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| AUDIO SPLENDOR™ INSTALLATION AND SETUP READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY |
Version 1.03
Copyright © 2008 Burwen Technology, Inc.
Patent pending
Copyright © 2008 Burwen Technology, Inc.
Patent pending
INSTALL THE MOTU 828MK3 SOFTWARE
Before connecting the MOTU 828MK3, install its software.
1. Do not use the driver from the MOTU Audio Setup CD-ROM and do not use the Vista driver for XP
Instead install the appropriate Windows Vista or XP driver above.
2. Follow the on-screen prompts and select installation of both the Cubase VST ASIO Driver and the
Multimedia Audio driver. Allow restart at Finish.
CONNECT THE MOTU 828MK3
Connect your audio inputs and outputs according to the following: For single-ended systems it is OK to use
mono phone plugs which short one side of the audio output to ground.
1 FL Front Left
2 FR Front Right
3 FC Front Center
4 Input: AUX, Output: SUBW, (Subwoofer)
5 RL Rear Left
6 RR Rear Right
7 SL Side Left
8 SR Side Right
1. Connect the Firewire cable and then power on the MOTU 828MKII to install its driver. If hardware
detection initiates a procedure requiring answers, when asked, select “Continue Anyway”.
2. Go to Start, All Programs, MOTU, MOTU Audio Setup, and click to open. On the General
tab select Sample Rate. “88200”, Clock Source “Internal”, Samples Per Buffer “2048”, and
uncheck the three boxes. On the 828mk3 tab set Optical Input and Optical Output at “Off”, set
phones at “Analog 1-2”, and Word Clock Out at “System Clock”. Click OK.
OPTIMIZE YOUR COMPUTER
BURWEN AUDIO needs all the processing power it can get, without interruptions from non-vital computer
operations or automatic updates of other programs. For highest reliability do not run other programs.
Before connecting the MOTU 828MK3, install its software.
1. Do not use the driver from the MOTU Audio Setup CD-ROM and do not use the Vista driver for XP
Instead install the appropriate Windows Vista or XP driver above.
2. Follow the on-screen prompts and select installation of both the Cubase VST ASIO Driver and the
Multimedia Audio driver. Allow restart at Finish.
CONNECT THE MOTU 828MK3
Connect your audio inputs and outputs according to the following: For single-ended systems it is OK to use
mono phone plugs which short one side of the audio output to ground.
1 FL Front Left
2 FR Front Right
3 FC Front Center
4 Input: AUX, Output: SUBW, (Subwoofer)
5 RL Rear Left
6 RR Rear Right
7 SL Side Left
8 SR Side Right
1. Connect the Firewire cable and then power on the MOTU 828MKII to install its driver. If hardware
detection initiates a procedure requiring answers, when asked, select “Continue Anyway”.
2. Go to Start, All Programs, MOTU, MOTU Audio Setup, and click to open. On the General
tab select Sample Rate. “88200”, Clock Source “Internal”, Samples Per Buffer “2048”, and
uncheck the three boxes. On the 828mk3 tab set Optical Input and Optical Output at “Off”, set
phones at “Analog 1-2”, and Word Clock Out at “System Clock”. Click OK.
OPTIMIZE YOUR COMPUTER
BURWEN AUDIO needs all the processing power it can get, without interruptions from non-vital computer
operations or automatic updates of other programs. For highest reliability do not run other programs.
1. Go to Start, Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings, Visual Effects, and click
Adjust for Best Performance". From the same tab click the Advanced tab and there click
Background services and System Cache. You can restart later.
2. On the Automatic Updates tab click Turn Off Automatic Updates.
3. Go to Start, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, Audio and select your computer's internal
audio for both the default playback and recording devices. On the Sounds tab select “No Sounds”.
You can select MOTU AUDIO if you want sounds from internet websites to play on your main audio
system, but expect to get blasted by full level sounds.
4. Go to Start, My Computer, C:\BURWEN AUDIO\Theme and double click Burwen.Theme. This
will open Display Properties. The Burwen theme establishes the colors of the Audio Splendor
controls and installs the "Black Security" screen saver which is useful when watching movies. You
can shut off “Black Security” by selecting “None”. Do not use any other screen saver. Choose a
different Desktop background if you prefer, using the Display, Desktop tab.
5. In all your programs that update, such as Norton Internet Security, set updates at manual instead
of automatic.
