Endorphines GOLDEN MASTER 3U User manual

MULTIBAND MASTERING PROCESSOR
GOLDEN MASTER 3U / 1U
FIRMWARE V.4.22

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CONTENT
WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................. 3
VISIT US .................................................................................................................................................. 3
INTRO ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
CONNECTING THE POWER ...................................................................................................................... 4
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 4
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 5
INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................................. 6
REAR CONNECTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 8
OPERATION MODES ................................................................................................................................ 9
FIRMWARE UPDATE .............................................................................................................................. 10
CREDITS ................................................................................................................................................ 11
COMPLIANCE......................................................................................................................................... 11

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WARRANTY
1yearwarrantyisguaranteedfromtheproduct'spurchasedateincaseofany
manufacturingerrorsorotherfunctionaldeficienciesduringruntime.
Thewarrantydoesnotapplyincaseof:
damagecausedbymisuse
mechanicaldamagearisingfromcarelesstreatment(dropping,vigorousshaking,
mishandling,etc.)
damagecausedbyliquidsorpowderspenetratingthedevice
heatdamagecausedbyoverexposuretosunlightorheating
electricdamagecausedbyimproperconnecting
Thewarrantycoversreplacementorrepair,asdecidedbyus.Pleasecontactusvia
emailforareturnauthorizationbeforesendinganything.Shippingcostsofsending
amodulebackforservicingispaidbythecustomer.
VISIT US
https://endorphin.es
https://youtube.com/@endorphines
https://facebook.com/TheEndorphines
https://twitter.com/endorphin_es
https://www.instagram.com/endorphin.es/
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/modules/browser/vendor:167
Fortechnicalrequests:[email protected]
Fordealer/marketinginquiries:[email protected]
ENDORPHIN.ESisaregisteredtrademark.
ItisdoingbusinessasFURTHBARCELONA,S.L.(EUVATID:ESB66836487).

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INTRO
GoldenMasterisa6hpmultibandprocessor,availableinboth1Uand3Uformat,
thattakesinspirationfromstudiomasteringandradioloudnessunitsfromthe
1990s.ItgivescontrolovertheEQ,compression,andmid/sideprocessingof
incomingaudio.
Thankstothe16bit/96kHzaudiofidelity,you'llgetincredibleprocessingpower.It
featuresthreebandslow,medium,andhigheachhandlingadistinctportionof
theaudiospectrum.Thesecontrolsfeatureasingleknobthatbothboostsandcuts
signals.Settheoverallloudnesslimitofyoursounds,andthebrickwalllimiter
ensuresallyoursoundsstayincheck.Thismultibandeffectistheperfectendof
chainmodule,ensuringthatanythingyouthrowatitsoundsdynamicandfull.
The1UversionalsofeaturesAuxinandMixoutpinheadersonthebackthatlet
youseamlesslysetupyoursignalchainwithouttheuseofpatchcables.Theextra6
pinconnectorcanbeusedtowirethemasteroutputstraighttothe¼inchjackson
theIntellijelperformancecaseforevenbetterintegrationandsecurityforlive
performances.

Videomanual:https://youtu.be/lYiCIMF3fm0
WhydoyouneedaGoldenMaster:https://youtu.be/jNi4JB58Q0M
CONNECTING THE POWER
Beforeinstallinganewmoduleinyourcase,ensureyourpowersupplyhasafree
powerheaderandsufficientavailablecapacitytopowerthemodule.
Connectthemoduledirectlytothepowerbusboardwithsupplied1016ribbon
cablelikeanyothereurorackmodule.PairofRED/BROWNpinsonthemulticolor
ribboncablecorrespondstoNEGATIVE12VOLTS.
Makesuretoalignthepowercablewiththe‘RED/BROWNSTRIPE’labelonthe
modulethatcorrespondsto12V,tothe10pinconnectorandwithtypicallyawhite
lineforthe16pinconnectoronthebusboard.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GOLDEN MASTER 3U: +12V: 135 mA; -12V: 25 mA; 30mm depth, 6HP

