dvanced music systems dmx 15-805 Users ManualPABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE TEW AND SPECIFICATIO! TEM OVERVIEW i.2 SPECIFICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS RODUCTION SHIPPING {INFORMATION INSTALLATION OPERATION TO THE dmxis-ses DELAY LINE, NCTIONAL DESCRIPTI cTION HFORMATION An LIMITED LIABILITY > bo FOR DAMAGE NURTN) IONE PRO CONNECTOR DETALSYSTEM OVERVIEW AND S Es VERVIEW a true stereo microprocessor contrat: ly desiqned to meet snecificat r ecnipment + indepen efters two co! ecisely controlled de thout any sacrifice in irrespective of th: delay of over thirty tw ‘yer the two channels. is nighly modular, allowing incorporation of new anigues; thus the system will net be renderes pments take place. ne design employs effective 15 tal encoding ei by bit conversion with three instantaneous gai 6B each. This allows nde 4 analogue compression/expansion tec! distortion problems, such as noise breathing. ppiied as standard to ensure that not Tost on power down. are inpel ond ourput levels are adjustable g non-standard signal ievels. h splicing pitch ¢' rporated on either or as one © rift option is incorporated, the "iock whicn normally just allows indefinite storage a! both delay line contents (without deterioration), 3 © tape loop editing system. The then ‘locked-in be audio triggered if required. digital reverberation system is also avai tne DMX15R, is physically the same size 5c. it | provides mine preset pro twivtn, Qld dynamic range and typical nde abl ‘the ms with an 1SkRz istortion of #.03%. nL control of variables, such as pre-delay, decay time, ny quency decay profile and low frequency decay profile, is ais vided. poner ation trols are provided on both channels of the meiSeMds and input may be switched to allow single line input ei tat tveds both delay lines). A switch is also provide ow tne cutputs to be mixed for special effects. feature of the dmx range is the use of ‘Nudge sicone'. These buttons when used will cause the delay to sweep up cL only 25ug making the sweep virtually silent.PAGE 4 é SEA'S MANUAL = ning channel ‘at in phase or out of phase hannel 'b! is provided wedaty for riginai and ing the computer. Ye ese: gwiten 28 provided for initia : ction is also provided (D DMXIS-R0S if require A.M.S. systems are as available for the ommodate multiples of te tne same high standard as the rest iL is engineer ime range and offers similar microprocessor controlled vane: facilities ie. pregrammability, repeatability and bee pabilicy not available with other forms of data entry, mplete control of the system functions. ngineer in ins dmal5-808 18 designed as a rack mounting unit 3.5"/2U iJ 1." deep, eeluding knobs and connectors. The choice of : Sand Guality of construction are of a high standard and to .ng vnoace of mother board system with plug in circuit Sand rippen cables, maintenance problems are reduced to 3 Y 5 the unit's small si and rugaec petustiony coupled with the — unque: © performance the best value in ne technologyMRNA‘ © AYLONS RACAL, 10 K ohm : Electronically b ond +10 dBV : Ref. 0.775 Volts ren Ywo independent inputs 20 ap 15@ ohm : Symmetrical Electranicnily balanced. te #24 dBV (balanced mode? two independent outputs reron Less than output 9@ dB / 15 bit « 28 Hz to 18 KHz Two XLR=. (female) 4. oonnesterst two XLR-3-32 sumption: 30 VA maximum a/22a/240 andaid IEC mains Zan Where are three basic Til whe 4k RAM unit 102. 4ms. [21 The 16K RAM unit givin 409. 6ms. {31 The 44K RAM unit giving ing 1.538 Second Nan curds can be added te increase the basic delay time: nat sala increases the delay range by 102.4mS with no change i pandwidtn whilst each 16K RAM caré increases th A by 419.898 and each 94K RAM card by 1,428 Seconds, hge in respon!NUAL : ISSUE 2 PAS won @iffering delays and may use different A further each channel may use # different aM However, different types of RAM card are 1 ssibly on same channel. forse for tn are not p z to 2eH2 2% continuously v ER CONTROL: Segment 91 selected delay ine 2 9 Memory — lec. storing 'a', The computer this 1s dear computer is ® switen on. 432mm (17ins) HO mm (12-2 ins} odPAGE OPT iON! Muiiet ous RAM options are available for the dix 15-8AS : woud ve points to try to incorporate all of this data within Jana 1f HAM extension is necessary decide on the axis delay teguired (on each channel) and from this information ol uieir official representative can recommend the RAM 2 coutiguration that would best suit your particular needs. @ pica change option is available for both channels of “ unit aliowing pitch shifting as much as one octave either ei wis ortginal frequency, This option also allows use of ie (ape loop editing system. | A reverberation option (DMX15R) is also availabie. LMPROVEMENYS iv designs of all AMS products are subject to continuous velopment and improvement, consequently Advanced Music Systems reserve cue cignt to alter specifications or modify their wicnour peior aotification,2 PAGE © DPERAVING INSTRUCTIONS YAEDUCTLON suction of the manual contains information r ation and operation of the dmxiS-8@S Stereo Digital . : pingended enat the contents of this sect ere re 8 ore Attempting to operate the dmxl5: Shoule : ies arise during operation near ntative or contact: ADVANCED MUSIC SYSTEMS. WALLSUREAMS