Fbt QUBE SP27 Manuel d'utilisateur

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RearPanelConnectionsPowerSwitch:MainsFuse:MainsInlet:RS232:AudioOutputs:AESInputSwitch:AudioInputs:turnstheunit'smainssupplyoffandon.locatedinafi

OperatingtheSP27NoteaboutoperationwithAudioCoresoftware.ThefollowingoperatinginformationcoverssetupandcontroloftheSP27viathefrontpanelcontrolsonly.Ple

RoutingOptionsandProcessingBlocksDuetothecompletelynewDSPplatform,theroutingpossibilitieswithinthehavebeenmadecompletelyflexible,withamatrixavailablea

2x3waycrossover 1x6waycrossover2x2way+mono11

FreeAssignRoutingIfnoneofthepresetconfigurationsareappropriatetotherequiredsystemsetup,itispossibletomanuallyselecttheroutingofthecrossover.Thisisachi

EditingAudioParameters-InputChannelsGainGainInputAInAInputGain=+6.0dBDelayInputAInABaseDelay=0.00mSx1mS343mmx10uS4mmPEQ:1<>InputAInA1k00HzQ=3.00

EditingAudioParameters-OutputChannelsOutputGainTherangeofthecontrolovertheinputgainis–40dBto+15dBin0.1dBsteps.OutputPolarityThepolarity(orphase)ofeach

SlopeHPF/--Output1OP1<10HzLinkw-Riley48dBOutput1OP1PEQ:1<>Output1OP1OutputHighPassFilterThehighpasscrossoverfilteroneachoutputhasafrequencyra

ThresholdLimiterOutput1OP1Atk=2.0mSRel=x16+22dBOutput1OP1AttackSlopeFrequencyClipLimRel.=Medium2dBAboveOutputLimiterThelimiteroneachoutputhasadjustabl

InputGangingandOutputGangingPressEDITkeystogangflashingchannelwithselection12Themethodoflinkinginputsoroutputstogetherduringeditingisachievedinthesame

MenuSystemOverview18

MenuSystemShortcutsAlotoffunctionshavebeenassignedmenushortcuts–theseareaccessibledirectlyfromthedefaultscreenbypressingfollowedbytheappropriateorbutt

MenusinDetailGLOBALMEM.RecallaMemoryRecall,InputandCrossoverMemoriesorcombinationsof.StoreaMemoryStore,InputandCrossoverMemoriesorcombinationsof.Erase

MemoryStructureAswiththeSP26,theSP27hasitsmemorysplitintosections,allowingindependentrecallofcrossoversettings(i.e.allparametersassociatedwithoutputs)

Asonlymemory8andmemory10haveall3typesstored,thesewillbetheonlynumbersavailableduringarecall.However,considertheexamplewherethetypeofrecallissettoInput

RemoteControlInterfaceOperationThisinterfaceisfittedasstandardtoallunitsandisaccessedviathe9-pinD-typeconnectorontherearoftheunit.Notethattoconnecttoa

AESInputsTheSP27SeriesunitshaveafullAESimplementationbuiltinasstandard.Thisallowstheunittoreceivedigitalaudiodirectly.Theswitchingofinputcanbeperforme

AESDiagnosticsandStatusInformationAlsoundertheAES/EBUSubMenuistheAESStatusInformationoption,whichcanbeusedtochecktheincomingsamplerate(s)andconfirmtha

SecurityandLockingHINTTopreventexternalcomputercontrolbeingusedtoadjustlockedsettings,besuretosettheexternalinterfacetoOFFbeforelockingouttheunit.Afte

UnlockingtheUnitTounlocktheunitpressandthentypethecodein.Thiscanbeenteredbyusingthecontroltoselectacharacter,andtheandkeystomovetothenextcharacter.Alt

SP27 QuickReferenceEditingchannels:GAINBACKNEXTAccessingmenus:MENUBACKNEXTENTERENTERGLOBALMEMORYINPUTSECTIONCROSSOVERINTERFACESYSTEMSECURITYAES/EBUGlo

ProgramLimiterand“D-Max”LimiterTheSP27unitshavetwolevelsofdynamicprotectiononitsoutputs–atraditionalprogramlimiter,andanewlyintroduced“D-Max”limiter.H

“D-Max”ClipLimiterThemainlimitationwithtraditionaldynamicscontrolistheinabilityoftheprocessingtoreacttrulyinstantaneouslytothesignal.Oneofthemostsigni

TheSP27“D-Max”limiterpredelaysthesidechainsignal,resultingina“zeroovershoot”limiter,whichisabletocatchallpeaksandprovideareliableabsolutemaximumsettin

dB Ratio VrmsPwr8 Ω Pwr4 Ω Pwr2 Ω45 177.83 137.74 2371.71 4743.42 9486.8344 158.49 122.77 1883.91 3767.83 7535.6643 141.25 109.41 1496.45 2992.89 5985

FilterType Highpassfactors LowpassfactorsBessel12dB/Oct. 1.45 0.69Butterworth12dB/Oct. 1.31 0.76Bessel18dB/Oct. 1.37 0.73Butterworth18dB/Oct. 1.19 0.8

ParametricFilterTypesandTheirUsesAwideselectionoffiltertypeshasbeenmadeavailableunderthePEQsectionwheneditinginputoroutputfilters.Scrollingthroughthev

ShelvingEQ(HighShelfshown)InAInputAHSF:1-<::1k00HzQ=3.00.0dBRemember–tochangefiltertypes,pressBYPASStobypassthefilter,andthenuseENTERtoselectthefil

Low/HighPassVariable'Q'Filter(LowPassshown)InAInputALPF:1~~\1k00HzQ=3.0LPFVarQRemember–tochangefiltertypes,presstobypassthefilter,andthenuse

SpecificationsInputs:OutputsFrequencyRespDyn.RangeDistortion:.InputGain:OutputGain2/4electronicallybalancedImpedance:>10kohms.CMRR:>65dB50Hz-10k

Index37ABCDEFAESDiagnosticsAESInterfaceAESMenuAttackTimesBaseDelayClipLimiterCrossoverMenuDelayLookAheadDigitalIn&OutD-MaxEditingBaseDelayHighPass

ContentsImportantSafetyInformationUnpackingtheunitIntroductionFrontPanelFamiliarisationRearPanelConnectionsOperatingtheSP27InputGangingandOutputGangin

38OPQROutputDelayOutputGainParametricEQPasswordOverridePasswordsPolarityProgramLimiterQuickSetupRearPanelReleaseTimesResonantFilterRoutingBasicFreeAss

AppendixI–SP27DefaultCrossoverConfigurations2x3Way39

2x2Way+MonoSum++40

1x6Way41

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SecurityandLockingAdvancedAudioFeaturesParametricFilterTypesandTheirUsesSpecificationsIndexAppendixI-DefaultCrossoverConfigurationsEnteringthePassword

AnexampleofthisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththefollowingEuropeanandinternationalStandardsforElectromagneticCompatibilityandElectricalSafe

UnpackingtheunitAfterunpackingtheunit,pleasecheckitcarefullyforanydamage.Ifanyisfound,immediatelynotifythecarrierconcerned-you,theconsignee,mustinstig

IntroductionTheSP27arepowerfulDSPbasedaudioprocessors,ideallysuitedforinstallapplications,wheretheycombinethefunctionsofamultitudeofconventionalproduc

FrontPanelFamiliarisationShows,bydefault,thenameofthelastrecalledmemoryonthebottomlineofthescreen,andthecurrentroutingonthetopline.Alsousedtoshowallpa