Dynacord 1000 owner manual Insert, Gain, LO CUT 80 Hz

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3. INSERT

Stereo phone jack with breaker function. The low impedance output is assigned to the tip (send) and the high impedance input (return) is assigned to the ring (body). This jack allows the connection of external compressors, limiters, EQs, de-noisers, etc. into the corresponding channel’s signal path. The insertion point is post gain controls, Lo-Cut filters, and voicing stage and pre sound shaping section and faders. You have to use a stereo phone plug – according to the following diagram – in case you intend to use this jack as a true insert bus.

INSERT

If you want to use this socket as a DIRECT OUT (Pre EQ), the stereo phone plug’s tip and ring have to be short circuited, so that the audio signal is not interrupted. If you are using a monaural phone plug instead, you will get a DIRECT OUT with breaker function – the signal flow within the channel is interrupted.

DIRECT OUT

4. GAIN

Rotary control to adjust the MIC/LINE inputs’ sensitivity. These controls let you optimally adjust the incoming signals to the mixer’s internal operation level. Cautious adjusting offers the benefits of an improved S/N-ration and provides you with the full bandwidth of the PowerMate’s outstanding sound capabilities. On the XLR-type connectors an amplification of +10dB is achieved when the control is set all the way to the left and +60dB when the control is set all the way to the right. Especially when dealing with very low input levels, like they occur during vocal recordings or when the sound source is located in a distance, the high gain is extremely profitable. Using the LINE-input, the signal is generally attenuated by –20 dB. The total adjustment range of 50dB stays the same. The LINE-input’s unity gain – no amplification (0 dB) – is achieved at the 20dB mark. The following is meant as a short note for your assistance on how to determine the right input level:

Note on how to adjust the input level:

1.Set the gain control and the corresponding channel fader to their lowest setting. 2.Connect the desired sound source (microphone, musical instrument, etc.) to the MIC or LINE input.

3.Play the sound source at its highest volume – respectively sing or speak as loud as possible directly into the microphone.

4.While you are playing the sound source or singing into the microphone, adjust the input level using the gain control, so that during the loudest passages the PEAK LED is just not lit, but

the SIGNAL - LED lights constantly.

This is the basic channel setting, leaving you with at least 6dB of headroom. Which means, you have at least a range of 6dB before signal clipping. In case you intend to make further adjustments to the channel’s EQ setting, you should perform the steps 3. and 4. again afterwards, since changes in the sound shaping section also influence the channel’s overall level.

5. LO CUT 80 Hz

When the LO CUT switch is engaged, fre- quencies below 80 Hz are attenuated (18dB octave). In most cases using the LO CUT filter with microphone channels is a good advice, since it efficiently surpresses pop- ping sounds and rumbling noise. The only exceptions are kick drum and acoustic bass.

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