- BEHRINGER Users Manual Noise Machine DSP1424P

ULTRAMIZER PRO DSP1424P

2. Therefore, in addition, you should also use the ULTRAMIZER function. It is recommended that the com-

pression is limited to the first 6 dB of the dynamic range only. You can monitor the gain reduction with the

help of the GR LO and GR HI gain reduction meters.

The cut signal peaks cause a reduced recording level of about 6 dB, which is visible on the level indicators of

the DAT recorder. Now increase the recording level of the recorder back to normal. The result is a louder

recording without any loss of sound.

3.3 The ULTRAMIZERPRO as a protective device

Sound system distortion is usually a result of amplifiers and loudspeakers being driven beyond their

limitations, whereby signals are hard limited by so-called clipping of the amplifiers. The signal peaks are

thereby clipped because the maximum output voltage is reached, which leads to unpleasant and dangerous

distortions.

Apart from the danger of long term overload a loudspeaker can also be damaged by an occasional high level

overload, e.g. the sound of a microphone falling onto a hard floor. In order to protect a system or the loudspeak-

ers, the application of the BEHRINGER ULTRAMIZER PRO is recommended. Conventional limiters must

restrict the maximum output level far below the clip-point of the amplifier, in order to limit the height and

duration of overloading transients. This has the disadvantage that the power reserve of the system cannot be

fully exploited.