Behringer DSP9024 manual

Version 1.1 December 2001 User’s Manual www.behringer.com ULTRA-DYNE ® PRO DSP9024 ENGLISH[...]

2 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure—voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and mainte- nance instructions in the accompanying literature. Read the manua[...]

3 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of ULTRA-DYNE PRO users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this unit.It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this preface for you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard work on the part of our engineering[...]

4 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 DSP9024 ULTRA-DYNE PRO ULTRA-DYNE PRO ULTRA-DYNE PRO ULTRA-DYNE PRO ULTRA-DYNE PRO Ultra-high performance Digital Stereo Mainframe powered by two 24-bit High-Speed Signal Processor V High-end 24-bit AD/DA converters for ultra-high dynamic range and resolution of detail with selectable Sampling Rate of 44.1 or 48 kHz V Ulti[...]

5 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 The concept .................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Before you be[...]

6 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 3.10 The UL TRA-DYNE PRO as a protective device for sound systems ................................................ 3 0 3.10.1 Protecting a system with passive crossovers ...................................................................... 3 1 3.10.2 Protecting a system with active crossovers .............................[...]

7 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 1. INTRODUCTION With the BEHRINGER ULTRA-DYNE PRO, you have purchased a fully digital sound processing device based on DSPs and 24-bit A/D and D/A converters. The high speed DSPs are capable of performing any process in fractions of a second, the only element governing their performance being the software. The BEHRINGER UL[...]

8 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024  If the unit is damaged, please do not return it to us, but notify your dealer and the shipping company immediately, otherwise claims for damage or replacement may not be granted. The BEHRINGER ULTRA-DYNE PRO fits into two standard 19" rack units of space (3 1/2”). Please allow at least an additional 4" dept[...]

9 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 This permits you to call up, save and edit programs with ease. The ULTRA-DYNE PRO's factory presets are a solid foundation for a variety of applications. The automatic VIRTUOSO and ULTRAMIZER functions permit the convenient customization of these applications to suit your audio material. The first setup level provides[...]

10 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 10 Use the POWER switch to activate your ULTRA-DYNE PRO. 11 AC POWER CONNECTION . Use only the included AC cable to connect the unit to your AC power supply. Please also ensure that your AC power socket has a ground. This ground conductor must NOT be disabled to prevent hum pick-up. If you experience AC hum problems, use [...]

11 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 2.1.4 The setup level The full range of all available ULTRA-DYNE PRO parameters can be edited on the setup level. The results can range from "interesting" to "surprising" to "brilliant". Completely new applications can also be created. The setup level is thus the domain of experts and those w[...]

12 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Fig. 2.2: <MEMORY> menu Press the softkey B (Memory) in the <PROCESS> menu to access the <MEMORY> menu. The Up and Down cursor keys can be used to select and listen to programs in this menu. An information window displaying the selected program appears as soon as you press one of the cursor keys. At the [...]

13 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 2.2.5 Activating VIRTUOSO The VIRTUOSO function can reduce your setup work considerably by analyzing your audio material and automatically determining the compression values. Press the softkey A in the <PROCESS> or <METER> menus to access the VIRTUOSO function. This brings you to the <VIRTUOSO> menu in w[...]

14 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Use the softkey A (CLONE) to copy the parameters of the selected frequency band to any or all other frequency bands of the given channel. The settings are also copied to all bands of the other channel when in stereo mode (setup level 2). The message “COPY BAND X TO ALL BANDS” will be displayed. Use the Up and Down cur[...]

15 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 2.3.1 Advanced level meter Press the softkey B (SINGLE) to call up the advanced level meter. Fig. 2.10: Advanced level meter You can use the advanced level meter to control the input and output levels of the ULTRA-DYNE PRO. The bar graph displays the effective RMS level (solid parts of the bars), and the peak level (check[...]

16 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 2.3.2 E diting in METER mode Press the softkey D to access the <EDIT> menu in METER mode. This menu can also be opened by pressing any cursor key. Fig. 2.1 1: <EDIT> menu in METER mode The eight parameters in the <PROCESS> menu can be edited while visually monitoring the effects of the edits on the level[...]

17 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 TUBE TYPE Four different Tube Types are available for the Tube Emulation: 12AX7, 12AY7, EL34 and EL84. TUBE PROCESS The Tube Process value determines the degree of tube-type distortion to be added to the signal. The value range is 0 to 100. EXCITER PROCESS The addition of harmonics by the Exciter can be set in a range fro[...]

