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DK-Technologies MSD600C-5.1
Color Master Audio Meter for Surround Sound
(Desktop Version)
Discontinued

• Ideal for monitoring and test of surround sound signals.
• Features Peak program Meter for measurement of audio levels on up to 6 audio signals.
• 7 scales are directly selectable to conform to the standard used.
• PPM colors and headings are user programmable for easy identification.
• Vectorscope with unique Jelly-Fish© display supports aural impression of surround sound at a glance.
• Multiple phase correlation meter indicates proper phasing to allow for downmix.
• 3 AES3 inputs are readily available for 5.1 surround sound.
• Choice of 1024 point FFT spectrum analyzer and 1/3-octave analyzer display frequency distribution over the full audible range.
• AES3 bit stream status display indicates characteristics of the digital audio signal.
• Bright, VGA color display with adjustable intensity allows adaptation to environmental light conditions.
• VGA output connects directly to an external display for remote or larger screen.

The Level Meters have direct selection of 7 PPM/VU scales. All the standard scales are available including Nordic, EBU, BBC, ABC, NBC, DIN, VU, Digital and others. Each scale can be configured individually concerning overload level and reference level. Furthermore the color and width of each PPM bar can be set by the user.

The DK-SCALE software program for Windows contains a large library of scales, which can be downloaded easily to the meter. Modification of existing scales or designing of new scales according to your own specifications are also possible with the software. For easy identification each channel can be named individually with up to 4 characters.

Surround Sound
As surround sound becomes more and more the standard in studios nowadays, accurate audio monitoring is becoming increasingly important.

DK-Technologies‘ exclusive Jelly-Fish surround indicator has become the adopted standard, presenting the surround sound image in a logical and intuitive way. The energy content of all channels is easily recognizable on the screen, and phase errors in individual vectors are immediately highlighted by a red color. All surround formats are supported: 4.0, 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1, and even future formats may be handled by the introduction of new software.

Stereo Sound
The oscilloscope shows the stereo image in the Lissajous-format, where a perfect stereo signal would be represented by a circular figure, or a ‘ball’, and mono would be a vertical line.

Phase Meter
The phase meter is of the “center-zero” type and immediately advises out-of-phase errors by pointing towards the [-1] area and changing to red color.

Spectrum Analyzer
The spectrum analyzer section has both an FFT-analyzer and a 1/3 octave analyzer.

The FFT is primarily used for accurate measurements and exact identification of problem frequencies. To this end a cursor is available and level and frequency will be shown for each cursor position across the frequency range on the display.

The 1/3-octave analyzer has 30 bars, grouped in full octaves from 20 Hz to 16000 Hz. This standard tool is primarily used during recording to check the energy distribution of the signal.

Other functions
In the digital mode the instruments will show a Bitstream Status Display. Other features are the time code input which will synchronize to SMPTE, and a Statistical Session Report showing highest true peak, number of clippings, and number of mutes over time.

Audio Matrix
The instruments contain a complete audio matrix. It offers full flexibility in routing any of the input signals to a specific bar graph and location on the Jelly-Fish™ display. The crosspoints of the source and destination channels can be easily selected from the menu. The DK-Matrix software makes the selection of crosspoints and several other parameters even easier. Specific instrument set-ups may be stored in any of the 11 pre-sets for later recall.

Compact Construction
The instruments are very compact units. Everything has been fitted into a box not much bigger than the size of a pocket-book. The MSD600C-5.1 will fit nicely onto your console or work desk, and the PT0600C-5.1 may be placed conveniently next to a video waveform monitor. The PT0600C-5.1-BNC is a another version equipped with BNC connectors for easy connection to 75 Ohm AES3id audio lines. The other versions provide access to the inputs via a single D-Sub connector. The special utility input holds the power connection, the RS232 communication port, a sync input and the output for an external VGA-monitor.