background image

13

TUBE ULTRAFEX T1954

3.3 Enhancing the Sound of Subgroups, Monitor and Effect Paths

For this application there are several options:
1. If your mixer features subgroup outputs with insert points, you can process the subgroups separately.
2. You can also combine monitor and effect paths and route them via the BEHRINGER TUBE ULTRAFEX to

a free input channel. The respective signals have to be taken “pre-fader”, the respective channels must be

muted. It will be useful to insert the TUBE ULTRAFEX as the last component in the chain of effects devices.

The summed signals will then be routed through the TUBE ULTRAFEX, and sent back to the master via the

“effect returns”.The channels need be muted. Set up the mix as usual with the faders and determine which

“monitor” or “effect send” controls the signal portions to be routed to the BEHRINGER TUBE ULTRAFEX.

With the help of the “effect return” control you can adjust the amount of the sound enhancing signal which

is added to the summed signals. Be sure that the channels are muted for this kind of application, since the

combination of original signals via the summed, as well as the effects path, may lead to phase cancella-

tions (comb filter effect).

3.4 Enhancing the Sound of Tape Duplication

Even under the most favourable of conditions, presence, liveliness and transparency of the program material

will suffer during each copying process. These losses are particularly obvious when copying cassettes while

simultaneously using a noise reduction system.
With the BEHRINGER TUBE ULTRAFEX, losses during tape duplication can be avoided or compensated for.

Provided that the original is of good enough quality with only low noise levels. It is even possible to produce

“super” copies which sound even better than the original.
For this purpose, the TUBE ULTRAFEX is inserted between the line outputs of the source machine and the

inputs of the target machine. Machines with post-head listening control (setting “tape”) allow you to check the

quality of the copy while duplicating the tape.

+

If the tape noise is fairly high, a different strategy is required, since the TUBE ULTRAFEX can

effectively process the frequency ranges in which the most predominant noise portions can be

found. We recommend attenuation of noisy high frequencies, either with an equalizer or –

better still – with a “single-ended” noise reduction system. The TUBE ULTRAFEX will process

those frequencies with all their natural clarity - but without the tape noise.

We would like to point out in this section that we offer an extremely powerful noise reduction system – the

DENOISER SNR2000. The noise produced by magnetic tapes or any other signal sources can be dramatically

reduced with the BEHRINGER DENOISER SNR2000. Not only the noise produced by mixers, effects devices

etc., but also by synthesizers, guitars etc., can be effectively reduced. Copied tapes and cassettes will benefit

from low noise and high dynamics.
The TUBE ULTRAFEX when used in conjunction with the DENOISER SNR2000 will prove an ideal combination

for sound enhancement. Please contact us for further information or visit our website at www.behringer.com!

3.5 Enhancing the Sound of Instruments

The bandwidth of most electronic musical instruments is limited by its “sampling rate”. The BEHRINGER

TUBE ULTRAFEX can improve the sound, so that synthesizers, samplers and drum machines have a more

natural and transparent sound.
With the TUBE ULTRAFEX even tiny details within the sound of acoustic musical instruments such as guitars

etc., can be emphasized without affecting the overall sound of the instrument. Drum instruments such as

toms, bass drums etc., benefit from a “punch” and thus achieve a more powerful, precise and defined sound.
Please note that low-level signal sources such as microphones, guitars etc. should pass through a pre-

amplifier before the processing stage, since the TUBE ULTRAFEX is a line-level device.

3.6 Enhancing the Sound of P.A. Systems

If used in P.A. and other sound reinforcement systems for background or live music, the BEHRINGER

TUBE ULTRAFEX offers astounding advantages:

3. APPLICATIONS

All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com

Summary of Contents for Tube ultrafex T1954

Page 1: ...TUBE ULTRAFEX T1954 www behringer com Version 1 1 December 2001 User s Manual ENGLISH All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m...

Page 2: ...ifiers that produce heat Power Source The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance Grounding or Polarizati...

Page 3: ...nterested musicians at the Music Fair 1997 when they saw our VINTAGER models for the first time was a lasting incentive driving our development efforts It is our philosophy to share our joy with you b...

