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The Dangerous Music Master 

setup and operation manual 

 

 
 
 

 
The Dangerous Music Mastering controller represents the culmination of the design and 
implementation of custom mastering equipment in many of the worlds top mastering 
studios by the designers at DMI. Fifteen years of experience have been distilled down to 
a two rack space unit of exceptional ergonomic and sonic performance at a price about a 
third of the designer’s previous attempts. In conjunction with the Dangerous Music 

Monitor

, the addition of one’s favorite analog processing equipment and A/D/A 

converters, the Master makes the setup of a quality analog mastering system easier than it 
has ever been. This manual explains the features, controls, connections, and suggestions 
for the operation of this unit. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Introduction 

  1 

Safety 

Review 

  2 

Overview 

  3 

Rear panel connections 

Front panel controls   

Internal jumpers 

 

Specifications 

  7 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Master

Page 1: ...ergonomic and sonic performance at a price about a third of the designer s previous attempts In conjunction with the Dangerous Music Monitor the addition of one s favorite analog processing equipment...

Page 2: ...equipment in racks it is prudent to put power amplifiers and large power supplies at least several rack spaces if not in a different rack away from equipment that deals with low level signals Separati...

Page 3: ...sing makes a mastering engineer so equipped King of the Mountain The Width control allows adjustment of the stereo image width It works even when Insert 2 is not pressed when S M is selected Remember...

Page 4: ...cable may not equal better sound quality There are 2 Main outputs to feed A D converters a tape machine or patchbay depending on the user s preference The authors use 2 different A D converters to se...

Page 5: ...and output level look down at the scale and determine the relative gain obtained from the mastering process This control has a scale of 2 to 8dB in 0 5 dB steps The S M width control adjusts the stere...

Page 6: ...keep from losing the jumper Master should not need to be calibrated but in case it does here is the procedure 1 Obtain a calibrated oscillator and level measuring device These should be lab quality H...

Page 7: ...003 band limited to 22kHz IMD60 4 1 0 004 Crosstalk rejection 95 dB Headroom 27dBu Dynamic range 116 dB Power consumption 40 watts 100 130 200 250 volts user selectable Warrantee 2 years parts and la...

Page 8: ...7 Dangerous Music highly recommends the Mastering furniture built by Sterling Modular Systems to facilitate installation Please check out their website...

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