LANE, WORSTHORNE VILLAGE, BURNLEY, LANCASH ENGLAND. Ee OR TELEPHONE: 9282 36943 TELEX: 63108 INFORMATION 15-80: is packaged in a specia lier t best possible protection. Upon receipt of ¢ wipsen inspection should be made ta reveal any : danag) If damage is found » claim showla : the shipping company immediately or rt the sowing working unit is returned for service o container should be use r original new container can be obtaines from specify the model number when suing he thew container. VALUATION is) Yhe model dmx 5-808 can be operated with a line input : 2 iW, 22 or 249 Volts, adjustable internally. Befor Gisug tue equipment to primary power check that th sng is correct (see the label on the back of th Fi ve Line voltage is not specified assume, for sa is Yolcage setting of 130 Volts. If it is found ‘that ing 18 incorr ety, > ne Lin st use the following procedure ta change Disconnect the line power cord from the unit and move the Lap cover plate. trent panel facing you, you wills: lection connector on the rignt hi nt of the unit. ec the hear Ube tro: ove the cov ws rover the mains wiring; then cemove ho prown wire and insert it inte the correct position eee eeoutputs of the dmxi5-88S are balan: trond and therefore they are not floating. If ust aa a sure that pins 3 (hot (ground) are 2 ed normal and pin 2 (cold) eft floating on the THE OUTPUT. Pin puts of the unit. 00 NOT GROUND PIN on the inpu! sever, Should be grounde: NS WIRING ied with equipment manufactured an (1.P.C.) ns leads supp. red in accordance with the Eur as follows LIVE NEUTRAL EARTH CONNECTORS = INPUT CON -32 (Male) XLR-3-31 (Fe 1 UNIT ARE SHOWN ABOVE. IONS TO THE REAR OF THE oo iea 3-9 FUSE REPLACEMENT All power supply rails within the dmx15-808 are protect curcent limiting and also against overvoltage. Tf sason the voltage on a particular rail exceeds certai thyristor connected across that power rail is activa and protecting the unit's electronics. Tt this may (very occasionally) happen a sharp and possibly dangerous mai8 910111213 14151617 |2 PAGE Lerge ddi, NO piten snift processor: or involved RAM ca seven to sixteen lot sixteen downwa here must be no gaps reo adl, ONE pitch shift processor with one pitch shift processor (channel A), slot eigh y Umxg and Slot nine for dmxl0. As long 75 dn way ower than dmxl@ then in theory the two pitch placed anywhere between slots seven and nine eight and nine are preferred because ross dmx. ritow a reo ddl, fWO pitch shift processors vn processor poard set (dmx9+dmx19 for channel At 12 above. ‘The second processor set {dmx9+dmx1" ‘must not be situated lower than slct nine but may loneg anywuere above this position up te the ena of tac dmx dmx i dmx 4 Channel A sila }12 4 dmx9+10 ie }dmx j oe 1 fete ese fon me! an4iamxldmx! dmx dmx! Channel A 15 }i4 [22 [12 127 4, dmxo+10JN-SUARL OPTLONS LS = dmx27 only: suis bi Snould 2 should be out if on 3 processor two pitch sh ite as follows: | NUMBER Oo: | RAM CARDS | ' wea (C moe (HO woeJS USER'S MANUAL + ISSUE 2 PAGE 17 nections (both dmx7+23) ink Pind to PinlS. Tf dmx? is Eo odmx23 4s £2 duua Pin 9 to Pins, KUMBER OF j CHANNEL A. ‘ CHANNEL |. ILink Ping colLink Pins tollink pins tollink Pin tions continued: CHANNEL B Link Pinla tot KAM CARD 1 LYPE Ie. Link PinMANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE 14 (ome azx controls “Level control 4.1 GENERAL {NTRODUCTION tne front panel, it can be seen that it i ia various sections. Probably the most effective way t learning how to operate the unit is to become familiar with panel controls. 4.2 QUIPUT LEVEL AND MIXING SECTION Poe input mi switched between two channel operatio} steteo input) and Single input, dual output operation (mon huput using channel ‘a’ as source). The two outputs may also be ised af sired to create or enhance various effects. If the iydi 18 two channel and the outputs remain unmixed the stereo siluminate to indicate true stereo operation. put level control is a ganged control which governs ne Odlput of Doth channel ‘a’ and channel ‘bt. After the input vuls have been sec for the best working conditions this conutci should be adjusted to give a good level match on the ising desk.DmaLd-8¥5 USER'S MANUAL : ISSU! 2 PAGE 15 snput Level vontro! section 2.4.3 INPUT LEVEL CONTROL SECTION Individual input signal levels can be varied using the two iupat voatroi Knobs, an indication of the signal leveis is given jnal" light emitting diodes (LEDs). The red uminated 6 d& before clipping, the yellow LEDs i? a@B ané jreen LEDS 18 n normal operation, with a signa plesent tne input levels should be adjusted so that the aree Uminated all the time, the yellow LEMS mast of thr illuminate only wnen the highest proqranme A proportion of the output of a channel may be fed hack to channel's input by adjustment of the respective fegenerative control Knob.DaAiz-8dS UDER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE 16 xtal/vco LED indicators 4 xtal/vco switch 2.4.4 VCO CONTROL SECTION tug CU control section is adjustable both in speed and £ moduiation, the yellow LED indicates the speed and yiluainates once pec cycle, To use the VCO the crystal must be iecnea ove and the VCO switched in; the switch can be found under che display. At the left nand side of the display can be toung two LEDS indicating whether