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Dillinger Labs SKAA Death From Below Owner's Manual

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Death From Below
Owner's Manual
SKAA
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Pro Subwoofer
we developed SKAA's thousand pound gorilla sub in Canada
then we squeezed it into 34 lbs in a plasma furnace

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  • Page 1 Death From Below Owner’s Manual SKAA ® Pro Subwoofer we developed SKAA’s thousand pound gorilla sub in Canada then we squeezed it into 34 lbs in a plasma furnace...
  • Page 2 … Thank you for choosing Death From Below (“DFB”) by Dillinger Labs, the world’s first SKAA / SKAA Pro subwoofer for mobile PA. • Works with all SKAA Transmitters, all SKAA Pro Transmitters, and all SKAA Nadja Hubs including Soundboks 3, 4 and Go...
  • Page 3 Details … sweated Ridiculously easy 1-knob interface Each 8” driver has its own dedicated 72W amplifier Negative-weight handles — freakin’ AWESOME Massive neoprene feet eliminate wobbling...
  • Page 4 Other SKAA-based receivers like Soundboks 3, 4, and Go as well as non-SKAA powered speakers can benefit from the addition of DFB • Just add a Dillinger Labs Streetheart Receiver to any powered speaker to make it SKAA and SKAA Pro compatible •...
  • Page 5 UI Panel: Battery & Charging • Death From Below runs for up to 40 hours from a full charge using its internal battery • Many battery subs from well-known brands waste up to 20% of their battery capacity in a voltage boost You can continue to use conversion process —...
  • Page 6 UI Panel: Going Deep After you enter either EQ select mode or • Power / Gear button: Click twice to enter the EQ Audio Routing mode, turn the knob select mode clockwise/counterclockwise to navigate • Then use the Volume Knob to navigate through through the available options DFB’s five EQ presets using the orange LED Stack...
  • Page 7 The Cabinet Large rubber feet on 1 3/8” (35mm) 4 Vertical vanes protect DFB’s back wall for DFB’s drivers and speaker pole bushing safe storage and increase airflow transport 2 x 8” Low Frequency Drivers Large cutout handles for easy 1”...
  • Page 8 16. SKAA cmd App SKAA cmd (“command”) is the app that you don’t really need. Your transmitter has 4 bays and you can park a Though, once you hear about what it can do, you’ll certainly receiver or Cluster (see no.17) in each bay WANT it…...
  • Page 9 Specifications Parameter Conditions Value 12mm baltic birch with interlaced-finger box Cabinet Construction corners with heavy duty speckle spray coating 115 Wh, 12-cell Li-ION built-in battery pack Battery Capacity Normal Listening 40 Hours Run Time Full Volume 5 Hours Run Time From Empty 2 Hours Charge Time...
  • Page 10 Death From Below subwoofer. Please check our website periodically for the most recent version of this manual. Should you have any comments or questions about SKAA or Dillinger Labs products, we invite you to write to us here. Check out our YouTube channel...
  • Page 11 SKAA RECEIVER USER’S GUIDE ® Each SKAA receiver uses a Green List to remember your favourite audio sources (SKAA transmitters). A Green glowing Indicator on your receiver means you are listening to a favourite, or hunting for one. You can also explore to find new transmitters—an Amber Indicator means you are exploring for transmitters which are not on your Green List.
  • Page 12 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question Answer How does the You can store up to 10 SKAA transmitters on your Green List. These are your “favourite” audio Green List work? sources. Every time you add a transmitter, it is assigned the first open spot on the Green List. When you single click the Bond Button, the receiver hunts through the Green List much like a car radio hunts for radio stations when you press seek.
  • Page 13 CONGRATULATIONS on your shiny new Death From Below Need audio cables, Subscribe to Check out the SKAA cmd receivers or adapters? SKAAsound channel app for more features: SKAAstore.com on YouTube for SKAA.com/TLC HOW-TO vids ! what you need ! support: dillingerlabs.com/contact...
  • Page 14 Setting up Soundboks Speakers to work with your DFB Hub speaker Click the button to set Soundboks’ mode to: Host In this mode the Soundboks will act as a SKAA transmitter (what we call a Hub speaker) relaying its own audio to up to 4 additional Satellite Speakers (for a total of up to 5 speakers) Satellite speaker Click the...
