
ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH
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BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
1.
ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
24 AD/DA
96kHz DSP
ULTRACURVE PRO EQ ( EQ
EQ EQ) EQ
DEQ2496
1.1
1.1.1
ULTRACURVE
2.
2.1
2.1: LED
LED-METER DEQ2496
( 3.4 )
CLIP-LED
METER METER
( 3.10 )
DEQ2496
RTA
( 3.8 ) .
DEQ2496 COMPARE
COMPARE
1.1.2
DEQ2496
1.2
IEC
2.1: ULTRACURVE PRO
COMPARE
MEMORY MEMORY
( 3.9 )
(GEQ PEQ )
MEMORY
MEMORY-LED
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2.2:
PAGE
A B
ULTRACURVE PRO LCD
DEQ2496
DATAWHEELS
( )
ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
MIDI MIDI
DEQ2496 MIDI
IN MIDI MIDI OUT
MIDI MIDI
MIDI THRU
WORDCLOCK
DEQ2496
BNC
2.5:
RTA
DEQ2496
AES/EBU S/PDIF
XLR AES/EBU
AES/EBU S/PDIF
2.3: DEQ2496
PAGE
LED
MIDI UTILITY LED
BYPASS
( 3.7 )
POWER DEQ2496
POWER
2.2
DEQ2496
AUX OUT
RTA/MIC IN-XLR
SPL
+15 V
( 3.11 )
MAX MAIN
+12 dBu +22 dBu
2.6:
XLR DEQ2496
XLR
2.4: MIDI
DEQ2496
IEC
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
3.
3.1
GEQ PEQ DYN
A B
A B
STEREO LINK
DEQ2496
PAGE
LOW
B (ACCEPT
VALUES)
A DUAL MONO
STEREO LINK
B (RESET
EQ)
0.0 dB
3.2.2 PEQ
EQ PEQ
10 EQ
PEQ FBD (
3.2.4 )
/
6 dB/Oct
12 dB/Oct
3.2
3.2.1 GEQ
GEQ GEQ
1
3.1: GEQ
FREQ
31
20 Hz 20 kHz
GAIN
+15 dB
VPQ ( )
BW/OCT
1/3 59/3
3.2: PEQ ( 1)
2 (
) PEQ 1
GEQ
(FREQ GAIN
BW/OCT )
PEQ
B
-5
3.3: PEQ ( 2)
PAGE PEQ 2
EQ
2
10
(UP/DOWN) MODE
RESET GEQ ACCEPT VALUES B
( )
BW/OCT MODE
HIGH
LOW
GAIN dB/OCT
-5 +15 dB/Oct
HIGH
6
.
(PARAM)
FREQ BW(OCT) GAIN
GAIN -15
+15 dB (FREQ) 20 20000 Hz
FREQ 2
(1/6 )
(1/60 )
2

BW(OCT)
(1/10 Oct 10 Oct.) 6
12 dB/Oct
( L= 6 dB / H= 12 dB )
:
( )
( )
ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
3.4: DEQ ( 1)
1 M-GAIN ( )
-15 +15 dB
THRESHOLD
( )
GAIN BW(OCT )
A
UTILITIES ( 3.5 ) STEREO
LINK
PEQ
3.2.3 DEQ
DEQ DEQ
EQ 3
:
EQ
GAIN
EQ
THRESHOLD
( )
GAIN
(THRESHOLD)
RATIO
(M-GAIN < 0)
THRESHOLD (3 )
(M-GAIN > 0)
THRESHOLD
RATIO ( )
THRESHOLD / /
1: 2 1:100
3.5: DEQ ( 2)
DEQ 2 (DEQ PAGE
2
ATTACK ( ) THRESHOLD
EQ
ATTACK
0 200ms
RELEASE ( )
THRESHOLD / (GAIN )
EQ
RELEASE 20 4000 ms
THRESHOLD
( )
EQ
GAIN
THRESHOLD (RATIO)
EQ
DEQ 1 2
THRESHOLD GAIN RATIO
DEQ
LEVEL ( )
GAIN ( )
3 (THRESHOLD)
DEQ LEVEL
.
