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The DSP7000 Family Operating Manual

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programs field ______________________________________16
quotes

effect, affect_____________________________________21
jungle gym ______________________________________53

US Supreme Court________________________________60

RAM_____________________________________________53
rates _________________________

See

internal or external clock

redirection________________________ 47.

See also

place holders

benefits of ______________________________________48
example ________________________________________48

mods

__________________________________________47

trigs

___________________________________________47

uses of ______________________________________ 47, 48

relay jack __________________________________________36
remote controlling parameters ________________

See

parameters

renaming programs __________________________________57

RS232 ______________________________10, 64.

See

serial port

S/P DIF __________________

See also

Digital inputs and outputs

input

selecting _____________________________________30

output

location

_____________________________________ 9

selecting

__________________________________ 9, 30

specs.__________________________________________ 9

sample rate conversion _______________________________30
sampling rates

44.1 kHz

selecting _____________________________________31

48 kHz

selecting _____________________________________31

88.2 kHz

benefits of ___________________________________31

reduction in max. program size ____________________31
selecting _____________________________________31

96 kHz

benefits of ___________________________________31

reduction in max. program size ____________________31

selecting _____________________________________31

saving programs _________________________________ 23, 56

saving setups _______________________________________62

scaling__________________

See

external modulation menu pages

secret keys_________________________________________72

Select key

location ________________________________________ 6

self tests, bypassing __________________________________72

sequencing __________________________________

See

MIDI

serial port _________________________________________64

baud rate _______________________________________64

data bits ________________________________________64
enabling ________________________________________64

fast communications ______________________________64
parity __________________________________________64

pin-out_________________________________________64

stop bits________________________________________64
use 64

Serial port

data indicator ___________________________

See

Busy LED

location ________________________________________10

setup

clearing ________________________________________71

Setup area

deleting ________________________________________ 62
saving _________________________________________ 62

updating _______________________________________ 62

Setup area

accessing ________________________________________7

gen. description __________________________________ 12
loading ________________________________________ 62

Setup key

location _________________________________________7

Setup Storage area

accessing _______________________________________ 62
moving cursor in _________________________________ 16

slipping__________________

See

Digital inputs.

See

Digital inputs

slowing transmission______________________________ 38, 64
soda, effect on DSP7000______________________________ 25

Soft Keys

highlighted, meaning of ____________________________ 14
location _________________________________________5

More Soft Keys indicators __________________________ 13
stacked ________________________________________ 14

triggers ________________________________________ 14

use 13

speeding transmission _____________________________ 38, 64

start-up options ____________________________________ 72

storage "space", internal_______________________________ 54
storing data externally ____________________

See

dumping data

sysex speed ________________________________________ 38
system exclusive msgs. ______________________ 10, 38, 66, 67

system sampling rate _________________________________ 33

between fixed rates, display of ____________________ 32, 34
exact, display of _______________________________ 32, 34

source of _______________________________________ 30

System sampling rate and external sync indicator

blinking _________________________________________5

location _________________________________________5
solidly lit ________________________________________5

System Sampling Rate and External Sync Indicator

def. ________________________________________ 32, 34
meaning of when synced to internal clock ___________ 32, 34

taps, type of parameter _______________________________ 60

text

entering ________________________________________ 17

textblocks _________________________________________ 61

trig

See

place holders

triggers

Soft Keys_______________________________________ 14

troubleshooting ____________________________________ 28

erratic behaviour

first course of action____________________________ 71

what to do if a particular program crashed DSP7000 ______ 72

tweaks

def. ___________________________________________ 23

underlined parameters________________________________ 50

unlocked_________________

See

Digital inputs.

See

Digital inputs

updating setups_____________________________________ 62

user supplied crystal _________________________________ 30

User-supplied Crystal Oscillators

connections _____________________________________ 68

voltage selection

____________________________________8

Word Clock _______________________________________ 33

Summary of Contents for DSP7000

Page 1: ...SP7000 Family Operating Manual covering the DSP7000TM and DSP7500TM and featuring the DSP4000B TM Part No 141041 Manual Release 1 1 17 April 2001 2000 Eventide Inc One Alsan Way Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA ...

