Behringer MDX2200 user manual

COMPOSER® PRO MDX2200

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ENGLISH

User’s Manual

Version 1.3 June 2001

Contents

Main SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOREWORD MDX2200MDX2200 MDX2200 MDX2200MDX2200 COMPOSER PRO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Before you begin 1.2 Design concept 2. CONTROL ELEMENTS 2.1 Expander/gate section 2.2 Compressor section 2.3 Peak limiter section 2.4 Rear panel control elements of the COMPOSER PRO 3. TECHNICAL BACKGROUND 3.1 Noise as a physical phenomenon 3.2 What are audio dynamics? 3.3 Compressors/limiters 3.4 Expanders/noise-gates 4. APPLICATIONS 4.1 Compression/levelling/limiting/clipping 4.2 Expander/gate section Page 4.3 Compressor section Page 4.4 Peak limiter section 5. SPECIAL APPLICATIONS 5.1 Using the COMPOSER PRO for recording and cassette duplication 5.2 The COMPOSER PRO as a protective device 5.4 The COMPOSER PRO in broadcast 6. EXTERNAL SIDE CHAIN APPLICATIONS 6.1 The side chain function 6.2 Using an equalizer in the side chain path 6.3 Anticipated compression 6.4 Voice-over compression (ducking) 6.5 Triggering additional sounds from a rhythm track 7. INSTALLATION 7.1 Rack mounting 7.2 Audio connections 1 2 3 7.3 Selecting the operating level 8. SPECIFICATIONS Page 30 COMPOSER PRO MDX2200 9. WARRANTY 9. WARRANTY