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Dan Dugan Sound Design

Model E-3 Automatic Mixing Controller

User Guide

Release Date

: December 2012

Version

: 1.5

Part Number

: ME3M

Author

: Rob Wenig

Summary of Contents for E-3

Page 1: ...Dan Dugan Sound Design Model E 3 Automatic Mixing Controller User Guide Release Date December 2012 Version 1 5 Part Number ME3M Author Rob Wenig ...

Page 2: ...A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 11 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs conve nience rece...

Page 3: ...documentation or other than in accordance with industry standards Defects caused by unauthorized modifications misuse negligence act of God or accident are not covered by this warranty Software is provided as a convenience but due to the wide variety of computer systems cannot be guaranteed to work This Limited Warranty is exclusive and no other warranty is expressed or implied Dan Dugan Sound Des...

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Page 5: ...Setup 11 Linking 13 Chapter 3 Installation and Configuration 15 Rack Mounting 15 Power Supply 16 System Reset 16 Rear Panel I O Connections 16 AES 17 ADAT 18 Music System Threshold Inputs 18 Word Clock 18 Linking 19 Patching the Model E 3 as an Insert to your Console 20 Split Outputs 20 Mix Matrix Outputs 20 Connecting the Model CP 2 Control Panel 21 Connecting to a Computer 21 ...

Page 6: ...ol Panel 31 The Top Pane 32 Add Units Manually 33 Select Units to Display 33 Setting Controls 34 Naming Units and Channels 34 Channel Pane 35 Level Indicator 35 Bypass 36 Channel Modes 36 Preset 37 Channel Groups 38 Override 38 Meters 39 Weight Controls 39 Master Pane 42 Selecting the Number of Channels 43 Reset 43 Meters 43 Clock Source 44 System 44 Mix Bus Matrix 45 Group Master Controls 46 ...

Page 7: ...em and Gain Limiting 47 Dugan Music System 47 Gain Limiting 50 Chapter 6 Updates 53 Appendix A Power up Commands 55 System Reset 55 Network Reset 55 DHCP On 55 8 or 14 16 Channel Mode 56 Appendix B Connector Pinouts 57 Appendix C Specifications 61 ...

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Page 9: ...of live mixing applications Conference reinforcement video trucks Houses of worship TV news and sports panels reality and game shows Wireless mics for theater Boardrooms and civic meeting rooms Teleconferencing and distance learning The Model E 3 dramatically improves live mixing with multiple mics by eliminating late upcuts reducing PA feedback and studio noise reducing comb filtering from adjace...

Page 10: ...s NOM and adjusts the master gain to prevent feedback or ambient noise build up Dugan Gain Lim iting should be used with the Dugan Music System to reduce feedback and noise It can perform the same functions when mics are switched on and off manually An internal mix bus matrix routes processed or unprocessed inputs to six mix bus outputs Alternate outputs provide convenient pre processing signals f...

Page 11: ...ing a System Reset before starting a new installation This is just like zeroing a console before a show 3 Set the NORM SLAVE switch on the rear panel to NORM up for unlinked operation The Model E 3 can be interfaced using AES or ADAT connections 4 AES Move the I O switch on the rear panel to the AES up position The lower DB25 connector wired with the Tascam convention is used for dig ital I O Sinc...

Page 12: ... and flashes red to indicate clipping There should be enough gain ahead of the Model E 3 to maintain the green LED at all times NOTE When the green light goes out the channel is in a downward expansion mode to avoid feedback This condition should be avoided because the smooth ambience that charac terizes Dugan automatic mic mixing is lost Figure 2 3 Setting console preamp gain 7 Adjust your consol...

Page 13: ...o be the master and the others slaves 1 Designate one unit as the master by setting the NORM SLAVE switch on the rear panel to NORM up 2 Designate any other units as slaves by setting their NORM SLAVE switches on the rear panel to SLAVE down 3 Use ADAT Toslink cables to link units in a ring network see above Note that all LINK IN and OUT connectors are used to create the ring Figure 2 4 Linking mu...

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Page 15: ...fer slightly from the current design but the joining plates are the same All E Series Dugans can be mounted side by side using the appropriate rack ear for each unit To mount one unit Attach one long and one short rack ear then mount in the rack To mount two units side by side 1 For the left unit remove the four screws from the right side of the top and bottom lids 2 Attach the top and bottom join...

