ME 15 and ME 30 OPERATING AND SERVICE MANUAL
II. PANEL DESCRIPTIONS FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 1. POWER SWlTCH: As you have astutely surmised by now, this switch powers up the ME 15 or ME 30. Note: “power” in this context refers to electrical power, as opposed to political, financial (often related to the previous), psychic or supernatural. 2. FILTER LEVELSLIDE CONTROLS: Each of these sliders controls the output level of each of the 30 bandpass filters. Center position is grounded for guaranteed flat response. 3.
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 1. INPUT JACK: This is a stereo 1/4" jack which will accommodate either balanced or unbalanced input signals. For unbalanced signals use a mono 1/4" plug (single conductor with shield). For balanced signals use microphone cable (two conductor with shield) with a stereo 1/4" plug on one end for the ME 15/30, wired as described below, and either a stereo 1/4" or three-pin connector as dictated by the signal source on the other end. Rane adheres to the international and U.S.
III. SYSTEM CONNECTION Exactly WHERE you install your ME 15 or ME 30 into a sound system can significantly effect such things as hum, noise, system headroom, compressor/limiter performance and other factors that influence overall sound quality. Both WHAT and WHY you are equalizing will also determine where you install it. We’ll leave the WHEN and WHO entirely up to you. 1. WHAT AND WHY.
IV. OPERATING PROCEDURES The ME 15 and ME 30 are extremely accurate, professional quality instruments capable of precise equalization down to a fraction of a dB. You can expect several advantages from your constant-Q equalizer over conventional designs: Moving one sliderwill not affect neighboring filters as much, so you won’t spend time re-adjusting sliders (we call this “equalizing the equalizer”). You’ll be able to obtain better feedback control without losing sound quality.
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