Sound Performance Lab Model 2601 manual

Manual Analog Cabinet and Miking S imu lator for E Gu itars Tr a n s d u c e r Model 2 601[...]

2 T ransducer Version 1 .1 – 5 / 20 07 Desig ner: Ralf R eichen, Jens Gronwald Th is use r's guid e contai ns a des crip tion of th e produc t. I t in no way r epres ent s a gua rante e of par t icular c hara cter ist ics o r result s of us e. Th e infor mat ion in thi s docume nt has b een c are - full y compiled and verifi ed and , unless[...]

3 T ransducer Impor tan t Safet y Infor mation ................................................................. 4 Hook Up ......................................................................................... 5 H o o k U p , R a c k M o u n t i n g , W a r n i n g s , S y m b o l s a n d N o t e s , A d v i c e s ..................... 5 Scope o[...]

4 T ransducer Ple ase n ote and re tain th is info rma tion. C aref ully r ead and f ollow al l of the sa fet y an d oper- ati ng inst ruc tio ns bef ore you u se the m achin e. Be doub ly car eful to n ote and fo llow th e war n- ing s and spe cial saf et y notic es. Connec tions: O nly us e the co nnec tion s as de scr ibe d. Ot her conn ec tions[...]

5 T ransducer Hook up Be ver y caref ul to chec k that the rear chas sis power selec tion switch i s set to the cor rect local line voltag e position be fore using the unit (230 V position: 220 -240 V , 115 V p osition: 110- 120 V )! Wh en in doubt ab out a so urce, cont act y our dealer or a p rofes sional ele ct rician . Before conne cting any eq[...]

6 T ransducer Th e scop e of deli ver y compr ise s the T ra nsducer, the p ower c able an d the man ual. Pl eas e keep the o rigi nal pack ag ing. In ca se of a s er vice p roced ure the or igin al pack aging e nsures a s afe tr ansp or t. It al so s er ves a s a saf e pac kag ing for yo ur own t ransp or t s if you do not u se sp ecial trans port[...]

7 T ransducer Advantages – an Over view Th e T r ans ducer suppl ant s at lea st fo ur loudsp eaker c abinet s , tw o high qua lit y micr ophone s, the ir preamp , a good r oom amb iance, an d at any t ime, th e amplifi ca tion may b e cra nked up. More over, the ent ire T ran sducer u sage i s highl y intuit ive an d requir es no pr ior mik ing[...]

8 T ransducer Introduction Sound Setu ps Af ter c abling i s complete , the s ound se tup f unc tions p rima rily a s one mi ght e xp ec t: F irs t, gu itar am p sound ad jus tmen ts ar e prepar ed as t houg h the c abine t were alr eady conn ec ted. How ever, instead of c hoos ing a cabi net and e xp eri menti ng with m icroph ones an d their p os[...]

9 T ransducer R ear Panel Power Connec tion Before yo u connect the Transducer to any local p ower source, b e SURE to check that the rear panel volt age switch is co rrec tly set fo r your local area (115 V posi tion : 110 -120V , 230 V p osi- tion: 220-240V). Conn ec t the inc luded p ower ch ord to th e rear Mai ns Input . T rans for mer, powe r[...]

10 T ransducer R ear Panel Overview , Wiring E xamples[...]

11 T ransducer Pow er I nput Her e you conn ect t he g uitar a mp ‘s lou dspeake r outp ut. Con nec tor var iant an d pin con fi gura - tion s follo w indus tr y s tanda rds: Unba lance d 1/ 4 ” Jac k connec tor wi th the sig nal a t the tip an d gro u nd at t he sl ee ve . IMPO RT ANT INFORM A TION: A s with any t ypical amp and c abinet cabl[...]

12 T ransducer Mi c Level Out put Th e microp hone le vel out put is u sabl e jus t like any mike o ut. T he Mik ing Le vel cont rol on the Trans ducer f ront p anel reg ula tes the sig nal . Th e Outp ut Gain con trol h as no in fl uen ce on the M iking L evel ou tput . Jus t as w ith con ventio nal cab inet mik ing, v aria tions i n microph one [...]

13 T ransducer R ear Panel Switches Power Th e rear pan el Power s wit ch ac tiv ates th e T r ans ducer , confi rm ed by t he lig hted bl ue fr ont pan el LED. Vo l t ag e Th e rear pan el volt age se lec tor sw itch s er ves to le t the u ser s witch to t he loc al lin e volt age stand ard . IMPORT ANT ADVICE: Before yo u use the T rans ducer , [...]

14 T ransducer Sig nal LED Th e signal L ED indic ates t he pres ence of a sig nal at the Trans ducer ‘s input. I t is ac tiv ated at a -20 dBu le vel. WARNING If an a mplifi er is c onnec ted an d the Sig nal L ED illumin ates th ough a si gnal i s not pre sent or too muc h nois e fr om the am p is not th e reas on, th e lig hted L ED can in di[...]

