Sound mixer

In the Sound tab, you can store shortcuts to audio files previously added to the hard drive, just as in the media tray.

Click on the icon Add (with small plus sign) to browse your local hard drive and add sound files.

Supported audio file formats: .wav and .mp3

In the mixer, you can add music played in the player to an audio track and adjust its volume with a Soundslider.

If you connect an additional ADB-100 device to Audio Link connector, you can expand the Reckeen system adding additional inputs and outputs:

• two digital inputs on XLR connector (AB Digital 1, AB Digital 2)
• two analog inputs on XLR connector (AB Line In 1 stereo, AB Line In 2 stereo)
• microphone input for dynamic and condenser microphone
• two digital outputs on XLR connector
• two analog outputs on XLR connector (stereo output 1, stereo output 2)
• stereo headphone output

Warning ! It is recommended not to connect or disconnect a microphone to the ADB-100 during the time the red LED is lit up. You can safely connect a microphone only in None mode.

An additional ADB-100 tab appears automatically after connecting the device to power supply and communication cable.

A sound from system’s MASTER OUT is always supported on the digital outputs: AB Digital 1 and AB Digital 2 and on the analogue outputs: AB Line 1 and AB Line 1.

When you set a headphone source with a drop down list, you set it jointly for AUDIO Panel and AUDIO BOX headphone outputs.

You can adjust the sound in the range of -40 to +10 dB, where the 0 level (AB Line In 1, AB Line In 2) corresponds to -10 dBV (-7.8 dBu or 0.316 V RMS) in the case of a consumer level, or 4dBu (1.78 dBV or =1.23 volts RMS) in the case of a professional level analog inputs/outputs on ADB -100 panel. It depends on audio level settings in Configuration Window: Audio Tab.

In the case of digital Audio input /output (AB Digital 1,2), 0 level corresponds to -20dBFs.

You can find two Microphone settings below the AUDIO Level settings. The first for the microphone connector located on AUDIO PANEL on the front of the Reckeen workstation, and the second for the microphone connected to external AUDIO BOX panel (ADB -100). There are two operating modes: a None mode with a dynamic microphone, for which you can set the Gain value with a slider, and a Phantom mode with a condenser microphone. When you switch to the Phantom mode, you will be warned that a voltage of 48 V will be applied to the speech insert. A red LED lights up on the AUDIO Panel located at the front of the Reckeen workstation.

Warning ! It is recommended not to connect or disconnect a microphone to the AUDIO Panel during the time the red LED is lit up. You can safely connect a microphone only in None mode.

At the right you can see the settings options of Motherboard AUDIO Output. The available outputs are shown in the drop-down list.

On the drop down list, you can select the audio output from your graphics card or motherboard. They will vary depending on the system configuration and the type and number of connected monitors.

The list of monitors attached to the system will appear in the drop down list. (Item # 1 in the list in the image above). If you select this monitor from the list then the sound can be played through this monitor (you can connect, for example, headphones to this monitor).

Digital Display Audio – output sound from the graphics card (you can select the sound output on different connectors of the card, such as HDMI, DVI, DP), In the picture above, points 2, 3 and 4 in the list.

• Realtek Digital Output – is a digital output from the motherboard.
• Realtek Digital Output (optical) – digital (optical) output from the motherboard.
• Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) – mini Jack output from motherboard. If you choose this option, a signal from Master Out will go to the output on the rear panel of the Reckeen workstation.

Adjust the audio delay relative to the video output for proper synchronization. With the slider Delay you can set the delay (in ms) for the audio signal going out of the system and with slider Gain – the volume.

When you open Configuration Window in 3DProduction Module or LITE Production Module: Menu>Options>Configurations. In the AUDIO Tab – you can find settings of the system’s sound. There are two levels of the line signal to choose from:

• The first one – Pro, – is a professional one, where level 0 has a value of +4 dBu. This signal level is the most common for the XLR connector, commonly known as Cannon, and for the TRS connector, that is 6.3 mm stereo Jack. You may also find it on the TS connector.
• The second signal level – Consumer – has the 0 level for the value of – 10 dBV and it is most common for the RCA connector, commonly known as Cinch. The difference between them, are described below.

