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1. A Neve User Manual Neve 83801 Channel Strip 527 358 Issue 2 Please read includes important safety instructions 2007 AMS Neve Ltd own the copyright of all information and drawings contained in this manual which are not to be copied or reproduced by any means or disclosed in part or whole to any third party without written permission As part of our policy of continual product improvement we reserve the right to alter specifications without notice but with due regard to all current legislation Disclaimer The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate at the time of publication However no responsibility is taken by us for inaccuracies errors or omissions nor any liability assumed for any loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from use of the information contained within it Trademarks All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged AMS NEVE LTD BILLINGTON ROAD BURNLEY LANCS BB11 SUB ENGLAND PHONE 44 0 1282 457011 FAX 44 0 1282 417282 info O ams neve com WWW ams neve com www neve ecu Neve 8801 User Manual Page 1 02 04 07 Safety Notice For your own safety and for the protection of others please observe the following safety instructions e Read these instructions e Keep these instructions e Heed all safety warnings e Do not use near water e Clean only with a dry cloth e Do not ins2. a 7 E li _ wa C D ho Insertion Link out P m Supply TL6A one 33Hz to 44QHZ ZOAB Q8kHz to 9QkHz Z0dB 0 to 10 Dra NARA A oe ee ele 1 Ype PPM To ou 80W L Mains I P EQ i x i Drive Unit 3 External Lay 90v to 240V as EQ a i Note eta acne Y Power ON OFF a 20Hz to 60Hz 1 Processing order can be interrogated by stabbing_the ER BY Bow fade ieee i A HE A a eee i audio router button This will then make the AL EQ E and Ins buttons illumination cycle to show order Red Earth Lift SW i a ai Oo QHD Default order is DYN EQ INS NN Mo TA if 2 Holding down the audio router button will make it s IQ UP x he ES gt z Illumination flash and set the unit fo alter the ipg DC DC i i peau order By simply pressing the DYN EQ INS HF Freq HF C B Ema uttons in the sequence required will set a new order d 3 Sequences that can be set are EDI EID IED DE DIE 2 1 eee am me 8801 USED ON and DEL default Ch y a EQ Link out 4 AU switches are Momentary except where marked a 28 2 97 2 3 06 vors a A ee fine Sees A Sas oe eee a SSA 5 Controls marked with a can be recalled CN No Checked SHT 1 o 1 6 Controls marked with a can be reset eee AMS NEVE LTD 2007 O Al Neve 8801 User Manual Page 18 02 04 07 19 Recall Software Neve Recall software allows settings from the 8801 to be stored on a PC or Mac and recalled for later use Recall can be used for all the units in th
3. allows the 8801 to connect to a CobraNet M network When installed the Genie input can be selected by pressing the I P GAIN knob on the front panel The Genie output is taken in parallel with the Line output of the unit CobraNet allows the transfer of digital audio over a regular Ethernet network through the connection of CobraNet compatible devices To use the Genie input output you will need a computer with a relevant software for controlling a CobraNet network such as CobraNet manager Software This will allow you to create audio paths using the Ethernet network to connect any CobraNet devices J IL chick a Neve Made in England 35501 GENI PRIMARY SECONDARY NU om ON 16 3 Optional Board installation procedure Please refer to Appendix A for installation procedure of both optional boards Neve 8801 User Manual Page 16 02 04 07 17 Performance Specifications Microphone input impedance balanced Microphone input headroom Microphone input gain range Line input impedance balanced Line input headroom Line input gain range DI input impedance balanced DI input headroom DI input gain range Line output impedance Main output Maximum output Frequency Response Line Input to Main Output THD N 1 2k Ohms 26dBu referen
