press the BACKUP button 2 Using the Dec Inc or the gt gt lt lt buttons select Set Source to set the drive the Project will be copied from and Set Dest to set the drive the Project will be copied to Since a Project can t be copied onto itself the source and destination drives must be different 3 Select OK to return to the Backup menu then select Backup Choose the desired Project using the Dec Inc or the gt gt lt lt buttons 4 Press OK When the backup i
71. it first 2 To remove a drive first unlock it by inserting the key and turning it a quarter turn counterclockwise Two keys are packed with the recorder and one with each Me90 drive VERY IMPORTANT 3 Lift the bail handle to release the drive and pull it out of the drive bay 4 To install a new 1190 or PROJECT drive slide the media tray into the front panel drive bay Press it firmly into place and latch it by pressing the bail handle downward until it s fully seated 5 Insert the key into the lock and turn it a quarter turn clockwise The key locks the drive into place and powers the tray 6 The MDR24 96 will automatically detect the Mackie Media drive when you next power it up Note Mackie Media are hard drives and as we all know hard drives involve some pretty intricate technology So don t shake the little darlin and if a tray has just come in from a freezing car or airplane cargo hold do not install it until it has reached room temperature z 5 gt Operation Guide 15 Note The Remotes duplicate nearly all of the front panel operating controls When we describe a front panel opera tion you ll probably find it available on the Remote also If you have a Remote try it both ways If you don t have a Re mote yet think of how convenient it would be 5 gt Note If you are us ing an MDR24 96 with the Mackie Digital 8eBus con sole y
72. lay 37 Mackie Media Optional 5 Locate Points and Looping 37 Remote 24 Remote 48 Optional 16 Tr wig 7 38 Footswitch Optional 16 8 16 Virtual Tracks 38 Track Mutes 39 Configuration 17 39 I O Cards 17 Auto Tala 40 Synchronization 19 Monitoring 40 Synchronization Options 19 All Input 40 Sample Clock 19 Auto Input 40 Sample ri E E 19 Metering and Setting Record Levels 41 Bit cesses eee 19 Auto Punch 42 Time Code Chase 19 43 Time Code Source 20 Footswitch Operation 43 Time Code Frame Rate 20 Editing 45 MMC Device ID 20 Delete Last 45 Send MMC
73. le When Preroll enable is on Locate points are offset by the Preroll time When Preroll enable is off there is no preroll offset To turn Preroll on or off 1 Press the SYNC button and press the Right Arrow button to move to page two of the SYNC OPTIONS menu 2 Press the Pre Roll On select button 3 Use the lt lt and gt gt select buttons to turn Preroll on or off 4 Press the OK select button to make your selection and to return to the SYNC OPTIONS menu Operation Guide Generate SMPTE MTC These options allow you to select whether SMPTE time code or MIDI time code or both are generated Em E 55 gt Note It is not pos Time Code Offset sible to generateand This is the amount of time hours minutes seconds and frames that is added to chase SMPTEtime the incoming time code value and the resulting time is the Current Time of the code simultaneously MDR24 96 when in Time Code Chase Negative can be selected to subtract the Generate sMpTEjs Offset value from the incoming time code selected as the time To set the TC Offset 1 Select TC Offset from the SYNC OPTIONS menu code Source an error message will appear if you also select 2 Select Set Time Code Chase Use the Select buttons to move the vv cursor among fields and then use the Select buttons to change the value Negative can be selected from the TC Offset menu To configure the
74. lling and configuring the MDR24 96 you re almost ready to start your first Project We still want you to read this entire guide but we already hear some of you shuffling and muttering Okay okay okay for the NS terminally impatient read this chapter then you can go out and play with your friends Note Thefront This section explains all you need to know to run a basic recording session panel display opening and creating Projects operating the Transport setting levels and recording and overdubbing tracks After you re done recording you will learn how to back up your project to Mackie Media 90 and Mackie Media PROJECT drives blanks after several minutes of being idle Pressing any button Project Management display will turn it backon Creating Projects Now that you have a few basics down you re ready to start recording First you ll need to create a new Project Typically a Project is a song radio spot or sound effects stem for a 10 minute film reel but it could also be a live concert or an entire symphony To create a new Project 1 Press PROJECT then select New The MDR24 96 asks if you want to save the currently open Project Press No to discard the changes you may have made to the demo Project 2 Choose the drive you want to create the Project on by selecting either Internal or External from the Select Destination Drive screen using the Dec Inc or gt gt gt gt
75. ndard carrying two channels of digital audio on a single balanced cable The PDIe8 can also be configured for the consumer IEC 958 Type 2 or S PDIF data format if required DB25 cables that break out to XLR connectors and double ended DB25 to DB25 AES EBU cables for mating with your console are readily available The PDI 8 is the only Mackie I O card that currently supports 88 2 or 96 kHz operation At these sample rates the PDIe8 card runs in double wide dual wire mode In double wide mode the PDIe8 carries four mono channels of digital I O by transmitting two consecutive 88 2 96k samples of the same channel on a single conductor 8 Note Different manufacturers use different wiring standards for DB25 in terface cables both analog and digital that otherwise look the same Make sure the cable you are using is the correct one See Appendix E for a list of compatible MDR24 96 1 0 card cables 5 gt Operation Guide ET replace the 8 cards with different 1 0 cards 1 If the MDR24 96 is plugged into AC power unplug it 2 Unscrew the thumbscrews at the top and bottom of each 1 0 card to be removed Grasp one thumbscrew with each hand and gently pull the card out 2 gt WARNING DO NOT PLUG INTO ETHERNET SWITCH MACKIE M MDR 24 96 ANALOG I O ANALOG I O ANALOG 1 1 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 9
