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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Dub sound system
Subs · Scoops · Kicks · Mid · Horn · Piezo plate
DCX2496 · QSC GX5 · Tascam M-106
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 OVERVIEW
MASHUP SOUND
1-1
SOUND SYSTEMS — JAMAICA
1-2
SOUND SYSTEMS — BRITAIN
1-3
JBL AND ALTEC
1-4
ELECTRO-VOICE
1-5
BRICOLAGE
1-6
HOW IT CAME TOGETHER
1-7
HOW IT GREW
1-8
HOW LOUD
1-9
INDOORS AND OUTDOORS
1-10
SOURCES
1-11
SECTION 2 SYSTEM
DCX OUTPUTS 1-3
2-1
DCX OUTPUTS 4-6
2-2
SIGNAL PATH
2-3
AMPS TO SPEAKERS
2-4
HORN PAD
2-5
GAIN STRUCTURE
2-6
INPUT GAIN
2-7
SETUP ORDER AND STACK
2-8
CABLES, POWER AND PIEZO PLATE
2-9
TIME ALIGNMENT — BEFORE YOU START
2-10
TIME ALIGNMENT — RUN IT
2-11
TIME ALIGNMENT — CHECK IT
2-12
TIME ALIGNMENT — RECORD
2-13
MEASURED RESPONSE
2-14
SECTION 3 SUBS
CHARACTERISTICS
3-1
THE SUBS IN THE RIG
3-2
SUBS AND SCOOPS LIMIT TOGETHER
3-3
SETTING UP AND OPEN ITEMS
3-4
SECTION 4 SCOOPS
CHARACTERISTICS
4-1
THE SCOOPS IN THE RIG
4-2
THEORY — WHY THE 2226H
4-3
THEORY — LIMITER AND HIGH-PASS
4-4
OPERATION AND CHECKS
4-5
SECTION 5 KICKS
DESCRIPTION
5-1
DRIVER DATA
5-2
THEORY
5-3
IN THE RIG
5-4
CHECKS AND MAINTENANCE
5-5
SECTION 6 MID
CURRENT MID — DAYTON PA310-8
6-1
WEDGE — DESCRIPTION
6-2
FRONT VIEW
6-3
SIDE SECTION
6-4
TOP VIEW
6-5
CUT LIST
6-6
THE THREE SAW SETTINGS
6-7
BUILD ORDER
6-8
PERFORMANCE (SIMULATED)
6-9
IN THE RIG
6-10
SECTION 7 HORN
DESCRIPTION
7-1
RESPONSE AND COVERAGE
7-2
IN THE RIG
7-3
TAMING HARSHNESS
7-4
PROTECTION AND CARE
7-5
SECTION 8 PIEZO PLATE
CHARACTERISTICS
8-1
BOX — TOP VIEW
8-2
BOX — FRONT VIEW AND BUILD
8-3
WIRING
8-4
WIRING NOTES
8-5
LEVEL AND COVERAGE
8-6
LAYOUTS CONSIDERED
8-7
DISPERSION RESEARCH
8-8
SECTION 9 AMP RACK
DESCRIPTION
9-1
LAYOUT
9-2
CHANNELS
9-3
COOLING
9-4
POWER
9-5
RECAPPED AMPS
9-6
SECTION 10 MIXER & EFFECTS
SIGNAL FLOW
10-1
EFFECTS LOOP
10-2
SETTING THE M-106
10-3
PATCHING THE REAR PANEL
10-4
CABLES AND SPECIFICATIONS
10-5
MONO DECKS — THE Y-ADAPTER
10-6
MONO — THE OPTIONS
10-7
MONO OPTIONS — 1 TO 3
10-8
MONO OPTIONS — 4 AND 5
10-9
MONO OPTIONS — 6 AND 7
10-10
WHAT MONO DOES TO A RECORD
10-11
WHY MONO IS QUIETER
10-12
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
10-13
BEFORE THE SESSION
10-14
TECHNIQUES — LEVEL AND BASS
10-15
TECHNIQUES — ECHO AND SPRING
10-16
TECHNIQUES — MIC AND SIREN
10-17
SAFETY AND TROUBLESHOOTING
10-18
APPENDIX A DATASHEETS
DATASHEETS
A-1
APPENDIX B EQUIPMENT MANUALS
EQUIPMENT MANUALS
B-1
APPENDIX C GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY — A TO C
C-1
GLOSSARY — C TO E
C-2
GLOSSARY — E TO L
C-3
GLOSSARY — L TO P
C-4
GLOSSARY — P TO S
C-5
GLOSSARY — S TO Y
C-6
ABBREVIATIONS — A TO L
C-7
ABBREVIATIONS — L TO X
C-8
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