the crystal or the VCO has beech seiected.80S USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE 1 Editing with the keypad: > remove a portion from the beginning of the loop firs the 'At key. When the ‘At key is pressed the present pre Starting point of the loop is displayed. Now enter the t point in milliseconds; the 'a' channel identifier LED wil fiash until the splice point has actually been entered (ie. until the # key has been pressed). vo remove a portion from the end of the loop first press ‘key. Wnen the 'B' key is pressed the current ‘loop end position will be displayed. The new loop end point must now be keyed in again in milliseconds; the 'b' identifier LED w flash until the enter key (#) is pressed. gditing using the nudge keys: editing can also be accomplished by using the nudge keys. the nudge keys allow the ends of the loop to be incremented as s decremented in 5mS steps. This is a quick way of ‘fine 3! tne loop before use, it should be noted however tha ang tne nudging process some audio interference will occur. Other effects key is pressed it is possible to vary the pitci p. The effect obtained can be likened to usin r don a tape loop system. This may be accomplished by irect entry, using the key pad, or by use of the nudge buttons. Unlike nudging the ends of the loop; nudging pitch does not cause audio interference, The loop may also be read out singly. This is accomplished by pushing the # key. After the # key has been pressed the edited loop will be read out once and will not be read out asain until the # key is pressed again. loop may also be audio triggered. In this case the locked-in audio will be read out if an audio signal o sufficient level to illuminate the green LED is applied to channel Ay Cautionary notes: Having come out of the lock in mode there is no point encering until the maximum tape loop time has elapsed. If entry prior to this is attempted the resulting audio signa will contain a mixture of the previously locked loop and new audio data DO NOT switch the power on with the lock in function selected since random data in the RAMs will be locked in and sent to the audio chain,‘5 MANUAL : ISSUE 2 in phase/out switch sefoutt switch is with the input, ' effects if used the nudge controlsRIS MANUAL Nudge controls NUDGE CONTR altering delay, Yue nudge pute may be used to edge the selected 4c jown, an indication of the direction is given by the Lé iyil of the display. ‘These buttons when used chang &lso the value in the respective detay, approximately nt change 2gms/Second in 25uS steps pro: in the delay time. virtualiy $ ludge buttons may also be used for pitch shifting and ing and tuning. gitective tor pi 0 be used the nudge buttons may al in tne iock-in mode sop vdicing. in this case the beginning and the end of the e adjusted {i.e. increasing or decreasing the lenath eng of Lie Loop is possible, within the limits) in Sms tape in t likened ne lock-in mode is also possible; to varispeed on mechanicalWkLb-dUS USEK'S MANUAL + 155) PAGE 21 7 segment display keypad 2.4.8 COMPUTER CONTROL Compucer Keg © KEYS @ co control is effected by the use of the keypad: hese sel the audio channel to be processed eitner ‘a! or 'b', depressing either will cause tne delay setting for that channel to be displayed {in mililseconds} and the relevant identifier LED immediately below the display to be lit (a or b). nese keys are also used for loop editing in the lock in mode when the pitch cnange option is included. vnis key is inoperative unless the pitch change option is included within the unit, if this option is included then pressing the 'C' key afte selecting the appropriate channel (a or b) results in tne pitch ratio information being displayed and allows the operator to change the pitch of the Signal. In this case LED c glows in addition to tne channel identifier LED a or b. Keying in a delay setting will cause entry into tne display only and will not affect the programme ntil tne data is entered into the unit by depressing tne # key. Until the # key is depressed the channel identifier LED will flas indicating temporary data. the display only reflects the contents of the ddl once the # key nas been depressed and the channel identifier LED nas stopped flasning. vais key is used for decimal point entry when using tne pitch shift option. bepressing tnis key causes the current store number to be displayed in the format 'Str.5'. ToUSER'S MANUAL + ISSUE 2 PAGE 22 the current store a single numeral is typed range 1 to 9. No enter keystroke (4) is red, the system will immediately ente delays programmed within that store nd al subsequent entries will be retained in that store it instead of a numeral, A or # is then depresse, the s will display the delay contents for chat channel (see above) and store will remain unaltered. If the 'Q* key is pressed immediately after the 'Dt key then all of the stere locations wiil be c1eared - be careful. o thas is the ‘Enter' key which must be depressed to enter a delay into the unit. It is also used for single snot looping in tne lock in mode. eke Lt wore than four numeric characters are typed, or tie user attempts to enter a delay outside the limit of tne unit an error message ‘Err’ will be Gisplayed to warn the operator. The correct entry may then be typed.: a $US USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE power ton/off? and reset 4.4 PUWEK SWITCHING AND RESET unit 1s first switched on or if ‘reset! is depresse” we unit will be initialised Initialising the unit does not sear tue store isc Tt does towever re-start th nace snerefore tue display and the output will reflect the vi tne last store location selected and flso the last Lunvtion seiected. ear ail of the store locations simply enter L you wish to bo not be put off by the unit's apparent complexity. Whilst lus Operation of the unit may at first sight appear to de ompiicated it will take little time to become familiar with the ols and the sequences of operation.DMAL5-80S USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE 24 2.4 4 USER'S GUIDE TO THE dmx15-895 STEREO DIGITAL DELAY LINE <3 INTRODUCTION vnis Section of the manual describes in more detail how the -uS stereo digital delay line can be used to create vrrious ehrects. 2.5.2 BACK TO ASICS A digital delay line (ddl) as its name implies, is a device cuui receives a given Signal at its input and after a defined iigse of time (programmed by the user) reproduces that exact same ljtui at the output. Tne ddl, as in the case of the dmxih-805, ust noe alter or modify the signal no matter what delay is rained. ‘tne dmxl5-8@S has two such delay lines which are pendently programmable. pur of channei ‘a‘ can be switched in phase or 18? phase with the original signal whilst the outp in phase with the original. stated above, does not modify the ay; however, regenerative effects and ven or introduced if required by adjusti ne Front panel. ) Pitch Change and Reverberation options are ava phle and bi Pitch Shitting fas been included for referenc ii is obvious tnat a great deal can be besides Simple delay, and the fol Le help the studio engineer get accomplished usi With tne power Switched on and a signal present ensure thar dvch input tevel control knobs are set correctly ensure th och regen contro: knobs are set to zero and adjust the input bs eontrod knobs So that the red LEDS illuminate on proaramne . The output control knob snould be adjusted to ensure between the ddl and the mixing desk. The following snould few be Set as indicated: ‘in sep./mix' to in sep. ‘out sep./mix' to out sep. ‘yoo speed and depth' controls to zero. gen’ controls Still set to zero. avrm/lock-int switch to norm. han. a in phase/out’ switen to chan. a in phase. " switen to xtal IN : When power is switched on, the computer is initielised Lue outpur of tne ddl is governed by the last store iocet Ueteg und alse tne last function selected. If the ‘Dn! 4 tutlowed by the ¢ erms this me ‘key all store locations will be is that outputs ‘tat andOn 5 USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 28 aeyou aus Also the DDL will reflect the contents of channel ta Suvi CY aha therefore tne channel ‘at identifier LED will be Liaumsnatel ‘pt andicating key is pressed Str. will be displaye the outputs are governed by entries in this stor now te ‘8’ key is pressed zero will be displayed ing no delay on channel ‘bt; the ‘At key should now be DEISlc, tne display will again show no delay on channel 'a". 2.5.4 CHANNEL ‘a LAY delay (ne output on channel ‘at with respect ts the ehter the required delay (in milliseconds) into the spisy via tne Keypad. Tne ‘at channel identifier LED will now ting vemporary data in the display, until the data is ) Ehe store by depressing the # key. Immediately it is ehiered into the store location channel ‘a’ wil] be delayed with respect 4y the original by the amount programmed and the ‘at LED p flashing. If the user attempts to enter a delay outside limit of the unit an error message ‘Err! will be di wart tne operator; the correct entry may then be typed. DELAY +S CHANNEL ‘b vo delay the output of channel ‘b' with respect to the jinal, tiest depre the ‘8! key. The 'b' LED will now late indicating that the display now reflects the contents annel 'D'. Yo delay the output, follow the procedure as ed for channel ‘at; this time the "bt LED will flash until key 18 depressed. £2548 STORING DELAYS it che 'D! key as depressed, the display will indica witent store in {al the present store 1, 'Str.1'). Let us say that we do not wish to lose the effects of the sciuyS just entered in channels ‘at and ‘bt but wish to try a day, sey on channel ‘at, to see what effect this wil! 3 thy '2' key is depressed immediately after the 'D' key, puts will now be governed by the contents of the second re locati (Str.2; zero at present). We can now enter the 2 delay tor channel ‘bt and the longer delay for channel ‘at in we flow nave a combination of delays in two store e are nine store locations in all, therefore tions may be tried if so desired. To ca gs all we need do is keep the 'D! key keying through the store locations 1 to 9. re the depresse? ent setta Vhis ability to store different settings, tly recall setting, is very nd Producer alike. For example, 1 the Producer asks for echo en voc: vet of a Song, but during the chorus he would ns co a close double tracking effect. Possibly a wisnes to uave a ‘distant’ sound during the vocal parts 0 during tne solo he would like a ‘dry*' sound. Both the te readily a complished using the dmx15-@0S:DnaLs-suo USER'S MANUAL + ISSUE 2 PAGE 2° Using channel ‘a! only