dbx Pro QUANTUM user manual Digital Tracking

Section 6 Application Guide

QUANTUM

6.5 Digital Tracking

Hardware

1.Connect external Mic Preamp’s output to the QUANTUM’s input.

2.Connect the QUANTUM’s AES/EBU or S/PDIF output to the digital recorder’s input.

Software

1.Press the UTILITY button to enter the QUANTUM’s utility section. Change the INPUT to

ANALOG.

2.Change the CLOCK to desired sample rate.

3.Press the NORM/OUTPUT button twice. This accesses the dither and noise shaping of the output module.

4.Set the Bits to match the digital recorder’s input format.

5.Choose which type of dither you would like to use (refer to Section 4.16).

6.Choose which type of noise shaping you would like to use (refer to Section 4.16).

7.Press the NEXT PAGE button to scroll to next set of options.

8.Set Dither Out to All if monitoring dither.

9.Press OTHER button to access TYPE IV™ conversion system (refer to Appendix B).

10.Press STORE if you wish to save non-utility changes (refer to Section 3.4)

CLIP

CLIP

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INSERT

NARROW

EQ

-

+

INSERT

NARROW

EQ

-

+

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

586

LOW

MID

FREQUENCY

HIGH

LOW

MID

FREQUENCY

HIGH

TYPE IV

LIMIT

CHANNEL ONE

CONVERSION SYSTEM

LIMIT

CHANNEL TWO

Dual Vacuum

Red: SNR

Red: Shape 2

Tube Preamp

METER SOURCE

Green: TPDF Green: Shape 1

METER SOURCE

Off: None

Off: None

LINE

+48V

PAD

PHASE

LOW CUT

DRIVE

INSERT

OUTPUT

DITHER

SHAPE

LINE

+48V

PAD

PHASE

LOW CUT

DRIVE

INSERT

OUTPUT

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

DRIVE

LEVEL

PeakPlus

DRIVE

LEVEL

PeakPlus

THRESHOLD

THRESHOLD

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