Economical Active Analog Summing

The Dangerous Music 2-BUS-XT is an economical 16-channel active analog summing mixer with a circuit devised by renowned designer Chris Muth. This unit really delivers the goods, nailing kicks and vocals to the center of your mix, while yielding a super-wide soundstage, near-zero channel crosstalk, and expansive headroom. With the 2-BUS-XT, your mixes will be glued together in an organic way. You'll mix faster, better, and with fewer plug-ins. This summing box includes two onboard audio processors for adding tone and color to your mixes, and it's fully expandible with additional 2-BUS-XTs, as well as Dangerous Music's other summing offerings. If you're searching for a way to elevate your mixes into the big leagues, then the 2-BUS-XT just might be the secret weapon you've been waiting for.

A trio of custom audio processors

In sync with Dangerous Music's doctrine of tonal coloration as a per-project artistic choice, the 2-Bus+ features three separate custom audio processors that let you selectively add tone and color to your mixes. In parallel-processing mode, you can deploy "Harmonics," a tuned harmonic distortion generator and "Paralimit," a FET limiter on steroids. You can apply both of these across your stereo mix or on a pair of stems. "X-Former" kicks in a pair of custom transformers with core-saturation control on your stereo mix outs. You can have all three tone processors active concurrently, and you can flip the order of signal flow through distortion and limiting.

Outstanding flexibility

Dangerous Music knows that each engineer - and session - is unique, so they designed the 2-BUS+ for outstanding professional flexibility. They spec'd it with an XLR stereo insert before the outputs for adding a separate compressor or processing chain that you can bypass at the touch of a button for a quick reference comparison. Channels 1/2 and 9/10 can be set to mono to route, for instance, vocals/bass and kick/snare each to own mono input. They also gave the 2-BUS+ an output control stepped in .5dB increments from -4dB to +6dB, and included XLR connections for both the Main and Monitor outputs.

Gang 'em for high channel count

Need a full-on analog "console" summing experience? Gang together multiple 2-BUS+ units via the Stereo Expansion Inputs XLR to create a customized channel count. For the ultimate in tonal flexibility and control, the custom audio processors on each unit apply across the ganged group output. With three units, for instance, you'll have 48 channels of analog summing, with the first two units employing Harmonics (distortion), and Paralimit (limiter) across two separate stereo stems, and the third unit applying X-Former transformer saturation on the master stereo outputs.

Features:

• 16 inputs, two outputs
• Transformer with Saturation Control
• FET Limiter with Blend Control
• Harmonics Emphasis Control
• External Insert Loop

Built in response to demand from a professional studio community searching for unique sonic signatures, the Dangerous design team took inspiration from the classic Baxandall shelving curves of the 60s and 70s and created a unique equalizer with a 21st century mastering aesthetic.  The result is pure emotive expression with audiophile accuracy.

Features:

• Hear your music neater, richer, and sweeter.
• Classic Baxandall shelving curves from the '60s, with modern mastering components.
• Stepped controls throughout for repeatability and identical stereo operation.
• 7-position highpass and lowpass filters - 2-pole Butterworth configuration (12dB/oct).
• 8-position high and low.
• Low Cut filters will eliminate infrasonic rumble: allowing higher maximum levels on any playback device.
• High Cut filters will elminate ultrasonic energy for greater A/D converter efficiency.
• Wide, phase coherent shelving means the BAX EQ will also improve your existing collection of gear.
• Broad Q Shelving
• +/- 5dB Cut and Boost controls in 1/2dB steps

Active sidechain: your secret weapon for achieving pro results

It's no secret that sidechaining is your key to achieving amazing results with a compressor. The passive sidechain of most compressors, however, leaves something to be desired. In true Dangerous fashion, the Compressor gives you a better solution: active sidechain send/return circuitry that gives you tons of control, with no loading or impedance issues. You also get a sidechain monitor that lets you monitor the signal, as well as Sibilance Boost - which shaves shrillness with no post-compression hangover, and a 60Hz Bass Cut that tightens your track without damaging your low end.