Page 16: ...ecommend ex ecuting a System Reset before starting a new installation The Model E 3 can execute four other power up commands see Appendix A Power up Commands NOTE If for any reason you cannot connect to a computer power up commands can establish essential settings Rear Panel I O Connections The Model E 3 provides the following I O connectors AES EBU AUDIO I O This DB25 connector carries eight bala...

Page 17: ...up command see Appendix A Power up Commands 8 Ch Eight automix channels on AES EBU AUDIO I O Three Music System threshold inputs channels 1 3 One DARS input channel 5 digital black sync Word clock sync not AES AES channels 4 and 6 available as auxiliary inputs to the mix bus matrix Linking available on LINK IN LINK OUT NOTE When the unit is off relays route the AES audio input signals for channels...

Page 18: ...f channels in the group exceed the level of the Music System threshold signal the channels come up to full gain The sensing mics can be patched to the same console as the program mics but are typically routed to sends or direct outputs not mix busses On the Model E 3 up to three AES audio signals can be received on the auxiliary DB25 connector as Music System threshold inputs MST IN 1 3 one for ea...

Page 19: ...ust be set to be the master and the others slaves 1 Designate one unit as the master by setting the NORM SLAVE switch on the rear panel to NORM up 2 Designate any other units as slaves by setting their NORM SLAVE switches on the rear panel to SLAVE down 3 Use ADAT Toslink cables to link units in a ring network see above Note that all LINK IN and OUT connectors are used to create the ring Figure 3 ...

Page 20: ... Split Outputs When using the AES setting the ADAT AUD OUT connector can send unprocessed sig nals channels 1 8 to a multitrack recorder When using the ADAT setting the AES EBU AUDIO I O connector can send unprocessed signals channels 1 8 to a multitrack recorder Mix Matrix Outputs In eight channel mode an internal mix matrix can route processed or unprocessed inputs to six mix bus outputs on the ...

Page 21: ...rol Panel Connecting to a Computer Two Java applets are provided with the Model E 3 The Dugan Utility helps you connect to a network It is also used to update the firmware see Chapter 6 Updates The Dugan Control Panel offers expanded operational capabilities Insert the USB thumb drive or CD supplied with the Model E 3 or download the latest version from http www dandugan com downloads OR http tech...

Page 22: ...ocess because it some times interferes You can turn it back on after the connection has been established For those who wish to set a specific IP address proceed to Software Configuration for a Specific IP Address on page 25 Establishing Network Connections We recommend completing your network connection with a computer before using the iPad app 1 Launch Dugan Utility yyyymmdd jar Figure 3 6 Dugan ...

Page 23: ...shed with installation proceed to Chapter 4 Du gan Control Panel If Unit Reachable is NO proceed to the next step 8 Select the Use DHCP parameter 9 Click Send New Params to Unit 10 Click Refresh List 11 Highlight the unit in the list pane again If Unit Reachable is YES this unit is ready to use with the Dugan Control Panel If you have additional Dugan units to connect select the next unit in the l...

Page 24: ...r file However if for any reason you do not have that file or an Internet connection you can run the Dugan Control Panel from a copy stored in the unit see Chapter 6 Updates It is not currently possible to run the internally stored Dugan Control Panel from an iPad To run the internally stored Dugan Control Panel 1 Launch your browser 2 Enter the IP Address of the unit If you do not know the IP Add...

Page 25: ...gan Utility 2 Wait a minute and if the list pane is blank click Refresh List If the list pane remains blank skip back to Manually Add Unit above If the list pane displays Dugan units continue 3 Click on the first unit in the list so it is highlighted The Network Parameters section displays information about that unit 4 If Use DHCP is selected de select it 5 Enter the desired IP address into the IP...

Page 26: ...e Dugan soft ware If you must leave the Windows Firewall on you can operate the Dugan Control Panel in a browser window Enter the Model E 3 s IP address directly in the browser s address field The browser uses the Dugan Control Panel that is stored in the Model E 3 s hardware not the version that you may have downloaded to your computer ...

Page 27: ...s When several people talk at once the gain is shared This makes all mics sound normal when used but prevents buildup of noise or feedback Figure 4 1 Four snapshots of a three mic system Figure 4 1 shows the Speech System in action with a three mic system The first frame shows no one speaking the sound levels at all mics are low The system fades all channels to a medium gain that sums to the equiv...