18 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 GA TE THRESHOLD Determines the Threshold for the Noise Gate in this band, with a Threshold value between -96 dB and -25 dB. OFF disables the Gate Threshold. GA TE HOLD This parameter sets the waiting time before the noise Gate release process starts. GA TE RELEASE The GATE RELEASE parameter determines the time which the n[...]

19 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 INPUT The input field is used to determine whether the input signal should be derived from the optional digital input, or from the analog input. In addition, the sampling frequency is set here for analog operation. The available frequencies are 32 kHz / 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz (the digital input automatically synchronizes to [...]

20 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 2.5.2 MIDI setup Fig. 2.16: <MIDI SETUP> menu in setup level 2 MIDI ON = MIDI interface enabled, OFF = MIDI interface disabled. CHANNEL Sets the MIDI send and receive channels; the channels 1-16 may be selected. SND MEMOR Y DUMP and RCV MEMORY DUMP The complete contents of the ULTRA-DYNE PRO memory can be transferre[...]

21 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 3.1 Compression/Leveling/Limiting/Clipping After describing the the individual sections in detail, we would now like to acquaint you with further important concepts pertaining to the processing of dynamics: Compression A compressor reduces a broad dynamic range to a limited dynamic band. The resulting dynamic range depend[...]

22 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024  The Peak Width parameter is dependent upon the delay parameter in the <GLOBAL SETUP> menu. The Peak Width Gate parameter will have no effect if the delay has been set to 0 ms. In addition, the delay time set in the <GLOBAL SETUP> menu should be twice as long as the desired Peak Width time of the Gate. Usin[...]

23 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Due to its digital design, the ULTRA-DYNE PRO Gate features a look-ahead function. The ULTRA-DYNE PRO can analyze the audio signal and thus work without losses. As a result, the Gate always opens at the correct time without cutting off signal flanks. If you do not want the Gate to remain open during brief signal peaks, se[...]

24 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 A low ratio and very low Threshold setting can be used, for example, to provide a soft, musical compression of the overall dynamic range of the program material. Relatively high ratios in conjunction with a low Threshold setting will result in a relatively constant volume (leveling) for instruments and vocals. High Thresh[...]

25 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Threshold Gain 0 dB Input Output Soft Knee Ratio Fig. 3.2: Soft-knee compressor characteristic The delay parameter in the <GLOBAL SETUP> menu determines the time for the delay and intermediate storage of the input signal. This delay permits the ULTRA-DYNE PRO to recognize changes in the dynamics of the audio signal [...]

26 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 The levels of the high frequency material are also reduced accordingly. This is explains why cymbals and the hi-hat are swallowed acoustically by powerful snare or bass drum pulses in highly compressed drum recordings. Echo and environmental reverb signal shares are also severely affected. The usual solution for this fund[...]

27 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 If the Peak Limiter is enabled, the ULTRAMIZER will additionally attempt to raise the output gain to the point that the Peak Limiter also realizes an effective level attenuation corresponding to the ULTRAMIZER Process parameter. UL TRAMIZER RANGE The ULTRAMIZER Range parameter determines the range in dB over which the ULT[...]

28 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Because fast level changes are more noticeable than slow changes, long release times are used where unobtrusive signal processing is required. In some situations such as live operation in which the ULTRA-DYNE PRO is used for the final processing of the main mixer output signal, the principal goal is to protect devices suc[...]

29 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 3.8.3 Audio enhancement of PA systems The ULTRA-DYNE PRO provides astonishing advantages for PAs and permanently installed systems for background music: 1. For PA and background music applications, insert the ULTRA-DYNE PRO into the signal chain as you would during recording and transmission work, directly upstream of you[...]

30 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 1. Reduce the dynamic range of the source material by a maximum of 6 dB using the Peak Limiter section. This application limits only the transients without affecting the actual audio material, permitting a better utilization of the available dynamic range. The overall level can now be raised by 6 dB, leading to a greater [...]

31 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 3.10.1 Protecting a system with passive crossovers If your speakers use passive crossovers (integrated in the speaker cabinets), insert the BEHRINGER ULTRA-DYNE PRO directly before the power amplifiers. This effectively prevents a technical K.O. of the midrange and tweeter branches by powerful basses! While this may appea[...]

32 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 A further point is that the recording team generally only uses average values (VU meters) for orientation and thus overlook impulse peaks that can require drastic signal corrections by the broadcasting limiter. Thanks to its multiband technology, the ULTRA-DYNE PRO is able to provide “inaudible” corrections of the dyn[...]

