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Page 1: Table Of Contents
DRAWMER DS501 POWER GATE OPERATOR’S MANUAL CONTENTS SAFETY CONSIDERATION page 1 INSTALLATION page 1 INTRODUCTION page 2 CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS page 4 OPERATION page 6 IF A FAULT DEVELOPS page 11 CONTACTING DRAWMER page 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION page 12 BLOCK DIAGRAM... - 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.
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Page 3: Safety Consideration
Avoid mounting the unit directly above power amplifiers or power supplies that radiate significant amounts of heat. The DS501 should not be operated near any water or in a location where moisture might be present. -
Page 4: Introduction
DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL INTRODUCTION The Drawmer DS501 is a sophisticated dual channel noise gate, which may be used as two independent channels or linked for true stereo operation. It incorporates a number of impressive features, many pioneered by Drawmer, which are invaluable to the sound engineer and not found on conventional noise gates: Variable high-pass and low-pass filters for 'frequency conscious' gating. -
Page 5: Power Connection
DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL POWER CONNECTION If the unit is to be operated at a mains input voltage which is different to that as supplied, the following must be carried out by a qualified technical engineer. Disconnect the unit from the mains. -
Page 6: Control Descriptions
DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL CONTROL DESCRIPTION L.F. 25Hz - 3KHZ The Low Frequency filter works by severely attenuating frequencies below the cut-off frequency selected. H.F. 250Hz - 30KHz The High Frequency filter attenuates frequencies above the selected cut-off value. In other words, when both filters are set, it is the range between the two settings that is allowed to pass. - Page 7 Bypass position routes the input signal to the output with no processing. Note: To use the DS501 as a filter instead of a gate leave the switch in the Key Listen position. Display The famous Drawmer “traffic light”...
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Page 8: Operation
DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL OPERATION Use the following diagrams as a guide when operating the DS501. Gating a Kick Drum. - Page 9 DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL Gating a Snare Drum.
- Page 10 DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL Triggering a Bass Guitar from a Kick Drum.
- Page 11 DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL Ducking Music from Vox.
- Page 12 DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL PEAK PUNCH Peak Punch is a dynamic feature which accelerates the leading edge as the gated signal opens, adding 12dB gain approximately 10mS with proprietary release characteristics. For percussive material such as drums, fast synthesised sounds or percussive guitar, the Peak Punch mode of operation will give the most dramatic results.
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Page 13: 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.co.uk... -
Page 14: Technical Specification
DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (All measurements referenced to +4dBu operating level) INPUT IMPEDANCE 20KS MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL +17dB OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 50S (bal) MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL +17dB BANDWIDTH 23Hz to 31KHz -1dB NOISE AT UNITY GAIN ref 0dB, GATE open... -
Page 15: Block Diagram
DS501 OPERATORS’ MANUAL BLOCK DIAGRAM...
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