Page 2: ...is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc for its audio special effects devices incorporating pitch shift DSP4000B DSP7000 DSP7500 and UltraShifter are trademarks of Eventide Inc This Page Intentionally Left Blank ...

Page 3: ...Saving Tweaks 23 Wrap Up 24 OPERATION _____________________________________________________________________________________25 Mounting and Handling 25 Memory Cards 25 Controlling Levels 27 The Level Meters 27 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Inputs 28 Wet Dry Ratios and Output Levels For the DSP7000 s Processor 29 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs 29 DIGITAL SE...

Page 4: ...ogram 57 Deleting a Program 57 Linking Programs 58 Comparing a Currently Loaded Program With The Original Saved Version 59 PARAMETERS 60 Taps 60 Textblocks 61 Graphics and Curves 61 Storing and Loading Setups 62 Miscellaneous Setup Options 63 APPENDIX A UTILITIES __________________________________________________________________________64 TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA 64 Setting Up the Serial Po...

Page 5: ...f this manual are the most important ones The first is the Overview and Quickstart chapter In it you will find essential information regarding the front panel the back panel and the general structure of the DSP7000 After these preliminaries are out of the way you ll start using the DSP7000 and learning the basic methodologies that you will employ whenever you use the DSP7000 The Overview and Quick...

Page 6: ...0 with features that put it in a class by itself The variety and depth of its programs are truly amazing from lush reverbs to choruses to flanges to delays to pitch shifters to dynamics to EQs to filters to distortions to synthesizers to samplers to ring modulators and to everything in between The DSP7000 can do it all And if that s not enough the DSP7500 boasts nearly three minutes of sample time...

Page 7: ...the presence of any signal See The Level Meters on page 27 B System sampling rate and external sync indicator The top four LEDs display the system sampling rate of the DSP7000 96 kHz 88 2 kHz 48 kHz or 44 1 kHz When solidly lit they indicate that the system sampling rate is exact 0 05 When blinking they indicate that the system sampling rate is between one of the fixed rates the LED corresponding ...

Page 8: ...ress this key briefly to select something highlighted by the cursor Press and hold this key for one second to set up a remote control for whatever pa rameter is highlighted on the display See Remote Controlling Parameters on page 50 To change the one second hold time alter the key hold parameter on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key several times to find it K ...

Page 9: ... when the busy LED is lit See Memory Cards on page 25 O LEVELS Pressing this key accesses menus for metering and levels See Controlling Levels on page 27 P SETUP Pressing this key accesses menus for digital configuration MIDI configuration ser vice utilities data dump utilities and program advance options Q POWER Flip this switch to bring the DSP7000 to life When the power is off the unit is by pa...

Page 10: ...n 2 is phase hot and Pin 3 is phase To unbalance the XLR jack use both pins 1 and 3 as ground and use Pin 2 as hot If either pins 2 or 3 are unconnected you will get more noise and hum than signal These may be used as both line and guitar inputs depending on the input level set ting e Analog Audio Outputs The DSP7000 s XLR analog audio output jacks are male Pin 1 is ground Pin 2 is phase hot and P...

Page 11: ...and S P DIF outputs will use the professional digital format S P DIF Digital Audio Input Output Consumer S P DIF is a consumer digital audio standard with two audio channels encoded into a single connector Use these connectors to hook up the DSP7000 to CD players DAT recorders and other audio gear using this format The connectors are two conductor RCA jacks Your plug should have the shield connect...

Page 12: ...bed below It can also send MIDI messages from this connector to a suitably equipped system This means for example that a pedal board can be connected to the DSP7000 by means of a sin gle cable that supplies power as well as a communication path A normal 5 pin MIDI cable can be used as a standard MIDI input o Out The DSP7000 sends MIDI messages to other devices via the Out port MIDI messages are al...

