PRODUCT MANUAL Version 1.
TABLE OF CONTENT 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.....................................................................................................4 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. AC adapter......................................................................................................................................... 4 Environment....................................................................................................................................... 4 Handling...............................
1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2. USAGE PRECAUTIONS 1.1. AC adapter 2.1. Electrical interference • • • • 1.2. Be sure to use only the supplied 12 V DC, 1000 mA AC adapter, which is equipped with a “center-positive” plug. The use of an adapter other than the specified type may damage the unit and could pose a safety hazard. Connect the AC adapter only to an AC outlet that supplies the rated voltage required by the adapter.
. INTRODUCTION 6. LP-16 CONNECTIONS AND USER INTERFACE Thank you for purchasing the Cymatic Audio Live Player LP-16. The LP-16 is the world’s easiest to use direct from USB 16-track / MIDI player and 18-output, 2-input USB audio interface for PC, Mac® and iPad®. 6.1. Front Panel The LP-16 works as a dedicated multi-track player for live performances, while sparing users the hassles of using a laptop and computer audio interface in a live environment.
6.2. Rear Panel 6.3. Live Player LP 16 Top Panel cymatic audio 16 Track Player and USB Interface powered by POWER LINE OUT 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 STEREO LINE IN 2 5 cymatic audio Live Player LP expand your 16 band 12V DC 1000mA 3 4 1 2 3 1. Mono Line-Level Output Connectors These unbalanced connectors each output a separate mono audio track, sourced from the currently playing multi-track song file. 2. Stereo 3.
7. MODES OF OPERATION • The LP-16 offers three different modes of operation, depending on your specific needs: 7.1. Multi-Track Mode This mode, hereby abbreviated as “MT Mode”, is the main operational mode of the LP-16. In MT mode, the unit can play back up to 16 separate tracks of audio, which are each output to a separate physical ¼” output connector on the rear panel of the unit.
9. LP-16 FILE TERMINOLOGY AND FOLDER STRUCTURE • The LP-16 uses audio files on an attached USB drive, to play back assorted audio, either stereo wav files, or groups of up to 16 mono wave files. These LP-16’s menus interact with these files based on how they are specifically placed on the attached USB drive.
12. MULTI-TRACK (MT) MODE OPERATIONS AND MENUS 12.1. Multitrack Mode Home Screen After the attached USB drive has been successfully tested, the LP-16’s screen will display the MT mode “home screen”. 1 • If the LP-16 determines that the storage device is suitable for playback, a new screen will appear for a few seconds, displaying the amount of free space available on the attached drive After displaying this information for a few seconds, the LP-16 display will switch to the playback “home screen”.
12.2. Multitrack Mode Menus 12.2.2. Select Playlist Pressing the Menu Button while in multitrack mode will take you to the Multitrack Mode Menu. This screen allows you to select a playlist to load into memory, from the available playlists located on the attached USB drive.
12.2.4. Foot Switch settings 12.2.6. Format USB Device The LP-16 can use a standard ¼” equipped footswitch to perform various functions. The foot switch settings screen allows you to adjust what specific actions occur when you press the attached foot switch. Type: Adjust the “type” setting to tell the LP-16 if you are using a “normally open” or “normally closed” type footswitch. Consult your footswitch’s documentation to determine which type you have.
13. STEREO (ST) MODE OPERATIONS AND MENUS 13.1. Stereo Mode Home Screen (Playlist) 13.2. Stereo Mode Menus Pressing the Menu Button while in stereo mode will take you to the Stereo Mode Menu. If the LP-16 has been switched to stereo mode, the ST mode home screen will be displayed. The ST mode home screen displays pertinent settings and displays, when performing a stereo playback operation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.
13.2.2. Play-out Channels This menu allows you to set which specific pair of rear-panel outputs the stereo audio file will be output to. Use the select arrows and select button to select between outputs 1 and 2, 3 and 4, etc. LP-16 Line Outputs (x 16) Mic Inputs (x 16) cymatic audio 14.
16. USB INTERFACE MODE 16.1. In addition to functioning as a direct from USB 16-track player, the LP-16 has the ability, when connected to your Mac®, PC, or iPad®, to operate as a 2-input, 18-output, 24 bit kHz USB class compliant computer audio interface, running at 44.1 or 48kHz. 16.1.1. Minimum System Requirements To operate the LP-16 as a computer audio interface, perform the following steps: • Make sure that there is no USB storage device connected to the front-panel USB storage connector.
16.2.1. Mixer View The mixer screen of the control panel is where most of the interaction with the LP-16 occurs, when it is serving as a computer audio interface. It offers the following controls: • Sample Rate • Synchronization Source • Synchronization Status Line Output Meters These 16 separate level meters display the signal level of any audio that is being streamed from the 16 outputs of the computer’s DAW software, and are being routed to the LP-16’s 16 separate line level outputs.
16.2.2. Settings View: Synchronization Tab 16.2.3. Settings View: Buffers Tab The control panel’s buffers screen allows adjustment of the ASIO buffers used by your ASIO compatible DAW software. Device Name The device name field controls what device name will appear in your DAW software. The default name is “LP-16” but it can be modified to the name of your choosing. Sample Rate Click on this field to select what sample rate you wish to operate the LP-16 at when using it as an audio interface.
.2.4. Settings View: Input Channels Tab 30 16.2.5. Settings View: Output Channels Tab Double click on any entry in the “channel name” column to modify the input channel names as they will appear in your DAW. Double click an entry in the “channel name” column to modify the output channel names as they will appear in your DAW. Click on the checkbox labeled ‘Include device name in ASIO display name’ if you wish for the channel names to be prepended with the device name.
16.3. Using the LP-16 as an Audio Interface with OS X 16.2.6. Settings View: About Tab 16.3.1. Minimum System Requirements ! Operating Systems: • Mac OS X® 10.8 Hardware: • Any Mac hardware compatible with OS X 10.7 or higher • 512 MB Ram (1GB or more recommended) • 1 free USB 2.0 compatible port NOTE: The speed of your processor, amount of RAM, and capacity, size, and speed of your hard drives will greatly affect the overall performance of your recording system.
. TROUBLESHOOTING 19. Always make sure that you have downloaded and installed the latest drivers and firmware for your Live Player LP-16. The latest firmware and driver downloads for the LP-16 are available at www. cymaticaudio.com/downloads 18.1. LINE OUTPUTS Full-scale output 8.2dBu, 2 Vrms Frequency response ± 0.2 dB, 20 Hz-20 kHz THD+N @ 0dBFS (1kHz sine wave) -85dB, < 0.005, 20 Hz-20 kHz THD+N @ -6dBFS < -82dB, < 0.008, 20 Hz-20 kHz SNR > 100dB, < 0.
Cymatic Technologies B.V. P.O. Box 208 6590 AE Gennep The Netherlands www.cymaticaudio.com Support: For Europe: support-EMEA@ cymaticaudio.com Rest of the world: support@cymaticaudio.com PRODUCT MANUAL Version 1.0 Firmware Release 83859 December 2014 © copyright 2015 Cymatic Audio B.V.