Cool features that take the guesswork out of dynamics control

The Dangerous Compressor is packed with smart features that let you get great results, quickly. One of these is Auto Attack/Release, which intelligently sets - you guessed it - the attack and release of the compressor. And the algorithms employed here do this far better than you could yourself by relying on guesswork enlightened by years of professional experience. Another cool feature is Smart Dyn Dual Slope Detection, which automatically limits peaks while stealthily compressing the average. And then there's the True Stereo Dual Detector that preserves your stereo image far better than traditional linking ever could. The proof of all this is in the high-quality, pro results - and how quickly you can achieve them. Looks like Dangerous Music has another winner on their hands with their Compressor.

Dangerous Music Compressor Features:

• Amazingly powerful and easy to use
• Auto Attack/Release eliminates the guesswork
• Audiophile-clean: performs like an automated fader
• Active sidechain send/return circuitry gives you tons of control, with no loading or impedance issues
• Sidechain monitor lets you monitor your sidechain signal, plus Sibilance Boost and Bass Cut
• Sibilance Boost shaves sibilance and shrillness with no post-compression hangover
• Bass Cut (60Hz) tightens the track without sacrificing the low end
• Immaculate VCA: virtually no distortion, even with 20dB of gain reduction
• True Stereo Dual Detector preserves your stereo image better than traditional linking
• Auto Attack/Release: replace "guess" with "yes" for rapid-fire results
• Smart Dyn Dual Slope Detection automatically limits peaks while stealthily compressing the average

Dangerous has been building award-winning, standard-setting converters since 2002 when the Dangerous Monitor’s onboard digital-to-analog converter (DAC) swiftly became the industry reference. They’ve been asked over the years to build a stand alone DAC, and it's finally here in the CONVERT series. Eager to embrace the opportunity to develop a new and better DAC, we designed the CONVERT series converters from the ground up, utilizing cutting-edge digital technology coupled to a Chris Muth designed analog circuit that delivers their signature sound: open, articulate and powerful from top to bottom. Loaded with innovative and useful features accessed from an intuitive front panel, the Dangerous CONVERT-2 tops an elite class of dedicated stereo digital-to-analog converters in both sound and ease of use. The CONVERT-2 goes beyond transparency – you won't just hear everything, you’ll hear it beautifully.

It’s All About Implementation

While in theory most converters should be the same, among those who truly understand this hotly debated and endlessly researched area of audio technology, the mantra is implementation, implementation, implementation. How a converter’s components are selected, tweaked and assembled according to a specific design, and then tuned for superior performance within that plan is what sets a converter apart – for better or worse. The Dangerous CONVERT-2 has been developed by a team of experts with deep, up-to-the-minute knowledge of digital and analog converter technology.

Fine Tuning The Analog Side

A legend among mixing and mastering engineers for decades, Chris Muth has designed the analog gear used to mix and master an endless list of hit records and classic reissues. Chris’s powerful, articulate, hi-fi designs dominated the big studios in New York City since the 80s, and via Dangerous his designs have become essential components in the best modern DAW-based mixing and mastering studios. When Dangerous set out to develop a new dedicated stereo DAC, Chris brought his relentless design philosophy and world-renowned sound to the CONVERT’s analog technology. Not only did he develop the audiophile-grade analog audio path, Chris also meticulously fine tuned the low-pass reconstruction filters mandatory to implementing any DAC. These filters lie at the heart of how a converter will perform, and the CONVERT series has the jaws of top pros hitting the floor when they hear the big natural sound and the powerful, ultra-clear low-end.

Perfecting The Digital Side

Dangerous brought in digital guru Paul Messick to make sure the digital side of the CONVERT-2 would sing in perfect harmony with its finely tuned analog circuit. Paul rigorously refined the CONVERT’s JetPLL ultra-low jitter clocking technology until it surpassed the JET’s stated specs, resulting in the virtual elimination of jitter throughout the audio band and beyond. Gone are the sonic headaches and end-of-day fatigue brought on by long-term exposure to jittery digital audio systems. The CONVERT-2’s superbly implemented digital technology delivers such a natural, open and non-irritating sound that you’ll forget you’re even listening to converted 0s and 1s.

Detailed Information & Delightful Inspiration

Reaching beyond transparency and accuracy, the sound of the CONVERT-2 is so open and 3-dimensional that many are saying that these are the most beautiful, natural sounding converters they’ve ever heard. Whether your focus is tracking, mixing or mastering, when you choose a dedicated stereo DAC, you’re choosing the unit you’ll trust to make all your sonic judgments, from choosing a mic to deciding how much limiting to use in mastering. You need your DAC to be honest, but you also need it to sound beautiful. With the CONVERT you get the uncanny combination of detailed information and delightful inspiration.

