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DPR 522

User Manual

Summary of Contents for DPR 522

Page 1: ...1 DPR 522 User Manual...

Page 2: ...TY CERTIFICATION VOID For continued compliance with international EMC legislation ensure that all input and output cables are wired with the cable screen connected to Pin 1 of the XLR connectors and o...

Page 3: ...urns 11 5 4 Key send 12 6 0 Control Operations 13 6 1 Channel In 13 6 2 Key filter 13 6 3 Width 13 6 4 Key listen 14 6 5 Ext key 14 6 6 Threshold 14 6 7 Key level meter 15 6 8 Range 15 6 9 Attack 16 6...

Page 4: ...for 22 7 2 Basic operation 23 8 0 General applications 24 8 1 Basic gating 24 8 2 Frequency conscious gating 24 8 3 Ducking 25 8 4 Using the Key filter as EQ 25 9 0 Warranty Information 26 10 0 Speci...

Page 5: ...t mounting flange The necessary support can generally be bought ready built as a rack tray or the DPR 522 can be mounted between other units Damage caused by insufficient support is not covered in the...

Page 6: ...selector switch on the rear of the unit It is vital that the position of this switch is checked BEFORE initial power up to ensure that it matches the local mains supply Acceptable input AC supply volt...

Page 7: ...of other equipment with the DPR 522 To further enhance the unit s flexibility extensive control of the DPR 522 is possible using external DC control signals and switches inputs are available to remote...

Page 8: ...8 The DPR 522 Fig 4 2 Rear Panel Fig 4 1 Front Panel...

Page 9: ...9 All numbers in bubbles refer to Section numbers...

Page 10: ...connected to pin 1 to ensure that EMC regulations are being met and the cable shield ground should also be connected to the equipment which is providing the input signal When feeding the DPR 522 from...

Page 11: ...ure continued compliance with EMC regulations The cable shield ground should be connected to the equipment which is providing the input signal Fig 5 5 Fig 5 6 Fig 5 4 When using the DPR 522 to drive u...

Page 12: ...load of 2k Ohms or greater The signal HOT or in phase signal is to the jack plug tip The COLD or out of phase signal is to the ring with the shield being connected directly to the chassis Connection t...

Page 13: ...key parametric filter This filter is used to control the frequency content of the signal being sent to the gate control circuitry to allow the filtering out of signals not required to control the gat...

Page 14: ...y 6 6 Threshold The filtered key signal is passed to the THRESHOLD control The numbers around the THRESHOLD control indicate the approximate level in dBu that will be required from the key filter in o...

Page 15: ...nditions the trigger point is visible The meter has a very fast response time coupled with a decay time optimised to allow you to see rapidly recurring signal peaks 6 8 Range With the gate open the pr...

Page 16: ...open even if the signal momentarily falls below the threshold level This is important as it allows for both a clean chatter free attack phase and ensures that especially with short hold and release ti...

Page 17: ...osing between words 6 12 Release This is the final phase of operation and is entered after the HOLD time has expired At the end of the time set with the RELEASE control the signal will be reduced by t...

Page 18: ...be made to operate simultaneously The key signals from both channels are added together and applied to the controls and key level meter of channel 1 for processing in the normal manner The gain contro...

Page 19: ...cation of the dynamic response of the gating action One thing to remember is that during the attack and release phases as stated earlier the DPR 522 uses a logarithmic control law to give a smooth fad...

Page 20: ...cket is the input to the DPR 522 s key side chain It may be used as the return input from equipment being driven from the DPR 522 s KEY SEND connector of if desired may be driven from another unrelate...

Page 21: ...ormally open switch to trigger the DPR 522 connect this switch between this pin and ground The DPR 522 will still respond to internal triggers If this is not required rotate the THRESHOLD control full...

Page 22: ...fortunate it is sometimes not easy to set a gate up to only trigger on the desired signal quite often the wanted and unwanted signals are close to each other in level This is where key filters are use...

Page 23: ...rol whilst listening to the program The scale calibration indicates the attenuation of the signal when the gate is closed This means that rather than being simply on or off the gate can be set to be s...

Page 24: ...far can impart an unnatural character to the sound 8 2 Frequency conscious gating Set the KEY filter control to 1KHz and the WIDTH control to 8 oct With a signal applied to the MAIN input and depressi...

Page 25: ...nput Apply the DJ program that you want to cause the ducking action to the KEY RETURN input Remember that if you wish to use a microphone as this signal it may need amplifying first Adjust the THRESHO...

Page 26: ...sed in the European Union you may as an alternative return the unit to any other BSS distributor in the European Union You should include a statement listing the faults found The unit s serial number...

Page 27: ...Hz 80kHz 3dB Noise 96dBu 22Hz to 22kHz Dynamic Range 117dB Cross Talk 85dB 20Hz to 20kHz Distortion 0 005 THD 80kHz measurement BW 20Hz 20kHz Typically 0 002 at 1kHz Unity Gain 10dBm output below thre...

Page 28: ...it has no absolute level meaning Rather it is a logarithmic ratio used to express the differences between two amounts or levels Positive numbers indicate an increase and negative ones a decrease Some...

Page 29: ...e and measured in ohms It indicates the amount of drive required for an input or the drive capability of an output at a given signal level Key The signal that is processed to produce the gate trigger...

Page 30: ...16 Channel In 13 Duck 18 Ext key 14 Gate open 19 Hold 17 Key filter 13 Key listen 14 Open check 17 Range 15 Release 17 Stereo link 18 Threshold 14 Width 13 D Dimensions 5 Duck mode 18 Ducking 25 E Ea...

Page 31: ...31 R Rack space 5 Range 15 Rear Panel 8 Release 17 S Specifications 27 Stereo link 18 T Threshold 14 U Unpacking 7 V Voltage selection 6 W Warranty 26 Width 13...

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