User Guide

Table Of Contents

Dugan Model N User Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Dugan Model N Automatic Mixing Controller helps professional audio mixers

handle multiple live mics without having to continually ride their individual faders.

This signal processor patches into the input insert points of an audio mixing console.

Each mic channel is processed in the Dugan controller and returned to the console

for mixing.

The Dugan detects which mics are being used and makes fast, transparent cross-

fades, freeing the mixer to focus on balance and sound quality instead of being

chained to the faders. The Model N crossfades unscripted dialogue, eliminating cue-

ing mistakes, comb filtering from adjacent mics, and late fade-ups, while avoiding

the choppy and distracting effects common to noise gates.

The Model N includes three patented automatic mixing algorithms:

• Dugan Speech System™ reduces noise and feedback in dialog applications

• Dugan Music System

™ reduces ambient noise, bleed, and feedback when mixing a

musical group

• Dugan Gain Limiting

™ reduces ambience and feedback when using the Music

System

The Model N can:

• connect up to 64 channels (Dante), or 16 channels (ADAT);

• be remote controlled from the Dugan Control Panel for Java (included) and the

Dugan Control Panel for iPad (sold separately);

• be physically controlled from its own front panel;

• be remote controlled from the Dugan Model K Tactile Control Panel;

• link with other Dugan automatic mixing controllers to create a larger system;

• partition channels into one to three groups that can span linked units;

• create separate systems that do not interact (i.e., for separate studios);

• conveniently connect multiple devices via two network ports;