MULTICOM PRO MDX4400
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION | 6 | |
1.1 Technical Background | 7 | |
1.1.1 | Noise As A Physical Phenomenon | 7 |
1.1.2 | What Are Audio Dynamics? | 7 |
1.1.3 | Compressors/Limiters | 9 |
2. THE DESIGN CONCEPT | 10 | |
2.1 | High Quality Components And Design | 10 |
2.2 | Inputs And Outputs | 10 |
| 2.2.1 Balanced Inputs And Outputs | 10 |
3. INSTALLATION | 11 | |
3.1 | Rack Mounting | 11 |
3.2 | Mains Voltage | 11 |
3.3 | Audio Connections | 11 |
3.4 | Selecting The Operating Level | 12 |
4. CONTROLS | 13 | |
4.1 | The Front Panel Control Elements | 13 |
4.4 | Rear Panel Control Elements Of The MULTICOM PRO | 15 |
5. APPLICATIONS | 16 | |
5.1 | Compression/Leveling/Limiting/Clipping | 16 |
5.2 | Compressor Section | 17 |
| 5.2.1 Initial Settings For The Compressor Section | 18 |
| 5.2.2 The MULTICOM PRO As A Sound Effects Unit | 18 |
| 5.2.3 The “Muffling” Effect Of A Compressor | 18 |
5.3 | Peak Limiter Section | 19 |
| 5.3.1 Initial Settings For The Peak Limiter Section | 19 |
6. SPECIAL APPLICATIONS | 20 | |
6.1 | Using The MULTICOM PRO For Recording And Cassette Duplication | 20 |
| 6.1.1 The MULTICOM PRO In Digital Recording And Sampling | 20 |
| 6.1.2 The MULTICOM PRO In Mastering | 20 |
6.2 | The MULTICOM PRO as a protective device | 20 |
| 6.2.1 Protection Of A System With A Passive Crossover | 21 |
| 6.2.2 Protection Of A System With An Active Crossover | 21 |
| 6.2.3 Improving The Sound Of A Processor System | 21 |
6.3 | The MULTICOM PRO In Broadcast | 22 |
7. SPECIFICATIONS | 23 | |
8. WARRANTY | 25 | |
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