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Mackie MDR 24/96 Operation Manual

24 track/24 bit, digital audio hard disk recorder
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24 TRACK/24 BIT, DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER
MDR 24
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MDR 24/96
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  • Page 1: Operation Guide

    MDR 24 MDR 24 MDR 24 MDR 24 MDR 24/96 Operation Guide 24 TRACK/24 BIT, DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Mackie Service Department. NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 12. Lightning — Unplug the MDR 24/96 during lightning storms or when DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) unused for long periods of time.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Sync Card and Cables - Word Clock and Record ---------------------------------------------- 36 Digital Synchronization ------------------------- 13 Time Display ---------------------------------- 37 Mackie Media (Optional) ----------------------- 15 Locate Points and Looping----------------- 37 Remote 24 / Remote 48 (Optional) ---------- 16 Recording ------------------------------------- 38...
  • Page 4 Windows 95/98 ------------------------------- 64 Macintosh OS 9.2.1 ---------------------------- 65 FTP Client Configuration ------------------------ 66 Troubleshooting ------------------------------- 66 Networking Glossary ------------------------- 66 Manual Part No. 0000107 Rev. B 10/02 © 2002 Mackie Designs Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. If you collect ten MDR24/96 boxes, Greg will come over for dinner (this offer does not apply to dealers or distributors). In the unlikely event that you should need to send the MDR24/96 back to Mackie for service, please use the shipping box it came in. This box has been specially designed to minimize damage to the MDR24/96 during shipping, so that it won’t...

  • Page 6: Conventions

    Examples include Exit, confirmation (OK), increment or decrement a number, scroll through choices, or advance through operational tiers (“follow the signs, you won’t get lost”). Select buttons are soft buttons whose function changes depending on the operation you’re performing. MDR 24/96...
  • Page 7 Pairs of SELECT buttons with << >> displayed above them are used to select among choices or move a cursor ‘v’ through a text field. The (–)DEC and (+)INC (decrement and increment) buttons scroll through choices in the active field. Sometimes they duplicate the <<...
  • Page 8 [The amount of recording time left on the disk] AVAIL: The MDR 24/96 allows only one playlist. If a project is brought from an HDR24/96, the last active playlist is used (you are not able to switch to other playlists from the MDR24/96).

  • Page 9: About "Tape

    By combining traditional multitrack tape recording features with the power and flexibility of hard disk recording, the Mackie Designs MDR24/96 takes multitrack recording to a level never before achieved by a product in its price range. In addition to the standard battery of traditional tape-based features, the MDR24/96: •...

  • Page 10: Setup And Configuration

    Of course, there’s more to a studio than a recorder and some musicians. At a minimum, you’ll need the following to make the MDR24/96 feel at home: • Three Mackie 8-channel I/O (input/output) cards. • A console with a minimum of 24 tape sends (buses or direct outputs) and returns (line inputs or monitor returns).

  • Page 11: I/O Cards And Cables

    DB25 cables that break out to XLR connectors, and double-ended DB25 to DB25 AES/EBU cables for mating with your console, are readily available. The PDI•8 is the only Mackie I/O card that currently supports 88.2 or 96 kHz operation. At these sample rates, the PDI•8 card runs in “double- wide”...
  • Page 12 “Hookups” section (page 23). Be sure to come right back here when you’re done. Note: Note: Note: Always hand tighten the thumbscrews Note: Note: at the top and bottom of all I/O cards be- fore operating the MDR 24/96. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 13: Sync Card And Cables - Word Clock And Digital Synchronization

    MDR24/96 Inputs and Outputs are connected to the Tape Inputs and Outputs of a Mackie Digital 8•Bus console using TDIF, either the MDR24/96 or D8B can be the word clock master. However, if you later synchronize the MDR24/96 to time code from a VTR, you must lock the VTR and MDR24/96 to a master video sync source and lock the D8B (which can’t sync to video) to word clock from the MDR24/96.
  • Page 14 Note: Note: Note: Note: If you are using an MDR24/96 with the Mackie Digital 8•Bus console, you may need to turn on the Digital 8•Bus first. The Clock I/O on the D8B prefers not to see an active signal at its Word Clock input when it powers up.

