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11

Spectralizer

Control Elements

D

ENSITY

increases the loudness of the generated harmonics by

applying different “compression ratios”. The control offers six
positions. 

Adjustment:

If D

ENSITY

is set to 0, the generated harmonics

have low intensity even at high values for 2

ND

and 3

RD

H

ARMONIC

. The increase in high frequencies is mostly created by

the highpass filtering, which applies a shelving equalizing
above the adjusted F

REQUENCY

encoder (see F

REQUENCY

, 3).

Increasing D

ENSITY

to 1 or 2 will increase audibility of the

generated harmonics. High D

ENSITY

values (4 to 6) may lead to

audible distortion depending on the source material. Use the
S

OLO

function (see 9) to hear the harmonics in isolation.

The LC-display shows all encoder settings. 

More information is displayed when activating the I

NFO

pages

(see 9). Press S

TORE

and A

PPLY

for one second to enter the I

NFO

pages. 

The S

OLO

function switches the original input off. You will hear

the effect signal only to be able to monitor the highpass-filte-
ring and harmonics generation.

The K

ICK

function boosts the amplitude of the generated

harmonics in the event of creation (attack-period). After that
the amplitude drops back to its original value. K

ICK

should be

used when you want to apply additional “sparkle” and
presence to the signal.

The S

PECTRALIZER

allows you to store up to 99 presets, which

can be changed by MIDI program change command.

If you want to store a new adjustment, depress S

TORE

for one

second. The LED starts to flash indicating that the S

TORE

mode

has been activated. The LC-display now shows the actual preset
number. Use U

P

and D

OWN

to select a new preset location. The

status-LED flashes shortly to indicate that the input (depressing
U

P

or D

OWN

) is accepted. Keeping U

P

or D

OWN

depressed will

let you jump through the preset list in steps of 5 presets. Once a
new preset location is found depress S

TORE

again. The S

TORE

LED goes out. The preset is stored at the new location.

In case you want to quit the S

TORE

mode without storing the

new adjustments simply press A

PPLY

.

Density 

7

LC-display 

8

Solo

9

Kick

10

Preset

11

Storing a preset:
Depress S

TORE

for1 sec.,

LED flashes; 
use U

P

/D

OWN

to select

preset no.;
depress S

TORE

again, 

LED goes out

Содержание Spectralizer 9631

Страница 1: ...Manual Digital Harmonics Processor Spectralizer Model 9631 ...

Страница 2: ...ion of SPL Limitations of Liability In no event will SPL be liable for any damages including loss of data lost profits cost of cover or other special incidental consequential or indirect damages arising from the use of the unit however caused and on any theory of liabi lity This limitation will apply even if SPL or an authorized dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damage SPL electro...

Страница 3: ... I would like to start with my thanks to all our staff who created what is to be described here Special thanks go to Jörg Houpert Klaus Peter Webersinke and Andreas Skäbe from Spectral Design as well as Harald Obenland from Octum elec tronics The importance of their exceptional qualification and talents cannot be overestimated Our products are often tested and compared in many publica tions and by...

Страница 4: ...s the overall input level with gain adjust ment available from 20dB to 6dB while the starting frequency for the re synthesis of the harmonics is set using the FREQUENCY control This functions as a high pass filter adjustable over the range 1kHz to 7kHz in 500Hz steps signals with a frequency lower than that selected using the FREQUENCY control remain unaffected The DENSITY control offers a choice ...

Страница 5: ...friendly opera tion the external controls access only the sonically relevant parameters Additionally all controls with a wide value range e g 0 to 100 are programmed with an alpha dial logic Turning the encoder rapidly causes the values to jump in steps of 10 whereas turning the encoder slowly causes the values to proceed in single increment steps The housing of the SPECTRALIZER has the standard 1...

Страница 6: ...t your computer with the SPECTRALIZER via a serial port with a standard Z modem cable RS 232 for PC and RS 422 for MAC 2 Open a terminal program like Hyperterminal on PC and make the following adjustments Baud rate 9600 Stop bit 1 Parity none Data bit 8 Handshake no Transfer mode ZMODEM 3 Switch on the SPECTRALIZER and depress both PRESET UP and PRESET DOWN until the LC display says wait for Zmode...

