Waves Nx Bedienungsanleitung
Nx Head
Tracker
User Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .................................................................................................... 3
Why Head Tracking Matters...................................................................................................3
Functions and Features ................................................................................... 4
Battery ....................................................................................................................................4
Attaching the Nx Head Tracker to Your Headphones ...........................................................4
Button Functions.....................................................................................................................4
LED Indications ......................................................................................................................5
Pairing Nx Head Tracker with Waves Nx 3D Audio Apps ......................................................5
Pairing Nx Head Tracker with the Nx Virtual Mix Room or Abbey Road Studio 3 Plugin.......5
Head Tracking Application—Bluetooth Tracker Tab ...................................... 6
Pairing Instructions ......................................................................................... 8
Updating the Firmware ...........................................................................................................9
Extras ............................................................................................................. 12
Appendix A: Troubleshooter .................................................................................................12
Appendix B: Setting up a Session with Multiple Nx Tracker Users......................................13
Appendix C: Pairing Nx Head Tracker with Waves Nx 3D Audio Apps................................15
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Introduction
The Waves Nx Head Tracker is a small Bluetooth device that attaches to your
headphones. It tracks your head movements in 360 degrees to enhance the realistic and
immersive 3D audio experience created by Waves Nx technology.
The Nx Head Tracker can be used together with several types of Waves Nx software. Use
the Nx Head Tracker along with the Nx desktop and mobile apps for 3D audio on
headphones to experience the music, movies, and games you love, in 3D audio— on your
desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile device.
Audio professionals can use the Nx Head Tracker, along with the Nx Virtual Mix Room
Over Headphones plugin or Abbey Road Studio 3, to recreate on headphones the ideal
spatial acoustics of a high-end studio, thus improving your headphone mixing and
recording experience.
Why Head Tracking Matters
When you hear sounds in the real world, your head movements help your brain create
a sense of three-dimensional audio depth.
As your head moves, your brain remembers
where the sound used to be and where it is now, combines this with its knowledge that
the head (and not the external source) has moved, and uses this information to locate
the external source and construct a three-dimensional “audio scene.”
However, when you listen to sound on headphones, the audio scene constantly shifts
with your head, so your experience of three-dimensional auditory space is gone.
By tracking your head movements and adjusting the audio to the orientation of your
head, the Nx Head Tracker (combined with Nx software) helps reconstruct the realistic
three-dimensional audio experience of sounds coming at you from external sources in
the real world.
There are several ways you can track your head movements to enhance the Nx
experience:
•
Use the Nx Head Tracker device.
•
Use your computer’s camera.
•
If you are using the Nx Virtual Mix Room or the Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin,
you can use both methods simultaneously (“Sensor Fusion” mode) to
achieve a faster tracking rate.
For a detailed comparison between these options, see the Overview tab of the
Nx Head Tracker webpage.
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Functions and Features
Battery
The Nx Head Tracker device works with any standard AAA battery,
which provides approximately 40 hours of use. Replace the battery
through the bottom hatch. The device will go to sleep automatically
after a few minutes if it’s not connected or not moving. In sleep
mode, the battery life can last for months.
Attaching the Nx Head Tracker to Your Headphones
After you insert a AAA battery into the Nx Head
Tracker, position the device at the top-center of
the headphone arc, with the Nx logo facing
forward (i.e., the battery in the back). The Nx
Head Tracker will not track your head movements
properly if you place it off-center or facing
backward.
Wrap the strap around the headphone’s
headband and attach it to the hook on the other
side. The strap can be disconnected at both ends
for replacement and any standard rubber band
can be used if needed.
Button Functions
A short press (under two seconds) in any state will place the unit
in advertising mode. In this mode, the device can be detected and
paired with your computer.
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LED Indications
Pairing Nx Head Tracker with Waves Nx 3D Audio Apps
For detailed instructions about how to pair the Nx Head Tracker device with the
Waves Nx desktop and mobile apps for 3D audio on headphones, refer to the apps’
user guides:
•Waves Nx for Windows and Mac – User Guide
•Waves Nx for Mobile (iOS and Android) – User Guide
Pairing Nx Head Tracker with the Nx Virtual Mix Room or Abbey Road
Studio 3 Plugin
To use the Nx Head Tracker device with the Nx Virtual Mix Room plugin, you must
first pair them. This is done from a dedicated
head tracking application
that opens
and closes automatically when you open and close the plugin. For head tracking to be
enabled, the application must remain open. If the application is closed, head tracking
will stop. This will not affect the plugin itself or your DAW in any way; you can simply
restart the head tracking application using the Settings button (Abbey Road Studio 3)
or Restart button (Nx Virtual Mix Room). This reestablishes tracking.
