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Behringer ddx3216 Instructions Manual

Behringer ddx3216 Instructions Manual

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SURROUND OPTION
Brief Instructions Set
Version 1.0
May 2003

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  • Page 1 SURROUND OPTION Brief Instructions Set Version 1.0 May 2003...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Until now, only well-to-do studios with massive digital consoles could produce “Professional Surround”. Today, all DDX3216 users can do it too! The new surround update transforms the DDX3216 automated digital mixing console into a full-fledged surround mixer with extensive control possibilities.
  • Page 3 DDX3216 directly to your home surround unit or to 6 active loudspeakers. When you select surround mode on the DDX3216, busses 11 through 16 are used for the 6 surround channels, giving you a true 5.1 mix. You can alternate between the standard stereo and 5.1 surround mix at any time, or you can use them both at the same time.

  • Page 4: Installation

    “DDX3216 File Exchange” PC software (WINDOWS ) or load it in using a PC card. The update procedure is described in detail in ch. 16.1 in the DDX3216 user’s manual. 3. NEW FEATURES The following new features are available upon installing the surround update: •...

  • Page 5: Surround Parameters

    106 surround subwoofer pre/post o 107 surround subwoofer volume If TX/RX is active, the DDX3216 sends the corresponding parameter or receives it as a MIDI SysEx file. • additional new update features: o 100 markers (previously 10) as well as an EMPTY indicator in case marker storage is empty.
  • Page 6 • Use the SUBW LEV to adjust the level of the signal relayed to the subwoofer output (bus 16). The PRE switch or the POST fader have the same function as described above (see also ch. 4.1). • The functioning (and the switch position) of these parameters is identical to the ROUTING LEVEL and PRE/POST parameters in channel routing menu (see ch 4.1).
  • Page 7 • The actual positioning of the sound source and its movement throughout the surround space take place in the circle with the positions of surround speakers indicated. o The “+” in the middle represents the central point, that is, the optimal listening position.
  • Page 8 Divergence is dependent on both ANGLE and DISTANCE parameters and only stands out when ANGLE = 0° and DIST = 100 (“100% in front in the middle”)! In this case, the 3 DIVERG. corner values have the following ramifications: When DIVERG. = 0, the signal only comes out of the center speaker.

  • Page 9: Routing, Tips & Tricks (Faq)

    5. ROUTING, TIPS & TRICKS (FAQ): • ROUTING If the SURROUND mode is activated, busses 11 to 16 are allocated as follows: o Bus 11 = LF = Left Front o Bus 12 = RF = Right Front o Bus 13 = LS = Left Surround o Bus 14 = RS = Right Surround o Bus 15 = CF = Center Front o Bus 16 = SW = Sub Woofer...
  • Page 10 • PHYSICAL OUTPUTS All physical outputs can be used for the surround option, ideally an 8-channel or a multi-channel output module, or for example the 4 integrated multi-outputs together with the control room out L/R. • OPTIMAL SPEAKER ARRANGEMENT The optimal 5.1 surround speaker arrangement assumes an angle of 30° off the 0°...
  • Page 11 • SURROUND & STEREO MIX Surround mix and conventional mix can be run simultaneously. • MAIN OUTS for STEREO MIX To create the most manageable surround/stereo setup, use the main outs L/R for your stereo mix and an additional I/O module for the 5.1 surround output/mix.

  • Page 12: Brief Surround Summary

    If you need to toggle between stereo and multi-channel configuration, you can store an entire surround project on a PC card. Since preferences are also stored on the PC card, your DDX3216 will automatically go into surround mode as soon as the surround project is uploaded from the PC card.
  • Page 14 SURROUND SOUND WITHOUT AN ENCODER? Of course, you can burn surround mixes onto CDs/DVDs even without special encoders; you burn your mix as a multitrack file (or as individual audio tracks). However, such CDs/DVDs can only be played in the respective computer drive so you can import the file into the computer and play it on the (multi-track) software you used to initially produce the surround mix.
  • Page 15 WINDOWS format. CONNECTING TO A SURROUND AMPLIFIER At first sight, how to connect the DDX3216 to a 5.1 surround Hi-Fi amplifier and Hi-Fi speakers seems self-explanatory. However, there are several precautions: 1. CONNECTING TO DIGITAL IN Connecting a digital output of the DDX3216 to a digital input of an amplifier...
  • Page 16 When you modify a sound source in a circle, “acoustic gaps” may occur, or you may perceive acoustic jumps from one speaker to another. This is by no means a defect of the surround option of the DDX3216, it is a normal phenomenon that occurs on all 5.1 surround systems.
  • Page 17 also in its infancy, and only time will tell which features delving into sound esthetics will have a lasting impact. Having a pioneering spirit is nowadays just as important as it was when stereophonic sound was first launched. The only rule that really goes nowadays is the following: less is often more! Nobody wants to listen for music for 75 minutes if instruments continuously circle throughout the room or if primary musical elements such as lead vocals...
  • Page 18 channel (Low-Frequency Enhanced) is used for special effects such as earthquake grumble, bomb explosions and so on. The rear surround speakers are used to merely reproduce background noises and may contain delayed segments of the front speaker section. For example, the rear speakers are used to help reenact the sensation of being in the middle of a church, being at a bar, or to give the viewers the sensation that a fighter jet just flew by and similar special effects.
  • Page 19 ® ® (5.1 channels, just like DOLBY Digital, but with a higher data rate, 768 to 1536 kBit/s, compared to AC-3 with up to 448 kBit/s) struck back in 1999 with DTS-ES (Extended Surround). It also uses a rear center speaker, thereby making 6.1 surround possible.
  • Page 20 DVD-V does indeed offer surround sound, but only on a limited scale, since the largest data blocks are eaten up by the video material itself. Nevertheless, it is today’s most significant multi-channel medium. DVD-A audio quality is much better than the audio quality of tracks found on DVD-V recordings, since DVD-A recordings feature much higher sampling rates, ranging from 44.1 kHz all the way up to 192 kHz.
  • Page 21 is 50% data compression using the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) protocol ® developed by PHILIPS DVD-A and SACD both offer advantages as well as disadvantages. SACD discs can not be played on any DVD player, but that can even happen to some DVD-As! While DVD-A expands on the success of DVD-Vs, SACD (being a high-end, technically superior product) is facing a tough challenge, even though it is completely reversely compatible with CDs and CD players.
  • Page 22 , YAMAHA ® STEINBERG are registered trademarks belonging to the respective owners and are in no way associated with BEHRINGER. BEHRINGER is a registered trademark. © 2003 BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH. BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Str. 36-38, 47877 Willich-Münchheide II, Germany...