Euphonix R-1 Transfer Station User manual

Supplement to the
R-1 Operation Manual
Version: 4.0
Part Number: 840-07912-02
Release Date: October, 2002
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Version 4 .......................................................................9
Chapter 2: Wiring Instructions.................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Display Features......................................................................................13
3.1 Waveform Display .....................................................................................13
3.2 Metering Features ......................................................................................16
3.3 Zoom Features ...........................................................................................17
3.3.1 Adjustable Track Views.................................................................17
3.3.2 Scroll Tracks ..................................................................................17
3.3.3 Zoom to Selection ..........................................................................17
3.4 Crossfades..................................................................................................19
3.5 Bars and Beats ...........................................................................................19
3.5.1 Tempo and Time Signature............................................................19
3.5.2 Re-order Regions ...........................................................................21
3.5.3 Create a Click Track ......................................................................22
Chapter 4: File Management.......................................................................................23
4.1 Changing the Title’s Associated Library ...................................................23
4.2 Launching New Titles................................................................................24
4.2.1 The Significance of Good Naming Practices.................................24
4.3 File Interchange .........................................................................................25
4.3.1 Title Sheet to EDL Conversion......................................................25
4.3.2 Importing an AES-31 Title ............................................................27
4.3.3 Settings Saved in the .adl File........................................................28
4.3.4 Settings Saved in the Broadcast Wave File ...................................28
4.3.5 Import R-1 Title .............................................................................28
4.3.6 AES-31 Batch Export/Import.........................................................29
4.3.7 Export from the Directory Software Panel ....................................31
4.3.8 Export from the Multitrack Panel ..................................................32
4.3.9 Importing WAV Files ....................................................................36
4.3.10 Import to the Directory ..................................................................36
4.3.11 Import to the Multitrack.................................................................37
4.3.12 Using Imported Files or Files from Other Titles............................39
4.3.13 Restoring a Title from Its Library of Sounds.................................40
4.4 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................41

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Chapter 5: Locator and Track Controls................................................................43
5.1 Track Controls ...........................................................................................43
5.1.1 Avoid Disarming Tracks................................................................43
5.1.2 Monitoring .....................................................................................43
5.1.3 The Effect of Linking.....................................................................44
5.2 The Locator................................................................................................44
5.2.1 The Cue Track................................................................................44
5.2.2 Reel Trim .......................................................................................45
5.2.3 Jog, Shuttle, and Reel Trim with the Pointer .................................45
5.2.4 Clip Edge Locating ........................................................................47
Chapter 6: Editing and Selection Features ........................................................49
6.1 Editing Features .........................................................................................49
6.1.1 Edit a Single Clip with the Mouse .................................................50
6.1.2 Paste Relative.................................................................................51
6.1.3 Place Clips from the Directory.......................................................51
6.1.4 Cue Track Editing ..........................................................................52
6.2 Selection Features ......................................................................................53
6.2.1 Select Clip with Select Clip Button ...............................................53
6.2.2 Slip Clip Using Trim Buttons and Jog Wheel on Remote .............53
6.2.3 Synchronize Audio with Correct Drive .........................................54
6.2.4 Selecting Clips ...............................................................................55
6.2.5 Wireframe Selection ......................................................................56
6.2.6 Selecting Everything ......................................................................57
6.2.7 Context-Sensitive Popup Menus....................................................57
6.3 The Info Drop-down Panel ........................................................................59
6.3.1 Clip Info .........................................................................................60
6.3.2 Track Info (when one track is selected) .........................................61
6.3.3 Selection Info (with more than one track selected)........................62

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Chapter 7: Transfer Station.........................................................................................63
7.1 Using the Transfer Station .........................................................................63
7.1.1 Archive Station ..............................................................................63
7.1.2 Backup Station ...............................................................................63
7.1.3 Editing Station................................................................................64
7.2 R-1 Tape Backup/Restore..........................................................................64
7.3 Changing Drives and Drive Bay Positions ................................................64
7.4 Features in the R-1 but not in the Transfer Station....................................64
7.5 Nuendo.......................................................................................................65
7.6 SCSI Limitations within the Transfer Station............................................65
7.6.1 SCSI Speed Limitations on SCSI Channel A ................................65
7.6.2 Caution When Removing the SCSI Card.......................................65
7.7 Transfer Station Drive Bay Configuration.................................................66
Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Features........................................................................67
8.1 Key Cap Upgrade.......................................................................................67
8.2 Routing.......................................................................................................68
8.3 Configuration and Patches .........................................................................69
8.4 Creating Custom Routes ...........................................................................71
8.5 Saving Patches ...........................................................................................72

