Soundstudio ZFF

Located at Rustenschacherallee 2-4 with a professional monitoring setup and a recording-booth for voiceovers.
For booking contact: aesr-lab@uni-ak.ac.at
Or via our rental-system: https://aesr-lab.uni-ak.ac.at/loan

Overview

Monitoring

• Neumann KH 310
• Adam Audio T7V
• Dangerous Music Source (Monitor Controller)
• Beyerdynamic DT-990 (Headphone)

Interfacing

• Warm Audio WA273 (2-channel Mic Preamp)
• RME Fireface UFX II (60-Kanal USB Audiointerface)
• Rean NYS (Patchbay)
• Nob (MIDI Controller)
• Mac Mini

Software

• Ableton Live Suite 12
• Avid Pro Tools
• Reaper
• iZotope Everything Bundle (with RX12 and Ozone)
• Max 8
• FabFilter Bundle
• Soundtoys Bundle

Studio-Equipment

• Doepfer A-100 (Modular System)
• Austrian Audio OC818 Studio Set (Large Diaphragm Microphone)
• Technics SL-1210 (Direct-drive Turntable)
• Pioneer XDJ-1000MK2 (USB DJ Player)
• A&H Xone:92 (DJ Mixer)

Infos

Basic Operation

1. Turn on the power switch on the t.racks VM-100
2. Turn on the Mac Mini (the power button is located at the rear right)
3. Log in with “studio-guest,” password: aesrZFF-2025
4. Load RME TotalMix ZFF Snapshot for security

Don't forget to save your files once you are finished!

Patchbay

• Patchbay Overview

The center piece of the studio is a Neutrik Patchbay that connects our audio equipment together. You can change connection by using patch cords that are mounted on the left side of the studio desk. The patchbay is setup so that upper row is showing only outputs while the bottom row is only inputs. The bay is half-normalized, meaning any output will automatically flow down to the input below, patching anything into the input will break the connection from the output above. When patching something from an output the output will still be present at the bottom row (signal will be splitted).

Outputs:

RME1

RME2

RME3

RME4

RME5

RME6

RME7

RME8

WAO1

WAO2

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

BR1

BR2

BR3

BR4

NC

NC

P1

P2

Inputs:

DS1

DS2

BS1

BS1

BS3

BS4

WAL1

WAL1

RME1

RME2

RME3

RME4

RME5

RME6

RME7

RME8

WAM1

WAM2

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

Glossary Patchbay Acronymns

• RME: RME Fireface UFX III Inputs/Outputs
• DS1/2: Analog Line Input Dangerous Music Monitor Controller
• WAO: Analog Line Out Warm Audio WA273
• WAL: Analog Line Input Warm Audio WA273
• WAM: Analog Mic Input Warm Audio WA273
• BR: Booth Return
• BS: Booth Send
• P: XLR Inputs on frontpanel
• NC: Not connected

Recording

Recording with the booth

Our recording booth has a stagebox with 4 Inputs (Booth Returns or BR) and Outputs (Booth Sends or BS). So you can theoretically record with 4 channels of audio. In most cases the recording booth is used for voice and sound recordings using a single mic. The Booth Return (BR1 & BR2) on the patchbay are normalized and therefore automatically sent to the inputs 1 & 2 of the Warm Audio WA273 Microphone Preamp. Booths Returns 3 & 4 (BR3 & BR4) are not connected (NC) and need to be patched to a input if they need to be used.

Setting the volume of channels 1 & 2 is done by using the the db knob on the WA273. Addintional HiPass to remove low frequency rumble can be removed during recording using the highpass switch beneath the db knob.

The WA273 i connected on input channel 1 & 2 of the RME Fireface UFX.

For communication between the person inside the booth and inside the control room there is a talkback mic which output is directly send to the Booth Sends 1 &2. The talkback mic is set to “push-to-talk” mode so it doesn’t transmitt any sound unless the talk button is pressed. The Booth Return 1 is automatically routed to the monitors of the studio for easier communication(beware of feedback when having the booth door open and turning up the gain of the first channel of the WA237). Inside the booth is a 4 channel headphone amplifier, that can listen either from BS 1 & 2 or BS 3&4, so you can give 2 people different headphone mixes in the booth.

Line In recording

Line Signals can easily be captured by pluggin in the singal to one of the RME inputs on the patchbay (RME 1-8 lower row). Line Singals can also be sent from the recording booth via the Booth Returns to the control room.

Utilities

Inside the lockers you can find different kind of utility tools you will need for recording like manuals, more audio cables, adapters, midi cables, power supplies, DIs

FAQ

Was tun wenn ich nichts höre (Control Room)?

1. Dangerous Music Monitor Controller überprüfen.
   • Speaker Source auf “AN1”
   • Speaker Level aufgedreht
   • “SPKR 1” oder “SPKR 2” ausgewählt
2. Patchbay überprüfen
   • Ist etwas bei “DS1” und “DS2” angeschlossen
3. RME Fireface überprüfen
   • Läuft das Fireface? (Ansonsten Power Switch betätigen)
   • Zeigt es einen Output unter Main an?
   • ZFF Snapshot laden

Was tun wenn ich nichts höre(Booth)?

1. Kopfhörerverstärker checken
   • Kopfhörerversträker ist an?
   • Richtiger Line Eingang (“Input Source 1”) ausgewählt?
   • Volume aufgedreht?
2. RME TotalMix überprüfen?
   • Wird ein Signal auf den Channels 3 und 4 rausgeschickt
   • Sicherheitshalber ZFF Snapshot laden

Ich bekomme kein Signal beim Recorden

1. Routing überprüfen, ist das Mikrofon am richtigen Kanal in der Booth angeschlossen(BR1 und BR2)?
2. Vorverstärkungspegel überprüfen
3. Bei Kondensatormikrofonen: Phantomspeisung überprüfen
4. WA273 überprüfen, es gibt eine Einstellung am db Rad die wo der Preamp ausgeschaltet wird
5. RME angeschaltet?
6. Patchbay überprüfen, ist etwas gesteckt

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