Page 13: ... functional areas You access each area by pressing its key You ll know which area you re in because the LED next to its key will be illuminated The areas are PROGRAM Press the PROGRAM key to access this area Inside you ll find utilities for loading programs saving programs deleting programs comparing a tweaked program with the saved version and creating banks manila folders for organizing pro gram...

Page 14: ...h Editor allows you to create your own effects from scratch or to customize programs that already exist See the separate Programmer s Manual for more information on the Patch Editor To change the hold time see Miscellaneous Setup Options on page 63 LEVELS Press the LEVELS key to access this area Inside you ll find level and Level Meter pa rameters See Controlling Levels on page 27 SETUP Press the ...

Page 15: ...ays describes the menu page you re looking at In the example shown above we re looking at the tone controls menu page Situated along the bottom of the display are the so called SOFT KEYS The four physical keys located be low the display select menu pages or events corresponding to these SOFT KEYS They re called soft be cause their function changes depending on context The More soft keys indicators...

Page 16: ...DSP7000 into self destruct mode Just kid ding It has no effect When you press a SOFT KEY it becomes highlighted The middle section of the screen is a menu page cor responding to that highlighted SOFT KEY Use the cursor keys to move around on the menu page Use the KNOB the NUMERIC KEYPAD and the SELECT key to change and enter values See Using the Cursor Keys the SELECT Key the NUMERIC KEYPAD and th...

Page 17: ...hape from Sine to Triangle on this screen Numeric parameters and text parameters cover 99 of the parameters you ll see in the DSP7000 but there are a few more esoteric parameters you ll encounter One such oddball is the trigger parameter Triggers trigger things to happen You place the cursor over a trigger parameter and trigger it by pressing SELECT Other oddballs include Taps and Graphics See Tap...

Page 18: ...h the triangle next to its number you may need to press the PROGRAM key again to find the load SOFT KEY For example Press either the LEFT CURSOR key when the cursor is in the programs field as on the above screen to position the cursor over the bank field as shown to the right With the cursor in the bank field spin the KNOB to scroll through banks Press the UP or DOWN CURSOR key to scroll through ...

Page 19: ...enu highlight the cancel box and press the SELECT key Here s how it works Select the item that has the text you want to add or change with the cursor keys and press the SELECT key Now the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys move you through the text string and the CXL key acts as a backspace key deleting characters as it moves back Turn the KNOB to scroll through alphanumeric characters When you arrive at ...

Page 20: ...ked up to the rest of your studio As was stated in the overview we have two analog inputs two analog outputs two digital inputs and two digital outputs all at our disposal all the time The analog and digital inputs are summed before process ing and the output of the processor is always available at both the analog and digital outputs See The Back Panel on page 8 for information on the jack types a...

Page 21: ...n the SETUP area you may have to press the SETUP key a few times to find it If you aren t using the digital inputs set the Source parameter to internal and the sample rate parameter to 48 kHz as shown to the right using the CURSOR keys and the KNOB If you are using the digital inputs set the Source parameter to external The DSP7000 will derive its sampling rate from the digital inputs and dstatus ...

Page 22: ... the inputs menu page in the LEVELS area There you can boost cut the analog inputs by 30dB 90dB before the analog to digital converter with the gaintrim parameter Use the analog parameter to cut the analog inputs by 0dB 100dB after the analog to digital converter Use the digital parameter to cut the digital inputs by 0dB 100dB Assuming you set the Source of the Level Meters to analog in or digital...

Page 23: ...Now all we need to do is load a program into the DSP7000 To do that enter the PROGRAM area You ll see a box that says banks and a box that says programs Banks are manila folders for programs many programs with a common theme are saved in a single bank There can be as many as 100 bank slots in the internal memory of the DSP7000 and each bank contains 128 program slots The number of program slots th...

Page 24: ...rams in the DSP7000 currently support an expert mode feature The expert mode parameter controlling this feature is found on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the S S S E E E T T T U U U P P P key a few times to find it A setting of 0 hides all but the most relevant menu pages in the PARAMETER area Conversely a setting of 9 reveals all of the available menu pages in the PAR...

