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Dangerous Music D-Box User Manual

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  • Page 1 D-BOX ® Dangerous Music’s Greatest Hits U S E R G U I D E...
  • Page 2 Dangerous Music Incorporated reserves the right to change the specifications or modify the designs of its equipment. Sending in the registration card is our way of keeping in touch with users of our equipment should this become necessary. Registration information is always kept confidential and never disclosed to third parties for any reason.

  • Page 3: Thank You

    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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    | DANGEROUS MUSIC TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview D-BOX Front Panel Features & Benefits D-BOX Rear Panel Features, Benefits & Connection Connection Scenarios Appendix Specifications Warranty...

  • Page 5: Overview

    D-BOX | OVERVIEW 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.

  • Page 6: D-Box Front Panel Features & Benefits

    | DANGEROUS MUSIC Front Panel Features & Benefits 1. HEADPHONE JACKS AND LEVEL CONTROL KNOBS Feature: Two independent, 20 watt headphone amplifiers (1). Benefit: Tons of , to audition intelligibly, make intelligent decisions and drive an inspired performance. headroom Separate volume knobs to accommodate different users tastes and varying headphone impedances.
  • Page 7 (3) allows the engineer to switch between two sets of monitors. alt spkr Benefit: Every studio should have at least two points of reference. Not all switchers are equal! The D-Box achieves this noiselessly, without drop outs or phase shift. Remember... every decision you make while tracking and mixing is affected by your monitor management system.
  • Page 8 When in , pressing the lit setup mode (4) extinguishes the light and returns the D-Box back to normal monitoring mode. (i.e. one switch input at a time.) So for example, monitor from the...
  • Page 9 Feature: Both & buttons are digital inputs that feed the D-Box’s D/A converter. Benefit: Monitoring from the same D/A allows mix decisions to be made, unbiased by different converters. “Wow, where’s all that top end crunch coming from? That bell ringing?” Eliminate the .10 cent converter in the mp3 player, and listen accurately.
  • Page 10 Now patch their signals into your favorite outboard gear like a BAX EQ and then on into the D-Box’s sum inputs 7 and 8. Pan these up the center and you’re summing with analog outboard. Don’t forget you can always strap stereo processors across the other pairs as well.

  • Page 11: D-Box Rear Panel Features, Benefits & Connection

    Tip: Utilize a TRS balanced 1/4” plug for this jack. Closing the ring to the tip activates the Talkback function of D-Box. Ask for a “normally open, momentary footswitch” at your local audio dealer. 10. ANALOG INPUT Feature: The provides an alternative analog input source.
  • Page 12 Benefit: An external power supply allows the unit to run at a cooler temperature. Operation: Make certain to position it away from sensitive audio components and audio cables. Tip: Observe safe power supply etiquette and plug the supply into the D-Box BEFORE plugging it into the wall. 13. DIGITAL INPUTS Feature: Both &...
  • Page 13 Feature: These jacks allow connection with two pairs of studio monitors. Benefit: Every studio should have at least two points of reference. Not all switchers are equal! The D-Box achieves this noiselessly, without dropouts or phase shift. Remember... every decision you make while tracking and mixing is affected by your monitor management system.

  • Page 14: Connection Scenarios

    12 | DANGEROUS MUSIC D-BOX AND UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO...
  • Page 15 D-BOX | 13 D-BOX AND DIGIDESIGN 003 EXAMPLE...
  • Page 16 14 | DANGEROUS MUSIC 14 | Endox D-BOX AND SYMPHONY 8X8...
  • Page 17 D-BOX | 15 LOREM IPSUM | 15 D-BOX AND 2-BUS LT EXPANSION...

  • Page 18: Appendix

    16 | DANGEROUS MUSIC APPENDIX ANALOG 8 CHANNEL DB25 (TASCAM PROTOCOL) H = HOT C = COLD G = GROUND PIN OUT WIRING FOR DB25 CONNECTOR...
  • Page 19 D-BOX | 17 APPENDIX CONTINUED... EXTERNAL TALKBACK KEY WIRING PIN OUT AES TO S/PDIF WIRING DIAGRAM...

  • Page 20: Specifications

    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 <...

  • Page 21: Warranty

    Fon: +49 2236 393731 E-mail: info@dangerousmusic.de Dangerous Music, Inc. reserves the right to alter the software and design of their equipment. If after reading the manual more information for an application is needed, please contact us via email for the quickest response.
  • Page 22 Dangerous Music Inc. 231 Stevens Road, Edmeston, NY 13335 info@dangerousmusic.com www.dangerousmusic.com...