  • Page 15 Hub speakers have SKAA transmitters built in For example: • Soundboks 3 (in Host mode) • Soundboks 4 (in Host mode) • Soundboks Go (in Host mode)* • And many others • They all support both bluetooth and wired sources * Soundboks Go can serve as a Hub in all use cases which don’t require TRS/XLR wired input and you can always cook your own Hub …...
  • Page 16 Satellite speakers have SKAA receivers built in Satellite For example: • Soundboks 3 (in Join mode) • Soundboks 4 (in Join mode) • Soundboks Go (in Join mode) • DFB itself is a satellite speaker! • And many others and you can always grow your own Satellite … Streetheart The do-it-yourself Satellite: •...
  • Page 17 Contents Hookups Use Case 1 - 12 Music & Party 13 - 16 Deckless DJ 17 - 20 Movies, TV, Social Media & Games 21 - 30 Instruments / Live Performance 31 - 34 Studio Recording 35 - 46 47 - 54 Talk and Sing —...
  • Page 18 The Hookups you play music like this every day bluetooth now pimp the bass … SKAA DFB Subwoofer bluetooth...
  • Page 19 … the party setup Satellite SKAA bluetooth DFB Subwoofer … maxed out Satellites bluetooth SKAA Satellite DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 20 … more bass good Satellite Satellite SKAA SKAA bluetooth DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer … meet the cops Satellite bluetooth SKAA DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 21 … pimp the fidelity I Satellite Satellite SKAA SKAA DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer … pimp the fidelity II Satellite SKAA DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 22 … ludicrous I Sats Sats bluetooth Hubs … ludicrous II Sats Sats bluetooth Hubs...
  • Page 23 all of the above 10 hookups work with tablets, too Satellite SKAA bluetooth DFB Subwoofer … and notebooks Satellites bluetooth SKAA Satellite DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 24 the ever-more-common deckless DJ Satellite SKAA DFB Subwoofer Ursula or Cassandra transmitter … and for a bigger room Satellite Satellite SKAA Ursula or Cassandra transmitter DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 25 deckless DJ in a hall Satellite Satellites SKAA Ursula or Cassandra transmitter DFB Subwoofer even better … dope stereo towers Satellite Satellite SKAA Ursula or pole Cassandra mount transmitter DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 26 watch vids, social media, play games Satellite SKAA DFB Subwoofer Diz or Cassandra Transmitter … let’s play that game in stereo, shall we? Satellite Satellite SKAA Diz or Cassandra Transmitter DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 27 watch vids, play games on TV SKAA DFB Subwoofer Satellite … stereo TV with mondo bass SKAA Satellite Satellite DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 28 play live SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer TS guitar Guitar or Bass cable … add a backing track SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer bluetooth TS guitar cable Guitar or Bass...
  • Page 29 play completely wireless Satellite Guitar or Bass SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer Jacqueline transmitter … with backing track I bluetooth Satellite Guitar or Bass SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer Jacqueline transmitter...
  • Page 30 … with backing track II bluetooth SKAA DFB Subwoofer Guitar or Bass Satellite Satellite SKAA Pro Jacqueline transmitter … with backing track III bluetooth Satellite SKAA DFB Subwoofer Satellite Satellite Guitar or Bass SKAA Pro Jacqueline transmitter...
  • Page 31 play with distortion & FX Satellite SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer Pedals TS Guitar cable Jacqueline transmitter Guitar or Bass … or use a SKAA guitar amp Jamstack 2 Satellite Satellites SKAA Full amp sim and virtual pedalboard are built into Jamstack 2 DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 32 hybrid jam *Jamstack 2 Guitar or Satellite Bass with FX Satellite SKAA Clean Guitar or Bass SKAA Pro Jacqueline transmitter DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer Jamstack 2 pro jam with backing track Jamstack 2 Satellite Satellite Jamstack 2 SKAA backing track added by one of the Jamstack 2 amps DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 33 recording with Cerwin Vega Studio Monitors Satellite Satellite DFB Subwoofer Helix SKAA Ursula or Recording USB or Cassandra Interface Thunderbolt transmitter … or drop latency like so Satellite DFB Subwoofer SKAA Pro USB or Thunderbolt Recording Interface...
