Front Panel Controls and Connections

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS

1.POWER Switch with LED Indicator

This switches the AC power ON or OFF. The integrated LED will light to indicate power ON.

Note: In order to avoid possible undesired noise transients in a live sound reinforcement application, switch on the power to your MSE-100A before switching on the amplifi- cation system.

2.IN/OUT Buttons and LED Indicators

The IN/OUT button activates the corresponding channel into operation. With the button in the OUT position, the unit is bypassed. The green LED will light to indicate “IN” and the red LED will indicate “OUT”.

Bass Processor

The Enhancer is equipped with a separate bass processor which provides sound enhancement in the lower frequency band. A newly developed “Dual Mode” circuit allows you to vary between two different bass sounds, from “soft” to “tight”. Processing the bass range allows the optimum complement to high-frequency processing and opens up new dimensions in the field of sound processing.

3.LOW MIX Control

The LOW MIX control of the low band determines the amount of signal used for sound enhancement (from zero to six). The setting depends on the application you are addressing.

4.MODE Buttons

With the MODE button you can define the sound effect of the bass processor. If the button is on (“TIGHT”) the bass will sound “dry” and “punchy”, whereas the released switch mode (“SOFT”) creates a warm and full bass. The yellow LED will indicate “TIGHT”.

Note: That the bass processor should be set carefully to avoid possible speaker damage. Most near-field monitors are not capable of handling the bass produced by the Enhancer.

Multiband Processor With Variable Sound Processing Circuit

The Variable Sound Processing circuit allows for variably fading over from Enhancer to Exciter mode. Turning the PROCESS control clockwise activates the Exciter circuit increasingly to provide additional processing of high fre-

quencies for more signal transparency and brilliance. Fading over from one effect to the other can thus adapt the effects perfectly to the respective program material to suit any application or personal sound preference.

5.TUNE control

The TUNE control sets the lower cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter. Using this control you can select the fre- quencies that are routed to the Natural Sonic Processor. The cut-off frequency can be adjusted within a range of 1 to 8 kHz.

6.PROCESS control

The PROCESS control determines the function of the device. Turning the control clockwise increasingly acti- vates the Exciter mode.

Note: That for input signals that already include sufficient treble content, such as classical music or acoustic instru- ments, generally the setting should emphasize the Exciter mode. However, when processing, for instance, a “slapped” bass guitar, the “Exciter” setting should domi- nate. Experiment for the sound you like.

7.HIGH MIX control

The HIGH MIX control of the high band determines the amount of signal used for sound enhancement (from zero to six). It would depend on the application as to whether a high-quality system is to be given the “finishing touch” with the Enhancer, or whether maximum intelligibility is to be achieved in a relatively poor sound reinforcement system.

8.SURROUND IN/OUT Button

This button activates the SURROUND section. As this mode is designed only for stereo applications, note that this button has to be released when processing two sepa- rate signals (dual mono) otherwise there will be undesired crosstalk between the two channels. The green LED indi- cates “IN”.

9.SURROUND Control

This controls the effect of the SURROUND processor (zero to six). Turning the control clockwise improves the intensity of the stereo imaging and increases the spatial enhance- ment, depending on the signal being processed. It can only be used with stereo program material.