Stereo Sound System
There are two independent sound systems. The stereo sound system and the GMU:Tutorials/Performance_Platform/Sound_System_Multi_Speaker surround sound systems. Both are controlled by the same audio work station.
Connection Diagram
Here is an overview of how the components are connected:
Gallery
sound system connection sketch
Enigma sound station cables
Enigma sound station cables
RME Fireface UFX und 800 back
RME Fireface UFX und 800 front
RME Fireface UFX und 800 power supply front
RME Fireface UFX und 800 to dreitec stagebox
sound system power supply back
dreitec stagebox
stereo speaker
multichanel speaker
Subwoofer
Components
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Audio-Workstation
- Enigma (Mac-Pro on the left side of the right table)
Audio-Interfaces
RME Fireface UFX
Speakers
Stereo Speakers
- 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
matrix-software-input-to-hardware-output
mixer-view
select-output-device
totalmix-select-audio-device-fireface-ufx
workspace-quickselect
workspace-quickselect
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.
Step 3- Turn on 『RME Fireface UFX, FireFace 800 Audio Interface and the right side MacPro 』.
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)
- There are there main playback modes:
- Phones output 11/12(extra monitor using)
- Main output(What we use!)
- ADAT output 13/14(Only for digital Optical system)
- You could press the Volume knob to switch between the above three modes, and spin it to adjust the volume as you wish.
Done!! Enjoy the Sound
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.