GOLDEN MASTER 1U: +12V: 125mA; -12V: 12mA; 42mm depth, 22HP

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OVERVIEW
GoldenMasterisamoduledesignedforbothlivemusiciansandstudioheadsthat
wanttotakeextracareoftheirmodularmixorjustgiveextrapunchtospecific
sounds.Builtinendofsignalchainlimitermakesitagreatsounddesigntool,
especiallywhenusedforfeedbackpatching.Thesignalchainisdesignedinthe
followingway.
Firstthesignalentersthestereoinputswithanadditionaldigitalsaturationstageto
boostthesignaltotherightlevel,whichcanbeespeciallyusefultoharderhitthe
compressor.Nextwehave3bands,eachwiththeirownEQsetting,mute/
compressorenablebutton,compressorperband,stereoimageenhanceranda
finallimiter.
Multibandprocessorinspiredbymasteringtoolsfromthe1990s:addspunch
anddynamicstoyoursound
EQ,Compression,Mid/Sideprocessing
Threefrequencybandswith+8dbboostand20dbcut
Brickwalllimitersetsupperlimitofsignals,withlookaheadlatencyof1.5ms.
16bit96kHzaudioI/Owith32bitsinternalprocessing
Perbandmutebuttons
Pseudobalancedoutputsallowtousethemodulebetweentheeffectschainwith
simpleeurorack1/8”unbalancedTScablesbutalsoasafinalendofchaintool
withbalancedoutputlikeaDIbox.

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INTERFACE

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1. INLEFT(MONO),INRIGHTJACKS:lineormodularlevelleft
andrightstereoaudioinputs.INPUTLEFT–isnormalled,i.e.prerouted
→
to
INPUTRIGHTwhennoaudiocablepluggedintotheINRjack.Accept
standardeurorackmonocables1/8″cables.Modularlevelsupto+/6.5Vwith
softclippingintroducedwithhigheraudioamplitudes.
2. OUTLEFT(MONO),OUTRIGHTJACKS:finalseparateleft
andrightstereoaudiooutputs.Acceptstandardmonoeurorack1/8″patch
cables.Using1/8″TRScablescanbeusedaspseudobalancedoutputsasa
DIboxwithbetterperformancewithnoisecancellationsincetheringis
connectedtoground,catchesthesamehumwhichthenselfcancelsfrom
theaudiofromthetip.
3. VOLUMEKNOB:finalaudiovolume:maximumatfullCW,silentatfull
CCW.MaximumatfullCW,silentatfullCCW.Setitonceandforgetit.
4. INPUTGAINKNOB:digitalinputgainsaturatorupto+10db.
Warning:Mayincreasenoiselevel,butcompressorwillworkmore
aggressivelyastheaudiowillhitthecompressorharder.Thereisno
amplificationatfullCCW.
5. VUMETERLEDs:

4LEDsactasavolumeunitmeters,2LEDsperleft
and2rightchannel.TheinnerpairofLEDslightsupaccordingtotheaudio
signal.TheouterpairofLEDslightsupwhensignalclippingoccurs.
6. MODEBUTTON:

shortlypresstoselectoneofthe3modestoedit
withMODELED(7):
BLUE(default):EQorband’samplitude
RED:Compressorsettings
FUCHSIA:Mid/Sidestereowidening(CW)ornarrowing(CCW)
Longpressresetsthecontrolstotheirdefault(typicallyclean)states
7. MODELED:

redblueLEDshowsthecurrentlyeditingmodewithMode
button(6).
8. LOW/MID/HIGHBANDKNOBS:

dependingonthemode,
theyadjust:
Equalizermode(eq):levelofeachband.
Compressormode(comp):compressorpreset,fromlighttoheavy.
Mid/Sidemode(m/side):increaseordecreasestereoenhancementper
band
9. MUTE/COMPRESSORENABLEBUTTONS
:
singlepresson
thesebuttonsworksasimmediatemuteperband.Whenthebandismuted,
itsbuttonLEDissemidimmed.Youcanuseitasaliveperformancefeature,
butalsotopreciselysetthecompressorwhilemutingotherbands.Long
press(morethan1.5seconds)enablesthecompressoranditsbuttonLEDis
fullylit.Onlyaftercompressorisenabledonacertainband,youwillbeable

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tosetitsparameterwithLOW/MID/HIGHBANDKNOBS(8)setto
compressormode(6).
10. VCACVJACK:

postVCA,preVOLUMEknobCVinput.CVrange:
0...+5V.0Vcorrespondstosilenceand5Vcorrespondstofullvolume.
REAR CONNECTIONS
GOLDENMASTER1Uversionfeatureextrarearconnections(thosearenot
availablein3Uversion).


1. AUXIN:acceptsaudioinputfromotherMixBuscompatiblemodulesandis
basicallyanotherstereoinputtobemixedwiththerest4channels.
2. MIXOUTispostmastervolumeknobaudiooutput,compatiblewithother
MixBusmodules.
3. STEREOBALANCEDLINEOUTis6pinconnectorfortheIntellijel
JacksIOv2board.Let’syouroutethefinalpostmastervolumeknoboutput
straighttotheTRSjacksontheIntellijelcases.
4. POWERCONNECTOR

is10pintypical+/12Veurorackpower
connector.

