The first products to utilise this new technology
are Klark Teknik's DN8000 and DN9849 units which were the principle processing
devices used on the recent Diana Ross world tour. Stardraw was used as the main
sound system control interface
Controlling devices from Stardraw is simplicity
itself: simply drag the symbol of the unit into a drawing and double-click on
it. The unique control interface for the selected product will be displayed and
you can adjust the unit's settings in whatever way you want.
If a computer can communicate with a device, Stardraw can control it.
The control interface can support any protocol and will even transmit
and acquire data over the Internet. The look of the interface is
totally customisable by anyone with a working knowledge of HTML
What follows is a brief overview of the control interface built for
the Klark Teknik DN 9848 Loudspeaker Processor.
The DN9848 is a four input, eight output configurable processor (click
here
for the full Klark Teknik spec). Stardraw's control interface for this unit has been
structured a number of screens or pages which give access to all of the unit's
functions.
As many as 32 units can be connected to a single computer and
controlled from Stardraw. Any inputs, either on the same unit or across
different units, can be grouped and controlled as a single input, the same
applies to outputs.
Controlling the DN9848
1) Unit Shortcuts Page
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This contains three sections allowing you to:
- Select and mute individual units
- Access pages controlling EQ, Dynamics and individual mutes for the
inputs of the selected unit
- Use shortcuts to EQ, Dynamics and mutes for outputs of the selected
unit.
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Unit Shortcuts Page
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2) Main Setup Page
Main Setup Page
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Controls the overall settings of individual units, for example unit
name, address and signal routing. |
3) Input Equalisation Page
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Controls parameters for each signal input. Using this page you can
configure 8 parametric EQs per input and access the input dynamics
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Input Equalisation Page
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4) Input Dynamics Page
Input Dynamics Page
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Controls the parameters for the input compressor, delay and level.
Can be used to regulate individual and grouped inputs. |
5) Crossover Filters Page
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For each output or group of outputs you can use this page
to:
- Configure Low and High Pass filter parameters.
- Set Output Delay.
- Access Output Phase control.
- Access Frequency Correction and Loudspeaker Protection pages for the
current Output or Group.
- View a graphical representation of the frequency response.
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Crossover Filters Page
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6) Frequency Correction Page
Frequency Correction Page
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For each output or group of outputs you can use this page
to:
- Configure parameters for the Low EQ filter, Parametric filters
and High EQ filter.
- Flatten filter response.
- Access the Crossover Filters and Loudspeaker Protection pages for the
current Output or Group.
- View a graphical representation of the frequency response.
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7) Loudspeaker Protection Page
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For each output or group of outputs you can use this page
to:
- Set the Limiter Threshold
- Meter Output signal level and compressor gain reduction.
- Switch the Limiter In and Out of Circuit.
- Access the Cross-Over Filters and Frequency Correction pages for the
determined Output or Group
- View a graphical representation of the dynamics thresholds
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Loudspeaker Protection Page
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8) Output Group Page
Output Group Page
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Use this page to:
- Select any defined group
- Access the Crossover Filter, Frequency Correction and Loudspeaker
Protection page for each group.
- Access the Crossover Filter, Frequency Correction and Loudspeaker
Protection page for each output in the group.
- Assign a name to each output.
- View meters showing input and output levels for each output and the
group as a whole.
- Mute each output or the group as a whole.
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Using Groups
Group Frequency Correction
A major advantage of the control system is the ability it gives to set up
individual inputs and outputs and then adjust settings incrementally across all
the inputs/outputs in the group. The group Frequency Correction page shows the
response curves for all of the outputs in a group. Using this page it is easy
to make corrections to large sections of the system without having to adjust or
reset individual channels.
For More Information...
If you are a manufacturer looking for a flexible, configurable control
solution please e-Mail us at information@stardraw.com with
your details
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