Apogee Symphony Mobile User manual

User’s Guide
v1.0 - June 2007

Table of Contents
Introduction 1
System Requirements 1
Quick Start Guide 2
Check the Package Contents 2
Install Software and Drivers 2
Quick Start Guide 3
Connect Apogee Interfaces 3
Install the Symphony Mobile Card 3
Configure Symphony Mobile for playback from iTunes 4
Quick Start Guide 5
Configuring Symphony Mobile with Logic Pro 5
VBus and High Performance Settings 5
Connecting Multiple Apogee Interfaces 6
PC-32 Connection to Apogee Interfaces 6
Connecting Multiple Apogee Interfaces 7
PC-32 Connection to Apogee Interfaces 7
Clocking Apogee Interfaces 8-9
Using a Master Clock (such as Apogee’s Big Ben) 9
Clocking to the rst interface 9
Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing 10-13
Interface Connections Chart: Advanced Option Routing 14-15
Installing the X-Symphony card 16-17
Troubleshooting 18
Owner’s Record 19
Registration and Warranty Information 20
Service Information 20
Warnings 21
Copyright Notice 21
Declarations of Conformity 22

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1
Introduction
Introduction
The Symphony Mobile ExpressCard offers the unparalleled quality, performance and value of
Apogee’s Symphony PCI system in a portable package. Symphony Mobile’s features include:
32 channels of 24-bit 192k Digital I/O•
Extremely low system latency•
Supports Apogee Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200, AD16X and DA16X hardware•
Simple, one cable interface between any Apple MacBook Pro and Apogee hardware•
Compatible with any CoreAudio application.•
Apogee’s VBus – virtual routing within a CoreAudio application or between multiple•
applications.
The system consists of:
Symphony Mobile ExpressCard•
A compatible Apogee hardware interface equipped with an X-Symphony X-Option card•
PC-32 cables between interfaces and to the computer•
Apple MacBook Pro equipped with an ExpressCard/34 slot•
Apogee Maestro routing/low latency mixer application•
System Requirements
Apple MacBook Pro 1.83 GHz or greater, equipped with an ExpressCard/34 slot;•
minimum 1G of memory, 2 GB recommended.
Apogee Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200, AD16X or DA16X equipped with an X-Symphony•
X-Optioncard.(Pleaseseepages10-15forallpossiblecongurationsofApogee
interfaces).

