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D-BOX THANK YOU Thank you for choosing products from the exciting and innovative line of Dangerous Music recording equipment. Many years of reliable service can be expected from our gear. This is made possible through careful design, construction, and component choices by recording industry veterans. The Dangerous Music D-Box is designed to improve your quality of life by allowing you to hear on a different level. There are many features packed into this product, so don’t skip the read.
2 | DANGEROUS MUSIC TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 3 D-BOX Front Panel Features & Benefits 4 D-BOX Rear Panel Features, Benefits & Connection 7 Connection Scenarios 9 Appendix 16 Specifications 18 Warranty 19
D-BOX OVERVIEW | 3 The D-Box is Dangerous Music’s Greatest Hits Box. In other words, it incorporates some of the finest features and functionality from other products in the line with ZERO audio compromise. Analog summing, headphone amplification, speaker selection, talkback and monitoring functions are all neatly tucked away into this powerful single rack space.
4 | DANGEROUS MUSIC Front Panel Features & Benefits 1. Headphone Jacks and Level Control Knobs Feature: Two independent, 20 watt headphone amplifiers (1). Benefit: Tons of headroom, to audition intelligibly, make intelligent decisions and drive an inspired performance. Separate volume knobs to accommodate different users tastes and varying headphone impedances. Please exhibit caution when selecting a level.
D-BOX | 5 Benefit: Want to dart between mono and stereo a few times quickly? [toggle mode] Or need to leave it in mono to see what’s ailing the mix? [latch mode] Need to step between monitors to see if that distortion is emanating from the speakers or the mix? [toggle mode] Or listen to one set for an extended period? [latch mode] Need to say, “rolling!” over the talkback mic to the talent? [toggle mode] Or leave it open for a lengthy discussion between the singer in the tracking room and the drummer in
6 | DANGEROUS MUSIC that top end crunch coming from? That bell ringing?” Eliminate the .10 cent converter in the mp3 player, and listen accurately. , The converter will recognize and lock to either AES or SPDIF sources. Only one digital source may be monitored at a time. Tip: , Pushing a lit Input Select switch will mute that input. Tip: 6 5 7 8 5. SUM OUTPUT KNOB Feature: The sum output trim knob (5) affects the sum output level (14) by adjusting the overall level of the stereo summed mix.
D-BOX | 7 9 10 11 12 Rear Panel Features, Benefits & Connections 9. Talkback remote (footswitch not included) Feature: Using a footswitch, communicate with the talent via the built in talkback mic directly into their headphones. Benefit: Avoid figuring out a separate means of communication to the artist (i.e. complicated mic setups) Keep it quick, easy, and simple, and stop reaching for the tb switch. Operation: Click and hold down the talkback remote pedal (not included) to activate this function.
8 | DANGEROUS MUSIC 13 14 15 16 13. Digital Inputs Feature: Both daw & cd connections are digital inputs that feed the D-Box’s D/A converter. Benefit: Every decision you make is influenced by the monitor section; via headphones or reference monitors. It had better sound transparent, or you won’t make the right decisions. Monitoring from the same D/A also allows unbiased mix decisions to be made, unhampered by different converters.
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| 13 D-BOX FROM D/A CONVERTER OR COMPUTER INTERFACE OUTPUTS 17-24 TO A/D CONVERTER OR COMPUTER INTERFACE, BACK INTO THE SESSION ANALOG CABLE: DIGITAL CABLE: POWER CABLE: D-BOX AND 2-BUS LT EXPANSION SETUP FROM D/A CONVERTER OR COMPUTER INTERFACE OUTPUTS 9-16 DIGITAL OUTPUT OF THE INTERFACE OR CONVERTER (AES OR SPIDF) FROM D/A CONVERTER OR COMPUTER INTERFACE OUTPUTS 1-8
iPOD OUT TO ANALOG INPUT MINI 1/8”-2XLR(M) 8 OUTPUTS TO SUMMING INPUT 1/4” BALANCED-DB25 SUM OUTPUTS TO 5-6 OR 7-8 INPUTS XLR(F)-TRS ANALOG CABLE: DIGITAL CABLE: POWER CABLE: ALT SPEAKER OUT TO POWERED MONITOR INPUTS XLR(F)-XLR(M) MAIN SPEAKER OUT TO POWERED MONITOR INPUTS XLR(F)-XLR(M) DANGEROUS MUSIC S/PDIF OUTPUT TO DAW DIGITAL INPUT RCA-XLR(M) ATTACH POWER SUPPLY TO D-BOX BEFORE WALL AES OR S/PDIF CD PLAYER OUT TO CD DIGITAL INPUT XLR(F)-XLR(M) D-BOX AND DIGIDESIGN 003 SETUP 14 |
| 15 D-BOX iPOD OUT TO ANALOG INPUT MINI 1/8”-2XLR(M) 8 OUTPUTS TO SUMMING INPUT 1/4” BALANCED-DB25 AES OR S/PDIF CD PLAYER OUT TO CD DIGITAL INPUT XLR(F)-XLR(M) SUM OUTPUTS TO INPUTS 5-6 OR 7-8 XLR(F)-1/4” BALANCED MAIN SPEAKER OUT TO POWERED MONITOR INPUTS XLR(F)-XLR(M) D-BOX AND APOGEE ENSEMBLE SETUP ATTACH POWER SUPPLY TO D-BOX BEFORE WALL S/PDIF OUTPUT TO DAW DIGITAL INPUT RCA-XLR(M) ALT SPEAKER OUT TO POWERED MONITOR INPUTS XLR(F)-XLR(M) ANALOG CABLE: DIGITAL CABLE: POWER CABLE:
16 | DANGEROUS MUSIC APPENDIX ANALOG 8 CHANNEL DB25 (TASCAM PROTOCOL) H = HOT C = COLD G = GROUND PIN OUT WIRING FOR DB25 CONNECTOR
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18 | DANGEROUS MUSIC SPECIFICATIONS Summing Section Frequency Response 1Hz-100kHz within 0.1dB THD+N < 0.003% IMD < 0.0035% Crosstalk < -97dB Noise < -89dBu total energy in audio band Maximum Input +27dBu Monitor Section Frequency Response 1Hz-100kHz within 0.1dB THD+N < 0.002% IMD < 0.003% Crosstalk < -101dB Noise < -92dBu total energy in audio band Maximum Input +26dBu D/A Converter Lock Range Fs=30kHz-100kHz Crosstalk < -101dB Noise -92dBu THD+N 0.
D-BOX WARRANTY | 19 Free 2 year extended warranty with online registration. Standard warranty: 90 days parts and labor, subject to inspection. Does not include damage incurred through shipping damage, abusive operation or modifications/attempted repair by unauthorized technicians. USA Dangerous Music Inc. 231 Stevens Road Edmeston, NY 13335 E-mail: info@dangerousmusic.com EUROPE Dangerous Music Europe Stieleichenweg 55 50999 Cologne, Germany Fon: +49 2236 393731 E-mail: info@dangerousmusic.
Dangerous Music Inc. 231 Stevens Road, Edmeston, NY 13335 info@dangerousmusic.com www.dangerousmusic.
