Pure Acoustics SBAR-51 Manuel d'utilisateur

Page 10About This ManualThis manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance

Page 1007.9.5 The Preferences WindowSome of the functions and commands within Amarra Vinyl can be changed to adhere to your preferred values or beha

Page 1017.9.5.2 Editing Auto ToolsThe Editing Auto Tools section has the following options:• Fade Tool: When checked, the Fade Tool will be enabled

Page 102Linear fades, the default, are the most broadly applicable choice. Section 4.1.2 briefly discusses the five curve shape options.7.9.5.5 Import

Page 1037.9.5.6 Setting Preferences — EDL TabThe Preference window showing the EDL tab7.9.5.7 ViewThe View section has the following options:• Show

Page 104oriented perspective, whereby each CD Track that will result from your current Track placement is shown in grey while the pause between tracks

Page 105• AutoScroll Playhead: When selected, the Playhead will move as normal until it reaches the right edge of the waveform display. Then, the Mov

Page 106Chapter 8 ...NoNOISE II: DeClick & DeCrackleSonic Studios’ NoNOISE II is the world’s premier tool for restoring vintage

Page 1078.2.3.1 Interpolation AlgorithmsThere are two interpolators that are available in Amarra Vinyl. Each is suited to a particular type of audio

Page 108The original material A “repair,” using the DeClicker8.2.3.3 The DeCracklerThe DeCrackler,is quite different from the Declicker. It is designe

Page 109Using the Waveform display and playback, identify the location of an impairment. Zoom in until you can clearly see the impairment.1. Place a

Page 11Chapter 1 ...IntroductionAmarra Vinyl is an easy to operate, task-specific tool for re

Page 1103. From the NoNOISE menu, choose Restore Click.NoNOISE replaces the repaired audio with the original samples containing the defect.

Page 111Chapter 9 ... Broadband DeNoiseBroadband DeNoise (BBDN) is the highest fidelity single–ended noise r

Page 112• Colorless suppression of excessive reverberationNoise removal is easy:1) Define small sample of noise - generally 1/2 second is good. Set Am

Page 1139.2.3 Where to take an EstimateOnce the source sound file is opened into your audio app., the first step is to identify a suitable location fro

Page 1149.3 User Interface Overview9.3.1 Take Est [1] [1] Clicking the Take button samples the audio that’s playing and creates a noise Estimate.

Page 115As Threshold is raised, more of the signal at all frequencies is processed. At extremely high settings, a distinctive watery aliasing may be h

Page 116Chapter 10 ... Sonic EQThe Sonic EQ option provides seventeen different types of

Page 117Sonic EQ pre–Processor form10.1.2.1 Open & Saving ParametersAt upper left are the Open Param and Save Param buttons. These allow you to s

Page 11810.1.2.4 Group MenuThe Group menu lets you group or link sections together. This allows you to apply the same processing to more than one tra

Page 119its center frequency is set to 100 Hz but, it has a bandwidth of 1000 Hz when the center frequency is set to 1000 Hz.The order or slope of the

Page 12Chapter 2 ... Quick Start2.1 Before You Begin2.1.1 Mac System RequirementsAt a min

Page 1203rd order parametric with ƒR of 1000 Hz4th order parametric with ƒR of 1000 HzThe high and low shelves are also three parameter filters, with R

Page 121High shelf with ƒR of 1000 HzThe high and low pass filters also have three parameters. However, in this case stopband ripple, labeled Stop, has

Page 122or, how much “leakage” of unwanted signal you receive, and the other is phase shift and group delay.The stopband ripple parameter provides a r

Page 1233rd order high pass with 0.1 dB of passband ripple & 10 dB of attenuationThe bandpass and band stop filters are straightforward, three para

Page 124 3rd order bandpass with ƒR of 1000 HzNotch filter with ƒR of 1000 HzThe RIAA filters provide emphasis, for creating cutting masters for lacquer

Page 125: RIAA de–emphasisThe “Emph” and “DeEmph” selection are for 44.1 kHz AES/EBU audio. The de–emphasis type is quite useful when archival materia