Sleep
LED off
Advertising
Blinks blue
Connecting
Solid blue
Connected
Blinks blue every 15
seconds
Low Battery
Red instead of blue
Identifying
Blinks white
Updating
Blinks green
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Head Tracking Application—Bluetooth Tracker Tab
Device List –
This list will show all available Nx Head Tracker devices. Up to six
devices can be connected simultaneously.
Connect (check box) –
Check or uncheck this box in order to connect or disconnect
an Nx Head Tracker device that appears in the device list.
Refresh Device List –
This control will erase the list and rescan for Nx Head Tracker
devices.
Automatic Connect –
When On, the application automatically connects with any Nx
Head Tracker device it detects. When Off, the application detects Nx Head Tracker
devices, but the user must initiate the connection,
Open Bluetooth Settings
(Windows only) – This opens the system Bluetooth settings
window. You must first pair the Nx Head Tracker in your system’s Bluetooth settings
before the head tracking application can detect it.
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Rename –
This control lets you rename your Nx Head Tracker device. The name is
permanent, and the device will advertise itself by the given name.
Identify –
This control will make the Nx Head Tracker device blink white. This is helpful
to identify a certain device among several.
Update –
This control will initiate FW updates to the Nx Head Tracker’s firmware. A
message will appear when a firmware update is available for your Nx Head Tracker
device.
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Pairing Instructions
1. Open the Nx Virtual Mix Room or Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin. The head tracking
application will launch automatically.
2. In the Head Tracking application, go to the Bluetooth Tracker tab.
3. Power on the Nx Head Tracker. Make sure your computer’s Bluetooth is on and that
it supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
4. Connect to the Head Tracker device(s):
Mac:
The Nx Head Tracker device will automatically be recognized and added to
the list of devices showing in the Bluetooth Tracker tab. Mark the Connect
check box and see the numbers under Tracking Data start to change as the
Nx Head Tracker moves.
Windows:
Open your computer’s Bluetooth settings and pair it with the Nx Head
Tracker. Once paired, the Nx Head Tracker device will automatically be
recognized and added to the list of devices showing in the Bluetooth Tracker
tab. Mark the Connect check box and see the numbers under Tracking Data
start to change as the Nx Head Tracker moves.
5.
In the Nx Virtual Mix Room plugin, under the Tracking Device menu,
select the Nx Head Tracker. The head in the plugin will start to move
according to the Nx Head Tracker.
6.
Attach the Nx Head Tracker device to the top-center to the headband
of your headphones, with the Nx logo facing forward. The L and R
icons at the sides of the Nx Head Tracker device should correspond to
the L and R of your headphones. Inaccurate positioning of the Nx
Head Tracker will result in inaccurate head tracking.
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Updating the Firmware
The Nx Head Tracker can update its firmware over Bluetooth. The device leaves the
factory with firmware version 1.17v1.13. As we continue to develop the Nx device,
firmware updates will be released. When a firmware update is available, a message
will appear in red in the Device Status window. Follow these instructions to update the
firmware:
1)
Turn on your Nx Head Tracker device. Find your device in the IMU Device
Name column of the Waves Head Tracker application and check
Connect
.
2)
Confirm that the firmware version on the Nx Head Tracker device is
1.17v1.13. You will see red text indicating that a Firmware update is
available.
3)
Click the
Update
button and follow the update dialog box:
Mac
a)
Press
Update
.
b)
Press
OK
to proceed to the firmware update.
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c)
The Nx Head Tracker device will restart. A green light indicates that
the device is in update mode. The Waves Head Tracker application
will automatically connect to the device and start updating the
firmware. The update will require a few minutes. A dialog box will
indicate that the update has finished successfully.
d)
The Nx Head Tracker device will then automatically restart. Its LED
will turn blue.
e)
You will now need to reconnect the device by repeating the same
actions as in Step 1 (above). Once the device is reconnected, the
firmware version number changes to 1.19v1.13.
Windows
a) Press
Update
.
b) Press
OK
to proceed to the firmware update.
c) Press
OK
to open the Bluetooth Settings menu. The Nx Head Tracker
device will restart automatically. Its light will be green, indicating that
the device is in update mode. It will be advertising by the name “Nx
Update.”
d) Pair the "Nx Update” device through the Bluetooth Settings menu.
e) Once the “Nx Update” device is paired, the Waves Head Tracker
application will start updating the firmware. The update will require a
few minutes to complete. A dialog box will indicate that the update has
finished successfully.
f) Return to the Bluetooth Settings menu and un-pair both the “Nx
Update” and the “Nx Tracker” devices.
g) Restart the Nx Head Tracker device by pressing the power button
(using a long press to turn off, or a short press to power back on).
h) Once again, pair the Nx Head Tracker device in the Bluetooth Settings
menu. Once this is done, you will see the firmware version change to
1.19v1.13.
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