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All Rights Reserved. 10 February 2015 – Manual Revision 2.3.0P ____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: QUICK START ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 QUICK CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................................................. 7 QUICK PLAYBACK ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 9 Simian Features ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Ease of Use .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Advanced Technology .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Versatility ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Other Simian Features: ....................................................................................................................................... 10 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 11 CONTACT US: ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................... 13 WINDOWS ISSUES ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 PC MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Your PC as Broadcast Equipment ....................................................................................................................... 14 Why Use Professional Sound Cards? .................................................................................................................. 15 Production Issues ................................................................................................................................................ 15 CHOOSING AUDIO FILE FORMATS ............................................................................................................................ 15 Considerations ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 So, what is a file format anyway? ........................................................................................................................ 15 SIMIAN CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY .................................................................................................................... 17 Events, Logs, Carts, and Sets ............................................................................................................................... 17 THE EVENT BUILDER IN A NUTSHELL ....................................................................................................................... 18 SOUND HOUND IN A NUTSHELL ................................................................................................................................. 18 THE WELCOME LOG IN A NUTSHELL ........................................................................................................................ 20 THE ASYNCHRONOUS DECK IN A NUTSHELL ............................................................................................................ 20 FILE SYNC IN A NUTSHELL ....................................................................................................................................... 21 WEATHER UTILITY IN A NUTSHELL .......................................................................................................................... 21 HARDWARE CONNECTORS IN A NUTSHELL ............................................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 3: SETUP & CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................ 23 BEFORE YOU INSTALL SIMIAN : ................................................................................................................................ 23 INSTALLING SIMIAN ................................................................................................................................................. 24 Considerations ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Validating Simian ................................................................................................................................................ 29 CONFIGURING SOUND HOUND .................................................................................................................................. 30 SoundHound and Path Configuration ................................................................................................................. 30 Folders ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Audio Files ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 Options ................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Log ....................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Status ................................................................................................................................................................... 32 About BSI ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 SoundHound Menus ............................................................................................................................................. 32 PRODUCTION MODE ................................................................................................................................................. 33 Production Sessions ............................................................................................................................................. 33 NETWORKING SIMIAN .............................................................................................................................................. 34 What Changed? ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Summary of Changes ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Hard Drive Setup ................................................................................................................................................. 35 TCP/IP Settings ................................................................................................................................................... 35 Install & Configure Simian for Networking ......................................................................................................... 37 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Setting Up Paths .................................................................................................................................................. 38 Synchronizing Audio Files and Program Logs .................................................................................................... 39 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................................................................