Page 126DC reject plus RIAA de–emphasis, the “NoDC/DeEmp”In the plug–in menu, two versions are available. One is monaural while the other, SonicEQ(S),

Page 127Appendix 1 ...Best Practices & MaintenanceA1.1 IntroductionAlthough versatile in many ways, not every function that Am

Page 128prevent distortion. In the Window> Preferences > Delivery pane, you will find that Amarra Vinyl has a default preference to always redith

Page 129removable drives as well near–line optical drives. That said, not all mountable storage devices are suitable for reliable real-time or higher

Page 132.1.4 Recording RequirementsAt a minimum, Amarra Vinyl requires the following to record:• Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) capable of record

Page 130disabling Spotlight as a step to resolving problems related to sound skipping on playback, record, export and DDP/CDR delivery.To turn off Spo

Page 131Appendix 2 ... Keyboard ShortcutsWindows Shortcuts Meters / Desk command + 1 Console Log command +

Page 132 Deselect All command + D Delete Selection delete (backspace) Clear Selection option + delete (backspace) Create Crossfade control + G

Page 133 Zoom Around Out Point command + arrow right Zoom Around Edit Point command + arrow down Zoom Out Around Edit Point command + arrow up

Page 134Appendix 3 ...Contextual MenusControl–Click...In the Waveform — With a selection active, or on th

Page 135With Gain Overlay on — On a Gain Node: Lock Gain Node — locks the selected Gain Node(s) Unlock Gain Node — unlocks the selected Gain No

Page 136 Move Edit Point To Mark — Moves Edit Point to this mark Lock Mark — Locks this mark UnLock Mark — Unlocks this mark Lock Marks Fr

Page 137Amarra Vinyl 2.2 User Manual IndexAAbsolute 55AIFF 35, 60, 96, 98AIFF export 44Analog Black Threshold 101Analog Black To Marks 46, 88Arou

Page 138combo Text+Waveform Project 53Console Log 74Copy 77cosine Fades 50Create Crossfade 78Create Crossfade from In Point 78Create Gain Nodes

Page 139EEdit after Export 97Edited Black to Marks 89Edited Black to Start Marks 89editing 78Auto Space All Segments 80Auto Tool Override 80Clea

Page 14 NOTE: A 3.5mm to dual RCA adaptor cable is required for this set upTo use the built-in audio functionality of your Mac to record your music

Page 140Estimate 112, 113, 114exponential Fades 50exporting audioEdit after Export 97Exporting AudioSelections & Segments 44E Type 108FFades

Page 141Hide Playhead When Stopped 87hot spots 68IImport 5.4 EDL 74importingsound file types 31, 73inserting PQ Marksautomatically 46manually 45i

Page 142dim 69hot spots 68metadatawaveform 75meters 96Meters window 68mono editing mode 96Move Edit Point to submenu 91Move Playhead 86Move Se

Page 143standard/large size 82Parameters 114paste 77permissions 129playback 37Around Selection Center 84, 85From In Point 84From Playhead 84Fr

Page 144Default Fade 101Editing Auto Tools 101Edit with Audio 101Preferences Window 100Preset 114Preview 114Process 114Projectcombo Text+Wavefo

Page 145SSave 112Save As Default Project 74, 75Save Project 73Save Project As... 73Scrolling 38Move View mode 39SD2 35, 73SegmentsAuto-space 3

Page 146Select Start to Edit Point 92Sending a Crash Report 74Series 300 DSP I/O Processors 60Set File 97, 99Set SRP 90Set SRP from selection 91

Page 147System InformationConsole Log 74TTake 112, 113, 114Text ModeGain 54Show/Hide Text View 54, 81Threshold 112, 114, 115Thunderbolt 12timed

Page 148zooming 39, 94, 95Waveform Mode 81WindowsMark Info 96Meters 96Windows Menu 96ZZoom Factor 104zooming 39, 94, 95, 96Zoom around Playhead

Page 149© 2009- 2014 Sonic Studio, LLC • 1340 Mission Street • San Francisco CA 94103 • 1-415-944-7642Amarra, Amarra HIfi, Amarra Vinyl, sonicstudio.c

