Nuage Setup Guide Version 1.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction .....................................................................................................................................4 2. Used Equipment List ......................................................................................................................4 3. Installing primary equipment ........................................................................................................5 3-1. Installing the controller and console desk ..............
6-3. Starting up computer monitors and computer peripherals ............................................... 85 6-4. Starting up computers ...........................................................................................................85 6-5. Settings for Windows and Mac OS X ...................................................................................89 6-6. Settings for Nuage Workgroup Manager ............................................................................95 6-7.
1. Introduction This guide explains how to build a system using the Nuage, the Yamaha Advanced Audio Production System. The Yamaha Nuage is a complex system that brings together the Nuage Fader/Nuage Master, Nuage I/O, Dante Accelerator, and other Nuage hardware; a computer, video monitor, network switch, and other PC-related equipment; and software such as Steinberg NUENDO and Tools for Nuage.
3. Installing primary equipment 3-1. Installing the controller and console desk Be sure to set aside enough space to allow for your particular Nuage setup. The figure below shows the approximate sizes for the controllers. 72.0cm(28.3”) 58.1cm(22.9”) 58.1cm(22.9”) 35.4cm(13.9”) 22.7cm(9.0”) 58.1cm(22.9”) 58.1cm(22.9”) 93.5cm(36.8”) 116.2cm(45.7”) 174.3cm(68.7”) 232.4cm(91.6”) 290.5cm(114.5”) We recommend a couple of Nuage console desks shown below for installing your Nuage controllers. 1.
2. AKA Design ProWave system http://www.akadesign.co.uk/site_product/prowave/prowave.html 3. Sound Construction & Supply Custom Console (for Nuage) http://www.custom-consoles.com/recording-studio-furniture.php Once you have finished getting the console desk set up, fix each unit in place with joining brackets. To attach a joining bracket, first line up the units and remove the two neighboring screws on their undersides.
【Remove the screws】 Next, attach the joining bracket using the screws you just removed 【Place the Jointing bracket screwed into place】 7
Repeat the process at the opposite end of the units Caution: Do not transport multiple units that are held together with joining brackets.
The positions for each rubber foot are as follows: 【Nuage Fader (rear)】 【Nuage Fader (front)】 【Nuage Fader (side)】 9
【Nuage Master (rear)】 【Nuage Master (front)】 【Nuage Master (side)】 .
【Nuage Workspace Small (side)】 ※The dimensions and the positions of the rubber feet are the same as those of Nuage Fader 3-2. Installing video monitors To ensure accurate color reproduction and a wide viewing angle, we recommend that the monitor you use with the Nuage Fader be a professional 24-inch monitor with 1920 x 1200 resolution and in-plane-switching (IPS) technology.
Following are four recommended video monitors (current as of June 2016). 1. HP z24n http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/monitors/product-detail.html?oid=7483063#!tab=features 2. Dell U2413 http://www.dell.com/ed/business/p/dell-u2413/pd Mounting the video monitor There are two approaches to mounting video monitors for Nuage. 1. Use the included monitor stand. 2.
【Included monitor stand】 【Monitor Arm】 The advantages of using monitor arms are that they let you position the monitor with more freedom, in terms of vertical and horizontal position and in terms of angle, and they don’t require as much depth on your desk surface as a monitor stand. The disadvantages are that the monitor arm may be less stable, depending on how many monitors it is supporting, how much they weigh, and how far out they are cantilevered.
Ergotron LX Desk Mount LCD Arm http://www.ergotron.com/ProductsDetails/tabid/65/PRDID/351/language/en-US/Default.aspx Ergotron LX Dual Side-by-Side Arm http://www.ergotron.com/ProductsDetails/tabid/65/PRDID/354/language/en-US/Default.aspx Humanscale M8 http://www.humanscale.com/products/product_detail.
In order to see the information as much as possible, position the lower edge of the LCD panel to sit just above the upper edge of the controller. Note that if the video monitor’s height creates acoustic problems, you can position the lower part of the LCD panel to hid it behind the rear of the controller.
【Set to normal height】 【Lowered】 Also note that, depending on the monitor, the power button and screen-adjustment buttons may be along the lower front of the video monitor, and if the monitor is too close to the controller, one of these buttons may get pushed accidentally.
3-3. Installing Nuage I/O Nuage I/O is a 19-inch rack-mount equipment in 2U. Please prepare enough rack space as necessary. Nuage I/O has fan equipped on the rare panel, please install it to the machine room if there is noise from the fan. Set up UNIT ID When using multiple Nuage I/Os, it is necessary to set the UNIT ID on each I/O in order. Please set the UNIT ID with the rotary switch on the rear panel.
【Sound Construction and Supply Isobox Post 24-45】 Keyboards, trackballs, etc We recommend installing your keyboard on one of the following: 1. Nuage Fader/Workspace (large) keyboard tray * 2. On a Nuage Workspace (large) * Accommodates a keyboard measuring up to 460 × 138 × 38 mm TIPS: To fit the keyboard into the Nuage Fader or Workspace (Large), the recommend size of the keyboard up to 460 × 138 × 38 mm (18.11 × 5.43 × 1.49 inch). Please make sure your keyboard fits into the space in advance. 1.
【Thread keyboard cable through hole on underside】 【Tray with keyboard in place】 2. The Nuage Workspace (large) If the keyboard is not stored in a tray, but you want to keep it readily accessible, place it on the Workspace (large). The keyboard’s cable can be passed through a hole in the Workspace cover to run underneath.