76. ning tape will now reach the play head earlier in time The difference is that this can be done with just the selected tracks as opposed to all 24 tracks as is the case with analog tape The Join command is useful for removing a section of silence from a live set or to fix phasing problems between two microphones on the same source by removing a very small amount at the beginning of one of the tracks Before Join Audio B After Join Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard Operation Guide 24 96 Access the Copy command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Copy select button and then choosing Copy when you are ready to perform the operation The copy rn Lancer L command places the selected audio onto the clipboard but it does not remove it from the original tracks these are unaffected by the copy function Copying audio is often used to replace bad sections of audio with a good section that came before it For example if a singer nailed the take for the first chorus but didn t have the required energy for the second you can then easily copy her first chorus and paste it into the second Before Copy Audio B After Copy Audio B Source Track Clipboard Source Track Clipboard mE Paste Access the Paste command by first pressing TRACK EDIT then pressing the Paste select button and then choosing Paste when you are ready to perform the operation T
77. nnect three ADAT Optical cables from the MDR24 96 Optical Outputs to the Optical Inputs on the corresponding 1282 I O cards 2 Connect three ADAT Optical cables from the MDR24 96 Optical Inputs to the Optical Outputs on the corresponding D8B I O cards 3 When ADAT Optical is used the D8B must have a Clock I O card installed To make the D8B the clock master connect its Word Clock Out to the MDR24 96 Word Clock In To make the MDR24 96 the clock master connect its Word Clock Out to the D8B Word Clock In MDR24 96 Settings 1 If you have DIO 8 cards installed set the Tape Input and Tape Output format for each card to ADAT OPTe8 cards need no configuration e gt 2 If the MDR24 96 is the clock master set the Sample Clock to Internal If the MDR24 96 is a clock slave set the Sample Clock to Word Clock and bio depress 750 termination button on the Sync which unit in Figures 2 8 3 provides master 3 Set the Sample Rate to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz according to your preference clock depends on your application Console Settings 1 If you have DIO 8 cards installed set the Tape Input and Tape Output format for each card to ADAT OPTe8 cards need no configuration 2 If the 262 is the clock master set the Sample Clock to either 44 1 k Internal or 48 k Internal if it is a clock slave then set the Sample Clock to either 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Set the sample rate to match the sample rate sel
78. oices within the current level menu than can be displayed in the available display area An arrow lt or at the top corner of the display indicates that more choices are available and in which direction to scroll in order to view them About Tape No you re not reading the wrong manual Our goal was to build a hard disk recorder that is comfortable for someone familiar with tape recording but that doesn t require you to get a brain transplant from a computer geek to use When familiar terms such as Tape Inputs Tape Returns Transport and the like are applied to the MDR24 96 they mean exactly what you expect them to mean Where the well worn shoe fits we continue to wear it Overview By combining traditional multitrack tape recording features with the power and flexibility of hard disk recording the Mackie Designs MDR24 96 takes multitrack recording to a level never before achieved by a product in its price range In addition to the standard battery of traditional tape based features the MDR24 96 e Combines the familiarity of a multitrack tape machine with the security of non destructive recording and non degrading recording media gt Records simultaneously on all 24 tracks at 44 1 or 48 kHz and on 12 tracks at 88 2 or 96 kHz At 48 kHz the internal hard drive stores over 2200 track minutes of 24 bit audio 90 minutes of 24 full tracks That s more than six reels of 2 inch tape at 30 inches per second At 96 kHz the dri
79. oject To delete a project from the internal or external drive button rimari 2 Press the Delete 5 i FELIS select button risu LIGE WE one 3 Using the DEC INC or the gt gt lt lt SELECT buttons choose the Internal or External drive and press the Next select button In this scenario you would choose Internal 4 Choose the project you wish to delete with the Dec Inc or the gt gt gt gt buttons Press the Del select button to delete the project 5 You will see a prompt to confirm that you wish to permanently delete the project from the drive Choose OK to delete the project Purge Audio Another way to reclaim disk space is to use the Purge Audio command This command will completely remove any audio from the hard drive that is no longer in use What does this mean Audio that you can hear is in use Audio that is on a virtual track is in use as well Audio that has been recorded over completely is not in use Audio that has been completely pasted on top of is also no longer in use The MDR24 96 will not purge any files that are partially in use If you paste a section of audio on top of the first ten seconds of an eight minute audio file the MDR24 96 will consider the whole 8 minute file as in use and will not delete it See the Virtual track description for further information on how audio files are handled Normally the purge audio command is somet
80. om 1 24 without the tens digit The first 1 9 represents tracks 1 9 the next 0 9 represents tracks 10 19 and the final 0 4 represents tracks 20 24 The next row of numbers is the current virtual track number for the track listed above it Here is an example of what you might see in the Virtual Track menu This display shows that tracks 1 4 are playing back virtual track 1 tracks 5 9 are playing virtual track 2 tracks 10 21 are playing virtual track 8 and tracks 22 24 are playing virtual track 4 By default the entire second row should display all ones This means that to begin with all the tracks are playing back their first virtual track 4 Use the lt lt gt gt SELECT buttons to select a track number from the top line the selected track number will appear as an _ instead of its number Now press the DEC INC buttons to change the virtual track on the selected channels This screen allows you to manually set any track to any of its eight virtual tracks It is often convenient to display the virtual track window while tracking so you are always aware of which virtual track you are recording onto for any given track Track Mutes The MDR24 96 allows you to mute the playback of any track This can be useful to mute certain tracks while editing without having to reach for your mixer board Also if you have an automated mix set up on your digital mixer you can mute tracks from the MDR24 96 without disrupting t
