User manual SAMSON SGATE4

[. . . ] S Class Signal Processors CH 1 HIGH GAIN REDUCTION dB 30 24 18 12 6 4 2 1 LINK CH 2 HIGH GAIN REDUCTION dB 30 24 18 12 6 4 2 1 CH 3 HIGH GAIN REDUCTION dB 30 24 18 12 6 4 2 1 LINK CH 4 HIGH GAIN REDUCTION dB 30 24 18 12 6 4 2 1 POWER TRIGGER +4 20 ATTACK . 25 HOLD 1 RELEASE 1 RANGE 40 IN/OUT TRIGGER +4 20 ATTACK . 5 HOLD 1 RELEASE 1 RANGE 40 . 1 TRIGGER +4 20 ATTACK . 5 HOLD 1 RELEASE 1 RANGE 40 IN/OUT TRIGGER +4 20 ATTACK . 5 HOLD 1 RELEASE 1 RANGE 40 4 CHANNEL GATE . 1 KHz 10 . 1 KHz 10 KHz 10 . 1 KHz 10 -50 dBu +20 . 3 mSec 300 . 01 Sec 4 . 02 Sec 5 1 dB 80 -50 dBu +20 . 3 mSec 300 . 01 Sec 4 . 02 Sec 5 1 dB 80 -50 dBu +20 . 3 mSec 300 . 01 Sec 4 . 02 Sec 5 1 dB 80 -50 dBu +20 . 3 mSec 300 . 01 Sec 4 . 02 Sec 5 1 dB 80 30 LOW Hz 3K 30 KEY KEY LISTEN DUCKER IN/OUT LOW Hz 3K 30 KEY KEY LISTEN DUCKER LOW Hz 3K 30 KEY KEY LISTEN DUCKER IN/OUT LOW Hz 3K KEY KEY LISTEN DUCKER 4 CHANNEL GATE Safety Instructions Caution: To reduce the hazard of electrical shock, do not remove cover or back. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. FOR CONTINUED PROTECTIO N AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONL Y W ITH SAME TYPE FUSE UTILISER UN FUSI B LE DE RECHANGE DE M Ê ME TYPE CAUTION ATT E NTION DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE RISQUE DE C HO C E LE C TRONIQUE NE PAS OU V RIR WAR NING AV IS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. [. . . ] · · · · · Connect the first two channels of the S gate 4 to the main left and right insert points of your mixer. For a detailed wiring guide see page 16 of this manual. Set both channels controls to the default positions as described in the section "Setting Up the S gate 4". Press channel one and twos IN/OUT switches to the IN position and engage the LINK switch. Play some music from a sound source (such as a CD player) into two channels of your mixer. For this experiment you should use a recording with a contemporary, up-front drum track. Set the High filter control to the 9:00 position which is 250 Hz. You should immediately hear the bass drum breaking through the gate. By engaging the filter you have just created an EQ curve with a band pass of 30Hz to 250Hz on the gates trigger detector. The result is only the low energy from the kick drum will cause the gate to trigger open. You can use the TRIGGER, ATTACK, HOLD and RELEASE to fine-tune and dial in just the sound of the kick drum. Note: You can hear the effect of the DFT circuit on the trigger or side-chain input by pressing the KEY LISTEN switch. When engaged, the KEY LISTEN circuit routes the trigger signal to the audio output allowing you to hear what effect the filters have on the side-chain. The example below shows a typical set up for using DFT while gating drum microphones. Kick Drum with the filter set on 30Hz and 200Hz. Snare Drum with the filter set on 1KHz and 2KHz. Rack Tom with the filter set on 250Hz and 800Hz. GAIN REDUCTION dB 30 27 24 18 12 6 2 1 Floor Tom with the filter set on 80Hz and 500Hz. LINK CH 2 HIGH GAIN REDUCTION dB 30 27 24 18 12 6 2 1 CH 3 HIGH LINK CH 4 HIGH GAIN RED 30 27 24 18 IN/OUT TRIGGER +4 20 ATTACK . 5 HOLD 1 RELEASE 1 RANGE 40 . 1 TRIGGER +4 20 ATTACK . 5 HOLD 1 RELEASE 1 RANGE 40 IN/OUT TRIGGER +4 20 ATTACK . 5 HOLD 1 . 1 KHz 10 KHz 10 . 1 KHz 10 -50 dBu +20 . 3 mSec 300 . 04 Sec 4 . 2 Sec 2 1 dB 60 -50 dBu +20 . 3 mSec 300 . 04 Sec 4 . 2 Sec 2 1 dB 60 -50 dBu +2 0 . 3 mSec 300 . 04 Sec 4 30 IN/OUT LOW Hz 3K 30 KEY KEY LISTEN DUCKER LOW Hz 3K 30 KEY KEY LISTEN DUCKER IN/OUT LOW Hz 3K KEY KEY LISTEN 8 Operating The S gate 4 USING THE DUCKER S gate 4s Ducker feature is a powerful tool for automatically mixing different sound sources. You can use the S gate 4s Ducker when you want one signal to control the level of another channel or channels. One of the most popular examples of using a ducker is when you have a voice-over turn down a music program track. Another example is to have a vocal track turn down a solo track. This is a great way to mix a sax or guitar solo around a vocal improvisation. You can experiment with the ducker by using a vocal track or microphone and stereo sound source, such as a CD player. Below is a step by step example on ducking music with a vocal. · Connect the first two channels of the S gate 4 to the main left and right insert points of your mixer. For a detailed wiring guide see page 16 of this manual. Now take an output from your mic or vocal channel, either from a direct, auxiliary or bus output and connect to the channel one KEY input on the S gate 4s rear panel. [. . . ] To do this, set a release time to exactly match the tempo of the music, so that you hear the guitar playing, but stopping (gate closed) just before the beat. By doing this, a less than perfect rhythm track can quickly sound like it was played by a great session guitarist. Also, pay attention to the space that the S gate 4 creates in the track, since very often a great performance really jumps out when it is framed by the space, or silence around the track. To tighten up a group of instruments, patch in an S gate 4 channel on each instrument and dial in a good gate setting on each. [. . . ]