We recommend the Nuage Workspace (small) as a place to set your trackball. The cable can be passed through a hole in the cover in the same way. If you use a mouse, we recommend using a mouse pad rather than using your mouse directly on the cover. 【With trackball in use】 【With mouse in use】 3-5. Installing the network switch We recommend installing the network switch in a machine room that is not prone to electromagnetic interference.
4. Good jitter performance 5. DiffServ(DSCP) QoS with 4 queues Following are some desirable (but not mandatory) features 1. With or without fan 2. Redundant power supply, internal adaptor, universal power supply 3. Easy monitoring from computer 4. VLAN、Link Aggregation、IGMP Snooping、Multicast Filtering 5.
Priority Usage DSCP Hex Decimal Binary Label High Time critical PTP events CS7 0x38 56 111000 Medium Audio, PTP EF 0x2E 46 101110 Low (reserved) CS1 0x08 8 001000 None Other traffic BestEffort 0x00 0 000000 You can set up a Cisco switching hub as shown below using a web browser. For more details on settings, refer to the switch’s user manual. IGMP Snoopingsettings Turn on if using multicasting.
Using VLANs Using physically distinct networks (separate network switches, separate network ports, etc) is a sure way to isolate the Nuage/Dante network from other networks, but a person with sufficient knowledge can also set up two separate networks on the same switch using VLANs. Using Wi-Fi Do not use Wi-Fi for Dante, controls, or any Nuage connections. If your hardware has built-in Wi-Fi equipment, ensure that it has been disabled.
With Nuage, the DAW switch buttons on the Nuage Fader and Nuage Master let you switch among three Windows or Mac computers. TIPS： If there is only one set of keyboard and mouse (or trackball) to be used, the second KVM switcher and on can be replaced with less expensive video switchers (details will follow). KVM switchers should be installed in the machine room when not necessary. In that case, please use cable extenders such as USB extenders for keyboard and mouse, and DVI extenders for display monitors.
【Nuage Master】 【Nuage Fader】 About the MAIN DISP button on the Nuage Fader The Nuage Fader has a “MAIN DISP” button; this is used to temporarily show the main screen (Project window) being displayed on the Nuage Master monitor on the Fader monitor as well.
TIPS： Although each computer can only output one main screen, it is necessary to use the MAIN DISP to choose which main screen to be displayed. Therefore, refer to the following figure and use the video splitter and assign the main screen to the KMV switcher. TIPS： A set of mouse and keyboard can only connect to either KVM switcher.
【Workgroup Manager Setup (FADER1-3)】 【Workgroup Manager Setup (MASTER)】 Recommended KVM switch We recommend the following KVM switches and video switchers 【Gefen 8x1DVIKVMDL/SL】 【Gefen 4x1DVIKVMDL】 27
【Adder AV4PRO-DVI】 Recommended Video Splitter We recommend the following video splitter 【Gefen 1:4 DVI DL Splitter】 TIPS： When KVM switchers and splitters are being used, it might be the case that the screen resolution is lowered depending on what type of display cable is used. If that is the case, make sure to use a dual-link DVI display cable for each DVI connection and see if the problem is fixed. 3-7.
a. Synchronizer b. Video-sync generator c. SMPTE timecode generator d. Nonlinear/linear video recorder e. Video monitor f. GPIO equipment g. Word-clock generator 3-7-a. Synchronizer 【Steinberg SyncStation】 What is a SyncStation? Three critical elements in any audio/video production environment are reliable audio/video synchronization, accurate phase matching, and machine control.
Video Out Video In LTC In W.Clock Out LTC Out MTC Out MTC In W.Clock In (the NanoSync HD can directly acquire MTC from the main unit over a USB connection). However, the precision of MTC is lower than that of SMPTE time codes (LTC), which can cause sync accuracy problems. The SyncStation can sync with even more precise frame-level precision, resulting in a clear difference in the amount of time needed for a video machine to lock on during editing. This is a key feature for stress-free editing.
3-7-b. Video-sync generator 【Rosendahl Nanosync HD】 【Blackmagic Design Sync Generator】 In order to sync Nuage to video equipment, the SyncStation will need an input sync signal for video (NTSC/PAL/HD). A vide-sync generator is the device that generates this video sync signal 3-7-c.
3-7-d. Nonlinear/linear video recorder 【SONY DSR1500-A】 【Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Studio Pro】 The NUENDO is capable of importing video files (QuickTime, etc) as reference when editing audio, but the conventional post-production workflow for editing audio for video has involved copying the master to a tape (or hard drive) for editing, and copying the audio to NUENDO (Track lay-down). The finished audio from the editing process is then used to overwrite the master (Track lay-back).
3-7-e. Video monitor 【Blackmagic Design SmartView DUO】 Synchronous editing requires video monitors for reviewing video. While SDI and HDMI are the most common formats, there is also composite video, and we recommend using a monitor that is compatible with video recorder 3-7-f. GPIO equipment The SyncStation is equipped with GPIO (general-purpose input/output) jacks, and can take input from external devices to operate NUENDO, or can operate external devices based on NUENDO operations.
3-7-g. Word-clock generator 【Rosendahl Nanoclocks】 Although the SyncStation takes sync-signal input from a video-sync generator to synchronize video signals, to synchronize audio from audio equipment, a sync signal from a word-clock generator is taken as input, and the two are brought into sync. The SyncStation has a word-clock input jack and multiple output jacks, as shown below, and can send the input master word-clock signal to multiple audio devices. 3-8.
LFE C L R Rs Ls 【Typical setup for 5.
3-9. Installing input devices About mic input The Nuage’s I/O system does not have a built-in mic preamp, so you cannot plug a mic into it directly. Use a separate mic preamp. We recommend the Yamaha AD8HR 【Yamaha AD8HR mic preamp/AD converter】 Nuage V1.