Features

• Dedicated Volume Control With Hard-Bypass
• Instant Input Calibration
• Automatic Sample Rate Detection
• On The Fly Input Switching
• Five digital inputs: USB, AES/SPDIF-1, AES/SPDIF-2, ADAT and Optical SPDIF (TOSLINK)
• USB Uplink
• Custom Metering
• Use The CONVERT As Your Master Clock
• Monitor ST Connectivity

Specifications

Note: Dangerous Music, Inc. publishes actual measured specifications, not theoretical numbers derived from data sheets published by chip manufacturers. 

• Signal to Noise Ratio A-weighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 114dB
• Signal to Noise Ratio unweighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 113dB
• Dynamic Range A-weighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 114dB
• Dynamic Range unweighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 113dB
• THD+N:
  • THD+N, 1kHz, unweighted, 20Hz to 20kHz, +4dBu out: < 94.5dB (0.00188%)
  • THD+N, 1kHz, unweighted, 20Hz to 20kHz, +22dBu out: < 106.5dB (0.00048%)
• Frequency Response @ 96KHz sample rate:
  • DC to 20KHz: +0, -0.25dB
  • DC to 30KHz: +0, -0.5dB
  • DC to 40KHz: +0, -1.0dB
• Jitter: 16ps (100Hz to 40KHz), 18ps (100Hz to 1MHz)
• Crosstalk rejection: > 114dBu @ 1kHz
• Replacement Fuses: USA 2 amp slo-blow for 120V Europe 1 amp slo-blow for 240V

Whether you’re tracking, mixing or mastering, the Dangerous CONVERT-8 will deliver powerful low-end, articulate mids and transcendent highs to every channel in your analog rig. Patched into one of our award-winning analog summing units like the 2-BUS+ or the D-BOX – or to your favorite analog console – the CONVERT-8 will empower you to create the spacious, three-dimensional soundscapes that only real analog summing can deliver. Compatible with all of today’s digital signals (including the ubiquitous ADAT format) the CONVERT-8 is ready to take on any mixing or monitoring job from standard stereo and 2.1 to 5.1 and the increasingly popular 7.1 surround format. Recognizing the needs of those who don’t need more analog inputs, the CONVERT-8 brings today’s very best digital-to-analog conversion within reach of any studio.

It’s All About Implementation

While in theory most converters should be the same, among those who truly understand this hotly debated and endlessly researched area of audio technology, the mantra is implementation, implementation, implementation. How a converter’s components are selected, tweaked and assembled according to a specific design, and then tuned for superior performance within that plan is what sets a converter apart – for better or worse. The Dangerous CONVERT-2 has been developed by a team of experts with deep, up-to-the-minute knowledge of digital and analog converter technology.

Fine Tuning The Analog Side

A legend among mixing and mastering engineers for decades, Chris Muth has designed the analog gear used to mix and master an endless list of hit records and classic reissues. Chris’s powerful, articulate, hi-fi designs dominated the big studios in New York City since the 80s, and via Dangerous his designs have become essential components in the best modern DAW-based mixing and mastering studios. When Dangerous set out to develop a new dedicated stereo DAC, Chris brought his relentless design philosophy and world-renowned sound to the CONVERT’s analog technology. Not only did he develop the audiophile-grade analog audio path, Chris also meticulously fine tuned the low-pass reconstruction filters mandatory to implementing any DAC. These filters lie at the heart of how a converter will perform, and the CONVERT series has the jaws of top pros hitting the floor when they hear the big natural sound and the powerful, ultra-clear low-end.

Perfecting The Digital Side

Dangerous brought in digital guru Paul Messick to make sure the digital side of the CONVERT-2 would sing in perfect harmony with its finely tuned analog circuit. Paul rigorously refined the CONVERT’s JetPLL ultra-low jitter clocking technology until it surpassed the JET’s stated specs, resulting in the virtual elimination of jitter throughout the audio band and beyond. Gone are the sonic headaches and end-of-day fatigue brought on by long-term exposure to jittery digital audio systems. The CONVERT-2’s superbly implemented digital technology delivers such a natural, open and non-irritating sound that you’ll forget you’re even listening to converted 0s and 1s.

