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noise generator (most likely a plugin). Activate the noise generator and set it to 0dB. Select

speaker

and slowly turn up

the

volume

knob on the

. Assuming there is little or no level from your speaker, the goal is to get to 1:00 o’clock

on the dial. Next grab your hardware SPL meter or smartphone app. Have your friend or Borg visitor hold the meter at
arm’s length, where your head will be normally in the listening position sweet spot and angle it 45º. Now slowly start
turning up the volume on your studio monitor. The target is 82dB SPL (read about

set

monitor

reference

level

in this

manual for the “why”). When you achieve this, power off the left monitor and repeat the process with the right speaker.
Then combine them and you should be at approximately 85dB SPL. Now it’s time to set up the next pair of monitors...
Use

spkr

and

spkr

trims to make

speaker

and

speaker

3 /

sub

match

speaker

. (Not to be confused with the

Speaker of the House in Congress).

27. SUM TRIM

Feature: The

sum

trim

knob affects the

sum

output

level by adjusting the overall level of the stereo summed mix.

Benefit: Adjust the

sum

output

for optimum level going into your interface or mixdown A/D converter.

Note: The

sum

trim

knob has a swing of -

∞

dBu completely counterclockwise and unity gain fully clockwise.

Tip:

The

sum

trim

knob should start out near 1:00. This is approximately -6dBu and gives you flexibility with your mix levels.

You can add or subtract level as needed.

Tip:

This can also be used to “push” into outboard gear like a compressor, eq, even the A/D if you’re trying to hit the

electronics with more energy (i.e. voltage into a transformer) or less if you’re mix is already too hot.

28. MONO 7 & 8 BUTTON

Feature: Make summing inputs 7 and 8 mono.

Benefit: Perhaps you’d like to isolate the kick and snare or vocalist and bass straight up the center, instead of panning in your

DAW. The

mono

button

anchors it in the middle, in the analog domain. (Identical operation from the free remote app as

well.)

29. VOLUME KNOB / DIM BUTTON

Feature: Adjustable

volume

knob

and

dim

button

Benefit: Adjust the level to your studio monitors on a contiguous knob or press it for a user selectable dim level (Both controlled

from the free remote app as well.)

Operation: See the

setup

section of this manual for detailed instructions.

30. VOLUME KNOB / SET REFERENCE LEVEL

Feature: User selectable

reference

level

Benefit: Set a

reference

level

for your studio monitors that you can always jump to, like the measure of loudness formerly

known as Fletcher-Munson, now “Equal Loudness Contour”. (Controlled from the free remote app as well.)

“Three DACs, more Speaker Outputs, Bluetooth Audio,

Remote Control- just listening to the headphone section

alone will inspire the best performance.”

CHRIS MUTH Co-Founder Lead Design Engineer,

Dangerous Music, Inc.

23. LINE OUT

Feature: Dedicated stereo

line

out

that mirrors either the

ctrl

room

headphone

source.

Benefit: The source or sources selected in either the

ctrl

room

headphone

section will output here. Allowing you to send it to an

alternate destination. For example, front of house PA system, video recorder, House of Worship crying room, back into your
interface, mixdown device like a CD burner, iPhone or cassette deck- remember those? At least we didn’t mention a DAT
machine! (oops)

Tip:

Use the

line

out

as a dub output. In other words, combine up to

inputs simultaneously-

analog

sum

bluetooth

usb

and

aes