Antares AMM1 Hardware user manual

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AMM-1 Front Panel
9 Microphone/Cursor Button In normal operation mode, pressing
this button allows you to select your desired source or modeled
mic. In System Edit Mode, this button lets you move the cursor in
the LCD display from field to field so that you can change each
field’s value using the Data Entry knob.
10 Proximity/Page Button In normal operation mode, pressing this
button allows you to control the proximity effect of the source
or modeled mic. When in System Edit Mode, press this button...

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AMM-1 Front Panel
15 Bypass Button Press the Bypass button to pass audio through
the AMM-1 without any processing. The AMM-1 can also be
placed into Bypass Mode via a footswitch or by MIDI. The accom-
panying LED lights to remind you that you are in Bypass Mode,
whether the mode was initiated by the Bypass button, the foot
switch, or MIDI.
16 Output Level Sets the output level of the processed audio. This
control provides attenuation only; no gain is available. Turning
this knob temporarily displays...

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AMM-1 Back Panels
The Back Panel
1 Balanced Line Inputs Inputs can be 1/4-inch TRS (tip-ring-sleeve)
Phone, 1/4-inch TS (tip-sleeve) Phone or female XLR.
Note: The XLR input is NOT a microphone input. A line level
signal is required.
Also Note: If you use a 1/4-inch TS plug, the input will of course
not be balanced.
Yet Another Note: The two inputs will not mix two signals.
Plugging in a phone plug will disconnect the XLR input.
2 Line Outputs Outputs can be 1/4-inch TS (tip-sleeve) Phone
Unbalanced...

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Chapter 4: Operation
Live or Mixdown?
The AMM-1 functions equally well processing audio during its
original performance or later during the mixdown process. However,
if you have the choice (which you typically will for everything but a
live stage performance), we strongly recommend using the AMM-1
as an insert effect during mixdown. This will allow you to experi-
ment with mic choice and various mic settings while auditioning
their effect in the context of the entire mix.
If you do chose to work this...

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Controls: Input Section
Output
For setting the output level of the processed audio.
The use of each of the individual controls is covered below.
Controls
Input Section
The Input Level knob adjusts the digital level of the audio. Turning
the Input Level knob will temporarily display the Input Level value
on the LCD:
   Input gain (dB)
       +11.3
In most instances, you should start with the Input Level set to 0dB. If
you are using an analog input, use your mixer to adjust the level of
the input signal...

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Controls: Source Mic Section
Source Mic Section
Press the Edit Select button until the Source LED is lit. This puts the
AMM-1 in Source Mic Edit Mode and allows you to specify the mic
and the settings that were (or will be) used to capture the input
sound. The purpose of these selections is to remove the effect of the
source microphone, resulting in the signal that would have been
recorded by an ideal instrumentation microphone with no proximity
effect.
Source Mic Selection
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Source Mic Selection
In some cases a mic will have a second listing with “-w” appended to
the mic’s name. This indicates that the mic we modeled was supplied
with a windscreen and this is the model of the mic with the
windscreen attached.  If your audio was captured using the
windscreen, you should select this version of the model.
Some mic names will have as a suffix “(m1)” or “(m2).” This indi-
cates different examples of the same model of mic, often with some
variation or custom modification of the...

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A/B Comparison/Proximity
Note: If we don’t have a model of your mic and you really, really
want to use it as a source mic, you might consider giving us a
call and seeing if we’re interested in modeling it. If so, you’d
have to be willing to send it to us and have it out of your
possession for about 5 working days.
A/B Comparison
Pressing the Microphone button a third time will move the cursor
from the Microphone Name field to the A/B Compare field. This
function is used to instantaneously compare the...

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Source Mic Edit: Low-Cut Menu
The purpose of this control is to allow the model to remove any
Proximity Effect that may have been introduced by the source mic.
Note: Proximity Effect is a boost in bass frequencies resulting
from placing a directional mic in close proximity to a signal
source. The amount of the effect varies from mic to mic, and is
inversely proportional to the distance from the mic to the source
(i.e., the smaller the distance, the greater the bass boost).
Mics operating in...

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Controls: Pattern
Note:It is important to keep in mind that the purpose of this
setting is to “undo” the effect of any low-cut filter that was
used to capture your audio. If you play around with this setting,
you may initially think that it working “backwards.” That is,
changing the menu selection from OFF to any filter setting will
actually cause a bass boost in the monitored audio.
However, once you think about it, you will realize that this is the
way it’s supposed to work. The purpose of all the...