Detailed Information & Delightful Inspiration

Reaching beyond transparency and accuracy, the sound of the CONVERT-2 is so open and 3-dimensional that many are saying that these are the most beautiful, natural sounding converters they’ve ever heard. Whether your focus is tracking, mixing or mastering, when you choose a dedicated stereo DAC, you’re choosing the unit you’ll trust to make all your sonic judgments, from choosing a mic to deciding how much limiting to use in mastering. You need your DAC to be honest, but you also need it to sound beautiful. With the CONVERT you get the uncanny combination of detailed information and delightful inspiration.

Features

• Instant Input Calibration
• Automatic Sample Rate Detection
• On The Fly Input Switching
• Essential 8-Channel Metering
• Monitor ST Connectivity

Specifications

Note: Dangerous Music, Inc. publishes actual measured specifications, not theoretical numbers derived from data sheets published by chip manufacturers. 

• Signal to Noise Ratio A-weighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 114dB
• Signal to Noise Ratio unweighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 113dB
• Dynamic Range A-weighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 114dB
• Dynamic Range unweighted, 20Hz to 20KHz: < 113dB
• THD+N:
  • THD+N, 1kHz, unweighted, 20Hz to 20kHz, +4dBu out: < 94.5dB (0.00188%)
  • THD+N, 1kHz, unweighted, 20Hz to 20kHz, +22dBu out: < 106.5dB (0.00048%)
• Frequency Response @ 96KHz sample rate:
  • DC to 20KHz: +0, -0.25dB
  • DC to 30KHz: +0, -0.5dB
  • DC to 40KHz: +0, -1.0dB
• Jitter: 16ps (100Hz to 40KHz), 18ps (100Hz to 1MHz)
• Crosstalk rejection: > 114dBu @ 1kHz
• Replacement Fuses: USA 2 amp slo-blow for 120V Europe 1 amp slo-blow for 240V

THE MOST ADVANCED STEREO A-D ON THE MARKET
If you thought analog-to-digital converter innovation had taken a snooze, Dangerous Music is about to wake you up with five game-changing innovations. Packed into a single rack space with our next-generation conversion for the ultimate in musicality and transparency, the CONVERT-AD+ is the most advanced stereo analog-to-digital converter on the market.

5 INNOVATIVE FEATURES YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED
The CONVERT-AD+ has no fewer than five—five!—features previously never seen on an analog-to-digital converter before. Smart, useful, well-executed innovations put Dangerous Music on the map, and we continue that tradition into the 21st century with the CONVERT-AD+.

INNOVATION #1—SWITCHABLE DUAL INPUTS
Simple, elegant, intelligent. With the push of a button, you can switch between any two balanced line input sources. With zero fuss, you can instantly compare different mastering chains, test your mix against a reference, or to switch between recording and mixing mode—or use the inputs in any configuration you dream up. From the largest mix rooms, to elite mastering suites, to your home studio, the switchable inputs on the CONVERT-AD+ is about to make everyone’s life a lot easier.

INNOVATION #2—PROPRIETARY CLIP GUARD TECHNOLOGY
Imagine driving straight past a cop at 110mph and showing only 55mph on the radar gun. That’s what mixing, mastering, and tracking with Clip Guard is like. The CONVERT-AD+ employs a proprietary technology that simply removes all clipping from your digital prints, but it never changes the sound—even when you’re clipping the converter on purpose for tonal artifacts. Today’s digital playback platforms (iTunes, Spotify, etc.) have filters (like highway cops) that scan for clipped masters and reject and/or attenuate them. Now you can clip your A-D converter to your heart’s content and never face the consequences.

INNOVATION #3—ZOOMABLE METERS
In most circumstances, the dynamics of a mix or master reside in the zone between the average and the peak levels. With our meter zooming technology, you can zoom in on just the top 10dB of dynamic activity, allowing you a fine-grained look at what that matters most when mixing and mastering. An incredibly helpful tool for nuanced crafting of dynamics, you’ll soon wonder how you ever lived without zoomable meters.

INNOVATION #4—SWITCHABLE TRANSFORMERS
It’s no secret that a pair of transformers at the end of a mixing or mastering chain can give your final prints added heft, character and articulation. With the CONVERT-AD+, just push a button and you’ve got a pair of Hammond transformers wired in series, ready to do that magic that transformers do. Hammond is a Canadian company with over 100 years of transformer design, and our circuit brings out all the bold colors.

