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1. PRELIMINARY LIAISON o PRESETS 82 V DEVICE INSERTS TO BUSS 3 8 8 8 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 P M 2 r x x 4 L SAFETY REVIEW 3 The Exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing B instructions in the literature accompanying this product E Certain precautions should be taken when using electrical products Please observe the safety hints by reading the manual and obtaining qualified E help if necessary to adhere to the precautions B 1 Always use a properly grounded power supply cord with this product Please do not defeat the ground pin on the mains plug This connection E provides earth to the chassis and signal grounds inside the device for clean and quiet operation E 2 Avoid high temperature operation in equipment racks by providing air circulation The number one killer of electronic gear is HEAT Vented rack a panels may look like wasted space to an interior decorator but they look like beauty to a technician or equipment designer If the front panel is hot it is roasting inside the box a When installing equipment in racks it is prudent to put power amplifiers and large power supplies at least several rack spaces if not in a different rack away from equipment that deals with low level signals Separation of high level and low level equi2. BUTTON will blink slowly indicating it s activation in the PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP Tip il The Fup Buttons affect both Buss A and Buss B simultaneously 5 THE PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP BUTTONS d DEVICE INSERTS BUSS A B _ FLIP 1 2 FLIP 3 4 TO PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP BUTTONS PICTURED ABOVE Feature PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP for the outboard equipment positioned in the even numbered inserts i e 2 4 and 6 Benefit PARALLEL PROCESSING allows the original and effected signals to be blended independently See tips below Tip Example 1 crush the drums with heavy compression for tight explosive impact while mixing in the original to retain transients and dynamics Tip Example 2 add a touch of reverb to an entire mix to pull the group together in one space Tip Example 3 blend a dash of the original unprocessed signal into the end of the chain for clarity Tip Example 4 mix in Dolby A in encode only to add some air i e lead vocal on Journey s Don t Stop Believing or for a more extreme example Def Leppard Hysteria background vocals Operation Depress the PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP button to select the appropriate piece of outboard gear and engage FLIP BUTTONS as needed Tip B Want to take advantage of PARALLEL PROCESSING for INSERT 1 not INSERT 2 Simply reverse the order of the inserts with the 8 DANGEROUS MUSIC FLIP
3. DANGEROUS MUSIC MASTER ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER DANGEROUS MUSIC BAX EQ oo cc SONTEC MES430B a Y DEVICE INSERTS BUSS B Ll a bc 4 5 a BE gt LIAISON L TO PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP J POLARITY TOFT ATC2 MANLEY LABS VARIABLE MU SONTEG M250EP SONTEG DRG202 GREAT RIVER Q2NV LEXICON 9601 SPECIFICATIONS LIAISON 13 Frequency Response Passive Section Frequency Response Active Section Maximum level Noise floor THD N IMD Crosstalk rejection Passive Section Crosstalk rejection Active Section Input Impedance Output Impedance Replacement Fuses 0 0 1dB from 10Hz to 100kHz 0 0 1dB 10Hz 100kHz gt 28dBu lt 94 5dBu 22Hz 22kHz bandwidth lt 0 002 lt 0 003 gt 124dB gt 113dB 20K Ohms 20 Ohms USA 500mA fast blow for 120V Europe 250mA fast blow for 240V Now it s your turn to unleash the potential of the Liaison and tell us all the unusual applications you ve utilized it in Experiment well beyond the pages of this manual The Liaison is a still audio river that runs deep he Dangerous Music Team 14 DANGEROUS MUSIC WARRANTY 1 year from date of purchase by the original owner parts and labor subject to factory inspection Shipping damage accidental damage abusive operation or modifications attempted repairs by unauthorized personnel will result in shop fees payable before return deliv
4. MUSIC Feature Instantly and silently switch between outboard processors Benefit The human ear has a remarkably fleeting memory Echoic memory studies have resulted in up to 4 seconds of retention Unfortunately these are based on vocal cues random word sequences vs audio auditions The latter have resulted in only up to 1000 milliseconds That means no time for a patchbay or clumsy manual jack swaps The Liaison provides true instantaneous comparisons with no disconcerting pops and thuds Feature True Hard Wire Bypass Relays Benefit When an insert is in bypass the outboard unit is completely out of the circuit This is the same as strapping an incredibly short cable between the insert points all circuitry is avoided Tip Even if the equipment itself does not have a True Hard Wire Bypass the Liaison provides it Feature Color coded Green Engaged White Bypassed Benefit Visual confirmation of equipment activated 3 BUSS amp Feature Apply your outboard gear two completely discrete stereo busses Benefit Leverage all your outboard gear twice on two discrete buss paths For example take the output of your favorite mic preamp and send it to Buss a Then send the signal into your session Meanwhile connect the output of your mix to Buss B Now all of your gear is accessible all the time for tracking mixing and mastering Operation Both Busses can be provided with input individually Their respective output