4. Connecting equipment 4-1. Power connections Connect all equipment mentioned in the previous sections to power. Because there are so many pieces of equipment that need to be connected to power—the controller, computer monitors, I/O, computers, network switches, KVM switches, video-related equipment, powered speakers, mic preamps, outboard gear, etc—make sure in advance that you have enough power outlets and that the circuit they are on can supply enough power.
First, connect the Nuage Fader/Nuage Master to the switch 【Connection between switch and controller】 Next, connect the Nuage I/O to the network switch.
If the NIO units are connected in the Daisy chain mode: 【Connection between switch and I/O(Daisy-chain Mode)】 Next, connect the computers to the network switch.
TIPS： HP Z840 has two LAN ports, and it is always recommended to use the port labeled “AMT” and disable the AMT function.
The Ethernet cable connections are now complete 4-3. KVM-switch connections To control KVM switches from the Nuage Fader/Nuage Master, you will need one 9-pin RS-232-C cable for each controller.
First, connect each KVM switch to one computer monitor. 【Connections between KVM switches and computer monitors】 Next, connect RS-232-C cables to the RS-232-C jacks on the Nuage Fader/Nuage Master rear panels, and to the RS-232-C jacks on the back of the KVM switches.
Next, connect the keyboard and mouse to the USB OUT jacks on a KVM switch. 【Connection between KVM switch and keyboard/mouse】 Next, connect the computers’ USB jacks to the KVM switch’s USB IN jack.
The KVM switch connections are now complete. TIPS： When using multiple KVM switches, each switch can take input from the keyboard and mouse, but they should be connected to the one serving the main display (as a rule, the one positioned at the Nuage Master). Ensure that there are USB connections between that switch and the computers. In this type of arrangement, you only need to use a KVM switch for that station; you can use less expensive video switches for the other two stations.
Make connections needed for headphone monitoring Make connections needed for talkback mic Make all connections to input devices This guide presupposes an I/O channel setup using the Nio500-A16 (16 analog channels) and the Nio500-D16 (16 digital channels).
Use XLR cables for the following connections Audio-input devices (several for mics, musical instruments, etc) Audio-output devices (several for speakers, etc) Headphone monitoring (2) Talkback mic (1) 25-pin D-sub cable (for AES/EBU digital connection). 【XLR cable】 Use a female 25-pin D-sub cable for Nuage I/O input.
Use a male 25-pin D-sub cable for Nuage I/O output 【D-sub25pin cable (male)】 When using the AD8HR for the mic preamp, connect to the Nuage I/O’s digital input with a 25-pin D-sub cable. 【Connection between Nuage I/O and MLA8】 Ensure that you have the appropriate number, length, and type of cables, and then connect the output devices to the Nuage I/O’s analog output.
Outboard gear Video Deck Nuage I/O Rear Cue Sends 5.1ch Surround Speakers Headphones Stereo Speakers 【Connection between Nuage I/O and output devices】 The outputs for headphone amp, which are assigned to channels 11 and 12, connect the two Nuage I/O outputs to the “TO PHONES” jack on the Nuage Master rear panel, which in turn connect to the “PHONES” jacks on the lower front of the Nuage Master. There are two jacks, one quarter-inch and one 3.
Next, connect the talkback mic to the Nuage I/O. The Nuage Master has a built-in talkback mic. Its output is at the “TALKBACK OUT” jack on the Nuage Master’s rear panel; connect that to any input on the Nuage I/O. Nuage Master Rear Nuage Talkback Mic Nuage I/O Rear 【Talkback mic connections】 Connect other line-level input devices, such as a DVD player, to the Nuage I/O’s inputs.
Now, connect all the microphone inputs to AD8HR to Nuage I/O's inputs. Microphones Nuage I/O AD8HR Microphones The audio connections are now complete. 4-5. AD8HR Connections In this setup guide, we will introduce how to connect two AD8HR units (#1, #2) to Nio500-D16 and remotely control them from Nuendo. Connect HA Remote Connectors 【AH8HR Rear Panel】 First, connect the Remote connector on the AD8HR #1 and the serial connector on the computer.
TIPS： Among our recommended computers for Nuage, hp's Z840 has a serial connector while Z440, Z240 and Apple's Mac Pro don't. If you need to use this feature with those computers, use a USB-serial adapter cable or a PCIe card.
Next, connect the bottom connector of the first AD8HR unit and the top connector of second unit (Make sure the switches on the second unit and on are all set to "RS422"). Then, connect each AES/EBU output connector on AD8HR to the AES/EBU input on Nuage I/O. Finally, connect the wordclock distributed from the clock master to each AD8HR unit and also Nuage I/O unit.
4-6. Video-related equipment connections and other connections House-sync and video reference signal connections First, connect the house sync, which provides video syncing (video sync signal), to each video device and to the SyncStation. Use a 75 Ω BNC cable. 【BNC Cable】 【House sync connected to SyncStation】 Connect your video devices to the sync signal similarly.
Connect your video devices and SyncStation to transmit SMPTE timecode as well. If you have video equipment that uses a 9-pin machine control, connect the video recorder and SyncStation with a 9-pin D-sub cable. If the machine control uses MMC, connect with a MIDI cable. Connect the computers and SyncStation with USB cables. Driver installation is discussed later on. Connect any GPIO-based devices or other equipment as needed.
TIPS： When using multiple Nuage I/Os, simply connecting the Extended System Link output from one of them to the AES2 input on the SyncStation will provide sample syncing on all the Nuage I/Os. You can select a channel for the Expanded System Link on the NUENDO’s VST Connections, as discussed later on, but take special note that under current specifications, this requires that you select two channels at a time.