INNOVATION #5—EMPHASIS CONTROL
Our analog designer Chris Muth did it again, taking his deep and esoteric knowledge of what engineers love and turning it into a simple and effective tool. When the transformers are switched in, the Emphasis kicks in a proprietary EQ/compression combo that brings a whole pallet of different colors to your mixing, mastering, and tracking work. Simply dial in the right amount, or none at all, until the smiles in the room get wider. In most cases, you’ll notice a stronger low end footprint and a gentle saturation on the mids and highs. The more you play with it, the more you’ll learn how Emphasis can improve your music.

SOUND YOU CAN TRUST AND LOVE
Previously an oxymoron, musical transparency makes perfect sense now that Dangerous Music has pushed its products to the bleeding edge of today’s technology. We deliver an open, full-bodied sound free of unwanted artifacts (transparency) with a bold and big three-dimensional sound (musicality). The result is sound that you can trust and love.

SUPERIOR DIGITAL IMPLEMENTATION
Among those who truly understand this hotly debated area of audio technology, the mantra with digital is implementation, implementation, implementation. How components are selected, tweaked and assembled according to a specific design, and then tuned for superior performance within that plan, is what sets a converter apart – for better or worse. The Dangerous Music CONVERT-AD+ has been developed by a team of experts with deep, up-to-the-minute knowledge of the best digital and analog converter technology available today. Our implementation has even managed to get the clock working better than it’s stated specs.

JITTER ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY—JET
JET is a patented clocking technology that Dangerous Music employs in order to reduce jitter to the point where it simply isn’t a factor impacting the sound of our converters. Whenever zeros and ones are flying by at incredible speeds, a solid clock and balanced data stream management system is of the utmost importance to articulate, musical, 3D impact. Do not shy away from using the CONVERT-AD+ as your studio’s master clock, a choice more and more engineers are making since becoming “converts.”

UNSURPASSED ANALOG EXCELLENCE
Our analog designer, Chris Muth, has designed the gear used on an endless list of hit records and classic reissues. Chris’s powerful, articulate, hi-fi designs dominated the big studios in New York City since the 80s, and via Dangerous his designs have become essential components in the best modern DAW-based mixing and mastering studios. When we set out to develop the CONVERT-AD+, Chris brought his relentless design philosophy and world-renowned sound to a whole new level. The entire CONVERT series has the jaws of top pros hitting the floor when they hear the big natural sound, the powerful, ultra-clear low-end, and the wide open high-end.

FEATURES

Adjustable Sample Rate lets you cycle through 6 sample rates for universal compatibility with other devices

• Selectable Calibration Level cycles through three calibration levels for compatibility with other devices
• Toggle between two discrete, selectable stereo inputs with two switchable stereo input paths
• Clip Guard will turn off the red light LED at your destination (i.e. DAW)
• Premium custom crafted digital meter with Normal and Peak Hold modes provides precise visual feedback
• Zoom view lets you view only the top 10dB of your signal level, for a finer, magnified resolution
• Word Clock with three Modes: Internal, External and Master
• X-FORMER insert button engages some of Chris Muth’s sonic wizardry via a pair of customized HAMMOND™ transformers
• EMPHASIS shelving EQ/Compressor induces 2nd order harmonic distortion to blend in a bit of mid warmth and sparkle
• USB connection for Mac/PC
• Comprehensive I/O
• Two switchable stereo input paths
• Dual AES Outputs
• ADAT Optical Output
• SPDIF Optical Output
• SPDIF COAX output

D-BOX+

The Dangerous D-BOX+ is a ground-up dramatic redesign of the award-winning controller and summing mixer that provided countless studios the superior sound and versatile control of an analog mixer, all in just one rack space. The newly designed 8-channel summing mixer and D-A stereo converter provide Dangerous Music’s bold and clear sound, while newly added features like Bluetooth connectivity and an app for remote control of all major functions unleash a cutting edge feature set that puts the D-BOX+ far ahead of the competition. As with all Dangerous Music products, the D-BOX+ is proudly made to exacting audiophile standards in the USA.

