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Lehle SUNDAY DRIVER SW II Operating Instructions Manual Download Page 18

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LEHLE GmbH · Germany · www.lehle.com · [email protected]

TYPICAL USES
IN THE STUDIO

The LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II gives
top performances not only on stage and
in the concert hall, but also in the record-
ing studio. Its wide 20 to 100,000 Hz
transmission range and extremely good
signal-to-noise ratio makes it the ideal
recording preamp.

M A D E I N G E R M A N Y

S U N D AY D R I V E R

S D

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TB

TS

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RECORDING PREAMP WITH LEHLE P-SPLIT III

RECORDING PREAMP

D I R

I S O

M A D E I N G E R M A N Y

P- S P L I T

M A D E I N G E R M A N Y

S U N D AY D R I V E R

S D

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TB

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Summary of Contents for SUNDAY DRIVER SW II

Page 1: ...OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II ...

Page 2: ...I comprises only the very best components Every assembly of your LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II has been made and tested in Germany Your LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II is of extremely robust design and construc tion to make sure that you get absolutely years and years of enjoyment from it If you should nonetheless have a problem or simply a question just mail me or a member of the Lehle team at support lehl...

Page 3: ...n Typical uses of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II live as a line driver cable driver unbalanced and balanced booster DI box with preamp Typical uses of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II in the studio as recording preamp recording preamp with LEHLE P SPLIT III signal flow diagram 4 6 7 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 21 23 ...

Page 4: ...al loads making the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II virtually in destructible and guaranteeing years of trouble free switching When ON its circuit is based on a dis crete Class A circuit with JFET technology and provides two modes of operation selected by a mode selector switch with gold plated contacts D stands for Driver in this mode your guitar signal is amplified with absolutely no modification at t...

Page 5: ...pedal is placed after the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II If you have long cables or a complex ef fects board configuration switch to TS True Sound mode and the LEHLE SUN DAY DRIVER SW II is active as a buffer without amplifying or modifying the sig nal in any way In this mode the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II operates as a totally neutral line driver equivalent to mode D with the gain pot turned all the wa...

Page 6: ...0 008 0 dBu 1 kHz 3 8 20 Hz 100 kHz 1 85 1 MΩ 9 15 V DC 5 MΩ 165 mA 220 Ω 20 dBu 18 dB Length Max Ausgangspegel Width Level noise floor Overall height Total harmonic distortion Supply voltage Frequency range Current consumption Input impedance D mode Output impedance Max input level Input impedance S mode Max gain ...

Page 7: ... and all kinds of stringed in struments This compact preamp has no trouble balancing out low signal levels and eliminating sound losses caused by long cables and treble pickups 2 S D SELECTOR SWITCH Use this switch to select the mode you want This gold plated contact switch enables you to change between the two sound modes Mode D for Driver switcher pressed selects neutral amplification and the in...

Page 8: ... an effects chain is the better solution for long cables and for complex effects board configurations Switch the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II to TS for True Sound mode and it is active as a buffer without amplifying or modifying the signal in any way In this mode the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II operates as a totally neutral line driver equivalent to Mode D with the gain pot turned all the way to the le...

Page 9: ...ons simultaneously reducing signal impedance on the one hand and boosting the signal on the other THE LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II AS AN IMPEDANCE CONVERTER When the gain controller is at the left hand stop in the 0 or seven o clock position it operates purely as an imped ance converter With the knob in this position you can compensate for sound losses that can oc cur when long cables or multiple eff...

Page 10: ...f required mount the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II to a pedalboard using the mounting kit The LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II can be mounted to a plate such as a pedalboard using the two holes in the bottom of the pedal You can find the optional LEHLE Mount ing Kit V3 order number 100981 online at www lehle components com To mount undo the four housing screws by using a 2 5 mm Allen key and detach the cover...

Page 11: ...nal loss Where electric guitars are used with tube amplifiers an additional boost is often necessary to generate a harmonious distortion The LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II is designed to perform both tasks perfectly MADE IN GERMANY SUNDAY DRIVER S D TB TS MADE IN GERMANY SUNDAY DRIVER S D TB TS MADE IN GERMANY SUNDAY DRIVER S D TB TS LINE DRIVER DI BOX WITH PREAMP CABLE DRIVER ...