81. ou may need to turn on the Digi tal 8eBus first The Clock I O on the D8B prefers not to see an active signal at its Word Clock input when it powers up MDR 24 96 Remote 24 Remote 48 Optional Installing either remote is as simple as plugging in a telephone Connect one end of the cable supplied with the Remote to the REMOTE jack on MDR24 96 rear panel and the other end to the TO HDR REMOTE JACK jack on the Remote 24 or to the TO HDR jack on the Remote 48 It s OK to plug or unplug either Remote with the MDR24 96 powered on However if you plug the Remote 48 into the MDR24 96 while both are powered on you must power cycle the Remote 48 to reset the connection Back panel of the MACKIE REMOTE 24 REMOTE Jack FOOTSW Mackie Remote 24 se Footswitch Note The MDR24 96 REMOTE and Eth Remote ernet jacks both accept CAT 5 Ethernet cables don t get them mixed Footswitch Ethernet Jack SS Se ie M DO NOT li INTO FOOT SWITCH MACKIE Vigi ome MDR 24 96 TAPE 1 8 TAPE 9 16 17 24 CONCEIVED DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC WOODINVILLE WA 98072 USA MADE IN USA FABRIQUE AU USA PATE IDING COPYRIGHT REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGNS INC CKIE IE DIGT WARNING REMOVE POWER CORD FROM UNIT BEFORE INSTALLING 4 OR REMOVING CARDS AS oeoo zoo
82. peration Guide 24 96 List item number you are Undo Current Redo Prior Command Command currently on As you undo or redo items you will see this number decrease or increase Keep note of this number when you find something you like or write it down before you perform a series of edits so that you can quickly navigate to this history point The History List Number again 3 Press the Undo select button to undo the command listed This will reduce the history list number by one 3 Press the Redo select button to redo the command listed This will increase the history list number by one If no items can be undone None will be displayed as the undo command Pressing the Undo select button will have no effect Similarly if no items can be redone None will be displayed as the redo command Pressing Redo will have no effect as well Editing Examples The following are examples of specific applications of the MDR24 96 editing commands These illustrate how the commands can be effectively used Use these as jumping off points and apply these techniques to other situations We will not describe every button to press refer to the above sections for details Replacing a Multiple Track Chorus In this example we would like to move a copy of the first chorus and replace the second chorus with it What makes it seem tricky is that we need to move the Lead Vocal as well as three tracks of background vocals The M
83. r Firewall Router or Proxy Server A gateway acts as a conduit for networking traffic and computers that communicate through the gateway assume the IP address of the gateway In other words if your personal computer which is connected to your LAN has an IP address of 10 1 1 1 and it is connected to the Internet through a gateway computer with an IP address of 123 456 789 123 other computers outside your LAN will recognize your computer as having the same IP address as the gateway computer Multiple LAN computers may be connected to a WAN by this method and every computer communicating from behind the gateway will appear to the WAN as the gateway computer The gateway will convert the IP addresses of the LAN computers to its own IP address for both inbound and outbound traffic A firewall router or proxy server is a hardware and or software device that allows definable filtering of specific information file types and network access It is often used for security purposes if your hard drive and console are networked you might want to carefully research the need for firewall proxy protection FTP FTP is the acronym for File Transfer Protocol FTP communicates over TCP IP and is one of the languages methods that the Transport Control Protocol accommodates As its name implies FTP was designed to transfer files over a network Some of the unique capabilities of FTP are the recognition of transmission loss and file integrity checking I
84. r to the 24 96 make sure that the Voltage Selector switch next to the AC inlet jack on the rear panel is set to the line voltage used in your region Powering on the MDR24 96 with the Voltage Selector switch set incorrectly will cause an electrical and fire hazard that may result in irreparable damage to the unit Operation Guide Contents 2 Introduction 5 MDR24 96 Operation 32 Save your 5 Project Management 32 How To Use This Guide 5 Creating Projects 3 Conventions 6 Opening Projects 33 0 9 Saving Projects 7 J Deleting Projects 34 A Overview MMM 9 Purge Audio 34 C Setup and Configuration 10 Project Backup Restore E Basic Transport Operations 6 Q Required Equipment 10 6 0 Installation l0 Pip Wind eet Dee Dp EUREN DEUM 36 I O Cards and Cables 11 Stop 36 Sync Card and Cables Word Clock and 36 Digital Synchronization 13 Time Disp
85. r window on the Remote 24 The meters on the MDR24 96 will continue to display signal on all of the tracks with audio but the MDR24 96 will output audio from only the soloed track Press the footswitch again with the same track selected to disengage the solo function and to return the MDR24 96 to regular operation You can also select a different channel on the Remote 24 and press the footswitch to solo that channel instead To change footswitch function for the MDR24 96 or a Mackie Remote 1 Press the front panel SYSTEM button 2 Press the Right Arrow button to move to the second page 3 Now press either the Footswitch MDR or the Footswitch Remote select button 4 Use the lt lt and gt gt select buttons to change the assignment of the selected footswitch Press the OK select button to choose a setting The MDR 24 96 has four functions that can be assigned to the footswitch the remote adds a fifth Footswitch DO NOT PLUG I NTSS o o 6 I 8 INPUT OUTPUT 56 S S SO GEE OO INPUT OUTPUT 5 8 i TAPE 9 16 17 24 24 96 Editing Delete Last One way to save disk space is to use the DELETE LAST button after a bad recording pass One of the benefits of digital recording with the MDR24 96 is that you can keep every take and decide later which one to use But sometimes you know right off th
86. rce and distributing its word clock signal to all the slave devices in the system The master is configured to run from its internal clock and the slaves from external word clock Some digital interfaces are self clocking such as the AES input on many DAT machines and do not require a separate work clock connection Others simply cannot be configured as slaves The master slave designation must be made correctly for each device to avoid the clicks and pops associated with asynchronous clocks Whenever time code positional synchronization is used all the devices in a system both analog and digital must be synchronized to a common timing speed reference This is often achieved by distributing video from a master video sync generator sometimes called house sync to all the slave devices in the system when word clock cannot otherwise be used The MDR24 96 like many other digital devices can synchronize its sample clock to a video signal However video does not provide enough timing precision to properly synchronize devices whose digital audio paths are interconnected word clock must be used instead Generally it doesn t matter which device in a system serves as the word clock master except when synchronizing to time code or video For example if your MDR24 96 Inputs and Outputs are connected to the Tape Inputs and Outputs of a Mackie Digital 8eBus console using TDIF either the MDR24 96 or D8B can be the word clock master How
