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Cnr Forbes & William St,
Woolloomooloo
NSW Australia 2011






    Studio 1 – Speaker Playback

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    The instructions that follow are to assist with audio playback in Studio 1 through the speakers.

    1. Turn Console ON                                       … Switch on left rear underside of console.
    2. Turn ON:
      • Speakers ON                                       … Press “ALL ON” via remote.
      • iPod [iPod]                                       … Mini-jack cable near right monitor screen.
      • RME [interface, personal laptop connection] … TB3 & centre display connected to laptop + download RME Driver (Fireface UCX)
      • Mac Studio [I/F], or                                       … I/F can be used to connect external gear i.e. engineers Apollo, TRS cables available near RME interface.                      
    3. Setup the Console Monitoring Section as pictured below.
    Studio 1 – Console Monitoring Section

    Volume and Speaker Selection

    Once the console’s monitoring section has been setup according to the chosen playback device (pictured above):

    1. Press Play on the chosen playback device.
    2. Select the desired Speakers
    3. Adjust the speaker Volume.

    ST 1 Console room is currently set up to playback on the Barefoots or NS10s. In the speaker selection deselect all to playback on Barefoots or select Mini A for NS10s.

    Troubleshoot the Mac Studio

    If you are experiencing difficulty with playback from the Mac Studio please attempt the following actions:

    1. Ensure Thunderbolt 3 (TB3) cable is plugged into the Mac Studio.
    2. Ensure Fireface UCX is the audio output device. Click the speaker icon in the menu bar and select Fireface UCX… Top-right of screen.
    3. Ensure all of the above-mentioned steps have been followed.
    4. Restart Mac Studio if none of the above has resolved the issue.

    Speaker playback should be working if these steps were followed.

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