6. Go to Start, All Programs, Burwen Audio, and click to open Burwen Audio (Last settings). Its four
speaker icon should appear at the right end of your Taskbar. In the next step it will be set to
always show.
7. Go down to your Taskbar and right click on a blank area. Click Properties, and check every box
except Lock the Taskbar. Click Customize. Go through the entire list and choose Always
Show for Burwen Audio, your network such as Wireless Connection 1, Power Options as shown
by a power plug or battery and any other items of interest to you. Click OK, then OK to close
Properties.
8. Right click on the Burwen Audio icon at the right of the Taskbar and choose Exit. Burwen
Audio normally opens from the Analog button in Excel, but you have to close it this way.
9. If you have an Excel 2003 icon on your desktop, click and drag it to the Quick Launch area of your
Taskbar next to the Start button. Drag the Windows Media Player icon there too. If either icon is
not on your desktop, find the Windows Media Player at Start, All Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment, Windows Media Player. Right click to copy; and paste a shortcut on your desktop.
Excel is at Start, All programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel 2003. You can sort your desktop
icons by type by right clicking on the desktop.
10. Resize the Taskbar to accommodate two or three rows of buttons by dragging its top edge.
Similarly make the Quick Launch area wide enough to view all its icons. Then right click in a blank
area and lock the Taskbar.
11. If you like to tweak computers, open Internet Explorer and go to
http://www.burwenaudio.com/Questions_and_Answers.html where you can link to “PC Audio
Optimization_Rev2005.pdf” which recommends additional setup changes that may help a little.
Otherwise, you have done enough with steps 1 through 5.
Adjust for Best Performance". From the same tab click the Advanced tab and there click
Background services and System Cache. You can restart later.
2. On the Automatic Updates tab click Turn Off Automatic Updates.
3. Go to Start, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, Audio and select your computer's internal
audio for both the default playback and recording devices. On the Sounds tab select “No Sounds”.
You can select MOTU AUDIO if you want sounds from internet websites to play on your main audio
system, but expect to get blasted by full level sounds.
4. Go to Start, My Computer, C:\BURWEN AUDIO\Theme and double click Burwen.Theme. This
will open Display Properties. The Burwen theme establishes the colors of the Audio Splendor
controls and installs the "Black Security" screen saver which is useful when watching movies. You
can shut off “Black Security” by selecting “None”. Do not use any other screen saver. Choose a
different Desktop background if you prefer, using the Display, Desktop tab.
5. In all your programs that update, such as Norton Internet Security, set updates at manual instead
of automatic.
6. Go to Start, All Programs, Burwen Audio, and click to open Burwen Audio (Last settings). Its four
speaker icon should appear at the right end of your Taskbar. In the next step it will be set to
always show.
7. Go down to your Taskbar and right click on a blank area. Click Properties, and check every box
except Lock the Taskbar. Click Customize. Go through the entire list and choose Always
Show for Burwen Audio, your network such as Wireless Connection 1, Power Options as shown
by a power plug or battery and any other items of interest to you. Click OK, then OK to close
Properties.
8. Right click on the Burwen Audio icon at the right of the Taskbar and choose Exit. Burwen
Audio normally opens from the Analog button in Excel, but you have to close it this way.
9. If you have an Excel 2003 icon on your desktop, click and drag it to the Quick Launch area of your
Taskbar next to the Start button. Drag the Windows Media Player icon there too. If either icon is
not on your desktop, find the Windows Media Player at Start, All Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment, Windows Media Player. Right click to copy; and paste a shortcut on your desktop.
Excel is at Start, All programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel 2003. You can sort your desktop
icons by type by right clicking on the desktop.
10. Resize the Taskbar to accommodate two or three rows of buttons by dragging its top edge.
Similarly make the Quick Launch area wide enough to view all its icons. Then right click in a blank
area and lock the Taskbar.
11. If you like to tweak computers, open Internet Explorer and go to
http://www.burwenaudio.com/Questions_and_Answers.html where you can link to “PC Audio
Optimization_Rev2005.pdf” which recommends additional setup changes that may help a little.
Otherwise, you have done enough with steps 1 through 5.
SET MICROSOFT EXCEL OPTIONS
1. To open Microsoft Excel click its icon in the Quick Launch area, next to the Start button on your
Taskbar
EXCEL 2003
2. Go to the Tools, Options, General tab. Fill in your name. Set the recently used file list at 5. Type
“C:\BURWEN AUDIO” without the quotes in Default File Location and At startup open all files in:
3. On the Security Tab, Macro Security, select Low.
4. On the Save Tab, check Disable Autorecover.
5. On the View Tab check only Status Bar, Windows in Taskbar, Zero Values, Horizontal
Scroll Bar, Vertical scroll Bar, and Sheet tabs.