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2Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Check the Package Contents
The following items should be included in your Symphony Mobile package:
Install Software and Drivers
Insert the included CD in your Mac’s optical
drive slot, double click on the CD icon that
appears on the Mac’s desktop, and double
click on the Apogee Software icon to initiate
installation of the software and drivers. Follow
the onscreen directions provided by the installer
program.
Apogee’s Maestro software, which offers
advanced routing and low latency mixing, will
be installed in the Applications folder. Please
see the Maestro User’s Guide included on the
Apogee Software CD.
2
Symphony Mobile
ExpressCard
3 meter, PC-32
cable
Installation disc Users’ Guide
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Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Connect Apogee Interfaces
Connect the included PC-32 cable between the
Symphony Mobile ExpressCard and the MAIN
connector on the X-Symphony card installed in
your Apogee hardware interface.
To install X-Symphony cards in Apogee
interfaces, please consult pages 16-17.
To connect multiple Apogee Interfaces, please
consult pages 6-7.
Install the Symphony Mobile Card
Slide the Symphony Mobile card into the
ExpressCard slot on your Mac, press inward
until the latching mechanism engages, and then
release the card; the card will pop outward a
slight amount.
Verify that the ExpressCard icon appears in the
Menu Bar at the upper right hard corner of the
screen.
To remove the card, press it inward until the
latching mechanism disengages, and release
the card; the card will pop out completely.
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Quick Start Guide
Congure Symphony Mobile for playback from iTunes
Open the OS X utility Audio Midi Setup (found in the Applications > Utilities folder on
your Mac):
Click on the Audio Devices tab.
Set Default Output to Symphony Mobile
Set Properties For to Symphony Mobile
Verifythatthesamplerateofthersthardwareinterfaceisthesameasindicatedinthe
FormateldunderAudioInput.
Open iTunes and play an audio selection – audio should be present at outputs 1-2 of
therstinterface.
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Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Conguring Symphony Mobile with Logic
Pro
Open Audio > Audio Hardware and Drivers >
Drivers > CoreAudio and check the Enabled
box.
Click “OK” when prompted by Logic.
SelectSymphonyMobileintheDrivereld
(Figure 1), and click Try (Re)–Launch when
prompted by Logic.
To “customize” the I/O routing labels in Logic to
match Symphony Mobile hardware I/O, open
Audio > Audio Conguration. Under the View
menu, select I/O Labels. Under the Drivers’ I/O
Labelcolumn,option–clicktherstradiobutton
of each group of I/O labels (Figure 2).
VBus and High Performance Settings
ConguringSymphonyMobilewithLogic
To instantiate VBus signal paths, open Maestro,
select Window>Maestro Control, and select
the desired numbers of buses in the VBus
Selections drop down menu.
For the best latency performance, set
Performance Tuning to High Performance.
For more details concerning VBus and
Performance Tuning, please see page 4 of the
Maestro User’s Guide
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Figure 1
Figure 2
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6Connecting Multiple Apogee Interfaces
Connecting Multiple Apogee Interfaces
PC-32 Connection to Apogee Interfaces
Awidearrayofsysteminput/outputcongurationsmaybeachievedaccordingtothe
Apogee interfaces used, the order in which interfaces are connected, and the internal routing
congurationofeachinterface.
For example, it’s possible to connect two AD16Xs and 2 DA16Xs (all set to Standard routing) to
provide 32 analog inputs and 32 analog outputs. When the AD/DAs are set to Advanced routing,
it’s possible to connect 1 AD16X and 1 DA16X, providing 16 channels of analog I/O and 16
channels of digital I/O.1
TheInterfaceConnectionChartonpages10-15depictsallpossibleinterfacescongurations,
as well as the mapping of interface I/O to the 32 channels of Symphony Mobile I/O for each
possibleconguration.Forexample,thechartentryfortheconnectionof1AD16Xand1DA16X
(settoAdvancedrouting)indicatesthefollowing(whentheADisconnectedrst):
Symphony inputs 1-16 correspond to the AD’s analog inputs 1-16;•
Symphony outputs 1-16 correspond to the AD’s digital outputs 1-16;•
Symphony inputs 17-32 correspond to the DA’s digital inputs 1-16;•
Symphony outputs 17-32 correspond to the DA’s analog outputs 1-16•
Keep in mind that the Symphony Mobile driver makes 32 channels of I/O available at all times
to CoreAudio compatible software regardless of the number of Apogee hardware channels
connected. Thus, 32 channels of Symphony I/O are presented in the software I/O selection,
even if they’re not all used.
1. Please see page 8 of the AD-16X user’s guide for more information about
standard and advanced option routing.
AD-16X & DA-16X
From Computer
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
AD-16X: Analog In DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog OutAD-16X: Digital Out
T
M
T
M

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Connecting Multiple Apogee Interfaces
Connecting Multiple Apogee Interfaces
PC-32 Connection to Apogee Interfaces
Regardless of the Apogee hardware used, PC-32 cables should be connected as shown below
ingure3,wheretheSymphonyMobilecardsisconnectedtotherstunit’sX-SymphonyMAIN
port,therstunit’sTHRUportisconnectedtothesecondunit’sMAINport,andsoonuntilall
interfaces are connected. A maximum of 4 interfaces may be connected to a Symphony Mobile
card.
(Symphony Mobile card
installed in computer)
(X-Symphony Cards installed
in Apogee converters)
Figure 3

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8Clocking Apogee Interfaces
Clocking Apogee Interfaces
InaSymphonyMobilesystem,therstinterface(connecteddirectlytotheExpressCard)
serves as the clock master to the entire system, and may be set to Internal or External clock
in Apogee’s Maestro application. All remaining interfaces must receive a word clock signal
synchronouswiththerstinterface’sclocksource,whetherInternalorExternal.
WhenaSymphonyMobilesystemisbooted,therstinterfacewillswitchtotheclocksource
speciedinMaestro(InternalorExternal)whiletheremaininginterfaceswillswitchautomatically
to their external word clock source.
The two most common ways to accomplish the necessary word clock connections are depicted
on the next page.

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Clocking Apogee Interfaces
Clocking Apogee Interfaces
Using a Master Clock (such as Apogee’s Big Ben)
1Connect a word clock cable between
outputs of the master clock and each
interface’s word clock input, and terminate
the input with a 75 ohm load.
2 Boot your Mac, open the Maestro app,
and set Clock Source Select for the
rstinterfacetoExternal. All remaining
interfaces should switch to their external
word clock source.
3 If interfaces aren’t displayed in Maestro,
select Tools > Reset Symphony
Clocking and click on External Clock.
4When opening CoreAudio applications,
ensure that the master clock is running
at the same sample rate as the session
you’re opening.
Clocking to the rst interface
1Install BNC “T connectors on the word
clock inputs of the second, third and
fourth interfaces (if present). Connect a
wordclockcablefromtherstinterface’s
word clock output to the BNC “T”
connector on the next interface, from that
interface to the next, until all the word
clock inputs have been chained together,
asshowningureB.Terminatetheword
clock input of the last interface with a 75
ohm load.
2Boot your Mac, open the Maestro app,
and set Clock Source Select fortherst
interface to Internal. All remaining interfaces
should switch to their external word clock
source.
3When opening CoreAudio applications, the
rstinterfaceshouldswitchtothesame
sample rate as the session you’re opening,
and all remaining interfaces should follow.
FigureA.OptimumclockingcongurationusingBIGBEN
Big Ben
Interface 1
Interface 2
Interface 3
Interface 4
FigureB.Correctclockingcongurationtothemasterdevice’s
clock output using BNC “T“ connectors
Interface 1
Interface 2
Interface 3
Interface 4

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10 Interface Connections Chart
Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing
ThechartsonthefollowingpagesdepictallpossiblecongurationsofApogeeinterfacesthat
may be connected per Symphony Mobile card. Under “Channels in Use”, the mapping of the
interface’s I/O to the Symphony card’s I/O is indicated.
PleasenotethatADandDA16Xpossiblecongurationschangebasedonthewhetherunitsare
in Standard or Advanced Routing.
AD-16X & DA-16X 1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
1-16 17-32
T
M
T
M

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Interface Connections Chart
Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing
AD-16X & DA-16X continued
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M

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12 Interface Connections Chart
Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing
AD-16X, DA-16X & ROSETTA 800
ROSETTA 800 and AD-16X & DA-16X
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M

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Interface Connections Chart
Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing
ROSETTA 800 and AD-16X & DA-16X continued
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
ROSETTA 800
1-16 17-32
INPUT
OUTPUT
ROSETTA 800 #1
INPUT
OUTPUT
ROSETTA 800 #1 ROSETTA 800 #2 ROSETTA 800 #3
INPUT
OUTPUT
ROSETTA 800 #1 ROSETTA 800 #2
INPUT
OUTPUT
ROSETTA 800 #1 ROSETTA 800 #2 ROSETTA 800 #3
ROSETTA 800 #4
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
1-16 17-32
From Computer
From Computer
From Computer
From Computer
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M

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Interface Connections Chart: Advanced Option Routing
AD-16X & DA-16X
AD-16X, DA-16X & ROSETTA 800
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
From Computer
INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
From Computer
AD-16X: Analog In
AD-16X: Digital Out
DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog Out
From Computer
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
AD-16X: Analog In AD-16X: Analog In
AD-16X: Digital OutAD-16X: Digital Out
From Computer
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
DA-16X: Digital In DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog OutDA-16X: Analog Out
From Computer
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
AD-16X: Analog In DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog OutAD-16X: Digital Out
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
AD-16X: Analog In
AD-16X: Digital Out
DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog Out
From Computer
From Computer
ROSETTA 800 #1
ROSETTA 800 #1
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M

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Interface Connections Chart
Interface Connections Chart: Advanced Option Routing
AD-16X & DA-16X
AD-16X, DA-16X & ROSETTA 800
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
From Computer
INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
From Computer
AD-16X: Analog In
AD-16X: Digital Out
DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog Out
From Computer
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
AD-16X: Analog In AD-16X: Analog In
AD-16X: Digital OutAD-16X: Digital Out
From Computer
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
DA-16X: Digital In DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog OutDA-16X: Analog Out
From Computer
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
AD-16X: Analog In DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog OutAD-16X: Digital Out
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
INPUT
OUTPUT
1-16 17-32
AD-16X: Analog In
AD-16X: Digital Out
DA-16X: Digital In
DA-16X: Analog Out
From Computer
From Computer
ROSETTA 800 #1
ROSETTA 800 #1
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M

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16 Installing the X-Symphony card
Installing the X-Symphony card
Your X-Symphony card should include the following:
1 X-Symphony circuit board •
1 X-Symphony Coverplate•
2 aluminium standoffs •
1 plastic standoff•
Remove the top cover of the host interface.
Remove the Option Card coverplate, and set
aside the screws for later use.
Remove the two interface circuit board screws
indicated at left, and set them aside for later use
Install the two aluminium standoffs in the
threaded holes vacated by the screws.
On the X-Symphony card, install the plastic
standoff in the hole adjacent to the multi-pin
motherboard connector.
2
3
4
5
Plastic standoff here
1
2
3
4
5