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Avoiding clipping when
recording digital.

Capturing the sound of
analogue for digitally
recorded drums.

Controlling the kick of the
bass drum and the ounch of
the snare.

Improving drum room
sound.

Making acoustic guitars and
electronics basses stand out
in busy mix.

Giving extra charisma to
vocals. Improving intelligibi-
lity.

Making a tube mic out of
your standard mic.

Creating heavily distorted ´in
your face´ sounds.

Tip offs

sing starts earlier, which means you can hear the effect already
at lower D

RIVE

levels in comparison to H

ARD

settings. A medium

D

RIVE

level may already be sufficient to drive the tubes hard

enough. 

In a H

ARD

setting you will find yourself using higher D

RIVE

levels, because the processing starts later than in a S

OFT

setting,

but it is very efficient immediately.

When recording to a digital media it is essential to avoid clip-

ping and the tube limiting is a great tool for this purpose. Critical
peaks are smoothed resulting in increased subjective loudness
while controlling the electrical level.

Traditionally, drums have been recorded to analogue tape –

even digital drum tracks are frequently copied to analogue tape
purely to capture the sound of tape saturation. With C

HARISMA

,

you can achieve the same analogue warmth, punch and power
without the inconvenience or noise of an analogue tape
machine. Even sampled drums really start to sound much more
like real drums.

Choose an extreme H

ARD

setting (fully clockwise) for kick

drums or snares. You effectively prevent clips on your digital
recorder while you also have control about the kick of the bass
drum or the ounch of the snare. It is interesting to use C

HARISMA

on room tracks when recording live drums. Choose a S

OFT

setting with a high D

RIVE

level. This will open up your drum

room.

Acoustic guitars benefit from the C

HARISMA

effect with

improved transparency and clarity, yet the recorded instrument
retains the same liveliness and character as the original.
Electronic basses become better focused, or you can add just a
hint of deliberate distortion to help make them stand out in a
busy mix. 

When recording vocals, the C

HARISMA

allows the voice to stand

out in the mix without increasing the actual level – any good
studio mic effectively becomes a valve mic. Intelligibility is
greatly enhanced by the tube harmonics, and you can even make
a clean voice sound smoky by driving the C

HARISMA

a little harder.

That´s something a tube mic doesn´t allow you to do.

It is often a good trick to use a compressor before the

C

HARISMA

when processing vocals. This will help you finding an

appropriate D

RIVE

level.

Producers of dancefloor/trance/ambient music will find

C

HARISMA

a remarkable creative tool for distorting bass drums,

snare- and lead sounds absolutely free from noise and hum – a
clear advantage over the guitar-preamps. Even original
303/808 bass and drum sounds gain additional kick and
authority. C

HARISMA

lets you produce really ´in your face´

sounds.

Содержание Charisma 9733

Страница 1: ...Model 9733 Manual Dual Channel Tube Processor...

Страница 2: ...tion 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 aris...

Страница 3: ...standard with excellent sound quality to provide you a precious component for studio purposes Please read this manual carefully to ensure you have all the information you need to use the CHARISMA We...

Страница 4: ...SMA also helps you to place vocals in a densed playback and maintaining their presence We will start with general safety hints followed by the connections on the rear panel We then take a look at the...

Страница 5: ...split the output between a mixer and effects processor However only one type of input jack or XLR should be connected at a time the CHARISMA is not intended to be used as a mixer To ensure optimal si...

Страница 6: ...ocessing has reached its maximum position Now the tube is fully saturated and the typical limiting effect occurs Increasing the DRIVE results in more tube distortion IMPORTANT When you start to proces...

Страница 7: ...control range bring in the harmonical distortion and the tube limiting very slowly you can compare this with the soft knee characteristic of a limiter In comparison to the HARD control range the SOFT...

Страница 8: ...sinewave like layer sounds When processing these sounds the PROCESS LED should illuminate rarely When processing squarewave like transient sounds you can drive the tubes harder The PROCESS LED may ill...

Страница 9: ...d much more like real drums Choose an extreme HARD setting fully clockwise for kick drums or snares You effectively prevent clips on your digital recorder while you also have control about the kick of...

Страница 10: ...oroidal transformer and is designed to minimize induced hum and noise due to the non existence of an air gap The primary voltage may be selected between 230 V 50 Hz and 115 V 60 Hz by means of a reces...

Страница 11: ...ad ohms 600 Ohms Hard bypass switch yes Measurements Frequency Response 30 Hz 40 kHz 40 kHz 3 dB CCMR 100 dBu 100 Hz common mode rejection 100 dBu 1kHz 80dBu 10kHz 70dBu 20kHz THD N 0 41 1 kHz total h...

Страница 12: ...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 insuran...

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