Page 15 Audio MIDI Set up showing ‘Aggregate Device’ settings for recording to and playing back from your Mac at 96 kHz and 24 bits.Important Note F

Page 161) Click on the Windows navigation menu at the top of the Amarra Vinyl screen and select ‘New Soundfile Preference’ (or Cmd-7) to bring up the R

Page 17 New Soundfile Preferences window showing additional fields for Broadcast Wave Files2.2.3 Amarra Vinyl Input Set UpLike selecting the correct

Page 18 Selecting Line inputs in Amarra. Note that, depending on your device, the selection in this list will vary.2.2.3 RecordingOnce the Recordin

Page 19 Amarra Vinyl in record showing level in the Meters windowNote waveforms do not draw during recording, but recording confidence is ensur

Page 2Amarra Vinyl 2.2 User Manual Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 20files. Amarra Vinyl will automatically create Track Marks, displayed in the Track Bar, from your audio files. HINT: More on recording can be fou

Page 212.3.1 How To Export Your Recording as Separate Files for Each SongLearn Amarra Vinyl 2.2 now supports sample-rate conversion and 32-bit CAF fil

Page 22Set the time to around 3 seconds, then click OK.This action automatically marks your recording, from beginning to end, as one long track and re

Page 23Step Two: Option + Click on the Export button in the tool bar. The Export Tracks dialog box appears: Click the Set Folder button to define th

Page 242.3.2 How To Export Your Recording as One Long FileLearn Amarra Vinyl 2.2 now supports sample-rate conversion and 32-bit CAF file support when

Page 25 Click the Set Folder button to define the location of the exported file. Note the sample-rate conversion options.Create a new folder called ‘Ex

Page 262.4 Step By Step — Restore a RecordingThis section covers four basic steps to record and restore a recording. In general, you manually remove

Page 27Use your mouse to click in the waveform near a click. This places an Edit Point in the waveform:Hold the Command Key down and hit the down arr

Page 28In the DeClick toolbar, select ‘Click’.Amarra Vinyl removes the click under the Edit Point:Click Removed using DeClick feature.

Page 29Step 3. Remove Crackle or Surface NoiseThe next step is to remove unwanted crackle. Crackle can be thought of as the surface noise of a recor

Page 33.5.4 Random Play ... 383.5.5 Time Displays ...

Page 30 The DeNoise WindowLearn more about using Broadband DeNoise in Chapter 9 below.Step 5. Export Processed FileRefer to Section 2.3 above for ste

Page 31Chapter 3 ... Basic Operation3.1 General Workflow & Explanation of Terms UsedIn order to

Page 323.2 Project LayoutMain components of a Project windowIn Amarra Vinyl, all tasks are performed in or via a Project. The bottom half of a new Pro

Page 33“Track Marks” and the Track Bar, discussed in section 3.9. The data underlying the whole of the two Panels, with marks and all data describing

Page 34 Time Display area. The LOCK indicator is green when Amarra Vinyl’s audio engine is locked to a valid clock reference. The DITHER indicator is

Page 35After highlighting your selection and clicking Choose, the Project will be opened, together with any available editing and Track metadata alrea

Page 36Display of a sound file without waveform metadataIf waveform files are absent from one or more audio files included in the Project, Amarra Vinyl w

Page 373.5 Auditioning Sound3.5.1 PlaybackWhen you press the keyboard’s Space Bar, the cursor changes to a “speaker & note” and playback begins.

Page 38You can move the Edit Point by clicking on a new location in the waveform display. The Edit Point will jump to the click location. Alternativel

Page 39Finally, you can drag the view left or right by simultaneously holding the control, option and command keys. When you click–hold, the cursor ch

Page 44.4 Gain Overlay Mode ...564.5 Project Sample R

Page 40A region selected, indicated by the yellow highlightYou can click–drag either left or right to define a selection. In addition, you can fine tune

Page 41A selected segment, indicated by the yellow highlightBy holding down the shift key and simultaneously clicking in other segment’s Title Bars, a

Page 42Ins and Outs are both “Black Fades” where “black” refers to “Edited Black,” the absence of audio data in the Panel.End of a segment with Fade O

Page 43Click–hold and drag the bottom end of the fade to the desired position. Release the button to confirm the change. Remember that modifying the ou

Page 44To create a new Crossfade, simply place your cursor at the desired location, and double click. This moves the Edit Point to the click location.

