Selecting A Unit; Selecting 1 Unit Presets - ENSONIQ DP/4 Musician's Manual

Section 1 - Tutorial
To set the output level(s):
1. With your connections made and the input level properly set, send a signal into the DP / 4.
2 If set to Config Preset #59 "4 Src: Stereo Out," slowly turn Output Knobs 1 and 2 clockwise.
You should begin to hear signal coming through the DP / 4 into your amplifier, mixer, etc.
3. If set to Config Preset #60 "4 Src: 4 Mono Out," slowly turn each corresponding Output Knob
clockwise. You should begin to hear signal coming through the DP / 4 into your amplifier,
mixer, etc.
4. Continue turning the knob(s) clockwise as far as you can until you begin to hear distortion in
the receiver. To optimize signal-to-noise ratio, it is best to set the output levels of the DP / 4 as
high as possible without distortion, turning down the receiving channel if necessary.
5. Turn the Output Knob(s) back down (counterclockwise) just enough so that distortion is no
longer present.
Selecting a Unit
Because each unit is routed independently, you select a different algorithm for each unit. Each
unit then processes one of the four audio sources coming into the DP / 4. To select a unit:
• Press the individual unit buttons (A, B, C, or D). Each units yellow LED should light
individually.
Selecting 1 Unit Presets
After an individual unit has been selected within a 4 Source Config Preset, you can select
different 1 Unit Presets for the selected unit.
A 1 Unit Preset consists of an algorithm and discrete settings for each of its parameters. The 1
Unit Preset is the smallest of the preset types in the DP / 4, and the basic building block for all
others (2 Unit, 4 Unit, and Config Preset).
To do this, after having selected an individual unit within a 4 Source Config Preset as described
above:
1. Turn the Data Entry Knob to view the different 1 Unit presets (there are 50 RAM and 50
ROM locations). The top line of the display shows the name of the 1 Unit Preset, while the
bottom line of the display tells you the name of the algorithm being used within the 1 Unit
Preset. Again, notice that the LED above the Select button begins to flash as soon as you
begin turning the Data Entry Knob, indicating that the 1 Unit Preset you see displayed is not
yet selected, and you must press the Select button to activate it.
2 Press the Select button to activate the new 1 Unit Preset.
3. Repeat the above process for each of the four units, continuing to select various 1 Unit
Presets, to get a sampling of the variety of high-quality digital effects that the DP /4 has to
offer.
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