Owner’s Manual M7 The Model Seven Stereo Digital Reverb Processor Rev 5.02.
Unpacking and inspection After unpacking the M7 save all packing materials in the event you ever need to ship the unit. Thoroughly inspect the M7 and packing materials for any signs of damage in shipment. Report any damage to the carrier at once. Precautions The Bricasti Design M7 is a rugged device with extensive electrical protection. However, reasonable precautions applicable to any piece of audio equipment should be observed. y Always use the correct AC line voltage.
Important Safety Instructions EMC / EMI This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. Canadian Customers This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numerous de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Important Safety Instructions Notice! • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow these instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Clean only with dry cloth. • Do not block ventilation openings; install in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers, pre amps, tube compressors) that produce heat.
Table of Contents Introduction v 1.
Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new M7 Stereo Reverb Processor. You are about to begin using the most advanced digital reverb processor available. We at Bricasti Design have set out to design the world’s best digital processors and to offer the finest products made for the professional audio market. Hand Crafted Design Our products are hand crafted in the USA.
1 Installing the M7 Installing the M7: 1. The basic controls and functions 2. Mounting and installation 3. Mains power requirements 5. Setting the analog audio levels 6.
Front Panel Overview 10 11 M7 C o n+ c e r t H a l l Hal ls prog Reg System Store Edit Enter 7 8 1 Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Input Level Analog audio input level adjustment. Precision, re-settable stepped analog audio input knob in 2dB steps from +8 dbm to +24 dbu. 2 3 4 tap 9 12 13 14 8. Enter Key Press to confirm operations like loading a selected program. 9. Store Key Press to store an edited program in a register. 2.
Rear Panel Overview Rear panel overview and descriptions highlighting important connectors and ventilation areas: 8 AC Power 100-240V Midi 1 2 3 Analog In Digital I/O AES IN AES OUT 4 remote loop thru 5 Left In Handcrafted in the USA Right In 6 CE Analog Out Left Out Right Out 7 1. Fan Outlet WARNING! The fan exhaust outlet. Do not block or obstruct this opening. Keep clear and clean. 2. AC Inlet/Fuse WARNING! IEC standard grounded AC power inlet with fuse.
Mounting the M7 Cables–Wiring-Analog I/O The M7 has balanced analog inputs and outputs following the industry standard practice of pin 2 hot. Below is a diagram showing how to connect the M7 in balanced and un-balanced configurations: XLR to XLR Balanced XLR to Jack Balanced XLR to Jack Un-Balanced 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Wiring the Digital I/O The M7 has balanced AES digital inputs and outputs and should be used only with balanced AES sources.
Mounting the M7 How to Mount the M7 The M7.0 measures 19” wide by 1 ¾” high by 10” deep. It can rest on any surface or table, or can be mounted in a standard 19” relay rack. Do not install the M7 directly above any equipment that produces significant amounts of heat (such as power amps, or tube compressors, eq’s, mic pre’s etc). Maximum ambient operating temperature is 40C and care must be taken to mount the M7 in a cool place. Ventilation is critical to a long, trouble free life for your M7.
Audio I/O Analog level adjustments To obtain the best possible performance from the M7, analog input and output levels should be set with care. Here are some guidelines on how to best set the analog audio levels in and out of the M7. Also, follow this procedure to test the analog or digital I/O performance of the M7 as you will need to bypass any processing to be able to test measure accurately. Be sure to note the original level settings as you should return them to the default values after your test.
Audio I/O Using and setting the Digital Inputs The factory default settings of the M7 I/O are set to analog in. If there is a digital input and output connected to the M7, you must select the Audio Format type and change the internal patching in the M7 to Digital. This will set the M7 to use AES digital in and out as its audio I/O path. Press the System key and use the cursor keys to step through the menu to find Audio Format. Use the knob to select Digital, press Enter to set the value.
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2 Operation This chapter describes the front panel controls and functions of the M7 2-0
Front Panel Operation A close look at the front panel, starting with the left side. The Display Section The left side of the front panel houses the display and cursor keys. The display has three sections: • • • Upper display is for program names, user register names, edit parameters and system parameters. This display is controlled by the adjust knob which adjusts these parameters.
Selecting a Preset Program The first thing you may want to do is browse through the preset programs and select one that you want to hear. The “out of the box” default is set to Large Hall 01 in the Hall bank of programs. Prog: Press the Prog (program) key. This will bring you to the program select mode. If you are in another display, such as System, pressing the Prog key will bring you to the program select state and display the last program viewed or accessed.
Editing a Preset Program The next thing you might want to do is to edit the program to better suit your needs. Edit Key: In order to edit a program you must be in PROG or REG and not in SYSTEM, as you are editing a preset program or one that you have previously stored in a user register and not editing system parameters. Press Prog. This will bring you to the program menu. Press the Edit key. This will bring you to the edit page of the current running program. • The upper display shows the parameter type.
Storing and Recalling an Edited Preset There are two ways to store your edited program. One is to use the “Favorite” keys labeled 1-4 on the front panel. The other is to use one of the 50 register locations to store your edited program. Using the Favorite Keys: There are 4 keys on the right side of the front panel. These are labeled 1-4 and are for grabbing that great sound you found, and when you want to use it again, quickly finding it without having to search for it in the registers.
