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- Page 1 DIGIMAX 96K 8 Channel Preamplifier with Dual Domain Limiters and Digital Outputs User’s Manual Version 2.0 © 2007, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- Page 2 Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event will PreSonus be liable for...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction ............................3 1.2 Features ..............................4 1.3 What is in the Box ..........................5 2 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 2.1 Front Panel Layout ..........................6 2.2 Back Panel Layout ..........................8 3 OPERATION 3.1 Microphones ............................10 3.1.1 Condenser ............................ -
Page 5: Overview
OVERVIEW 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus DigiMax 96K. PreSonus Audio Electronics has designed the DigiMax 96K utilizing high-grade components to ensure optimum performance that will last a lifetime. The DigiMax 96K is an eight-channel microphone preamplifier, with 24 bit ADAT lightpipe output, (4) stereo RCA SPDIF Digital Outputs (Unit ships in AES/EBU mode, breakout cable not included), and BNC word clock I/O for digital sync. -
Page 6: Features
ADAT input or upgrading the preamps on an analog console. Hand built in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the DigiMax 96K comes complete with eight high-quality PreSonus microphone preamps, ADAT output, BNC word clock input, as well as input metering, direct analog output and -20 dB pads on every channel. -
Page 7: What Is In The Box
OVERVIEW 1.3 WHAT IS IN THE BOX Your DigiMax 96K package contains the following: DigiMax 96K Eight-channel microphone preamplifier Custom built external power supply PreSonus Warranty Card | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 8: Controls & Connections
The inner concentric controls provide 60dB of gain to the processed signal. The amplifier has an inherent gain of 12dB delivering a total gain of 72dB. Limiter Threshold. The outer concentric control sets the Threshold of the Dual Domain Limiter ranging from 0 to +24dB. | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 9: Clip Limit
Cubase or Sonar, you must set the sample rate inside your host application to match the sample rate you set on your master clock generator. Ext Clock. This button sets the DigiMax 96K to External digital sync. The DigiMax 96k will automatically recognize which sample rate is require for proper synchronization. | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 10: Back Panel Layout
+48V Microphone Pre-Amplifier. Your DigiMax 96K is equipped with eight custom designed PreSonus microphone preamplifiers for use with all types of microphones including Dynamics, Condensers and Ribbons as well as instruments and line level signals. Each channel of your DigiMax 96k is equipped with a Class A discrete input buffer followed by a dual servo gain stage. - Page 11 Digital Output Connector. The DB9 connector on the rear panel of the DigiMax 96k provides 24 bit digital output at up to 96kHz. This connector comes configured from PreSonus for AES/EBU output (4 pair stereo) when used with the optional DMAX007 cable. An optional S/PDIF cable (DMAX006) is also available.
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Page 12: Microphones
– usually beyond repair. Regardless of the microphone type you are using, we recommend reading your microphone’s user’s manual thoroughly before engaging phantom power or if any other usage questions may arise. | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 13: Digital Connections And Synchronization
Of course, if your digital device chain only consists of one master and one slave, syncing the two is as simple as connecting a 75 Ω | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 14: Setting Up Your Daw Software
(if it has one) your recording application. As a general rule of thumb, this will be necessary when you are using any device other than your audio interface as the master clock for your system. | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 15: A Brief Tutorial On Dynamics Processing
The DigiMax 96k features a dual domain limiter with a variable threshold on each of its eight channels. This section is an excerpt from brief tutorial on dynamics processing written by PreSonus President and Chief Technical Officer, Jim Odom. It is included to help you get the most out of your DigiMax 96k. This tutorial will take you through the basics of dynamics processing as well as explain the various types of dynamics processors, including limiters. -
Page 16: Types Of Dynamics Processing
Care must be taken not to ‘over compress’ a signal. Too much compression destroys the acoustic dynamic response of a performance. (‘Over compression’, however, is used by some engineers as an effect, and with killer results!) | PreSonus 2007... - Page 17 How fast the gate closes is determined by the release. How much the gate attenuates the unwanted signal while closed is determined by the range. | PreSonus 2007...
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Page 18: Vocabulary Of Dynamics Processors
Gain Makeup. When compressing a signal, gain reduction usually results in an overall reduction of level. The gain control allows you to restore the loss in level due to compression. (Like readjusting the volume.) | PreSonus 2007... - Page 19 Range. The gate range is the amount of gain reduction that the gate closes down to. Therefore, if the range is set at 0dB, there will be no change in the signal as it crosses the threshold. If the range is set to -60dB, the signal will be gated (reduced) by 60dB, etc. | PreSonus 2007...
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Page 20: Sample Hook Up Diagrams
DigiMax 96K as the master clock of the system. Push the ‘clock’ button to the internal setting you prefer (48 kHz or 44.1 kHz). In ProTools, go to Setups>Hardware setup. Select “RCA = S/PDIF, Optical = ADAT” and set the clock to “ADAT”. Digi003, ProTools, and Digidesign are trademarks of Avid™ | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 21: Using Multiple Digimax 96K With The Firestudio Lightpipe
3.3.2 Using Multiple DigiMax 96K with the FireStudio Lightpipe The DigiMax 96K is a great high quality solution to expand your FireStudio LightPipe for live or mobile recordings where a large number of simultaneous inputs are needed and two track output is enough for monitoring. | PreSonus 2007... -
Page 22: Specifications
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