87. recorder meters zero represents the full scale digital signal level 0 dBFS for short 0 dBFS is the hottest signal that a digital device can handle with no headroom to spare When a digital signal reaches 0 dBFS for more than a sample or two the resulting distortion is uglier than scraping your fingernails across a chalkboard MACKIE 24TRACK 24BIT DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER dP GB d P Bo Pd 1 dB P P Bo tt M Ld PLI LEE 1 PLI m PLI PLI A N A Remember audio levels must NEVER reach 0 dBFS never ever ever Digital clipping is an extremely nasty sound that could only pass for music if you like what those crazy kids listen to over and over at all hours of the night including weekdays To get the best sound from the MDR24 96 1 Turn ALL INPUT on 5 2 Ask the talent to play or sing as loud as they will be performing during the session While watching the MDR24 96 meters adjust the console s tape outputs so that the signal peaks cause the red overload indicators to come on occasionally Then back off the tape output level slightly This insures the best fidelity and the widest dynamic range in the recorded signal and leaves you a little headroom to accommodate the talent s enthusiasm Keep the signal levels as high as possible without overload because recording at lower levels reduces resolu
88. rive is C and the external hard drive is E 9 Now you can copy files from the MDR24 96 to your computer or from your computer to the MDR24 96 Refer to your FTP client program for details Troubleshooting If you feel your settings are correct but the computer just won t see the MDR24 96 try a different FTP program There are many available and sometimes one just won t work with a particular configuration of computer and Ethernet card Using a different program may be the only solution Networking Glossary Here you will find a short description of some of the features and acronyms of course of the Network setup TCP IP is the acronym for Transport Control Protocol Internet Protocol These combined protocols provide the language and guidelines for computers communicating on a network Transport Control Protocol might be considered the method by which computers talk and the Internet Protocol is the assigned number system by which computers are distinguished An IP address is a numeric identifier in the format 123 456 789 000 Each computer that is attached to the Internet WAN Wide Area Network must have a unique IP address so it may be identified Likewise in a closed networking environment LAN or Local Area Network a unique IP address must be assigned to each computer that communicates on the network Although LAN computers may connect to WAN such practice is typically achieved by the use of a Gateway o
89. s completed either select another Project to back up or press the BACKUP button to exit It is extremely important that you make backup copies of your projects at the end of each session While digital recording technology is highly reliable and hard disk media is durable sometimes stuff just happens To reduce your risk of catastrophic data loss and the possible loss of and clients back up your projects on two media before deleting them from your working drive s VERY IMPORTANT There now you know better So don t wait until disaster strikes to get backup religion and don t complain to Mackie when your pet Rottweiler discovers that the only copy of your client s 20 000 project makes a superb chew toy and buries the drive in the garden Operation Guide 35 24 96 Basic Transport Operations The MDR24 96 transport and recording controls are similar to those on most multitrack tape recorders Play PLAY puts the MDR24 96 into play from any state as if you didn t know Play also punches out of record and cancels master record standby while leaving the Transport in play To put the Transport into play Press PLAY ERE Fast Wind REWIND and FAST FWD put the MDR24 96 into fast wind mode from any state They behave just like those on a large multitrack recorder when pressed from stop the tape rolls slowly at first then accelerates to 20X speed in a few seconds Pressing either button a
90. s field contains hyphens Leading spaces in the Bars field are also filled with hyphens as 73 04 45 Bar numbers greater than 999 are displayed as hyphens However the display still counts beats 01 through 04 while the transport is running 5 gt Note Whether or not a Cancel or Exit prompt appears above a SELECT button it s okay to jump directly to one of the other top level menus without respond ing to a prompt It s quick bail out in case you ve discovered that you re in the wrong menu for what you want to ac complish Skipping an OK Cancel or Exit prompt will not harm or hang the MDR24 96 Operation Guide 24 96 Status LEDs The group of LEDs to the left of the time code display indicates the state of several of the current setup options Es br 44 1k 48k and 96k LEDs indicate the selected We eu sample rate ERROR TC CLOCK e VARI indicates that the sample rate is controlled by an external word clock source or video sync signal 16 BIT and 24 BIT indicate the selected word length e ERROR indicates a clock or synchronization error for example a word clock frequency that is out of range TC indicates that the transport is receiving acceptable time code This LED is only active when the MDR24 96 is set to chase time code The LED blinks when time code is expected but is either not present or at the incorrect frame rate When
91. s over toa screen saying Loading disk Image One Please Wait When disk image one 15 loaded it will ask you to Please insert disk 2 2 Eject the first disk insert the second and press the Continue select button It then loads the second disk image When this is finished it will display This will install MDR Build __ Are you sure The blanks display the version number and the build number Each version may have several builds associated with it A new build may make some small changes or add some new features but it is not a full fledged new version 3 Choose OK to install the software or Cancel to quit If you choose Cancel you can simply power cycle the MDR24 96 and everything will be as it was before After you choose OK it will quickly expand all the files and tell you that the installation was successful 4 Press the OK button eject the disk turn off the MDR24 96 and after a few seconds turn it back on It will boot with the new OS successfully installed Operation Guide Appendix D Analog I O Pinout Description Description Signal Signal Pin 1 16 Ch24 Pin 14 Pin 2 16 Ch24 Pin 15 Pin 3 15 3 Pin 16 Pin 4 14 Ch22 Pin 17 Pin 5 14 Ch22 Pin 18 Pin 6 13 Ch21 9 7 12 Ch20 Pin 20 Pin 8 12 Ch20 Pin 21 Pin 9 h11 Ch19 Pin 22 Pin 10 h10 Ch18 Pin 23 Pin 11 h10 Ch18 Pin 24 Pin 12 Pin 25 shiel Pin 13 16 Ch24 15 Ch23 15 Ch23 14 Ch22 h13 Ch21