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5. panel e Key input the key input is located on a 9 pins D Type connector on pins 6 7 and 8 Input signal can be balanced or unbalanced The key input provides an alternative sidechain signal and is activated by pressing the THRESHOLD knob on the front panel D Type pin out 1 DYNAMICS LINK SIGNAL 2 DYNAMICS LINK 0V 3 DYNAMICS LINK SIGNAL 4 DYNAMICS LINK 0V 5006000 5 NOT CONNECTED 6 KEY INPUT HI 9000 7 KEY INPUT LO 8 KEY INPUT 0V 9 NOT CONNECTED CASE CONNECTED TO UNIT CHASSIS e Dynamics Sidechain Link the dynamics side chain link is available on a 9 pins D Type connector on pins 1 2 and 3 4 Pins 1 and 3 as well as pins 2 and 4 are in parallel Multiple 8801 units can be linked allowing all linked units to be compressed by the same amount Multiple units can be linked together by forming a daisy chain of the Dynamics Links Please find below an example on how to link 3 units Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Neve 8801 User Manual Page 13 02 04 07 e Insert the insert send is on a Male XLR and the return is on a Female XLR connector The insert can accept a balanced or unbalanced signal e Line Output the line output is on a male XLR connector It can provide balanced and unbalanced output e Headphone the headphone output is a on 1 4 jack connector The level of the headphone output is set by the Output Level knob on the front panel The gain of the headphone output can be increased by changing a
6. the selection of High Q Low Q is 0 7 and High Q is 2 0 e When the LF EQ band is set to Shelving mode selecting High Q has no effect on the Shelving mode The High Q LED is therefore deactivated and stays not illuminated 11 Insert Insert button The INSERT button switches the insert into the channel path The Insert send and return can be found on the rear of the unit The send is on a male XLR and the return is on a Combo Connector XLR and 4 Jack in parallel The unit supports both balanced and unbalanced send and return 12 Audio Router DYNAMICS NSER JOG TT aie FQ TO ROUT SIDECHAIN The Audio Router button allows the setting and interrogation of the order of Dynamics EQ and Insert in the channel path The default order is DYNAMICS EQ INSERT 12 1 Determining the current signal path To view the current order of the signal path press the Audio Router button once The DYNAMICS INSERT and EQ buttons will flash in the order they are currently set If the EQ is in the sidechain then the EQ TO SIDECHAIN button will flash while EQ button is illuminated Determining the signal path 1s a display only and has no impact on the Channel path 12 2 Setting the order of the Channel path To set a new Channel path order 1 Enter programming mode by pressing and holding the AUDIO ROUTER button until it begins to flash 2 Press DYNAMICS EQ and INSERT buttons in the order you wish them to be ar
7. 88 1kHz sync input This will cause the unit to output double rate AES on the AES Output connector The sync LED will illuminate green indicating the sync reference is still being used for the digital output even though the ADC is sampling at twice the sync input sampling rate In this situation AES out carries the odd and even samples of the audio double rate signal on its left and right digital channels respectively DSD Selecting DSD will default to 44 1kHz reference If no sync is available it will use its own internal clock The DSD output is switchable between SDIF 2 and SDIF 3 with a rear panel switch SDIF2 DSD data requires an external sync clock which is passed to the Digital to Analogue converter of the receiver Preferably use the 8801 Wordclock O P clock which is available on the back of the 8801 ADC option SDIF3 DSD data have embedded clocks and don t require any external sync clock N B Refer to your DSD recording device for compatibility information Headroom The unit can be set to one of three headroom settings 14dB 18dB or 22dB relative to 4dBu The headroom is the number of dBs above 4dBu before the ADC clips The DIGITAL O P button will illuminate red if the selected input level is exceeded for more than 1 sample The headroom can be changed by accessing the switches on the back of the ADC optional board 75 Ohm WCLK Selects a 75 Ohms input impedance for WCLK in 16 2 Genie Input Output The Genie daughter card
