Studio Handbook – Studio 3 Welcome

Thanksfordroppingby!Thishandbookhasbeenwrittenwithyouinmindandofferstheguidanceyouneedtohaveasuccessfulsessionandexperienceinthestudio.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsaboutsomethingyoureadinthishandbook,don’thesitatetocontactKirkMcNally(B004),e‐mail:kmcnally@uvic.ca.

GeneralBookingPolicies&Procedures

SchoolofMusicgeneraloffice:

MondaytoFriday 9:00AMto12:00PM&1:00PMto4:00PM

Saturday,SundayandHolidays closed

Note:TheUViccampusisclosedfromDec.25,2011–Jan.1,2012inclusive.(TherewillbenoaccesstotheSchoolofMusicbuildingduringthisperiod.)

Studios:

MondaytoFriday 7:00AMto11PM Saturday,SundayandHolidays 8:00AMto10PM

•Studentscanbookthestudioforamaximumofthreehoursperweek,uptosevendaysinadvance.Sign‐upsheetsarepostedoutsideofthestudioforthispurpose.•Unscheduledstudiotimecanbeusedona“first‐come‐first‐serve”basis,uptoamaximumoftwohoursperday.•KeysforthestudioareavailablefromtheSchoolofMusicgeneraloffice.A$20.00deposit(cashonly)isrequiredinexchangeforalldailyorovernightkeyloans.Key(s)thataresignedoutareduebackthesamedaybefore4:00pmorat12:00noonthefollowingday.Ifthekeyisnotreturnedbynoonthefollowingday,yourdepositwillbeforfeited,noexceptions.

Regulations

•Nofoodordrinkinthestudio•Equipmentisnottoleavethestudioundernormalcircumstances,specialprojectsaretheexception,thesemustbefirstclearedwithaFacultymember.•Studioshouldbeleftina“normalled”stateattheconclusionofyoursession,ie.restorethestudiodefaultontheconsole,clearpatch‐bays,putawayallcablesandmicrophonesandpower‐offallequipmentifyouarethelastscheduledbookingfortheday.•Misuseorabuseofthestudioandequipmentwillnotbetolerated–pleaserespectandtakecareoftheequipmentsowecanallcontinuetoenjoyusingit.

EquipmentList

Console:Yamaha01V96kHzVersion2,16mic/lineinputs,8groupbussoutputsRecorders:Pro‐Tools9with003rackAppleiMac24”IntelCore2Duo2.97GHz,4GBRAMSoftware:Cycling’74Max5AbletonSuite8andMaxforLiveOutboard,Synthesizersandinstruments:UniversalAudioLA‐610MKIItubepre‐amplifier,eq,compressor/limiterBuchlaSeries200modularanalogsynthesizerMoogVoyager(rack‐mountedition)YamahaDX‐7FMsynthesizerYamahaTX802FMsynthesizermoduleRolandU‐110soundmoduleKorgWavedrumWD‐1TascamCD‐RW5000Midisport8x8multi‐portMIDIinterfaceBostonbySteinwayandSonsuprightpiano

Controllers:RolandA80(88weightedkeys)M‐AudioOxygen8NovationRemoteZeroSLmidicontrollerMonitors,AmpsandHeadphones:MackieHR824poweredspeakersSonyMDR7506headphones

Microphones:NeumannTLM103(largediaphragmcardioid)ShureSM7B(cardioid)

FaultReports

Itisyourresponsibilitytoreportfaultsencounteredwithequipment,computerandsoftwareinthestudio.Pleasee‐mailadetaileddescriptionoftheissue,citing“FaultReport”inthesubjectlinetoKirkMcNally,kmcnally@uvic.ca.Ifyouencounteraproblem,pleasereportitsorepairscanbeexecutedquicklyandtheproblemisn’tpassedontothenextuser.

Computers&Datastorage

Allstudentworkistobesavedto“ProjectSpace”onthestudiocomputer.Asthisisamulti‐userfacilityitisstronglyrecommendedthatusersback‐uptheirworkatregularintervals.Studentsareencouragedtobringtheirownstorage,archivingolderprojects,sothatthecomputerdoesn’tfillup.

FAQ’s

Thisisbynomeansacompletelistofquestionsorproblemsthatyoumayencounterinthestudio.Itisstartandonethatwillhopefullygetyoubackupandrunning.Ifthereisaquestionorissueyou’vefoundthatyouthinkwouldbeusefultootheruserspleasee‐mailittoKirkMcNally,kmcnally@uvic.ca.

1. Whyisn’titrecording?

Doublecheckyourroutingandconfirmyouareontherightpageoffaders(1‐16foranaloginputs).Checkyourpanning,achannelpannedrightontheconsolethatisroutedtoBuss1willnottransmitsignal–panningispre‐buss!ConfirmyourinputsonPro‐Tools,rememberthatBuss1‐8ontheconsolesendoutonADAT1‐8,soyourinputsinPro‐Toolsshouldbe,youguessedit,ADAT1‐8.

2. WhyamIhearingclicks&pops?

Clicksor“pops”inthestudioarearesultofclockingerrors.Inadigitalstudioeverypieceofdigitalgearmusthavethesamereferenceclock.InourstudiotheYamaha01V96isthe“master”andtheDigi003isthe“slave”.Toclearupyourclockingissuesconfirmthatthe01V96wordclockissetto“Internal”atthedesiredsamplingrate.Youaccessthismenubypressingthe“DIO”button.Then,confirmyourPro‐Toolssessionisatthesamesamplingrateandthesyncreferenceissetto“WordClock”.Toaccessthisnavigateto“SessionSet‐up”

3. WhatcablescanIusewiththepatch‐bays?

Alwaysusethe1/4”patchbaycables(red&blackcollars)withthepatchbays,using1/4”TRS(tip‐ring‐sleeve)cableswilldamagethepatchbays.