33 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 4.1.1 Noise as a physical phenomenon All electrical components produce a certain level of inherent noise. Current flowing through a conductor leads to uncontrolled random electron movements. For statistical reasons, this produces frequencies within the whole audio spectrum. If these currents are highly amplified, the resu[...]

34 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Fig. 4.2: The interactive relationship between the operating level and the headroom It is therefore useful to keep the operating level as high as possible without risking signal distortion in order to achieve optimum transmission quality. It is possible to further improve the transmission quality by constantly monitoring [...]

35 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 sive signal processing is required. However, in some situations such as live performances, the principal goal is simply to protect the system from brief overloads. In those cases a short release time is more appropriate to ensure that the limiter only intervenes when it is needed and the level returns to normal as soon as[...]

36 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Quantization Steps U (V oltage) -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 Digital Words 1111 111 0 1 101 1 100 101 1 1010 1001 1000 0000 t (Time) 0001 0010 001 1 0100 0101 01 10 01 1 1 Conversation Rate 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 Quantization Errors (Noise) Continuous Analog Signal Fig. 4.3: Sampling quantization erro[...]

37 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Typ A E S / EB U I EC 958 (S/ P DI F) Conn ec t ion X LR Cinc h / O pt i s c h M ode Bal anc ed Unbalanc ed I mpedanc e 110 Ohm 75 Ohm Lev el 0, 2 V bi s 5 Vpp 0, 2 V bi s 0, 5 V pp Cl oc k a c c u r a c y No t s p e c i fi e d I: ± 50 p p m II: 0 , 1 % III: V a r i a b l e P i t c h J itte r ± 2 0 n s N ot sp e cif ie [...]

38 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 tioning of musical instruments could be improved substantially using this effect. He was granted an American patent on his circuit design under the number US 2 866 849. Compared with today's technology, Lindridge's device was far from mature. However, it already incorporated all of the essential features of mode[...]

39 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 4.5 The structure of the ULTRA-DYNE PRO Fig. 4.4: Block diagram of the BEHRINGER UL TRA-DYNE PRO The analog input signals first pass through the electronic balancing amplifier and are then fed to the A/D converters. The input signals are converted there to a digital multiplex signal and sent to the DSPs for processing. Th[...]

40 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Be sure that there is enough space around the unit for cooling and please do not place the ULTRA-DYNE PRO on high temperature devices such as power amplifiers to avoid overheating. 5.2 AC power connection Please ensure that the ULTRA-DYNE PRO is set to the correct supply voltage before connecting the unit to the AC power [...]

41 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 5.4 Digital audio connections per AES/EBU (optional) The AES/EBU interface (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union) is the most widely used digital interface for professional audio devices. The connection is balanced, negative earth, using bipolar shielded cable with XLR connectors. We recommend the use of [...]

42 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 6. APPENDIX 6. 1 AES8024 Digital AES/EBU I/O contains an additional board with the driver hardware for the AES/EBU inputs and out- puts, the required XLR fittings including balancing transformers, and an update of the operating software. You have the choice of ordering the option with the purchase of your ULTRA-DYNE PRO, [...]

43 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 6.5 MIDI implementation Function Trans mitted Recognized Remark s Basic Def ault X 1 - 16 mem orized Channel Changed X 1 - 16 -16 Default X 1,2,3,4 Mode Messages X X Altered X X Note X X Number Tr ue Voice X X Velocity Note ON X X Note OFF X X After Key’s X X Touch C h’s X X Pitch Bender X X Control Change O O Progr. [...]

44 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 Status Bytes Program Changes Pcxx c = Ch anne l xx = Pro gram (0..99) Controller Controller Of fs et adjustable f rom 0 to 64* Ccxx c = Cha nnel xx = Number Data By tes Display Controller Value 0 = Left Channel 1 = Right Channel 2 = Stereolink On c= 0..5 Selected Band c= 80 Bandlink O n GT H 0..127** CT H 0..127** CRA 0..[...]

45 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 SYSTEM SPECIFICA TIONS Frequency Range 20 Hz t o 2 0 kHz, +/- 0.5 dB S/N Ratio >-88 dBu, non-weighted, 22 Hz to 22 kHz T H D 0.004 % typ. @ +4 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain Crosstalk <-103 dB, 22 Hz to 22 kHz DIGIT AL INPUT (optional) T y pe AES / EBU transformer-balanced Impedance 10 kOhm balanced Input Level 3 t o 1 0 V [...]

46 UL TRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 8. WARRANTY The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording of any kind, for any purpose, without the express written permission of BEHRINGER S p[...]