User manual DRAWMER M 500

[. . . ] M500 OPERATORS MANUAL CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS CHAPTER 2 - THE M500 UNIT FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND IMPORTANT GLOBAL INFORMATION COMBINING EFFECTS PATCH MEMORIES EFFECT EDITING CHAPTER 3 - CONTROL KEY OVERVIEW Bypass Output Meters Thresh Misc Edit / Recall Yes / Accept Assign / Order Midi Links Filter Patch Record Chan 1 / 2 CHAPTER 4 - BASIC EFFECT OPERATION GATE EXPAND COMP(ress) LIMIT PAN FADER DE-ESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -1 -1 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -4 -5 -9 12 13 14 16 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 CHAPTER 5 - ADVANCED EFFECT OPERATION DE-ESS advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CHAPTER 6 - INFORMATION PRESET FACTORY PATCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 7 - MIDI STANDARDS MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE DATA FORMAT EXCLUSIVE FORMAT NUMBERS REMOTE CONTROL VIA MIDI CHAPTER 8 - SPECIFICATIONS SAFETY WARNING TECHNICAL DATA INDEX 6 6 6 6 -1 -4 -9 10 12 13 15 1 4 5 5 1 2 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The fade up and down times may be set independently as may the attenuation range which should be set to 90dB if a complete fade to silence is required. Remember that the times are 'per 10dB' so, setting a 1 second fade time and a 90dB range will mean the fade takes 9 seconds to complete. In View trigger mode, a fade is initiated by moving to the meter (top) screen of the FADE menu and then hitting either the right or left arrow buttons. The left arrow initiates a fade down whereas the right arrow initiates a fade up. Though the FADER levels are shown on the gain meter, this has a range of only 40dB and so the fade may not immediately register on the meters until it comes into range. If the fader is closed and it is required to open it, the FADE key should be hit twice in succession. In MIDI trigger mode, the triggering event is as selected on the MIDI menu under the FADE SWITCH option. When TIMER is selected, the final screen is used to set the necessary parameters. In principle, the FADER is programmed to start a set time after it is triggered by the arrival of an audio input exceeding -10dB. This is useful when setting up a fadeout at the end of a song as the timer can be triggered by the first beat of the song and the timer set so as to commence the fadeout at the appropriate point towards the end of the song. Once the song has ended and the audio input has fallen below -30dB for a period exceeding 5 seconds, the timer automatically resets. The easiest way to set up the timer is to set the timer MINUTES parameter below 0 which arms the system. Playing the desired program material will trigger the counter as soon as the level exceeds -10dB and this will continue to count until the YES key is hit to signify that the FADE should start. This allows the fade start point to be set during a dry run after which the mix can be run as many times as is necessary and the fade will always start at the same point. BASIC DE-ESS Though the first Effect as regards front panel layout, the DE-ESSER has been left until last as it helps to have un understanding of the other Effects before using it. DE-ESSing is basically frequency conscious compression used to 'pull down' the gain of a vocal track when loud, sibilant "S" sounds occur. This is done by placing a filter or equaliser in the detector side-chain making the COMPRESSOR more sensitive to sounds in the area of the audio spectrum where sibilance occurs which is normally between 3KHz and 8KHz depending on the characteristics of the vocalist. The DE-ESSER uses both the COMPRESSOR section and the FILTER which means that the COMPRESSOR cannot be assigned to the same patch as the DE-ESSER and also, the GATE is unable to use the filter. M500 OPERATORS MANUAL Ch 4 - 5 It is necessary to set up the filter via the FILTER key and menu so that only the most sibilant sounds are passed. This is best done by monitoring the filter output while the offending signal is present and then tuning the filter so that it captures as much as possible of the sibilant sound and as little as possible of the rest of the material. Back on the DE-ESS page, the parameters can be set up in a similar way to setting up the COMPRESSOR. It is important to set the threshold value carefully while monitoring the processed signal as over-processing can cause noticeable dips or dulling in the sound. As with the COMPRESSOR, both NORMAL (ratio) and SOFT (soft-knee) modes are available, SOFT generally being least obtrusive but NORMAL being more positive in difficult situations. Most regular jobs can be tackled with the basic DE-ESSER but more complex DE-ESSing systems are available amongst the advanced features in later menu pages. [. . . ] Env 16 RecEnvs Functions Everything DATA SIZE DESCRIPTION 80 Hex, [128 Dec], (0. 5 block) 500 Hex, [1280 Dec], (5 blocks) 1900 Hex, [6400 Dec], (19 blocks) 80 Hex, [128 Dec], (0. 5 block) 860 Hex, [2224 Dec], (8. 7 blocks) 80 Hex, [128 Dec], (0. 5 block) 2260 Hex, [8800 Dec], (28. 7 blocks) 0B Hex, [11 Dec], (0. 1 block) Channel dependant dump of this patch User Patches memories from 41 to 50 All user Patches memories from 1 to 50 Selected recorded envelope on either GATE or Record page. Transmits Formats #1, #3, #5 and #6 in four separate transmit data dumps. It is appended to Format #4 8 M500 OPERATORS MANUAL Ch 7 - 3 The procedure to remotely request a specific Format of MIDI Exclusive data dump for M500 is as follows:MIDI DESCRIPTION SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURERS ID DEVICE NUMBER FORMAT NUMBER END OF EXCLUSIVE DATA BYTE 11110000 00110010 0xxxxxxx 0100xxxx 11110111 HEX 0F0 032 0 to 07F 0 to 7 + 64 0F7 EXPLANATION Standard MIDI spec. "Drawmer Electronics" See MIDI device channel number See EXCLUSIVE DUMP NUMBERS above Standard MIDI spec. EXCLUSIVE FORMAT REQUEST Upon receipt of this short MIDI message, the requested data will be sent via the MIDI output. REMOTE CONTROL VIA MIDI It is important to note that individual parameter adjustment from MIDI is only possible if the target M500 is set to 'Slave' Mode. [. . . ]