Dangerous Music D-Box - Manual (Page 7)

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Benefit: Want to dart between mono and stereo a few times quickly? [
toggle mode
] Or need to leave it in mono to see what’s
ailing the mix? [
latch mode
]
Need to step between monitors to see if that distortion is emanating from the speakers or the mix? [
toggle mode
] Or
listen to one set for an extended period? [
latch mode
]
Need to say, “rolling!” over the
talkback
mic to the talent? [
toggle mode
] Or leave it open for a lengthy discussion
between the singer in the tracking room and the drummer in the control room. [
latch mode
]
Operation:
latch mode
. If the buttons are pressed and released quickly, they will latch.
toggle mode
. If pressed and held for more than a second, the function remains engaged until the button is released.
Tip:
,
Be certain the
talkback
switch is not latched on when finished addressing the artist. For example: To the artist “Okay,
we got it.” To the second engineer “How are we going to get him to sing in key?” Click. Oops. A
talkback
remote
switch plugged into the jack on the rear panel (9) will not latch, thus keeping this scenario from happening.
3B. SETuP BuTTONS (MONO, ALT SPkR)
Setup Mode: To enter
setup mode
press the
mono
and
alt spkr
buttons simultaneously (3). Both switches will flash alternately
indicating that the D-Box is waiting to set the
input selection mode
and the
analog input gain
. To exit
setup mode
press
one of the flashing switches. The D-Box is now reset and any
input selection mode
and/or
analog input gain
mode
changes will be saved.
Sum Switch: To monitor from up to three sources simultaneously (instead of the default single source), enter
setup mode
(above)
and press the
sum switch
(4). It will light up. Next, exit
setup mode
and like magic, monitor a combination of inputs
mixed together. When in
setup mode
, pressing the lit
sum switch
(4) extinguishes the light and returns the D-Box back
to normal monitoring mode. (i.e. one input at a time.) So for example, monitor from the
sum switch
,
analog switch
and
either the
daw
or
cd switch
. (The digital switches will not combine).
Analog Input Gain: The
analog input gain
is factory calibrated for +4dBu sources. To accommodate consumer and other -10dBV
devices, first enter
setup mode
(see above) and then press the
analog switch
(4). The switch will light and add 11.7dB
of gain. Pressing the lit
analog switch
(4) while in
setup mode
extinguishes the light and returns the calibration to
+4dBu.
4. INPuT SELECT BuTTONS (SuM, ANALOG, DAW, CD)
Tip:
,
The Input Select section has two analog and two digital sources to choose from. The selected input is sent to both the
speakers and headphone amplifiers.
Feature: The
sum switch
selects monitoring from the stereo summing mix output. (i.e. the summed combination of the 8
inputs).
Benefit: Hear your mix BEFORE it hits external processing or A/D conversion.
Feature: The
analog switch
selects the analog input source from the rear panel.
Benefit: Connect all sorts of devices here! Samplers, synths, drum machines, an iPod, virtual instruments, a Sound Effects
Library or two track editor fed from an alternative computer output.
Tip:
,
Either +4dBu or -10dBV analog devices may be utilized (see:
setup mode
).
Tip:
,
Plugging in a submixer to this input allows all the aforementioned devices simultaneous connection.
Feature: Both
daw
&
cd
buttons are digital inputs that feed the D-Box’s D/A converter.
Benefit: Monitoring from the same D/A allows mix decisions to be made, unbiased by different converters. “Wow, where’s all