Page 45 Note that 24-bit soundfiles can be created using the Export Sound File feature.3.9 Track Marks: Defining MetadataThis section provides the basi

Page 463.9.4 Inserting Track Marks Automatically3.9.4.1 Command–DraggingThe fastest and easiest way to generate Track metadata is to simply drag and

Page 47 Double-clicking on the Track Name brings up the box to title each track. Hit the Enter or Return key to close.

Page 48Chapter 4 ...Advanced Editing4.1 Fade Tool Options4.1.1 Changing Fade ParametersAmarra Vinyl

Page 49Next is the #2 cursor shape, displayed when the cursor is set to change the overall location of the fade. Placing the cursor in that location a

Page 57.2.6 Close Project ... 737.2.7 Save Project ...

Page 50• Linear — default 6 dB down in the center• Root Linear — 3 dB down in the center• Cosine — default 3 dB down in the center• Root Cosine —

Page 51this subtly but profoundly effects the accuracy of your Track marks and resulting metadata, since the edit event is where Amarra Vinyl places t

Page 52The Track BarThis same drag–to–resequence behavior is also available in the Windows > Mark Info dialog. Simply drag an entry in the track l

Page 53The blue flush snap indicatorThe bold blue bar indicates a “flush” snap where, if you drop at that location, the two segments will be tightly but

Page 544.3 Text ModeText Mode provides a playlist view of the Panel’s contents, with editable segment names along with editable start and end times.

Page 55invoke the Segment Gain dialog. Other functions, like Reverse Polarity and Build Waveforms, are also available. As with other modal dialogs in

Page 56how much gain can be added before digital clipping will occur. The value given is relative to the current gain state so, the normalize function

Page 57When you add a node, a yellow highlighted Gain call–out appears in the Title Bar of the associated segment. A newly created Gain Node with its

Page 58The Gain Node contextual menuBy default, the Unlock Gain Node option will be checked. To lock the selected Gain Nodes, click on the GainOverlay

Page 59Note that the Project default sample rate has nothing to do with the sample rate of any audio interface used, nor does it impact the clocking o

Page 67.4 The EDL Menu ...817.4.1 Show/Hide T

Page 60Chapter 5 ... Recording AudioIn addition to assembling audio from existing sound files, Amarra

Page 615.2 Audio Recordings5.2.1 Selecting external input(s)By default, Amarra Vinyl can record audio from the first two available inputs of the inte

Page 62Note that virtualized or “aggregated” devices, as defined in OS version 10.4 and higher, appear as one recording interface.In the area of the au

Page 63open Audio MIDI Setup from within Amarra Vinyl, click the “Audio MIDI Setup…” button in the Audio I/O Preferences window.Note that any new sett

Page 64The New Sound file Parameters window for BWF recording formatThe “Originator”, “Reference” and “Date/Time” fields can be filled with up to 22 char

Page 652. _ (underscore)3. : (colon)4. (space)5. . (stop or period)• Time — Technically known as the “OriginationTime,” ASCII characters

Page 66A Panel in record mode showing the “microphone” cursorOnce the recording is stopped, by either hitting the space bar or the Stop button in the

Page 675.3 Preset a Recording DurationWhen the length of a recording is known in advance, Amarra Vinyl can be set to record for a preset duration. T

Page 68Chapter 6 ... Meters6.1 Meters WindowThe “Meters window” provides a Master s

Page 69entered in this field and, after confirming the new value with the Enter key, the fader will move to the corresponding position.Also, at the bott

Page 77.6.9 Edited Black to Marks ... 897.6.10 Edited Black to Start Mar

Page 70Chapter 7 ... MenusFor all menus, the keyboard equivalents for all commands

Page 717.1.4 Hide Amarra VinylUse the Hide Amarra Vinyl menu item to hide Amarra Vinyl and all of its open windows, allowing you access to other prog