TOTAL CONTROL

Like a large console’s center section, the D-BOX+ provides elaborate routing and switching of your studio’s inputs and outputs, both analog and digital. At the push of a button, you can select from five input sources: analog stereo, the onboard analog summing mixer, USB, AES/SPDIF and—brand new for the D-BOX+—a wireless Bluetooth stream from any Bluetooth-enabled device. Outputs include three stereo speaker ports, and these can be programmed to be mono and/or to include a subwoofer. Further, you can use output 3 as source for an independent sub with individual level and mute control.

VERSATILE MONITORING OF MULTIPLE SOURCES

Any studio situation, but especially tracking sessions, call for independent monitor routing for artist and engineer. With the D-BOX+ you have two totally independent monitoring sections: Control Room and Headphones. With the simple push of a button, you can assign any of the five input sources to either of these monitoring paths, making what would otherwise be elaborate patches into instant choices. Want to check on your monitors what your artist is hearing in their headphones? Seamless source switching is simple.

REMOTE CONTROL VIA BLUETOOTH AND THE D-BOX+ APP

Using the new D-BOX+ Bluetooth app, on any current phone, tablet, or computer, you are no longer bound to your chair when you need control your studio. All major functions of the D-BOX+ show up in the highly intuitive and rock solid program, providing limitless new solutions to age-old studio problems. Want to listen to an artist’s instrument in the live room while switching monitoring sources in their headphones? No problem. Want to give a couch-bound producer control over the talkback mic through their phone? Simple. Want to listen to your mixes from the hallway while still swapping monitors or switching a sub in and out? You got it. If you can dream it up, the D-BOX+ app will deliver.

TWO POTENT HEADPHONE AMPS

A great session requires a great headphone mix, and a great headphone mix requires a great headphone amp. With the D-BOX+ you get two of them. These potent amps are so clean, powerful, and accurate that many engineers use them exclusively for fine-grained quality control listening right before delivering a record to market. With the easy yet elaborate routing capabilities of the D-BOX+, you’ll be able to send any source to either headphone amp from either the front panel or remotely from within the D-BOX+ app.

ROCK SOLID USB CONNECTIVITY FOR WINDOWS AND MAC

USB audio connectivity has come a long way over the past decade, and Dangerous has been at the forefront of its development the entire time. With the D-BOX+ you not only get an ultra-fast, low-latency USB port, you also get the latest driverless connectivity on macOS and flawless driver support on current Windows computers. Say goodbye to fussing around with software just to get up and running, and say hello to plug-and-play connectivity.

SUMMING SECTION

Frequency Response Flat within 0.1dB from 10Hz to 50kHz
THD+N @ +4dBu 0.0019%
IMD 0.0020%
Crosstalk Rejection >114dB @ 1kHz
Noise floor @ unity gain 22Hz to 22kHz <-90dBu Maximum Input Level +27dBu

SELECTED LINE OUTPUT

Frequency Response Flat within 0.5dB from 10Hz to 50kHz
THD+N @ +4dBu 0.0027%
IMD 0.0027%
Crosstalk Rejection >110dB @ 1kHz
Noise Floor 22Hz to 22kHz <-89dBu Maximum Input Level +26dBu

MONITOR SECTION

Frequency Response Flat within 0.5dB from 10Hz to 50kHz
THD+N @ +4dBu 0.0049%
IMD 0.0090%
Crosstalk Rejection >106dB @ 1kHz
Volume off signal rejection >120dB
Noise floor at unity gain 22Hz to 22kHz <-90dBu

USB & AES DACS, MEASURED AT 96KHZ SAMPLE RATE:

Frequency Response Flat within 0.5dB from 10Hz to 30kHz
THD+N @ -14dBfs 0.0027%
Crosstalk Rejection >115dB @ 1kHz
Dynamic Range >106dB

HEADPHONE AMPS:

4 ohm minimum load per amplifier (6-8 pairs of typical studio dynamic headphones)
Power Output 3 Watts / Channel
THD+N 0.0066%
Crosstalk Rejection >100dB

To survive in this modern day audio jungle, the contemporary studio must be lithe 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 particle 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 two channel units to the LIAISON (more if you daisy chain, leverage a patch bay 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 monitor outputs make it simple to audition between the original source and the treated product.

The A and B buss paths aren’t just for comparing signal paths. They can be strung together in series. For example, if your favorite EQ (the BAX of course) is connected at 1 and a limiter is connected at 5, selecting 5 from Buss A and 1 from Buss B reverses their order.

