User manual

When power is switched on, the computer is initialised and the output of the unit is
governed by the last store location selected and also the last function selected. If the ‘D’
key is pressed followed by the ‘0’ key all store locations will be cleared. In real terms this
means that outputs ‘a’ and ‘b’ will occur effectively in synchronisation with their input
signals until a delay is keyed in. Also, the display will reflect the contents of channel ‘a’
store 1 and therefore the channel identifier LED ‘a’ will be illuminated. If the ‘D’ key is
pressed Str.1 will now be displayed indicating that the outputs are governed by entries in
this store location; if now the ‘B’ key is pressed zero will be displayed indicating no delay
on channel ‘b’, the ‘A’ key should now be pressed the display will again show no delay
on channel ‘a’.
To delay the output on channel ‘a’ with respect to the original, enter the required delay
(in milliseconds) into the display via the keypad. The ‘a’ channel identifier LED will now
flash, indicating temporary data in the display, until the data is entered into the store by
depressing the # key. Immediately it is entered into the store location channel ‘a’ will be
delayed with respect to the original by the amount programmed and the ‘a’ LED will stop
flashing. If the user attempts to enter a delay outside the limit of the unit an error
message ‘Err’ will be displayed to warn the operator; the correct entry may then be
typed.
To delay the output of channel ‘b’ with respect to the original, first depress the ‘B’ key.
The ‘b’ LED will now illuminate indicating that the display now reflects the contents of
channel ‘b’. To delay the output, follow the procedure as outlined for channel ‘a’; this
time the ‘b’ LED will flash until the # key is depressed.
If the ‘D’ key is depressed, the display will indicate the current store in use (at the present
store 1, ‘Str.1’).
Let us say that we do not wish to lose the effects of the delays, and perhaps pitch changes,
entered in channels ‘a’ and ‘b’ but wish to try a longer delay, say on channel ‘a’. to see
what effect this will have. If the ‘2’ key is depressed immediately after the ‘D’ key, the
outputs will now be governed by the contents of the second store location (Str.2; zero at
present). We can now enter the same delay for channel ‘b’ and the longer delay for
channel ‘a’ in Str.2. We now have a combination of delays in two store locations; there
are nine store locations in all, therefore nine different combinations may be tried if so
desired. To compare the different settings all we need do is keep the ‘D’ key depressed
whilst keying through the store locations 1 to 9.
This ability to store different settings, and also the ability to instantly recall a setting, is
very useful for the Studio Engineer and Producer alike. For example, let us say that
during a session the Producer asks for echo on vocals during the verse of a song, but
during the chorus he would like to reduce this to a close double tracking effect. Possibly a
guitarist wishes to have a ‘distant’ sound during the vocal parts of a song but during the
solo he would like a ‘dry’ sound. Both of the above are readily accomplished using the
S-DMX.