Page 28: ... without clipping The input gain to the Model E 3 should be high enough keep the level LED lit green during silences If the input trim controls do not provide enough level set the 4 10 switch to the 10 position If the preamp gain controls are set too low the inputs drop below their minimum operating level This causes downward expansion to prevent feedback but the smooth ambience is disrupted Figur...

Page 29: ...During ambience with 8 mics auto mix gain displays should hover around 9 dB TIP To eliminate an unwanted noise in the mix use the gain displays to locate the offending channel and activate its mute button If You Must Use a Pre fader Insert The Dugan Speech System is more convenient to operate if patched post rather than pre fader If your console allows this skip this section If you use a pre fader...

Page 30: ...Use the bypass switch with the console fader pulled down This keeps the mic in stantly available on the fader but that channel is no longer in the control mix Be aware that bypass may generate a click if it interrupts room rumble whereas the mute button does a quick fade The mute button can be used with the fader up bypass is best used with the fader down Pre listening to Muted Channels If your co...

Page 31: ...tional controls and features not available from the hardware front panel Channel weight control Channel manual mode Eight fourteen and sixteen channel modes Dugan Music System and Gain Limiting Groups a b and c Unit and channel naming Preset function to recall favorite settings Override function to solo a mic Master mute function Six auxiliary outputs from a mix bus matrix Input and output level m...

Page 32: ... on which Dugan device is selected in the Top Pane The Dugan Control Panel is divided into three panes The Top Pane The Top Pane displays all connected Dugan units The active unit is enclosed by a yellow rectangle Click on another unit to select it and deselect the previous unit Figure 5 2 Top Pane If all connected units do not appear in the Top Pane see Establishing Network Con nections To displa...

Page 33: ... available units connected to the network automatically Some facilities have multiple studios on the same network that oper ate independently In that case you may want to restrict the units shown in the Top Pane to those in your studio To do this 1 Hover the mouse cursor over the names of the units that you want to display and note their IP addresses 2 Ctrl click on the sign at the right of the To...

Page 34: ...ur own order use names with number prefixes To name a unit and its channels 1 Select a unit in the top pane 2 Select the yellow text in the right pane under the Dugan logo and type a name 3 Press the Enter key on the keyboard to set the name 4 To name a channel select the yellow text and type a name 5 Press the Enter key on the keyboard to set the name Channel naming is cleared by pressing reset s...

Page 35: ...g the individual mode buttons or the Master PRESET button Figure 5 3 shows a typical system channels 1 4 in auto with ambient noise and chan nels 5 8 in mute Figure 5 3 Channel Pane Level Indicator Each channel has a level LED that lights green when the audio level is adequate for automatic mixing It should remain green when no one is talking If the level indicator blinks raise the console s chann...

Page 36: ... 3 if not in use Man and bypass modes are the same except for the transition Bypass is instantaneous which can cause an audible click while man performs a quick fade without sonic ar tifacts To deactivate bypass you can Click bypass again OR Click any of the three channel mode buttons Channel Modes There are three channel modes man auto and mute Changing modes initiates a half second fade to the n...

Page 37: ...orite channel mode settings which may be restored by pressing the Master PRESET button When the unit powers up the chan nels default to their preset modes To set channel presets 1 Click the channel preset button next to the desired channel mode button 2 For all unused channels click the preset button next to the mute button Figure 5 6 Channel preset left and Master PRESET right buttons The preset ...

Page 38: ...lick the group button until the desired group letter appears The channel strip background is tinted green group b or blue group c group a is not tinted Figure 5 7 A set of OVERRIDE PRESET and MUTE buttons appears in the Master Pane for each group Figure 5 7 Channel groups Override Override can be used to instantly mute all mics except one the host or chairperson However any number of mics can be i...

Page 39: ...n the weight controls are balanced each mic has an equal opportunity to take over the system when one person talks into one mic he she gets all the auto mix gain and the others get turned down Figure 5 8 Weight controls The weight controls should be used to balance the channel auto mix gain indicators when no one is talking If a console preamp trimmer is turned down that channel s weight control c...

