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The Dangerous Music Mastering controller represents the culmination of the design and
implementation of custom mastering equipment in many of the worlds top mastering
studios by the designers at DMI. Fifteen years of experience have been distilled down to
a two rack space unit of exceptional ergonomic and sonic performance at a price about a
third of the designer's previous attempts. In conjunction with the Dangerous Music
Monitor, the addition of one's favorite analog processing equipment and A/D/A
converters, the Master makes the setup of a quality analog mastering system easier than it
has ever been. This manual explains the features, controls, connections, and suggestions
for the operation of this unit.
Introduction
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The Dangerous Music Master
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Summary of Contents for Dangerous Music Master
- Page 1 In conjunction with the Dangerous Music Monitor, the addition of one’s favorite analog processing equipment and A/D/A converters, the Master makes the setup of a quality analog mastering system easier than it has ever been. This manual explains the features, controls, connections, and suggestions for the operation of this unit.
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Page 2: Safety Review
If the front panel is hot, it is roasting inside the box. 3. Avoid areas of high magnetic fields. The steel chassis of Master is designed to shield the circuits from EMI and RFI (magnetic and radio interference). When... -
Page 3: Overview
Overview The Dangerous Master is easy to set up and use. It is designed to be the platform that turns a few pieces of analog outboard processing gear, a D/A or analog source, and an A/D hooked up to an editing computer, into the backbone of a mastering rig. - Page 4 The authors use 2 different A/D converters to select the best one for ‘flavor’ depending on the program material. The ‘Monitor’ output feeds the Dangerous Music Monitor. The input signal (post Input level and Input Monitor Offset level controls) or the output signal (post processing) will be sent to the Monitor depending on the position of the ‘Mon Out’...
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Page 5: Front Panel Controls
Front Panel controls The Input Level Controls let the engineer set precisely, the operating level and balance that will go through the equipment selected by the Insert buttons. The range is 10 dB in 0.5 dB steps. The top row of buttons under ‘Functions’ select the following: 1. -
Page 6: Internal Jumpers
1. Obtain a calibrated oscillator and level measuring device. These should be lab quality (HP, Tektronix, Neutrik, Audio Precision, etc.) 2. Place the Master on a clean, well lit table with a pad under it to prevent scratches. 3. Remove the top to expose the motherboard for calibration. -
Page 7: Specifications
Master Specifications Measurements made with a Neutrik AD-2 at a nominal operating level of +4dBu Frequency response 10Hz- 100kHz within 0.15dB THD+noise 0.003% band limited to 22kHz IMD60 4:1 0.004% Crosstalk rejection > 95 dB Headroom > +27dBu Dynamic range >... - Page 8 Dangerous Music highly recommends the Mastering furniture built by Sterling Modular Systems to facilitate installation. Please check out their website.