Video Transcript
Media Drive and Capacity
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Now let’s take a moment to talk about the Core’s capacity for playing Audio Tracks.
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Now an Audio Track is an MP3 or a WAV file that can be stored on the Core,
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usually for background music or prerecorded announcements.
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Now you can load these onto the Core using the Q-SYS Administrator tool.
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By default, every Q-SYS Core can playback as many as 16 audio tracks simultaneously
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which would commonly be used for eight stereo files or sixteen mono files.
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The Core comes with a small internal media drive which you can store your audio tracks on.
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But, if your design needs more audio capacity, there are several ways that you can upgrade your Core.
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One option is to increase the size of the onboard media drive,
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which you can select when you order your Core. You can order the MD-S, the MD-M, or the MD-L,
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which will allow for more room and larger files on your Core.
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Now while this upgrade may increase the storage capacity of your Core,
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it doesn’t change the number of tracks that can be played simultaneously.
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For this you’ll want to upgrade your Core with the optional Multi-Track Player.
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The MTP-128 will increase the number of audio tracks that your Core can play simultaneously from 16 to 128.
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Please be aware that if you do make this upgrade you are also required to upgrade
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the size of your media drives to one of the 3 options that we just talked about.
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Now keep in mind that the optional media drive and the Multi-Track Player
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can only be installed at the QSC factory, so be sure you think about your specific requirements
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of your design before you make your decision about your Core capacities.
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One final note – when you’re creating your design in your Q-SYS Designer software,
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be sure you go into the Core Properties panel
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and select Audio Track field to set the appropriate number on your Core.
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If you have the MTP-128 you’ll want to select 128 Tracks,
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and if you don’t you just leave it at Default. I hope that helps - thanks for watching and we’ll see you next time.
Lesson Description
Media Drive and Capacity
2m 14s
Explains the difference between the Multi-Track Player and the Media Drive upgrades.
Tips and Definitions
Media Drive and Capacity
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Audio Track: An MP3 or WAV file that can be saved to the Core for playback. Mono files use one audio track, and stereo files will use two audio tracks.
Default Capacity: By default a Core can play up to 16 Audio Tracks simultaneously, and has a Media Drive the can store up to 6 hours of audio with 24-bit, 48 kHz mono WAV files.
Media Drive Upgrade: The MD-S, MD-M, or MD-L can be installed at the QSC factory to increase the size of the Core’s Media Drive.
MTP-128 Upgrade: The Multi-Track Player can be installed at the QSC factory to increase the maximum number of simultaneous tracks from 16 to 128.
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Media Drive and Capacity
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