User guide

Dugan-MY16 User Guide
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Chapter 1: Introduction
The Dugan-MY16 is a 16-channel automatic mixing controller that plugs into a slot
on Yamaha consoles. Sound engineers can now manage multiple live mics without
continually riding individual faders. The Dugan-MY16 automatically detects the
active mics and makes fast, transparent cross-fades without the distracting sonic
artifacts common to noise gates. It tracks unscripted dialogue perfectly and main-
tains consistent system gain for up to 16 open mics.
The Dugan-MY16 supports a broad spectrum of live mixing applications:
•Conference reinforcement, video trucks
•Houses of worship
•Television news and sports panels, reality shows, game shows
•Multiple wireless mics for theater
•Boardrooms, civic meeting rooms, community TV
•Teleconferencing and distance learning
The Dugan-MY16 dramatically improves live mixing with multiple mics by
•eliminating missed cues and late upcuts;
•reducing PA feedback and studio noise;
•linking up to eight Dugan automatic mixing controllers.
The Dugan-MY16 is operated from the Dugan Control Panel for Java, provided on
the CD. The Dugan Control Panel for iPad (sold separately) performs the same func-
tion on an iPad.
Theory of Operation
The Dugan-MY16 Automatic Mixing Controller uses the Dugan Speech System™,
a patented and trademarked automatic mixing function. The Dugan Speech System
distributes the gain of one open microphone over the entire system, maintaining
a natural one-mic ambience.
It is essential to distinguish this behavior from the distracting fluctuation of levels
and uneven ambience in a conventional noise-gating system. The system automati-
cally manages any number of live mics in situations of unpredictable dialogue.