4. What’supwiththeMIDI?

CheckthattheMidisportisn’tinalarmmode(fourgreenlightsflashing).Ifitis,powercycletheunit.WiththeiMaconthe“USB”buttonshouldpulsate,showingit’sconnectedandoperating.Ifthatdoesn’tsolvetheproblemit’salmostcertainthesettingsor

userroutinginthehostapplication(Pro‐Tools,MAX5,Ableton)needsattention.UndernocircumstancesshouldMIDIbepatchedorun‐patchedphysically–allpatchingcanbedoneinsoftware!

Rack patch-bay

Console patch-bay

Studio 3 overview

Yamaha 01V96

Digi 003

• 4 mic inputs (XLR patchbay) • 8 digital inputs (channels 17-24)• 8 digital outputs (buss 1-8)• 8 analog outputs

ADAT 1 - 8

S/PDIF

Monitor Out

Tascam CD-RW 5000

• 16 analog inputs (channels 1-16)• 4 mic / 12 line level

4 analog outputs

Pan

1

3

2

4

5

7

6

8

S D

Pan

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S D

• To restore the input patch, recall the main “Studio 3 default” scene memory.

• To edit the input patch (do not save over the default!) navigate to the “In Patch” edit window by pressing the “Patch” button.

• The inputs in these diagrams are the physical inputs to the console. AD stands for analog-to-digital, there is one AD for every channel (16 mic or line). ADAT is the 8-channel digital input, this is connected to the DIGI 003. S/PDIF is the 2-channel digital input, which is connected to the CD player. Now it gets tricky because, as you can see below, you can change the channel inputs in software eg. channel 1 (so fader 1) could be changed to control input from ADAT 6. Remember that the physical inputs don’t change, it is just where they are represented on the console. Easy, right?

Yamaha 01V96 input patch

Channel 1-16 (analog inputs)1

AD1

2

AD2

3

AD3

4

AD4

5

AD5

6

AD6

7

AD7 AD8

8 9

AD9

10

AD10

11

AD11

12

AD12

13

2TD-L

14

2TD-R

15

AD15 AD16

16

Channel 17-32 (digital inputs)17

ADAT1

18

ADAT2

19

ADAT3

20

ADAT4

21

ADAT5

22

ADAT6

23

ADAT7 ADAT8

24 25

AD9

26

AD10

27

AD11

28

AD12

29

AD13

30

AD14

31

AD15 AD16

32

mic in!+48V phantom

power

Tascam CD player(S/PDIF input)

Note! Inputs duplicated

Layer

1-16 17-24 Master Remote

1-16 17-24 Master Remote

• To restore the output patch, recall the main “Studio 3 default” scene memory.

• To edit the output patch (do not save over the default!) navigate to the “Out Patch” edit window by pressing the “Patch” button.

• The outputs in these diagrams are the physical outputs from the console. As with the input patch, ADAT is the 8-channel digital format, again it is connected to the DIGI 003. Omni refers to the four analog outputs (connected to the patchbay). Again these can be changed in software. So, if you changed Omni 1 from Aux 1 to Buss 1, anything you routed to that buss would show up as an analog signal on the patchbay eg. send to Dep-5, Buchla, Voyager, et.

Yamaha 01V96 output patch

ADAT (digital outputs)

Omni (analog outputs)

1

Buss 1

2

Buss2

3

Buss 3

4

Buss 4

5

Buss 5

6

Buss 6

7

Buss 7 Buss 8

8

1

Aux 1

2

Aux 2

3

Aux 3

4

Aux 4

See next page for infoon bussing!

Pan

1

3

2

4

5

7

6

8

S D

• The 01V96 console is an 8-buss console, every channel can send to one or all of the busses. The busses are used to route signals to differ-ent places in the studio, primarily our recording device, which is Pro-Tools.

• “S” and “D” stand for stereo and direct. A channel routed to stereo will come out of the monitors (as long as you’ve turned them up!). The direct option isn’t utilized in our studio.

• Note! Panning is pre-buss. To capture any panning you do on the console, you must use an odd/even pair of busses and record to a stereo track in Pro-Tools. Capiche?

Yamaha 01V96 pan/routing

Pan

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S D

Pan

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Pan

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S D

Pan

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3 4

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S D

Pan

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Pan

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Pan

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3 4

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S D

Pan

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3 4

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S D

• mono recording

• press here to accesschannel routing

• stereo mix-down• 3 channels down to 2 tracks • panning will be recorded

• multi-track recording• 4 channels to 4 tracks

Display Access

Scene

ø/Insert/Delay

Dynamics

DIO/Setup

Pan/Routing

EQ

MIDI

Pair/Group

Effect

Utility

Patch

View

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• The heart of the MIDI set-up in Studio 3 is the Midisport 8x8 multi-port interface. The Oxygen 8 is the “master” input controller (port 8) for the studio and you’ll see it is connected in two ways: USB and 5-pin DIN (standard MIDI interconnect). • There are two modes in which to operate MIDI in the studio: “Thru” and “USB” (selectable on the front panel of the Midisport).• “Thru” mode = 1 in, 8 out. Use this when you want the Oxygen to control all MIDI devices.• “USB” mode = MIDI routing is controlled by the host application.

Yamaha 01V96 midi

oxygen8