Sound Performance Lab Model 2591 manual

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    Mod el 2 5 91 Manual Mi xDre am XP Ana lo g 1 6:2 su mm in g u ni t dB Output Mono Mono Mono Mono 1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8 Model 2591 POWER Variable Output Mono Mono Mono Mono 9/10 11/12 13/14 15/16 Expansion Input Discrete Class A 16 in 2 summing mixer MixDream XP - 1 4 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 7 - 4 0 3 5 7[...]

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    2 Manual MixDream XP Model 2591 Ver s io n 1 . 0 , 5/2 0 0 5 Designer: Ru be n Ti lgne r Thi s ma nu al co ntai ns a de scr iptio n of the pr oduc t. It in n o way represent s a guarantee of par ticular charac terist ics or result s of us e. Th e infor ma tion in t his do cument h as b een c aref ull y compiled and verif ie d and, unless other wis [...]

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    MixDre am XP 3 Intro duction .................................................................... 4 An al og vs. Digital Summing ............................................ 4 Advantages And Special Feature s ................................... 5 Mix Dream XP Ad vantages —An O ver view ......................... 5 Connection of Samplers, Keyboards[...]

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    4 MixDre am XP Introduction The MixDr ea mXP d esi gn plan provides for stereo mixdown at the analog level. This concept of f ers high- gr ade analog summing without pa norama and fade r con trol s , in tur n allow ing an eng i- neer to retain the entire scope of his computer automation. In use, the M ixDrea mXP requi res almost no depar tures from[...]

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    MixDre am XP 5 Adv antages Mix Dream XP Ad vant ages— An O ver view • High -g rad e analo g summing on jus t 1U rac k space f or ama zing signal depth , precis e loc ali zat ion an d a wond er fu l stere o imaging • No anal og mix ing console nece ssar y • No los s of comput er automation • Low er DAW proc ess or util iz ation r ate s •[...]

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    6 MixDre am XP It mak es good sens e to thin k abou t wher e you pla ce your Mix Dream XP before c onnecting it. It shou ld be positi oned so that you ca n easi ly reac h it, b ut th ere are ot her con sider at ions. Tr y n o t to pla ce it near h eat so urces or in di rec t sunlig ht , and avoid ex posure to ex ce ssiv e vi br ations, du st, hea t[...]

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    MixDre am XP 7 Wiring Re ar P anel/Connections AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UTION SERIAL No. MixDream XP S eriennummer WARN ING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T E XPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE REMOVING COVER. THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE EARTHED. 230 [...]

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    8 MixDre am XP The MixDr ea m XP enclosu re is EMC - safe an d effectively shie lded ag ainst HF in ter ference . Nonet heless , you shoul d caref ully con sider where y ou plac e th e unit to avoi d elec tr ic al dist urb ances . The MixDr ea m XP an d all devices to be co nnec ted sh ould be turned o f f befo re c onnections are made. Always turn[...]

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    MixDre am XP 9 Main O utput s Th e Ma in Outputs provide a stereo mi xdown for a recording device through elec tronic ally ba lanced XLR output s. Here as a rul e y ou wi ll ro ute th e ster eo mi x thro ugh an A /D conv er ter f or re-re cording as a new D AW track . Monitor Outp ut s The Mon ito r Out put s r un par allel w ith t he Mai n Out s a[...]

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    10 MixDre am XP Outp ut C ont rol The Outpu t co ntro l r e gul at es th e Mix Drea mX P out put le vel (at the Main Outs). Its ra nge e x tends f r om -1 4 dB to +7 dB. Wi th this Ou tput Contro l fi na l le v e l s c a n b e ajdus ted to ac comm o- date subsequent A/ D conve r ters . Bec au se th e Main O utp uts and Monito r Ou tput s r un in pa[...]

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    MixDre am XP 11 Control Elements GND Li f t Switch (Rear Panel ) The GN D Lif t s wi tch se par ates in ter nal g round f r om cha ssis gro un d. Th e s witc h can b e ac tiv ate d to elimin ate g round l oop humming whic h may o ccur if t he Mi xD ream XP is c onne cte d to unit s wi th a dif f erent g roun d potent ial. T he sw itch sh ould norma[...]

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    12 MixDre am XP Mix Dream XP in Mastering Applications Yo u r M i x D r e a m X P is predes tined fo r mast ering applic ations, as we‘ve planne d it s supe rior s ound qu alit y f or jus t such oc ca- sions. Tw o a p p l i c a t i o n s are espec ially interesting: 1) dis crete Master ing, and 2) upsampling to SACD/ DVD -A for mats . 1) Normally[...]

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    13 Linking Several MixDream XP dB Output Mono Mono Mono Mono 1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8 Model 2591 POWER V ariable Output Mono Mono Mono Mono 9/10 11/12 13/14 15/16 E xpansion Input Discrete Class A 16 in 2 summing mixer MixDream XP - 1 4 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 7 - 4 0 3 5 7 dB Output Mono Mono Mono Mono 1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8 Model 2591 POWER V ariable Output Mono Mono Mono[...]

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    14 Block Diagram[...]

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    MixDre am XP 15 A udio P r eci s ion 05/09/05 14: 46: 52 FFT Spec t r um An al ys is 2591 Mi xDr eam XP A- A FFT .a t 2c - 150 +20 - 140 - 130 - 120 - 110 - 100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 +0 +10 d B u 2k 20k 4k 6k 8k 10k 12k 14k 16k 18k Hz Expansi o n Inpu t, Fi x O utput Inp ut Level :+ 10dBu A udio P r eci s ion 05/09/05 14: 41: 38 FFT S[...]

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    16 MixDre am XP Pow er Supply No effor t or expe nse wa s sp ared h ere. We don’ t kno w of anyone who ma kes good coffee with great be ans and ba d wa ter , and w e don’t k now of anyone who make s grea t sound ing audio equip - ment with mediocre power suppli es. Th e bes t par t s c annot g i ve you a soun d wi tho ut dep e ndable power . Th[...]

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    MixDre am XP 17 Freq uenc y rang e: ‹ 1Hz-20 0 k Hz (- 1 dB) THD+ N: -1 03 dBu 20 -22kHz , Input Leve l + 10 dB u Noise Level: -9 7 d Bu 20 -22kHz , A-we ighted Ma x. Inpu t Leve l: +28 d Bu Max . Outpu t Le vel: +2 8 dBu @ 1 k Hz , TH D+ N - 9 5 dB Dynam ic rang e: 12 5 dB 20 -22kHz , A-we ighted Crosstalk L - R: -9 0 dB @ 1 k Hz , Inp ut Le vel[...]

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    18 MixDre am XP Guarantee SPL produc ts are guarantee d for a per iod of one y ear ag ains t fa ul ts in ma te ri a ls or w ork mansh ip. Refer to y our loc al suppl ier for full sales an d guar ante e term s.[...]