Sound Performance Lab 9530 manual Applications, Recording Studio

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1.The most obvious application of the Tube Vitalizer is to process

afinal mix, either while mixing or during post-production prior to cutting. Insert your Tube Vitalizer into the master-inserts of your console or right in between a playback and a recording unit.

Applications

Recording Studio

Application 1:

The Tube Vitalizer inserted into the master-inserts of the console.

More flexibility is guaranteed when patching the Tube Vitalizer into two sub-groups of the console. Now you have the freedom to select certain tracks while mixdown to be processed with the Vitalizer. Note: Not all sounds may benefit from the Vitalizer- process. The sub-group inserts offer you the maximum flexibility. Processing everything through the master-inserts may have negative effects on certain sounds which makes it necessary to reduce the Vitalizer-process to a minimum. In the sub-group inserts you can treat the selected tracks with a higher effect level.

When patching the Tube Vitalizer into the sub-groups or master-breaks of the console, note if the master breaks are swit- ched “pre” or “post” fader. They should best be switched “pre” fader, so that a variation of the master fader does not affect the input level of the Tube Vitalizer. The effect level and the treated sound will then remain unchanged.

It is important to use full-range monitors to assess the full effect of any bass processing in and out of circuit in order to appreciate just how much processing has been added; the brain soon accli- mates to changes in timbre and it is easy to overdo it! If in doubt, refer frequently to known recordings played through the same monitor system.

Do not connect the Tube Vitalizer between master-outputs and amplifier. The major disadvantage of this connection is the varying input sensitivity with each fader movement.

2. Another popular stereo application is the processing of existing master tapes during post-production such as when reprocessing archive material for CD release. The Tube Vitalizer can make a significant contribution in restoring the high end detail that invariably suffers during i.e. a noise reduction treat- ment. In many cases, the restored master can be made to sound appreciably better than the original.

More flexibility when the Tube Vitalizer is inserted into the sub-groups

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Contents Tube Vitalizer Manual Tube VitalizerApplications ContentsYour Sound Performance Laboratory-Team Foreword Thanks Operation safetyHermann Gier Tube Vitalizer IntroductionConnections Recording Studio ApplicationsImproving time-compressed audio Vitalizer on ‘Malcom X’ Tape DuplicationBroadcast Film & Video Post ProductionHigh Freq. to zero First stepsDrive to zero Center-position Bass Sound to zero Process Level to zeroBass Control elementsSets the operating level of the Vitalizer filter network Bass Comp Bass LC FilterMeasurement Hi-Mid FreqBass = Soft Bass-LC filter = Off Process Level = Max Bass = Tight Bass-LC filter = Active Process Level = MaxBass = Soft Bass-LC filter = Active Process Level = Max Process Level DiagramHigh Freq High Freq. = Intensity = LC Filter = On/Off High CompAttenuator Atten./Limit VU In/Out Power supply Subject to change without notice SpecificationsWarranty

9530 specifications

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