Page 4: ...essing s Special LC coil cap filter produces authentical vintage soft and tight bass sounds s Surround processor provides real spatial enhancement and improved stereo imaging s Built in noise reductio...

Page 5: ...ing the Sound of Instruments 13 3 6 Enhancing the Sound of P A Systems 14 3 7 Sound Enhancement in HiFi and Video 14 4 TECHNICAL BACKGROUND 14 4 1 The BEHRINGER TUBE ULTRAFEX 14 4 2 Psycho acoustic Ba...

Page 6: ...l known for a long time engineers have been able to refine and improve the essential components over and over again The BEHRINGER company has also contributed considerably to this development With the...

Page 7: ...make sure that all units have a proper ground connection Please ensure that only qualified persons install and operate the TUBE ULTRAFEX During installation and operation the user must have sufficien...

Page 8: ...uction system The more LEDs illuminate the more effect signal passes through the noise reduction system When all three LEDs light up constantly the noise reduction sys tem is inactive In quiet passage...

Page 9: ...d upper harmonics 14 The POWER switch activates the TUBE ULTRAFEX If the unit is switched off it is bypassed and the input signal is connected to the outputs of your TUBE ULTRAFEX Fig 1 4 The rear pan...

Page 10: ...it used for the first time in the TUBE ULTRAFEX allows for variably fading over from enhancer to exciter mode Using the PROCESS control clockwise the exciter circuit comes in additionally to provide a...

Page 11: ...gnal drops below the value set by the NR SENSITIVITY control The NR SENSITIVITY also controls the sensitivity of the enhancer exciter When the NR SENSITIVITY control is turn clockwise more harmonics a...

Page 12: ...n liveliness loudness and transparency As in a cinema with its special acoustics the listener has the impression that the orchestral instruments are placed all around him The Surround Processor enlarg...

Page 13: ...check the quality of the copy while duplicating the tape If the tape noise is fairly high a different strategy is required since the TUBE ULTRAFEX can effectively process the frequency ranges in whic...

Page 14: ...r VCR etc and the power amplifier We recommend using the tape monitor inputs most pre amplifiers provide thus the TUBE ULTRAFEX can be switched into any signal source 4 TECHNICAL BACKGROUND 4 1 The BE...

Page 15: ...and is underlined by the fact that a combination of harmonics can produce additional tones known as interference or residual tones All of these tiny sound portions contribute to the sound of certain...

Page 16: ...Lindridge had already invented the first EXCITER a unit that EXCITES upper harmonics when he presented a unit for improving the sound of music and speech He enriched signal sources with artificially g...

Page 17: ...and spatial information is improved by delaying the signal Due to the described function the Surround Processor is principally useful only with stereo program material 4 6 The Vacuum Tubes of the TUB...

Page 18: ...s its non linear amplification curve i e it modifies the sound character of the source material Despite all efforts to ensure a largely linear frequency response it had to be accepted that tube device...

Page 19: ...s electrons emitted from the anode plate when it is hit by arriving electrons To prevent this electron emission a decelerating or suppressor grid is placed between anode and screen grid As it is negat...

Page 20: ...or and tube technologies In this context tubes no longer serve their original purpose as amplifiers but are used for the detailed shaping of sound 4 6 6 Studio applications In a recording studio tubes...

Page 21: ...ech nical specifications in the appendix The mains connection of the TUBE ULTRAFEX is made by using a mains cable and a standard IEC receptacle It meets all of the international safety certification r...

Page 22: ...ts Electrical potential differences and ground loops in audio installations do not there fore impair the performance of the units The transformer balanced outputs commonly used in radio and TV enginee...

Page 23: ...itivity variable 0 to 6 Tune variable 1 to 8 kHz Process variable enhancer to exciter High Mix variable 0 to 6 Surround section Surround variable 0 to 6 Function switches and controls L C Filter switc...

Page 24: ...f the product at BEHRINGER 2 If the product needs to be modified or adapted in order to comply with applicable technical or safety standards on a na tional or local level in any country which is not t...

Reviews: