Link.FireWire Computer Audio Interface Owner's Manual
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Important safety InstructIons1. Readtheseinstructions.2. Keeptheseinstructions.3. Heedallwarnings.4. Followallinstructions.5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.6. Cleanonlywithdrycloth.7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orother
apparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.9. Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.10. Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsof
time.11. Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhenthe
apparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaswhenliquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.
FCC Information
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equip-ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
PartNo.SW0462Rev.A02/07©2007LOUDTechnologiesInc.AllRightsReserved.
Product Serial #:
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Don’t forget to visit our website at www.tapcogear.com for more information about this and other TAPCO products.
contents
Important safety InstructIons .................................�IntroductIon ...................................................................................4
The Link.FireWire Interface .........................................................4Bundled Software ..............................................................................4
GettInG started .............................................................................5Installing the Software ....................................................................5Connecting the Link.FireWire .....................................................6Two Modes of Operation ................................................................7
LInk.fIrewIre features ............................................................8Front Panel ............................................................................................8Rear Panel ..........................................................................................10
appendIx a: servIce InformatIon ............................��Warranty Service ............................................................................12Troubleshooting ...............................................................................12Repair ...................................................................................................13
appendIx B: connectIons ................................................�4appendIx c: LInk.fIrewIre specIfIcatIons ......�6
Analog Specifications ...................................................................16Digital Specifications ....................................................................17System Requirements ...................................................................17AC Power Requirements .............................................................18Physical Dimensions and Weight ............................................18Block Diagram Link.FireWire ....................................................19What is Latency? ............................................................................20
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IntroductIonThankyouforpurchasingtheTAPCOLink.FireWireAudioInterface
fordigitalrecordingsystems.Thisisacomplete,compactsolutionforcomputer-basedmusicproductiononeitheraMacintoshoraPC.
TheLink.FireWireisa4x6audiointerfacethatispowereddirectlyofftheFireWireconnection(orbytheincludedexternalpowersupply),andalsoincludesTracktion2.1,ourpowerfulaudioandMIDIsequencingsoftwarefordigitalrecording.Thishardwareandsoftwarecombinationprovidesallyouneedtorecordandcreatewonderfulmusicusingyourlaptopordesktopcomputer.
The Link.FireWire InterfaceTheLink.FireWireinterfaceprovideseithertwoanalogaudioinputs
thatcanacceptmicrophonelevel,linelevel,ordirectinstrumentinputsignals,orastereoS/PDIFdigitalinput.Theanalogaudiosignalsareroutedtohigh-qualityADCs(Analog-to-DigitalConverters)operatingat44.1,48,88.2,or96kHzwith24-bits.ThedigitalsignalsarethenroutedtotheFireWireportforconnectiontoyourcomputer.
Theanaloginputsare“combo”jacksthataccepteitheramic-levelbalancedXLRconnectororaline-level(orinstrument-leveliftheINSTRbuttonispushedin)balancedorunbalanced1/4"TRSorTSconnector.
StereomastermixescanalsobetransferredfromyourhostcomputerbacktotheLink.FireWireformonitoringduringtrackingoroverdubbing.Monitoringisprovidedbytheheadphonejackonthefrontandbybalancedoutputsontheback,whichcanbeconnectedtoyourstudiomonitors.TheMonitoroutputsandPhonesoutputeachhavetheirownlevelcontrols.ThemastermixalsoappearsontheS/PDIFstereooutput.
Note:TheLink.FireWireprovidestwooutputstreamsfromtheDAWthatismirroredonthePhones,Monitor,andS/PDIFoutputs.AlternatefirmwareisavailableonourwebsitetoconfiguretheLink.FireWiresothatitprovidessixdiscreteoutputstreamsfromtheDAW.See“TwoModesofOperation”onpage7formoreinformation.
Bundled SoftwareTheLink.FireWirecomeswithsomepowerfulsoftwaretogetyoustarted
withyourowndesktopmultitrackaudiorecordingmusicproductionstudio.Tracktionisaneasy-to-usemultitrackaudiorecordingandMIDIsequencing
softwareapplication,capableofunlimitedtrackcount,VSTsupport,automation,andmuchmore.ItcomeswithavarietyofEQ,compressor,andeffectsplug-inprocessorsforcreatingexactlythesoundyouwant.
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GettInG startedUsethissectiontogetyourLink.FireWiresetupquickly.Alsoreferto
theLink.FireWireQuick-StartGuideincludedwithyourLink.FireWireaudiointerface,whichincludesatutorialonhowtomakearecordingusingtheLink.FireWireandTracktion.
Installing the Software• TheLink.FireWireCDcontainsaninstallerthatwillinstallthe
driversonyourPC.IfyouareusingaMacintosh(runningOSXversion10.3.9orlater),youdon’tneedtoinstalldriversbecausetheFireWiredriversareincludedinOSX.Note:IfyouareusingOSX10.3,besuretoupdatetothelatestreleasedversion,10.3.9.
• YourLink.FireWireCDalsocontainsTracktion2.1.Double-clickthefile“TracktionSetup.exe”andfollowtheinstructionstoinstallTracktiononyourPC.FortheMacintosh,double-clickthefile“TracktionSetup.dmg”anddragtheTracktioniconintoyourApplicationsfolder.
• Visithttp://my.tapcogear.comtoregisteryourLink.FireWire.Ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso,setupanaccountbyenteringyouremailaddressandclicking,“No,Iwanttocreateanaccount.”Thenclick“Continue.”Entertheinformationtosetupyourprofile.Thenclick“CreateMyAccount.”ThenproceedtoregisteryourLink.FireWirebyclicking“TAPCOProductRegistration.”
• Yourcomputermustmeetthefollowingminimumsystemrequirements:
PC Requirements • WindowsXP(SP2)
• PentiumIIIorbetterprocessor• 256MBRAM(512MBrecommended)• 30MBharddiskspace
Macintosh Requirements • OSX(10.3.9orlater)
• PowerMacG3(600MHzorfaster),G4,orG5processor• 256MBRAM(512MBrecommended)• 35MBharddiskspace
TheLink.FireWireQuick-StartGuidehasdetailedinstructionsoninstallingthesoftwareonaPCrunningWindowsXP(SP2)andaMacintoshrunningOSX(version10.3.9orlater).
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Connecting the Link.FireWire• TostandtheLink.FireWireupright,pullthestabilizerbardownward
andtwistitout90ºfromthebody,asshownbelow.• TurndownalltheLink.FireWireknobstopreventanyloudsurprises.• ConnectmicrophonesusingtheXLR/TRScomboinputconnectors
onthebackoftheLink.FireWire.Pressthe48Vbuttonifyourmicrophoneneedsphantompower(mostlyusedforcondensermics).
Caution:DONOTusephantompoweronribbonmicrophones.Itcandamagethedelicateribbonelementinthemicrophone.Refertoyourmicrophone’sowner’smanualtofindoutifitrequiresphantompowertooperate.
• ConnectguitarsorotherinstrumentsusingtheXLR/TRSconnectorsonthebackoftheLink.FireWire.PressthefrontpanelLINE/INSTRbutton(guitaricon)ifyouareconnectingyourguitarorinstrumentdirectlytotheLink.FireWirewithoutusingapreamplifierordirectbox.
• Connectapairofpoweredmonitorspeakers,oranamplifierconnectedtospeakers,totheLink.FireWireMONITORjacksontherearpanel.YoucanalsopluginheadphonestothefrontpanelPHONESjack.
• ConnecttheFireWireconnectortoaFireWireportonyourcomputerwiththeFireWirecableprovided.
• LaunchTracktionortheDAWsoftwareapplicationofyourchoiceandselectLink.FireWireastheaudiodevicefortheaudioinputsandoutputs.
Note:TheLink.FireWireisequippedwitha6-pinFireWireconnectorandcomeswitha6-pinto6-pinFireWirecable.The6-pinFireWireconnectorprovidespowerfortheLink.FireWireandworkswithMacintoshlaptopsanddesktops,andmostPCdesktopswithabuilt-inFireWireconnectororwithaPCIorPCMCIAFireWirecardadded.ManylaptopPCshavea4-pinFireWireconnector.Ifthisisthecase,youwillneedtopurchasea6-pinto4-pinFireWireadapterbecausethe4-pinconnectiondoesnotprovideanypower.Inthiscase,youmustalsousetheexternalpowersupply(included)topowertheLink.FireWire.
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Two Modes of OperationTheLink.FireWirehastwomodesofoperation,MirrorModeand
True6-OutputMode.Mirror Mode:Thisisthedefaultmodeofoperationinwhichtwo
audiostreamsarereturnedtotheLink.FireWirefromtheDAWsoftwareapplicationandaremirroredonthePhonesout,Monitorout,andS/PDIFout.Thisisthemostcommonapplication,whereyoucanmonitorthemasterstereomixfromtheDAWintheheadphonesandstudiomonitors,andhavethemixgoingtoarecorderconnectedtotheS/PDIFoutput.