【Nuage Workgroup Manager NIO Properties】 【Dante Controller Clock Status window】 56
5. Installing software and drivers For current software/driver compatibility list, please refer to the following page: http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/daw_systems/nuage/downloads.jsp 5-1. Installing the eLicenser Control Center The eLicenser Control Center (eLCC) is software from Steinberg for managing licenses and enforcing copy protection, using either the USB eLicenser (included in the NUENDO/Cubase package) or the soft eLicenser.
Once you have correctly entered the code, the license will be downloaded; select the eLicenser to which you want the license to be downloaded, and click the “Download License” button. Simply downloading the license does not actually make the software available for use, so start the usage period.
When you see the screen shown below, the eLicenser is working. 5-2. Installing NUENDO Next, launch the installer to install NUENDO. Follow the steps in the installation window.
【Software License Agreement】 【Choose Install Location】 60
【Enter Password to Proceed】 【Installation Completed】 Installation of NUENDO is now complete.
TIPS： After installing NUENDO from DVD, it is necessary to download the latest updater from Steinberg website and install the version after v6.0.3. It is possible that the NAUGE doesn’t work properly if the version is not up to date, so please update. 5-3.
【Software License Agreement】 【Choose Programs To Be Installed】 63
【Check Disk Space and Start Installation (Password Required)】 【Installations Completed】 64
Next, move on to Dante Infrastructure installation.
【Installation Completed】 For Windows, after installing TOOLS for NUAGE, the firewall setting for Nuage Workgroup Manager will pop up, allow the following access settings.
TIPS： Only one Workgroup Manager is needed to be installed and started up for Nuage system. For example, If Workgroup Manager is already installed for DAW A, it is not necessary to install it again. If it is necessary to install Extension and Nuage PT Bridge for Mac, uncheck the Workgroup Manager from the installation options mentioned above and continue. 5-4. Installing Dante Controller Download Dante Controller from either the Audinate website (www.audinate.
【Yamaha Pro Audio Website (Downloads->Other Utilities->Dante Utilities)】 If the following window appears when you attempt to install Dante Controller on a Macintosh by double-clicking on the installer icon, you will not be able to install it. This is because of a feature in Mac OS X called Gatekeeper. The easiest way to circumvent this is to hold down the Control key and click on the installer icon, and then select Open. A warning message will appear: click on the “Open” button to run the installer.
【Open with Ctrl Key】 If this happens when installing NUENDO, you can circumvent it in the same way.
【Choose Install Location】 【Enter Password to proceed】 【Installation Completed】 70
5-5. Installing QuickTime 7.7.9 from Apple Software Update (For Windows only) NUENDO has video tracks, allow to import video file as video reference for audio playback, recording and editing. And for this, QuickTime technology from Apple is used as video engine. QuickTime is being installed on Mac OSX as default, but it may not be installed as default in case of Windows, so please make sure to install the latest version of QuickTime Essentials. You may download QuickTime 7.7.
Follow the steps in the installation window. 【License Agreement】 【Downloading QuickTime 7.7.
【Installation Completed】 5-6. Installing Bonjour (For Windows only) Dante Controller assumes that Bonjour is available. This is included by default with Mac OS X—only Windows users will need to install Bonjour. Bonjour can be downloaded from Apple’s website. http://support.apple.
Follow the steps in the installation window.
【System Requirements etc.
5-7. Installing the driver for Dante Accelerator Next, download the driver for Dante Accelerator from the Yamaha Pro Audio website (http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/) and run the installer.
【Choose Install Location】 【Rebooting Required After Installation】 【Installation Completed (and Reboot)】 77
5-8. Installing the driver for SyncStation Download the latest driver for SyncStation from the Steinberg website and run the installer. http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/downloads_hardware/downloads_NUENDO_syncstation.html From this point on, download what is shown below, and follow the instructions in the installer to perform the installation. 1.
As described earlier, to bypass Gatekeeper, hold down the Control key, click on the installer icon, and select "Open.
【Type Password to Proceed】 【Installation Completed】 2. Download latest firmware While you do not need to install the firmware updater, you should keep the firmware on hand, so download the latest firmware (Firmware will be located at the same place as the driver). The file name and dot-extension for the downloaded file should be something like this: syncstation-sw130123-hw120302.chf 3. Launch the firmware updater and run the firmware update.
【SyncStation Firmware Updater】 Select “SyncStation” as the MIDI Input/MIDI Output ports. 【Choose MIDI Ports】 Click “Verify SyncStation”; the SyncStation's current version information will be displayed.
【Verify SyncStation Firmware Versions】 Next, navigate to the location of the latest firmware data (the .chf file), select it, confirm that it is the version to be used for the update, and begin the update. 【Specify New Firmware】 If the update finishes without incident, you will see the following message.
【Firmware Successfully Uploaded】 After uploading firmware, you should always perform a factory reset. Hold down the down-arrow button on the SyncStation to display the menu, and then press the down-arrow button repeatedly from the “Unit” line to open “Unit07-InstallTemplate”, select “Factory,” and hold down the down-arrow button. 【SyncStation Factory Reset】 Then turn the SyncStation off, wait for 5 seconds, and turn it back on. The SyncStation update should now be complete.
6. Starting up & equipment settings 6-1. Sequence for equipment start-up To avoid any hearing damage caused by loud noises when turning on equipment, follow the sequence shown below for starting up Nuage and other equipment. 1. Nuage controller (Nuage Fader/Nuage Master) 2. Computer monitors and computer peripherals 3. Computers 4. Video equipment, SyncStation, outboard gear 5. Nuage I/O 6. NUENDO 7. Powered speakers (or power amp) When shutting off power, reverse the above order. 1.
