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Dangerous Music SOURCE

Dangerous Music SOURCE

£1,128.00
  • Portable or Rack Installable (kit optional) Monitor Controller
  • 2 Speaker Outputs- Can Be Engaged Simultaneously
  • Headphones Can Monitor Single or Multiple Sources
Normally ships 5-9 days
SKU
006026

The Portable Monitor Controller without Audio Compromise.

The Dangerous Source provides the critical link between your ears and the music. Every tracking and mixing decision hinges upon what you hear: how to locate the microphone’s sweet spot for the perfect vocal, where to place the panning to define each instrument’s space, creating the perfect marriage of kick and bass in the track…

Select any of the four sources individually or at the same time- plug your iPod into AN2 and jam along in AN1.

Listen to any combination of sources from either section. For example, let the singer hear their own personal headphone mix from the AN2 input, while you engineer the real mix, coming from the USB input.

There’s even a line level control room output, mirroring the speaker selector for dubbing, sampling or running external meters.

Switch between two sets of speakers... or use one output for a subwoofer... or play them both at once to blow up the neighborhood.

Built for life on the road, slide the Source into your backpack and hit the streets.

Hear Everything, No Matter Where You Are

You can’t mix what you can’t hear! With the advent of “prosumer” gear, the monitoring path is typically sacrificed to meet a price-point, allowing what should be true craftsmanship to become guesswork. But true craftsmanship lies in the details – everything from the placement of a mic to an EQ setting to coaching a vocalist requires that you can hear all the nuances perfectly. To deliver that quality of monitoring, the SOURCE incorporates audiophile-grade components in an unconditionally transparent design that reveals every last detail, letting you hear absolutely everything the first time

Effortlessly Route All Of Your Signals

As the centerpiece to your studio, the SOURCE is equipped with a balanced stereo professional level analog input on XLR/TRS jacks and an 1/8” stereo commercial level input for iPhones, laptops and other devices. Digital inputs include both USB (for Windows and Mac) and AES/SPDIF up to 192khz, and the AES/SPDIF has a very useful thru-port, allowing you to capture or monitor that signal outside the SOURCE any way you see fit. The Selected Line output provides an analog mirror of whatever you’re monitoring in the control room, bypassing the main volume control. Use the Selected Line output to feed an external meter, recording device, club PA system or even for creative re-amping setups. The two onboard reference-grade D/A converters deliver every last detail of your music, while the robust, crystal clear headphone amplifier and two speaker outputs round out the SOURCE’s incredibly versatile signal paths.

Toggle & Latch For Ultimate Flexibility

Any input and speaker outputs can be used individually or simultaneously for all sorts of studio solutions. By switching the input and output sections between “toggle” mode (one at a time) and “latch” mode (simultaneously activated), you can layer sounds and double-up the inputs in creative and very useful ways. For example, set the speaker switches to “latch” and use the second speaker output as a switchable subwoofer out – or perhaps to provide simultaneous live-room monitoring, or to just blast both sets of speakers at once! Set the input switches to “latch” and you can jam along with your portable devices, or otherwise creatively layer multiple input sources. Return to “toggle” mode and easily let the singer hear their own personal headphone mix from an analog input while you engineer the real mix from the USB. Whatever’s needed, wherever you are, the SOURCE will deliver!

Monitor Right And Never Guess Again

It would be hard to overstate the number of recordings that have arrived at the mastering stage with all kinds of noises, flaws and other unintentional problems because the monitoring chain was inadequate. Get the most accurate monitoring available with the SOURCE, and you’ll hear everything, eliminate the guesswork, and get it right the first time – all in a portable, rugged unit equally at home in your studio or your backpack!

  • Portable or Rack Installable (kit optional) Monitor Controller
  • 2 Speaker Outputs- Can Be Engaged Simultaneously
  • Headphones Can Monitor Single or Multiple Sources
  • 2 Analog Inputs: 1/8" Mini Stereo & XLR/TRS Combo Jack
  • 2 Onboard Stereo 24-bit/192kHz D/A Converters
  • 2 Digital Inputs: AES/SPDIF and USB
  • USB IN, up to 24-bit/192kHz for Windows and Mac
  • Plug in two pairs of headphones and get inspired with a Dangerous caliber headphone amp.

SPECS

Input 1 to Selected Line Out and Speakers:

  • Frequency Response: +0, -0.5dB from <10 Hz to >80 kHz
  • THD+N: < 0.0025%  @+4dBu
  • IMD  (SMPTE):  < 0.0025%  @ +4dBu
  • Crosstalk rejection:  >108dB
  • Noise: < -93 dB, unweighted
  • NOTE: Speaker outs can run at -6dB (factory setting) or unity gain (remove jumpers 3 and 4)
  • Maximum input level: > +26 dBu

Input 2 to selected line out and Speakers:

  • Frequency Response : +0, -0.5dB from <10 Hz to >80 kHz
  • THD+N: < 0.0025%  @ +4dBu
  • IMD  (SMPTE): < 0.0026%  @ +4dBu
  • Crosstalk rejection: > -98dB
  • Noise: < -90 dB, unweighted
  • NOTE: Input 2 can run at -10dBV or -16dBV (by setting JP1 and JP2. Remove for -10dBV)
  • Default factory setting is -16dBV to accommodate 1/8” headphone outputs of iPhones and cell phones
  • Frequency Response: +0, -0.5dB from <10Hz to >50kHz

Outputs:

  • The meter and speakers outputs are fully balanced and 600 ohm drive capable to >+26dBu.
  • Volume knobs track better than +- 0.5dB from unity to -40dB.
  • The headphone amp can easily drive several sets of cans.
  • Maximum output level: > +26 dBu
  • Shipping weight (in carton): 7 lbs.
  • Dimensions: 12 3/4″ Wide x 8″ Deep x 1 5/8″ High

Digital inputs:

  • The AES inputs lock from 32kHz to 192kHz sample rates with the following: <0.004% THD+N
  • -0.2dB at 10 Hz and 22kHz (48kHz sample rate)
  • -0.2dB at 10Hz and 34kHz (higher rates)
  • Crosstalk Rejection: >103dB
  • Power Supply: 12 volt, 2 Amp (Part number PSU-SRC)
  • Optional Rack Kit: SRC (Source Rack Kit), $49.99

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