5. of 89 336 EEC EN55103 1 emissions EN61000 2 immunity and EN60065 2002 safety requirements 5 This product uses components of the types and quantities that comply with the EC RoHS standard 2002 95 A list of suppliers and materials is available from We tightly control production to use top quality materials a COMPLIANT 2002 95 EC Thank you for choosing products from the exciting and innovative line of Dangerous Music recording equipment Many years of reliable service can be expected from our gear This is made possible through careful design construction and component choices by recording industry veterans The Dangerous Music Liaison is designed to increase productivity and improve the creative process by unleashing the potential of your outboard gear arsenal There are comprehensive tips and application notes in this user s guide so don t skip the read If you have any suggestions for future products feel free to forward them ABOUT DANGEROUS MUSIC Audio Integrity non negotiable This is the credo upon which Dangerous Music is founded Conceived and designed by end users not by engineers in lab coats the results are products that resurrect dynamic range punch intelligibility and emotion These high fidelity uncompromising signal paths are achieved by harnessing over 20 years of Chris Muth s design wizardry creator of infamous custom black boxes for world class facilities like H
6. 1 2 switch Now the insert 1 BUTTON will blink slowly indicating it s activation in the PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP 6 PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP BLEND CONTROL PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP BLEND CONTROL PICTURED ABOVE Feature PARALLEL PROCESSING amount controlled by 3 CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE POTENTIOMETER Benefit Dictates the amount of direct non effected or processed effected signal that is sent to the end of Buss See examples in item 4 above for application suggestions 7 POLARITY BUTTON POLARITY BUTTON PICTURED ABOVE Feature Reverse the polarity 180 degrees LIAISON 9 Benefit Something out of phase Fix it Need to dial something OUT of the mix Add it here 180 out of phase and select the amount Tip As an effect compress the mix and flip it out of phase to hear it pump in time with the track 8 PRESET CLEAR amp STORE BUTTONS PRESET CLEAR AND STORE BUTTONS PICTURED ABOVE Feature STORE Or CLEAR up to four patches Benefit Have a favorite vocal processing chain Master Buss sweetening path Mastering outboard winning combination Store all those proven success combinations and recall them instantly on demand Operation store a PRESET select whatever combination of switches desired press the store button it will blink and then depress the desired preset location To CLEAR a PRESET simply select clear then press store and the preset you d like to clear A Tip After a p
7. OWER SECTION PICTURED ABOVE Feature Three pin IEC cable Benefit Simple to replace if lost Feature Selectable voltage Benefit Travel with the Liaison everywhere in the world connecting the ultimate collection of gear and making friends Operation Please review the mains voltage in the red window before plugging in the unit or electrifying events may transpire To change it use a screwdriver to gently pry the mains inlet module s cover open and flip the fuse block around so the correct voltage appears in the window Tip The power switch is on the inlet module Seat the AG cable completely and use properly grounded power mains for safe and quiet operation Tip If the Liaison will not power on and the power is known to be good check the fuses under the inlet module s cover Use 500 milliamp fast blow for 120V America and 250 milliamp fast blow for 240V Europe LIAISON 3 3 INSERTS INPUTS amp OUTPUTS a a RETURN SEND RETURN SEND RETURN SEND RETURN SEND RETURN Grp eus w E lt a A a a INSERT 1 INSERT 2 INSERT 3 INSERT 4 INSERT 5 REAR PANEL INSERT SECTION PICTURED ABOVE Feature Connect outboard equipment here i e compressor limiter eq reverb Benefit Individually selectable via the front panel of the unit more to follow on this Feature Separate send and return cables each on XLR Benefit Standard issue readily availab