for this exercise and mixing this Li original on the mixing desk we first program 3 say 8omS in store 1 and a shorter delay of about 1®m= in Siure @ leaving store 3 clear. With the present settings the ‘act mig wiil consist of just one repeat signal ®MmS or Lams : ively away trom the original. This will give a rather Luise sounding echo and to improve this the ‘regen’ contro} knob juguid Se adjusted until a more natural voicing is achieve roar tne first example (assuming the song starts with a verse! cor Lo tne start of the song store 1 is selected giving the echo oiivct required; during the verse the 'D' key is depressed in pieparation fof the chorus, as the chorus starts the '?' key immediately giving the close ADT effect required. Th can be improved using either the VCO section, or the Chaunei and/or the pitch change facility of the dnx1s-Aas sis giscussed in more detail later. During the chorus th: ac} 18 again depressed in preparation for the verse and as the Yotse starts tne l Key 18 depressed resulting in the immediat tvcovery ol Lhe original ecno effect etc.,etc.,etc.. Fort second example, prior to the start of the song store 1 is again setected and during the voce! parts of 7 5 depressed cf the sono Of Key in preparation for the solo; just prior beginning of the solo the ‘3' key is depressed giving tne y sound required. this case store 2 could be selected to see wieiher the guitarist would like tne signal slightly twet* wuichever is chosen, during the solo the 'D' key must he depressed lu preparation for ‘backing’ section and as the vocals begin ‘I ney must be depressed to reproduce the echo effect. vase above is taken for simplicity, obviously the is more flexible than the example shows; the example is us a guide to the techniques involved. 2.5.7 MIXING Wen using the dmx1$-89S alone, mixing of the two delayed ehauneis can be accomplisned by the use of the output mix control on front panel of tne ddl. A much larger variety of effects are attainable wen using the SDDL in conjunction with a mixing sk Siuce the original signal may also be mixed with the outputs oL tne delay lines 2.5.8 ADY Automatic Double racking is improved if the secondary signal ts varied in pitcn by a smali amount. ‘This can be accomplished by adjustaent of the veo controls or by incorporation of the pitch ye option. Wiss Using the veo section to improve ADT remember that the variation is dependent upon both the vco speed and depth contrel settings, and also the delay times between the original Sigal anc the outputs of the ddl. To obtain this improved ADT ec. firse switch the 'xtal/vco' switch to vco. For an ADT Lting of 18ms Che pest effect is obtained by setting the depth vontiol to '9' and the speed control between "2" and '3" e a8 Increased however, the depth setting will as the ay have to-gus USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE 27 improving ADT using the pitch change option is best ‘ shed with 4 pitch catio of approximately 1.915. Set the viign ratic by first depressing the 'c' key. If the ch change not incorporated nothing will happen, but if the pitch jion as included the ‘c' LED will flash, together with respective channel identifier LED. On entry of the data ussion oL tne # key) the two LEDs will stop flashing and the tiece will be audible. tne vibrato effect created by the VC! can, if used properly, etfect of certain instruments and is a useful tool in iis own rignt. 0 CONTROLLED FLANGING method can be used if flanging is require outputs alone: Furst return all the front panel controls to their ‘original' Now switch the ‘out sep./mix' control to mix; if now buctons ace used around zero delay, flanging should be ry using the mixing desk other methods can be employed to fianging using tne basic principles outlined above. THE "LUCK IN‘ FUNCTION BS ine toned in ion 2.4.5 when the ‘lock-in’ switch is stow Lhe word LOC will be displayed and the contents of both deley tines at chat instant will be locked in. range » is always fixed at the maximum loop size but tion is contained in the unit then by using facility the loop on channel A may now be edited. 4s an example we ave chosen to remove 109mS from the eey:nniug and end ct a loop. we have chosen a loop size of 1,438 onus and nave assumed for clarity that no previous editing has en done rditing with the Keypad vo vemove 100mS from the beginning of the loop first press ne al key. hen the 'At key is pressed the present starting pole of the loop (ie. 6) will be displayed. Now enter the new rc point in milfiseconds (ie. 100); the ‘at channel identifier LED will flasu untii the splice point has been entered by pressing tae} keys start point of zero can not be entered via the keypad. oop start po away from zero the thas been set ia tne keypad is ImS. ‘The nudge buttons may zero if so desired (see below),DMxi5-83S USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE ?R Yo remove 10GmS trom the end of the loop first press the 'B! ney. nen the 'S? Key is pressed the current ‘Loop end! positi will be uisplayed. ‘The new loop end point must now be keyed in again in mi conds (ie. 1503). The 'b' identifier LED wil! tiesn until tne entee key (#) is pressed. Noice that the end of the loop is 35mS less than the RAM Storage Size would suggest (in our case 1.4035 and not 