True 6-Output Mode:Inthismodeofoperation,sixdiscreteaudiostreamsarereturnedtotheLink.FireWirefromtheDAWandareroutedtotheL/RPhonesout,L/RMonitoroutputs,andthestereoS/PDIFoutput.Thisisusefulifyouwanttohaveadifferentmixgoingtotheheadphonesforthetalentthanyouhaveinthestudiomonitors,whilereservingtheS/PDIFoutputforthefinalmix.
Note:InordertochangeyourLink.FireWiretoTrue6-OutputMode,youmustdownloadnewfirmwarefromourwebsiteandinstallitintheLink.FireWire.GototheproductpagefortheLink.FireWireonourwebsiteatwww.tapcogear.comtoobtainthefirmwareandinstructionsonhowtoinstallit.
WARNING:OnceyouchangetoTrue6-OutputMode,youcannotchangebacktoMirrorMode.THISISAONE-TIMECHANGE!
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LInk.fIrewIre features
Front Panel
1. INPUT GAIN Control Theseknobsadjustthegainoftheanaloginputsignal(beforethe
A/Dconverters).Theyadjustthesignalforboththemicandlineinputs.Turntheknobfullycounter-clockwisetoturnthesignaldown,andfullyclockwisetogetthemaximumgain.
2. LINE/INSTR SwitchIfyouareusingamicrophoneorline-levelinput,leavethisswitchout.
IfyouareconnectinganinstrumentlikeaguitardirectlytotheLink.FireWire,pushthisswitchin.Itadjuststheinputimpedanceofthe1/4"inputtomatchthehigh-outputimpedanceofaguitarpickup.
3. OL/SIG IndicatorThisLEDilluminatesgreenwhenthereisasignalpresent(afterthe
GAINcontrol).Ifthesignalgetstooloudandisindangerofdistorting(clipping),theLEDflashesred.IfyouseetheOL/SIGLEDflashingred,turndownthesignaleitheratitssourceorbyusingtheINPUTGAIN[1]controlontheLink.FireWire.
4. 48V SwitchPushthisbuttoninifyouareusingamicrophonethatrequires48VDC
phantompower.Thisappliesphantompowertopins2and3ofbothXLRinputs.Ithasnoeffectonthe1/4"inputs.Note:Therearejustafewmicrophones(mostlyribbonmics)thatcanbedamagedbyphantompower.Consultyourmicrophone’sowner’smanualtoseeifitneedsphantompowerornot.Ifitdoes,alwaysturnoffthephantompowerswitchbeforeconnectingordisconnectingyourmicrophone.
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5. 48V IndicatorThisredLEDlightsupwhenthe48Vphantompowerswitch[4]is
engaged.
6. MON LEVEL ControlThisadjuststheleveloftherearpanelMONITOR[11]analogoutputs.
Itdoesnotaffecttheheadphoneoutput.Note:Leavethisknobturneddowneachtimeyouturnonyoursystem,andthenincreaseittoasafelisteningvolume.
7. PHONES LEVEL ControlThisadjuststhelevelofthePHONES[8]analogoutputonthefront
panel.ItdoesnotaffecttheMONITORoutput.Note:MakesurethePHONESLEVELcontrolisturnedallthewaydownbeforeplugginginyourheadphones.Thiswillprotectyourhearingandpreventanyloudsurprises.
8. PHONES JackThePHONESjackacceptsa1/4"TRSstereoplugnormallyusedon
headphones.Ifyourheadphoneshavea1/8"mini-plug,youwillneeda1/8"to1/4"stereoadapter,commonlysoldinelectronicsandaudiostores.
TheheadphonesignalsarethesameastheMonitorOutputsignals(unlessyouhaveconvertedtoTrue6-OutputMode),excepttheleveliscontrolledbythePHONESLEVELcontrolinsteadoftheMONLEVELcontrol.
9. POWER IndicatorTheLink.FireWireispoweredfromtheFireWireportortheexternal
AC-to-DCpowersupply.Thereisnopowerswitch,sothisLEDlightsupwhenevertheLink.FireWirehaspower.
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Rear Panel
10. INPUTTheseareNeutrikcomboconnectors,whichacceptbalanced
microphoneinputsfromanXLRconnector,orbalancedorunbalancedline-levelorinstrument-levelinputsfroma1/4"TRSconnector.
Referto“AppendixB:Connections”onpage14forwiringinformation.
