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ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: All the safety and operation instructions should be read before the device is operated. Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. CAUTION: WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel.
ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL ® Professional high-performance mic preamplifier/voice processor with AES/EBU output VX2496 s Ultra low-noise discrete vintage-design mic/line input stage s 24-bit AES/EBU output with selectable 44.1, 48, 88.
ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 FOREWORD TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Customer, welcome to the team of BEHRINGER users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in us by purchasing the VX2496. Writing this foreword for you gives me great pleasure, because it represents the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineering team to achieve a very ambitious goal: to offer you a high-quality device whose flexibility makes it suitable for use both in studios and in the P.A. rental market.
+ ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 This manual first describes the terminology used, so that you fully understand the VX2496 and its functions. Please read the manual carefully and keep it for future reference. 1.1 Before you begin Your ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL was carefully packed in the factory, and the packaging is designed to protect the unit from rough handling.
ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 To avoid internal overloading, the CLIP LED should only light up during peak level passages. It should not be constantly illuminated. 2.4 Voice-optimized EQ The TUNING control lets you determine the frequency range to be saturated. All other ranges remain unaffected, allowing the effect to be finely tailored. To process the whole frequency spectrum, use the FULL BW button. This makes the TUNING control inoperative. 2.3 Opto compressor Fig. 2.
+ + ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 To avoid coloring the character of the sound, do not set the threshold too low when using the opto de-esser. When the threshold is set at its optimal value, the effect should only be recognizable by direct comparison to the unprocessed signal using the IN/OUT button. The LINE input is on a balanced 1/4" TRS jack. This is the balanced XLR connector for a microphone (MIC) or line source. 2.
ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 + To avoid having to compress the signal too much, try to maintain a constant distance between the vocalist and the microphone while recording. Backing vocals should be highly compressed so they can be present throughout the recording without volume fluctuations. 4) The voice-optimized EQ allows you to equalize deficiencies in the sound image that could not be corrected in advance. However, do not use extreme settings here either, as you can add more EQ when mixing.
ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 6. INTEGRATION INTO A RECORDING SYSTEM As mentioned at the beginning of this manual, the ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL is ideally suited to direct connection to a recording medium, such as a DAT recorder, analog tape machine, or even a hard disk recording system without the use of a mixing console. Furthermore, an extremely clean signal is produced as the potential noise produced by looping through a mixing console is eliminated from the outset.
ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 EXPANDER/GATE SECTION 8. SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO INPUTS MIC Line Insert Return Impedance MIC Line Insert Return Max. Input Level MIC Line CMRR Insert Return AUDIO OUTPUTS Recording Out XLR Main Out XLR Main Out Jack Impedance Rec. Out XLR connector, HF shielded, balanced XLR connector and 1/4" jack HF shielded, balanced 1/4" jack unbalanced 1.3 kΩ unbalanced, 2.
ULTRA-VOICE DIGITAL VX2496 9. WARRANTY § 1 WARRANTY CARD/ONLINE REGISTRATION To be protected by the extended warranty, the buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchase to BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in § 3. Failure to return the card in due time (date as per postmark) will void any extended warranty claims.
