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Thursday, December 02, 2010
Chuck McGregor 12/02/10 03:00 PM, 0 CommentsAlthough this is not a rigorous treatment of the subject, the following are general guidelines that may be helpful in setting the gain structure for an audio system and making final adjustments to it for best results. A Basic Procedure As a minimum, you need to use at least a voltmeter along with the maximum output voltage specification for each piece of electronics. The preferable tool is an oscilloscope that can be used to observe the signal directly. If neither… View this story
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Chuck McGregor 08/24/10 11:19 AM, 0 CommentsClipping means that the tops of the signal are “clipped off” or “flat-topped” when the signal level is exceeding the maximum capability of the power amplifier or some other piece of equipment in the system. During the times when a signal is flat-topped, loudspeaker cones are not being “instructed” to move as it is receiving essentially a DC signal. This means all power goes into heating up their voice coils instead of producing sound. In other words, during the times… View this story
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Friday, July 31, 2009
PSW Staff 07/31/09 05:16 PM, 0 CommentsUniversal Audio has announced the release of the Empirical Labs FATSO powered plug-in for its popular line of UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Cards for Mac and PC. The original EL7 FATSO hardware’s design and creative feature set gives users the warm sound of magnetic recording tape, Class-A transformers, and tube circuits. The FATSO Jr. & Sr. Powered Plug-In for the UAD-2 recreates these distinctive sounds with great accuracy, and can be downloaded for $299 from Universal Audio’s Online Store. The FATSO… View this story
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Monday, June 22, 2009
PSW Staff 06/22/09 11:28 AM, 0 CommentsAt 2009 InfoComm in Orlando, Powersoft Advanced Technologies debuted its new D-Cell504 amplifier module that combines the advantages of its patented switch mode power supply and fixed frequency PPM-PWM modulation technologies into one product featuring Class-D technology. The stereo amp unit can deliver up to 350W at 4 Ohms per channel in SE mode, or 700W at 8 Ohms in bridged mode. The unit features six different types of protections, load monitoring for transducer diagnostics and an optional 2in/4out SigmaDSP… View this story
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
James Cadwallader 02/25/09 12:44 PM,It’s time for me to come out of the closet: I’m a dyed-in-the-wool unity gain structure freak. There, I said it and I sure do feel better. Catharsis is a good thing. Now, for those of you who aren’t sure what the heck I’m talking about, I’ll explain, and maybe get a few of you over to the dark side with me. First some clarification. Gain in sound parlance is the act of adding to (positive), subtracting from (negative), or… View this story
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