Manual

STEREO

MK2-T

During live performance or in club installations, the Stereo

Vitalizer MK2-T is a powerful ally in maintaining speech intelligibi-

lity under difficult conditions. It is also of great benefit in systems

designed to play recorded music because the illusion of loudness

can be maintained at lower absolute SPLs. This could be particu-

larly beneficial with the introduction of new noise level legisla-

tion. On the subjective side, the Stereo Vitalizer MK2-T helps

produce a detailed, tight sound, even from indifferent speaker

systems giving an improvement in perceived audio quality.

The Stereo Vitalizer MK2-T can be of great value when mixing

under time-pressure. You can almost leave the onboard EQs flat

and create the FOH sound with the Stereo Vitalizer MK2-T in the

master inserts.

As in other areas, the Stereo Vitalizer MK2-T can be used to

sharpen and enrichen dialogue, even when the microphone

placement is less than optimum as is often the case when filming

due to the need to keep the mic out of shot. Music soundtracks

benefit in the ways already described for audio-only applications

and the fact that the Stereo Vitalizer MK2-T is so quick to set up

can save a lot of wasted time spent tuning multi-band equalisers.

Time-compressed audio can also be treated to restore the lack

of timbre so often caused by such intensive processing. This is

particularly valid in the case of vocal narratives as even a relatively

small amount of time-compression or expansion can dramatically

compromise the sound quality.

On the post production work on Spike Lee´s “Malcom X” the

voice of Denzel Washington playing Malcolm X was treated with

the Vitalizer for dramatical reasons:

“We wanted to make sure that there was a dramatic quality

difference between the voice-over and the sync dialog,”

Fleischman adds,offering a mixer´s view.“You try to find a balance

between two center mics then balance that with whatever you´re

using from left-right pair.We then treated it with the SPL Vitalizer,

a psychoacoustic equalizer. It brings a lot more presence to the

upper end of the spectrum and a very deep low end so that the

voice sounds full.”(Mix Magazine)

Sound

Reinforcement

Video & Film

Post Production