1.5388). Tuis 18 the amount of time taken to complete the splicing operation. in tact, after entry of a start or finish point for the op tie nigh speed microprocessor analyses the frequency and Gisplitude content of the subsequent 30mS for two Suitabie splicing polats eo enable the join to be as free from interference as possiple. ‘tus the actual splice points may be slightly different Even tho. © displayed and incrementing the start or finish points by onsy a Lew milliseconds may thus have no effect. bdiving using tne nudge keys: Ediling can also be accomplished by using the nudge keys. nudge keys allow the ends of the loop to be incremented as wels as decremented in SmS steps (see Section 2.4.5). The loop Siuit point may be nudged to zero if the keyed delay is an exact nultipse of 5. ror otner effects and a few cautionary notes on the operation of cue lock-in tu tion see section 2.4.5.DMX {5-888 USER'S MANUAL + ISSUE 2 PAGE 20 he PL PCH CHANGE OPELON dau the case of tbe stereo ddl, where fitted, the Pitch Change Jpiasy GS aVellable on both channel ‘at and channel ‘b' and cictore tHe following notes will apply to both channels. nemeabut that any effect selected using the ‘Ct Key will always be jicion to the programmed delay. However an inherent effect di wie plicu suizting process is an inbuilt delay which varies huaiy, Yo Enis end, the pitch shift software incorporates an thin which ignores programmed delays below 30mS when pite: anging and make owance for the inherent delay offset above unis value. gtamming Pitch Change - Chann Fires set all yuciined in Section 2 Now depi wi @ controls to the ‘ORIGINAL SETTINGS 3 and press the 'D' key followed by tne the 'C' key, both the channel ‘at LED anc luminate and the display will read 1.90 a pitch ratio of one ie. no change in pitch from the tunison'. ‘Tne lowest pitch available is en octave the orzginal, that is half the original frequency or a .500'. 9 obtain this depress the ‘*' key followed by display will now read '9.5' and the tat and tc LEDS witli fiasi indicating temporary data in the display. Enuering this ratio dy depressing the '#' key will cause the ta! ‘G!LEDs to stop flashing and the display to read '0.509" vaving an octave decrease in pitch on channel tat. Tf we now ai tue contents of channel ‘at (this is accomplished by Sing the ‘At key) the letter H will be flashing on the left pi cue wisplay indicating that the original and output ‘at are not ig gaison, Lf a delay 18 now required on channel ‘at it can be ned in exactly the same way as in 2.5.4. tae pignest pitch available is an octave increase in the ai, that 18 twice the original frequency or a ratio of two ran’ be programmed by Gepressing tho ‘Cc, 2 and #* keys cespectively. Piccn ratios of les than half or greater than two are an error (Ere) message will be di rator of his mistake. Pitch changes betwee programmable to three decimal places. trie wo extren can be used to alter the pitch up or down for pitch searching and tuning. - Channel * ly as for channel ‘at except that the ed prior to programming the piten ra LEDs will flash until the pitch case tne 'D atiourlk 5-805 USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE 39 understanding and Using The Pitch Changer Avs pitch Changer employs a very fast microprocessor aiicgh examines the digitised musical signal within the memory ans veciuvims = Gumper of tests to isolate two points in time wh lev tne fignest correlation with each other in terms of wavesuape. ihe pitch snift algorithm contained in the programme lumaty uses tis information in conjunction with the required vinci taciu (9 manimise the ‘glitch' problem normally associsted nicu teal uime pitch changing. Since no fade-in, fade-out is ployed, with suitable program material almost perfect pitch be obtained without the characteristic 'flutterina' tne market. The exceptionaliy wide bandwidth kent noise performance of the basic ddl is also retaine jing pitch, as is the veo facility. Combining ali these » and the ability to key in a piteh ratio of locked stapility means the engineer may create automatic tracking of hitherto unobtainable quality and 3. In certain cases, feedback enhances the ‘fullness » used with care, can be used to qreat effect; for at & piten ratio of 2.0, feedback generates harmonics of i, and Single notes on a bass guitar for instance can be ) sound as Lf they were played on an organ. Chord: uencigs between two notes on the bass guitar wi SsSibie tor the microprocessor to identify the frequency of the i will cause the effect to be marred. ; the lack of the usual ‘wobble! on the output mean le 13 now possible to use a pitch-changer musically at pitch ratios otnye than 1.31. make it iucoming signal, Interesting arpeggio effects can be obtained by programming delays longer than 208-300mS and applying feedb: juse short of instability. This effect is especially use fusical intervals are programmed as the pitch shift, such as 1.? below). when applying feedback whilst pitch changing, should be taken when shifting the frequency down by ricant amounts, since if instability is reached successive at feedback will cause any input frequency to tend towards irc. On tne way, the output will pass the resonant frequency of in the control room, including the engineers and ths nouitors; So Dewar 2] fhe inherent delay mentioned above is less when shifting Guwa an piten than up; thus, 6.985 produces an output cioser in die a Une original than 1.015. (3] 8 ‘strat delay programmed in channel ‘bt may be used tiecuiveiy eliminate the Inherent delay by programming (say! ne and mizing tne two outputs at the desk, or splitting the jurpucs across tne stereo image. (‘at to the left, 'b' to the ragnt, foe instance)the number of seniton us use ihe chromaticJixis-Be5 USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE 2? 