8. 88R circuitry Compression Limiting with auto release Gate Expander Ducker Dynamics Sidechain linkable to other 8801 units Key input Compressor and Gate gain reduction meters Balanced switchable Insert 4 band EQ based on the 88R console switchable between channel path and Dynamics sidechain User definable channel path through Dynamics Insert EQ using Audio Router function Line output with 10dB of gain control Headphone output Optional Digital Output Cards AES EBU DSD or Genie User recall store current state via Neve Recall software USB link to PC or Mac Neve 8801 User Manual Page 4 02 04 07 5 Front Panel Controls gP vz 8I pI S 0 OT e NIVHO3GIS YILNOY ADVLLV W3ONVdx3 ERE Asp aes o 0 diw 01 01 03 olany r 31V9 4 1Y3ANI 3SV313Y 1SV4 39NVY AJA OTOHSIYHL SIS3WIISAH NI ddH COENEN LI ns KoE A wy IL eS eC ewe e io 8 LD AHI Es Ti mm ey T E ADM EEKEREN AOVLLY dN 3xVW 3JJNA 3IN39 10 SIW 3NI gpoz avd d 0 WWLIDIO NIVO 3H 313HS NIV QIW IH AIW IH NIV9 AIW MOT NIV9 41 313HS 1U3SNI TES EE OILVY 1SV4 EEC JANI NIV QYVH MEF 3SVHd 193735 dil uon9as indino uon s HF uOI 99S JO NOY OIPNY uoljoes soweu g u01 998S J9 14 uoljoes jndu 02 04 07 Page 5 Neve 8801 User Manual 6 On Off Switch The Neve Logo Switch on the right hand side of the unit switches the unit on and off 7 Input Section _on P SELECT PHAS C C DB NE MIC DI GENE a l L
9. A 35 TE i 4 On power up the default input is the Line input The input selected is shown by the LEDs above the gain knob and is selected by pressing the I P GAIN knob Line Input The line input is accessible via the combo connector 14 Jack and XLR in parallel on the rear of the unit It accommodates both balanced and unbalanced input signals The gain is variable from 24dB to 24dB using the I P GAIN knob on the front panel Mic Input The Mic input uses the XLR input of the combo connector on the front panel Gain is variable from 20dB to 70dB using the I P GAIN knob Mic input is also available on the rear panel Both the front and rear connectors are wired in parallel PAD The PAD button provides 20dB of attenuation on Mic and DI inputs Phantom Power The 48V button enables phantom power on the Mic input DI Input The DI input uses the 4 jack input of the combo connector on the front panel The input uses a high impedance instrumentation amplifier gt 750kQ It accommodates both balanced and unbalanced inputs Gain is variable from 24dB to 24dB using the I P GAIN knob When PAD is switched on the input impedance changes to 100kQ DI input is also available on the rear panel Both the front and rear connectors are wired in parallel Genie Input The Genie input is a CobraNet M compatible input It is available via an optional daughter card The input is only selectable when the option card is fit
10. ASSIS screw on the back of the unit For safety reasons the chassis is NOT disconnected from the main Earth but is connected through a Resistor Capacitor filter NIWARNING Connections to the technical earth and changes to the unit grounding should only be carried out by qualified personnel e Fuse The removable fuse holder houses a 1 6 AT fuse e Power DIN socket The 8 pin DIN socket should only be used to connect the power supply provided with the 8801 unit PLEASE NOTE for technical reasons the orientation of the socket is the opposite way up to normal The top of the DIN connector will therefore be underneath It is not possible to connect the plug the wrong way up Neve 8801 User Manual Page 14 02 04 07 16 Optional Digital add on board The 8801 has an expansion slot allowing access for digital connectivity Two digital options are available e Analogue to Digital converter featuring AES EBU and DSD outputs e Genie Digital Input and Output compatible with CobraNet 16 1 Analogue to Digital Converter AES EBU AES 3 DSD 146 NC SDIF2 m Neve Made in England E E H m 3801 ADC 76 SDIF3 1848 22dB WCLK HEADROOM REL 40Bu e SPDIF O P AES O P AES SYNC I P pea L DSD 0 The optional AES EBU amp DSD digital daughter board provides the following connections e DSD Out