Parallel Processing allows the original and effected signals to be blended independently. For example: crush the drums with heavy compression for tight, explosive impact, while mixing in the original to retain transients and dynamics.

Features

• 6 Stereo Insert Loops, Assignable to 2 Stereo Busses
• Flexible and Potent Parallel Processing Loop
• Route, Switch, Matrix, Flip & Audition Instantly
• Recall any Tracking, Mixing or Mastering Configuration
• Seamlessly Integrates with Dangerous Master

Application Examples

• Tracking: craft recall-able patches for cutting
  • Pop vocals, hip hop, voice overs...
  • Kick drums that click, resonate or “thwomp!”
  • Bass lines that are rich, liquid, punchy or fat
  • Parallel processing with a compressor, Dolby A or...
• Mixing: use it for
  • All the tracking tricks above
  • And all the mastering examples below
• Mastering: audition the possibilities
  • EQ before compression? Or compression before EQ?
  • Compression ratio at 1:1.5 with a low threshold followed by limiting at 1:20 with a high threshold?

The Dangerous Music Monitor SR gives your Monitor S.T system full 5.1 surround ability! As former world-class studio owners and makers of custom mastering equipment, Dangerous Music has always built no-compromise, problem-solving gear. Recreating a console's master section, the Dangerous Monitor S.T is a stereo remote-controllable input source and speaker switcher, cue/talkback system, and headphone amplifier all in a 1U package. Expanding the possibilities of your setup, now you can upgrade your Monitor S.T to full 5.1 surround on every input with the Monitor S.R module add-on.

Dangerous Music Dangerous Monitor SR Features:

• Gives Monitor ST system full 5.1 surround capability on all inputs
• Can switch between surround setups
• Only works with Monitor ST

El Dangerous Music S&M es un procesador analógico de suma y diferencia (medio-lado) diseñado para brindar a los ingenieros un control sin precedentes sobre su información estéreo. El potencial del S&M solo está limitado por la colección de componentes externos y la imaginación del usuario. Las posibilidades para crear sonido mediante la inserción de compresión, limitación, ecualización, de-essing y otros tipos de procesamiento son prácticamente infinitas.

La matriz de procesamiento mid-side S&M es venerada en la comunidad de mezcla y masterización, apreciada por quienes la poseen y apreciada por quienes no. Años después de su extinción, la S&M regresa al mundo del audio con una edición limitada. Se han producido 100 unidades meticulosamente bajo la atenta supervisión de su creador, Chris Muth, cada una con su firma y un certificado de autenticidad oficial, numerado y metálico, similar a una tarjeta de crédito.

Los ingenieros de masterización disfrutarán el hecho de que S&M les permite salvar pistas aparentemente irrecuperables alterando los niveles vocales sin remezclar, arreglando campos estéreo demasiado anchos o estrechos o eliminando la eses de los platillos agresivos mientras dejan intacto el centro de la mezcla.

El ingeniero de mezcla puede usar el Dangerous Music S&M para extraer el sonido de la caja de un par de sintetizadores aéreos borrosos, mejorar el ancho de sintetizadores estéreo anémicos o diseñar a medida la imagen estéreo de la mezcla sin alterar el contenido tonal.

Otras cosas divertidas y útiles para hacer en la sala de mezclas incluyen limitar drásticamente el centro de un par de baterías de techo, dejando los laterales abiertos y brillantes, sin reducir la amplitud de la imagen... ¿O qué tal si aplicamos reverberación y retornos de efectos a través de S&M y ampliamos el control de amplitud? Con la ampliación envolvente, los canales traseros crean una escena sonora y una profundidad impresionantes, todo ello con circuitos analógicos de vanguardia y sin artificios.

Ensamblado a mano utilizando componentes de la más alta calidad y una actitud sin concesiones, el Dangerous Music S&M es el eslabón estéreo que falta para cualquier ingeniero de mezcla o masterización serio.

CARACTERÍSTICAS:

• Control sin precedentes de tus mezclas
• Procesar por separado el centro y los lados de los pares estéreo
• Potente control del ancho de la imagen estéreo
• Insertar bucle para procesamiento externo analógico
• Ruta de señal 100% analógica
• Increíblemente limpio y tranquilo.
• Controles repetibles