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THANK YOU

By purchasing our equipment, you have made a true investment. Due to our meticulous design, construction and component selection, you 
can expect decades of reliable service from this product. We are recording industry veterans who know first-hand that real value lies in the 
combination of excellent sound and long term reliability.
The brain trust at Dangerous launched the summing revolution with custom ordered and built 2-BUS summing amplifiers in 1999, finally 
crafting the finished market version in 2001. With the 2-BUS+ we’ve not only raised the bar higher for the core sound of the summing 
amps, we’ve also created three unique color circuits to give you more control while crafting your recordings. There are comprehensive tips 
and application notes in this user’s guide, so don’t skip the read.

If you have any suggestions for applications or future products, feel free to forward them. We are always interested to learn as much as we 
can from real people using our products in real situations.

ABOUT DANGEROUS MUSIC
“Audio Integrity: non-negotiable.” This is the credo upon which Dangerous Music is founded.  Conceived by recording veterans in conjunction 
with world-class designers, the results are products that resurrect dynamic range, punch, intelligibility and emotion. These high-fidelity, 
uncompromising signal paths are achieved by harnessing several decades of real-world experience. Then the critical listening skills of top 
tier engineers are applied, with the result being musical tools that fulfill the actual needs of today’s flexible computer based studio. 

Summary of Contents for 2-BUS+

Page 1: ...2 BUS USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...pre empt trouble caused by heat and EMI 4 Care should be taken to avoid liquid spills around equipment If a spill occurs please shut off the gear and disconnect the mains A qualified technician shoul...

Page 3: ...crafting your recordings There are comprehensive tips and application notes in this user s guide so don t skip the read If you have any suggestions for applications or future products feel free to fo...

Page 4: ...efits 4 LED Metering 4 Mono Buttons 4 Effects Control Parallel Series Processing 5 Effects Control Assignment Engagement 5 Effects Control Harmonics 6 Effects Control Paralimit 7 Effects Control X For...

Page 5: ...ely and then blended in with the main signal or on a pair of stems for instant parallel processing X Former inserts a pair of custom CineMag transformers across the stereo mix and has a control for co...

Page 6: ...kwise Make sure the EXT INSERT is disengaged light dim STEM OUT A MIX AND MAKE SOME SOUND Assign track outputs or groups of track outputs called stems from your DAW to the channels you want them to oc...

Page 7: ...that generates an explosive sound Blend Paralimit into the full mix or to any stem assigned to 13 14 or 15 16 X Former inserts a pair of customized CineMag transformers across the mix buss and lets yo...

Page 8: ...dustry standard of 18dBu 02 MONO BUTTONS MONO BUTTONS PICTURED ABOVE Feature Switch inputs 1 2 and or 9 10 from stereo to mono Benefit Pan specific instruments straight up the middle of your mix Examp...

Page 9: ...from falling for the louder is better fallacy so common when comparing processed and unprocessed signals 04 EFFECTS CONTROL ASSIGNMENT ENGAGEMENT EFFECTS ASSIGNMENT ENGAGEMENT CONTROLS PICTURED ABOVE...

Page 10: ...insert the effect i e Buss 13 14 Buss 15 16 or the Master Buss then starting with the knob fully counterclockwise dry turn it clockwise wet to introduce the effect Tip Try training your ear to see ho...

Page 11: ...the knob fully counterclockwise dry turn it clockwise wet to introduce the effect Note The X Former is engaged even when the knob is fully counterclockwise It is in series not parallel Tip Try working...

Page 12: ...easily due to the steps Operation Twist at will to compensate for any added or lost gain during mixing to get the perfect print levels for your mix whether you re printing to tape back into your DAW...

Page 13: ...ither set of inputs at your convenience Do not use them simultaneously 11 EXPANSION INPUTS EXPANSION INPUTS PICTURED ABOVE Feature Expand your 2 BUS by patching in another 2 BUS an original 2 BUS a 2...

Page 14: ...of the Dangerous Liaison wired to the External Insert for instant A Bs Boom 13 MAIN MONITOR OUTPUT MAIN MONITOR CONNECTIONS PICTURED ABOVE Feature Use the MAIN OUTPUT to feed whatever you re using to...

Page 15: ...priate fuse value To change it use a screwdriver to gently pry the mains inlet module s cover open and insert the correct voltage Fuses for the alternate voltage are included in the shipping box Tip T...

Page 16: ...ux 1 2 has Analog 1 2 of your interface as its output and internal buss 1 2 as its input Subsequent busses follow the same pattern see picture above You can name these aux tracks once you know what yo...

Page 17: ...RS ARE WIRED TO TASCAM AVID PROTOCOLS 2 BUS with 16 CHANNEL INTERFACE DB 25 SNAKE XLR F TO DB 25 SNAKE 2 BUS DB 25 SNAKE TO MONITOR CONTROLLER DIGITAL OUTPUT ANALOG OUTPUT 9 16 ANALOG OUTPUT 1 8 ANALO...

Page 18: ...0048 THD N 22dBu 1KHz unweighted 22Hz to 22kHz 0 0026 IMD 4dBu 0 0038 IMD 22dBu 0 0021 Crosstalk rejection 108dBu 1KHz Noise at Unity Gain 22Hz to 22KHz 86dBu Noise at Nominal Mix Setting 22Hz to 22K...

Page 19: ...93732 Email info dangerousmusic com E mail info dangerousmusic de Dangerous Music Inc reserves the right to alter the software and design of their equipment If after reading the manual more informatio...

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