Page 40: ...thers to speak when someone speaks into the channel with the higher weight setting Figure 5 9 How changing one channel s weight control during ambience affects the auto mix gains Lowering the weight control for one channel decreases the auto mix gain display during ambience for that channel and increases it slightly for the others makes it more difficult for that channel s talker to be heard over ...

Page 41: ...ugan Control Panel 41 Figure 5 10 shows eight and four mic systems with appropriate auto mix gain displays when no one is talking Figure 5 10 Multiple mic ambience auto mix gain hovers around 9 dB for eight mics 6 dB for four mics ...

Page 42: ...ontrol Panel CP J software This section documents the Master Pane s controls and indicators Figure 5 11 Master Pane AES settings left ADAT settings center Music System controls right The Master indicators include online AES ADAT master slave and clock lock The online indicator lights when the unit is connected to the Dugan Control Panel The AES ADAT and master slave indicators show their rear pane...

Page 43: ...el AES ADAT switch determines the number of possible chan nels Press the channels button to toggle between the two available values AES 8 or 14 ADAT 8 or 16 See Rear Panel I O Connections on page 16 for a full explanation of these options Reset Press the reset button to restore the unit to its default settings Meters Click on the Master meters button to toggle through the three meter display modes...

Page 44: ...en multiple Dugan units are linked groups a b and c span linked units and op erate as independent automatic mixers It is possible to have multiple systems of linked units on your network These units will all appear in the top pane The Model E 3 allows 16 systems in a network In the rare instance that requires multiple systems 1 Select the first unit to include in the system by clicking it in the t...

Page 45: ...the default routing by clicking the set to defaults button at top left Scroll horizontally to see all available processed and unprocessed signals A blank cell means no connection A cell with 0 0 means unity gain To assign your own routings enter values 96 to 31 5 dB in the desired mix bus matrix cells A master fader trims the gain of each mix bus output Gain values may also be en tered numerically...

Page 46: ...tivating the Master OVERRIDE button returns the channels to normal operation Select channel s to include in the override group by activating their override button s Remove channel s from the override group by deactivating their override button s Preset Clicking the Master PRESET button sets the channel modes man auto mute to those shown on each channel s preset buttons Use these settings to store ...

Page 47: ...am mics Use the same type of mic for program and sensing applications Do not place the sensing mic close to an individual voice or instrument Do not point the sensing mic at a pit orchestra Do not put the sensing mic in the back of the house because of the time delay Patch the preamplified sensing mic to a MST IN 1 2 3 input on the auxiliary con nector Typically the direct output of a console inpu...

Page 48: ...ustments remain independent To set up the Music System 1 Patch up to three reference mic signals one for each group for the Music System threshold inputs as described on page 18 2 Click the arrow on the right edge of the Master Pane to open the Music System panel 3 Start with the three Master music system threshold controls set to 0 dB 4 Activate the music system buttons on the desired channels 5 ...

Page 49: ...is missing or too low 9 Fine tune individual channels using their thresh controls so the auto mix gain dis play stays close to 15 dB Enter a value in the numeric field see page 34 to learn how Controlling Ambience The Music System does not maintain constant ambience like the Speech System If the gating of the ambience is annoying its effect can be smoothed 1 Click the arrow on the right edge of th...

Page 50: ...tically using the Music System Gain Limiting is the only automatic mixing function that can be active when the channel is in man mode Gain Limiting is controlled by the NOM Number of Open Mics channel buttons and the master NOM gain limit field see Figure 5 15 NOTE Since the Model E 3 has no master audio channel Gain Limiting reduces the gain on all input channels for which NOM is active Unlike ty...

Page 51: ...urs Set the NOM gain limit field in the range 1 10 see page 34 to learn how to set controls For example if there is enough gain before feedback to tolerate four open mics set the NOM gain limit to 4 Gain reduction begins when the fifth mic turns on Figure 5 17 NOM is 4 Gain Reduction dB 8 6 4 2 0 Number of Open Mikes NOM 4 2 0 6 8 10 Gain Reduction dB 8 6 4 2 0 Number of Open Mikes NOM 4 2 0 ...

Page 52: ...ypass switch with the fader down to pass signal through the Dugan This sends the signal through without the gain limiter affecting other channels Gain Limiting and the Speech System The Speech System always maintains NOM 1 which prevents Gain Limiting from sensing excess gain Typically the NOM controls have no effect when using the Speech System However the NOM function can help avoid feedback whe...