11. LEFT/RIGHT MONITOR OutThese1/4"TRSconnectorsprovideabalancedstereoline-leveloutput
ofthemonitormix.Connecttheseoutputstoapairofactivemonitorspeakers,ortoanamplifierconnectedtopassivespeakers.ThesignalleveliscontrolledbytheMONITORLEVELcontrol[6]onthefrontpanel.
12. S/PDIF IN and OUT ConnectorsTheseareRCAconnectorsthatsendandreceivetwochannelsof
digitalaudiointheS/PDIF(Sony/PhilipsDigitalInterface)format.YouselecttheS/PDIFINfromtheLink.FireWireConsole(PConly).
WhenS/PDIFisselected,theanaloginputs[10]aredisabled.Note:OnaMacintosh,theS/PDIFINisautomaticallyselectedand
overridestheanaloginputswheneveranactivedeviceisconnectedtotheS/PDIFIN.
TheS/PDIFOUTtransmitstwo-channelsofdigitalaudiofromtheDAWsoftwareapplication.ThesearethesameaudiostreamsthatappearatthePHONES[8]outandtheMONITOR[11]out.
Note:TransferringdigitalaudiooveracablegeneratesEMI(electromagneticinterference)aroundthecable.Usehigh-quality75-ohmcoaxialcablefortheS/PDIFconnectionstominimizetheEMInoiseradiatedaroundthecable.
Tip:A75-ohmcompositevideocablecanbeusedforaS/PDIFconnection.Ingeneral,theshorterthecablelength,thelesseffectithasonthe
qualityofthesignal.ThemaximumrecommendedlengthforaS/PDIFcableislimitedto10meters(about32feet).
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13. FireWire ConnectorThisisthemainconnectionbetweentheLink.FireWireandthehost
computer.UsetheFireWirecableprovidedtoconnectthisporttoaFireWireportonyourcomputer.TheFireWireinterfaceworkswithbothPCandMac.
FireWire(a.k.a.IEEE1394)isahigh-speedserialI/Ointerfaceforconnectingdigitaldevices,withmorethan30timesthebandwidthofUSB1.1.
Tip: IfyourlaptopordesktopcomputerdoesnothaveaFireWireconnection,youcanpurchaseaPCIorPCMCIAFireWirecardandinstallitinyourcomputereasilyandinexpensively.
Note:Ifyourcomputerhasa4-pinFireWireconnection,youwillneedtopurchasea6-pinto4-pinadapter(availableatmostcomputersupplystores),andusetheexternalAC-to-DCpowersupply(included)sincethe4-pinconnectordoesnotsupplypowertotheLink.FireWire.
14. POWER INThisconnectioniswhereyouconnecttheexternalAC-to-DCpower
supplytoprovidepowertotheLink.FireWire.Usetheexternalpowersupplywhenusinga6-pinto4-pinFireWireadapter,oriftheFireWireconnectoronyourcomputerdoesn’tsupplyenoughpowertotheLink.FireWire(somePCMCIAcardsdonot).
WARNING:Makesureyouusethecorrectexternalpowersupplycapableofproviding12VDCat1amp.
15. Kensington Security SlotTohelppreventtheft,theLink.FireWirehasasecurityslotdesignedto
fitthepopularKensingtonsecuritylocks.Avarietyofmodelsareavailablefromtheirwebsiteatwww.kensington.com.
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appendIx a: servIce InformatIon
Warranty ServiceDetailsconcerningWarrantyServicearespelledoutintheWarranty
sectiononpage22.IfyouthinkyourTAPCOLink.FireWirehasaproblem,pleasedo
everythingyoucantoconfirmitbeforecallingforservice.DoingsomightsaveyoufromthedeprivationofyourLink.FireWireandtheassociatedsuffering.
Thesemaysoundobvioustoyou,butherearesomethingsyoucancheck.Readon.
Troubleshooting
No Power• Ourfavoritequestion:Isitpluggedin?MakesuretheFireWirecable
isconnectedbetweenyourcomputerandtheLink.FireWire.ThecomputermustbeturnedontoprovidepowertotheLink.FireWireovertheFireWireconnection.
• Areyouusingalaptopwitha4-pinFireWireconnectoranda4-pinto6-pinadapter?The4-pinconnectordoesn’tprovidepower,whichtheLink.FireWirerequiresinordertooperate.Seenoteonpage6.
• IstheorangePOWERLEDilluminated?Ifnot,tryconnectingtheLink.FireWiretoanotherFireWireportonthecomputer(ifavailable),orusetheexternalpowersupplyincludedwithyourLink.FireWire.
