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SolStice

TM

High Quality, 2-channel Mixer|Blender Preamp

Did you ever wonder how the best acoustic musicians get that great 
sound night after night in every venue?  One of the secrets they’ve 
learned is that their signature sound not only includes their instruments, 
but also their pickups, microphones, cables, and the all-important pre-
amplification and equalization stages of the signal chain.  Duncan-Turner 
Acoustic Research (“D-TAR”) is dedicated to providing the electronic links 
between your strings and your listeners’ ears so you can get a consistent-
ly great sound under virtually any circumstance, day in, day out.

“wiTh  RespecT  TO  AcOusTic  TOne”

duncan|Turner acousTic research  5427 hollister ave santa barbara ca 93111.2345  tel 805.964.9610 fax 805.964.9749 www.dtar.com

D-TAR is a company founded by musicians who want 
to make the kind of gear our fellow musicians deserve.  
we’ve spent a lot of time listening to and playing fine 
instruments as well as amplification and recording 
gear, and we are dedicated to building the best sound-
ing gear with the most useful features that we can.  we 
would like to hear your comments on how you use your 
solstice Mixer/Blender preamp, and hope the music you 
make with it fulfills your dreams.

Summary of Contents for Solstice

Page 1: ...ers ears so you can get a consistent ly great sound under virtually any circumstance day in day out with respect to acoustic tone duncan turner acoustic research 5427 hollister ave santa barbara ca 93111 2345 tel 805 964 9610 fax 805 964 9749 www dtar com D TAR is a company founded by musicians who want to make the kind of gear our fellow musicians deserve We ve spent a lot of time listening to an...

Page 2: ...on the tip and the microphone signal on the ring 2 XLR jacks 5 and 19 are intended for microphone level signals 40dB of gain is provided with the option of a 20dB pad 4 18 that can be used with high output con denser microphones Cable Connections Rear Panel Outputs 1 1 4 jack 4 is intended as the cable connection to a power amplifier Its level is controlled by the Master vol ume on the front panel...

Page 3: ...ges used in top of the line mixing consoles The gain is set at 40dB but can be reduced to a level more compatible with high output condens er microphones by engaging the 20dB pad switch 6 20 Microphone Volume Control Acts as a normal volume control located directly after each respective mic amp EQ Controls in General The Solstice EQ section is made up of filters composed of low noise discrete comp...

Page 4: ...dividual channel signals to go to a mixing board 10 12 Channel Insertion Point Effect Loop Stereo jacks are provided for each channel to allow flexibility in the use of effects and in sending and receiving auxiliary signals The Send signal is assigned to theTip and the Return signal is assigned to the Ring The tip signal can also be treated as auxiliary signal outputs and likewise the ring signal ...

Page 5: ...cated to the speakers and or room taming You may just be dealing with as many as five or six different equalizers in your signal chain when one or two may just do the trick One of the best ways to dial in your sound for amplified acoustic instru ments is to work with headphones to dial in your pickup blend if using dual sources EQ and effects Take Solstice s output into a headphone amp or through ...

Page 6: ...a charged back plate stays stationary Because the diaphragms of condenser mics can be made very light in weight the fre quency response can be very good with a condenser mic Neumann mics considered by many to be the ultimate mics for recording voice and acous tic instruments are condenser mics Condenser is an old term for capaci tor Condenser mic derive their name from the fact that they are sensi...

Page 7: ... very fine wire which transduce or transform the vibration of plain steel or steel cored wound strings into an electrical signal MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface the computer language used in modern synthesizers and signal processors to communicate with other devices MINI MIC Miniature mics derived from hearing aid and CIA mic in the martini olive technology These are generally electret m...

Page 8: ...r Duncan is famous for it s recreations of the most famous single coil pickups from the golden era of magnetic pickup design THREE BAND EQ Sounds like a good night at the Fillmore but in our context it refers to types of equalizers having low mid and high frequency controls Solstice fea tures a three band equalizer on each channel TRANSDUCER Any device that changes mechanical or acoustic energy in...

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