92. s to Save the Box 10 You think boxes grow on trees 9 It s actually a time capsule packed with a biological code that can t be decrypted until 2043 8 Its festive graphics will cheer up those other boxes forgotten in your attic 7 Impress your friends tape it up and pretend that you actually have two MDR24 96s 6 Ifyou throw it away bad people will know you have a studio in your house 5 Someday when paper costs more than steel it could net you a fortune The MDR24 96 itself only costs 47 95 The balance is what you paid for the box 3 Properly sealed it can be used as a flotation device in the unlikely event of a water landing 2 It s a great place to hide your old digital 8 track recorder 1 Ifyou collect ten MDR24 96 boxes Greg will come over for dinner this offer does not apply to dealers or distributors In the unlikely event that you should need to send the MDR24 96 back to Mackie for service please use the shipping box it came in This box has been specially designed to minimize damage to the MDR24 96 during shipping so that it won t end up more broken than when you sent it How To Use This Guide Welcome to the cutting edge of affordable multitrack recording and editing We know you re feeling eager but please take some time to read this Operation Guide before you jump into your first MDR24 96 session The first part of this guide explains how to install and configure the various MDR24 96 1 0
93. ss can access add and even delete files on your recorder Hackers have programs that search systems on The Net for audio files in hopes of finding a pre release copy of the Next Big Hit You may not want that much free publicity If you want to use the Internet to share files with a production partner or client be aware of the risks 2 5 gt Disclaimer Sorry Mackie Designs cannot offer the service knowledge that you might personally need on the broad and seemingly complex issue of networking security Please seek guidance from professional computer service types The two most popular methods of networking in the PC environment are Peer To Peer Usually used when only two computers are connected together This configuration is described in detail here Server Router Network One or more computers connected to a network server or router with a connection hub You may need to consult other references in order to integrate your MDR24 96 in a larger network using the information provided here Peer to Peer Networking Required Cables and Hardware A peer to peer network consists of two computers One computer is the MDR24 96 referred to as System 1 The other computer System 2 is the one with which you wish to share files most likely an audio workstation in your studio The MDR24 96 is equipped with a 100 Base T Ethernet interface system 2 must have a 100 Base T network card installed The
94. sso opoo fm X Footswitch Optional For hands free do it yourself punches and other frequently used functions like Play Stop Punch In Out and Take Select connect the cable of a momentary normally open footswitch to the FOOT SWITCH 1 4 TS jack on the rear panel of the MDR24 96 the Remote 24 or Remote 48 If you have a Remote installed you can connect two foot switches one to the MDR24 96 and one to the Remote Each footswitch functions independently of the other Footswitch functionality is assigned in the front panel System menu Power Up OK NOW you can turn it on Assuming you have already connected the MDR24 96 to your console power up the MDR24 96 first then the outboard equipment and console and finally the power amplifiers or powered monitors Audio equipment tends to generate unexpected clicks and pops when you power it up so by powering up your monitoring system last you ll save your speakers and your ears Before you read the next section take a quick self guided tour of the front panel display and controls to get a sense of where they are Note The front panel display s back light switches off after several min utes of inactivity It ll come back on auto matically when it s needed to display new information but you can revive it at any time by pressing either the Page Left or Page Right gt button below the display Configuration Before starting a
95. still within its Hs neni working range Most professional consoles can output 22 dBu without breaking a sweat like the Mackie Analog and Digital 8eBus consoles But beware that semi pro consoles often operate at a nominal output level of 10 dBV and will run out of steam before reaching a level that can take advantage of the recorder s full resolution Q 5 lt Auto Punch The Auto Punch function automatically starts and stops recording on armed tracks at preset punch in and punch out times just as if you had pressed the appropriate buttons Auto Punch is frequently used in combination with the Loop page 37 and Auto Take page 40 functions This feature is only accessible from either the Remote 24 or Remote 48 Typically this feature is used when you want to re record a portion of a track By setting up auto punch points you can be assured of punching in and out at the same spots on every pass protecting yourself from accidentally recording over a good section of the track By setting Loop points surrounding the Punch points you can continuously repeat a punch until you get it right or decide you need to practice the part some more The Punch markers share duties as LOC 3 and LOC 4 points page 37 While it s logical to set LOC 3 to the punch in time and LOC 4 to the punch out time recording always starts at the earliest of the two times and stops at the later time In order to perform an automatic punch PUNCH
96. tem Software 57 Appendix D Analog 1 Pinout 58 Appendix E Compatible Cables 59 Analog and Digital Multitrack Cables 59 Horizon Music Inc 59 Hosa Technology Inc 59 Marshall Electronics 60 Pro Co Sound Inc 60 Other Cables 60 Apogee Electronics Corporation 60 EE EE 60 Whirlwind 60 Appendix F Networking FTP Setup 61 Peer to Peer Networking 61 Hardware Interconnection 62 Network Configuration 62 System 1 Settings MDR24 96 63 System 2 Settings second computer or other Ethernet device 64 Windows 95 98 64 Macintosh OS 9 2 1 65 FTP Client Configuration 66 Troubleshooting 66 Networking Glossary 66 Please write your serial number here for future reference Doo Purchased at Date Of Purchase Manual Part No 0000107 Rev B 10 02 2002 Mackie Designs Inc rights reserved Printed in the U S A MDR 24 96 Introduction Save your Box Uncle Jeff s Bottom Ten Reason