No Signal• IstheInputGAINturnedup?• ArethePHONESLevelcontrolandtheMONITORLevelcontrol
turnedup?• IstheLink.FireWireselectedastheaudioinput/outputdeviceinyour
DAWapplication?InTracktion,thisisselectedintheSettingstabunderAudio.
• BesurethecorrectinputsareselectedintheDAWandthetracksarearmed.
My guitar (or other instrument) doesn’t sound as good as I expect• IfyourguitarisconnecteddirectlytotheLink.FireWire(i.e.,without
adirectboxorpreamp),besuretheLINE/INSTRbuttononthefrontpanelispushedin.
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• MakesuretheInputGAINcontrolissetcorrectlyandnotcausingdistortion.
• Perhapsprivatelessonsareinorder.
Glitchy/Distorted Audio into your Computer• IstheOLindicatorblinkingredontheLink.FireWire?Ifso,tryturning
downtheinputsignalatitssourceortheInputGAINcontrolontheLink.FireWire.
• IstheoverloadindicatorlightingintheDAWapplication?Ifso,tryturningdowntheInputGAINcontrolontheLink.FireWireortheinputlevelcontrolintheDAW.
• Increasethelatency.InTracktion,thisisdoneintheSettingstabunderAudio.
• Inotherapplications,findthecontrolpaneltoincreasetheASIO(PC)orCoreAudio(Mac)buffersizeorlatency.
RepairServiceforTAPCOproductsisavailableatafactory-authorized
servicecenter.ServiceforTAPCOproductslivingoutsidetheUnitedStatescanbeobtainedthroughlocaldealersordistributors.
IfyourLink.FireWireneedsservice,followtheseinstructions:1. Reviewtheprecedingtroubleshootingsuggestions.Please.2. CallTechSupportat1-877-827-2669,7amto5pmPST,toexplain
theproblemandobtainaServiceRequestNumber.HaveyourLink.FireWire’sserialnumberready.You must have a Service Request Number before you can obtain factory-authorized service.
3. PacktheLink.FireWireinitsoriginalpackage,includingendcapsandbox.ThisisVERY IMPORTANT.WhenyoucallfortheServiceRequestNumber,pleaseletTechSupportknowifyouneednewpackaging.Youcanordernewpackagingthroughourpartsdepartment.TAPCO is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non-factory packaging.
4. Includealegiblenotestatingyourname,shippingaddress(noP.O.boxes),daytimephonenumber,ServiceRequestNumber,andadetaileddescriptionoftheproblem,includinghowwecanduplicateit.
5. WritetheServiceRequestNumberinBIG PRINTontopofthebox.UnitssenttouswithouttheServiceRequestNumberwillberefused.
6. TechSupportwilltellyouwheretoshiptheunitforrepair.Wesuggestinsuranceforallformsofcartage.
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7. Youwillneedtocontacttheauthorizedservicecenterfortheirlatestturn-aroundtimes.TheLink.FireWiremustbepackagedinitsoriginalpackingbox,andmusthavetheServiceRequestNumberonthebox.Onceit’srepaired,theauthorizedservicecenterwillshipitbackbygroundshipping,pre-paid(ifitwasawarrantyrepair).
Note:Underthetermsofthewarranty,youmustshipordrop-offtheunittoanauthorizedservicecenter.Thereturngroundshipmentiscoveredforthoseunitsdeemedbyustobeunderwarranty.
Note:YoumusthaveasalesreceiptfromanAuthorizedTAPCODealertoqualifyforawarrantyrepair.
appendIx B: connectIons
XLR ConnectorsThe“combo”inputson
theLink.FireWireaccept3-pinmaleXLRconnectors.Theyarewiredasfollows,accordingtostandardsspecifiedbytheAES(AudioEngineeringSociety).
XLRBalancedWiring:Pin1=ShieldPin2=Hot(+)Pin3=Cold(–)
1/4" TRS Phone Plugs and JacksThe“combo”inputsontheLink.FireWirealsoacceptbalancedor
unbalanced1/4"TRSorTSconnectors.“TRS”standsforTip-Ring-Sleeve,thethreeconnectionsavailableonastereo1/4"orbalancedphonejackorplug.TRSjacksandplugsareusedforbalancedsignalsandstereoheadphones.Theyusethree-conductorshieldedcableandarewiredasfollows:
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Stereo Headphones1/4"TRSStereoUnbalancedWiring:Sleeve=ShieldTip=LeftRing=Right
1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks“TS”standsforTip-Sleeve,thetwoconnectionsavailableonamono
1/4"phonejackorplug.Theyareusedforunbalancedsignals.1/4"TSUnbalancedWiring:Sleeve=ShieldTip=Hot(+)
RCA Plugs and JacksRCA-typeplugs(alsoknownasphonoplugs)andjacksareoftenused
inhomestereoandvideoequipment,andtomakeS/PDIFconnectionsonconsumerdigitalaudiodevices.Theyareunbalancedandelectricallyequivalenttoa1/4"TSphoneplug.
