Rane MM 42 Operator's Manual

Also see for MM 42: Operator's manual

Contents

Rane MM 42 Operator's Manual Manual pdf 1 page image

Manual-OPERATORS MANUAL MM 42MONITOR PROCESSORWEAR PARTS: This product contains no wear parts.–36dBFSPEAK+8–12–24dBu dBu0–3+4+8–12–240–3+4PROCESSORMONITOR10–12–24–810 3 16–4–36–12–24–8–4–36–12–24–8–4–36–12–24–8–43 1dB61002486PUSH:FINE PUSH:SELECT MM 42DATA OUTPUTINPUT PHONESGAIN REDUCTIONCONFIGFILTER/SUBAMEMORY UTILITIES CUE BUSB C D1 2 LEVELCOMPRESS EQ LIMITENTER CANCELQuick StartWe know you’re excited about your new MM 42. But trust us:take your earphones out for a moment and read this QuickStart. It covers the basics to get you tweaking your ear mixesinto submission in no time. The following paragraphs assumeyou’re working with a stereo (left/right) mix. For more advancedapplications you’ll have to dig a bit deeper into this manual.First, the hardware. Connect the console aux/groupscorresponding to the left and right ear mixes to the MM 42’sLINE INPUT A and LINE INPUT B respectively. Send theMM 42 a good healthy signal, aiming to keep the loudestpeaks around the -8 dBFS mark (yellow LEDs) on the INPUTmeters. Running the Inputs “into the red” is only cool with old-school analog gear. If needed, make further adjustments usingthe INPUT controls.Turn the PHONES LEVEL all the way down and plug yourearphones or headphones directly into either the ¼" or 3.5mmPHONES jack. Slowly turn up the PHONES LEVEL to acomfortable listening volume. Not hearing anything? Press theCUE BUS button.Press the COMPRESS button and use the Previous and Next  cursor keys to navigate to the M-BAND parameter.Rotate the DATA control clockwise until SET starts flashing.Don’t panic; instead, press the ENTER key to go to the Cross-over Frequency page. Adjust the frequency splits for each range,pushing and turning the DATA control to make fine adjust-ments. Press the ENTER or COMPRESS key to return to theCompressor page. Adjust the THRSH parameter until you see aContentsFront Panel .......................................................................2Rear Panel ........................................................................3Connection Examples .....................................................4Welcome Page .................................................................7Basic Navigation & Editing .............................................7Output Chain Configuration ..........................................7Adjusting Input & Output Levels ...................................8Signal Processing ............................................................9Filters & Subwoofer.........................................................10Multi-Band Compressor .................................................11Parametric Equalization .................................................12Multi-Band Peak Limiter .................................................12Using the Cue Bus ............................................................13Storing and Recalling Memories (Presets) ....................14Utilities .............................................................................14Cue Bus Configuration ....................................................14Gain Reduction Meter Mode ..........................................15MIDI Configuration & Transfer .......................................15Name Device ....................................................................16Firmware Update .............................................................16Restoring Factory Defaults.............................................17Appendix: Additional Resources ...................................17MIDI Implementation Chart ...........................................18few blinky lights on the GAIN REDUCTION meter. Press theCOMPRESS button again to move on to band 2, and again tomove to 3, merrily making adjustments. No, you’re not hal-lucinating — the GAIN REDUCTION meter does indeedswitch automatically to show you what’s happening within eachfrequency band.Okay, if you’re comfortable with getting around the variouspages then the dry run is over. If you’re using a wireless trans-mitter, connect the MM 42’s main OUT 1 and OUT 2 to theinputs of the transmitter and adjust the transmitter’s input gainto a nominal level. If you’re using a hardwired beltpack, con-nect the MM 42’s main Outputs directly to the beltpack inputs,making sure the beltpack level is turned all the way down. Plugyour earphones into the beltpack and slowly turn its level up to acomfortable listening volume.That’s it! You’re ready to rock. Or folk. Or country. Orpolka….whatever your musical style. Tweak each processingsection to taste, making sure you go to the MEMORY pageonce satisfied and store your hard work to one of the 16 available(preset) locations.There’s plenty more you can do with the MM 42. The rest ofthis manual covers important topics like using the SUB Outputto augment an earphone mix with onstage subwoofers or “shak-ers”, handling two independent mono mixes with one MM 42,linking and unlinking parameters, connecting multiple MM 42stogether via the Cue Bus, and the wonderful world of MIDI, justto name a few. So don’t stop here — keep reading! You still have3 hours until show time.