SoundCraft SPIRIT M-Audio LAGOON Digital 328 v2 User manual

Setup Guide
Setup GuideSetup Guide
Setup Guide
V 2.0
Lagoon
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Revised: 04-12-00

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Contents
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1 Connecting The System 2
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2 Digital 328 Setup 4
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3 Lagoon Setup 6
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4 Using The Lagoon With The 328 10
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Audio connections should be made as shown in the diagram below. Toslink optical cables must
be connected both from ADAT Out port of the Lagoon card to the ADAT In port A of the Digital
328 and vice versa.
The optical plugs should remain in the Digital 328 ADAT port B input and output.
In this configuration, the ADAT connections allow digital transfer of either direct outputs from the
328’s input channels 1-8 to the Lagoon card, or the 328’s 8 Group outputs.
Connecting The System
Connecting The SystemConnecting The System
Connecting The System
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Audio Connections
Audio ConnectionsAudio Connections
Audio Connections
328 ADAT Out A ÎLagoon ADAT In
Lagoon ADAT Out Î328 ADAT In A
The optical S/PDIF option for the Lagoon will be unavailable when used
with the 328 without an additional optical – coaxial S/PDIF converter.
NOTE
Before you begin to configure the setup, lower both the Digital
328 mix fader, control room and headphone output levels.

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You may also wish to connect the Digital 328 to the Lagoon card with MIDI cables to allow MIDI
automation/System Exclusive dumps from the 328 to be recorded and played back from your PC.
If you wish to connect the Digital 328 MIDI I/O to the Lagoon card MIDI I/O, the following
connections must be made:
Other Connections
Other ConnectionsOther Connections
Other Connections
Lagoon MIDI Out Î328 MIDI In
328 MIDI Out ÎLagoon MIDI In

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The Lagoon card and the Digital 328 (plus any other devices in the studio setup) must have their
internal clocks synchronized to allow correct transmission and reception of digital information
throughout the system. This is achieved by configuring one of the devices as a wordclock master,
and configuring all other devices in the studio setup to slave to this wordclock, hence
synchronizing all clocks in the studio setup.
In this case, the Digital 328 will be set to wordclock master, and the Lagoon will be set to slave
to the 328, via the Lagoon ADAT input – see section 3, Lagoon Setup. Any other devices
interfacing digitally with the 328 within the studio setup will also be configured to slave to the
328’s wordclock.
To configure the Digital 328 as the wordclock master, enter the 328’s Main Menu page by
pressing the <MENU> button to the right hand side of the LCD display. Using the rotary
encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the ‘Clock Source Sel’ menu is highlighted,
and press <ENTER>. Here, either ‘Internal: 44.1kHz’ or ‘Internal: 48kHz’ clock must be
selected for the 328 to function as wordclock master. Set this to the samplerate you wish to work
at then press <ENTER> to confirm the samplerate setting.
To ensure that the Digital 328 Tape Port A is configured to ‘ADAT’ to work with the Lagoon, enter
the 328 Menu pages by pressing the <MENU> button to the right hand side of the LCD display.
Using the rotary encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the ‘Tape Port Select’ menu
is highlighted and press <ENTER>.
Now repeatedly press the Up cursor arrow until the ‘<Tape Ch17-24 >’ menu page is displayed.
Using the rotary encoder set the ‘Bank Source’ to ‘ADAT’:
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Tape Port Setup
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Digital 328 Setup
Wordclock information is automatically embedded into the ADAT data
stream output by the Digital 328, allowing the Lagoon to slave to the
328’s ADAT output, providing clock synchronization between the 328
and the Lagoon.
NOTE
The Lagoon cannot be configured as a clock master in a setup with the
328 as the 328 does not read the clock present at its ADAT inputs.
NOTE

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Now press the Down cursor arrow once, to enable you to set the wordlength. The Lagoon is
capable of 24 bit recording, and so for optimum results, 24 bit wordlength can be selected here.
If your audio sequencer supports only 16 or 20 bit resolution, make this setting here – check
your sequencer manual for more information.
Set the desired wordlength on the 328 with the rotary encoder.
<Tape Ch17->24 >
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Bank Source:ADAT
In a setup with the Lagoon connected to Digital 328 ADAT input and
output A, Tape Port B should be left set to TDIF. Alternatively, the
Lagoon can be connected to Digital 328 ADAT input and output B, and
Tape Port A set to TDIF. In this case, the above settings should be
made to Tape Port B.
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To set up the Lagoon for connection to the 328, first click on the Lagoon Tools icon on the
Windows taskbar:
The Lagoon Tools application should open. Click on the ‘General’ tab. The following window
should open. Set both the input and output to be ADAT format:
Input Setup
Input SetupInput Setup
Input Setup
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Lagoon Setup

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The Lagoon clock source must then be set so that its internal clock is slaved to the incoming
ADAT wordclock output from the 328. Set ‘Clock Source’ to ‘Optical In’:
The Lagoon card will automatically detect the sample rate at the ADAT input, and so to alter the
sample rate, the 328 internal clock frequency should be adjusted - see page 4.
The ‘T2S’ filter should be left unchecked as the Digital 328 is fitted with
Toshiba optical receivers and transmitters.
NOTE
The Lagoon cannot be configured as a clock master in a setup with the
328 as the 328 does not read the clock present at its ADAT inputs.
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Click on the MIDI tab within the Lagoon Tools application, and enable the Lagoon MIDI input and
output ports:
The Lagoon MIDI input and output ports should be selected within your chosen MIDI sequencer
to enable record and playback of 328 automation data. Check the Digital 328 automation guides
available for popular sequencers for more information.
MIDI Setup
MIDI SetupMIDI Setup
MIDI Setup

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Until the Lagoon is set to synchronize to the 328 master wordclock (page 7), the clocks will run
out of sync. Spurious clicks and pops or distorted audio may well be heard as a result. While
configuring the system then, it is likely that the Lagoon will have registered wordclock
synchronization errors. To reset the Lagoon, click on the Lagoon Tools ‘Status’ tab, and then the
‘Clear all errors’ button:
If any of the error LEDs light or remain lit, check that the ADAT connections and 328 and Lagoon
Tools settings are correct.
Clear All Errors
Clear All ErrorsClear All Errors
Clear All Errors
Once the Lagoon registers no errors, the Lagoon and Digital 328
clocks are synchronized. The 328 mix fader, control room and
headphone output levels may be raised.

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The Lagoon will commonly be used with a software audio sequencer/hard disk recorder to allow
the simultaneous playback and recording of 8 individual tracks of audio, via the ADAT I/O. Here,
the software application must be configured to access the Lagoon ADAT I/O via the relevant
Windows device drivers that came with the card.
When playing back audio tracks from the software application, tracks 1-8 will be accessible from
channels 17-24 respectively in the Tape Fader Bank on the 328.
See the 328 manual for full instructions on how to send a channel or group to tape/audio
sequencer. By default the 328 is configured to send analogue input channels 1-8 directly to tape
outputs 1-8 post-fade.
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Accessing The Lagoon ADAT I/O From The 328
Accessing The Lagoon ADAT I/O From The 328Accessing The Lagoon ADAT I/O From The 328
Accessing The Lagoon ADAT I/O From The 328
Ensure that the relevant device drivers are fully installed for the
software application to correctly access the Lagoon ADAT I/O. Consult
the Lagoon manual for more information.
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