Different voltage reference levels have been chosen for Pro and Consumer levels.

• Professional level:4 dBu, then we get level 0 on analog inputs and outputs. This equals 1.23 V.
• When working with Consumer signal, in order to get 0 value on the output and on the input, a signal with a value of 0.32 V has to be connected. These principles apply to the AUDIO Panel connectors at
  the front of the Reckeen workstation and analog connectors in external AUDIO BOX panel(ADB-100). In the case of digital inputs and outputs, such as a camera, level 0 is a level of – 20 dBFS. Level 0 for the Media file means the maximum digital value of the signal.

You can adjust the following output channels:

• Capture – setting a volume of a video file recorded from the Program window level. The file being recorded is automatically placed in the tab 5 of Media 1 and Media 2 trays.
• Streaming – setting the volume of a live broadcast streaming from the Program window level.
• Headphone – (Jack 6,3 mm) when connecting headphones, you can select from the drop-down list which channel you want to hear on the headphones.
• NOTE: The Mute function works for each input source and the master output. Selected sources are mixed, and create a Master Out signal. On the Headphones you can hear the signal from any input or Master Out output. In this case, the Mute function will not work for the Headphones, despite the checkboxes are on. You can listen any channel on the Headphones with Mute function enabled .
• Master Out – adjusting the main signal level for audio output.

For each channel, you can adjust the signal level using a slider located next to the signal level column. In addition, you can set the output level with a separate slider – Master Out. You can adjust the sound in the range of -40 to +10 dB, where the 0 level (Line In 1,2) corresponds to -10 dBV (-7.8 dBu or 0.316 V RMS) in case on consumer level , or 4dBu (1.78 dBV or =1.23 vlts RMS) in case professional level analog inputs/outputs on audio panel. It depends on audio level setting in Configuration Window: Audio Tab.

In case digital Audio input /output (Camera Input) 0 level corresponds to -20dBFs. Level 0 for the Media file means the maximum digital value of the signal. In addition, you can enable for the channels the following:

• Follow – this feature allows you to mute the sound of a chosen channel up until a video signal associated with the given sound source appears on the vision. This applies to the sources: Media 1, Media 2, and CAM associated with the Line In (Line in 1 when CAM1 appears on the vision and Line in 2 when CAM2 appears on the vision). Enabling this feature for a chosen channel mutes a given sound source, when the source is not used (displayed) on the PRG output.
• Solo – a feature that enables sending a selected signal individually to the output. Enabling this feature for the chosen channel mutes all the other input channels. Only the signal for which the Solo feature has been enabled is sent to the outputs.
• Mute – checking this feature completely mutes the signal of the given source.

In the Reckeen 3D Studio system, you can adjust the following input channels:

• Cam 1 Input, the signal received from the first card input,
• Cam 2 Input, the signal received from the second card input,
• Cam 3 Input, the signal received from the third card input,
• Cam 4 Input, the signal received from the fourth card input,
• Line In 1 (XLR); the signal received from the front audio panel,
• Line In 2 ( Jack 6,3 mm); the signal received from the front audio panel,
• MIC – signal from microphone ( Jack 6,3mm ) the signal received from the front audio panel,
• Media 1 – input channel of video files played back by a virtual player supported by a media tray – Media 1 tab
• Media 2 – input channel of video files played back by a virtual player supported by a media tray – Media 2 tab
• Sound – input channel coming from sound files played back by a virtual player and being placed in the Sound tab,
• Master Out – adjusting the main signal level for audio output. For better operation, the Master Out indicator is also included in the audio input tab.

The Reckeen 3D Studio system is equipped with a sound mixer function. It allows you to mix the audio signals. It also gives you a possibility to adjust a signal level of each of the sources, along with a separate adjustment of the signal level for audio output. The sound mixer on the 3D Production screen represents hree tabs. Audio In, Audio Out, Audiobox.