Page 1: Table Of Contents
DRAWMER MX50 DUAL DE-ESSER OPERATORS MANUAL CONTENTS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS page 1 INTRODUCTION page 2 INSTALLATION page 3 • page 3 Audio Connections • page 5 Power Connection CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS and OPERATION page 6 • page 7 Linking IF A FAULT DEVELOPS...
Page 2 In the case of a valid warranty claim, your sole and exclusive remedy and Drawmer’s entire liability under any theory of liability will be to, at Drawmer’s discretion, repair or replace the product without charge, or, if not possible, to refund the purchase price to you.
Page 3: Safety Considerations
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL DRAWMER MX50 Dual De-Esser SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS CAUTION - MAINS FUSE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE REPLACE THE MAINS FUSE ONLY WITH THE SAME TYPE, WHICH MUST BE A CLASS 3, 230 VOLT, TIME DELAY TYPE, RATED AT 63mA WHERE THE MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE SWITCH IS SET TO 230 VOLTS AC.
Page 4: Introduction
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL INTRODUCTION The MX50 is a flexible, simple to set up dual De-Esser designed to fulfil the needs of professional studio, theatre and live sound applications. It may be used in balanced systems at +4dBu operating levels using the XLR connectors, or unbalanced at -10dBu using the TRS stereo jacks.
Page 5: Installation
Level Conversion: It is possible to apply an input to the MX50 at only one of the two possible levels, say 10dB via the jack socket, and utilise both of the output levels and cable options of 10dB and +4dB simultaneously.
Page 6 MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL AUDIO CONNECTION DIAGRAM...
Page 7: Power Connection
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL POWER CONNECTION If, for some reason, the unit is to be operated at a mains input voltage which is different to that as supplied, the following procedure must be carried out by a qualified technical engineer. Disconnect the unit from the mains.
Page 8: Control Descriptions And Operation
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL CONTROL DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Both channels of the MX50 are identical and may be used completely independently or linked for stereo operation. In the linked mode, the left and right channel control settings are averaged, though the channel bypass switches remain independent. In linked mode, both de-essers of the two channels track together to avoid the inevitable image shifting that would occur if the stereo signal were treated independently.
Page 9: Linking
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL De-Ess Band Full Reduces the total signal level in response to signals in the selected frequency band. This mode of operation produces less phase shifting of broadband material and single vocals but is more noticeable then Split band processing. Applying excessive gain reduction in this mode can lead to the vocal sound taking on a lisping quality.
Page 10: If A Fault Develops
Drawmer Electronics Ltd., will be pleased to answer all application questions to enhance your usage of this equipment. Please address correspondence to: Drawmer (Technical Help line) : Coleman St.: Parkgate : Rotherham : S62 6EL : UK or, E-mail us on : tech@drawmer.com...
Page 11: Technical Specification
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (Measurements taken using +4dBu balanced XLR input where applicable) INPUT IMPEDANCE (bal), 20K (unbal) MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL +21dBu INPUT CMR > 40dB OUTPUT BALANCE > 46dB OUTPUT IMPEDANCE (bal), 100 (unbal) MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL +21dBu...
Page 12: Block Diagram
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL BLOCK DIAGRAM...
Page 13: Session Recall
MX50 OPERATORS’ MANUAL...