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processes (patents pending), it can provide planet rattling bass while simultaneously adding clarity, definition, and sparkle. Its
design puts it at home in any rack of professional gear, where it will soon become the most used piece.
The design philosophy of this unit was to create a processor that would enable a small set of speakers to appear as if they
were larger, and large speakers to sound huge, while at the same time improving the fidelity and image. By adding generated
bass sub-harmonics and high frequency harmonics that are not present in the original source, these enhancements do not
cloud the mix, but add separation.
To keep the sub-bass from walking over other instruments in the mix, it must be precisely created with a defined envelope in a
specific frequency range. We call this circuitry QUAKE. It operates by continuously monitoring the input signal for bass content
that meets defined criteria, then generates synchronized low frequency material an octave below it. It has a unique feature that
is found on no other bass processors- an adjustable dynamics control which modifies the bass tracking parameters from tight
to loose. The tight setting provides higher definition and punch, the loose setting allows a longer settling time. The output
frequency range of the process can be shifted higher or lower to match the speaker size by using the SUB-TERRANEAN shift
switch. The sub-harmonic activity is monitored and indicated by a light and the output level is fully adjustable.
In addition to the QUAKE process, there is an additional bass circuit, THUD, tuned roughly an octave above the sub-harmonic
range, which can be used to fill in and fatten out the upper‚ low end. A tuning switch removes some of the higher bass
frequencies, giving it a deeper tonality. Since the QUAKE and THUD circuits are phase synced, the two adjustments interact,
supplying waveform and level adjustment for the bass enhancement process.
High frequency content and stereo imaging can be improved with the three atmospheric controls (XPANSE, BAROMETRICS,
and STRATOS), which give increased separation and clarity. The XPANSE works with the BAROMETRICS control to provide
phase and frequency manipulation that works especially well with vocals. The STRATOS control adds a high frequency
harmonic sheen.
All inputs and outputs are balanced. To allow for maximum flexibility, input and output level controls are provided with
selectable metering. The sub-woofer output has built in cross-over circuitry and a separate level control to supply an equalized
bass signal for systems with subs. The QUAKE and THUD processes can be removed from the main left and right outputs,
leaving them only in the sub-woofer output.
S/PDIF in and out is also provided for direct connection to other digital audio equipment. If used as an analog to digital
converter, the kosmos Pro defaults to a 44.1K Hz sampling rate, if receiving input from another source, it locks onto the
incoming clock. The status is indicated on the rear panel.
All together, the systems in the kosmos Pro affect the soundscape from underground to upper atmosphere. It will rattle your
planet, or just your windows.
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