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Thank you for choosing products from the exciting line of Dangerous Music
recording equipment. Many years of dependable and trouble-free service can be expected
from our gear. This has been made possible by careful design, construction, and top-shelf
component choices by recording industry veterans.
MQ stands for "Meters and Cue system". It is a multipurpose device designed to
give the recording engineer quick and precise mix level awareness as well as an easy to
use, dual stereo cue system complete with headphone amplifiers and talkback
communications.
The Metering section has a pair of Sifam Clarity Focus VU movements for the
analog inputs. A Prime LED digital meter with custom ballistics is used for the AES
input. These accurately calibrated meters allow for optimum level adjustment for
recording, mixing, mastering, and system calibration. The Cue section consists of a
simple mixer and a talkback system that feeds two built-in power amplifiers. The MQ
hooks up in minutes to become an indispensable component of your recording studio.
Dangerous MQ Manual1c.doc
The Dangerous MQ Manual
Table of contents
Introduction
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Safety review.................................... 2
Overview.......................................
Hook up.......................................... 3
MQ front panel................................. 4
Calibration and internal jumpers............ 6
Specifications.................................... 8
Warrantee information ......................... 9
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- Page 1 This has been made possible by careful design, construction, and top-shelf component choices by recording industry veterans. MQ stands for “Meters and Cue system”. It is a multipurpose device designed to give the recording engineer quick and precise mix level awareness as well as an easy to use, dual stereo cue system complete with headphone amplifiers and talkback communications.
- Page 2 If the front panel is hot, it is roasting inside the box. 3. Avoid areas of high magnetic fields. The steel chassis of MQ is designed to shield the circuits from EMI and RFI (magnetic and radio interference). When...
- Page 3 A “Dim” signal is sent back to the Monitor to dim the control room speakers when the talkback key is pressed if desired. The MQ and Monitor were made for each other but can also work independently.
- Page 4 Setting all the pots to the 12:00 position is a safe place to start when setting up the MQ for the first time. The engineer’s headphone level usually winds up around 2:00 and the talkback level also runs around 2:00 for most applications.
- Page 5 These common tricks of the trade regularly used in recording studios of the past are once again made available and easy with MQ. Another good trick of the recording trade that seems to be becoming rare these days is having really good, accurate meters for proper system calibration and level setting.
- Page 6 They tend to not respond well to physical shock. Dropping an MQ, shipping it without the proper packing material or prolonged pinning of the meters will damage the Sifam movements. The next page has a drawing of the MQ main board. There are three areas of adjustments.
- Page 7 A/D to full scale without slew rate distortion so the maximum level has migrated to +18dBu in many mastering houses. We put a switch on the back of MQ so that either system could be accommodated without overloading (pinning) the meters. Mastering compressed material may require the offset even with the maximum system level set to +18dBu.
- Page 8 Please use caution driving headphones to not damage equipment or injure the talent! The XLR outputs are designed to feed cue boxes like the Redco Little Red Cue Box or similar devices available at pro audio dealers or from Redco.com Dangerous MQ Manual1c.doc ©2004 Dangerous Music, Inc.
- Page 9 Warrantee information MQ is warranted from defects of manufacturing for a period of 90 days from purchase, subject to factory inspection. This increases to two years from date of purchase when the warranty card is sent back to Dangerous Music, Inc. before the first period is over.