8. VE Feature 4 stereo outputs that provide input and output monitoring of each Buss Benefit Listen before the outboard gear of Buss A or after or before the outboard gear of Buss or after to determine whether the fruits of you labor are helping or hindering your efforts toward audio nirvana 1 9 W When used in stand alone mode you may monitor Buss A input preprocessing and Buss B output post processing a E T V MONITOR OUTS are tapped off the busses pre Buss A post BUSS A pre BUSS B post BUSS and do not affect the main bus inputs or outputs See diagram below LIAISON 5 Liaison Front Panel Features amp Benefits 1 ADDITIONAL INSERT 6 INSERT 6 PARALLEL _ us SA BLEND Ow Cee SEND POLARITY ADDITIONAL INSERT SIX PICTURED ABOVE Feature Connect additional outboard equipment here i e client s favorite rented begged borrowed or Benefit Individually selectable via the front panel of the unit more to follow on this Feature Separate send and return cables each on XLR Benefit Standard issue readily available cables Tip The ability to loop multiple pieces of gear on a single insert if desired i e comp and limiter back to back 2 DEVICE INSERTS TO BUSS NB PRESETS a DEVICE INSERTS TO BUSS _ D s 8 E E L TO PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP J DEVICE INSERTS AND BUSSES PICTURED ABOVE 6 DANGEROUS
9. ery Dangerous Music Inc Dangerous Music Europe 231 Stevens Road Stieleichenweg 55 Edmeston NY 13335 50999 Cologne Germany Phone 607 965 8011 Fon 49 2236 393731 Fax 607 965 8012 Fax 49 2236 393732 Email info dangerousmusic com E mail info dangerousmusic de Dangerous Music Inc reserves the right to alter the software and design of their equipment lf after reading the manual more information for an application is needed please contact us via email for the quickest response eFactory contact for RA must occur before shipping a unit to us for service ePlease keep the original cartons in case storage or transportation of units is required eAlways insure shipment as these damages are not covered by the warranty eThank you for actually reading the manual Now go make some Dangerous Music revision 3 0 marek August 2011
10. it Factory Masterdisk Absolute Audio and Sterling Sound Mastering Then the critical listening skills of golden eared luminaries are applied with the result being musical tools that fulfill the actual needs of today s flexible computer based studio TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview Liaison Rear Panel Features amp Benefits Liaison Front Panel Features Benefits amp Connection Liaison Application Notes Specifications Warranty LIAISON 1 To survive in this modern day audio jungle the contemporary studio must be flexible and agile a facility that can adapt to any workflow effortlessly Tracking mixing and mastering services oftentimes must be performed under one roof utilizing every piece of outboard gear available The Dangerous Liaison realizes this dream by providing unprecedented access to your outboard equipment Connect up to six of your favorite units to the Liaison more if you daisy chain leverage a patchbay or add a Dangerous Master Instantly audition any device or combination change the order dial in some parallel processing and then store these customized signal paths as presets to use again on demand anytime True hard wire bypass relays remove the gear entirely from the signal path this includes outboard that lacks an integrated bypass or true hard wire bypass Mastering grade components switch instantly and silently providing true A B comparisons without coloration or latency Pre and post processing mo
11. le cables Tip i The ability to loop multiple pieces of gear on a single insert if desired i e comp and limiter back to back 4 BUSS A amp B INPUTS amp OUTPUTS MADEINUSA BUSS REAR PANEL BUSS SECTION PICTURED ABOVE Feature Individual access in and out to both BUSS A amp BUSS B Benefit Leverage all your outboard gear twice on two discrete buss paths For example take the output of your favorite mic preamp and send it to suss A Then send the signal into your session Meanwhile connect the output of your mix to Buss B Now all of your gear is accessible all the time for tracking mixing and mastering M Tip Take the output of of Buss A and connect it to the input of Buss to make one contiguous chain This will allow outboard that is connected later to appear earlier For example the BAX EQ is in insert 1 and the Variable Mu 4 DANGEROUS MUSIC Limiter is in INSERT 5 Selecting Buss A s INSERT 5 and BUSS B s INSERT 1 the Variable Mu will now receive audio before the BAX EQ Operation Press insert button 5 on Buss A and insert button 1 on Buss Tip il There is an additional insert insert 6 located on the front panel 5 MONITOR OUTPUTS MONITOR OUTS G SERIAL 8 SEND RETURN SEND RETURN SEND RETURN NN RoHS Q DO NOT OPEN RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK INSERT 3 INSERT 4 INSERT 5 DO NOT EXPOSE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE REAR PANEL MONITOR OUTPUT SECTION PICTURED ABO