6-3. Starting up computer monitors and computer peripherals Before turning on the computers, turn on the computer monitors and peripherals. Check again to ensure that the monitor power switches do not come in contact with the Nuage Controller, which might accidentally turn them off. Make sure if the Power Button Lockout mode is on. 6-4. Starting up computers BIOS settings (with the HP Z series) If you are using the HP Z840/Z440/Z240, switch AMT off in BIOS.
BIOS Setup Turn on the PC Power supply, hold down “F10” on the keyboard when the HP logo appears to access BIOS Setup mode. In BIOS Setup mode, Select AMT Configuration from Advanced menu and press Enter. 【HP Z series BIOS Setup】 Select “Disabled” for AMT and press “F10” to accept.
Next, select “OS Power Management” from Power menu. 【OS Power Management】 Set ”Idle Power Savings” to Normal and press F10 to accept it.
When the above setting is done, select Save Changes and Exit from File menu.
When the confirm message pop up, select “Yes” and press Enter to finish the setting. The computer will be restarted. Tip: The HP Z series has a known issue where it can take several minutes to finish starting up. If this happens, just wait until start-up is complete. In rare cases, a message may be displayed indicating that it cannot start up. In these cases, remove any memory sticks, CD-Rs, or other media, and try starting up again. 6-5.
Next, to make it so that the monitor positioned at the Nuage Master is treated as the main display, click the checkbox labelled "Make this my main display" (if that is already the main display, do nothing). Mac OS X From the System Preferences window, click the Displays button, and then the "Arrangement" tab. Icons representing all the connected monitors will appear; drag them around so that their layout is the same as the physical layout.
Computer optimizations Windows The following procedure optimizes your Windows machine for use with Nuage. Most of the points here are recommendations for improving audio recordings and processing performance on Windows computers (note that performance improvements cannot be guaranteed due to differences between systems). Before changing your computer's basic settings, we recommend creating a recovery point for your system.
8. Confirm that all hard drives that will be used in audio processing have NTFS formatting. 9. Confirm that the OS, device drivers, BIOS, and chipset drivers are all up to date. For details, refer to the websites of the chipset manufacturer. 10. Set the processor's schedule to "Background Services" (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Advanced Settings > Performance). This will increase the performance of audio drivers. 11. Turn off automatic indexing.
【Disable Display/HDD Sleep】 2. Disable software update to prevent automatic updates. Only use operating-system updates that have been tested by and are officially supported by Yamaha/Steinberg. 【Disable Software Update】 3. Set up a dedicated hard drive for audio recording, separate from your system hard drive.
5. Disable the keyboard shortcut for Spotlight, and prevent Spotlight from searching the audio drive. 【Disable Spotlight shortcut keys】 【Prevent Spotlight from searching the audio drive】 6. Disable the keyboard shortcut for Mission Control.
【Disable Mission Control shortcut keys】 7. Disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 6-6. Settings for Nuage Workgroup Manager If Tools for Nuage has been installed, Nuage Workgroup Manager will launch automatically when the computer is started, so it should not be necessary to launch the program (you may need to launch Nuage Workspace Manager if you quit the program manually).
If the Nuage Fader/Master and the Nuage I/O network switch are already hooked up, you should see the following in the Nuage Workgroup Manager window. 【Nuage devices recognized on the Workgroup Manager】 Select each device one at a time and click the up-arrow button to add it to the upper pane (Add this following the setup procedure for Nuage I/O in Section 3-3).
Tip: If you are using more than one Nuage Fader, add them in order, starting with the one you want to treat as the first Fader (eg, if you have two Faders next to each either, treat the left one as Fader 1 and the right one as Fader 2). To select the right unit from the Device/DAW List, click the Identify button; this will cause an LED on that unit to blink briefly.
【Dante Controller】 When the Dante Accelerator card and Nuage I/O are connected, you should see the following. Select the port that Dante Controller connects to (If you don't select the correct port, Nuage I/O and Dante Accelerator will not be displayed).
The device names can be changed so it is easy to remember (not mandatory). Open the Device Config window.
Change the device name shown in the Rename Device field and hit the Enter key. A confirmation dialog will appear; click Yes and the device's name will be changed (Spaces in names will not be shown; use hyphens or underscores instead). 【Renaming the device name】 Change the name for Nuage I/O in the same way, as shown below. TIPS： Do not change “Y001-Yamaha-” written at the beginning of Dante Accelerator’s name, or ”Y00X-Yamaha-“ witten at the beginning of Nuage I/O.
【Dante Transmitters】 Click the "+" button again to close up the Dante Accelerator grid. Next, disclose the 16 channels of output for each Nuage I/O.
You can do the same thing with the "+" buttons at the left of the rows to expand them vertically. Check Dante Accelerator's 128 channels of input and each Nuage I/O's 16 channels of output.
Dante Accelerator inputs. To set up a patch, just click on the box at the intersection of the patch-point. Continue until all patches are set. 【Patch Dante Transmitters and Receivers】 TIPS： With only the first 16 channels, clicking the intersection point between device names while holding down the Control key will patch the inputs and outputs for those 16 channels one at a time, in order. Clicking while holding down the Control and Shift keys will remove all the patches for those 16 channels at once.
Once you have finished setting up patches, save the settings file. If your settings ever get changed, you can recover your original patches by loading the settings file. 6-8. Setting up and launching NUENDO Next, launch NUENDO. It will be displayed in the Device/DAW list; add NUENDO 6 to the Workgroup. 【Add NUENDO6 to the Workgroup - completed】 Once you have added NUENDO 6 to the Workgroup, the mixer window will be displayed full-screen.
