Preset Options; Ne Processor Control Surface - Ashly ne4400 Operating Manual

Operating Manual - ne8800, ne4800, ne4400

Preset Options

Presets and Sub Presets
The NE processor will store up to 31 total presets or sub presets. A preset file takes a "snapshot" of all current settings
and stores complete control data for all channels and all audio functions, while a sub preset, although in the same format as the
full preset file, scans for and only stores the DSP parameters individually tagged as sub presets within each DSP tool box, within
one channel or across multiple channels. Sub Presets are thus used to change only the selected functions. When naming presets
or sub presets, indicate in the preset name if it is a sub preset, this will help later when assigning the sub preset to a recall event
such as contact closure or WR-5 control. Individual presets (or sub presets) can be saved to the processor by using <Preset
Options/Save Preset (Sub Preset) To Protea>, or saved to a PC using <Preset Options/Save (Sub Preset) To Disk>. Preset and
sub preset files for Ashly NE products both use the extension (*.pne). A sub preset report can be generated to see what specific
actions will be taken when loading a sub preset.
A preset or sub preset file can be recalled to a NE processor from either a computer or from the processor's internal
memory. An installation can be set up so that an Ashly WR-5 active programmable remote, or a contact closure, triggers the
recall of presets or sub presets stored in the NE processor. For contact closure preset recall management, use the I/O Logic tab
in software to assign one of 31 presets or sub presets to one of the eight digital logic input pins on the processor's back panel.
For Ashly WR-5 preset management, connect the WR-5 to the NE processor and use the WR-5 device in software to assign
device and preset (or sub preset) controls. Caution: A new preset may have dramatically different settings capable of damaging
sound system components, so be careful not to recall the wrong preset while the system is on.
The NE Processor Control Surface
Input Source
The input source tab displays all available inputs to the NE processor, and allows the user to select which input type and in
what priority those inputs are to be used for each input channel pair. Also shown is the current master clock and sampling rate.
If a network audio card is installed, and the <Network Audio Matrix> item is selected under the device options menu,
the network audio input is removed from the primary input source tab and instead placed in the resulting <Net Matrix Inputs>
tab, along with the input DSP controls, allowing analog or AES3 inputs to be routed through the input DSP section and on out
to the external digital audio network. Likewise, selecting the network audio matrix in the device options menu results in the
appearance of the <Net Matrix Outputs>, allowing extraction of network digital audio channels for routing to the output DSP
section and out to the NE processor's analog output channels.
DSP Controls
All of the DSP control is done in this tab. If additional network audio is available to the DSP processor, select the <Net-
work Audio Matrix> item under the device options menu, and the DSP controls will be split into input and output sections for
interfacing with their respective audio networks. Complete explanation of each DSP function is available in the software help.
Simply open a placed DSP tool and press F1 for help with that tool. DSP controls include the following functions:
Dynamics: Brick Wall Limiter, Compressor, AutoLeveler, Ducker, Gate, plus Ambient Noise Compensation on outputs
Gain: Gain, Gain with VCA, Remote Gain, and WR-5 Remote Gain
Equalization: Graphic 31 band, Parametric EQ with 10, 6, 4, or 2 band, plus Feedback Suppressor on inputs only
Crossover: HPF and LPF on both inputs and outputs, 4 Way, 3 Way, or 2 Way Crossover on outputs only
Delay: Speaker Delay (0-58mS), Delay (0-1.365mS)
Tools: Audio Meter (0 to -80dBFS), Signal Generator (pink noise, white noise, sinewave)
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