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ATM Bettermaker User Manual

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Mastering Equalizer
User's Guide
version 1.0 – June 2020
Addicted To Music
Egipska 4, 03-922 Warsaw, POLAND
phone: +48 604649220
e-mail:
info@bettermaker. com
web:
www.bettermaker. com
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  • Page 1 Mastering Equalizer User’s Guide version 1.0 – June 2020 Addicted To Music Egipska 4, 03-922 Warsaw, POLAND phone: +48 604649220 e-mail: info@bettermaker. com web: www.bettermaker. com...
  • Page 2 The Bettermaker crew would like to thank all the people that were deeply involved in the development of our first products, from EQ230P till this day. Thanks to all the Beta-testers that gave us hands-on tips and all people involved in the conceptual stage.
  • Page 3 Since we’re a company that cares about better sound over processing speed, our engineers would take the extra time to use a full analog chain because it simply sounds better. We developed the Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer to give us the speed of plug-ins, but the fidelity of analog domain.
  • Page 4 Enter the inspiration for the Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer! We’ve put a large amount of time, effort, money, and listening tests into the research and development of the analog stages of the Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer. We feel that it represents one of the best values, highest fidelity, and newest methods of working available in audio today.

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    Do not operate this unit in the presence of rain, liquids or condensing moisture. Liquid entering the product enclosure presents the risk of electric shock injury. Do not operate the Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer in any place near water. Always be sure to protect the unit from dust, particles, water, beer, groupies, and stage divers.
  • Page 6 III. Construction of the Mastering Equalizer The sound of the Equalizer is of course based on the quality of its analog audio path. But all the control and user interactions are performed in the digital domain. This allows us to incorporate options and possibilities not found in any standard analog EQ: ...

  • Page 7: Analog Section

    Analog section Great care and thought went into the development and implementation of the analog section of the Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer. High quality capacitors and low noise op-amps are used in the analog path. Relays were used, whenever creating the shortest path for the audio signal was necessary.
  • Page 8 As you can see in the diagram above, the signal flow of the Mastering Equalizer is quite straightforward. After input buffers and optional M/S matrix, the signal is equalized by following filters:  12 or 24dB/oct high-pass filter with adjustable cutoff frequency (10Hz – 240 Hz).

  • Page 9: General Operation

    USB cable that is no longer than 1.5m or additional USB hubs might be required. The USB LINK will allow you to control the unit from your favorite DAW via VST/AAX/AU Bettermaker control plug-in and perform the firmware update in the future.
  • Page 10 After powering the unit on, you will be transferred to the Mastering Equalizer main screen. Here you will spend 99% of the time with your MEQ. The layout is divided between three main parts:  input and output meters (you can switch them in peak or RMS mode in MAIN MENU) ...
  • Page 11 Adjusting Filters By pressing on HPF/LPF, EQ1, EQ2, EQ3, EQ4 and PASSIVE filter tiles you can adjust each of them quickly and precisely. Selected filter is highlighted RED. If the filter active, necessary selected adjustments it’s highlighted BLUE. You can turn every filter ON or OFF in top left corner of the EQ/RTA window. Use knobs P1 for frequency, P2 for gain and P3 for Q for all parametric filters.
  • Page 12 For the HPF/LPF filter you can select 12dB or 24dB slope and also add a resonance to the high-pass filter. For all parametric filters you can enable AUTO-Q function – for low boost/cut settings the filter slope will be very broad. This will provide very musical response from the Mastering Equalizer.
  • Page 13 To clear all filters and reset the Mastering Equalizer to default state please double press P3 knob and confirm your choice. To reset selected filter only – use P2 knob instead. Adjusting Passive Filter By pressing on PASSIVE button you access yet another set of filters, based on classic design, but with extended hi-boost frequency selection with 20 and 28 kHz bands added.
  • Page 14 Main Menu To enter the MAIN MENU please tap MENU on the main screen. Here you can change the input and output level meter TYPE (PEAK or RMS) and the PEAK HOLD time constant. In RMS mode, the value in decibels is shown below the input/output level meters.
  • Page 15 On the presets list you may notice the RED or GREEN dot beside the number and name. The dot shows up when the preset was loaded or saved. If you’ve loaded a preset, but haven’t made any changes to it, the dot will be GREEN. But if any changes have been made, the dot will turn RED.
  • Page 16 For your convenience, METERING INPUT and OUTPUT CALIBRATION let’s you match the levels shown by the Mastering Equalizer with the levels shown by your AD/DA converter. In other words: you need to show the equalizer where the digital 0dB is, so the reading will be accurate. Please use on-screen instructions to perform the calibration.

  • Page 17: Daw Integration

    V. DAW integration The Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer can communicate with your DAW via USB connection. The unit appear as a HID device and can be managed via Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer Plugin. Please download the latest version of the plugin installer form our site: https://www.bettermaker.com/downloads...

  • Page 18: Product Specification

    VI. Product Specification  100% analog audio signal path  USB connectivity with MAC/PC  all parameters are digitally controlled via touchscreen and/or DAW (with dedicated plugin)  399 presets with unique names, total recall, A/B comparison  5-inch capacitive touchscreen with backlight, four encoders with push-button action for ease of control ...
  • Page 19 Technical specification (may change without notice):  Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz (+/- 0.2 dB)  Dynamic range: 102dB (+23dBu, 22kHz BW)  THD+N: 0.03% @ +4 dBu, 0.06% @ +18 dBu, 20 kHz BW  CMRR: max 85 dB @ 3 kHz, min 52 dB @ 20Hz, 20 kHz BW ...

  • Page 20: Warranty

    VII. RMA Warranty / Contact info Warranty: Addicted to Music warrants to the purchaser of a new Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer that the unit is free from manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase.

  • Page 21: Contact Information

    Web: www.bettermaker. com Final Words We hope you enjoy your new Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer! If you have any thoughts, ideas, concerns, notions, or brilliant revelations you would like to share about our products, please bring them to our attention at info@bettermaker.
  • Page 22 Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer Operations Manual revision 1.0 (25/06/2020)

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