Страница 7: ...s 2 Set MIX to 50 You will notice an increase in high frequencies above 1kHz starting position FREQUENCY 3 Set DENSITY to 1 to increase the audibility of the harmonics in the next step 4 Set 2ND HARMONIC to 50 and 3RD HARMONIC to 30 5 If you are using full scale material for this initial test drive the CLIP LEDs may illuminate Reduce the INPUT GAIN to give additional headroom for the new harmonics...

Страница 8: ...rols the input level of the digital source You can boost the input gain by up to 6dB or attenuate it by up to 20dB The LC display see 8 shows the actual value Adjustment If you are about to process pre production mate rial which has not yet been normalized nor limited you should set the INPUT GAIN to 0dB If your source material has already been mastered and limited it is advisable to adjust negati...

Страница 9: ...EQUENCY control Until now you have not yet added any harmonics The increase in high frequencies is a boost of all frequencies above 1kHz You can change the starting frequency by turning the FREQUENCY encoder clockwise to higher frequen cies For some applications this may already do the job To add harmonics set 2ND HARMONIC to 50 and 3RD HARMONIC to 30 If the audible effect is very subtle increase ...

Страница 10: ...audible use the DENSITY control see DENSITY 7 to increase their loudness The 3RD HARMONIC encoder controls the intensity of the added third harmonics which are being generated above the adjusted highpass frequency see FREQUENCY 3 The third harmonics are odd harmonics which carry brilliance but also sharpness and aggressiveness A good combination of even and odd harmonics is the key to a natural so...

Страница 11: ...ng and harmonics generation The KICK function boosts the amplitude of the generated harmonics in the event of creation attack period After that the amplitude drops back to its original value KICK should be used when you want to apply additional sparkle and presence to the signal The SPECTRALIZER allows you to store up to 99 presets which can be changed by MIDI program change command If you want to...

Страница 12: ... to activate the UP and DOWN buttons Depressing STORE and APPLY simultanouesly for about one second gets you into a hardware dialogue called INFO The LC display shows status informations of the digital data stream With UP DOWN you will jump from one page to the next or previous If a selection is provided use APPLY to select 1 Software version and date 2 Selecting inputs The SPECTRALIZER automatica...

Страница 13: ...cted S P DIF with wordclock detected or S P DIF input without wordclock is detected 3 Displaying the detected sample frequency The SAMPLE FREQUENCY will be detected automatically The display either shows 44 1 kHz 48 kHz or 32 kHz 4 Displaying the Audio Error flag NO no error detected YES error detected 5 Displaying the CRC Error flag NO no error detected YES error detected ...

Страница 14: ...lag set 8 Displaying the Original flag NO no Original flag YES Original 9 Displaying the Emphasis flag NO no emphasis YES with emphasis 10 Selecting a serial port RS 232 interface for update download from PCs or press APPLY RS 422 interface for update download from MACs 11 Selecting a MIDI channel Depress APPLY to step from MIDI CHANNEL 01 up to MIDI CHANNEL 16 Control Elements ...

Страница 15: ...lly be useful when you are mastering a song for example that requires different settings for chorus refrain or bridge The APPLY LED illuminates indica ting that a program change command is received You leave the INFO pages by depressing STORE The OUTPUT LED chains are PPM peak level meters with signal and clip indicators The metering offers 1dB resoltion for the last 3dB before 0dB The first LED i...

Страница 16: ...splay yes Input transformer AES EBU yes Output transformer AES EBU yes Relay Hard Bypass AES EBU yes Measurements AES EBU Jitter 1ns S P DIF Jitter 3ns Wordclock In Jitter 1 5ns Power supply Torroidal transformer 60 VA Fuse 1A slow blow GND Lift switch yes Voltage selector 115V 230V Dimensions 19 1U 482 x 44 x 350mm Weight 4 9 kg 1 AES EBU is defined for levels from 2V to 7V Measurements AES EBU 4...

Страница 17: ...thorized SPL warranty repair facility in the country where purchased or to the SPL factory in Germany in the original packaging or a replacement supplied by SPL with all trans portation costs and full insurance paid each way by the purchaser or owner All remedies and the measure of damages are limited to the above services It is possible that economic loss or injury to person or property may resul...

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