Table Of Contents - Behringer ULTRA-DYNE PRO DSP9024 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................7
1.1 The concept .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Before you begin ............................................................................................................................. 7
1.3 Control elements ............................................................................................................................. 8
2. OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 The ULTRA-DYNE PRO operating concept .................................................................................... 10
2.1.1 The program level ................................................................................................................ 10
2.1.2 The editing level .................................................................................................................. 10
2.1.3 The meter level .................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.4 The setup level ..................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 PROCESS mode ........................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1 Editing parameters ............................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Program administration ........................................................................................................ 11
2.2.3 Loading a program .............................................................................................................. 12
2.2.4 Saving programs ................................................................................................................. 12
2.2.5 Activating VIRTUOSO ......................................................................................................... 13
2.2.6 Band-specific editing ........................................................................................................... 13
2.2.7 Tube Simulation .................................................................................................................. 14
2.3 METER mode ............................................................................................................................... 14
2.3.1 Advanced level meter .......................................................................................................... 15
2.3.2 Editing in METER mode ...................................................................................................... 16
2.4 Setup level 1 ................................................................................................................................. 16
2.4.1 Input/output menu ............................................................................................................... 16
2.4.2 Band menu ......................................................................................................................... 17
2.5 Setup level 2 ................................................................................................................................. 18
2.5.1 Global setup ....................................................................................................................... 18
2.5.2 MIDI setup .......................................................................................................................... 20
3. APPLICATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 20
3.1 Compression/Leveling/Limiting/Clipping ......................................................................................... 21
3.2 The Gate section .......................................................................................................................... 21
3.2.1 Suppression of crosstalk in multi-channel operation ............................................................ 22
3.2.2 Basic settings of the Gate section ...................................................................................... 22
3.2.3 Reduction of crosstalk from stage microphones .................................................................. 23
3.2.4 Reduction of feedback from stage microphones .................................................................. 23
3.2.5 Noise reduction in effects chains ......................................................................................... 23
3.2.6 Creative application of the Gate section .............................................................................. 23
3.3 The Compressor section ............................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1 Basic settings of the Compressor section ........................................................................... 25
3.3.2 The ULTRA-DYNE PRO as an effect device ........................................................................ 25
3.3.3 The "dull" sound of compressors ......................................................................................... 25
3.4 The VIRTUOSO function ............................................................................................................... 26
3.5 The ULTRAMIZER function ............................................................................................................ 26
3.6 Peak Limiter section ..................................................................................................................... 27
3.6.1 Basic settings of the Peak Limiter section .......................................................................... 27
3.7 Tube simulation ............................................................................................................................. 28
3.7.1 Application .......................................................................................................................... 28
3.8 The Exciter function ...................................................................................................................... 28
3.8.1 Audio enhancement during the copying process ................................................................. 28
3.8.2 Audio enhancement of instruments ..................................................................................... 28
3.8.3 Audio enhancement of PA systems .................................................................................... 29
3.9 The ULTRA-DYNE PRO in the recording and copying fields .......................................................... 29
3.9.1 The ULTRA-DYNE PRO for digital recording and sampling .................................................. 29
3.9.2 Mastering with the ULTRA-DYNE PRO ............................................................................... 29
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