Symetrix 601, Owner'S Manual

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................1-1
1.1 Manual Sections ..............................................................................................1-2
1.2 Operator Safety Summary ...............................................................................1-2
1.2.1 Equipment Markings .....................................................................................1-3
1.2.2 Terms............................................................................................................1-3
1.3 Other Safety Information ..................................................................................1-4
2. Basics......................................................................................................2-1
2.1 What Does the 601 Do?...................................................................................2-1
2.2 Digital and Analog Differences .........................................................................2-1
2.3 Gain Setting .....................................................................................................2-1
2.4 Equalization .....................................................................................................2-2
2.4.1 Power and Fullness.......................................................................................2-2
2.4.2 Rhythm and Musical Foundation. ..................................................................2-2
2.4.3 Telephone Quality .........................................................................................2-3
2.4.4 Lisping Quality ..............................................................................................2-3
2.4.5 Presence Range ...........................................................................................2-3
2.4.6 Brilliance .......................................................................................................2-3
2.4.7 Conclusions ..................................................................................................2-4
2.4.8 Equalizing for Speech ...................................................................................2-4
2.4.9 Peaking or Shelving? ....................................................................................2-6
2.5 De-Essing ........................................................................................................2-6
2.6 Noise Reduction...............................................................................................2-7
2.7 Downward Expansion ......................................................................................2-7
2.8 Compression....................................................................................................2-7
2.9 AGC .................................................................................................................2-8
2.10 Delay..............................................................................................................2-9
2.11 Modulated Delay ............................................................................................2-9
2.12 MIDI ...............................................................................................................2-9
2.13 Program Memory ...........................................................................................2-10
3. Technical Tutorial ..................................................................................3-1
3.1 Matching Levels vs Matching Impedances.......................................................3-1
3.2 Signal Levels....................................................................................................3-2
3.3 I/O Impedances ...............................................................................................3-2
3.4 Polarity Convention ..........................................................................................3-3
3.5 Input and Output Connections .........................................................................3-3
3.6 Digital I/O Considerations ................................................................................3-5
3.7 MIDI I/O Considerations...................................................................................3-5
3.8 3-5
3.9 Phantom Powering Condenser Microphones ...................................................3-5
4. Front Panel Overview ............................................................................4-1
4.1 User Interface Summary ..................................................................................4-1