11. ate Expander mode Invert Ducker Pressing the RELEASE knob inverts the behaviour of the Gate The function is sometimes call a ducker The INVERT LED lights to indicate that the Gate is in Invert mode This feature is normally used with an external Key input When gating a signal above threshold level on the key input allows signal to pass when ducking a signal above threshold level on the key input causes the gain of the channel signal to be reduced by the amount set on the RANGE knob Gain Reduction The green meter indicates the gain reduction in dB of the gate Neve 8801 User Manual Page 9 02 04 07 10 EQ Section SHELF LF GAIN Q HI MID GAIN SHELF EQ ee 100 170 wi e e DU SUU i EQ TO re H7 440 SIDECH AI LF HIQ EQ Button The EQ button activates the EQ section When illuminated EQ is in circuit When not illuminated EQ is bypassed EQ TO SIDECHAIN Button The EQ TO SIDECHAIN button places the EQ in the sidechain Placing the EQ in the sidechain removes it from the channel path and vice versa Low Frequency Band e The LF GAIN knob sets the cut or boost for the low frequency band of the EQ with a range of 20dB e Pressing the LF GAIN knob switches the Low Frequency EQ band between Peaking and Shelving modes An LED lights to indicate when Shelving is selected e The LF Hz knob sets the low frequency bet
12. ce OdBu OdB to 70dB using PAD gt 20k Ohms 26dBu reference OdBu 24dB to 24dB gt 750 kOhms 20dBu reference OdBu 44dB to 24dB using PAD lt 50 Ohms gt 26dBu into 600 Ohms 0 2 dB 10Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB 10Hz to 40 kHz lt 0 005 Line Input to Main Output 20Hz to 20kHz using a measurement window of 10Hz to 80 kHz Noise Line Input to Main Output All the audio blocks in circuit lt 89dBu lt 80dBu All noise measurements made between 20Hz and 20kHz using a measurement window of 10 Hz to 22 kHz Dimensions e Width 48 2 cm 19 inches e Height 4 4 cm 1 75 inches 1U e Depth 24 cm 9 5 inches without the power socket plugged in Weight Neve 8801 User Manual Page 17 3 0 kg 6 6 lbs 02 04 07 18 Block Diagram Li T gt ul a N lod NO a a Ha N 1 Z DRAWING No sr 1 of 1 EB20550 A Rear XLR Ins fq Ins and Jack Input Tem Pre Post pal ni Pi veo Ins Ins EQ EQ ms Ins 1 mele 7 p o p 1 p ofp 1 p O p CH Line 1 P E HO at vie ae on a oa AE E P 0 L iE ai E po A AAA Red ee Ind har 7008 0 0 we Yel A 1 2K CH Mic I P LS ae t i U E CH Di VP ot gt AD 797 a Red E nu E ipa n sain B E e N i bene UP D L gt To Meter S
13. e 88 range including 8801 8803 8804 and 8816 Multiple units can be stored and recalled together Please see the Recall Manual for further details This may be downloaded from the Neve web site at http www ams neve com html downloads index php Neve 8801 User Manual Page 19 02 04 07 20 Appendix A 66091 ADO OPTION GENIE OPTION 03 ASSY INSTALLATION PROCEDURE TOOL REQUIRED A REMOVE TOP COVER PLATE amp SCREWS FROM THE UNIT amp KEEP SAFE TO RE USE AT ITEM H REMOVE EXISTING of SCREWS amp WASHERS KEEP SAFE TO RE USE AT ITEM E C DISCARD EXISTING BLANKING PLATE Oo Ej FIT BAGI ADC OPTION ASSY INTO TOP RYH CORNER OF CHASSS amp SECURE USING Soff SCREWS amp WASHERS SUPPUEO AT POSITIONS MARKED ge 03 FIT 8801 GENIE OPTION 4557 INTO TOP RH CORNER OF CHASSIS amp SECURE USIMGS 2eff SCREWS amp WASHERS SUPPUED AT POSITIONS MARKED 37 E SECURE MOUNTING PLATE ONTO THE CHASSIS USING EXISTING SCREWS de WASHERS FROM ITEM B Bi E PUSH LH CABLE END INTS THE CONNECTOR MARIN SURE THE Zoff LATCHES LOCK SHUT FEED SWPPUED RIBBON GABLE UNDER MOTHERBOARD LOCATE END re SLOT IAN COMMECTOR MAKING SURE THE FLARGE 15 PULLED OUT FEED RIBBOK CABLE IKITO COMMECTOR UNTIL ONLY BLUE SECTION CAN BE SEEN PRESS CONMEC TOR FLANGE IN TO LOGI CABLE CH RE FIT TP COVER PLATE USING EXISTING SCREWS FROM ITEM A E EXISTING CHASSIS ASSEMBLY LATCHES i MOTHERBOARD SH A ee ee ee ee
