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Mic Input

Channel Insert Point

Send

Send

Bass guitar

Bass drum

Amplifier

Return

Input

Ext s/c input

Output

Instrument Synchronisation

Sometimes it is necessary to synchronise the attack of two instruments. Often a bass guitar must be made to
sync precisely to the regular beat of the bass drum. This can be done by passing the bass guitar through the
gate and using the bass drum as the external key.

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Advanced applications

Содержание DN514 Plus

Страница 1: ...gplc com Website www klarkteknik com OPERATORS MANUAL DN514 DN514 Plus Quad Autogate Operators Manual Issue 1 1 September 2004 DOC02 DN514 c Klark Teknik Group UK PLC In line with the company s policy...

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Страница 3: ...rd grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Pr...

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Страница 5: ...ssions Pavi EN55103 Fast Transient Bursts at 2kV EN61000 4 4 Static Discharge at 4kV EN61000 4 2 Electrical Stress Test EN60204 UL6500 99 EN60065 1998 E60065 00 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We of Klark T...

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Страница 7: ...17 Basic Gating Advanced Applications Technical Specification 23 Front panel controls 7 Rear panel controls 8 Setting the Controls 12 Side Chain Filter 13 External Key 14 Synchronisation 15 Music PA...

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Страница 9: ...ld never be disconnected To prevent shock or fire hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not removecovers Referservicingtoqualifiedpersonnelonly This product sh...

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Страница 11: ...ty control inspection and every possible effort has been made to ensure that it left the factory in perfectcondition If however the unit shows any signs of damage please notify the transportation comp...

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Страница 13: ...control giving reliable gate closure without the jitter thatcanoftentakecarefuladjustmentofcontrolstoremove Afeature important to the live sound engineer where microphones may be placed close to each...

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Страница 15: ...z with a roll off rate of12dB peroctave 5 applies high frequency filtering to the side chain of the gate from 20kHz down to 80Hz with a roll offrateof12dB peroctave 6 Threshold lightindicateswhen theg...

Страница 16: ...e set before the supply is connected Any attempt to run theunitfroma220Vsupply withtheswitchsetto110Visliabletoresultinseveredamagetotheunit 17 ismadeviaafemaleXLR typeconnector 18 is available on a m...

Страница 17: ...for more information The output circuitry is capable ofdrivinga600 ohmloadatalevelof 22dBu 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 Gnd 2 Gnd 3 Hot 1 Gnd 2 Gnd 3 Hot 1 Gnd 2 Cold 3 Hot 1 Gnd 2 Cold 3 Hot Input Outp...

Страница 18: ...Transformer or electronically balanced connections have the benefit of Common Mode Rejection which eliminates externally induced interference such as mains hum etc Balancing is especially useful when...

Страница 19: ...up every other drum and cymbal to some extent and probably the bass guitarist as well When several microphones are positioned on the kit each one giving a good sound on its own particular drum they w...

Страница 20: ...eshold level for reliable triggering issetsemiautomatically Aswitchselectsbetweentwo modesof operation Slow andFast sets the time it takes for the gate to close for the VCA to go from zero attenuation...

Страница 21: ...f signal from both instruments is being picked up by each microphone This makes thethresholdlevelverydifficulttosetcorrectly The solution to this problem is to tune the and filters of each gate to the...

Страница 22: ...y the level of the incoming signal Sometimes it can be usefultouse adifferentsignaltotriggerthegate Thisisknown asan Particularly in the case of drums a very reliable trigger can be obtained by taping...

Страница 23: ...This means that when one instrument of the section finishes a note they all do This is useful for brass stabs Further improvement to the synchronisation of the instruments may be obtained by linking...

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Страница 25: ...ed by the use of any of the console controls exceptInputGain The may if desired be connected via an auxiliary send and return but if the aux send on your console is post EQ then operation of the EQ wi...

Страница 26: ...n setting on the console will be quite high Background noise such as outside traffic or air conditioning will be picked up and amplified causing a considerable reduction in the signal to noise ratio o...

Страница 27: ...nique uses two channels of the The other two can be usefully employed to gate the output of the reverb unit which itself may produce some noise irritatingly noticeable when mixing to digital tape For...

Страница 28: ...is positioned close to the drum another is set further away to pick up the natural reverberation of the room The outputs of the close mic and room mic are mixed to give a good sound and the room mic...

Страница 29: ...t Synchronisation Sometimes it is necessary to synchronise the attack of two instruments Often a bass guitar must be made to sync precisely to the regular beat of the bass drum This can be done by pas...

Страница 30: ...rangement In asimilarway abass drummaybe beefedup by using ittokeyalow frequencytoneproducedby asynth or even the console oscillator and mixing this gated tone with the original drum sound A snare dru...

Страница 31: ...20 240V Audio Inputs Four Key Inputs Four Audio Outputs Four Performance Key Filters Power Requirements Termination Type Electronically Balanced Impedance ohms Balanced 20k Unbalanced 10k Type Electro...

Страница 32: ...put Output balancing Security cover Transformer input output balancing Input transformer balancing is non retrofittable and has to be specified with order Parts Number Perspex security cover SCP DN514...

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