【Adjusting Mixer window positions】 Tip: To check whether the mixer window is displayed on the right monitor, open a project or create a new one, and then press any SEL button on the Nuage Fader. Check to see whether the channel strip corresponding to that channel has a white outline. If it is shown correctly above the SEL button that you pressed, then your settings are correct. Next, adjust the display region of the mixer window.
Once you have adjusted the left/right positioning and the bottom edge, if necessary, each channel (track) on screen should be positioned in a vertical line with the Nuage Fader's 16 channels. 【Display monitor/Nuage Fader adjusted】 Other window settings Once you have finished setting up the mixer window, position the transport, time-display, video, and other windows.
【VST Audio System】 Next, open Yamaha AIC128-D, and, and if you want to use the Direct Monitoring feature, check on Direct Monitoring. Click the Control Panel button, and set up the settings as shown below.
【Yamaha AIC128-D Control Panel】 Finally, open VST System Link and make sure that nothing has been set. 【VST System Link】 Tip: Make sure nothing is set on the VST System Link screen. There is no screen for setting an Extended System Link for synchronizing SyncStation and samples. System Link settings should be handled using the Project Synchronization Setup described below.
TIPS： Always startup NUENDO system with NUENDO as DAW A. If the DAW A is not started up, the system does not operate properly. 6-10. Project Synchronization Setup Use the Project Synchronization Setup screen to set up synchronization for video devices that use SyncStation and NUENDO projects. Settings should be as follows. (Project Synchronization is under Treansport menu.
【Project Synchronization Setup】 Click the Open SyncStation Setting button and set as follows. Settings for Precision Time Alignment (System Link) Check on Send Data via System Link If the Nuage I/O's System Link Out jack connects to the SyncStation's AES jack (BNC) using a BNC cable, select "AIC128-D Output 16" in NUENDO, and select "AES2-Right" in SyncStation. Select "LTC+VITC" for the Position Source in Aditional RS422-out Settings.
【SyncStation Settings】 The project synchronization settings shown above are complete. Check to make sure that the three Frame, Clock, and SysLink indicators light up, and that NUENDO's transport is synchronized. Tip: The best settings for synchronizing with video devices will vary depending on the make and model of video equipment you are using. You will need specialized knowledge and some experimentation to find the best settings.
【VST Connections】 Inputs Tab The main settings for you to set up here are Inputs, Outputs, and Studio. Set the Inputs in order, based on the input channels you set up in Section 4-4. First, add five channels of mic/line input. Click the Add Bus button, type "Mic/Line" in the resulting dialog, set the number of channels to 5, and click the Add Bus button. 【Add Bus】 You should see the following once you have added the input channels.
The mic/line inputs have been patched to each of the Dante Accelerator's input channels (AIC128-D Input 1-5). Follow the same method to add 5.1 channels for a DVD player, and for a stereo video recorder. 【VST Connections Inputs】 External FX Tab Here, the Outboard inputs are assigned to channels 15/16, but because this is being used as a send/return external effect, do not patch them from the Inputs tab, patch them from the External FX tab..
Outputs Tab Next set the output channels. Start by creating a bus under the Outputs tab. Tip: The speaker configuration (5.1, stereo, etc) used for monitoring in the control room must be defined under the Outputs tab as the main mix. Separately from the speakers (5.1, stereo, etc) added under the Studio tab, create a bus under the Outputs tab, and set that as the main mix. By setting the Audio Device and Device Port to "Not Connected," you can define a bus that has no physical output.
【Define Main Mix】 Studio Tab Setting the main mix, makes it so that the designated bus (5.1 speakers) will appear under the Studio tab (it cannot be changed here). The speakers that you actually use to listen to sounds in the control room are defined as "Monitor" under the Studio tab. Here, add the 5.1 speaker system, and patch the Dante Accelerator's output. Add the stereo speaker system, stereo cue for artists in the studio, and headphones for monitoring in the control room in the same way.
【VST Connections - Completed】 TIPS： When using the Control Room function, it is necessary to turn on the Control Room. To turn on Control Room, click the power switch botton to turn on the green light on Control Room in VST Connections or Control Room Mixer screen Tip: In some cases, even if you play back a 5.1-channel project, you will only be able to hear it as left/right stereo. This is because, even with the control room's main mix set to 5.
Tip: To change this, click the right-most button under "Speakers" in the Control Room Mixer window to open MixConvertV6, then click the downward-pointing triangle next to Stereo at the top to select 5.1 channels. 【Control Room Mixer】 【5.1 -> Stereo】 【5.1 -> 5.1 (pass through)】 The above changes can be made in the Nuage Master's control room. Switch the downmix to set 5.1ch > 5.1ch.
TIPS： To make the changes, click the first button from the right-hand side on speaker in the Control Room Mixer window to open MixConvertV6, and choose 5.1ch by clicking the triangle button on the right-hand side below the Stereo on top. Talkback、CUE Setup Setup the input for Talkback and output for CUE respectively. 【Talkback/CUE patching on VST Connections】 The Talkback button on Nuage Master and Mute button on CUE will be activated.
【CUES/COMM section on Nuage Master】 TIPS： When add Talkback and Cue on VST Connection, the Talkback button, the Mute button on CUE and Signal indicator will be active as shown in above fig. (The above fig shows CUE 1-3 after setup, CUE 1 & 3 with Mute on while CUE2 is off.
6-12. HA Remote settings with AD8HR Here we will learn how to configure HA Remote settings and remotely control AD8HR units. Nuage Remote Setup First, open "Nuage HA Remote Setup" window from Devices menu of Nuendo (If cables are correctly connected, it will automatically start finding the COM port. If the COM port is found, either 8 channel group of 8 can be selected for each ID, so select the channel numbers to which each Nuage I/O to which input channel group is connected.