8 joi! FUNDAPENTAL (Hz) x PITCH RATIO | FREQUENCY | FREQUENCY ! 1 (Hay | INCREASE 4an \ \ ' an 1 440 x = au x 1.059463 | 466.1638 | 127.7198 a aa e = 440 x 1.122462 | 293.9833 | 129.3678 | ade x 440 % 1.189207 | 522.2511 | uaa # 4ae x = 440 x 1.259921 554.2452 1 az.anea bt aan x = 440 x 1.334940 1 587.3296 ' 34.0246 37.0. \7 \ e044 eV /2) = ago x 1.498307 | 559.2552 roi 4a x = 449 x 1.587400 | 598.4555 Fat i 460 x = 445 % 1.681793 | 739.9889 aa.nn2s saw fi = 440 x 1.781798 | 783.9999 46.5185 \ 12\1 Boi aaa fo = 440 x 1.887749 1 830.6094 29.3005 880 1 1 ' 1 i 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 ' I ' 1 | = 440 x 1.414214 | 622.2540 1 1 1 1 ! 1 t 1 1 t 1 I 1 1 1 ' ' 'Jais-BUS USER'S MANUAL i a8 Amportant only that you remember the relevant pitch tie tundamental frequency can be any value; these beLow: CAROMAYIC | FRENCH NAME iG | (Tonic Solfa) } i unison f 5 t mai i 1.260 ve obtain ene familiar do, re, mi, fa, so, la, te, dot (th ale) we are ail so conversant with; first feed in a Gai, possibly @ sine wave, to the pitch change chani sure that the pitcn ratio in store 1 is 1. Now set store 2 stofe 3 to 1.26, store 4 to 1.335 etc.,etc., culminating in store &, If we now return to store and Keep gepressed whilst thumbing through the eignt store ne major scale will be audible. modified to suit any scale characteristics d py the operator's imagination.5 THEORY OF OPERATION ale ONVER TEA) __f : Main Japa memory | looNTRo: wv DELAY DETECT .faeeo a5a ea0g |gmxib-39S USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 OVERALL FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION balanced inputs to tne unit are fed to the input cards the Signals into unbalanced form, these signals ars Gh ted Unrougn low pass filtering to prevent aliasing components L tne outputs of the ddl. Buffered drive signals are ie anput level controls on the front panel and th out trom these front panel controls are fed to preset che input cards, the outputs of which are fed to t slereo sum@pler card. vhe sterec sampler card accepts the outputs from the input ros cogecher with the feedback Signals and mixes them into Duitneed gtages co avoid common mode interference pickup. ch fed to a monolithic sample and hold device. These jogices are Strobed in antiphase at a sampling rate of 4mKiz with LyStul Switched in, but variable on veo. The outputs o loess ate fed to @ comparator/gain switching section alternately oy mean, u FEY switch. The signal is then scaled py 2, 2, ¢ or ratio, and a two bit exponent note the scaling factor used. The signals signal! LEDs for channel B are ais te optamise the signal to nois generated to gotne 'tra rom tnis doar ané timing signals for this board are deri controi board, the clock-inputs being dene tor or the voltage controlled os onversion command is then decoded response, ‘conversion complete’ is used to ¢ ed by )oand the trol the cofrect exponent for that sampling period sainpled analogue output from the sampler card via a butter amplifier. Timing signals from the sampler cause @ conversion to be initiated. The twelve-bit result lavcued into a set of registers/data highway drivers for storage ry. ‘he level indicating drivers for channel A are also cd of tne ABC card. eveo is also generated on the by first generating a triangular waveform whose frequenc by te vco Speed control on the front pane juiar waveform besides feeding the drive circuitry yoo speed LED, eiso teeds a shaping chip which cenerate tis sine wave is buffered and fed to the vco deptn ont panei; the output from this is then mixed prese voltage and is fed to the voltage controlies ne dic. voltage thus gives the nominal ourpe che ‘veo, the amplitude of the sine wave gives tne wing (depth) from the mominal frequency, and the fed into ot the Sine wave increases and decreases the rapidity of (speed). The veo has the effect of altering the rate. vhe aemory control card provides timing signals for the andom aces35 memory (RAM) array and also controls which addres acray are written to and read from. ‘These addresses are r tue memory control board by the microcomputer board, ta 4 ripbon ¢PAGE 1S MANUAL sampling period, the following sequence occu: [L] write channel A data into RAM. (ay 4 data from RAM address inte DAC A. 131 i» / sample channel A 14) anne! 8 data into RAM. {5] Read channel 6 data from RAM address attset 'B', into DAC B. (4) Convert channet & / sample channel B Dulays are altered by changing address offsets ‘A' tet pe KAM card 3 lines are multiplexed, and the curren KAM card peng a dis selected on the baseboard as 4 result ci oine tires highest s bits from the memory contro] boars i=B). used to retain 4,905 semples sf the form of 12 pits of amplitude date range data (exponent). At the normal ample, this corresponds