Millennia STT-1, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...STT 1 Dedicated to the lives memory and families of Chris Camacho and Gabe Weiner two young men who shared a passion for great audio and who left us much too soon Gabe 1970 1997 Chris 1959 1999...

Page 2: ...ned in this manual consists of information that is property of Millennia Media Inc and is intended solely for use by the purchasers of the equipment described in this manual Millennia Media Inc expres...

Page 3: ...cts placed on it Pay particular attention to plugs receptacles and the point where the AC power cord exits the STT 1 4 GROUNDING For your safety it is extremely important that the grounding pin of the...

Page 4: ...e x 3 5 high x 15 5 deep and is designed for mounting into a standard 2U 19 equipment rack If the STT 1 is mounted in a road case or other rack which is prone to strong vibration or shock it is highly...

Page 5: ...bove three inputs via the SOURCE rotary switch The above inputs can not be combined or mixed internally Polarity of any input can be flipped 180 degrees if desired The mic input can also receive 48V P...

Page 6: ...and XFMR switches Minimum line input gain is achieved when amplifier gain controls are set fully counter clockwise Maximum line level input level is 30 dBu into the solid state gain amplifier and 19 d...

Page 7: ...STT 1 STT 1 Origin Rear Panel PUSH PUSH 115 ORIGIN STT 1...

Page 8: ...Use to link dual STT 1 units for stereo operation Any conventional RCA phono cable should work appropri ately 8 EARTH AUDIO GROUND JUMPER A barrier terminal which ties earth ground to audio ground If...

Page 9: ...lection of these 1960 s era console modules We use them on pop recording dates by choice however more than 90 of our recording schedule remains acoustic classical jazz and ethno eclectic where we use...

Page 10: ...resolutions of the SS and VT gain controls That is the user cannot place each gain potentiometer at the same angular setting and expect the same gain Rather we have optimized each gain amplifier unto...

Page 11: ...ing with a fixed Q of 1 0 12 BOOST CUT CONTROL Conductive plastic rotary potentiometer offering up to 15 dB of boost and 15 dB of cut Boost Cut potentiometer has 21 detented positions for accurate rep...

Page 12: ...IN 21k 16k 10k 8 0k 5 8k 4 8k X10 IN 20 25 50 90 120 140 190 30 220 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 Q IN 1 6k 2 1k 400 1 4k 1 2k 900 250 300 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 2 5k Q MIC LINE INST XFMR 48V POL IN REV INPUT TT VT OUT SS...

Page 13: ...ifferent equalizer path amplifiers and two distinctly different opto compressor path amplifiers in one chassis We do not match inherent gains between the vacuum tube and solid state amplifiers a small...

Page 14: ...e used simultaneously with the parametric equalizer pre or post and can be used with the additional solid state audio path amplifier vacuum tube audio path amplifier or with no additional amplifier in...

Page 15: ...of 4 dBu NOTE Unbalanced main output is 6 dB lower output than shown on VU meter Gain reduction metering is disabled when de es ser is enabled 27 MASTER LEVEL CONTROL OUTPUT MASTER Master output level...

Page 16: ...aning that no additional signal path amplifiers are required for dynamics operation Passive opto resistive elements are oriented as variable resistors to ground achieving broad levels of gain reductio...

Page 17: ...DI IN DIRECT OUT UNBAL OUT BAL OUT DYNAMICS LINK FEMALE XLR 1 4 PHONE JACK front panel 1 4 PHONE 1 4 PHONE MALE XLR MALE XLR MALE XLR RCA PHONO 2 2 2 2 2 Millennia MIT 01 Audio Transformer POLARITY R...

Page 18: ...ohm instrument DI input Output Impedance 24 3 x2 ohms balanced 49 9 ohms unbalanced Noise Common source mic in 71 dB 50 dB gain 121 dB EIN solid state 30 ohm source mic in 68 dB 50 dB gain 118 dB EIN...

Page 19: ...0X Yes Peak Shelf Selection on Hi Lo bands Yes Bypass Selection on Each Band Yes Twin Topology Selection Switch In FET Signal Path Amplifier Switch Out Vacuum Tube Signal Path Amplifier ELECTRO MECHAN...

Page 20: ...warranties except as listed above Millennia Media shall not be liable for special subsequent incidental consequential or punitive damages including but not limited to damage to recordings broadcasts...