Behringer Eurolive B415DSP User manual

EUROLIVE — Digital Processor-
Controlled 600-Watt 15" PA Speaker
System with Integrated Mixer
High-power 600-Watt 2-way PA
sound reinforcement speaker system
with integrated mixer for live and
playback applications
State-of-the-art 24-bit digital
signal processor for ultimate
system control:
• Digital crossover, phase and
time correction for perfect driver
alignment plus dual compressor/
limiter for total system protection
• Digital noise gate, low-cut lter,
2-band EQ, dynamic contour lter
for ultimate sound reproduction
2 ULN Mic/Line inputs with
individual volume controls and
peak LEDs
Extremely powerful 15" long-
excursion driver provides incredibly
deep bass and acoustic power
State-of-the-art 1.75" titanium-
diaphragm compression driver for
exceptional, high-frequency
reproduction
Ultra-wide dispersion and large
format exponential/conical horn
with multi-cell aperture throat
Additional Line output enables
linking of additional speaker systems
Is there a tiny sound technician
inside? Almost.
If this were just a “dumb” powered
loudspeaker, it would be one of the
best you’ve ever heard. But we added
smart digital processing that constantly
adjusts the B415DSP’s sound as the
music changes.
It doesn’t matter whether you
need a PA system for a heavy metal band,
a church or a one-man show, you need a
speaker that sounds as great at a whisper
as it does when run full-out. The B415DSP
is designed to handle a wide range of
applications, with power to spare and
the kind of delity typically only available
from state-of-the-art studio monitors.
Digital processing is the audible
B415DSP dierence
Lots of companies make“powered”
speaker systems by simply strapping
amps on the back of a conventional
two-way speaker. They sound better
than passive speakers. But they’re not
taking advantage of digital technology.
Until now, the few active systems
that did use an internal digital“brain”
for creating optimized sound were
prohibitively expensive. Now the
EUROLIVE B415DSP oers an intelligent
solution at a price point that is unheard
of in its class. The technology used in its
design represents a major advancement
in loudspeaker manufacture and
performance. How so?
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Versatile trapezoidal enclosure
design allows dierent positioning:
• Stand mounting with
35-mm (1 ⁄") pole socket
• Tilts on its side for use as a
oor monitor
Ergonomically shaped handles for
easy carrying and setup
High-quality components and
exceptionally rugged construction
ensure long life
Conceived and designed by
BEHRINGER Germany
First, digital eliminates the variables
that result from conventional analog
electronics: parts tolerances, changes
in performance as the parts age,
hard-to-solve audio problems such
as phase linearity and crossover slopes.
These variables literally make it impossible
to consistently produce identical
performance in every speaker—
or the same speaker over its lifespan.
Mic/Line 2
with adaptor
Mic/Line 1
or
MP3 Player Laptop Computer
XM8500 B415DSP
Business Presentation with
Single Microphone and Computer
Stereo Operation with External Mixer
Mic Input
Main Out R
XENYX
X2442USB
XM8500
B415DSP
Connecting Additional B415DSPs
XENYX X2442USB
Main Out R
Line Out Line Out
Mic/Line In
Main Out L
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Second, digital vastly expands the
signal processing capabilities that would
require racks and racks of external analog
equipment to achieve with a“dumb”
active speaker.
A pristine 24-bit/48kHz digital signal path
From the instant the analog signal enters
the B415DSP, the 24-bit digital processor
takes over, ensuring the highest possible
signal integrity—and we’re talking CLEAN.
First, this internal computer does chores like
assigning frequencies to the low and high
frequency ampliers far more elegantly
and with less distortion than old analog
crossovers ever could. Then it compensates
for the inevitable non-linearity in transducer
frequency response.
But much more than just selective EQ
enhancement, the engine in the B415DSP
analyzes the signal and intelligently applies
specic lters to actually improve the sound
quality depending on the bass content of
the music and how loud you have it turned
up. It’s like having a tiny sound guy inside
each enclosure (with all the best gear),
monitoring the input and output signals,
dialing in the perfect EQ and constantly
making subtle adjustments to the crossover,
compressor/limiter and more.