Select a Nuage I/O input channel to which either AD8HR is connected, press "PRE" and "2" on the Section Control and "HA GAIN" and "HA TRIM" parameters are displayed on the Nuage Fader screen.
Configure all the remaining input channels on VST Connections and they are displayed and can be controlled from Nuage Fader. TIPS: The only parameters that can be displayed/controlled are "HA GAIN" and "HA TRIM". If you want to change more parameters such as HPF (High Pass Filter) on/off and frequency, and +48V on/off, press "e" button for each channel to open Channel Settings window. Also, the parameter bar for HA Gain moves to the opposite side, however, this is due to the spec of AD8HR. 6-13.
The R series models that can be controlled are: - Rio3224-D - Rio1608-D - Ri8-D The parameters that can be controlled are: - HA Gain (gain level) - HA GC (gain compensation) - HA On/Off (head-amp on/off) - HA HPF (high pass filter) - HA +48V (phantom power on/off) 【R series(Ri8-D/Ro8-D(n/a)/Rio1608-D/Rio3224-D from top down)】 123
Assign a Unit ID number to each unit using the front rotary switch so they are unique and not overlapped 【Assign a unique UNIT ID to each unit】 Connect the Dante connector of R series to the network switch. TIPS： R series units will not appear on the Workgroup Manager, even if they are correctly recognized by the system. That is no problem.
【Nuage HA Remote Setup window】 TIPS： The area below the Dante Interface box are empty, simply because the height needs to be consistent with the adjacent AD8HR page. Nothing will appear in this area in any condition. Next, on the Dante Controller, patch each Dante output from R series unit to the Dante input channels of Dante Accelerator. In this example, two outputs from each R unit are patched to total six input channels of Dante Accelerator.
Then, on the Inputs tab of VST Connections window, assign those input channels of Dante Accelerator card to the input channels of Nuendo (as shown below) by adding input busses and assigning the input port of Dante Accelerator card to each bus. Now the inputs from R series are connected to Nuendo and the HA remote can be controllable. In the SECTION CONTROL area of the Nuage Fader unit, press PRE button.
By default, the PRE section of Nuendo will appear, but by pressing 4 or 5 button in the Section Control are described the above, the HA remote of R series becomes controllable. 【PRE section – screen #4】 Here are the parameters that can be controlled. HA GAIN – adjust the HA gain level HA GC (Gain Compensation) on/off – to prevent from unexpected gain level changes, this allows the output level to keep consistent no matter how you change the gain level locally.
【PRE section – screen #5】 HA HPF – Turn on/off the high pass filer and set the cut-off frequency for each channel of R series units. HA +48V – Turn on/off the phantom power for each channel of R series units. For security reasons, you have to press and hold this button for turning on the phantom power. TIPS： If you accidentally provide phantom power to microphones that do not require it such as passive type ribbon microphones, it may damage or break the microphone.
【Mic signal check】 6-14. Connecting RMio64-D RMio64-D, Dante-MADI converter, can be connected to Nuage and change various parameters on Nuage Workgroup Manager. RMio units will be recognized as “I/O” and up to total eight Nio and RMio units can be controlled (Version 1.6 or later.
When an RMio unit is connected to the network switch, it is recognized and displayed on the Device/DAW List of Workgroup Manager. 【Nuage Workgroup Manager】 Without adding the unit to the Workgroup, only “Identify” works and configuration window cannot be open until the RMio unit is added to the Workgroup, by pressing the uparrow button between the both lists.
6-15. Connecting GPIO units GPI boxes by JL Cooper Electronics (hereinafter called JLC) can be connected to Nuage, by which Nuage Master can receive GPI trigger signal and, on the contrary, Nuage Master can send GPIO signal (Version 1.7 or later). What is GPI (GPIO)? GPI, or General Purpose Interface, (GPIO, or General Purpose Input / Output) is a general interface for controlling external devices by using the voltage change.
【JL Cooper eBOX GPI8】 First, connect the ETHERNET connector of eBOX and the network switch using CAT cables. Next, open Nuage MASTER Setup window from Device menu of Nuendo, move to GPIO tab and set and IP address for Nuage Master. If possible, use the following unique IP address. IP address can be directly typed in the textboxes.
Nuage Master 192.168.254.103 eBOX 192.168.254.102 eBOX GPI8 192.168.254.104 【Nuage MASTER Setup – GPIO - Device】 The IP address can also be set by using the DIP switches on the rear panel as well as the bundled app.
IP address SW1 SW2 SW3 SW7 192.168.254.102 OFF OFF OFF OFF 192.168.254.103 OFF OFF OFF ON 192.168.254.104 ON OFF OFF OFF 192.168.254.105 ON OFF OFF ON 192.168.254.106 OFF ON OFF OFF 192.168.254.107 OFF ON OFF ON 【eBOX Configuration Utility】 When the IP address is correctly set, the link status and packet send/receive status are indicated on the front panel of eBOX.
TIPS： Like R series, eBOX is not displayed on Nuage Workgroup Manager even when connected and recognized, which is no problem. Below is an example in which you press Talkback button on Nuage Master and see if eBOX receives GPI signal from the Master. In the Output area, select “Nuendo” as target, “Control Room” as Function 1, “Talkback” as Function2, 1 and 2 as Device respectively, 1 as Port, and “High” as Terminal.
Now as soon as you press Talkback button on the Master unit, GPI signal is sent out to the eBOX and GPI RECEIVE indicator will light. If GPI RECEIVE lights as soon as you press the TALKBACK button, it shows it works correctly. 6-16.