Page 727.2 The File MenuThe File menu7.2.1 New ProjectSelecting New Project from the File menu will open a new, empty Project. Any currently active P

Page 737.2.3 Open RecentWith this menu, a list of recently opened Projects and sound files is shown. Selecting one of those files will re-open it.If yo

Page 747.2.9 Save As Default ProjectThis command save the foreground Project as the default document layout when new Projects are created. Since this

Page 757.2.14 Reveal Sound in FinderThis command requires a single selected segment. As the name implies, Reveal Sound In Finder switches context to

Page 767.3 The Edit Menu The Edit menu7.3.1 Undo (action)This command reverts the last command executed. For clarification, the Undo command also appe

Page 777.3.2 Redo (action)This command reverts the last undo command, reinstating the last command performed. Additionally, for clarification the Undo

Page 78Note that, as with all editing in Amarra Vinyl, if both an In and Out Point are present, and the Out point is after the In Point, then they tak

Page 797.3.13 Delete CrossfadeThe Delete Crossfade command deletes all “frivolous” Crossfades, ones that cause no audible change in the underlying au

Page 87.9.2 Equalizer ... 967.9.3 Export Sound File..

Page 80defined in the Time Display tab of Preferences window. See section 6.9.5 for more information on the Time Display preferences.7.3.18 Edit Segme

Page 817.4 The EDL Menu The EDL menu7.4.1 Show/Hide Text ViewThe Show/Hide Text View command toggles the display of the selected Panel between Text M

Page 827.4.4 Create Gain NodesWith Gain Overlay enabled and a region of the time line selected, this command creates Gain Overlay nodes at the bounda

Page 837.5 The Play MenuThe Play menu7.5.1 Play From SelectionThis command starts playback from the beginning of a selected region. If no region is s

Page 847.5.2 (Play) SelectionThis command plays a selected region or segments. Whereas the Play From Selection command mentioned in section 7.4.1 abo

Page 857.5.12 Around Selection CenterThis command plays a section of sound centered around a selected region. When you choose Play Around Selection C

Page 86not a selected region, playback ends at the Edit Point. This command also offers a submenu with a number of choices for the duration of the pla

Page 877.5.16 Hide Playhead When StoppedThis command is somewhat of a misnomer in that it toggles, on or off, the ability to drag the Playhead to a n

Page 887.6.4 Lock Marks from SelectionThe Lock Marks from Selection command is used to lock Track marks to the time line. This command locks all Trac

Page 897.6.9 Edited Black to MarksThe Edited Black to Marks command automatically places Start of Track Track marks at the beginning and end of all F

Page 9Permissions 1293rd Party Configuration Management ... 129Appendix 2 Keyboar

Page 90Move Edit Point To Mark: This command moves the Edit Point to the current Mark.Lock/UnLock Mark commands: These commands are discussed above in

Page 917.7.2 Set SRP with TextWhen this alternate command is selected, the SRP is placed as in section 7.7.12 above except the text field that accompa

Page 92With this set of choices, the Edit Point can be quickly moved to a number of predefined positions:• The next Track mark• The previous Trac

Page 937.7.25 Select Segment to StartThis command selects all segments from the first segment in the Project to the Edit Point, including the segment

Page 947.8.1 Move Forward/Backwards/Select Next/Previous SegmentThese contextual commands change dynamically, depending on whether a segment is sele

Page 957.8.7 Zoom around PlayheadThis command zooms with the Playhead in the center of the waveform display, and is very handy for determining conte

Page 967.8.11 Zoom to Entire Project/TrackUnder normal operation with a stereo Project, these two menu commands work identically. These commands zoom

Page 97Learn Amarra Vinyl 2.2 now supports sample-rate conversion and 32-bit CAF file support when using the ‘Export Tracks...’ or ‘Export Sound File..

Page 98Note that playing material at 1x speed will not improve the quality during an export so, it is recommended that, unless real–time playback is n

Page 99 The Export Tracks Dialog Box. Note the sample-rate conversion options.To use this function, create a selection by either clicking on a segmen