Rane EMPATH, Operator'S Manual

Manual-2

-20

-10

-4
-7

-2

+10

+2

0

+4

+7

CUE

A

B

CUE

SPLIT CUE

“in”

Any Cue

“in”

CUE

MASTER

CUE

AUTO-GAIN

“in”

INPUT

1-2-3

Gain

Before

AGC

LEFT

Gain

After

AGC

RIGHT

MAIN

CUE

“in”

Three, fully equipped stereo input channels

•   One Phono and one Line Input for each channel.

  °   Inputs are unbalanced RCA.

  °   Be sure to connect each turntable ground to the Phono GND terminal.

  °   PHONO/LINE source switch selects the Input for each channel.

•   ±12 dB input GAIN trims:

  °   Adjust for +0 dB on CUE Meter.

•   Left/Right, constant-level PAN controls:

  °   The loudness stays the same in the room as you Pan left to right.

•   3-band, full-cut tone controls:

  °   +6 dB boost to full-cut (off).

  °   2

nd

-order Linkwitz-Riley filter topology.

  °   Low-Mid crosspoint is 300 Hz.

  °   Mid-High crosspoint is 4 kHz.

•   EQ engage switch

  °   Allows “transform” EQ effects.

•   DRY/WET Pan controls:

  °   Use to split signal between DRY (no effect) and WET (FlexFx loop).

  °   See 

FlexFx Loop

 section for details.

•   A-POST-B Crossfader assignment

  °   Input channels are assignable to A-side, B-side or Post-Crossfader.

  °   See 

Advanced Cue Selection 

section for automatic “Flash-Cue” operation.

Auto-Gain Switch

•   Monitors channel-1, -2, and -3 input signals and automatically adjusts the input gain.

  °   Level is monitored at the Cue point:  After PHONO/LINE source selection

After GAIN trim

After EQ

Before the channel Fader

•   Enable  by setting the Input 1-2-3 Auto-Gain switch to the “

in

” position.

  °   Green indicator will light.

  °   

Auto-Gain is engaged for all three channels or none.

•   Target Level: 0 dBu = No gain change.

•   Threshold:  –16 dBu

  °   Minimum level required for Auto-Gain operation.

  °   If the signal is below –16 dB, the gain holds indefinitely. 

•   Ratio = 3:1

  °   3 dB increase or decrease in input level results in 1 dB increase/decrease in output level.

•   Turns the gain down at a rate of 32 dB per second.

•   Turns the gain up at a rate of 5.33 dB per second.

•   Auto-Gain increase or decrease is monitored by the Cue meter system:

  °   Set A-CUE-B switch to CUE position.

  °   Select the desired Cue source.

  °   Set SPLIT CUE switch to “IN” position.

  °   Set CUE/MASTER Pan to center position.

  °   Set meter CUE/MAIN source switch “IN” to CUE.

  °   Level before Auto-Gain is shown on the left meter.

  °   Level after Auto-Gain is shown on the right meter.

•   Set the Input GAIN trim so that normal input levels result in 0 dB on the meter with or without Auto-Gain engaged.

1/2/3

L

-12

OFF

R

+6

+12

OFF

+6

OFF

+6

DRY

POST

A

B

WET

EQ

LINE

PHONO

LOW

MID

HI

PAN

GAIN

AUDIO PRECISION AMPL (dBr) vs AMPL (dBr)

INPUT

OUTPUT

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ON

OFF

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-21

-18

-15

-12

-9

-6

-3

0

3

6

9

12

-24

-21

-18

-15

-12

-9

-6

-3

0

3

6

9

12

AUDIO PRECISION AMPL (dBr) vs AMPL (dBr)

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-24

-21

-18

-15

-12

-9

-6

-3

0

3

6

9

12

-24

-21

-18

-15

-12

-9

-6

-3

0

3

6

9

12

O

U

T

P

U

T

L

E

V

E

L

INPUT LEVEL

Gain is

increased

Gain is

held below

Threshold

Gain is

decreased

-16 dB Threshold

Target

Automatic Gain Control

(input level decreasing)

Automatic Gain Control

(input level increasing)