GMU:Tutorials/Performance Platform/Sound System Stereo

There are two independent sound systems. The stereo sound system and the surround sound systems. Both are controlled by the same audio work station.

Connection Diagram

Here is an overview of how the components are connected:

stereo system

For more images see Gallery bellow

Components

Audio-Workstation

• Enigma (Mac-Pro on the left side of the right table)

Audio-Interfaces

• RME Fireface UFX
• RME Fireface 800

Speakers

Stereo Speakers

right stereo speaker

• 2 Meyer Sound Speakers
• 2 Meyer Sound Bass-Speakers MM-10XP (product page)

Cabling

Multicore Stagebox (I)

• DREI/TEC stagebox for audio input

MPS-488 HP (I)

• Power supplier for 2 Stereo Speakers and 2 Bass-Speakers

Let's play Sound

Step 0 Turn on equipment

• Audio work station (Enigma)
• Audiointerfaces (RME Fireface UFX and 800)
• Power supply (488 back room, next to the video wall)
• Check if the USB cable connected (Work station to Fireface UFX)

Software (TotalMix FX)

Mixer view (key M)

• TotalMix FX
• Mismatch detected Error? click "no"
• If you want to play stereo select Fireface UFX (top right corner of the program; alternatively Workspace quick select (key W) and select stereo preset): The top stripe stands for hardware inputs; The middle stripe of the virtual mixer stands for the audio inputs running on the work station; The bottom stripe stands for hardware outputs
• In order to select what the sound output is, select on the mac interface top right sound icon
• on the bottom stripe bottom right is the sound master output control

Not sure if how the system is mapped? go to Matrix view for debugging (key X) and map input-output channels

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  matrix-software-input-to-hardware-output

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  mixer-view

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  select-output-device

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  totalmix-select-audio-device-fireface-ufx

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  workspace-quickselect

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  workspace-quickselect

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  totalmix-error-message

Step 1- Connect the 3.5 phone jack wire(already connected with workstation) to your sound player

Step 2- Turn on 『Power supplier for multiple speakers

The power supplier is located behind the right sight of video wall.

power supplier

power supplier

Step 3- Turn on 『RME Fireface UFX, FireFace 800 Audio Interface and the right side MacPro 』.

Fireface UFX & Fireface 800

Mac Pro workstation

p.s.Make sure following the ordering of first turn on power supplier then audio interface, but turn off audio interface at first then power supplier. If you break this rule, the electrical peak will harm the audio system. We believe that this definitely is a bad news for all users.

Step 4- Setting up on RME Fireface UFX (For those who only want to play stereo sound, they don’t need to download the drivers and control panel. In the other word, you will need to install them if you want to play multiple sound tracks.)

• Download link:Fireface 800
  

Example of control panel: TotalMix(For signal manage and post-mix. Stereo playing is Channel 1/2)

TotalMix

- There are there main playback modes:

• Phones output 11/12(extra monitor using)

phone output

• Main output(What we use!)

Master output

• ADAT output 13/14(Only for digital Optical system)

Adat optical ouput

- You could press the Volume knob to switch between the above three modes, and spin it to adjust the volume as you wish.

Volume adjust

Trouble shooting

Situation 1: You've already plug in sound cable but nothing happened?

Answer:

• Check if you have turned both power supplier for speaker system and sound workstation(Mac pro)on.
• Check if you have already turned on the Fireface UFX and Fireface 800.
  

Situation 2: All are truned on but still no sound?

Answer:

• Check the Mac Pro and go to RME setting application(within the deck of desktop)to see if the sound card is selected to "Fireface 800" correctly.
• Open up the totalmix control panel, sending sound signal from your playing device, then check it there has signal in the stereo channal(Default is 1/2).
• Check if you have already chose the "Main out" as output mode correctly, and of course, volume up until you could listen somthing.

Gallery

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  Sound system scheme

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  sound system connection sketch

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  Enigma sound station cables

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  Enigma sound station cables

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  RME Fireface UFX und 800 back

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  RME Fireface UFX und 800 front

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  RME Fireface UFX und 800 power supply front

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  RME Fireface UFX und 800 to dreitec stagebox

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  sound system power supply back

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  dreitec stagebox

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  stereo speaker

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  multichanel speaker

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  Subwoofer