14. ee characteristics as default with hard knee available by pressing the GAIN MAKE UP knob Link LINK can be selected by pressing on the THRESHOLD knob When enabled the compressor section of the unit can be controlled by the sidechain of other linked 8801 units For example this allows a stereo input across two modules to be compressed by to the same amount maintaining the stereo image There is no Master Slave relationship the priority is such that the strongest signal always wins Multiple units can be linked together using the mono 1 4 jack socket on the back panel Attack Time Pressing on the RATIO knob toggles between Normal and Fast Attack time Two jumpers inside the unit see diagram allow for two variations of attack times ala dh Default Position Alternative Position Normal Attack time 8ms Normal Attack time 3ms Fast Attack time 2ms Fast Attack time 0 5ms Auto Release Pressing on the RELEASE knob switches to Auto Release a triple time constant programme dependent release time Anti pumping and breathing circuitry allows the unit to operate on the source musically whilst retaining absolute control over the dynamic range Gain Reduction The red meter indicates the gain reduction in dB applied by the compressor Neve 8801 User Manual Page 8 02 04 07 9 3 Expander Gate The expander gate has knobs for e Hysteresis variable from OdB to 25dB o Pressing Hysteresis knob selects Expander mode e Threshold va
15. el Threshold Ratio Release Make up L C Gate MORI SR DC DC DC DC i Es om LAA Mom z Mom 7 Mom L4 d gt 25 Sbu N H al a a a 74 anil ma Ub 4D bh 69 110 49 008 ine x pet Bd a Cer The a o 21518 Lat KROA Red 1X 200Bu ro 30dBu 11 to Lim 03 to ds odB Fo 3008 l S 0 SI Mic A 5 ED y 5 P SrA a LD Tele je Limiter Compressor S C A iS o gt 6 ep ec Phase F ai ee eal a pcg Fast 5ms Slow 3m5 or O Dene ae efault Fast Zms Slow S i d Note Genie is only selectoble a Yel Yel iii if option 1s fitted 6 C fn Hyst Threshold Range Release als Rear XLR 7 os Y Y Y Y Cor 441 480 960 1920 DSD del Ti va fon sa Jeng i Then LA va Jeng E Lar 1 4 Sampling Frequency se Key 1 p gt gt See oe E DI SED SED SF Stero Select Toggle 4dbu ES wo a do E pnl i B Jack DO fo 0 0 QdB to 250B 40dBy to 2QdBu QUB to QdB Q1 to s TTT Sal l l l l AS m g Red T E Gate Expander S C Ae T VP we 1 p 0 p tees DV DC Ref gt S Welk amp Filter EQ HR Sel to to AES 4 DC S L S C mea Sel a 1 4 Stereo jack rear pnl mtg A ne y Rear pnl SW s eter E liad camer et etc p o N IN SP WC Wc AES AES DSD Rear pear XLR DA ra T HI 14 ver Ue O a E a C D A B XLR and Jack Q ted Rear el a ve ly Genie 0 Leyre A B Output XLR S Com 0 9 ra Y a ae i Ins O Trim Channel a a x gt lt gt gt Se nf to 1008 D D 3018 lim gt LF freg LFC B pHi Mid 4 lt a A g Y Freq Q y o Hi Q Jey shv Jop aig
16. level by default 14 Overload There are many gain stages in the 8801 channel strip Itis possible for any one of these stages to overload Overloading is indicated by the following means Indication by button illuminating RED PHASE Input stage or input signal overload DYNAMICS Dynamics overload INSERT Insert overload EQ EQ overload detected at each band of EQ Digital option ADC Option Board overload If overloading is occurring at multiple stages only the highest priority indication will be shown The priority is governed by the signal path of the audio The input has the highest priority followed by Dynamics Insert EQ in the order set by the Audio Router Neve 8801 User Manual Page 12 02 04 07 15 Rear Panel 00000 eooo DYN SIDECHAIN LINK MIC KEY I P L I P HEAD PHONE NE I P Rear Panel Audio Connections e Line Input the line input combo socket accepts input signals from either male XLR or male 1 4 Jack connectors Input signals can be balanced or unbalanced e Mic Input The Mic input is on a Female XLR This input in parallel with the XLR input of the Combo connector of the front panel e DI Input The DI input is on a 4 jack input This input is in parallel with the Jack input of the Combo connector of the front