Page 53: ...downloads OR http tech groups yahoo com group duganusers files After the download is complete the Internet connection is no longer necessary 2 Unzip the software package It contains the Dugan Control Panel vxxx jar and Dugan Utility yyyym mdd jar The Dugan Utility contains the latest versions of both the firmware and the safety copy of the Dugan Control Panel that loads automatically into the unit...

Page 54: ...unit s on your network in the list see Establishing Network Connections on page 22 5 Select the unit to update from the list and click Update Firmware The unit reboots after the update completes NOTE To force an update when the Update Firmware button is not blue Ctrl click the button ...

Page 55: ... to set all parameters to factory default set tings and clear label text We recommend executing this command just like zeroing out a console before starting a new installation Network Reset Hold down the channel 1 mute button to set these parameters to their default values xx last two digits of serial number unless 00 then use 100 DHCP On Turning DHCP on requests that the network assign an IP numb...

Page 56: ...Dugan Model E 3 User Guide 56 8 or 14 16 Channel Mode Hold down the channel 4 bypass button to select 14 AES or 16 ADAT channel mode Hold down the channel 4 mute button to select 8 channel mode ...

Page 57: ...Dugan Model E 3 User Guide 57 Appendix B Connector Pinouts DB25 connectors are wired with the Tascam Digidesign standard Figure 2 1 Main audio connector pinout diagram ...

Page 58: ...hs 3 4 Out Gnd 6 Chs 1 2 Out Lo 7 Chs 7 8 In Hi 8 Chs 7 8 In Gnd 9 Chs 5 6 In Lo 10 Chs 3 4 In Hi 11 Chs 3 4 In Gnd 12 Chs 1 2 In Lo 13 nc 14 Chs 7 8 Out Lo 15 Chs 5 6 Out Hi 16 Chs 5 6 Out Gnd 17 Chs 3 4 Out Lo 18 Chs 1 2 Out Hi 19 Chs 1 2 Out Gnd 20 Chs 7 8 In Lo 21 Chs 5 6 In Hi 22 Chs 5 6 In Gnd 23 Chs 3 4 In Lo 24 Chs 1 2 In Hi 25 Chs 1 2 In Gnd ...

Page 59: ... Word Clock Gnd Word Clock Gnd 9 DARS AES In 14 Lo Chs 13 14 In Lo 10 MST 3 AES In 12 Hi Chs 11 12 In Hi 11 MST 3 AES In 12 Gnd Chs 11 12 In Gnd 12 MST 1 2 In Lo Chs 9 10 In Lo 13 nc nc 14 Word Clock Gnd Word Clock Gnd 15 Aux 5 6 Out Hi Chs 13 14 Out Hi 16 Aux 5 6 Out Gnd Chs 13 14 Out Gnd 17 Aux 3 4 Out Lo Chs 11 12 Out Lo 18 Aux 1 2 Out Hi Chs 9 10 Out Hi 19 Aux 1 2 Out Gnd Chs 9 10 Out Gnd 20 n...

Page 60: ...Dugan Model E 3 User Guide 60 Table B 3 10 BASE T Ethernet TCP IP Table B 4 CP 2 Control Panel Pin Signal 1 T2 2 T1 3 R2 4 n c 5 n c 6 R1 7 n c 8 n c Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 Tx 3 Tx 4 V ...

Page 61: ...2 ms Frequency Response 10 Hz 22 kHz 0 0075 dB Output Noise 125 dBFS 20 Hz 20 kHz 128 dBAFS Distortion 125 dBFS Linking Up to eight units can be linked into one system in an optical ring network Synchronization Sources 48 kHz only ADAT Word Clock DARS AES Inputs 1 8 MST Inputs 1 3 Internal Output 48 kHz word clock Connectors Audio Main DB 25 wired to TASCAM standard digital audio Aux DB 25 wired t...

Page 62: ...Nominal 12 VDC 1 5 A maximum accepts 12 24 VDC either polarity or 9 18 VAC External Supply Input 120 VAC 60 Hz 27 W Output 12 VDC 1 5 A Approved UL CUL International supplies available by special order Dimensions 1RU H 1 75 in 4 5 cm D 8 3 in 21 cm W 8 75 in 22 2 cm Weight 3 5 lb 1 6 kg 7 lb 2 5 kg in shipping box with power supply ...

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