In order to synchronize Nuendo and Pro Tools, the following synchronizers are needed: - Steinberg SyncStation - Avid Sync HD However, if your budget is limited and the synchronization using SMPTE timecode is not required, MTC (MIDI Timecode) can substitute. If that’s the case, prepare MIDI interfaces and cables. TIPS： For Mac users, Core MIDI is not tested for this application and we do not recommend that you use the function for the MTC synchronization between Nuendo and Pro Tools.
【Pro Tools System (rear) w/ SyncStation】 Insert HDX card to the PCIe slot of Mac Pro. Before connecting the card to the motherboard, make sure to connect the black and yellow cable to the motherboard.
Using the DigiLink cable, connect PRIMARY PORT on HD I/O and PORT 1 connector on HDX card. Next, connect Loop Sync (LS) on HD I/O and that on Sync HD, by connecting LS OUT on Sync HD and LS IN on HD I/O and connecting LS OUT on HD I/O and LS IN on Sync HD, using BNC cables. By using XLR cables, connect TIMECODE OUT on SyncStation and LTC IN on Sync HD. Similarly, connect LTC OUT on Sync HD and TIMECODE IN on SyncStation.
Next, for wordclock synchronization, connect WORDCLOCK A on SyncStation and WC IN on Sync HD, also connect WORDCLOCK B to WC IN on HD I/O.
Connect USB port on SyncStation and an available USB port on the computer. Connect the serial port on HDX card and HOST SERIAL connector on Sync HD using a 9-pin serial cable.
Lastly, connect audio outputs on HD I/O and audio inputs on Nuage I/O. Synchronization Settings TIPS： In this scenario, Nuendo and Pro Tools are synchronized by using SMPTE Timecode (LTC) where Nuendo (SyncStation) is the clock Master while Pro Tools (Sync HD) is the Slave. First, configure the Workclock source on Pro Tools. Open Hardware Setup window and, in the ClockSourse” area, chose “Wordclock (xx.xxkHz)”.
Next, enable Sync HD. Open Peripherals window, move to Syncronization page and check “Enable SYNC HD” Make Pro Tools “online” (make chase-able as Slave). Click on the Sync button on the transport. Now Pro Tools is waiting for the LTC signal coming in. Next, configure the Nuend system. Open Device Setup window and choose SyncStation. If the Revisioin numbers are shown, the SyncStation is correctly recognized.
Now, play back a Nuendo project and see if another project on Pro Tools will work in sync by the same time code. Reference: Synchronization between Nuendo and Cubase TIPS： For Nuendo/Cubase synchronization, VST System Link will need to be used. When locked via VST System Link, the synchronization is bi-directional so the transport can be controlled from both platforms.
Open Project Synchnorization Setup on Nuendo, choose “VST System Link” in the Timecode Source area, and press “SYNC” button below that area. Do the same thing on the Cubase side as well. Next, open Device Setup windows and move to VST System Link page. Choose the Dante input and output channels that you have patched on Dante Contrller earlier. Do the same thing on the Cubase side as well.
Check “Online” and the other DAW will appear on the both platforms. Now Nuendo and Cubase are locked. Playback a project on one platform and see if it works on the other platform. TIPS： In this scenario, Nuendo is always the Master while Pro Tools is always Slave so, even if you playback a session on the Pro Tools side, it always will be brought back to the Nuendo time position. Switching DAW on the Nuage control surface does not change that.
6-17. Setting up and configuring Dolby Atmos environment using VST MultiPanner Nuendo is capable of handling busses compatible with Dolby Atmos 9.1ch format (Nuendo 7,1 and later), and those Atmos channels can be controlled from NUAGE Fader/Master (NUAGE V1.8). Speaker placement Dolby Atmos 9.1ch bus is available with Nuendo7.1, and below is an example of speaker placement for monitoring Dolby Atmos 9.1. 【Ex. Dolby Atmos 9.1 (7.1.
【Front Speakers [Left, Center, Right]】 【Side/Rear Speakers [Left Surround/Side Left]】 149
【Ceiling Speakers [Top Side Left/Top Side Right]】 【Subwoofer [Lfe]】 150
The diagram below shows an example of the angle of each speaker and its distance from the listening position.
Configuring VST Connections Open the VST Connections window, select the Outputs tab, and create a 9.1 Dolby Atmos Out bus. Please note, Device Port settings should be left “Not Connected” because, if you directly set the Device ports here, you won’t be able to control speaker volume or mute via Control Room, which may damage your speaker system. In the Studio tab, add a Dolby Atmos 9.1 monitor bus and assign the output channels to each speaker.
When the bus is correctly configured, it appears on the NUAGE Fader screen as below. 【9.1 Dolby Atmos bus on NUAGE Fader】 If you create a mono/stereo/5.1/9.1 Atmos track, you will see the pan position of each track on the NUAGE Fader screen as below.
【NUAGE Fader Section Control】 【Section Control = 1】 154
【Section Control = 2】 【Section Control = 3】 【Section Control = 4】 【Section Control = 5】 155
【Section Control = 6】 【Section Control = 7】 【Section Control = 8】 On the NUAGE Master Touchscreen, Dolby Atmos panning can be performed more intuitively by simply dragging the color balls or turning the knobs.
【Dolby Atmos on NUAGE Master (Stereo)】 【Dolby Atmos on NUAGE Master (5.1)】 【Dolby Atmos on NUAGE Master (9.
TIPS： Thus far, we have outlined how to configure the panning of Bed channels. In order to pan the Object channels, you must obtain an RMU unit from Dolby, and install the RMU Connection Kit for Nuendo. For details, please refer to Mixing with VST MultiPanner document.
