Dan Dugan Model E-3A Automatic Mixing Controller

The Dugan Model E-3A Automatic Mixing Controller helps professional audio mixers handle multiple live mics without having to continually ride their individual faders. This signal processor can be patched into the input insert points of an audio mixing console. Then each mic channel is processed in the Dugan controller and returned to the console for mixing. Alternatively, internal mix buses in the Model E-3A can be used to sum channels.

The Dugan 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-3A crossfades unscripted dialogue which eliminates cueing mistakes and late fade-ups. It also reduces comb filtering from adjacent mics while avoiding the choppy and distracting effects common to noise gates.

• 32 channels of processing, 16 AES plus 16 ADAT

• 96 kHz sampling rate supported (AES only)

• All Dugan algorithms: Speech System, Music System and Gain Limiting

• Six-bus pre/post matrix mixer

• Channels may be grouped into three independent automixers

• Word clock I/O

• Power over Ethernet (PoE) capable

• Three switched Ethernet ports available for control network

• Remote control from Dugan Control Panel for Java (included) and Dugan Control Panel for iPad (sold separately)

• Physical remote control from Dugan Model K Control Surface (sold separately)

• Miniature control panel for setup or adjustments from front panel Standard Dugan linking for larger systems

DIGITAL INPUT AND OUTPUT:

AES/EBU:

AES3, 16 inputs, 16 outputs

OPTICAL (ADAT):

Eight channels in and eight channels out

16-CHANNEL MODE:

link connectors reassigned as ADAT channels 9-16

GAIN:

Unity

SAMPLE RATE:

48 or 96 kHz

BIT DEPTH:

24 bit

AUDIO LATENCY:

2 ms

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:

10 Hz " 22 kHz, ± 0.0075 dB

OUTPUT NOISE:

-125 dBFS (20 Hz " 20 kHz), -128 dBAFS

DISTORTION:

-125 dBFS

LINKING:

Up to eight units can be linked into one system in an optical ring network Linking uses ADAT hardware but does not adhere to ADAT protocol

SYNCHRONIZATION:

SOURCES:

Word Clock, AES Inputs 1"16, ADAT, Internal

CONNECTORS:

AUDIO:

1"16: Two DB-25 connectors wired to TASCAM digital audio standard ADAT: Optical input and output

CONTROL:

3 x RJ-45: Three-port internal network switch. One connector accepts PoE Linking: ADAT optical, reassigned for audio I/O in 16-channel mode

WORD CLOCK:

BNC input and output

POWER:

CONNECTOR:

Coaxial with locking collar, 5.5 mm o.d., 2.1 mm i.d., center positive

ELECTRICAL:

Nominal 12 VDC, 1.5 A maximum; accepts 12"24 VDC

POE:

802.3at Type 2 25.5 W

EXTERNAL SUPPLY:

Input: 100"240 VAC, 50"60 Hz, 30 W

Output: 18 VDC, 1.33 A

Approved UL, CE

DIMENSIONS:

1RU H = 1.75 in (4.5 cm) D = 8.3 in (21 cm) W = 8.75 in (22.2 cm)

WEIGHT:

3.4 lb (1.5 kg)

5.8 lb (2.6 kg) in shipping box with power supply

APPLICATIONS:

TV news and sports panels, political debates

Conference reinforcement, video trucks

Reality shows, game shows

Wireless mics for theater

Boardrooms, civic meeting rooms

Teleconferencing and distance learning Houses of worship

BENEFITS:

Eliminates late upcuts

Reduces PA feedback and studio noise

Reduces comb filtering from adjacent mics