Page 25: ...ave the program The program number line allows you to change which number slot you save the program in Your choices will be all those numbers between 0 and 127 that do not already have a program assigned to them including the presets By placing the cursor over the name line and pressing the SELECT key you can change the name of the program Once you ve picked a bank a program number and a name plac...

Page 26: ... any point in the signal path See Controlling Levels on page 27 Programs and setups can be saved to and loaded from removable Memory Cards as well as internal memory See Memory Cards on page 25 In addition to loading programs from the front panel programs can be loaded remotely via MIDI pro gram change messages or external triggers See Loading a Program Remotely on page 55 The digital inputs and o...

Page 27: ...am see separate Programming Manual to save edited presets to disk on a remote computer This gives you a valuable safety copy Eventide and other suppliers can provide rechargeable cards that do not need battery changes These need to be occasionally placed in the slot of a powered up system to top up their batteries Normal use of the card will usually keep the battery charged Insert a Memory Card by...

Page 28: ...Card will be created on the card when you format it Use the bank SOFT KEY to create new banks on the Memory Card To manually format a Memory Card see Fixing Memory Card Problems on page 70 To learn how to create a new bank see Creating a New Bank or Renaming an Old Bank on page 54 To find out how much memory is free on a memory card see The Size of a Program and Its Ramifications for Storage on pa...

Page 29: ...d and will be discussed in detail in the following sections The Level Meters Once you understand the Level Meters you can adjust levels along the signal path There are two meters to the left of the display one for the left channel and one for the right channel By altering the Source parameter on the meter menu page in the LEVELS area you can change the point in the signal path that the meters meas...

Page 30: ...of the inputs independently of the others by pressing the DOWN CURSOR key Notice that the analog input has two parameters for gain adjustment one before the analog to digital converter ADC and one after the ADC Use the gaintrim parameter to get a good analog level into the ADC and use the analog parameter to adjust the loudness of the analog signal relative to the digital signal assuming that you ...

Page 31: ... foot pedal jacks To learn how read Setting Up the External Controllers on page 36 External Modulation and Trigger Menu Pages on page 39 Remote Controlling Parameters on page 50 Controlling the Level of the Analog and Digital Outputs You can control the level of the analog outputs and the digital outputs These adjustments are made to match the DSP7000 s output levels to other equipment and would n...

Page 32: ...ted digital inputs and can range from 30kHz to 50kHz and from 54kHz to 99kHz The digital outputs are at the system sampling rate and all analog to digital and digital to analog conversion is done at the system sampling rate S P DIF AES EBU The digital inputs are received at either the AES EBU input jack or the S P DIF input jack To select between the two use the DIG IN parameter on the audio menu ...

Page 33: ...atus is likely to read slipping That means the two machines are not in sync and that ugly clicks and pops will be added to the audio In such a situation you d be better off setting Source to external See The Status Of The Digital I Os When Using The Internal Clock on page 32 Selecting The Internal Clock s Rate To select the internal clock set the Source parameter on the audio menu page in the SETU...

Page 34: ...e the greater the distortion Some slip ping may be acceptable for monitoring or other noncritical applications OK signal is present and its sampling rate is locked to the internal clock rate Every thing s groovy If a signal s sampling rate is very near but not exactly the internal clock rate its status will read OK with brief interjections of slipping This is normal and may well not produce measur...

Page 35: ...le these features on the misc menu page in the SETUP area you may need to press the SETUP key a few times to find it before you can select these options on the audio menu page Changing the wordclock parameter on the misc menu page in the SETUP area to yes as shown above will allow you to change the Sample rate parameter on the audio menu page in the SETUP area to WORDCLK as shown to the right Chan...

Page 36: ...anding The System Sampling Rate And External Sync Indicator When Using The External Clock The System Sampling Rate and External Sync Indicator is the box of five LEDs immediately to the left of the display The top four LEDs indicate the status of the system sampling rate Solidly lit When one of the top four LEDs is solidly lit the system sampling rate is exact 0 05 the LED corresponding to the sys...