to 4 delay of RAN cevices themselves, the card provides write control enabling when the car itai signal from the RAM is converted hack to DAC one for channel 'S" and Se accept the ‘mantissa and exponent? left operations on the mantissa the exponent (multiplicat wie the original signal by means of the two DAC device: yoard. The out! of the two DACs are summed, butferec Tiitered to remove sampling steps and fed to the daseboard, ron tg tne ouepet 3, the outputs of which are fed bark re iis Da cards where tng balanced outputs are generated. fhe interface w h tne delay circuitry, the keypad, the ef preset values, the 'Nudget sutton entrols and also the decimal to vinary are performed by the microprocessor se Intel 3085 microprocessor; 2 kByte of jrammasie Keay Uniy Memory (PROM); 256 Bytes of CMOS RAM ani rogrammable I/O devices. dauplays care. TrisSB MANUAL UE 2 PAGE 27 wirinq of the unit is accomplished by the use of = gia or basepoard. ‘This board contains al) the power co isi tue unit together with the buffer amplifiers anc >. the supplies are as follows: rang ay: CURRENT RATING 5a iA 1A B.5A 0.54 sien tc and from the central proc a the display board which contains the Segment display together with the display itself an@ the huuge' buttons. It is driven by 1/0 ports on the microprocessor uisid and iS connected by ribpon cables.3 a USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 4 MAINTENANCE i. INTRODUCTION Tis Section contains maintenance information far the walu-495 and includes general maintenance procedures and troubi hooting information. G.) SERVICE INFORMATION AND WARRANTY G.2.1 bach dmx15-898 is warranted for a period of one year livery te tne original purchaser. Details of the warranty iven in Section 6 of this manual. ry service is available for the dmxis-as ping information is given in the ‘Operating ction' of this manual. If required an estimate can » tne customer pricr to work being carried out. 4.ic ANCE circuit board assemblies can be accessed py cover plate, four D2US fasteners hold the plate plac Cleaning purposes it will be necessary to remove nottom piate and the two side panels. The bottom plate hed on by four p2us fasteners whilst 43 8 Smm pan head Posidriv screws hold each side plate ‘ne front panel is affixed by four MS x head screws (black) and can be removed usi amm countersunk ga amm AP AL t tisplay beard is held on to the front panel 4 am countersunk socket head screws (black) together with r ymm plastic spa ers, plastic washers and M3 nuts; t 3 a 2mm AF Allen key. The back panel is b sr om x L2mm Pan Head posidriv screws (+ shakeproofs). xing panel and tne fan quard are also heid on 4 .Znm Pan head Posidriv screws. can LEANING © amx}5-80S should be cleaned periodically to remove dus and other contaminants. The surface of all the print boards snoulé be Cleaned using dry air at low pressur Lf grease is to be removed use ArkJone F or Freon TF rime with clean dry at low pressure. Clean front pane! with a soft cloth dampened with a mild solution of jecercgent anc water. DO NOT USE ARKLONE ON THE DISPLAY FILTER as tuis wisi cause damage. + leit fearest service facility giving full detaite iti un receipt of this information service or vig insiructions will be forwarded to you, No equipment red under the warranty without prior consent fror systems or their Autnorised Representa 5.4 sdIPPING INFORMATION hutnorise. Ame produc returns should be prepaid and must be insures are packaged in specially designed containers for idle protection. If the unit is returned the er should be used. If this is not possible, > new can be obtained trom Advanced Music Systems; pleas nodel number when requesting a new container. iy designed container is not used ensure that = ntainer of adequate size is used, wrap the in paper and surround it with a good thickness of shack gj material. SLAIN FOR DAMAGE DURING TRANSIT jelivery to © jain ould be thoroughly inspected immediate! purchaser. If the instcument is damajes be filed with the carrier immediate: ipment damage can be obtained from Adve hee or Certified Representative, Final clains an with che carrier must be completed by the custome: APPLICATIONS PROBLEMS Auvanced music Systems will be happy to answer 93° duestio! your use of th ce tor eqa 5 wu: WALLSUREAMS LANE, ACRSTHORNE VILLAGE, BUKNLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND. dy TELEPHONE: 0282 36942 YELEX: 63108DMy¥s-848 USER'S MANUAL : ISSUE 2 PAGE SUPMENT QUALTTY returned to WORSTHORNE , NR. BURNLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND. ae been included so that you may comment on the equipment vow have just purchased. The inherent problem with this type of reeupack 13 that one generally tends to receive data only ustomer as a complaint to make. At A.M.S. we would like Omments from everyone who has purchased one of ovr uni their comments be good or bad. Only with a broad cros: replies can we make a proper response to your ions. QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS jamags sident peseribe: iipwen! Fompletes roe Describe: justments or replacements y for Satisfactory performance ? one Describe: Low ACCEPTANCE TESTED BY INSPECTION BY:fyliowing appli the edge connectors on 2 a side on edge p Solder side on edge connector A Component side on edge connector F