RCAUnbalancedWiring:Sleeve=Shield
Tip=Hot(+)
FireWire ConnectionTheLink.FireWireisequippedwitha6-pinFireWireconnectorandcomes
witha6-pinto6-pinFireWirecable.Manylaptopshavea4-pinFireWireconnector.Ifthisisthecase,youwillneedtopurchasea6-pinto4-pinFireWireadapterandusetheexternalpowersupplyincludedwithyourLink.FireWire.
StereoHeadphones1/4"TRSConnector
Unbalanced1/4"TSConnector
TIPSLEEVETIPSLEEVE
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6-pinFireWireWiring:Pin1=Power
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appendIx c: LInk.fIrewIre specIfIcatIons
Analog Specifications
Frequency ResponseAnyInputtoMonitorOutput: ±0.5dB,22Hzto20kHz@48kHzSRAnyInputtoPhonesOutput: ±1.0dB,30Hzto20kHz@48kHzSR (600Ωload)
DistortionTHD+Noise(1kHz,–1dBFS@48kHzSR)MicInputtoFireWireorS/PDIFOutput: <0.004%
NoiseMicPreEquivalentInputNoise(EIN)20Hzto20kHzBandwidth,150Ωsourceimpedance: >120dBtypical@30dBgain
Input Gain Control RangeMicIn: 0dBto+52dBLineIn/InstrIn: –20dBto+32dB
Phantom Power +44VDC(±10%)
Input ImpedanceMicInput: 3kΩLineInput: 20kΩbalanced,20kΩunbalancedInstrInput: 1MΩ
Output ImpedanceMonitorOutput: 200ΩbalancedHeadphoneOutput: 56Ω
CrosstalkMonitorOutput(1kHz,LefttoRight) –93dBHeadphoneOutput(1kHz,LefttoRight) –93dB
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Maximum Input LevelMicIn(XLR): +1dBu@minimumgain(unitygain)LineIn: +29dBu@minimumgain(–20dB)InstrIn: +10dBu@minimumgain(–20dB)
Maximum Output LevelMonitorOutput: +9dBubalanced/unbalancedHeadphoneOutput: 2Vrmsinto600Ω
Digital Specifications
A/D ConversionType: 24bit,44.1/48/88.2/96kHzsamplerateDynamicRange: >101.5dBtypicalTHD+N: 0.004%typical,–1dBFS,1kHz
D/A ConversionType: 24bit,44.1/48/88.2/96kHzsamplerateDynamicRange: >105dBtypicalTHD+N: 0.002%typical,–1dBFS,1kHz
S/PDIFIncomingSampleRate: 32kHz-96kHzsamplerateBitDepth: 24bitInputImpedance: 75ΩinternalterminationOutputImpedance: 75Ω
System RequirementsPC: WindowsXP(SP2) PentiumIIIwith256MBRAM(512MBormore isrecommendedforTracktion) SuperVGA(1024x768)orhigherresolutionvideo adapterandmonitor 30MBharddiskspace CD-ROMorDVDdrive FireWireport(IEEE1394)Macintosh: OSX10.3.9orhigher PowerMacG3orhigher(600MHz) 256MBRAM(512MBormoreisrecommendedfor Tracktion) 35MBharddiskspace CD-ROMorDVDdrive FireWireport(IEEE1394)
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AC Power RequirementsExternalPowerSupplyoutput: 12VDC@1AExternalPowerSupplyACinput U.S. 120VAC,60Hz Europe 230/240VAC,50Hz Japan 100VAC,50/60Hz Korea 220VAC,60Hz
Physical Dimensions and WeightHeight: 1.7in/43mmWidth: 6.1in/155mmDepth: 6.8in/173mm 7.6in/193mmwithhandlesWeight: 1.4lb/0.6kg
DisclaimerSincewearealwaysstrivingtomakeourproductsbetterbyincorporatingnewandimprovedmaterials,components,andmanufacturingmethods,wereservetherighttochangethesespecificationsatanytimewithoutnotice.
