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ULTRAVOICE DIGITAL VX2496
7. AUDIO CONNECTIONS
Loud volume can lead to large amounts of spill on stage, i.e.
the microphones do not just pick up one signal (e.g. vocal), but
many other signals from the stage. This can be a major problem,
as the individual signals cannot be easily controlled independently.
Use the expander to isolate individual signals and to lessen of
spill. The level of the spill is lowered while the louder wanted
signal is unaffected. The gate function also lends itself well to
this application as unwanted signals can be completely eliminated
in this way. You must be careful, however, to ensure that the
main signal is not clipped as the gate cuts off when it falls below
the threshold. This could even cause quiet passages to disappear
even though they are meant to be heard. The gate is also ideally
suited to processing impulse sounds (e.g. snare, bass drum,
toms etc.) as these are relatively short signals that neither swell
nor ring out.
6. INTEGRATION INTO A RECORDING
SYSTEM
As mentioned at the beginning of this manual, the
ULTRAVOICE DIGITAL is ideally suited to direct connection to a
recording medium, such as a DAT recorder, analog tape machine,
or even a hard disk recording system without the use of a mixing
console. Furthermore, an extremely clean signal is produced as
the potential noise produced by looping through a mixing console
is eliminated from the outset. You can integrate the VX2496 into
a hard disk recording system without having to use an additional
A/D converter. For such cases, the ULTRAVOICE DIGITAL has a
24-bit/96 kHz A/D converter with digital AES/EBU output. The
wordclock input allows the VX2496 to be locked to external
devices. Of course, you can also successfully integrate the
ULTRAVOICE DIGITAL into your studio conventionally with a
mixing console.
7. AUDIO CONNECTIONS
The BEHRINGER ULTRAVOICE DIGITAL VX2496 hasexcept
for the insert connectorsstandard electronically servo-
balanced inputs and outputs. The circuit design has automatic
hum suppression with balanced signals and operates problem
free even at high levels. Externally-induced mains hum is thus
efficiently suppressed. The servo-function automatically detects
when connector pins are unbalanced and changes the nominal
level internally by 6 dB so that there is no difference in level
between input and output signals.
+ Please ensure that only qualified persons install
and operate the device. During installation and
operation the user must have sufficient electrical
contact to earth. Electrostatic discharges might
affect the operation of the unit.