15 T ransducer Control Elements Mik ing Le vel A micr ophon e produce s a dif fer ent soun d at lowe r sound l evel s than at h ighe r ones . Wit h the T ransducer ‘s Miking Level one can simulate th ese dif ferences. Increa sing the Miking Level ef fe ct pro duces a st ronger compr ession le vel and a dens er sound c anva s. Th is builds an ef f[...]

16 T ransducer Setu p 1 Th is is the s imples t set up for r ecordi ng situa tions . The g uit ar amp is con nec ted nor mal ly to the Trans ducer . In th is ca se eit her the Trans ducer Mic Le vel Out put c an be rou ted to a micro - pho ne preamp o r its L ine O utpu t can con nec t to an ex ter nal lin e in. Bot h of the se out put s may be use[...]

17 T ransducer Setu p 3 I f a n o n- st a g e gu i ta ris t w is he s t o h av e h i s c ab i n e t so u n d , th e s i gn al s h o u ld be r o ut ed t o h i s box v ia the T ra nsducer Sp eaker T hru. I n this c ase t he amp sig nal pow er is reduce d by 8 dB enro ute to the b ox; h ere sat ura tion (tha t is, p ower amp di stor ti on) beg ins to [...]

18 T ransducer Setu p 5 Stere o Ef fe ct s Se tup: Dr y- Wet-Wet Se tup wi th gui tar b ox (Dr y) an d t wo st age mon itors ( Wet ) . Th e dr y guit ar sig nal is route d fr om the T ra nsducer Sp eaker Thr u. Con nec t the T ran sducer Li ne Out put to an ef f ec ts ma chine . The ef f ec ts m achin e ‘s wet o utpu ts ( Right / Le f t) are t he[...]

19 T ransducer Setu p 7 Stere o Ef fe ct s Set up on st age an d for P . A .: Dr y-We t -Wet s etup w ith ( Dr y) cab inet an d t wo ( Wet) s tage m onitor s. Th e dr y gui tar sig nal is rou ted via t he T r ans ducer ‘s Speaker T hru . Connec t th e T r ansduc er Li ne Out put 1 wi th an ef f ec ts ma chine an d each of it ‘s we t outpu ts ( [...]

20 T ransducer Al l three Trans ducer lev el cont rol s infl uence output levels . Therefore it is impor tant to under - st and th eir ex is ting mut ual ef fe ct s and t he over all res ult s. Th ese co ntro ls ha ve bee n desig ned p u r p o se f u l l y w i t h a p e r c e n t a g e s c a l i n g , a s o n e s t ru c t u r e d i n d B i s i n f[...]

21 T ransducer Pr esets Clean Open Ca bin et, 2 x 10" Alnico Speakers Six ties So und Open Ca bin et, 2 x 12" Ceramic Spe akers Six ties So und Closed Cabi net, 2 x 12" Ceramic Spe akers, American Modern Clean Open Ca bin et, over l oaded 1 x 12" Alnico Spe aker , Light Crunch Closed Cabi net, 2 x 12" Alnico Speaker[...]

22 T ransducer Pr esets 4 x 12" , Ple xi “Greenback“ Crunch 4 x 12" , ear ly “V intage 30“ 4 x 12" , spar ky “Gre enback“ 4 x 12" , spar ky “ G 12 H“ 1 x 12" , “ EV 12 L “ 2 x 12" , “ Black F ace“[...]

23 T ransducer Pr esets Lead 4 x 12" “Greenback“ Rock 4 x 12" “G 12 H“ “Vi n ta g e 3 0 “ “Bluesbraker“ 2 x 12" “Bulldog“ Spar ky “EV “[...]

24 T ransducer Input Speake r Input 1/ 4 " Jack conn ec tion Impedance 8 Ohms Ma x . Input L oad 10 0 W R MS, 20 0 W Peak Outpu ts Speake r Thr u 1/ 4 " Jack conn ec tion Pr e Simulat ion Out 1/ 4 " Jack conn ec tion Imp edanc e ca. 1 kO hm Mic L evel O utpu t XL R, el ec tron icall y bala nced Impedance un balanced ca. 60 0 Ohms Imp[...]

25 T ransducer Po wer Supply Th e power s upply w as c aref ully e ngin eered to p rovi de clean a nd consi stent c urre nt, an i mpor- tan t prere quisite fo r excel lent audio. B uilt aroun d an overdi mension ed toroid al tra nsfo rmer, the p ower su pply g ener ates a mini mal elec t romag net ic fi eld w ith n o hum or me chanic al noise. All[...]

26 T ransducer Block Diagram[...]

Copy Master T ransducer S ettings Guitar play er: Album / Gig: Titl e: Eng ine er : Tr a c k ( s )/G r o u p : Date:[...]

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