EXCEL 2007
2. Click the Office button at the upper left corner. Click Excel Options at its window bottom. In the
Popular window leave the default settings, select Color Scheme Black and fill in your User Name.
3. In the Trust Center window click Trust Center Settings, click Macro Settings, and select Enable All
Macros. Click Trusted Locations, Add New Location. Fill in C:\BURWEN AUDIO\ and click
Subfolders Of This Location Are Also Trusted. OK OK
4. In the Save window select Save files in This Format: Excel 97 - 2003 Workbook (*.xls). Uncheck
Save AutoRecover Every __ Minutes. Uncheck Disable AutoRecover ForThis Workbook Only. OK
OK.
5. Each window in AUDIO SPLENDOR.XLS is likely to show headings where they are unnecessary. In View,
uncheck Headings. To keep them from returning the next time you open the 4 .XLS programs, save the
workspace as resume.xlw. If you reboot your computer once per day to clean it (recommended) open
resume.xlw to restore the saved working state.
In Options leave everything else alone. Each worksheet in Audio Splendor sets its own critical options.
Close Excel.
Taskbar
EXCEL 2003
2. Go to the Tools, Options, General tab. Fill in your name. Set the recently used file list at 5. Type
“C:\BURWEN AUDIO” without the quotes in Default File Location and At startup open all files in:
3. On the Security Tab, Macro Security, select Low.
4. On the Save Tab, check Disable Autorecover.
5. On the View Tab check only Status Bar, Windows in Taskbar, Zero Values, Horizontal
Scroll Bar, Vertical scroll Bar, and Sheet tabs.
EXCEL 2007
2. Click the Office button at the upper left corner. Click Excel Options at its window bottom. In the
Popular window leave the default settings, select Color Scheme Black and fill in your User Name.
3. In the Trust Center window click Trust Center Settings, click Macro Settings, and select Enable All
Macros. Click Trusted Locations, Add New Location. Fill in C:\BURWEN AUDIO\ and click
Subfolders Of This Location Are Also Trusted. OK OK
4. In the Save window select Save files in This Format: Excel 97 - 2003 Workbook (*.xls). Uncheck
Save AutoRecover Every __ Minutes. Uncheck Disable AutoRecover ForThis Workbook Only. OK
OK.
5. Each window in AUDIO SPLENDOR.XLS is likely to show headings where they are unnecessary. In View,
uncheck Headings. To keep them from returning the next time you open the 4 .XLS programs, save the
workspace as resume.xlw. If you reboot your computer once per day to clean it (recommended) open
resume.xlw to restore the saved working state.
In Options leave everything else alone. Each worksheet in Audio Splendor sets its own critical options.
Close Excel.
SET UP WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
1. To open the Windows Media Player, click its icon next to the Start button on your Taskbar.
At the top of the Library window, If you do not see the Classic Menu - File, View, Play, Tools, Help,
click the Layout Options just left of the Search field at top right (or press CTRL + M). Check Show
Classic Menus.
2. On the topmost menu click Tools, Options, Devices, Speakers, Properties. Select MOTU AUDIO for your
Sound Device. Check Use 24-bit Audio for Audio CDs. Click OK.
3 On the Plug-ins tab, Window, BURWEN BOBCAT (checked), check Enable Multi-Channel Output. NOTE:
To prevent loss of sound when using your internal 2-channel sound card, uncheck Enable Multi-Channel
Output
4. On the Library tab, Monitor Folders, Add, specify where you want to store different types of music
files and create the folders. For highest possible quality I rip my CDs to .wma lossless files
located in E:\Music on a 2.0 TB external USB drive. MP3 files are in E:\MUSIC MP3. BURWEN
BOBCAT processed MP3 files are in E:\MUSIC BOBCAT, and 32-bit AUDIO SPLENDOR
processed multi-channel WAV files are in E:\MUSIC\DEMO. If all these folders are listed in Monitor
Folders, they can be conveniently grouped by clicking on the top of a column to sort by Subtitle or Bit
Rate. At other times you may want to remove all but the folder of interest in Monitor Folders, so the files
will be played with the correct processing.