  • Page 15: Mackie Media (Optional)

    90 and • Mackie Media PROJECT drives. Both drives come complete with a plug-in tray for quick removal and a nifty storage case for shelving and transporting the drives. Trays can be purchased separately if you want to use your own UDMA IDE drives.

  • Page 16: Remote 24 / Remote 48 (Optional)

    MDR 24/96...

  • Page 17: Configuration

    Configuration Before starting a Project, you will need to configure the MDR24/96 I/O card options and synchronization parameters. These parameters determine where the sample clock is coming from, how fast the sample clock runs, and how many bits are recorded in every sample. Some options, like sample rate and bit depth, will become “standards”...
  • Page 18 Pro (default) and Consu. 7. Press the Page Right (>) button to scroll to channels 9-16. Repeat the procedure for channels 9-16 and 17-24. Press DIGI-I/O to exit. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 19: Synchronization

    Note: The PDI·8 is the Note: their digital video recorders use 48 kHz. only Mackie I/O card Even though the MDR24/96 supports four Sample Rates, you can only choose that currently supports between two at any given time. The range of available rates is determined by the 88.2 or 96 kHz opera-...

  • Page 20: Time Code Source

    You can set the MMC (MIDI Machine <- SYNC OPTIONS [2]-> Control) Device ID independently for each group of eight tracks. Most 24-track MMC Pre-Roll control devices share the same Device ID Device On Time On for the three 8-track blocks. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 21: Send Mmc

    (like when the guitar solo begins), but when punching in at that point, you want to start rolling a few seconds before hand. The MDR 24/96 allows you to set a Preroll amount and then toggle the Preroll on or off as needed.

  • Page 22: Generate Smpte/Mtc

    << / >> buttons. Off selects 1x operation, On selects 0.5x operation. 3. Select OK, then Select SR/2 Out and set the Word Clock Output divisor to On or Off. 4. Select OK and press the SYNC button to exit the menu. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 23: Hookups

    Hookups This section shows how the MDR24/96 is typically connected to both analog and digital consoles (using the Mackie Analog and Digital 8•Bus consoles as examples). These examples assume that the rest of your studio equipment (monitors, sound sources, outboard processing, etc.) is already connected, or that you know how to connect it.
  • Page 24 Set the 24•8 console to the nominal +4 dBu operating level by setting the five Operating Level switches in the Sub Out and Tape Return sections to the ‘OUT’ position. This example describes the hookup for the D8B console equipped for analog I/O. MDR 24/96 Digital 8•Bus AIO•8 Cards AIO•8 Cards...

  • Page 25: Tdif Hookup (Dio•8)

    TDIF Hookup (DIO•8) Cables & Hardware (3) DIO•8 cards for MDR24/96 (3) DIO•8 cards for D8B (1) Clock I/O card for D8B (3) TDIF cables (1) 75 Ω BNC word clock cable Hookup 1. Connect the three TDIF cables between the corresponding TDIF jacks on the MDR24/96 and D8B.
  • Page 26 (D8B as DIGITAL I/O DIGITAL I/O DIGITAL I/O Card as Master) Master) WARNING Use one only Depress the MDR 24/96 Termination button if the TDIF Connection MDR24/96 is set to Slave DIO•8 Cards Word Clock In Word Clock Out Note:...

  • Page 27: Adat Optical Hookup (Dio•8 Or Opt•8)

    ADAT Optical Hookup (DIO•8 or OPT•8) Cables & Hardware (3) DIO 8 or OPT 8 cards for MDR24/96 • • (3) DIO 8 or OPT 8 cards for D8B • • (1) Clock I/O card for D8B (6) ADAT Optical cables (1) 75Ω...
  • Page 28 DIGITAL I/O DIGITAL I/O (MDR24/96 (D8B as Card as Master) Master) WARNING Use one only Depress the MDR 24/96 Termination button if the MDR24/96 is set to Slave ADAT Optical Out Word Clock In ADAT Optical In Word Clock Out DIO•8 Cards...
  • Page 29 Clock Out Sync (MDR24/96 (D8B as Card as Master) Master) ADAT Optical Out WARNING Use one only MDR 24/96 Depress the Termination button if the MDR24/96 is set to Slave ADAT Optical In Word Clock In OPT•8 Cards Word Clock Out...