Using the Registers You can also use the user storage locations called registers. Storing an edited program here allows for up to 50 user storage locations, arranged in Banks and Registers, and permits the user to label the new version.
Using the Registers Labeling or Re-naming a Register: If you are not in REG mode, press Reg. You will be taken to the last storage location viewed or accessed and its current name will be displayed. Or, to find a particular register, use the adjust knob and or cursor keys to locate the one you are looking for. Having located the one you want to change, press Enter to load it, then press Reg again and you can label the name as previously described. Press Enter when you are finished to save the new name.
Setting System Parameters There are parameters that may need to be adjusted from time to time that have a global effect on the way the M7 operates. These are under the SYSTEM menu and navigating these is similar to loading preset programs and registers. In this case, when a parameter is changed and not set by pressing Enter, the * will appear to show that the change is displayed but not active. Accessing the SYSTEM parameters: Press the key labeled System. • The upper display will show the parameter type.
System Mode-Parameters A listing and full description of the system parameters and what they control in the M7: • System Dry Gain: Part of the M7’s internal mixing functions; sets level of the dry source audio path. Used in conjunction with the Wet Gain, this parameter will set the level for the incoming dry signal Normally this is set to Off as a reverb is typically used as a side chain device with an external mixer with the outputs of the M7 full wet, or processed.
System Mode-Parameters • Audio Format: Selects the input type and how the M7 will react to them in both settings. Analog: Selecting this parameter will tell the M7 that regardless of what is connected to either the analog or digital inputs the M7 will use the analog inputs and outputs. When using this mode, the M7 will AWAYS run at the optimal sampling rate to obtain the best possible analog audio performance and sound characteristics.
System Mode-Parameters • Lock Reg Bank: Protects the user registers, by banks, from being overwritten. Turn the adjust knob to select the bank you want to protect and press Enter. This will lock the bank. On the lower display, the character “L” will appear after the bank number to indicate the bank is locked. This “L” will appear in both the system menu and the register select menu to show the bank is locked. • Unlock Reg Bank: Unlocks the selected register bank.
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3 The Reverb Programs 1. The Reverb Types 2. The Reverb Parameters 3.
Reverb Types The M7 is a real-time synthesized algorithmic reverb processor. The arrangements of the presets, as listed later, are done according to application and desired effect. The names of the presets and sound characteristics are meant to give the impression and general sound of those spaces or devices, but not necessarily to be exact sampled or modeled responses. We feel that great presets are key to getting the sound that you are looking for, so what is important is finding the right sound quickly.
The Reverb Parameters The presets are crafted with care to give you a great starting place to get your sound. However, you may want to adjust them slightly to get the sound you are looking for. This section is a reference for the reverb parameters you can adjust and what their affect is on the overall sound. • Reverb Time: Control Range: 0.1 – 30 sec Mid-frequency reverb time. Sets the reverb time of the mid frequencies when the signal stops.
The Reverb Parameters • Reverb LF RT MPY: Control Range: .2 – 4.0 x Sets the low frequency reverb time below the crossover frequency set by the Reverb LF XOVER control. Displayed and controlled as a scaling of the Reverb Time control. • Reverb LF XOVER: Control Range: 80 Hz – 4.8 kHz Sets the crossover frequency used by the Reverb LF RT MPY control. • Reverb VLF Cut: Control Range: 0 – -18 dB Cuts the very low frequency content of the initial part of both the early and late reverberant fields.
The Preset List A complete preset list by BANK and Program: Bank Halls Plates Rooms Chambers Programs Large Hall Medium Hall Small Hall Large & Near Medium & Near Small & Near Large & Dark Large & Deep Medium & Deep Concert Hall Gold Hall Clear Hall Brass Hall Amsterdam Hall Berliner Hall Boston Hall A Boston Hall B Chicago Hall Vienna Hall Worcester Hall The ArchDuke Sandors Hall Bright Plate Dark Plate London Plate Snare Plate A Snare Plate B Vocal Plate Rich Plate Gold Pl
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4 Software Upgrades Upgrading your M7 4-0
Software Upgrades From time to time we will offer software upgrades to enhance the capabilities of your M7. To keep your investment current, it may be necessary to upgrade the M7’s software. The M7 was designed to be easy to upgrade by simply installing new flash programmable memory in the unit.
5 Technical Specifications Technical details about the M7 5-0
Technical Specifications Digital Input and Outputs Connectors: Format: Sample Rates: Frequency Response Dig I/0: XLR AES/EBU AES/EBU 24 bit Single Wire 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz DC to 24 kHz @ 48 kHz DC to 96 kHz @ 192 kHz Analog Inputs Connectors: Impedance: Max input level: Min input level: A/D Conversion: Dynamic Range: THD+N: Frequency Response: CMMR: XLR balanced (pin 2 hot) 100 k ohm +24 dbm +4 dbm 24 bit 96 kHz >117dB A-Weighted < .001% 10 hz- 20 kHz -.
Technical Specifications EMC Complies with: EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 FCC part 15, Class B RoHS Complies with: EU RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC Saftey Certified to: IEC 60065, EN 55103-2 Environment Operating Temperature: Storage Temperature: 32 F to 105 F (0 C to 40 C) -22 f to 167 F (-30 C to 70 C General Finnish: Anodized Aluminum front panel Stainless Steel Top Cover and Chassis Dimensions: Weight: Shipping Weight: Mains Voltage: 19” x 1.
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