This powerful 24-bit DSP circuitry takes all
the guesswork out of running the system so
you can concentrate on your performance.
All these intelligent processes work together
proactively behind-the-scenes, making the
B415DSP the best-sounding 15" loudspeaker
system on the market.
Slam the gate on noise
The B415DSP is ultra-quiet. But that
can’t be said of all of the sound sources you
connect to it either directly or through a
mixer. Add a noisy computer sound output,
a couple of microphones, a guitar with six
stompboxes chained to it, and your aunt’s
antique cassette player and you are going
to hear…HISSSSSSSSsssss.
Once again, the remarkable digital
processing inside the B415DSP comes
to the rescue. Turn up its Noise Gate
and hear background hiss disappear!
The internal computer is analyzing the
sound and selectively cutting out the hiss
without compromising the music!
Instant PA system
With just a single B415DSP
loudspeaker system and one or two
dynamic microphones, you can set
up an instant sound system. Connect
microphones directly to the B415DSP
via the built-in mixer section. Put the
B415DSP on a table-top or speaker stand,
and power up. It’s just that easy. And if
you need more coverage, you can chain
together as many as you like via the
convenient Line Out XLR connector.
Now when you need a small PA,
you can plug a microphone into the
B415DSP right out-of-the-box and start
the show. The rear panel of this speaker
features inputs and level controls for two
microphones or line-level sources such
as MP3 players, audio from a DVD deck or
a laptop computer.
There are also bass and treble master
tone controls and an adjustable Low
Cut lter to help eliminate annoying
breath pops and mic handling noise.
An additional lter, which we call Contour
allows you to select Speech (for enhanced
voice intelligibility), or Music for the
broader frequency range required for
high-delity reproduction of music.
Put this all together and you have a
mixer. Only you get it free built into the
back of the B415DSP.
Custom-designed transducers
Let’s face it; the transducer (speaker)
is the only part of a sound system you
actually hear, so we don’t cut any corners.
While some of our competitors are
content to settle for third party, o-the-
shelf, one-size-ts-all speakers, we build
our own transducers from scratch.
WAT T S
24-BIT
DIGITALLY
POWERED
Impact-resistant,
molded enclosure
withstands
years of rugged
abuse. Trapezoid
shape allows it to
function as an ideal
active monitor
when placed on
its side
POWER LED shows
that B415DSP is on
Rubber feet for
stacking enclosure
on structures or
subwoofers
State-of-the-art
1.75" titanium-
diaphragm
compression driver
with heat-resistant
Kapton voice coil
for exceptional
high-frequency
reproduction
Ultra-wide
dispersion and
large format
exponential/
conical horn with
multi-cell aperture
throat
Ergonomically
shaped carry
handles on each
side of enclosure
makes for easy
transport of system
Extremely powerful
15" long-excursion
driver provides
incredibly deep
bass and acoustic
power
35-mm pole
socket in base ts
standard speaker
stands
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Not only do we wind our own voice coils,
we process the paper pulp into cones and
even machine the metal components.
We assemble them, magnetize them and
test them multiple times.
This enables us to control the quality,
and frankly, make better speakers that
our competition can aord to put into
comparably priced“dumb” speakers.
For example, both the 15" long-excursion
LF transducer and state-of-the-art 1.75"
titanium driver with Kapton voice coil we
deploy in every B415DSP was specially
designed and built just for this particular
speaker model. There are no compromises
because we did everything ourselves.
Power to spare
Cutting-edge technology and
high-delity transducers are not all it takes
to get your message across—you need
power, and lots of it. At the heart of the
B415DSP are two state-of-the-art ampliers
totaling 600 Watts of output. They’re capable
of driving the speakers to shock volumes
without the slightest hint of distortion.
When it comes to pure output power,
the EUROLIVE B415DSP will simply blow you
away with its massive punch, smooth mids
and articulate top-end—even at 3AM when
it’s hard to resist cranking the system up
“all the way.”
Marvelous monitoring
When laid on its side, the B415DSP tilts
to the ideal angle for onstage monitor
wedge applications. With its onboard
ampliers and dual-band EQ, the B415DSP
merges high-delity performance with
portability. Hookup is simple, requiring only
a single cable from the monitor send on
the mixing console and, of course, power.