97. ternal or 48 k Internal if it is a clock slave set the Sample Clock to either 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Set the sample rate to match the sample rate selected on 116 6 so we fibbed a little You can use PDle8 cards the D8B without a ClockI O card installed but doing so requires that you enable sample rate conversion on both the D8B and the MDR24 96 in lieu of word clock synchronization Sample rate conversion results in a 4 bit loss in sample resolution that may degrade the quality of the sound slightly So the moral of the story is that unless you just blew your wad on a new guitar and are eating peanut butter sandwiches until your next paycheck go buy a Clock 1 0 card 5 gt MDR 24 96 Depress the AES EBU Hookup with 01 8 PDIe8 Cards Apogee Clock I O Card 7 Word AE 8 8 8 Clock Out 18 W Q Q 6 2 4 9 Word Clock OIA lo lo Word Word MDR 0 92 Clock Out Clock Out PDI 8 PDI 8 PDI 8 MDR24 96 DEB as as Master Master Use one only Termination button if the MDR24 96 is set to Slave AES EBU I O AES EBU I O AES EBU I O Word Clock In Word Clock Out PDIe8 Cards Digital 8eBus AES EBU Cables DB25 MDR 24 96 Operation Guide MDR24 96 Operation Now that finished insta
98. the procedure for channels 9 16 and 17 24 Press Page Left lt until you return to the DIGITAL I O Card Setup menu STATUS BITS menu shows you the current status bit settings for outputs 1 8 Press the SELECT button corresponding to the desired output channel s to toggle the selection between Pro default and Consu Press the Page Right gt button to scroll to channels 9 16 Repeat the procedure for channels 9 16 and 17 24 Press DIGI I O to exit E m gt Note The PDI 8 is the only Mackie I O card that currently supports 88 2 or 96 kHz opera tion Do not operate the MDR24 96 at these Sample Rates with AIO 8 DIO 8 or 8 cards installed Synchronization Synchronization Options Sample Clock The Sample Clock setting determines the source of the MDR24 96 sample clock If the MDR24 96 is a clock master or is not connected to any other digital device s set it to Internal If the MDR24 96 is a word clock slave set it to Word Clock When Video is selected as the clock source an additional parameter the video frame rate is required This is actually set as the Video Field Rate twice as fast Video Field magically appends itself to the list of Sync Options in the LCD display However you ll have to hunt it down as there are normally 3 pages of Sync Options and Video Field appears on a new page 4 Video Field Rate options are B amp W 60Hz NTSC 59 94 Hz and
99. the Make Active button with the MDR24 96 configuration highlighted 5 From the TCP IP setup for the MDR24 96 make the following settings for the Connect Via box choose Ethernet it may say Ethernet Built In and for the Configure box choose Manually If you see an IP address and subnet listed leave them as is and change the settings on the MDR24 96 If the fields are blank we must assign an IP address and subnet to the Mac 7 Set the IP address to be identical to that of the MDR24 96 except for the last field For example the default IP address on the MDR24 96 is 10 10 28 20 Set the IP address on the computer to 10 10 28 10 where the last 10 is an arbitrary number that is not 20 8 Set the Subnet mask to match identically that of the MDR24 96 The default setting on the MDR24 96 is 255 255 0 0 so you should set the subnet mask in the Mac to be the same 9 Leave the Router address Name server address and Search domains blank 10 From the File menu choose Quit It should prompt you to save do so now 12 Your Macintosh should now be configured properly to see the MDR24 96 Run the FTP server on the MDR24 96 and open the FTP Client on your computer to transfer files Operation Guide bc 5 gt Note A folder named System and files en titled mackieos EXE and PME SYS nor mally hidden on the MDR 24 96 file man agement listings will be visible on the FTP listing of the C drive T
100. tic cables depending on your I O setup e Allthe stuff that typically connects to a console microphones instruments outboard equipment control room monitors and so on Installation This section describes how to install the I O cards and how to connect the MDR24 96 to your console Before you begin you should choose a location for your MDR24 96 considering the following e If you re not using the Remote 24 or Remote 48 position the front panel within convenient reach of your normal recording mixing position Be aware that although analog and AES EBU cables can be fairly long TDIF and Remote 24 Remote 48 cables are limited to about 10 meters ADAT Optical cables can reach up to about 15 meters gt The 1224 96 requires a reliable AC power source with a good ground Do not use a ground lift adapter or plug the MDR24 96 into an ungrounded receptacle Remember this is a computer Using an uninterruptible power supply UPS to power the MDR24 96 is a good idea to avoid an unexpected shutdown and protect it from transient line voltages Warning Before applying power to the MDR24 96 make sure that the Voltage Selector switch next to the AC inlet jack on the rear panel is set to the line voltage used in your region Powering on the MDR24 06 with the Voltage Selector switch set incorrectly can cause an electrical and fire hazard that may result in irreparable damage to the unit Cards and Cables While the MDR24 96 ships with
101. time and started running it runs on its internal clock while continuously monitoring the incoming time code It will stay locked as long as the time code doesn t drop out or otherwise become corrupt for longer than its flywheel window of ten frames If the time code problem is corrected within that window the MDR24 96 will continue to chase If not it will drop out of time code chase mode and stop You can disengage TC Chase on the fly however without interrupting the MDR24 96 s operation If you re working with really poor quality time code for example what might come from an inexpensive VCR by disengaging TC Chase after the MDR24 96 has found its time code related position it will free run and not sweat the unstable time code Synchronization won t be perfect but this is a means of working with problem time code Time Code Source The MDR24 96 can chase time code from either MIDI In or SIME In Use Time Code Source to select either SMPTE or MTC Time Code Frame Rate There are four standard time code frame rates each developed for a specific application In addition two of the frame rates have variations called drop frame mostly used in broadcast applications to correct timing issues caused by the 29 97 frame rate Use the Time Code Rate option to set the time code frame rate to one of the following settings 30 30 Drop 29 97 29 97 Drop 25 and 24 If you re not involved in video or broadcast applications 30 frames per s