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List of Figures
3-1 Dragging the clip edge handle of a waveform ..................................................................13
3-2 Track Edit popup menu .....................................................................................................14
3-3 Fades Display ....................................................................................................................15
3-4 Adjustable Decay Rate for Metering ................................................................................16
3-5 Right-click Metering popup menu ....................................................................................16
3-6 The Zoom to Selection and Zoom to All controls ............................................................18
3-7 Zoom to Selection .............................................................................................................18
3-8 Zoom to All .......................................................................................................................18
3-9 Default Crossfade time for all new punches .....................................................................19
3-10 Edit Tempo Map Window ................................................................................................20
4-1 Export Sheet dialog ...........................................................................................................26
4-2 Import Title dialog ............................................................................................................27
4-3 Export multiple Titles dialog ............................................................................................29
4-4 Import multiple AES-31 Titles dialog ..............................................................................30
4-5 Multi-selecting Sound Files for Export ............................................................................31
4-6 Export command in the Clips popup menu ......................................................................33
4-7 The Export to Wave Dialog launched from the Multitrack ..............................................34
4-8 Change Export Name Dialog ............................................................................................35
4-9 The Import Wave Files dialog ..........................................................................................37
4-10 The Add Wave File to Import List dialog .........................................................................38
4-11 The Import Wave Files dialog ..........................................................................................38
4-12 Replace or create a new Sound File ..................................................................................39
4-13 Selecting a Sound File illuminates the Copy button .........................................................39
4-14 Media dialog .....................................................................................................................41
5-1 Cue Track right-click menu ..............................................................................................44
6-1 Dragging fade handle ........................................................................................................50
6-2 Paste Relative in the Track Edit and Selection popup menus ...........................................51
6-3 Ripple with Cues selected in the Track Edit popup menu ................................................52
6-4 Move Files dialog .............................................................................................................54
6-5 Select a complete Clip by clicking on its waveform/block ..............................................55

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6-6 Wireframe Selection .........................................................................................................56
6-7 Cue Track (left) and Clip Select (right) Right-click Menus .............................................58
6-8 Track Name Select Right-click menu ...............................................................................58
6-9 Clip Info dialog .................................................................................................................59
6-10 Editing the Tail Trim in the Clip Info dialog ....................................................................59
8-1 Zm In and Zm Out keys ....................................................................................................67
8-2 Clear Meters and Select Clip keys ....................................................................................67
8-3 Clip key .............................................................................................................................67
8-4 Reel Trim key ...................................................................................................................68
8-5 Configuration and Patches tab ..........................................................................................69
8-6 Edit Current Configuration tab .........................................................................................70
8-7 Routing tab ........................................................................................................................71

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Version 4
The Euphonix R-1 Multitrack Recorder offers the traditional feel of a reel-to-reel with
all of the significant advantages of state-of-the-art digital technology: superior sound
quality, greater efficiency, and expandability. The R-1 makes no compromises: it is the
only digital multitrack designed solely for professional engineers and studios. It is a
world apart from the software recorders and off-the-shelf devices designed for hobbyists.
As the direct replacement for any type of multitrack machine or mag dubber, the R-1
supports all typical sample and bit rates. The converters are transparent, which is one
of the reasons the R-1 sounds better than the best two-inch tape and digital reel-to-reel
machines.
This Supplement to the R-1 Operation Manual discusses all changes and new features
offered by the R-1 Pilot hardware and software version 3 and 4. If a feature’s descrip-
tion differs in the R-1 Operation Manual from this supplement, the supplement should
be considered correct.
The following is included in the upgrade:
•version 4 ghost-image CD: Can be used to update or restore the entire R-1 pilot op-
erating system and also upgrades the R-1 software to version 4.
•version 4 R-1 application software installer: Used to upgrade only the R-1 soft-
ware to the most current version at the time of purchase. The installer allows includ-
ing the newest software version without creating an entirely new ghost-image CD-
ROM.
•Upgraded and Refurbished Computer Pilot: The upgrade from 2.0 to 4.0 in-
cludes replacing your R-1 Pilot Computer with a completely refurbished model in-
cluding several new, higher-powered components. The local non-audio hard drive
and RAM are larger (256 MB), and the CPU is much faster (933 MHz). This up-
grade will improve the overall performance of your R-1, as well as maintain com-
patibility of the Pilot Computer with this and subsequent releases. Your old R-1
Pilot must be returned to Euphonix when your upgrade is installed. Euphonix techni-
cal support and field technicians will gladly help make this a smooth transition. All
required software is pre-installed on new Pilot PCs.
•New Remote buttons: There are six new key caps for the remote to access new fea-
tures.
•Version 4 manual supplement: This document you are reading describes all new
version 4 features.
•48-track wiring diagram: Shows how to connect the components of a standard 48-
track R-1 system.