17. n internal jumper see 12 Output section for diagram As the 8801 Channel Strip is a mono channel unit the headphone receives the same signal on the Left and Right headphone speakers E odel type Neve 0 j seoa AM5416 Made in England serial no DC IN CE 36V 0 6A N uoo a 4 USB ILOA LBC ven eee TO ISOLATE UNIT PER A Y NO USER SERVICEABLE FARTS INSIDE REFER TO MANUAL ued protection ce anly with of fuse CAUTION For contin against risk af fire replac same type and rating ECHNICAL ET CHASSIS lt p gt a eS 42 NS a A T ARIA Rear Panel Power section e USB the Type B USB socket is used to connect the 8801 unit to a PC or Mac for Recall store and recall of the unit settings e Technical Earth Switch The grounding of the unit can be set to two different points 1 The Mains earth from the power supply 2 The studio technical earth via the CHASSIS screw on the back of the unit With the switch in the OFF position the chassis of the unit is connected to the Mains earth via the power supply With the switch in the ON position the chassis of the unit should be connected to the studio technical earth using the CH
18. put Wordclock Input and Output SPDIF Output AES Output AES Sync Input When the Analogue to Digital converter card is fitted the DIGITAL O P section on the front of the 8801 is enabled Sampling Frequency Selection DIGITAL O P yey L E lt td O O I P O P 7 2 0 Se e CHANNEL STRIP Digital Audio sample frequency can be selected by pressing the DIGITAL O P button This will toggle through the sampling frequencies one at a time The current sampling frequency is indicated by the LEDs beneath the Digital O P button Digital Sync The ADC option board has 2 sync inputs AES 3 on a female XLR and Word Clock on a BNC e If neither sync input is present the unit will synchronise to its internal clock e If either of the sync inputs is present at the sampling frequency displayed on the front panel the LED AES or WCLK respectively will illuminate green showing that the sync input is being used as a reference e If the incoming sync sample rate differs from the sample rate displayed on the front panel the WCK or AES LEDs will flash e If both sync inputs are present and correct the word clock input will be used as the reference and the AES LED will flash Neve 8801 User Manual Page 15 02 04 07 Double Rate AES Output It is also possible to select 96kHz or 88 1kHz sampling rate with a 48kHz or 44 1kHz sync input Similarly it is possible to select 192kHz or 176 2 kHz sampling rate with a 96kHz or
19. ranged in the Channel path When the third button has been pressed the AUDIO ROUTER button stops flashing the new order is stored and the Channel path is updated Then the unit returns to normal operation While in programming mode pressing the AUDIO ROUTER button will cancel the programming mode and return to normal operation Programming mode will time out after 15 seconds of inactivity and the unit will return to normal operation without changing the order of the signal path Neve 8801 User Manual Page 11 02 04 07 13 Output Section yp 800 ue CHANNEL STRIP TO METER iis 5 O O 50 10 0 5 14 18 24 dB Line output is from a Male XLR on the back panel and accommodates both balanced and unbalanced connections The output signal is routed to a headphone amplifier and is accessible on the 1 4 Jack socket also on the back panel The signal level for both the XLR line output and the headphone output is controlled by the O P Gain knob The range is from infinity to 10dB The gain of the headphone output can be increased by moving an internal jumper as shown below Jumper shown in high gain position Bargraph LED Meter The Vu meter can be set to display the input or the output signal level Pressing the O P GAIN knob toggles between input and output monitoring and the current state is indicated by the LED to the left of the O P GAIN knob On powering up the unit the meter displays the input