Page 37: ... 1 4 analog inputs have no corresponding 1 4 analog outputs rly bypass effectively mutes those analog inputs that are mated with 1 4 plugs electronic Makes each output of the DSP7000 s internal processor the same as its correspond ing input Thus level changes and gaintrims are still in effect Shows red led when active mute Mutes all the outputs Shows yellow led when active Put the DSP7000 into byp...

Page 38: ... the DSP7000 The foot pedal that is hooked up to the jack and returned between the tip and the sleeve alters that voltage The pedals menu page in the SETUP area allows you to calibrate the foot pedal jacks for the particular foot pedals you are using The top menu page calibrates jack 1 and the bottom menu page calibrates jack 2 just press the pedals SOFT KEY to toggle between the two The horizonta...

Page 39: ...ear on how all of the above uses of MIDI function These parameters are found on the midi menu page in the SETUP area you may have to press the S S S E E E T T T U U U P P P key a few times to find it The midi menu page is stacked the top menu page is shown to the right Let s look at each parameter in turn shall we MIDI If set to disabled all received MIDI commands are ignored However MIDI output m...

Page 40: ...his is just the same as the MIDI parameter found on the top menu page It s duplicated here for your comfort and convenience base channel Selects one of 16 MIDI channels to be the base channel from which MIDI channel numbers will be calculated elsewhere in the DSP7000 omni mode If this is on then a MIDI message on any channel is accepted and dutifully obeyed by every MIDI message recipient in the D...

Page 41: ...eter If the external controller you select involves MIDI then you will also have to deal with MIDI channels and possibly MIDI control numbers This adds length to our discussion but it shouldn t add complexity In most cases we re doing one more thing we re scaling the external controller to suit the range of modula tion we would like Again the concept is simple but we ll have to get a little wordy ...

Page 42: ... redirection in The Concept Behind Redirection Mods 1 4 and Trigs 1 2 on page 47 pedal 1 2 The input from the pedals at the rear panel foot pedal jacks 1 2 These jacks are setup on the pedals menu page in the SETUP area See Foot Pedals 1 and 2 on page 36 to set them up tip 1 2 ring 1 2 and tip ring 1 2 When a pedal input is used as a switch input it can operate in one of two modes supporting eithe...

Page 43: ...ned to balance pan MIDI control message 10 typically assigned to panning expression MIDI control message 11 typically assigned to the expression controller on a MIDI keyboard general 1 through 8 MIDI control messages 16 through 23 MIDI single Allows selection of any MIDI control number with coarse quantization Input range is 0 to 127 A third parameter appears con which selects the controller numbe...

Page 44: ...rea to change it If omni is set to off on the midi menu page in the SETUP area then the second parameter on the screen channel selects which MIDI channel the MIDI message will be accepted on relative to the base channel found on the midi menu page in the SETUP area If the value of base x is greater than 16 the result wraps around For example if base channel were set to 10 and channel were set to b...

Page 45: ... select it with the mode parameter If the external controller you would like to use does involve MIDI you have a choice You can explicitly enter it with the mode parameter selecting the proper channel and if you ve chosen MIDI double or MIDI single selecting the con number Alternatively you can use the Capture Midi feature sending the MIDI signal you would like to modulate or trigger with from you...

Page 46: ...ed to decrease while the external controller is increasing The final parameter on the external modulation menu page is just a duplicate of the parameter we re modu lating Its value reflects the applied external modulation so you can see the result of all your futzing as you futz the external modulation s value will be ADDED to the parameter s value Additionally you can adjust the value of the pa r...

Page 47: ...ce between the possible minimum and maximum parameter values and scale is the value of the parameter scale di vided by 100 An example is in order no Let s repeat the above example in a more precise manner Let s also say that we want the delay to vary from 100 0 ms to 300 0 ms 100 0 ms is the min parameter value and 300 0 ms is the max parameter value With the mod wheel at 0 as shown above we chang...

