Sound Performance Lab EQ MAGIX Bedienungsanleitung

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10Special attention has been paid to the power supply of the EQ MAGIX.The power pack is the heart of any unit, and the more accurately it works,the mo

11Rear panelEEQQ MMAAGGIIXX rreeaarr ppaanneellelectronically balanced mic/line input; pin 2 = hot / pin 3 = coldunbalanced INSERT SEND/RETURN ja

12InputMic / LineLine -30 BThe INPUT stage of the EQ MAGIX is based on the SSM 2017 semicon-ductor. The strengths of this particular component are it

13Peak3Phase reverse4The INPUT section of the EQ MAGIX is equipped with a PEAK LED whichlights up approximately 3 dB below the value which would signi

14InsertInputAll microphones with balanced floating output, i.e. also microphonesequipped with tubes can be used when the phantom voltage is switchedo

15The ACTIVE function switches the PARAMETRIC equalizer on or off. If theswitch has been pressed, the integrated LED indicates that the PARAMETRICsect

Practical applications bring accurate processing of subwoofer tracks tomind, along with a problem which modern recording procedures (PCM,hard disk, sa

17ParametricWhen the Q potentiometer is turned to the extreme left, the bandwidtharound the selected centre frequency is very narrow. This is known as

18ristics can be altered from GENTLE to STEEP, (also see point 9: BOOST/CUT ,page 16).IImmppoorrttaanntt::If you switch on the NOTCH mode, the bandwid

19Deleting an interferencefrequencyTwo possibilities are available with the EQ MAGIX to delete a interfe-rence frequency:1. The CUT mode with max. att

SOUND PERFORMANCE LABORATORYEQ MAGIX Owner´s Manualby Hermann GierManual version 2.1/94The information in this document has been carefully checkedand

20The initial settings on the VITALIZERSwitching on the VITALIZERsection1.The PROCESScontrol2. The BASScontrol3. The MID-HITUNEcontrolIntroduction int

21tiometer scaling: the lower the frequency, the brighter and clearer soundsthe programme material. This is because the MID-HI TUNE control sets astar

22The VITALIZER'scontrol elements ActivePeak+10 BpThe ACTIVE function switches the VITALIZER section of the EQ MAGIX on oroff. The status LED i

23The BASS control is responsible for the »colour« of the bass sound yoursignal is to have. If you move the BASS control to the right, you get a drier

24DeepMid-Hi Tune1718The DEEP circuit increases the processed bass range. The bass rangeencloses frequencies between ca. 20 Hz and 110 Hz with a bass

25Fig. 8:Five frequency responses areshown for the MID-HITUNEfilter atmax. PROCESSvalue and BASSat 0.1. 1 kHz2. 2 kHz3. 3,5 kHz4. 8 kHz5. 20 kHzFig. 9

26Combine21The VITALIZER works with steep filters and controlled changes of the phaserelationships of the harmonics to process the harmonics structure

27OutputThe OUTPUT section is an output stage with active PAN control. A doubleMono signal is produced from the Mono input signal which is available v

28EQ MAGIXSpecificationsFFrreeqquueennccyy rraannggee10 Hz - 100 kHz (100 kHz = -3dB)EEqquuaalliizzeerr FFrreeqquueennccyy rraannggee14 Hz - 58 kHz

29SPL electronics GmbH (hereafter called SPL) products are warranted only in thecountry where purchased, through the authorized SPL distributor in tha

3ContentsForeword 4Introduction 4The concept of sound processing in the EQ MAGIX 7Installation 9Inputs & outputs 9Power supply 10Rear panel 11Conn

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4Dear customer,Thank you for the confidence you have shown towards SPL electronicsGmbH by purchasing the SPL EQ MAGIX. The EQ MAGIX is a first-rateEqu

5The IINNPPUUTTsection features amicrophone preamplifier with 48V phantom power supply, PHASEREVERSEand LINE-30 dBswitch, PEAKindicatorIINNSSEERRTTjac

64. VITALIZER®®: The VITALIZER is an equalizer concept which makes use ofscientific psychoacoustic technology to process audio signals. The uniquecomb

7The concept ofsound processingin the EQ MAGIXThe PARAMETRICsection serves toperfectly remove any interferencefrequency or to accentuate afrequency ba

8The VITALIZER is the creative sound component in the EQ MAGIX. It works»intelligently«, provided the appropriate parameters are preselected. Thismean

9The housing of the EQ MAGIX has the standard 19" EIA format andoccupies 1 height unit (1 U = 44 mm) in your rack.When installing the unit in a 1