20. riable from 30dBu to 20dBu o Pressing Threshold knob selects Key input e Range variable from OdB to 60dB o Pressing Range knob toggles Normal 0 5ms Fast 0 05ms Attack time e Release time 10ms to 3s o Pressing Release knob selects Invert Ducker Key Input Key input is selectable by pressing on the THRESHOLD knob Key input is on Combo connector with XLR and JACK in parallel located on the back panel When enabled the sidechain uses the Key Input signal rather than the signal picked up just at the input of the Dynamics gain stage as the control signal for the Dynamics processing Hysteresis The HYSTERESIS knob sets the difference in threshold for signals that are rising or falling in level Signals that are rising in level turn on when the level reaches the threshold level plus the hysteresis value Signals that are falling in level turn off at the lower threshold level Raising the threshold for rising signals prevents noise turning the gate on while allowing a lower threshold for falling signals to prevent reverb signal tail s being prematurely gated For example if the threshold is set at 30 and the hysteresis is set at 10 the signal level would have to rise above 20dB before the channel turns on and the channel would remain on until the signal level fell below 30dB The knob allows up to 25dB of hysteresis Expander Pressing the HYSTERESIS knob switches the gate off and the 2 1 expander on The EXPANDER LED lights to indic
21. s the top row of controls and the expander gate uses the bottom row of controls Dynamics Button The Dynamics button activates the Dynamics section When illuminated both Compressor Limiter and Expander Gate functions are in circuit When not illuminated both are bypassed If you only require one function e To disable the Compressor set the Threshold to 20dBu and the Ratio to 1 e To disable the Gate set the Range to OdB Neve 8801 User Manual Page 7 02 04 07 9 1 Dynamics Sidechain The dynamics sidechain is the control signal for the dynamics processing By default the sidechain receives the signal picked up just at the input of the Dynamics gain stage The Filters and EQ can be moved to the sidechain path by pushing the FILTERS TO SIDECHAIN and EQ TO SIDECHAIN buttons respectively When in the sidechain the Filters and EQ don t act on the channel path When KEY INPUT is enabled by pressing the Gate THRESHOLD knob the sidechain receives the signal from the Key input located on the rear panel 9 2 Limiter Compressor The limiter compressor has knobs for e Up to 30dB of gain make up o Pressing on Gain Make up knob toggles Hard and Soft Knee e Threshold range of 30dB to 20dB o Pressing on Threshold knob selects LINK e Ratio of 1 1 to limiting o Pressing on Ratio knob toggles Normal and Fast Attack time e Release times from 30ms to 3s o Pressing on Release knob toggles between Release and Auto Release Knee The compressor has soft kn
22. tall near heat sources e Do not block ventilation openings e Protect the power cord e Only use accessories specified by the manufacturer e Unplug during storms or when unused for long periods e Refer all servicing to qualified personnel only Neve 8801 User Manual Page 2 02 04 07 Index SO HNAKRWNS 9 9 2 9 3 10 1 L 12 12 1 Introduction Package Contents System ReqUitementS dd iaa Bret Description and Characteristics id iaa Pront Pam CONTO S ased e odo On Off Switch Input section Filters Section Dynamics Section 1 Sidechain Limiter mpre sso sancti a A A A anaes aie tiaers Expander Gate o it Segue el nae aoe si ais EQ Section A AAN Audio Router De terminins the current sienal Path sia dls sides 122 Settine the order of the Channel pal doi 13 13 16 Optional Dieta add on Board sys ri da odas 16 1 Output Section 14 Overload 16 2 Genie 16 3 Optional Board installation procedure ceniris mr A A a 17 18 19 20 Rear Panel Analogue to Mi1gitalC ONVeIMEr sarna a Performance Specie ONS ss ia Block Diagram Recall Software Appendix A Neve 8801 User Manual Page 3 02 04 07 COoOnNAYNANAAANFHHAHA Ne me 2 2 2 2 Saw OVO0O Do vda YN O 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Neve 8801 This unique channel strip 1s based on the channel strip feat