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The following features are new or have changed in version 4 (Version 3’s new features
are included in their respective chapters).
• Drag and drop editing of clip, clip-edge and cross-fades.
• Clip editing from the remote.
• Enhanced Library naming features, allowing for Title templates and reorganizing
your audio libraries.
• Copy or move audio between Audio Decks through Firewire.
• Adjustable Track Sizes with scroll, allowing 2-48 tracks to be viewed in the track
page. Several new hot keys permit quick zoom operations for tracks.
• AES-31 Batch Export/Import adds the ability to multi-select titles for AES-31 ex-
port and import. Allows a user to backup their R-1 titles and audio to any media that
can connect to the Windows OS. Adds cross compatibility between recordings on
R-1 and other systems that support the AES-31 title format.
• The Audio Browser and Titles Browser in the R-1 and Transfer Station are now
where the Meters are located on an R-1. Tab between the Audio Browser and Titles
Browser using the Media/Browser button in the left side of the Navigation Bar.
For more information visit www.euphonix.com for a detailed guided tour of R-1, or call
you nearest Euphonix distributor.
Headquarters (Palo Alto, West US)
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Los Angeles (West US & International)
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Chapter 2: Wiring Instructions
2.1 Firewire
1. Connect a firewire cable from the Pilot PC to the Studio Hub.
2. Connect a firewire cable from the Studio Hub to the Audio Deck 1.
3. Connect a firewire cable from the Audio Deck 1 to the Audio Deck 2.
4. Connect a firewire cable from the Audio Deck 2 to the Audio Deck 3.
5. Connect a firewire cable from the Audio Deck 3 to the Audio Deck 4.
NOTE: Do not connect the firewire cables in any other way than as described.
2.2 AES Clock
1. Connect an AES cable from the AES Out on the Studio Hub to the AES In on
a converter.
2. Connect an AES cable from the AES Through on the converter to the AES In
on the Audio Deck.
3. Repeat until all Converters and Decks have AES clock connected. If you prefer
Word Clock, use the same procedure to the Word Clock connectors.
2.3 MADI
To use the MADI routes built into the Studio Hub you must connect the MADI devices
in the following order:
1. AM 713 #1 MADI Output to Studio Hub MADI port Input 1
2. MA 703 #1 MADI Input to Studio Hub MADI port Output 1
3. AM 713 #2 MADI Output to Studio Hub MADI port Input 2
4. MA 703 #2 MADI Input to Studio Hub MADI port Output 2
5. AM 713 #3 MADI Output to Studio Hub MADI port Input 3
6. MA 703 #3 MADI Input to Studio Hub MADI port Output 3
7. AM 713 #4 MADI Output to Studio Hub MADI port Input 4
8. MA 703 #4 MADI Input to Studio Hub MADI port Output 4
9. Audio Deck #1 MADI Output to Studio Hub Input 7

