Dan Dugan Sound Design Model E-2 Automatic Mixing ControllerBalanced Analog I/O

Dan Dugan Sound Design Model E-2 Automatic Mixing Controller Balanced Analog I/O

The Dan Dugan Model E-2 Automatic Mixing Controller helps professional audio mixers handle multiple live mics without having to continually ride their individual faders. This signal processor patches into the input insert points of an audio mixing console. It detects which mics are being used and makes fast, transparent cross-fades, freeing the mixer to focus on balance and sound quality instead of being chained to the faders.

The Model E-2 tracks unscripted dialogue, eliminating cueing mistakes and late fadeups, while avoiding the choppy and distracting effects common to noise gates.

Applications

• Conference reinforcement, video trucks
• TV news and sports panels
• Reality shows, game shows
• Wireless mics for theater
• Boardrooms, civic meeting rooms
• Teleconferencing and distance learning
• Houses of worship

Configurations

• 8-Channel
• Dugan Speech System
• Dugan Music System
• Dugan Gain Limiting
• Pre/Post mix matrix for four aux outputs
• 12-Channel
• Dugan Speech System
• 16-Channel (ADAT)
• Dugan Speech System

Benefits

• Eliminates late upcuts
• Reduces PA feedback and studio noise
• Reduces comb filtering from adjacent mics

Capabilities

• Link up to eight Dugan controllers into one system
• Partition channels into one to three groups that can span linked units
• Control physically from front panel and Model CP-2 Control Panel (sold separately)
• Control remotely from Dugan Control Panel for Java (included) and Dugan Control Panel for iPad (sold separately)

Specifications

Audio

• Analog I/O: 12 inputs, 12 outputs, balanced
• Digital I/O:
• 8 inputs, 8 outputs, ADAT optical
• 16-Channel mode: eight additional I/O channels using LINK connectors
• Gain: Unity
• Sample Rate:
• Analog: 48 kHz
• Digital: 48 or 44.1 kHz (synchronizes to input)
• Bit Depth: 24 bit
• Audio Latency: 1.8 ms
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 12 kHz +/- 0.05 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz +/- 0.2 dB
• Output Noise: -87.5 dBu
• Maximum Output: +22 dBu
• Distortion: 0.003% (THD + N)
• Linking: Up to 8 units can be linked into one system in an optical ring network

Connectors

• Audio: Analog: DB25 wired to TASCAM digital audio pinout
• Control:
• Control Panel (CP-2): Four-pin mini-XLR female
• 4 x RJ45: Four-port internal switch for network
• Linking: ADAT optical, reassigned for audio I/O in 16-channel mode

Power

• Connector: Coaxial with locking collar, 5.5 mm o.d., 2 mm i.d.
• Electrical: Nominal 12 VDC, 1.5 A maximum; accepts 12–24 VDC, either polarity, or 9–18 VAC
• External Supply:
• Input: 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 27 W
• Output: 12 VDC, 1.5 A
• Approved UL, CUL · International supplies available by special order

Physical

• Dimensions: Height = 1.75 in (4.5 cm) Depth = 8.3 in (21 cm) Width = 8.75 in (22.2 cm)
• Rack Mounting: Parts included to mount single unit or two units side-by-side
• Weight:
• 3.5 lb (1.6 kg)
• 7 lb (2.5 kg) in shipping box with power supply