Page 12: ...ects With long cable runs and the large num ber of contact crossings on connectors and sockets these sound losses can even occur if the effects pedals are True By pass It s easy to get an idea of how much sound you re losing firstly connect your instrument directly to the amplifier and then through the effects rig This sound loss can be eliminated by po sitioning your LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II as ...

Page 13: ...SUNDAY DRIVER SW II via the foot switch 8 or set it to True Sound 3 5 Turn the Gain controller 7 to the left limit 7 o clock position 6 Done The sound characteristics of some effects e g Treble Booster Fuzz vintage Chorus and vintage Echo may be modified by positioning the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II before them in the line The remedy in such cases is to use one or more LIT TLE LEHLE III or LEHLE D ...

Page 14: ...ch stops sound losses caused by over long cable runs The full sound quality stays in the signal even at cable runs of 20 meters HOW TO DO THIS 1 Connect your instrument to the Input socket 1 of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II 2 Connect the Output socket 4 of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II to your amplifier 3 Switch the S D selector 2 in the D po sition for Driver 4 Activate the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW...

Page 15: ...reasing gain level results in a silky warm harmonious overdrive distortion Please also take a look at Section 7 Gain controller the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II as a booster HOW TO DO THIS 1 Connect your instrument to the Input socket 1 of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II 2 Connect your amplifier to the Output socket 4 of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II 3 Switch the S D selector 2 in the S po sition for S...

Page 16: ... signal and amplifying it appropriately for the line input of a mixer Thanks to the optional balanced signal transfer you ll find the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II is an ideal studio quality DI box in a compact form for use onstage HOW TO DO THIS 1 Connect your instrument to the Input socket 1 of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II 2 Connect the Output 4 of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II to the input of the ...

Page 17: ...al is optimal for your mixer 6 Done Balanced signal lines are fitted with XLR connectors or TRS Tip Ring Sleeve jack plugs In a balanced signal line the sig nal is present in phase at the tip as in the case of an unbalanced signal line XLR Pin 2 The second signal conductor carries the same signal but with the opposite polar ity or mirror image phase Ring XLR Pin 3 The third conductor is the screen...

Page 18: ...ge and in the concert hall but also in the record ing studio Its wide 20 to 100 000 Hz transmission range and extremely good signal to noise ratio makes it the ideal recording preamp MADE IN GERMANY SUNDAY DRIVER S D TB TS RECORDING PREAMP WITH LEHLE P SPLIT III RECORDING PREAMP DIR ISO MADE IN GERMANY P SPLIT MADE IN GERMANY SUNDAY DRIVER S D TB TS ...

Page 19: ... signal through its high imped ance input to make the signal low imped ance and thus compatible with your au dio interface while all the time retaining your instrument s original sound in the digital field By avoiding poor quality or multiple preamps successively you keep the noise floor at a very low level HOW TO DO THIS 1 Connect your instrument to the Input socket 1 of the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER S...

Page 20: ... switch 8 5 Adjust the Gain controller 7 so that the signal is optimal for your audio inter face 6 Done If the inputs of your audio interface are balanced you can tap the LEHLE SUN DAY DRIVER SW II s output in balanced with a TRS jack For this take a look at 4 Output socket ...

Page 21: ...t Interface Low Z Input LEHLE P SPLIT III ISO DIR It can be useful during a recording ses sion to hear your instrument through an amplifier simultaneously while recording This enables you to play your instrumen tal part with your usual sound while your dry signal is recorded a technique that has positive benefits for performance feel therefore also for the recording whilst offering the possibility...

Page 22: ...output to the input of your audio interface 5 Switch the S D selector 2 to the D po sition for Driver 6 Activate the LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II via the foot switch 8 7 Adjust the Gain controller 7 so that your amplifier sounds as good as usual 8 Done The LEHLE P SPLIT III also has other func tions such as inverting the phase at the ISO output or an extra galvanic separa tion of the signal to get ri...

Page 23: ...23 LEHLE GmbH Germany www lehle com support lehle com LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM INPUT 1 OUTPUT 4 TRUE BYPASS SWITCH 8 TS TB SWITCH 3 GAIN CONTROLLER 7 S D SWITCH 2 ...

Page 24: ...H Germany www lehle com support lehle com LEHLE GmbH Grenzstrasse 153 46562 Voerde Germany www lehle com support lehle com LEHLE SUNDAY DRIVER SW II OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS EN V1 1 2019 08 01 Copyright 2019 by LEHLE ...

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