Page 48: ...age we should mention that you will find stripped down versions of it scattered throughout the DSP7000 For example the program External Correct in the Fix Tools bank explicitly calls for an external controller Because the minimum and maximum values have been determined by the program s designer that option is absent from the menu page All that remains is to choose an external controller and that i...

Page 49: ...es and change the actual external controller manually Wow That s pretty abstract If it doesn t make sense yet read this section and then re read this paragraph There are four external modulation placeholders mod 1 mod 2 mod 3 and mod 4 There are two external trigger placeholders trig 1 and trig 2 These placeholders are selected as the mode on external modulation or trigger menu pages littered thro...

Page 50: ...l to mod 3 MIDI controller 10 to mod 4 MIDI note on to trig 1 and MIDI start to trig 2 Here are the benefits If you take the DSP7000 on the road and need to use different external controllers you don t have to re edit all of the programs you use Instead just reassign the placeholders If you take the DSP7000 to a foreign studio with a different set of convenient external controllers you don t have ...

Page 51: ... mode to anything you like we re going to set it to mod wheel on channel base 4 the omni parameter on the midi menu page in the SETUP area needs to be set to off in order to assign a specific channel Now when you move the mod wheel on MIDI channel base 4 both Digital 1 and OUT 1 Wet Dry are modulated Select the MIDI base channel on the midi menu page in the SETUP area The very first time you switc...

Page 52: ... still be there the next time you load the program Of course if you don t care if the remote control is there the next time you load the pro gram then don t worry about it See Saving a Program on page 56 and Updating a Program on page 57 Assuming that the mode on the above menu page was set to something other than off when you exited delay will be un derlined This indicates that it is remote contr...

Page 53: ...his example using a MIDI single controller the resolution will be limited to the 128 steps offered by MIDI meaning that the minimum change possible is 1000 10 128 or about 8Hz MIDI double controllers numbered 0 to 31 will give better resolution If you then changed to a different screen say main under LEVELS the following would apply 70 OUT 1 Wet Dry 74 analog 1 71 OUT 2 Wet Dry 75 analog 2 72 OUT ...

Page 54: ...s sounds right but can cause problems when moving from screen to screen For example suppose you are using a fader based controller like the Peavey 1600 and you push the fader all the way up to control say a vibrato depth Then you switch to another screen where the same fader controls the master output level The minute you touch the fader the level will go way up and the floor will be cov ered with...

Page 55: ... version of the pro gram Of course you can delete a program from memory if you wish you will quickly find out that you cannot delete the presets that came with the DSP7000 Banks A bank is like a manila folder for programs Instead of just giving you a pile of programs from which to load the DSP7000 s memory is divided into banks There can be as many as 100 banks in internal memory and 100 banks on ...

Page 56: ...ytes of space is available for storing your pro grams internally A program typically requires between 1 kilobyte and 16 kilobytes of space so that in the worst case you can store 30 programs in internal memory A more realistic number might be 100 If that s not enough for you don t despair You can save programs on Memory Cards that can contain as much as 4 000 kilobytes of space And if you fill up ...

Page 57: ...the PROGRAM area In order for this feature to work the parameter MIDI on the midi menu page in the SETUP area must be set to enabled and the parameter program load on the same menu page must be set to on The program that is loaded will be the one whose number is sent in the Program Change message If the number is not that of a program in the current bank no program will be loaded Note To aid in tr...

Page 58: ...there is no original version and again you should use the save SOFT KEY in the PROGRAM area If you do want to overwrite the original version of a saved program use the update SOFT KEY discussed below Pressing the save SOFT KEY results in the screen shown on the right The second line of the display bank allows you to select the bank in which you will save the program If a Memory Card is in place th...

Page 59: ...e given the chance to rename the program You can t rename the factory presets because you can t update them Deleting a Program Because there is a finite amount of storage space in the DSP7000 or on a given Memory Card you may want to delete some of your stored programs to free up room from time to time To delete a program go to the PROGRAM area and place the cursor over the program you would like ...