Lonely? Looking for that special someone? Do you have a question about your TAPCO Link.FireWire?
PleasecallourTechnicalSupportchapsat1-877-827-2669,MondaytoFriday,from7amto5pmPST.
Afterhours,visitwww.tapcogear.comandlookunderContact Us,[email protected]
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What is Latency?Latencydescribestheamountoftimeittakestheinputsignaltopass
throughthesystem,andreachtheoutput.Whenrecordingaguitarandmonitoringthroughsoftware,itistheamountoftimeittakesfromthemomentyoustrikeyourguitarstring,tothemomentyouhearitinyourheadphones.Youareusedtothislatencybeingveryclosetozero;whenyouplayyourguitarthroughaguitaramp,youhearthesignalimmediately.Sowhenyouarerecordingandmonitoringviasoftware,youwantthislatency(delaytime)tobeaslowaspossible.
Therearemanyfactorsthatcontributetolatency,andthereisoneinparticularthatyoucancontrol:thesoftwareaudiobuffersize.Theaudiobuffer(alsoreferredtoasASIObufferonaPC,orCoreAudiobufferonaMac)isanareainmemorythatTracktionusestoholdyouraudioasitworks.Thebuffersizeismeasuredinsamples,andusuallyrangesfromjustafewsamplestothousands.Thesmallerthebuffer,thefastertheaudiogetsinandoutofyourcomputer,andthelowerthelatency.
Wewouldliketosetthisbufferaslowaspossibletoachievethelowestlatency,butthereisanotherfactortoconsider:Thesmallerthebuffer,theharderyourcomputerwillhavetowork.Toillustratethis,pretendyouaregivenfiveminutestomovewaterfromalargebuckettoanotherbuckettenfeetaway.Youmustuseeitheralargepintglassorasmallwhiskeyglasstotransferthewater.Whichwouldyouchoose?Thepintglassofcourse.Ifyouchoosethewhiskeyglass,youwouldquicklygrowtiredofrunningbackandfourthmovingthesmallamountofwater.Dependingonyourfitnessandspeed,youmaynotbeabletomoveitallinfiveminutes.Thisissimilartohowyourcomputerdealswiththeaudiobuffer.Ifyouchoosetoosmallabuffer,thecomputerneedstoworkveryhardtoquicklytransfertheaudioinandoutofthebuffer.Itmaynotevenbeabletokeepup,especiallyifyouhavelotsoftracks,lotsofautomationand/orlotsofplug-insinyourwork.Ifthishappens,youraudiomaystopor“dropout.”Dropoutsatlowbuffersizesmayalsooccurifyouhaveaslowercomputerornotenoughmemory.
Forlowlatencyandgoodperformancefromyoursystem,itisbesttoadjustthebuffersizetotaste.Youoftenneedtousetrialanderrortofindanacceptablebuffersize.InTracktion,thisisdonebychoosingtheSettingstab,choosingtheLink.FireWireintheWaveDevicedropdownmenu,andadjustingtheLatency.Usually,asettinglessthan256sampleswillyieldfineresults,whileasettingof128samplesorlesswillberequiredforalmostinaudiblelatency.
Note:Whileyouarerecording,lowlatencyisoftenapriority.Mixingexistingtracksontheotherhand,doesnotoftenneedsuchextremelysmallsettings.Manyusersadjusttheirbuffersettingbetweenthetrackingandmixingstage.Increasingthebuffersizewhilemixingmayallowyoutorunafewextraplug-ins;try1024or2048samples.
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A. LOUDTechnologiesInc.warrantsallmaterials,workmanshipandproperoperationofthisTAPCOproductforaperiodofone yearfromtheoriginaldateofpurchase.Ifanydefectsarefoundinthematerialsorworkmanship,oriftheproductfailstofunctionproperlyduringtheapplicablewarrantyperiod,LOUDTechnologies,atitsoption,willrepairorreplacetheproduct.This warranty applies only to equipment sold and delivered within the U.S. by LOUD Technologies or its authorized dealers.
B. Failuretoregisteronlineorreturntheproductregistrationcardwillnotvoidtheone-yearwarranty.
C. ServiceandrepairsofTAPCOproductsaretobeperformedonlyatafactory-authorizedservicecenter.Unauthorizedservice,repairs,ormodificationwillvoidthiswarranty.Toobtainrepairsunderwarranty,youmusthaveacopyofyoursalesreceiptfromtheauthorizedTAPCOdealerwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.ItisnecessarytoestablishpurchasedateanddeterminewhetheryourTAPCOproductiswithinthewarrantyperiod.
