Symetrix 601, Owner'S Manual

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Rev 2.2, 10/31/94
8. Applications
Here are a few applications that the 601 lends itself to. Do you have an unusual application for
the 601? Send it to us and we'll consider sending you a can of slug chowder or some chocolate
covered espresso beans from Starbucks for your trouble (novelness of idea limited to our
opinion, decision of judges is final, offer void where taxed or prohibited).
8.1 Broadcast Voice Processing
Use the 601 to create a unique sound for each of your on-air personalities. Give each
announcer his or her own program number, then create and store their sound. If you have a
way to send MIDI information to the 601 under control of a clock, then the announce mic
processing can change at shift-change time.
8.2 Voice-over Processing
Create and store each of your favorite voice-talent's settings in the 601. The next time that you
work with them, your starting point is a button press away.
8.3 Foley Processing
Try the 601 either as the 'front-end' when recording foley effects, or as the 'back-end' when
transferring previously recorded effects. You can also use it to process field tapes during
transfer to a workstation or other storage system.
8.4 Digital Mastering
Since the 601 can operate in digital-in/digital-out mode, use it when making production
masters of digital material. You can add compression, make level changes, EQ changes, etc.
If you're not particularly enamored with the ADC in your digital recorder, you can use the 601
as a converter if your digital recorder has digital (S/PDIF or AES/EBU) inputs.
8.5 Musical Applications
The particular combination of processors in the 601 make it ideal as an instrument processor,
especially for electronic keyboards. In the studio, you could go as far as to use the AES/EBU
outputs as a direct-digital output while listening to the analog outputs.
Since the 601 was designed as a voice processor, the term "voice" also applies to "vocal." Once
again, every reason that makes the 601 useful for speaking is applicable to singing.
8.6 Sound Reinforcement Applications
One possible sound-reinforcement application for the 601 is that of an ultimate channel insert
processor. Just think, one channel insert patch and you have a parametric equalizer, de-esser,
de-noiser, compressor, AGC, and stereo delay at your fingertips. Use just one, use them all, the
important thing is that they're all there.
Another application simply uses the delay and possibly the EQ as an equalized stereo delay
line. The simplified user-interface makes parameter changing fast and easy, the
programmability helps make changing modes easy.