Additional monitors can be chained together
via the XLR Line Out jack on B415DSP’s
rear panel.
More than just a PA loudspeaker...
The B415DSP also makes an excellent
onstage monitor for keyboards,
acoustic guitars, or any line-level
instrument* for that matter. You can
plug your instrument into Mic/Line 1
and use the MIC/LINE 2 input to connect
the monitor signal from the PA mixing
console, so that you can also hear the
other members of your band. This opens
up lots of possibilities. If you want to use
more than two instruments, you will need
a submixer (e.g. MicroMIX MX400) to
mix down the signals and route them to
the B415DSP.
* You will need a special adapter to convert a
standard ¼" TS cable to XLR, or a direct injection
box like our ULTRA-DI DI100.
EQ HIGH & LOW
controls — cuts or
boosts the treble
and bass range by
15 dB. The cut-o
frequencies are
12 kHz and 100 Hz,
respectively
LOW CUT
adjustable
high-pass lter
used to eliminate
unwanted
low-frequency
content, such as
popping, rumble
or wind noise
CONTOUR
switch optimizes
the B512DSP’s
frequency
response for either
SPEECH or MUSIC
TIMED TURNOFF
switch automatically
puts the B512DSP
in standby mode
when no signal
is present
Cord socket
accepts standard
IEC cables available
at most computer
and consumer
electronics stores
LEVEL controls —
a 2-channel mixer
for adjusting the
signal gain of the
MIC/LINE inputs.
Dedicated CLIP
LEDs light up if
signal levels are
too high (just like a
real mixer!)
LINE OUT XLR jack
lets you connect
additional B512DSPs
or similar active
loudspeaker systems
NOISE GATE
eliminates
unwanted noise
during periods of
program silence.
LED shows when
is working
MIC/LINE 1 & 2 XLR
inputs with built-in
microphone preamps
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AUDIO INPUTS
MIC/LINE (2) XLR (balanced)
Input impedance 27 kOhm
Sensitivity -40 to +10 dBu
AUDIO OUTPUTS
LINE OUT XLR (balanced)
Output impedance 120 Ohm
PROCESSING
DSP 24-bit xed-point Motorola
AD/DA converter 24-bit / 48 kHz
Limiter dual protection for woofer and HF driver
Dynamic EQ dual parametric EQ’s
NOISE GATE variable (o to -30 dB < -45 dBr)
TIMED TURNOFF switchable (3 min)
CONTOUR switchable speech / music contour
EQ HIGH ± 15 dB (12 kHz)
EQ LOW ± 15 dB (100 Hz)
LOW CUT 40 - 160 Hz (24 dB/Oct.)
SYSTEM DATA
Frequency range 45 Hz to 20 kHz
Crossover Butterworth, 1.7 kHz, 24 dB/Oct.
Max. SPL 127 dB @ 1 m
Dispersion angle 90° x 45°
OUTPUT POWER
Low-frequency range
RMS @ 1% THD 320 W @ 8 Ohm
Peak Power 460 W @ 8 Ohm
High-frequency range
RMS @ 1% THD 80 W @ 8 Ohm
Peak Power 140 W @ 8 Ohm
POWER SUPPLY
Mains Voltage/Fuse
100 V~, 50/60 Hz T 6,3 A H 250 V
120 V~, 60 Hz T 6,3 A H 250 V
220 V~, 50 Hz T 4,0 A H 250 V
230 V~, 50 Hz T 4,0 A H 250 V
Power consumption max. 650 W
Mains connector Standard IEC receptacle
DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT
Dimensions 26 x 15 ½ x 15"/660 x 395 x 380 mm
(H x W x D)
Weight approx. 65 lbs/approx. 30 kg
Please note these specications are preliminary and conceptual in nature,
and as such are subject to change as product development progresses.
This information is supplied for market research purposes only and is not
to be made public in any manner. This document is solely the property of
The MUSIC Group, or one of its subsidiaries, and must be surrendered upon
request of the owner.
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