D. Toobtainfactory-authorizedservice: 1.CallTAPCOTechnicalSupportat877/827-2669,7AMto5PMMonday
throughFriday(PacificTime)togetaServiceRequestNumber.ProductsreturnedwithoutaServiceRequestNumberwillberefused.
2.Packtheproductinitsoriginalshippingcarton.Alsoincludeanoteexplainingexactlyhowtoduplicatetheproblem,acopyofthesalesreceiptwithpriceanddateshowing,andyourreturnstreeaddress(noP.O.boxesorroutenumbers,please!).IfwecannotduplicatetheproblemorestablishthestartingdateofyourLimitedWarranty,wemay,atouroption,chargeforservicetime.
3.Shiptheproductinitsoriginalshippingcarton,freight prepaid,totheauthorizedservicecenter.TheaddressofyourclosestauthorizedservicecenterwillbegiventoyoubyTechnicalSupport.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that the Service Request Number is plainly written on the shipping carton.
E. LOUDTechnologiesInc.reservestherighttoinspectanyproductsthatmaybethesubjectofanywarrantyclaimsbeforerepairorreplacementiscarriedout.LOUDTechnologiesmay,atouroption,requireproofoftheoriginaldateofpurchaseintheformofadatedcopyoftheoriginaldealer’sinvoiceorsalesreceipt.FinaldeterminationofwarrantycoverageliessolelywithLOUDTechnologiesInc.
F. TAPCOproductsreturnedtooneoftheLOUDTechnologiesfactory-authorizedservicecentersanddeemedeligibleforrepairorreplacementunderthetermsofthiswarrantywillberepairedorreplacedwithinthirtydaysofreceipt.LOUDTechnologiesanditsauthorizedservicecentersmayuserefurbishedpartsforrepairorreplacementofanyproduct.ProductsreturnedtoLOUDTechnologiesthatdonotmeetthetermsofthisWarrantywillnotberepairedunlesspaymentisreceivedforlabor,materials,returnfreight,andinsurance.ProductsrepairedunderwarrantywillbereturnedfreightprepaidbyLOUDTechnologiestoanylocationwithintheboundariesoftheUSA.
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G. LOUDTechnologieswarrantsallrepairsperformedfor90daysorfortheremainderoftheoriginalwarrantyperiod.Thiswarrantydoesnotextendtodamageresultingfromimproperinstallation,misuse,neglectorabuse,ortoexteriorappearance.Thiswarrantyisrecognizedonlyiftheinspectionsealsandserialnumberontheunithavenotbeendefacedorremoved.
H. LOUDTechnologiesassumesnoresponsibilityforthequalityortimelinessofrepairsperformedbyAuthorizedTAPCOServiceCenters.
I. Thiswarrantyisextendedtotheoriginalpurchaserandtoanyonewhomaysubsequentlypurchasethisproductwithintheapplicablewarrantyperiod.Acopyofthesalesreceiptisrequiredtoobtainwarrantyrepairs.
J. Thisisyoursolewarranty.LOUDTechnologiesInc.doesnotauthorizeanythirdparty,includinganydealerorsalesrepresentative,toassumeanyliabilityonbehalfofLOUDTechnologiesortomakeanywarrantyforLOUDTechnologiesInc.
K. THEWARRANTYGIVENONTHISPAGEISTHESOLEWARRANTYGIVENBYLOUDTECHNOLOGIESINC.ANDISINLIEUOFALLOTHERWARRANTIES,EXPRESSANDIMPLIED,INCLUDINGTHEWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.THEWARRANTYGIVENONTHISPAGESHALLBESTRICTLYLIMITEDINDURATIONTOONEYEARFROMTHEDATEOFORIGINALPURCHASEFROMANAUTHORIZEDTAPCODEALER.UPONEXPIRATIONOFTHEAPPLICABLEWARRANTYPERIOD,LOUDTECHNOLOGIESINC.SHALLHAVENOFURTHERWARRANTYOBLIGATIONOFANYKIND.LOUDTECHNOLOGIESINC.SHALLNOTBELIABLEFORANYINCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESTHATMAYRESULTFROMANYDEFECTINTHETAPCOPRODUCTORANYWARRANTYCLAIM.Somestatesdonotallowexclusionorlimitationofincidental,special,orconsequentialdamagesoralimitationonhowlongwarrantieslast,sosomeoftheabovelimitationsandexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantyprovidesspecificlegalrightsandyoumayhaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place.
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