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OPERATION MODES
GoldenMaster’schainconsistsofthreemainfunctionsthatcanbeconfigured
using3mainLOW/MID/HIGHBAND(10)KNOBS:stereomultibandEQ,stereo
multibandCompressorandstereomultibandMid/Sideprocessing.Allmodesare
workingsimultaneously,butonlyonecanbeeditedatatime.
OncetheMODEisselected(6)eachofthreeknobs(8)changesitsfunctionalityper
band.
EQMODE:LOW/MID/HIGHknobsadjusteachband'svolumewith100%inthe
middle,20dbCCWand+8dbboostCW.Bandcrossoverpointsarearound300
Hzand3kHz.
COMPRESSORMODE:LOW/MID/HIGHknobsadjusteachband'scompressor
settings:Fromverymild(fullCCW)tonormal(middle)toharsh(fullCW).Intotal,you
canmorphperbandbetweenfivedifferentcompressorsettings.Thereis1.5mSec
lookaheadtime,tomakethecompressionmoreprecise.
MID/SIDEMODE:LOW/MID/HIGHknobsadjusteachband'sstereospread:
Mid/Sidesetting.Middlechannelisbeingextractedandsubtractedfromtheleft
andrightchannelsofeachband.ThemoreyouturntheknobCWfromthecenter,
themoresideinformationleftinthechannels.WhentheknobisturnedCCWfrom
thecenter,thestereoimagewillgraduallybecomemoremono.

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FIRMWARE UPDATE
Firmwareupdatesareessentialforanydigitaldevices.Theybringnewfeaturesor
bugfixes.Feelfreetowriteanybugs,featuresideasorimprovementsto
[email protected]
Updateprocedurevideo:
ToupdatethefirmwareonyourGoldenMasterPedal,firstdownloadthelatest
firmwarefileonceavailableonENDORPHIN.ESwebsite:
https://www.endorphin.es/modules/p/goldenmaster
or

https://www.endorphin.es/modules/p/goldenmaster1u

Theupdateprocedureismadeviaaudio:eithercomputerorphonewillwork,we
adviseyoutodisableallnotifications(flightmode)sothattheupdateisnot
interrupted.
1. PowerOFFyourmodularsystem.
2. HoldSTEPwhilepoweringagain,youwillseetheilluminatiLEDblinkblue.
3. Withasimplemonoorstereocableconnectaudiooutputfromyour
computerheadphoneoutputintoAUDIOIN1jackofthemodule.
4. PressPLAYandwaituntiltheaudiofilefinishesitsplayback(approx.1min.).
IlluminatiLEDwillquicklyblinkinblue.Themodulewillrebootautomatically.
5. Don'tplayanyothersoundsonyourcomputerduringtheupdateprocess.
WhenIlluminatiLEDflashesRED,thesignalistoolowortoohigh.Stop
audioplayback.ResettheprocessbypressingtheMODEbuttononce.
Regulatethesignallevelandrestarttheaudioplaybackfromthebeginning.
6. Videoupdateguide:https://youtu.be/WKt7FdRGRYI
7. Enjoythenewfeatures.
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IMPORTANT:topreventanyerrorsduringtheaudioplaybackofthefirmware,
pleasedisableanyeffectsthatmightbeappliedtotheaudio(EQ,room
correctionetc.)
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CREDITS
ENDORPHIN.ES – GOLDEN MASTER 3U & 1U
Moduleidea,conceptandmanualbyAndreasZhukovsky
Hardwaredesign,codedirectionbyAndreasZhukovsky
CoreengineprogrammingbyBSVi
ManualproofreadingandbetatestingbyWisdomWater
ENDORPHIN.ESaremadeinBarcelona,Spain
Follow,like,postandtagusatInstagram:@endorphin.es
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COMPLIANCE
FCC
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)
thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
Changes/modificationsnotapprovedbyENDORPHIN.ESdoingbusinessasFurth
Barcelona,S.L.couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassA
digitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
CE
Thisdevicemeetstherequirementsofthefollowingstandards:
EMC:2014/30/EUEN55032:2015;EN551032:2009(EN55024);EN6100032;
EN6100033
LowVoltage:2014/35/EUEN60065:2002+A1:2006+A11:2008+A2:2010+A12:
2011
RoHS2:2011/65/EU
WEEE:2012/19/EU