Getting Started; Front Panel Controls - ENSONIQ DP/4 Musician's Manual

Section 2 - Getting Started
Section 2 - Getting Started
This section provides an introduction to the DP /4's many controls and rear panel connections; a
conceptual overview of the system; a guide to selecting DP / 4 presets; and a discussion of editing
various types of parameters. We suggest you read this section carefully - it will help you get the
most out of your DP / 4.
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This jack
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for connecting a guitar or any high or low impedance instrument. This jack is routed
to the same input circuitry as the Input 1 jack located on the rear panet and is electrically
equivalent. When an instrument is plugged into the front panel jack, Input 1 on the rear panel is
disabled.
2) Input Knobs - Signal/Peak LEOs
These four input knobs control the gain applied to the input signals. The input circuitry
is
designed to work with signals ranging from -12.5 dBV to +18 dBV. Use this knob to set each
input to the optimal level for the signal you are feeding into it.
The two LEDs above each knob indicate the level of the input signal being fed into the Analog-to-
Digital Converters (ADCs). The Signal LED will light when a low level signal is present at the
input. Note that extremely low level input signals may not trigger the Signal LED. The Peak
LED will light when the incoming signal reaches -6dB below the ADC clipping point. For
optimal level, adjust the Input knob so that the red "peak" LED flashes only occasionally. Note
that the peak LEDs indicate the levels of the input signals only and will not reflect clipping in the
digital processing stages.
3) Output Knobs
The four output knobs control the output level of each channel. If separate signals are being
processed
in
the ENSONIQ DP /4, these knobs will control the "mix-down" volumes. The
maximum output level is +15 dBV.
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