102. tion and dynamic range Nonetheless it is always better to be conservative and avoid the risk of overload than to try squeezing the last ounce of dynamic range from the signal 3 Alternately if you have a tone generator or a sound source with a constant volume you can hold down a key on a synth turn All Input on and send the tone to all 24 tracks of the console Adjust the output levels to read 0 VU on analog consoles or around 20 dBFS on digital consoles If the MDR24 96 meters read 15 to 20 you re in good shape This leaves enough headroom for most popular music but if you re recording acoustic music jazz classical or narration you may want to leave a little more When the talent starts to play you may have to make some final tweaks to get everything just right Operation Guide 24 96 4 After adjusting the tape output levels for each console channel follow your console manufacturer s instructions for setting the console tape return levels With analog 1 0 a 22 dBu signal at the m MDR24 96 inputs and outputs corresponds to equivalent 0 dBFS inside the MDR24 96 So if your P ipee console has a nominal output level 0 VU of 4 dBu there is 18 dB of headroom before 10 12 you hit the maximum record level on the eee MDR24 96 It also means that your console 25 must be capable of putting out at least 22 ste D dBu without distortion so the console doesn t 40 18 clip while the recorder is
103. to Input Monitor is selected you will hear track playback on the record armed tracks until you punch in At that point you will begin to hear the incoming audio being recorded When you hit the footswitch again to punch out you will again hear the track playback If you do not have Auto Input monitoring selected you will always hear the incoming audio on the record ready tracks If you have All Input monitoring selected you will not hear any track playback at all this is not normally used when punching One final word about punching it is a good idea to plan ahead with your punch and find a second or two of silence at which to punch in and out This will ensure that you have no audible glitches at the punch points Stop Play The Stop Play footswitch function does just what it says it allows you to start and stop the transport with your foot If the transport is stopped press the footswitch to start it If the transport is playing press the footswitch to stop it Rinse and repeat It s just that easy Cycle Cue This function is not currently implemented on the MDR24 96 New Cue This function is not currently implemented on the MDR24 96 Operation Guide Solo Remote Only This choice is available for Remote Footswitch but not for the MDR24 96 Footswitch Although you cannot solo a track on the MDR directly it can be soloed with a footswitch attached to a Remote 24 The footswitch solos the channel displayed in the Track Numbe
104. uminate above any button that does something within that menu Some operations particularly those which could be disastrous like deleting data that can t be recovered offer you a Cancel option allowing you to quit without changing anything Depending on the menu and how many layers it has Exit or Cancel may bring you back to a previous menu or all the way back to the top You can also leave the menu by pressing the button that got you there its red LED will be lit to remind you where you are or by pressing the left gt button when the gt symbol isn t displayed You need not completely exit one menu before moving to another just press another menu button to jump into a new menu Transport Controls Transport operating controls are described in detail in other sections of this manual so they won t be repeated here This section describes the front panel displays and the setup and system function buttons located below the LCD Current Time Display HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES Current transport time is displayed in either Hours Minutes Seconds Frames SMPTE time or musical score position in Bars Beats Ticks BBT if you are working on a project brought over from an BEATS TICKS HDR24 96 The project must be displaying BBT when last saved on the HDR The display cannot be changed from the MDR24 96 directly In BBT mode the front panel display only shows tick numbers when the transport is stopped When running the Tick
105. umption 50W max Motherboard CPU CPU Intel Celeron 433 MHz w 128k internal L2 cache Internal RAM 128 MB SDRAM CPU 1 0 Networking 100 Base T Ethernet CAT 5 w RJ 45 MIDI MIDI In Out 5 pin DIN through 15 pin D sub adapter Accessory Slots PCI x2 for future expansion Hard Drive Drive Size 20 4 MB UDMA IDE Standard Recording Capacity Greater than 90 minutes 24 tracks 24 bit 48kHz Internal amp Mackie Media Me90 Supported Drive Sizes Up to 32 GB Analog with AlOe8 cards Frequency Response lt 0 25 dB 5 Hz 22 kHz Dynamic Range 101 dB Conversion 24 bit 128x oversampling Reference Level 0 dBFS 22 dBm Options Al0e8 Analog 0 8 TDIF amp ADAT Optical OPTe8 ADAT optical 24 ADAT optical PDIe8 AES EBU w input sample rate conversion Synchronization Time Code Frame Rates 24 25 29 97 29 97 Drop 30 30 Drop Time Code Formats SMPTE In or SMPTE Out on 1 4 TRS jack MTC In and Out on DB9 MIDI connector SMPTE Levels 4 dBu 10 dBV default software selectable sample Rates 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz w PDIe8 card External Clock Rates 43 6 kHz to 50 6 kHz 48 kHz setting 40 1 kHz to 48 9 kHz Q 44 1 kHz setting Word Clock Input TTL 2 5 Vp p 75 Ohms terminated 3 3k Ohms bridging Word Clock Output CMOS 0 5 Vp p 30 Ohms Appendix Upgrading the System Software You may be wondering about the two disks included with the MDR24 96 These disks are inst
106. ut no IP address is displayed you ll have to make a change If the computer is not on a local area network and you arent planning to use it to connect to the Internet the simplest thing to do is check the Specify button and enter an IP address and subnet mask Use the same subnet mask as the MDR Enter the same IP address as the MDR except change the last field to something different than the MDR TCP IP Is Not Listed If the TCP IP networking software is not installed install it as follows 1 Click the Add button Cani 2 Click Protocol and then click Add 3 In the Manufacturer s window click Microsoft 4 In the Network Protocols window Franz inert oae click TCP IP and then click OK a Ela 1 A ond co ang 5 Return to the Configuration window Er You should now see TCP IP listed 6 Click the TCP IP entry then click Properties MDR 24 96 Macintosh OS 9 2 1 1 From the Apple menu choose Control Panels and select TCP IP 2 From the File menu choose Configurations Select the Default Configuration and click the Duplicate button 3 Name the duplicate configuration MDR24 96 and click OK This allows you to have a network setting for normal use and one for the MDR specifically This way you won t have to remember your settings you can just choose the correct one for the task at hand 4 Click
