TC Electronic Digital Konnekt x32 User Manual - Technical Specifications

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Summary of Digital Konnekt x32

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    User’s manual english version digital konnekt x32.

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    1 read these instructions. 2 keep these instructions. 3 heed all warnings. 4 follow all instructions. 5 do not use this apparatus near water. 6 clean only with dry cloth. 7 do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8 do not install near any he...

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    Emc/emi this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can ...

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    Tc electronic, sindalsvej 34, dk-8240 risskov – tcdk@tcelectronic.Com manual revision 1.01 – sw – v 2 english version introduction important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A certificate of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction digital konnekt x32 – patchbay, format converter, audio interface and hardware integrator digital konnekt x32 not only puts patching and signal-splitting under preset control, and converts between formats. What comes out is also better than what went in. Thanks to system 6000 grade cloc...

  • Page 8: Operation

    Selecting channels for each input channel pair one input type can be selected. Example 1 in the example below the following is selected: input channel pair 1/2: tos input channel pair 3/4: spdif input channel pair 5/6: aes/ebu input channel pair 7/8: aes/ebu aes/spdif/tos in src spdif tos front aes/...

  • Page 9: Aes+Spdif+Tos Routing

    Src digital konnekt x32 has 4 sample rate converters and thus features individual sample rate conversion on any input channel pair in this section or on all adat channels. When activating sample rate conversion src in the adat section, any selected sample rate conversion in the aes/spdif/tos section...

  • Page 10: Operation

    Operation 8 adat routing the four adat channel pairs can be routed to any pair of aes+spdif+tos channels and to the eight adat channels simultaneously as well. Example 2 in the example below the following is selected: normal sample rate adat ch. 1-2 is sent to aes+spdif+tos ch. 1-2 adat ch. 3-4 is s...

  • Page 11: Operation

    Operation 9 example 3 a typical setting for this section would be: • routing firewire channels 1-8 to aes+spdif+tos 1-8 • routing firewire channels 9-16 to adat. This is set up in the following way: • press 1-8 to route firewire channels 1-8 we have routed channels 1/2 to monitor out. • press 9-16 t...

  • Page 12: Operation

    Operation 10 internal clock you may also choose to lock to an internal clock rate. The following rates can be selected by pressing the int button. 44.1 48 88.2 96 176.4 192 khz khz khz khz khz khz 44.1k clock rate t n e int 48k x2 x4 sel 44.1k clock rate ut n e int 48k x2 x4 sel 44.1k clock rate t n...

  • Page 13: Operation

    Operation 11 input signal monitor leds the blue lock sig leds normally indicate the current lock state for each of the input sections. However, these leds can also be used as input meters for these sections. Press to activate. Security lock to avoid unintended operation of the front panel controls, ...

  • Page 15: Rear Panel View

    13 1 - analog out balanced analog outputs on 1/4” trs jacks. The level of the outputs is controlled by the monitor level control knob on the front panel. 2 - aes/ebu inputs female xlr connectors for up to 8 aes channels. 3 - aes/ebu outputs male xlr connectors for up to 8 aes channels. 4 - spdif i/o...

  • Page 16: Integrator

    14 integrator the integrator plug-in for digitalkonnekt32 makes integration of external hardware into your daw environment seamless. It offers a “plug-in” audio routing representation of your external digital effects processors and operates as a normal vst/au plug-in. The integrator plug-in can be i...

  • Page 17: Parameters

    15 the integrator plug-in is automatically installed when the tc near control panel is installed. Parameters lock green - indicates correct lock between the selected external digital device and digital konnekt x32. Red - indicates “no lock”. Check connections and settings. Device selects the connect...

  • Page 19: Setup Examples

    Setup examples 17 setting up digital konnekt x32 aes/spdif/tos in • spdif is selected for channel pairs 1/2 and 3/4. • aes is selected for channel pairs 5/6 and 7/8 (no leds are lit). Adat in • we select normal sample rate and route adat channels to adat out. Firewire • in the firewire section we ch...

  • Page 20: The Integrator

    The integrator now that digital konnekt x32 is set up it is time to set up your daw application utilizing the integrator plug-in. For each external effect, one instance of the integrator plug-in must be set up. Each of the integrator instances then represents one external effect. This example illust...

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    Integrator always acts as a stereo plug-in, - also when inserted on a mono-track. C400xl • insert the integrator on a stereo track on a stereo bus. • select firewire channel 7/8 by selecting “fw ch 7” finalizer 96k • the finalizer will typically be used for mastering. Insert integrator on you master...

  • Page 23: Setup Examples

    Setting up digital konnekt x32 aes/spdif/tos in • spdif is selected for channel pair 1/2. (keyboard) • tos is selected for channel pair 3/4 (cd player) • spdif is selected for channel pairs 5/6 and 7/8 (preamp #1 and preamp #2) • as none of the attached devices can sync to an external clock we activ...

  • Page 24: Setup Examples

    In this example digital konnekt x32 is used in a live situation as a digital splitter box that routes the signal to both a laptop computer for recording/play-back, to the pa system via a master eq and to a broadcast station. Connections • the main output channels of the digital mixing console is fed...

  • Page 25: Setup Examples

    23 setup examples setting up digital konnekt x32 aes/spdif/tos in • aes 1/2 is selected in the aes/spdif/tos section as none of the leds are lit. The blue 1/2 led indicates that a signal is present on aes 1/2 • sample rate conversion is activated on channels pair 1/2 • aes channels 1/2 is routed to ...

  • Page 26: Setup Examples

    24 this example illustrates digital konnekt x32 used in conjunction with a protools setup integrating external digital devices. The screenshot in this example is based on protools hd but applies to any version of pro tools hardware that has digital in (aes/ebu, spdif, adat, tos or word clock). Conne...

  • Page 27: Setup Examples

    Setup examples 25 setting up digital konnekt x32 aes/spdif/tos in • spdif is selected for channel pair 5/6 (reverb 4000) - select tos 5/6 to route the dvd player instead src is activated for channel pair 5/6 only when the dvd is used • spdif is selected for channel pair 3/4 (finalizer 96k • aes is s...

  • Page 28: Buffer Size

    Buffer size buffer size* the buffer size can be set from 32 to 8192 samples. The higher the buffer setting, the longer latency through digital konnekt x32. You should only increase the buffer size if you experience problems such a clicks and pops in the sound. Note that clicks and pops in the sound ...

  • Page 29: Status

    Status various lock status indications can be given: internal lock indicates that the system is locked to the digital konnekt x32 unit set as clock master. External lock indicates that the system is locked to an external digital device connected to the digital konnekt x32 set as clock master. No ref...

  • Page 30: Technical Specifications

    Digital inputs and outputs connector (aes): formats (aes): connector (s/pdif): formats (s/pdif and toslink): connector (adat® or toslink): format (adat®): word clock: firewire (format): firewire (channels): digital io engine: clock and jitter internal sample rates: internal clock precision: external...