Matrix K User's Manual Version 1.
FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by CME may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable(s) supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions.
PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the follows: 1. Read and understand all the instructions. 2. Always follow the instructions on the device. 3. Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the outlet as well as the USB or IEEE 1394 cable. When cleaning, use a soft and dry cloth.
CAUTION: Setting up Do not connect the device when thundering. Do not set up the cord or outlet to a moist place, except for that the outlet is specially designed for moist places. When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet, do not touch the naked part of the cord or the connector. Always follow the instructions carefully when setting up the device. WARNING: Do not expose the device to rain or moisture, to avoid fire or electrical shock.
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Contents FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A) ................................................................ 1 Precautions .......................................................................................... 2 Introduction ......................................................................................... 6 Configuration ....................................................................................... 7 Front Panel ......................................................................................
Introduction The Matrix K is a small, multi-function, professional audio system, which integrates a microphone pre-amplifier with +48V phantom power, a Direct Box for connecting a guitar or bass, a 3-channel dual bus stereo mixer and dual headphone amplifiers. The unique dual bus design makes Matrix K the best choice for use with a computer based hard-disk recording system or when you want to add a microphone to a digital instrument with line in and line outs.
Configurations Front Panel Matrix K front panel has all of the input gain and output volume control knobs, and the switches for direct monitor, phantom power and guitar signal. Below is the detail of Matrix K front panel. 1. XLR / TS combo connector You can connect a microphone or electrical guitar here. The XLR input is balanced and provides 48V phantom power (by pressing the “48V On / Off” button). It is suitable for professional condenser microphones.
9. Phantom power LED This LED will light up when phantom power supply is turned on and is providing power to XLR input. 10. 48V On / Off Switches the phantom power on or off. Turn phantom power on by pressing the button. 11. Guitar On / Off Pressing this button will activate the TS connector of the combo connector to receive external signals. 12. Direct Monitor Switches the direct monitor function On or Off.
18. Stereo In This is stereo input to Matrix K. Please connect the Line Out of an external device to here. This connector is un-balanced 1/8” TRS jacks. 19. IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394 connector of Matrix K FW. Please connect with computer via IEEE1394 cable here. 20. Lock Lock hole. Lock Matrix K with laptop lock to prevent missing. Rear Panel of Matrix K USB The only difference of rear panel between Matrix K FW and Matrix K USB is USB connector. 21. USB USB connector of Matrix K USB.
Connection examples The Matrix K is a very flexible device that features many input and output connectors for different usage and applications. You can connect various external equipment to meet your audio needs. Connection examples of front panel Note: You can only connect ONE device to the XLR / TS combo connector at the same time, either an XLR microphone or TS E.guitar/bass. The fig. Shows that the XLR / TS combo connector can be used to connect XLR microphones, as well as TS E.
Signal flow chart (block diagram) The flow chart below shows how signals are routed through the Matrix K, which may help you better understand how to use the Maxtrix-X.
Driver Installation and Removal Matrix K is an external digital audio device. You can start your music making just by an IEEE 1394 cable (Matrix K FW) or USB cable (Matrix K USB) to connect with computer. After installing driver, Matrix K FW can be used immediately. Matrix K USB can work properly without any extra driver in Windows XP. Both Matrix K FW and Matrix K USB will work properly without extra drivers in MAC OS X.
Select “Next” and go next step. Select “Continue Anyway” to install. Please connect Matrix K FW with computer by IEEE 1394 cable when this dialog shows up, and select “Next” to continue.
Please ignore this dialog and select “Continue Anyway” to continue. Please wait for the installation to be finished. The installation is completed when this screen disappear. After installing, there is a small Matrix K icon on the task bar. Open Matrix K FW’s control panel by double clicking this small icon. Driver Removal To remove Matrix K FW, please go to “Control Panel \ Add or Remove programs” and remove it.
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Control Panel of Matrix K FW There are 6 pages in Matrix K FW control panel. But there are only 2 pages, “Synchronisation” and “ Settings”, related to setting and control. Other pages are providing device information to users. Synchronisation tag Users set the sampling rate of WDM driver mode of Matrix K FW in this page. The supported sampling rates are 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192KHz. It is not necessary to set sampling rate in ASIO driver mode.
Examples of Matrix K usage Matrix K features various input and output connectors to use either in stand-alone mode or used with computer or external device. It will meet most of your music making, practicing and listening needs. There are some examples of Matrix K usage below to explain how to set up and connect Matrix K to your system. Please refer to them as a quick start guide. 1. Stand-alone Mode You should connect “Line Out” to a set of active speakers to monitor output sound.
4. Press the “Direct Monitor” button down. 5. Start playing the external sound source and play electrical guitar (bass) along with music. 6. Please adjust music volume on external sound source. The gain of the electric guitar (bass) could be adjusted not only on guitar (bass) but also via the “Mic / Guitar In” knob. Use the “Line Out Vol.” knob to adjust the main output volume. D.
main output volume. 2. Working together with computer In Hard-disk Recording mode, you have to connect Matrix K with computer by IEEE1394 cable (Matrix K FW) or USB cable (Matrix K USB), and according to this manual to install driver and control panel correctly. In this mode, Matrix K is bus powered via IEEE 1394 (Matrix K FW) or USB (Matrix K USB) interface and all functions will work properly. It is not necessary to plug power adaptor into Matrix K.
panel of the Matrix K. Adjust the gain by turning the “Mic / Guitar In” knob. 2. Press the “Guitar On / Off” button down. 3. Play the electric guitar (bass) and start recording in the software. 4. The gain of the electric guitar (bass) can be adjusted not only on the guitar (bass) but also via the “Mic / Guitar In” knob.
Specifications ◎ External IEEE1394 (Matrix K FW) or USB (Matrix K USB) audio system ◎ 1 IEEE1394 jack (for Matrix K FW) or USB jack (for Matrix K USB) ◎ Digital signal accessing up to 24-bit/192KHz (Matrix K FW) or 24-bit/48KHz (Matrix K USB) ◎ ASIO 2 support for Windows (only for Matrix K FW) ◎ WDM and MME driver support for Windows ◎ CoreAudio support for MAC OS X ◎ 1 “Stereo In” to receive external line level signal (un-balanced, 1/8” TRS) ◎ Stereo “Line Out” with volume control for connecting active spe
MAC system requirement ◎ G4 800MHz ◎ 512MB RAM ◎ IEEE1394 and USB connector ◎ OS X Panther 10.3.4 or higher Recommendation MAC system ◎ G5 1.8GHz ◎ 512MB RAM ◎ IEEE1394 and USB connector ◎ OS X Panther 10.3.
Matrix K FW Technical information Number of Input Channels 3 Number of Output Channels 2 Number of Headphone Outputs 2 Performance THD + Noise (%) 0.0062 (digital board) Noise Floor (dB) (A-weighted) -98.4 (digital board) Dynamic Range (dB) (A-weighted) 97.7 (digital board) Input Connectors (guitar and microphone) XLR/TS combo Connectors (line input) 3.5mm Input Impedance, XLR 10Kohm Input Impedance, High Z (1/4”) 2.
Matrix K USB Technical information Number of Input Channels 3 Number of Output Channels 2 Number of Headphone Outputs 2 Performance THD + Noise (%) 0.0125 (digital board) Noise Floor (dB) (A-weighted) -95.5 (digital board) Dynamic Range (dB) (A-weighted) 95.4 (digital board) Input Connectors (guitar and microphone) XLR/TS combo Connectors (line input) 3.5mm Input Impedance, XLR 10Kohm Input Impedance, High Z (1/4”) 2.
