Prism Sound Orpheus Specifications

Introduction to OrpheusPart2

1.6Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus2 Introduction to OrpheusOrpheus is a FireWire multi-channel audio i

1.7Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheususe as a stereo or surround monitor level control.2.2 System require

Quick start guidesPart3

1.10Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus3 Quick start guidesThis section contains brief instructions to get

Installation proceduresPart4

1.12Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus4 Installation proceduresThis section contains detailed installatio

1.13Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· A copy of the Orpheus EULA will appear, which you should read:· A

1.14Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· Select a destination volume for the installation, if necessary:·

1.15Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· You may need to enter an administrator's name and password.

1.16Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheusroutine Tiger online update process. A copy of the patch can be fo

1.17Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus4.2 Windows installationThe following procedure installs the Orpheu

1.18Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· You will be asked to agree to the Orpheus EULA - if you agree, cl

1.19Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· Installation will then proceed:· Orpheus' drivers are have n

1.20Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· During installation, you will be prompted to connect the Orpheus

Orpheus hardwarePart5

1.22Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus5 Orpheus hardwareThis section describes in detail the capabilities

1.23Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusThe input mode and phantom power state of channels 1-4 is indicated

OrpheusOperation Manualby Ian DennisThis manual is also available as 'on-line help' from theOrpheus Control Panel applet. You can access the

1.24Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusThe Input Setup tab of the Orpheus Control Panel applet contains th

1.25Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheuscontrol are all managed in the Outputs Setup tab of the Orpheus Con

1.26Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusSettingAction24 bitAll 24 bits sent to the digital output are trans

1.27Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheususing the Orpheus Control Panel applet, it is possible to use stand

1.28Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus5.2 SynchronizationThis section seeks to clarify some potentially c

1.29Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusIf an external sync source such as DI or wordclock is selected, but

1.30Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheusinputs 3&4. The mic selection indicators change from green to

1.31Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· Mic/line input combos 1-4: XLR for microphones, with 10dB to 65dB

1.32Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheusposition, the analogue outputs are fed directly from the ADAT input

Orpheus softwarePart6

Table of ContentsPart 1 General information2Part 2Introduction to Orpheus6...

1.34Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus6 Orpheus softwareThis section describes the software supplied with

1.35Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus

1.36Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus6.1.1 Unit and Global settingsThe upper area of the Orpheus Control

1.37Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheusallows Orpheus to operate as an eight channel analogue-to-ADAT and

1.38Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus6.1.2 Input Setup tabThe Input Setup tab contains the controls and

1.39Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusLine output level is switched between +4dBu and -10dBV nominal by t

1.40Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusEach input channel has a fader, a high-resolution peak meter, with

Technical topicsPart7

1.42Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus7 Technical topicsThe following sections contain detailed discussio

1.43Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusIn the case of Orpheus, problems of latency and stability are impro

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1.44Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusBut why is clock jitter so important?Analysis of sampling jitterAna

1.45Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusIn practice, it seems that the benefits of careful clock design are

1.46Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheusoccurring, this is known as ‘rectangular probability distribution f

1.47Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheusclearly not white – switching, say, from SNS1 to SNS4 sounds like s

1.48Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus7.4 Analogue interconnectionsTo maintain the high sound quality of

1.49Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusCable qualityUse of good-quality, heavy duty audio cables is recomm

1.50Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheusemissions (airborne radio interference) can also be a problem, but

1.51Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus· Ensure that signals passing between equipment do so at as high a

SpecificationsPart8

1.54Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus8 SpecificationsFront PanelInstrument inputs 1&2:Two 6.3mm mon

1.55Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusAnalog Line InputsConfiguration:Electronically balanced, with fully

1.56Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusAnalog Line OutputsConfiguration:Electronically balanced, with full

1.57Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusPhysicalDimensions:Table-top (including feet): 440x290x50mm1U rack-

1.58Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusPerformance Plots

1.59Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusExcept where otherwise stated, audio performance data are typical,

Index- 2 -256x clock 28- A -ADAT 27, 40ADAT control 36ADAT Direct mode 31ADAT input 23ADAT outputs 25AES11 24, 26, 28AES3

Input mode 22Input selection indicators 29Input Setup tab 38Inputs, ADAT 23Inputs, analogue 22, 27Inputs, digital 23, 27Inputs

Ref sync 24, 26, 28Reference sync 24, 26, 28, 43RIAA de-emphasis filter 23, 38, 48Rubber feet 32- S -S/PDIF input 23, 24S/PDIF out

General informationPart1

1.2Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound Orpheus1 General informationManual revision historyRevDateAuthorNotes1.008t

1.3Operation Manual© 2008 Prism Media Products LtdRevision 1.05Prism Sound OrpheusStatements of conformityThis equipment has been tested and found to