Behringer Rev2496 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
BEHRINGER DEQ2496 QUICK START GUIDE
The ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496 is an ultra high-precision digital 24-bit/96 kHz EQ/RTA mastering
processor. Its extremely high audio performance makes it ideal for audiophile mastering and PA
purposes. There are 4 concurrently selectable EQ modules (31-band graphic EQ, 10-band parametric EQ,
Feedback Destroyer and three dynamic
EQs per channel).
How to reset the DEQ2496 to Factory Default condition:
Hold down the MEMORY and COMPARE buttons while powering up the DEQ2496
Press the B button to confirm the reset
Accessing the AUTO-EQ function:
Press the RTA button several times until page 1 of the RTA menu is displayed
Press the B button (next to the “AUTO EQ” indicator in the left-hand side of the display)
Turning the Data Wheels will now adjust the target EQ curve that you want to achieve
Press the PAGE button to advance to page 2 of the AEQ menu
Press the A button (next to the “START AUTOEQ” indicator in the left-hand side of the display) to start the Auto-EQ
process
Press the A button again to stop the process
Page the PAGE button to advance to page 3 of the AEQ menu
Press the B button (next to the “DONE” indicator in the left-hand side of the display) to exit Auto-EQ mode
Using the Graphic Equalizer function on the DEQ2496:
Press the GEQ button to display the GEQ menu
Turn the small Upper Data Wheel to select the frequency to work with
Turn the small Lower Data Wheel to select the bandwidth you want to affect
Turn the Large Data Wheel to adjust the GAIN of the frequency
For each control you will see visual feedback from the curve in the middle of the display and the numbers on the right
of the display
Using the Parametric Equalizer function on the DEQ2496:
Press the PEQ button several times to display page 1 of the PEQ menu
Turn the mall Upper Data Wheel to select the frequency to work with
Turn the small Lower Data Wheel to select the bandwidth you want to affect
Turn the large Data Wheel to adjust the GAIN of the frequency
For each control you will see visual feedback from the curve in the middle of the display and the numbers on the right
of the display
Accessing the Limiter function on the DEQ2496:
power-up the DEQ2496
press the DYN button several times until PAGE 2 of the DYN menu is displayed
press the B button (next to the "LIMITER" indicator in the left-hand side of the display)
use the Data Wheels to the right of the display to adjust the parameters
Accessing the Compressor/Expander function on the DEQ2496:
press the DYN button several times until PAGE 1 of the DYN menu is displayed
press the B button to switch between expander and compressor functions
use the Data Wheels to the right of the display to adjust the parameters
Accessing the Stereo Imager function on the DEQ2496:
press the WIDTH button several times until PAGE 1 of the WIDTH menu is displayed
use the Data Wheels to the right of the display to adjust the parameters
Accessing the Stereo Delay for delay line applications on the DEQ2496:
press the I/O button several times until PAGE 4 of the I/O menu is displayed
use the Data Wheels to the right of the display to adjust the parameters
Accessing the different Metering displays on the DEQ2496:
Press the METER button
Press the METER button or the PAGE button to cycle through the three different meters (peak/RMS, SPL, VU)
Using the Module Bypass function on the DEQ2496:
Press the BYP button
Use the Large Data Wheel to select a module to bypass
Press the B button to bypass the module
Pressing the B button again will re-enable that module