5. In each of your Library categories such as Album, Composer, Artist, etc., after selecting your music, right
click on the right title bar and select from the list of fields, more, “Subtitle”. It is a good idea to place the
Subtitle high in the list and include the File Path at the end. Typing a unique Subtitle of 5 or more letters
and numbers and then saving the same subtitle in the TONE LIB allows WMP to automatically recall the
library settings when you select the track.
At the top of the Library window, If you do not see the Classic Menu - File, View, Play, Tools, Help,
click the Layout Options just left of the Search field at top right (or press CTRL + M). Check Show
Classic Menus.
2. On the topmost menu click Tools, Options, Devices, Speakers, Properties. Select MOTU AUDIO for your
Sound Device. Check Use 24-bit Audio for Audio CDs. Click OK.
3 On the Plug-ins tab, Window, BURWEN BOBCAT (checked), check Enable Multi-Channel Output. NOTE:
To prevent loss of sound when using your internal 2-channel sound card, uncheck Enable Multi-Channel
Output
4. On the Library tab, Monitor Folders, Add, specify where you want to store different types of music
files and create the folders. For highest possible quality I rip my CDs to .wma lossless files
located in E:\Music on a 2.0 TB external USB drive. MP3 files are in E:\MUSIC MP3. BURWEN
BOBCAT processed MP3 files are in E:\MUSIC BOBCAT, and 32-bit AUDIO SPLENDOR
processed multi-channel WAV files are in E:\MUSIC\DEMO. If all these folders are listed in Monitor
Folders, they can be conveniently grouped by clicking on the top of a column to sort by Subtitle or Bit
Rate. At other times you may want to remove all but the folder of interest in Monitor Folders, so the files
will be played with the correct processing.
5. In each of your Library categories such as Album, Composer, Artist, etc., after selecting your music, right
click on the right title bar and select from the list of fields, more, “Subtitle”. It is a good idea to place the
Subtitle high in the list and include the File Path at the end. Typing a unique Subtitle of 5 or more letters
and numbers and then saving the same subtitle in the TONE LIB allows WMP to automatically recall the
library settings when you select the track.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 2 GHz Intel Duo processor
- Firewire (IEEE 1394) connector
- Windows XP or Vista (32-bit only)
- 2 GB memory
- Audio Interface, Mark of the Unicorn, MOTU 828MK3 FireWire only.
- Download MOTU's Vista driver from http://www.motu.com/download/windows-downloads.html
- Firewire cable for Notebooks, COMPREHENSIVE FW6P-FW4P-25 6 pin to 4 pin, 25 ft or shorter
- Microsoft Windows XP or Vista (32-bit only)
- Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 – may be downloaded from Microsoft at:
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- Microsoft .Net Framework 2 – may be downloaded from Microsoft at:
AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en.
- Microsoft patch, may be downloaded at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908002
- Latest Windows updates
- CDROM or CD/DVD drive
- Windows Media Player 10 or 11 – may be downloaded from Microsoft at:
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or 2007
- Latest Office updates
INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION
First download and install all the Microsoft requisites above Including Windows updates.
First download and install all the Microsoft requisites above Including Windows updates.
INSTALLING FROM CD
The setup CD-ROM, creates any necessary folders and copies the BURWEN AUDIO digital signal
processing files required by AUDIO SPLENDOR to C:\Program Files\Burwen Technology on your computer.
AUDIO SPLENDOR's studio control files consist of Excel workbooks copied to C:\BURWEN AUDIO. Do not
place the files in a different location.
processing files required by AUDIO SPLENDOR to C:\Program Files\Burwen Technology on your computer.
AUDIO SPLENDOR's studio control files consist of Excel workbooks copied to C:\BURWEN AUDIO. Do not
place the files in a different location.
1. Place the AUDIO SPLENDOR CD-ROM in the drive. AutoPlay opens the BURWEN AUDIO
INSTALLER window.
2. If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type
D:\setup.htm where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. This will open the BURWEN AUDIO
INSTALLER window.
3. Click Install BURWEN AUDIO. This opens the Burwen Audio Installer Wizard. Follow the instructions
in the installer window until the Burwen Registration Wizard appears with a field (slot) for Serial
Number entry.
4. Find your Serial Number on the CD case and carefully copy it into the Serial Number field. Fill in the
information requested by the Wizard, click next, and your information will be sent encrypted to the
Burwen activation server for verification with your Serial Number.