3.6: DEQ ( 3)
3
MODE (
)
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
FREQUENCY
( )
20 Hz 20000 Hz
(1/6 1/60 )
MODE BW(OCT)
(1/10 Oct 10 Oct)
B EQ
3 EQ
DEQ
EQ
1 PEQ
1
0 dB GAIN
BW(OCT)
1/10 1/60 Oct GAIN 0 -60 dB
FBD 1 2
1
3.9: FBD ( 2)
2 10
FBD PEQ
PEQ EQ
EQ
PEQ EQ
(FBD)
3.1:
3.7: /
DEQ2496
PEQ
)
( 3.7 )
3.2.4 FBD
FBD
2 3
SNGL ( ) AUTO
2
(20 Hz 20 kHz) 1/60
AUTO SNGL
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
SNGL
(
SNGL ( )
AUTO
(LOCK FBD)
3.8: FBD ( 1)
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
WIDTH
LOCK FBD (B )
SNGL
(SNGL± )
UNLOCK FBD (B )
3.10: FBD ( 3)
3 FBD 3
SENS ( )
-3.0 -9.0 dB THRESHOLD
( )
MAX. DEPTH
(-18 -60 dB)
6 dB 1 2 GAIN
( )
A LEARN MODE
RESET IMAGE (B )
( ) ( )
3.11: WIDTH ( 1)
STEREOWIDTH 0 3.0
( )
ASYMMETRY
-90 90
90
-90
ROTATION ( )
( )
( )
DEQ2496
SNGL (
)
AUTO SNGL
(RUN)
AUTO SNGL (LOCK SNGL
)
AUTO SNGL STOP
PEQ
B
(
2) AUT O ( 3)
3.3 WIDTH
DEQ2496 WIDTH
STEREO LINK
3.12: WIDTH ( 2)
2
SHUFFLE ( )
1.0 3.0
BASS TRIM ( )
±3 dB SHUFFLE
FREQUENCY ( )
SHUFFLE (350
1400 Hz) 600
700 Hz
ASYMMETRY ROTATION FREQUENCY
3.4 DYN
DEQ2496
2 LIMITER
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
3.13: DYN ( 1)
3.4.1 LIMITER
1
B A
STEREO LINK
:
(THRESHOLD)
(THRESHOLD)
DEQ
DYN LEVEL /
GAIN
GAIN
-15 +15 dB
THRESHOLD DEQ /
-60 dB)
RATIO THRESHOLD
( )
1:1.1 1:100
(0
3.15: LIMITER
DYN 2 B
LIMITER LIMITER
LIMITER
LEVEL ( )
GAIN
HOLD THRESHOLD
( )
(0 1000.0 ms) RELEASE
THRESHOLD 0
-24 dB ( ) RELEASE
20 4000 ms ( ) B
LIMITER
LIMITER
0 dB
3.5 UTILITY
UTILITY 2
(GENERAL SETUP) MIDI
(MIDI SETUP)
UTILITY ULTRACURVE
PRO (PANEL
LOCKED)
(PANEL UNLOCKED)
3.14: DYN ( 2)
PAGE DYN 2
/
DEQ
(ATT ACK 0 200 ms)
(RELEASE 20 4000 ms)
:
KNEE KNEE
THRESHOLD
KNEE 0 30 dB
B LIMITER ( 3.4.1 )
GENERAL SETUP ( 1)
3.16: UTILITY ( 1)
CONTRAST
( )
CHANNEL MODE
DUAL MONO
STEREO LINK DUAL MONO
STEREO LINK
( COPY LEFT -> BOTH COPY
RIGHT -> BOTH )
CHANNEL MODE
B
( ACCEPT MODE )
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
GEQ-MODE ( TRUE RESPONSE )
3.17:
(UNCORRECTED)
UNCORRECTED
TRUE RESPONSE ULT RACURVE
PRO
RTA/MIC MIC-LEVEL
RTA/MIC MIC
( -42
-6 dBV/Pa)
MIDI SETUP ( 2)
3.19: UTILITY ( 2)
DEQ2496 MIDI MIDI
MIDI
(ON) MIDI
OFF DEQ2496 MIDI
MIDI CHANNEL
ULTRACURVE PRO MIDI
(1-16)
CONTROL CHANGE
CONTROL CHANGE GEQ
(CONTROL CHANGE 1 - 31 /
CONTROL CHANGE 33 - 63 )
PROGRAM CHANGE
PROGRAM CHANGE 1
64 ( 0 INITIAL DATA)
3.18:
(TRUE RESPONSE )
GAIN OFFSET (EQ)
EQ
RTA NOISE CORRECTION
RTA ( warped
FFT)
RTA AVRG
SHOW MESSAGE BOX
RTA/MIC INPUT
RTA/MIC LINE-
LEVEL MIC-LEVEL MIC-LEVEL +15V ( )
RTA/MIC LINE-LEVEL
RTA/MIC LINE
(0 dBFS ( ) -14
+22 dBu)
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE
DEQ2496 SYSEX ( )
MIDI
(ON/OFF)
RECEIVE SYSTEM
EXCLUSIVE (ON)
DUMP EDIT (A )
MIDI
ULTRACURVE PRO MIDI
DUMP ALL (B )
ULTRACURVE PRO ( )
MIDI ULTRACURVE PRO MIDI
MIDI 5.1 MIDI
7.1 MIDI
.
