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Dugan Model E-2A User Guide Dugan Music System and Gain Limiting
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Gain Limiting and the Speech System
The Speech System always maintains NOM = 1, which makes Gain Limiting unnec-
essary. Typically, the NOM controls have no effect when using the Speech System.
However, the NOM function can help avoid feedback when:
• mics are switched to manual;
- OR -
• the Master
OVERRIDE
button is pressed with multiple mics selected.
If either case applies,
1.
Turn on
NOM
for all channels.
2.
Set the
NOM gain limit
field to
1
.
If some channels are set to Speech System and others to Music System, you can
choose whether they should interact. If you do not want the master gain reduction
of the Music System mics to affect those in the Speech System, turn the
NOM
buttons
off for the Speech System channels.
Musical Theater
When an actor sings and speaks, like in musical theater, it is best to switch between
the Dugan Music and Speech Systems.
If your console allows separate pre- and post-fader insert points:
1.
Patch two channels on the Dugan for each singing/speaking mic: One pre-fader for
the Music System, and the second post-fader for the Speech System.
2. To automate switching between singing and speaking, use scenes on the console
to alternately activate the appropriate insert, or switch channel modes between
auto
and
man
using scenes on the Dugan (see
Scenes Panel
on page 52).
For example, when the actor sings, the Speech System channel would be in
man
mode while the Music System channel is in
auto
mode.
If your console does not allow separate pre- and post-fader insert points:
1.
Patch the Dugan post-fader.
2.
Activate
music
for the channel when the actor sings.
3.
To automate switching between singing and speaking, use scenes on the Dugan
to toggle the channel
music
button (see Scenes Panel on page 52).