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10. Audio Deck #1 MADI Input to Studio Hub Output 7
11. Audio Deck #2 MADI Output to Studio Hub Input 8
12. Audio Deck #2 MADI Input to Studio Hub Output 8
13. Audio Deck #3 MADI Output to Studio Hub Input 9
14. Audio Deck #3 MADI Input to Studio Hub Output 9
15. Audio Deck #4 MADI Output to Studio Hub Input 10
16. Audio Deck #4 MADI Input to Studio Hub Output 10
2.4 Cybex Extender
Connect a fan-out cable from the cybex transmitter to different ports on the computer.
1. PS2 mouse cable connects to PS2 mouse port on computer (may require im-
pedance box).
2. PS2 keyboard cable connects to PS2 keyboard port on computer (may require
impedance box).
3. 9-pin mouse cable connects to remote port on computer.
4. Monitor cable connects to monitor port on computer.
5. CAT 5 network cable connects Cybex transmitter and receiver.
Connect a fan-out cable from the cybex receiver to different devices on the Remote.
1. PS2 mouse cable connects to PS2 mouse on Remote.
2. PS2 keyboard cable connects to PS2 keyboard on Remote.
3. 9-pin mouse cable connects to RS232-to-RS422 converter which connects to
Remote.
4. Monitor cable connects to monitor on Remote.

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Chapter 3: Display Features
This section introduces version 4’s new display features:
• Waveform display
• Zoom controls
•Reel Trim and cursor-based Jog and Shuttle
• Clip-edge Locating
•Bars, Beats, and Ticks display mode
3.1 Waveform Display
The R-1 shows waveforms for all Clips in the track sheet unless you choose otherwise.
All waveforms are drawn bipolar. The 3-D tubular Clips in previous versions have been
abandoned in favor of simpler waveform displays. Waveforms allow you to more easily
see gaps in the content, fully silent edit points, clipping or near clipping, downbeats, and
similar material on separate tracks. Depending on your level of experience with using
waveforms, you may even recognize certain instruments.
Figure 3-1 Dragging the clip edge handle of a waveform

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It is also possible to display the Sound File name for each Clip. It may help to turn off
the waveform display because names are easier to read against a plain block of color.
Showing the name of the Sound File can assist import and export operations. However,
if the file name display is too much information (i.e., it can obscure the waveform) it
too can be turned off. The selected Clip and any Clip under the trackball cursor will still
display its name.
To disable the waveform view and/or the file name view on any given Track:
1. Right-click on the Track Name.
The Track Edit popup menu appears.
Figure 3-2 Track Edit popup menu
2. Select Display Waveforms and/or Display File Names.
Each item’s state toggles when selected.
3. To globally set the Display Waveforms and/or Display File Names for all
tracks, press the Wave + (Select Enable) Select All keys.
All tracks are highlighted.
4. Right-click over any one of the selected tracks.
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Zooming
The R-1 allows you to zoom in on the track sheet to display sample-accurate wave-
forms. At level 6 and below (zoom in for lower levels) there may be a pause while the
waveforms calculate. This is due to the large amount of audio data being refreshed di-
rectly from the audio hard drives for each new view. The waveforms at these levels do
not refresh while the Transport is active because it uses all of the system's resources.
When Transport operations cease, the waveforms refresh.
Caching
At zoom levels higher than 6, the audio data is not drawn from the audio disks but is
displayed using a cache of lower resolution data. This cache data is kept on the R-1 Pilot
and not on the audio disks. Moving an audio disk to a new system (with a different Pi-
lot) requires recalculating the waveforms. Initial calculation of the waveform data is
done as soon as you press the Stop button after record.
Although it may take some time for the R-1 to process the audio to create the wave-
forms, it is done in the background while you continue to work. However, the wave-
form calculation does not progress while the Transport is active. The entire disk
throughput is dedicated to play and record reliably—waveform calculation is only al-
lowed to be active during Transport idle time. The R-1 also attempts to calculate wave-
forms where you are working first.
While the waveforms are still being calculated, a single zero level green line is shown
inside the Clip. Clips (full-scale points in the waveform) are shown with a red highlight
on the edge of the waveform.
Figure 3-3 Fades Display
Fades are shown by a very light blue line which superimposes over the darker blue
waveform or block (a selected Clip has these colors inverted). The figure above shows
the block display mode on all Clips. The only Clip with waveforms visible is the Clip
currently under the trackball cursor—this pointed to clip always shows waveforms and
the sound file name.

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3.2 Metering Features
Metering in the R-1 has been widely praised and includes a decaying peak hold, no peak
hold, and no decay (manually reset-able) peak hold. R-1 metering now supports a user
adjustable decay rate to get just the effect that the engineer needs to see.
The Clear Meters button between shift and zoom on the remote now resets the meter
peaks and meter data.
Figure 3-4 Adjustable Decay Rate for Metering
Figure 3-5 Right-click Metering popup menu

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3.3 Zoom Features
3.3.1 Adjustable Track Views
You can adjust the number of tracks viewed to better edit the clips on the track. The
Tracks page can show 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, or 48 tracks at one time. This feature can be set
by:
• left-clicking the Deck button in the Navigation bar;
• the Deck button above the tracks panel;
• the Zoom dialog;
• On the Remote, hold down the Wave key and press either the Expand or Con-
tract keys.
Features exclusive to the Deck are available by right-clicking on the Deck button.
Several hot keys permit quick zoom operations:
• F7 = Zoom In
• F8 = Zoom Out
• F9 = Fewer Channels
• F10 = More Channels
3.3.2 Scroll Tracks
You can Scroll the tracks using the scroll bar on the right of the tracks panel to see ad-
jacent tracks on the screen.
The Reel Trim button on the remote can now scroll tracks. Press and hold the Wave
key and then press the Reel Trim keys on remote to scroll the tracks up and down. If
you are in Reel Trim already, holding down the Wave key switches to Track Scroll and
the Reel Trim button flashes. Release the Wave key to automatically return to Reel
Trim. Press the Reel Trim button again to disable.
3.3.3 Zoom to Selection
Perhaps the most useful of the new Zoom features is Zoom to Selection, which quickly
zooms to a selected section. Zoom to All shows the entire Title where clips are used.
Right-click on a selected or empty track region for the popup menu and choose Zoom
to All or Zoom to Selection.

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Figure 3-6 The Zoom to Selection and Zoom to All controls
Figure 3-7 Zoom to Selection
Figure 3-8 Zoom to All

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3.4 Crossfades
The crossfade time is now always visible on the Navigation Bar of the on-screen dis-
play. Adjust the crossfade time as before or set it in the Record dialog.
Figure 3-9 Default Crossfade time for all new punches
3.5 Bars and Beats
The R-1’s extensive Title Time display now includes Bars, Beats, and Ticks. When
selected, the time locator accepts and displays time information in these more musically
meaningful units. A tempo map editing page permits up to 16 tempo regions per Title.
A click track can be created using one imported WAV file for the beat marks of the cur-
rent tempo map and a second WAV file for the downbeat (see Create a Click Track on
page 22).
Bars and Beats time display differs from other display modes because it depends on the
tempo and time signature, both of which can change independently during a single title.
The R-1 represents these changes as a tempo region; there can be 16 regions per Title.
3.5.1 Tempo and Time Signature
A beat is one unit of the bottom number of the time signature. For example, in 3/4 time,
a beat is one quarter note. Tempo is represented as beats per minute (bpm); the allow-
able range is 1–960 bpm. The top number in the time signature indicates the number of
beats per measure.
NOTE: We recommend programming the time and tempo changes into your R-1 Title before
recording. Then use the click track feature to provide a reference for recording.

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1. Press the Time Display button on the Remote.
2. Press the Select button to enter the Format/Res (time format and resolution)
menu.
3. Use +/- to scroll to Bars, Beats, Ticks, then press Select again.
If selecting the Bars, Beats, Ticks display for the first time within this Title,
you will see a the default tempo region: tempo = 120 bmp in 4/4 time counted
from the zero position in Absolute Time. When entering a locate time in bars
and beats, you must enter the bar and the beat to locate to. Entering just the bar
will not work. For example, to locate to bar 54 beat 1, you must enter 5401. To
locate to a bar 54 beat 1 tick 36 you would enter 5401.036
Now you must edit the Tempo Map to match the music you are about to record,
which can be done only in the software.
4. Click at the top of the Current Time Display (on the time units) to toggle
through the different format and display resolution options available.
Alternately, right-click at the top of the display and select Bars, Beats, Ticks
(the last popup menu item).
5. Click on the Map button above the Current Time Display (when in Bars,
Beats, Ticks mode).
The Edit Tempo Map window opens.
Figure 3-10 Edit Tempo Map Window
On the Remote
then or
-+
Time
Display Select
Trim Trim
then