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
3.6 I/O
3
4
I/O 4 MAIN AUX
3.23: I/O ( 4)
3.20: I/O ( 1)
1 DEQ2496
(DIGITAL XLR DIGITAL OPT)
PINK NOISE
NOISE GAIN
( )
-60 -10 dB CLOCK
PINK NOISE
DEQ DYN
LIMITER
3.21: I/O ( 2)
2 AUX
(MAIN IN
DIG. IN) EQ EQ
(BEHIND GEQ/PEQ) EQ
(DYN)
(BEHIND WIDTH)
A
(S/PDIF) (AES/EBU)
(OFF 24 Bit 20 Bit 16 Bit) B
NOISE SHAPER
MAIN IN
DITHER
A STEREO
LINK
B MAIN AUX
(0 300 ms) (0 338.20 ft)
(0 103.04 m)
(TEMP.)
20 343.6 m/s 1
0.6 m/s
(DELAY LEFT DELAY RIGHT)
AUX
( 4.4
)
3.7 BYPASS
BYPASS 1
BYPASS
SAMPLERATE DEQ2496
UNLOCKED
DEQ2496
3.22: I/O ( 3)
3
MAIN IN ( DIG. IN) MAIN
OUT AUX OUT/DIG. OUT (XLR ) RTA/MIC
RTA
A MIC LI NE B
MIC
(MIC +15 V)
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3.24: BYPASS
DUAL MONO
( BYPASS LEFT) ( BYPASS
RIGHT)
STEREO LINK
(BYPASS ALL)
BYPASS DUAL MONO
STEREO LINK

ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
B (BYPASS
MODULE)
BYPASS
(GEQ PEQ )
WIDTH ( ) DUAL MONO
BYPASS
3.8 RTA (Real-Time Analyzer)
ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496 (61
) FFT
5 B (FAST
MID SLOW HOLD OFF) HOLD
B
PEAK HOLD PEAKH LEVEL
3.27: RTA ( 3)
AUTO EQ (AEQ) (
3.8.1 )
3.25: RTA ( 1)
1 A
I/O 3
MAIN IN DIG IN (L + R IN) MAIN OUT
(L + R OUT) AUX. OUT/DIG. OUT (L + R DIGOUT) RTA
IN (MIC/LINE) A
(RTA IN )
RTA MIC/LINE IN RTA/MIC
( 3.11 )
MAX.
(
) dB (0 -60 dB)
AUTO
MAX.
RANGE
4
(15 30 60 90 dB) MAX.
RTA 3
2 (RATE PEAK )
3.8.1 AUTO EQ (AEQ)
RTA ( 1)
AUTO EQ
3 AEQ
RTA/MIC
( 3.11 )
3.28: AEQ ( 1)
1 GEQ ( 3.2. 1 )
AEQ 2
AEQ GEQ
AEQ
LEVEL PEAKH
61
(LEVEL) PEAK
RTA LEVEL
3.26: RTA ( 2)
RTA 2 A (RATE)
4 (FAST MID SLOW
AVRG) FAST MID SLOW
DEQ2496 RTA AVRG
PEAK
.
AUTO EQ
( 100 Hz )
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
3.29: AEQ ( 2)
RTA
MAX.
( ) RANGE
30 dB AUTO
NOISE GAIN (-60
-10) AUTO EQ (
) EQ EQ
FAST MID SLOW 1
B (ROOM CORR.)
1 dB/
/
A (START AUTO EQ) AEQ
ULTRACURVE PRO EQ
STOP AUTO EQ
3.31: MEMORY ( 1)
1
( 64 )
0 (INITIAL DATA)
(READONLY)
(EMPTY)
(PROTEC ON)
A (STORE
PRESET)
A
(OVERWRITE DATA?) A
(CANCEL) B (
) (OK)
STORE PRESET 16
3.30: AEQ ( 3)
3 1
EQ
START AUTOEQ
NOISE GAIN (
) 2
MAX 2 0
+15 dB ( )
MAX. SPAN
dB (0 30 dB)
(DONE)
RTA
AUTO EQ
AEQ
3.9 MEMORY
MEMORY
( 1)
( 2)
B
PAGE
(OVR) (INS)
A B
(OK) (CANCEL)
B
(RECALL PRESET)
(RECALL ALL
DATA?) A B
(OK/CANCEL)
MEMORY
MEMORY-LED
STEREO LINK
( )
(PROTEC ON/OFF)
(G = GEQ P = PEQ D = DEQ W = WIDTH Y =
DYN) I/O
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I (= I/O)
3.32: MEMORY ( 2)
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
PAGE
MEMORY 2
1
(GEQ PEQ DEQ IDTH DYN
I/O) B
(RECALL MODULE)
STORE MODULE (A )
:
DUAL MONO STEREO
3.10 METER
2 LED METER
METER 3
DEQ2496
3.33: METER ( 1)
METER 1
A (SOURCE)
AUX
2 VU
A (WEIGHT) dB
(dB (A) dB (C) OFF)
3.35: METER ( 3)
METER 3
VU
3.11 RTA/MIC
RTA
SPL
UTILITY 1
3.11.1
RTA/MIC MIC LEVEL
(MIC LEVEL +15 V ) RTA /MIC M IC LEVEL
BEHRINGER ECM8000 -37 dBV/Pa
3.11.2
RTA/MIC INPUT LINE LEVEL
RTA/MIC LINE LEVEL
0 dBFS 120 dB SPL
(RMS)
2
VU
(PEAK) B
(CLEAR PEAK)
PEAK CLIP
3.34 METER ( 2)
2 SPL ( )
( BEHRINGER ECM8000)
B
(CLEAR PEAK)
4.
