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  • Page 1 MASTER MASTER USER GUIDE USER GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Safety Review

    While we feel your pain, (been there) subsequent damage is not covered by the warranty. Dangerous Music Group, LLC reserves the right to change the specifications or modify the designs of its equipment. Registering online is our way of keeping in touch with users of our equipment should this become necessary.
  • Page 3 MASTER | THANK YOU Thank you for joining the Dangerous Music family. You will receive years of reliable pleasure from our gear due to careful design, construction, and component choices by recording industry veterans. The Dangerous Music MASTER transfer console represents the culmination of the design and real world implementation of custom mastering equipment throughout many of the world’s premium...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Diagrams ........10 INSIDE THE BOX (BUT PLEASE MIX OUTSIDE) (01) MASTER UNIT (02) POWER SUPPLY (03) POWER SUPPLY CABLE...

  • Page 5: Overview

    MASTER | OVERVIEW The Dangerous MASTER is simple to install and operate. Designed to harness analog outboard processing, a D/A or analog source, and an A/D feeding your DAW it becomes the centerpiece of your mastering rig. Send an analog source to one of the inputs. Adjust them in separate 0.5dB increments of gain control to precisely set the level and balance into the insert stack.

  • Page 6: Rear Panel Connections

    2 | DANGEROUS MUSIC REAR CONNECTIONS 01. DUAL STEREO INPUTS [STEREO INPUTS ONE & TWO PICTURED ABOVE] Feature: Two stereo analog inputs, selectable from the ‘IN 1-2’ button on the front panel. Benefit: Connect your D/A into the first input and wire the second input to a patchbay or tape machine or alternative D/A.
  • Page 7 No repatching. Often Mastering cats deploy two different A/D converter in order to select the flavor appropriate for the track, thus seamlessly A/B them. Feature: The MON output feeds your monitor controller (like the Dangerous Music MONITOR-ST). Switch between the input signal (post Input level and Input Monitor Offset Level controls) or the output signal (post processing).

  • Page 8: Front Panel Controls

    4 | DANGEROUS MUSIC FRONT CONTROLS 05. THE LOGO [DOUBLE WALLED MUSICAL HELIX PICTURED ABOVE] Feature: Double walled circularly constructed logo Benefit: Aids in the elimination of spurious magnetic fields like that of a current-carrying toroid (B = μonI) though since illusionary the tropospheric distortion is immeasurable even when employing the Audio Precision APx555B (pinnacle of technology at the time of printing) while maintaining the integrity of the music (thus the notes inside).
  • Page 9 MASTER | 07. FUNCTIONS & INSERTS [FUNCTIONS AND INSERT BUTTONS PICTURED ABOVE] The top row of FUNCTIONS buttons select the following: 1. ‘IN 1-2’ toggle between the two sets of stereo inputs. 2. ‘S&M’ switch between standard STEREO MODE or MIDDLE SIDES MODE for INSERT 2.
  • Page 10 6 | DANGEROUS MUSIC 09. S&M WIDTH KNOB [SUM AND MINUS WIDTH CONTROL PICTURED ABOVE] Feature: Increase or decrease the stereo image. Benefit: Access real-time, analog S&M with precise width adjustments at the press of a button and twist of a knob. This Muth original analog design is sonically far more pleasurable than a plugin simulacrum.

  • Page 11: 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 12: Specifications

    The signal should null below -70dBu. SPECIFICATIONS Note: Dangerous Music, Inc. publishes actual measured specifications, not theoretical numbers derived from data sheets published by chip manufacturers. All measurements made with an Audio Precision 525 at a nominal operating level of+4dBu Frequency Response .

  • Page 13: Warranty

    Fax: + 49 2236 393732 Email: support@dangerousmusic.com E-mail: info@dangerousmusic.de Dangerous Music Group, LLC reserves the right to alter the software, firmware and design of their equipment. If after reading the manual more information for an is desired, please contact us via website for the quickest response.

  • Page 14: Diagrams

    10 | DANGEROUS MUSIC...
  • Page 15 MASTER | THE DANGEROUS MASTER COMPLETE THE DANGEROUS MASTER COMPLETE www.dangerousmusic.com DMG Master Complete.indd 1 DMG Master Complete.indd 1 10/10/20 10:46 PM 10/10/20 10:46 PM...
  • Page 16 Hear Everything ® SACRIFICE NOTHING ® Dangerous Music Group, LLC. • Phone: 845.202.5100 • info@dangerousmusic.com...