5. Upon receiving and verifying your information the Burwen activation server gets an identification
number (ID) from your computer and returns an unseen key number that automatically enables your
software indefinitely, but only on your computer. Installation finishes and BURWEN AUDIO digital
signal processing is installed. Your computer ID is kept confidential. If communication fails, go to
EMAIL REGISTRATION at http://www.burwenbobcat.com/Activate_Product.html.
6. The Burwen Audio processing part of AUDIO SPLENDOR software has been completely installed at
the end of this process. When opened, It will process audio only if it has been activated. If a valid
license key has not been received and accepted, a red notice in the Burwen Bobcat window will
offer a link to the Bobcat Activation Wizard.
7. In the BURWEN AUDIO INSTALLER click Install AUDIO SPLENDOR. Follow the instructions to install
the Excel workbooks
INSTALLER window.
2. If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type
D:\setup.htm where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. This will open the BURWEN AUDIO
INSTALLER window.
3. Click Install BURWEN AUDIO. This opens the Burwen Audio Installer Wizard. Follow the instructions
in the installer window until the Burwen Registration Wizard appears with a field (slot) for Serial
Number entry.
4. Find your Serial Number on the CD case and carefully copy it into the Serial Number field. Fill in the
information requested by the Wizard, click next, and your information will be sent encrypted to the
Burwen activation server for verification with your Serial Number.
5. Upon receiving and verifying your information the Burwen activation server gets an identification
number (ID) from your computer and returns an unseen key number that automatically enables your
software indefinitely, but only on your computer. Installation finishes and BURWEN AUDIO digital
signal processing is installed. Your computer ID is kept confidential. If communication fails, go to
EMAIL REGISTRATION at http://www.burwenbobcat.com/Activate_Product.html.
6. The Burwen Audio processing part of AUDIO SPLENDOR software has been completely installed at
the end of this process. When opened, It will process audio only if it has been activated. If a valid
license key has not been received and accepted, a red notice in the Burwen Bobcat window will
offer a link to the Bobcat Activation Wizard.
7. In the BURWEN AUDIO INSTALLER click Install AUDIO SPLENDOR. Follow the instructions to install
the Excel workbooks
SET BURWEN AUDIO OPTIONS
Go to Start, All Programs and click BURWEN AUDIO. To set Options, right click on the BURWEN AUDIO
icon at the right end of your Taskbar. Select ASIO MOTU for your Capture Device. Check Show BOBCAT
and check Show Recorder/Player. In the BURWEN AUDIO window click Bypass.
Channel settings for the MOTU 828MK3 Audio Interface are Input, 1 through 6 and Output 3 through 10.
The default is 6-channels, 88.2 kHz, Latency 200 msec. You can set Latency (audio time delay) at less
than 200 msec, as short as 23 msec at 88.2 kHz for good lip sync with video, only if your computer is the
fastest available. Short latency produces the possibility of signal dropouts due to using the computer for
other activities that use up processing power. Long latency, 500 to 1000 msec and fewer than 8 channels
works better on slower processors. That is why other programs, automatic updates and processor-loading
functions of other programs should be turned off.
Note that you can use BURWEN AUDIO with a two-channel sound card in your computer, generally at
reduced audio quality. Some sound cards such as Realtek HD may not work unless you have installed an
ASIO conversion program, ASIO4ALL. Select ASIO4ALL for your Capture Device and channels 1 and 2 for
Input and Output.
Go to Start, All Programs and click BURWEN AUDIO. To set Options, right click on the BURWEN AUDIO
icon at the right end of your Taskbar. Select ASIO MOTU for your Capture Device. Check Show BOBCAT
and check Show Recorder/Player. In the BURWEN AUDIO window click Bypass.
Channel settings for the MOTU 828MK3 Audio Interface are Input, 1 through 6 and Output 3 through 10.
The default is 6-channels, 88.2 kHz, Latency 200 msec. You can set Latency (audio time delay) at less
than 200 msec, as short as 23 msec at 88.2 kHz for good lip sync with video, only if your computer is the
fastest available. Short latency produces the possibility of signal dropouts due to using the computer for
other activities that use up processing power. Long latency, 500 to 1000 msec and fewer than 8 channels
works better on slower processors. That is why other programs, automatic updates and processor-loading
functions of other programs should be turned off.
Note that you can use BURWEN AUDIO with a two-channel sound card in your computer, generally at
reduced audio quality. Some sound cards such as Realtek HD may not work unless you have installed an
ASIO conversion program, ASIO4ALL. Select ASIO4ALL for your Capture Device and channels 1 and 2 for
Input and Output.