  • Page 34 … or go with fully wireless speakers & headphones Satellite Satellite SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer Dani transmitters Helix USB or Thunderbolt Recording Interface pro setup: subs fed by separate DAW outputs Satellite Satellite SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer Dani or Talisa Pro transmitters TRS or optical USB or Thunderbolt...
  • Page 35 basic PA for live performance Satellite SKAA Pro TRS or XLR Any ordinary mixer … add a sub Satellite SKAA Pro TRS or XLR Any ordinary mixer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 36 … 4 speaker PA with headphones Satellite SKAA TRS or XLR Helix Any ordinary mixer DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer … or 5 speakers for better coverage SKAA Satellite cables Any ordinary mixer DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 37 fully-wireless PA with Cerwin Vega SKAA mixer Satellite Satellite SKAA Helix Cerwin Vega mixer with SKAA / SKAA Pro built in DFB Subwoofer … or create a massive front end Satellite Satellite SKAA Cerwin Vega mixer with SKAA / SKAA Pro built in DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 38 … here’s the ultra low latency version Satellites Satellites SKAA Pro Dani transmitter Cerwin Vega mixer with SKAA / SKAA Pro built in DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer convert your old mixer to SKAA wireless Satellite Satellite Dani transmitter SKAA Any ordinary mixer DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 39 … sync wired & wireless * XLR XLR * Cerwin * Latency Vega compensated Satellite Satellite mixer outs used SKAA wired and wireless speakers all on periphery of dance floor, all pointed inward DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer … sync’d delay towers on stage †...
  • Page 40 Dani transmitter … sync any mixer any mixer Wired speakers are 20’ / 6m further from CENTER than wireless Satellite Satellite Dani transmitters SKAA All speakers on periphery and all pointed inward towards CENTER of dance floor DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer …...
  • Page 41 talk & hawk XLR cable SKAA Pro pole mount DFB Subwoofer … more coverage XLR cable Satellite pole mount SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 42 sing with background music XLR cable SKAA Pro bluetooth pole mount DFB Subwoofer … more coverage SKAA Pro Satellite XLR cable pole mount bluetooth DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 43 … go completely wireless Valerie Mk2 Satellite Satellite SKAA Pro … with a backing track Valerie Mk2 Satellites SKAA Pro pole mount bluetooth DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 44 … improvise a mic for Karaoke phone with mic app Satellite Satellite and Diz or Cassandra transmitter SKAA Option: use a mixing app on your phone to mix your voice with a backing track DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer 2 people can talk or sing sans real mics 2 phones with mic apps and Cassandra or Diz transmitters Satellite...
  • Page 45 2-person jam Valerie Mk2 TS Guitar cable Satellite SKAA Pro pole mount DFB Subwoofer 2 people + phone app drum machine Satellite bluetooth SKAA Pro pole Jacqueline mount transmitter DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 46 3 people + backing Satellite Bass Satellite Jacqueline transmitter drum pad SKAA Pro bluetooth SKAA Dani transmitter DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer mega 5-person jam Bass Valerie Mk2 mics Jacqueline All speakers are Satellites SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer Groove Box Jamstack 2 guitar amp provides FX and backing Dani...
  • Page 47 phone pool party SKAA DFB Subwoofer … now stream Spotify from the house wifi SKAA DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 48 DJ pool party Dani transmitter SKAA mondo DJ pool party two Dani transmitters SKAA SKAA...
  • Page 49 DJ system DJ Deck Satellite SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer … with SKAA headphones Helix DJ Deck SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 50 dope DJ system DJ Deck Helix Satellite SKAA DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer … pro pro fully-wireless DJ Helix DJ Deck Satellite Satellite SKAA Dani transmitters SKAA DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...
  • Page 51 ultra low latency towers I Helix DJ Deck Satellite Dani Transmitter SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer ultra low latency towers II Helix DJ Deck Satellite Satellite SKAA Dani transmitters SKAA Pro DFB Subwoofer DFB Subwoofer...