PROCESSOR OWNER’S MANUAL MSE-100A MULTIBAND SOUND ENHANCEMENT PROCESSOR
MSE-100A MULTIBAND SOUND ENHANCEMENT PROCESSOR Congratulations on your choice of processors — you have purchased one of the finest stereo processors on the market today. This unit was developed using the expertise of professional sound engineers and working musicians. You will find that your new NADY AUDIO MSE-100A has superior performance and greater flexibility than any other enhancer/exicter in its price range. Please read this manual carefully to get the most out of your new unit.
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INTRODUCTION In the last two decades, sound enhancement systems such as enhancers, exciters, psycho-acoustic processors etc. have become an indispensable aid in the studio and have found widespread application in almost all film, broadcast and recording productions as well as in P.A. and sound reinforcement systems. Basically, several principles of sound enhancement prevail in today’s market.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 2 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. POWER Switch with LED Indicator This switches the AC power ON or OFF. The integrated LED will light to indicate power ON. Note: In order to avoid possible undesired noise transients in a live sound reinforcement application, switch on the power to your MSE-100A before switching on the amplification system. 3 4 5 6 7 1 quencies for more signal transparency and brilliance.
REAR PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 13 14 12 11 10 11 10 10. INPUTS The MSE-100A is equipped with both 1/4” (6.3mm) TRS and XLR audio input jacks. These can be used for either balanced or unbalanced operation as follows: • Unbalanced use of mono 1/4” plugs: Tip = Signal, Sleeve = Ground / Shield. • Balanced use of TRS stereo 1/4” plugs: Tip = hot (+), Ring = cold (-), Sleeve = Ground / Shield. • Balanced use with XLR connectors: 1 = Ground / Shield, 2 = hot (+), 3 = cold (-). 11.
APPLICATIONS BASIC SETTINGS We recommend setting the controls as indicated in the following three sections. This will give you a better idea of the switch and control functions: 1. 2. 3. 3. Check your settings by making an A/B comparison using the IN/OUT switch. SOUND ENHANCEMENT DURING RECORDING The sound enhancing effect can be increased by using the MSE-100A, not only during replay, but during actual recording.
APPLICATIONS ENHANCING THE SOUND OF TAPE DUPLICATIONS Even under the most favorable of conditions, presence, liveliness and transparency of the program material will suffer during each copying process. These losses are particularly obvious when copying cassettes while simultaneously using a noise reduction system. With the MSE100A, losses during tape duplication can be avoided or compensated for, provided that the original is of good enough quality, with only low noise levels.
APPLICATIONS Note: If the P.A. speakers are operated in mono, the second channel of the MSE-100A can be used for another application. ENHANCING THE SOUND OF MONITOR SYSTEMS The MSE-100A can be effectively used to improve the sound of stage monitor systems. Here intelligibility and transparency are of paramount importance during sound reproduction. For this purpose, the MSE-100A is inserted either in the “monitor send” path or between monitor mixer and power amplifier.
SERVICE FOR YOUR NADY AUDIO PRODUCT (U.S.) Should your NADY AUDIO product require service, please contact the Nady Service Department via telephone at (510) 652-2411, or e-mail at service@nady.com. (International) For service, please contact the NADY AUDIO distributor in your country through the dealer from whom you purchased this product. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THIS UNIT YOURSELF AS IT CAN BE DANGEROUS AND WILL ALSO VOID THE WARRANTY. NADY SYSTEMS, INC.