Page 60: ...OFT KEY to reveal the pop up menu shown on the right Find the program you want to link to with the second and third lines bank and program Select the slot you would like the link to appear in with program number In our example we re linking to the program Band Phaser that is located in the Phasers bank The link itself will be found in slot number 5 in the bank called The Timeout Drawer Place the c...

Page 61: ...to compare i e the program that is loaded Angelic Echos Once you ve pressed the compare SOFT KEY the DSP7000 will be running the original saved version of the program Notice that the upper left hand side of the display reads ORIGINAL PROGRAM To return to your tweaked version simply press compare again You may have noticed that the first time you compare the DSP7000 displays the message Any changes...

Page 62: ...most relevant menu pages in the PARAMETER area Conversely a setting of 9 reveals all of the available menu pages in the PARAMETER area Settings between 0 and 9 reveal a proportionate amount of menu pages in the PARAMETER area Leave expert mode at 9 if you like lots of parameters to tinker with at 0 if you find lots of parameters an noying or somewhere in between if your tastes fall somewhere in be...

Page 63: ... an x value and a y value The x value is the horizontal position of the currently selected graphical point and the y value is the vertical position of the currently selected graphical point In our example to the right the x value is 12500 Hz and the y value is 0 0 dB With the cursor in the y field as shown above the LEFT and RIGHT CURSOR keys change the x value while the KNOB and NUMERIC KEYPAD ch...

Page 64: ...e saves setup configurations without overwriting the last setup configuration that was loaded update saves setup configurations by overwriting the last setup configuration that was loaded delete deletes stored setup configurations from memory See Loading Programs on page 54 Saving a Program on page 56 Updating a Program on page 57 and Deleting a Program on page 57 for more details To change the on...

Page 65: ...0 Expert mode allows more or less information to be displayed on certain programs as well has hiding some warning messages depending on its setting For more information see page 22 wordclock and extra sync involve external synchronization and are discussed in Selecting The External Clock on page 33 favorites allows the user to control the number of most recently used programs shown as links in the...

Page 66: ...ial port For things to work properly these last four parameters must be set to the same values on both the DSP7000 and the machine connected to the serial port Higher baud rates result in faster transmission times but most machines have a ceiling above which errors occur So set the baud rate to the highest value you can on both the DSP7000 and the machine connected to its serial port that results ...

Page 67: ...e serial port the DSP7000 will erase all of your saved setups and saved programs and replace them with the received setups and programs Note The current setup and the currently running program will not be altered dump card This function dumps all setups and programs stored on the Memory Card If re ceived at the MIDI In port or at the serial port the DSP7000 will erase your Mem ory Card and replace...

Page 68: ...serial ports will require a special null modem cable with pin 2 of each end con nected to pin 3 at the other and vice versa Now changes made on the master are echoed on the slave Be sure to leave sequence out to off on the slave or MIDI feedback will lock up the DSP7000s in a very bad sort of way Sending A Program From One DSP7000 to Another To send a program from one DSP7000 to another turn seque...

Page 69: ...e was recorded is loaded during playback and the device ID set during recording is set during playback However if you manage to configure the MIDI connections between your various pieces of equipment such that the system exclu sive sequence out MIDI messages of the DSP7000 loop back into the DSP7000 without delay digital de mons will unleash a raging fury inside your helpless DSP7000 So make sure ...

Page 70: ...itry and is NOT covered by the Warranty Pin Connections 1 Clock 2 Gnd 3 5v at 100mA maximum User supplied Crystal Oscillators A user supplied crystal oscillator may be installed to give sample rates beyond those offered by the DSP7000 such as 32kHz or 44 056kHz This oscillator should be installed in the socket at location Y401 on the DSP7000 s motherboard The oscillator should run at 256 times the...