  • Page 30: Aes/Ebu Hookup (Pdi•8)

    So, the moral of the story is that unless you just blew your wad on a new guitar and are eating peanut butter sandwiches until your next paycheck, go buy a Clock I/O card. MDR 24/96...
  • Page 31 Word Word PDI•8 PDI•8 PDI•8 Clock Out Clock Out Sync (MDR24/96 (D8B as Card as Master) Master) MDR 24/96 WARNING Use one only Depress the Termination button if the MDR24/96 is set to Slave Word Clock In Word Clock Out PDI•8 I/O Cards...

  • Page 32: Mdr24/96 Operation

    After you’re done recording, you will learn how blanks after several to back up your project to Mackie Media M•90 and Mackie Media PROJECT drives. minutes of being idle. Pressing any button below the...

  • Page 33: Opening Projects

    4. The name “Project#1” Enter A Project Name: appears on the left side of the LCD screen. A pointer Project#1 (“v”) appears above the << >> New Cancel first character of the name to indicate that you can change that character. Press the (–)Dec / (+)Inc buttons to select the character you want in that position.

  • Page 34: Deleting Projects

    First and foremost, backup your projects daily on an external drive, either the Mackie M90 hard drive or the Mackie Project Drive. When you have finished a project and no longer need the project on the internal drive, perform a final backup and remove it from the internal drive.

  • Page 35: Project Backup/Restore

    Project Backup/Restore With Mackie Media drives, you can back up your Projects on removable media that you can hand to the client or store in your tape library. Backing up and restoring Projects is as simple as copying the Projects between the internal and the Mackie Media drives.

  • Page 36: Basic Transport Operations

    Press REWIND or FAST FWD one, two, or three times. ♦ Stop STOP brings the “tape” to an immediate halt. Stop also punches out of record and cancels master record standby. To stop the Transport: Press STOP. ♦ MDR 24/96...

  • Page 37: Time Display

    Time Display MDR24/96 Front Panel Current Time Display HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES BARS BEATS TICKS The Current Time display shows the exact position of the MDR24/96’s “playback head.” Current Time is displayed in SMPTE time (HH:MM:SS:FRAMES). To change the Current Time: Use the Transport PLAY, REWIND, FAST FWD or LOC buttons.

  • Page 38: Recording

    2, tracks 10-21 are playing virtual track 8, and tracks 22-24 are playing virtual track 4. By default the entire second row should display all ones. This means that to begin with all the tracks are playing back their first virtual track. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 39: Track Mutes

    4. Use the << and >> SELECT buttons to select a track number from the top line; the selected track number will appear as an “_” instead of its number. Now press the (–) DEC / (+) INC buttons to change the virtual track on the selected channels.

  • Page 40: Auto Take

    To enable Auto Input: Press the AUTO INPUT button. The glowing ♦ LED above the button indicates that it’s ON. AUTO INPUT MDR 24/96...

  • Page 41: Metering And Setting Record Levels

    Metering and Setting Record Levels A professional analog recorder has meters that indicate 0 VU at a +4 dBu nominal signal level. Generally you can record peaks 10 to 15 dB above that before distortion becomes objectionable. This 10-15 dB range above the nominal level is called “headroom”.

  • Page 42: Auto Punch

    Most professional consoles can output +22 dBu without breaking a sweat (like the Mackie Analog and Digital 8•Bus consoles). But beware that semi-pro consoles often operate at a nominal output level of –10 dBV and will run out of steam before reaching a level that can take advantage of the recorder’s full resolution.

  • Page 43: Rehearse

    Rehearse Rehearse (only available on the remote control) is a tool that you can use to determine if a punch-in at your chosen point will work, without committing a recording pass to disk. In the Rehearse mode, upon entering Record (track enabled and the Master Record button pressed), monitoring switches from playback to input, just as in the Auto Input On monitor mode.
  • Page 44 4. Use the << and >> select buttons to change the assignment of the selected footswitch. Press the OK select button to choose a setting. The MDR 24/96 has four functions that can be assigned to the footswitch; the remote adds a fifth.

  • Page 45: Editing

    Editing Delete Last One way to save disk space is to use the DELETE LAST button after a bad recording pass. One of the benefits of digital recording with the MDR24/96 is that you can keep every take and decide later which one to use. But sometimes you know right off that the last take will never see the light of day.

  • Page 46: Track Edit

    Record Ready light for a track is lit, the edit will be performed on that track. As mentioned previously, you can select multiple tracks simultaneously to edit them all at once. Read on for more detailed information about each edit type. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 47: Cut

    3. Look at the screen and you will see a Start START:00:02:17:12 time and End time (you will not see an End END:00:02:20:04 (trackselect = record) time if you have chosen Paste as the edit Start End Cut Join function). These numbers signify the time range to perform the edit between.

  • Page 48: Copy

    If a single track is pasted with multiple lights illuminated, the same will be true. The track will only be pasted on the lowest track, nothing will happen to the rest of the armed tracks. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 49: Insert

    Insert Access the Paste command by first pressing TRACK/EDIT, then pressing the Paste select button, and then choosing Insert when you are ready to perform the operation. This editing function is another digital emulation of analog tape editing. When you perform an Insert, the data on the clipboard is placed onto the track specified.
  • Page 50 If no items can be undone, None will be displayed as the undo command. Pressing the Undo select button will have no effect. Similarly, if no items can be redone, None will be displayed as the redo command. Pressing Redo will have no effect as well. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 51: Editing Examples

    Editing Examples The following are examples of specific applications of the MDR24/96 editing commands. These illustrate how the commands can be effectively used. Use these as jumping off points and apply these techniques to other situations. We will not describe every button to press; refer to the above sections for details. Replacing a Multiple Track Chorus In this example, we would like to move a copy of the first chorus and replace the second chorus with it.

  • Page 52: Making A Vocal Comp

    This is why in most situations it is a good idea to mark the end point of a copy or cut first, and the start point second. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 53: Editing On A Computer

    MDR24/96. Find the audio files folder containing the old versions of the files you have just edited. Using the FTP Client, delete these versions on the MDR 24/96 and then transfer the edited versions into the folder. When you next open this project, the new files will have replaced the old ones.

  • Page 54: Verify Drive Performance

    Windows 98 SE, Millenium, or 2000 on it, or with any Mac that has OS 10 installed. Mackie Media drives can also be read by any system that can Format them. So, for example, you can insert a Mackie Media PROJECT disk into your Macintosh SCSI or IDE ORB drive and copy your Projects’...

  • Page 55: Mount/Refresh Drives

    Use this command to mount a new Mackie Media PROJECT disk, or to view the size of files in a Project file list. To Mount drives: 1. Press the DISK UTIL button. Select Mount.

  • Page 56: Appendix A: Troubleshooting And Service

    Additional information and troubleshooting tips can be found in the HDR24/96 Technical Reference Guide. Technical support is available by contacting your Mackie dealer, calling Mackie Designs at (800) 258-6883 (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time), or visiting Mackie’s website at www.mackie.com.

  • Page 57: Appendix C: Upgrading The System Software

    MDR24/96 software. If you ever have a problem, Mackie Digital Tech Support may advise you to reinstall the operating system. This will not delete any projects on either drive, but it is always a good idea to back up any important projects before doing a reinstallation of the operating system.

  • Page 58: Appendix D: Analog I/O Pinout

    Ch 2 Ch10 Ch18 Pin 11 shield Ch 2 Ch10 Ch18 Pin 24 Ch 1 Ch 9 Ch17 Pin 12 – Ch 1 Ch 9 Ch17 Pin 25 shield Ch 1 Ch 9 Ch17 Pin 13 ANALOG I/O MDR 24/96...

  • Page 59: Appendix E: Compatible Cables

    Appendix E: Compatible Cables Analog and Digital Multitrack Cables The following companies supply analog and digital multitrack cables for use with the MDR24/96 I/O cards: Horizon Music, Inc. P.O. Box 1988, Cape Girardeau MO 63702-1988 Tel: (800) 255-9822; Fax: (800) 455-3460 http://www.horizonmusic.com AIO•8 Analog Interface Cables HDA8 Series...

  • Page 60: Marshall Electronics

    Tel: (310) 915-1000; Fax: (310) 391-6262 http://www.apogeedigital.com Canare 531 5th Street, Unit A, San Fernando, CA 91340 Tel: (818) 365-2446; Fax: (818) 365-0479 http://www.canare.com Whirlwind 99 Ling Rd., Rochester, NY 14612 Tel: (888) 733-4396; Fax: (716) 865-8930 http://www.whirlwindusa.com MDR 24/96...

  • Page 61: Appendix F: Networking (Ftp) Setup

    You may not want that much free publicity. If you want to use the Internet to share files with a production partner or client, be aware of the risks. Disclaimer: Sorry, Mackie Designs cannot offer the service or knowledge that you might personally need on the broad and seemingly complex issue of networking security.

  • Page 62: Hardware Interconnection

    ♦ An FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client program. ♦ At Mackie, we’ve tested the MDR24/96 with two inexpensive FTP client programs for Windows, CuteFTP from Globalscape and WS_FTP from Ipswitch Software, as well as Fetch from Dartmouth Software Development for the Macintosh. There are several others available. Trial versions of these programs are available for download at: http://www.globalscape.com/products/cuteftp...

  • Page 63: System #1 Settings (Mdr24/96)

    Operation Guide...

  • Page 64: System #2 Settings (Second Computer Or Other Ethernet Device)

    3. In the Manufacturer’s window, click Microsoft. 4. In the Network Protocols window, click TCP/IP, and then click OK. 5. Return to the Configuration window. You should now see TCP/IP listed. 6. Click the TCP/IP entry, then click Properties. MDR 24/96...

  • Page 65: Macintosh Os 9.2.1

    Macintosh OS 9.2.1 1. From the Apple menu choose Control Panels and select TCP/IP. 2. From the File menu choose Configurations… Select the Default Configuration and click the Duplicate… button. 3. Name the duplicate configuration MDR24/96 and click OK. This allows you to have a network setting for normal use and one for the MDR specifically.

  • Page 66: Ftp Client Configuration

    IP address is 10.10.28.20. mally hidden on the 4. If you must choose a “Host Type,” select “Anonymous Login”. MDR 24/96 file man- agement listings, will 5. If there is a “Password” setting, you can leave it blank. The anonymous be visible on the FTP setting will automatically send something that the MDR will ignore.
  • Page 67 Although LAN computers may connect to a WAN, such practice is typically achieved by the use of a “Gateway” or “Firewall/Router or Proxy Server.” A gateway acts as a conduit for networking traffic, and computers that communicate through the gateway assume the IP address of the gateway. In other words, if your personal computer, which is connected to your LAN, has an IP address of 10.1.1.1 and it is connected to the Internet through a gateway computer with an IP address of 123.456.789.123, other computers...
  • Page 68 If you wish to connect an MDR24/96 to an existing Ethernet network that is configured for 10 Mbps transmission rates, it is necessary to use a 10/100 autosensing hub and/or a rate converter. Most hubs today are autosensing. MDR 24/96...
  • Page 69 Operation Guide...
  • Page 70 MDR 24/96...
  • Page 71 Recorded and Programmed at Goodnight LA Studios, Los Angeles “Mackie,” the “Running Man” figure, “MDR24/96,” and “Digital 8•Bus” are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, and are hereby acknowledged.
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