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DRAWMER
1976 O
PERATOR’S
M
ANUA
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QUICK SETUP PROCEDURE
Please note that the following procedure is only a guide. All audio is different, requiring numerous settings, however, this
should give a good staring point:
1) Set the front panel as shown in the diagram below: the
Input
vertical to 0dB, Set the controls to be the same
on all bands -
Saturate
fully counter-clockwise to 0,
Width
vertical at 0, and
Level
vertical at 0dB. Set the
Low X-Over
to 70Hz and the
High X-Over
to 15kHz. Set the
Output level
vertical to 0dB. All switches
should be off.
2) Adjust on the
Input
knob so that the meter above reads the central,
Yellow led
for the majority of the signal. If
the green led is lit saturation will have a lesser effect on the signal and with red lit more saturation occurs but, in
addition, the level of each band is effected to a greater extent.
3) With the
Low X-Over Frequency
set fully counter-clockwise, and the
High X-Over Frequency
set fully clockwise,
listen to the audio and bring in the two knobs to the positions that you think the cross-over points should be set
- generally to separate the main bass and treble sounds from the mid-range. Using a combination of
Mute
and
Bypass
switches for the various bands allows the operator to monitor only the frequencies that are required and so
tune the low, mid and high frequencies. (See ‘Useful Frequencies’ opposite)
4) Rotate the
Saturate
controls until the desired amount of saturation is hear for each band.
5) Because the saturation can have an affect on the gain, at this point it may be necessary to adjust the
Level
control of each band to maintain a balance within your mix, emphasizing each band as you desire.
6) Whilst listening to the stereo mix adjust the
Width
control of each band until the desired stereo image is
achieved, rotating clockwise to widen the signal and anticlockwise to make it narrower.
7) Just like saturation
Width
can have an affect on the gain so at this point it may be necessary to adjust the
Level
control of each band to maintain a balance within your mix.
8) Adjust the
Output Level
until the meter display reads the desired output level.
9) At this point the
Output Bypass
switch can be toggled to listen to the affect that the 1976 is having on the audio.
Adjust to suit.
10)As a final test of the audio, activated the Mono switch. This will outline what part of the signal is lost should it be
played in mono and emphasize when you have ‘gone too far’ with the width control. Adjust the width controls to
suit. Remember to deactivate the switch.