Page 71: ...sum error by forcing the new checksum result to be saved This will not get rid of the corruption in the data however After pressing the SELECT key on the above menu page you will arrive at the menu page shown to the right If you want to go ahead with the procedure press the yes SOFT KEY Otherwise press the no SOFT KEY Now you can assume that the checksum error was no big deal get a cup of coffee a...

Page 72: ... yes SOFT KEY to force the new checksum result to be saved If data is in fact corrupted this will not fix it Press the no SOFT KEY to abort If you are worried about the contents of the Memory Card you should either dump the contents of the Memory Card to an ex ternal storage device see Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps on page 65 OR copy all valuable internal programs and setups to a different...

Page 73: ...led factory defaults To return these parameters to their factory defaults go to the service menu page in the SETUP area Highlight clear setup and press the SELECT key Pressing the yes SOFT KEY will replace current parameter values with the factory de faults Unless you saved your setup before pressing yes it will disintegrate into digital dust see Storing and Loading Setups on page 62 Press the no ...

Page 74: ...OFT KEY to go ahead or No to abort CXL Bypass start self tests The DSP7000 will skip from Powering On directly to Ini tializing When the Initializing message appears you can let go of the CXL key This facility is a timesaver to allow the DSP7000 to power up more quickly 5 Run factory self test programs do not play with these as some can erase internal setup and programs See separately available se...

Page 75: ...kOhm bridging Full Scale Input Level 26dBu Dynamic Range 105dB Signal to Noise Ratio 105dB A weighted THD N 0 0025 1Khz 3dBFS Crosstalk 100db 20 Hz to 20kHz 1dBFS Analog Output Impedance 50Ohm Full Scale Output Level 26dBu Dynamic Range 105dB Signal to Noise Ratio 105dB A weighted THD N 0 0025 1Khz 3dBFS Crosstalk 100db 20 Hz to 20kHz 1dBFS Remote Control Inputs Up to 2 foot pedals or 0 5V control...

Page 76: ...o 128 bands parametric single input 64 bands at 2 channels Sampling with time compression up to 174 seconds mono DSP7500 only Digital delay up to 87 seconds mono in addition to any installed sampler Power 100 watts 100 125V 220 240V AC 50 60Hz Size Inches 3 5h x 19w x 12 5d Cm 8 9h x 48 3w x 31 7d Weight 12 pounds 5 5 Kg net 17 pounds 8Kg shipping weight All specifications are subject to change or...

Page 77: ... repairs on damaged units Who is covered under the warranty The warranty applies to the original purchaser of a new unit from Eventide or an Authorized Eventide Dealer Demo units are also covered by this warranty under slightly different circumstances see below Units that are used or have been used as part of a rental program are not covered under any circumstances It is your responsibility to pro...

Page 78: ...e 50 United States If you purchased the unit from a dealer in your country consult with the dealer before returning the unit If you wish to return the unit to us please note the following 1 The unit must be prepaid to our door This means that you are responsible for all shipping charges including customs brokerage and duties When a unit is shipped to us it must be cleared through United States Cus...

Page 79: ...tion ________________________________________ 6 Memory Card write indicator ________________________ 6 MIDI In Serial port indicator ______________ 6 43 55 64 Bypass area _______________________________________ 35 accessing ________________________________________5 Bypass key location _________________________________________5 bypassing _________________________________________35 actually bypassin...

Page 80: ...rmatting internal _______________________________ 69 72 fuse location specs _______________________________ 8 gain structure ______________________________________28 ganged parameters _________________________See parameters graphics type of parameter ____________________________61 hard drive _________________________________________53 high speed mode____________________________________54 Inc Dec k...

Page 81: ...______________ 21 Parameter area_____________________________________ 60 accessing _______________________________________ 6 gen description _________________________________ 12 Parameter key location ________________________________________ 6 parameters altering numeric _____________________________________15 text_________________________________________15 expert mode ____________________________...

Page 82: ...___________________________10 setup clearing ________________________________________71 Setup area deleting ________________________________________62 saving _________________________________________62 updating _______________________________________62 Setup area accessing ________________________________________7 gen description __________________________________12 loading _______________________...

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