BEHRINGER
ULTRACURVE PRO
4.1
ULTRACURVE PRO
( 3.11
) -37 dBV/Pa BEHRINGER
ECM8000
.
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4.2 ULTRACURVE PRO
DEQ2496
(GEQ) (PEQ)
DEQ2496 AD/DA
ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
(6 dB )
5.1 XLR
Stereo Couple
AES/EBU ( )
MIDI
MIDI MIDI
ULTRACURVE PRO
5.
5.1 MIDI
DEQ2496 MIDI MIDI
MIDI 5
DIN ULTRACURVE PRO
MIDI MIDI
MIDI IN
UTILITY
MIDI THRU MIDI THRU MIDI
ULTRACURVE
PRO
MIDI OUT
ULTRACURVE PRO
5.2
BEHRINGER ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
5.2 6.3 mm
5.3 6.3 mm
5.3
(AES/EBU S/PDIF)
AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society
European Broadcasting Union )
110 XLR
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
100 m
1 km (
)
AES3 2
24
( )
DEQ2496 AES/EBU
44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz AES/
EBU S/PDIF
ULTRACURVE PRO
S/PDIF
5.4 WORDCLOCK
DEQ2496
44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz
96 kHz
6.
ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
S/N > 113 dB Main Input/Output
> 107 dB Auxiliary Output
THD 0,007 % typ. @ +4 dBu, 1 kHz,
1
< -92 dB/-95 dB
2 kΩ
(LINE) -14 dBu +22 dBu
(MIC) -42 dBV/Pa -6 dBV/Pa
+15 V
1
XLR
AES/EBU S/PDIF
110 Ω
0,2 - 5 V peak-to-peak
2
TOSLINK
AES/EBU S/PDIF
1
XLR
AES/EBU S/PDIF
110 Ω
3,5 V peak-to-peak
2
TOSLINK
AES/EBU S/PDIF
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
UTILIT Y 1
7.
XLR
1 kHz 22 kΩ
+12 +22 dBu
CMRR 40 dB
(Main)
XLR
1 kHz 100 Ω
+12 +22 dBu
(Aux)
6.3 mm
1 kHz 100 Ω
+12 dBu
10 Hz 35 kHz (-1 dB)
@ 96 kHz Sampling Rate
BNC
Wordclock (1 x Sample Rate)
50 kΩ
2 - 6 V peak-to-peak
MIDI
5 DIN In/Out/Thru
MIDI
24-bit Delta-Sigma, 64/128
(AKM®)
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz
(GEQ)
1/3
20 Hz 20 k Hz ISO
31 1/3
1/3
+15 -15 dB
(PEQ)
10
20 Hz 20 kHz
1/10 10
(6 12 dB)
+15 -15 dB
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ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496
(DEQ)
3
20 Hz 20 kHz
1/10 10
+15 -15 dB
Threshold 0 -60 dB
Attack 0 200 ms
Release 20 4000 ms
1:2 1: 100
Feedback Destroyer (FBD)
20 Hz - 20 kHz
1/10 1/60
0 -60 dB
300 ms
0.02 ms
(6 12 dB)
10
Threshold 0 -60 dB
Attack 0 200 ms
Release 20 4000 ms
1:1.1 1:100
(zero attack)
Hold 0 1000 ms
Threshold 0 -24 dB
Release 20 4000 ms
Real-Time Analyzer
61-Band FFT-
20 Hz 20 kHz 61
(ISO )
Peak Average
0 -60 dB
(LCD)
LED
Presets 16 64
/
SPL
RMS
VU
dB (A), dB (C) OFF
-42 dBV/Pa -6 dBV/Pa
IGC (
)
7.1 MIDI
85 250 V 50/60 Hz
typ. 10 W
T 1 A H
IEC
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( x x ) 1 3/4" (44,5 mm) x 19" (482,6 mm)
x 8 1/2" (217 mm)
2.05 kg
3.5 kg
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