107. utilisateurs de la pr sence d instructions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l entretien service dans le livret d instruction accompagnant l appareil Important Safety Instructions Read instuctions Read understand and follow all safety and operating instructions before using the MDR24 96 Retain Instructions Keep these safety and operating instructions for future reference Heed Warnings Follow all warnings on the MDR24 96 and in these operating instructions Water and Moisture Do not use the MDR24 96 near water for example near a bathtub kitchen sink garden hose incontinent poodle sweaty drummer etc or when condensation has formed on the unit Heat and Ventilation Locate the MDR24 96 away from heat sources such as radiators campfires compost pits heliarc welders magma flows etc Do not block MDR24 96 ventilation openings or install in spaces that prevent adequate air circulation to the unit Power Sources Connect the MDR24 96 only to a power source of the type described in these operating instructions or as marked on the MDR24 96 Power Cord Protection Route power supply cords so that they are not likely to be walked upon tripped over or abraded by items placed upon or against them Pay particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit the MDR24 96 Object and Liquid Entry Do not drop objects or spill liquids into the 24
108. ve stores 1100 track minutes of 24 bit audio 45 minutes of 24 full tracks e Has eight Virtual Takes per track allowing you to record multiple passes without having to change routing and bussing assignments or use additional tracks e interfaces with any analog or digital console The MDR24 96 uses the same I O cards as the Mackie Digital 8eBus console the AIOe8 24 bit analog A D and D A DIOe8 TDIF ADAT Optical PDIe8 AES EBU OPTe24 and low cost OPTe8 ADAT Optical e Provides three convenient methods of backup Mackie Media M90 a removable hard drive also capable of 24 track recording and playback Mackie Media PROJECT a removable drive using inexpensive removable 2 2 GB ORB cartridges and data transfer to another computer through the MDR24 96 s 100 Base T Ethernet port via the built in FTP server e Offers two optional remote control devices the compact Remote 24 for smaller project studios and the full featured Remote 48 for controlling up to 48 tracks on two MDR24 96 recorders Record Ready Meter Display Status Display Current LCD Display Time Display MACKIE gt 2 DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER MDR 244 96 Z3 SAMPLE RATES PROJECTS Lit 0 0 0 40 40 40 0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 40 TT 21
109. want to keep an edit or not You can also use the Undo Redo to correct a bad recording pass The MDR24 96 keeps a record of the last 999 commands you performed on the current project since the last time the project was opened These are stored in what is called a History List Think of the History List as a record of every command executed from the beginning of the session to the present state of the MDR24 96 This means that you can perform 999 edits and undo back to the very beginning of the editing session Because you can redo edits as well you can go back and forth until you are satisfied The MDR24 96 does not remember the History list forever If you open a new session you must either save the current state of the MDR24 96 or choose not to save thus reverting the project to the last saved state When you open the project again the history list will be cleared If you turn off the MDR the history list will also be forgotten To go to the Undo Redo menu 1 First press the TRACK EDIT 2 Press the Undo Redo select button You will now be in the Undo Redo menu On the top line of the display you will see a listing of the command or function that can be undone listed after the word Undo On the second line you will see the command or edit that can be redone listed after the word Redo You might see the words Record Pass Cut or Paste listed to name a few The bottom left corner of the screen shows which History O
110. we want to perform the paste Press the Start button to mark this as the paste point and press Paste Our first verse has now been copied from the source track and pasted on the comp track We can now copy the chorus in the same way Change the virtual track to number 7 the source track for our first chorus Go to the Copy menu select track 11 mark the end point and then the start point Change the virtual track back to number 8 go to the Paste menu select track 11 mark the start point which again should be exactly where we want it already and press Paste select button We have now successfully created a vocal comp The key to this example is that we marked the End point of the copy first and the Start point second After we mark the start point the transport is already at the exact position we want to start the paste So if we simply do not change the transport we can perform the paste on whichever track we wish on whichever virtual track we wish without moving in time whatsoever This is how you can move a track or section of a track from one track to another This is why in most situations it is a good idea to mark the end point of a copy or cut first and the start point second Editing a Computer The MDR24 96 allows you to transfer a file to your computer for editing and then transfer it back to the project on the MDR24 96 for final mixdown Set up the MDR and your computer as described in Appendix F Networking FTP
111. www globalscape com products cuteftp http www ipswitch com http www dartmouth edu netsoftware Windows 2000 ME and XP also have an integrated FTP client as part of the OS This can be used instead of a dedicated FTP Client program By creating a new network place for the MDR24 96 from the My Network Places window the hard drive on the MDR can be accessed as if it was just another local drive Consult Window s help for details Network Configuration When computers are connected to one another each must have a unique address Because we are connecting peer to peer no server router and hub we will assume there are no direct connections to the internet WAN Wide Area Network only between two Ethernet devices This being the case address assignments can be somewhat arbitrary However if there is a direct connection to the Internet WAN a specific gateway address must be assigned by your network administrator or Internet service provider All Ethernet devices on your network LAN Local Area Network will share this assigned gateway address Using typical Class C peer to peer number assignments with no gateway the MDR24 96 address could be for example 10 10 28 20 the factory default and the system 2 computer address could be 10 10 28 10 In this instance the MDR24 96 is host number 20 and the computer is host number 10 In a simple network the last number in the address of the client computer can be anything as long

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