23. ted See section 15 2 for further details Phase Button All inputs can be phase reversed using the PHASE button PHASE button illuminated indicates a phase inversion between input and output Neve 8801 User Manual Page 6 02 04 07 8 Filters Section LPF IN PF IN High Pass Filter The high pass filter has a 12dB per octave 20dB per decade slope and a frequency range from 30Hz to 300Hz It is switched into circuit by pressing the High Pass frequency knob The associated LED lights to indicate activation Low Pass Filter The low pass filter has a 12dB per octave 20dB per decade slope and a frequency range from 1 5kHz to 18kHz It is switched into circuit by pressing the Low Pass frequency knob The associated LED lights to indicate activation Filters to Sidechain The FILTERS TO SIDECHAIN button puts both filters in the sidechain When the filters are in the sidechain they are not available in the channel path and vice versa 9 Dynamics Section GAIN MAKE UP LNK THRESHOLD FAST RATO AUJO i RELEASE CK sec COMPRESSOR SS SiS 6 03 0 5 10 25 40 CA ey Ga TENE ey NCE ATTACK VERT GAIN REDUCTION Full limiter compressor and gate expander facilities are available The compressor limiter use
24. ured in the world renowned 88R mixing desk It contains the highest quality Mic Line Instrument Preamp Dynamics processing EQ and Insert The Audio Router function provides a user configurable signal path allowing any order of Dynamics EQ and Insert within the channel path In addition the EQ and or filters can be placed in the Dynamics sidechain The configuration of the unit can be stored and recalled via the Neve Recall software on PC or Mac Up to sixteen 88 series units may be connected to a Recall system simultaneously 2 Package Contents Please check that your 8801 package contains each of the following e 8801 unit e External power supply e Power lead e User Manual CD 3 System Requirements The 8801 may be used stand alone If you wish to use the Neve Recall software to store and reload user configurations you must have a PC Windows 2000 or later or Mac OS10 3 or later with an available USB port 4 Brief Description and Characteristics e High quality transformer coupled Microphone preamplifier identical to that used on the 88R with OdB to 70dB of gain Switchable Phantom Power 20dB Pad on Microphone and DI inputs Line input with 24dB to 24dB of gain High impedance DI input Optional Digital Genie input and output CobraNet compatible Phase inversion switch Overload indication at each gain stage High Pass and Low Pass filters switchable between channel path and Dynamics sidechain Dynamics processing based on
25. ween 33Hz and 440Hz e When the LF EQ band is set to Peak pressing the LF Hz knob switches the band between Low and High Q An LED lights to indicate the selection of High Q Low Q is 0 7 and High Q is 2 0 e When the LF EQ band is set to Shelving mode selecting High Q has no effect on the Shelving mode The High Q LED is therefore deactivated and stays not illuminated Low Mid Frequency Band e The LO MID GAIN knob sets the cut or boost for the low medium frequency band of the EQ with a range of 20dB e The LMF Hz knob sets the low medium frequency between 120Hz and 2kHz e The LO MID Q knob adjusts the continuously variable Q between 0 4 and 10 High Mid Frequency Band e The HI MID GAIN knob sets the cut or boost for the high medium frequency band of the EQ with a range of 20dB e The HMF Hz knob sets the high medium frequency between 800Hz and 9kHz e The HI MID Q knob adjusts the continuously variable Q between 0 4 and 10 Neve 8801 User Manual Page 10 02 04 07 High Frequency Band e The HF GAIN knob sets the cut or boost for the high frequency band of EQ with a range of 20dB e Pressing the HF GAIN knob switches the High Frequency EQ band between Peaking and Shelving modes An LED lights to indicate when Shelving is selected e The HF Hz knob sets the high frequency between 1 5kHz and 18kHz e When the HF EQ band is set to Peak pressing the HF Hz knob switches the band between Low and High Q An LED lights to indicate
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