Rane MM 42 Operator's Manual

Quick Start

We know you're excited about your new MM 42. But trust us:
take your earphones out for a moment and read this Quick
Start. It covers the basics to get you tweaking your ear mixes
into submission in no time. The following paragraphs assume
you're working with a stereo (left/right) mix. For more advanced
applications you'll have to dig a bit deeper into this manual.
First, the hardware. Connect the console aux/groups
corresponding to the left and right ear mixes to the MM 42's
LINE INPUT A and LINE INPUT B respectively. Send the
MM 42 a good healthy signal, aiming to keep the loudest
peaks around the -8 dBFS mark (yellow LEDs) on the INPUT
meters. Running the Inputs "into the red" is only cool with old-
school analog gear. If needed, make further adjustments using
the INPUT controls.
Turn the PHONES LEVEL all the way down and plug your
earphones or headphones directly into either the ¼" or 3.5mm
PHONES jack. Slowly turn up the PHONES LEVEL to a
comfortable listening volume. Not hearing anything? Press the
CUE BUS button.
Press the COMPRESS button and use the Previous  
and Next   cursor keys to navigate to the M-BAND parameter.
Rotate the DATA control clockwise until SET starts flashing.
Don't panic; instead, press the ENTER key to go to the Cross-
over Frequency page. Adjust the frequency splits for each range,
pushing and turning the DATA control to make fine adjust-
ments. Press the ENTER or COMPRESS key to return to the
Compressor page. Adjust the THRSH parameter until you see a
Contents
Front Panel ....................................................................... 2
Rear Panel ........................................................................ 3
Connection Examples ..................................................... 4
Welcome Page ................................................................. 7
Basic Navigation & Editing ............................................. 7
Output Chain Configuration .......................................... 7
Adjusting Input & Output Levels ................................... 8
Signal Processing ............................................................ 9
Filters & Subwoofer ......................................................... 10
Multi-Band Compressor ................................................. 11
Parametric Equalization ................................................. 12
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OPERATORS MANUAL
ENTER CANCEL
-4
-8
-12
-24
PUSH: FILTER/SUB COMPRESS EQ LIMIT
-36
FINE
CONFIG MEMORY UTILITIES CUE BUS
A
DATA
few blinky lights on the GAIN REDUCTION meter. Press the
COMPRESS button again to move on to band 2, and again to
move to 3, merrily making adjustments. No, you're not hal-
lucinating - the GAIN REDUCTION meter does indeed
switch automatically to show you what's happening within each
frequency band.
Okay, if you're comfortable with getting around the various
pages then the dry run is over. If you're using a wireless trans-
mitter, connect the MM 42's main OUT 1 and OUT 2 to the
inputs of the transmitter and adjust the transmitter's input gain
to a nominal level. If you're using a hardwired beltpack, con-
nect the MM 42's main Outputs directly to the beltpack inputs,
making sure the beltpack level is turned all the way down. Plug
your earphones into the beltpack and slowly turn its level up to a
comfortable listening volume.
That's it! You're ready to rock. Or folk. Or country. Or
polka....whatever your musical style. Tweak each processing
section to taste, making sure you go to the MEMORY page
once satisfied and store your hard work to one of the 16 available
(preset) locations.
There's plenty more you can do with the MM 42. The rest of
this manual covers important topics like using the SUB Output
to augment an earphone mix with onstage subwoofers or "shak-
ers", handling two independent mono mixes with one MM 42,
linking and unlinking parameters, connecting multiple MM 42s
together via the Cue Bus, and the wonderful world of MIDI, just
to name a few. So don't stop here - keep reading! You still have
3 hours until show time.
Multi-Band Peak Limiter .................................................12
Using the Cue Bus ............................................................13
Storing and Recalling Memories (Presets) ....................14
Utilities .............................................................................14
Cue Bus Configuration .................................................... 14
Gain Reduction Meter Mode ..........................................15
MIDI Configuration & Transfer .......................................15
Name Device ....................................................................16
Firmware Update .............................................................16
Restoring Factory Defaults............................................. 17
Appendix: Additional Resources ...................................17
MIDI Implementation Chart ...........................................18
MONITOR PROCESSOR
GAIN REDUCTION
-4 dBFS -4 -4
-8 PEAK -8 -8 dB
-12 -12 -12 10 6 3 1 10 6 3 1
-24 -24 -24
1 2
PUSH:
-36 -36 -36
LEVEL
+8 SELECT +8
+4 +4
0 0
-3 -3
-12 -12
-24 -24
B C D
dBu dBu
INPUT OUTPUT PHONES
MM 42
4 6
2 8
MM 42
0 10
MONITOR
PROCESSOR
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