12. nitor outputs make it simple to audition between the original source and the treated product DEVICE INSERTS TO BUSS a L1 TO PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP Unpack this audio traffic tower and celebrate Inside the box you ll find the Liaison and a standard 3 Pin IEC power cable and the manual you re reading now Note We recommend reading the entire manual This box is deep and you just spent a pile of cash so why just wade in the shallow end Liaison Rear Panel Connections RETURN SEND RETURN SEND RETURN SEND RETURN SEND RETURN Goad cs Gua fom 4 Q RoHS INSERT 4 INSERT 2 INSERT 3 INSERT 4 INSERT 5 DO NOT EXPOSE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE REAR PANEL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PICTURED ABOVE 2 DANGEROUS MUSIC 1 INPUTS amp OUTPUTS Feature Premium grade XLR Connectors Benefit More surface area for happy electrons to migrate through and no off shore cheap look alike connectors that almost fit Note All connections wired pin 2 hot as per AES standards Feature 0825 Connector Benefit Screws in and locks plus we ran out of room on the rear of the unit for 4 more stereo outputs Tip Cables DO make a difference Ask for Mogami 2534 interconnects 2 NC CABLE amp SWITCHING MONITOR OUTS ISERIAL 8 SEND RETURN SEND RETURN SEND Gs CT DO NOT OPEN RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK INSERT 3 INSERT 4 INSERT 5 DO NOT EXPOSE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE REAR PANEL P
13. pment can pre empt trouble caused by L 3 Avoid areas of high magnetic fields The steel chassis is designed to shield the circuits from EMI and RFI magnetic and radio interference heat and EMI 4 Care should be taken to avoid liquid spills around equipment If a spill occurs please shut off the gear and disconnect the mains A qualified E technician should investigate accidents to prevent further equipment damage or personnel hazards caused by spills A 9 If one is uncomfortable with opening gear and changing jumpers or making adjustments please seek qualified help if necessary circuit board can manifest themselves as burn marks and smoked components While we feel your pain been there subsequent damage is not covered by the warranty 6 If adjustments or jumper changes are required please disconnect the mains plug before opening the top Dropped screws or tools on a live Dangerous Music Incorporated reserves the right to change the specifications or modify the designs of its equipment Sending in the registration card is our way of keeping in touch with users of our equipment should this become necessary Registration information is always kept confidential d and never disclosed to third parties for any reason Company contact information is on the last page of this manual The CE sign on this product signifies the fact that the Additional Switching System has been tested and verified to conform to the applicable standards
14. reset has been stored changing any settings will cause the PRESET to blink Depressing the PRESET BUTTON will toggle between the stored preset solid light and modified preset blinking light Effectively doubling the memory locations to 8 If desired store the altered PRESET Tip e Create presets as starting points For example when tracking create your favorite vocal path kick drum path etc For the mix buss or mastering store presets for different musical styles Hip Hop Rock Pop Jazz Gregorian Chant 10 DANGEROUS MUSIC Liaison Application Examples 1 BLOCK DIAGRAM Parallel P to main mix level Parallel buss in STAND ALONE MASTERING EXAMPLE LIAISON 11 DANGEROUS MUSIC MONITOR ST amp REMOTE MONITOR OUT OF LIAISON MONITOR OUT OF LIAISON INTO MONITOR ST INPUT 1 INTO MONITOR ST INPUT 2 PRE BUSS A POST BUSS AUDIO INTERFACE OUT D A CONVERTER OUT BUSS B OF LIAISON INTO BUSS A OF LIAISON INTO A D CONVERTER BUSS A OUTPUT CHAINED TO BUSS B INPUT r DEVICE INSERTS BUSS INSERT 6 L TO PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP OUTBOARD GEAR INSERT 1 OUTBOARD GEAR INSERT 3 OUTBOARD GEAR INSERT 5 OUTBOARD GEAR INSERT 2 OUTBOARD GEAR INSERT 4 OUTBOARD GEAR INSERT 6 LARGE FORMAT MASTERING EXAMPLE METERING 2 TRACK PLAYBACK DEVICE 2 TRACK DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER DANGEROUS MUSIC MONITOR
15. s must be wired to the destination Tip il Take the output of of Buss A and connect it to the input of Buss to make one contiguous chain This will allow outboard that is connected later to appear earlier For example the BAX EQ is in insert 1 and the Variable Mu Limiter is in INSERT 5 Selecting BUSS A s INSERT 5 and BUSS B s INSERT 1 the Variable Mu will now receive audio before the BAX EQ 4 THE FLIP BUTTONS PRESETS wa DEVICE INSERTS BUSS _ T0PARRLLEL PROCESSING LOOP FLIP BUTTONS PICTURED ABOVE LIAISON 7 Feature For both Buss and Buss the FLIP BUTTONS reverse the position of the inserts in pairs Benefit For example to answer the age old mastering question of what should come first my equalizer or limiter let s say the Variable Mu limiter is in insert 1 and the BAX EQ is in insert 2 To audition them in reverse order simply hit the FLIP 1 2 switch Now you are monitoring the BAX EQ into the Variable Mu limiter W Tip i Want to take advantage of PARALLEL PROCESSING for the Variable Mu limiter in the above example Since the PARALLEL PROCESSING LOOP affects whatever processor is positioned in the even numbered inserts i e 2 4 and 6 and the Variable Mu limiter is connected to Insert 1 simply reverse the order of the inserts with the 1 2 switch and take advantage of actions like the blending of extreme limiting or compression Now the insert 1
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