Mackie Sound Palette SP1200 User manual

SOUND PALETTE® Series Automatic Level Control for the SP1200/SP2400
SP-DSP1
DSP
 The Mackie Industrial SP-DSP1 is a real-time digital
signal processor that can be installed in the SP1200 or
SP2400. It uses a proprietary algorithm (patent pend-
ing) and adaptive digital ltering to sense noise in
a room with an ambient microphone and adjust the
gain of the program source accordingly. This unique
approach effectively "nulls out" the music sensed at
the ambient microphone, allowing the DSP to measure
the actual ambient noise level in the room. As the
ambient noise level of the room changes, the gain of
the program material automatically adjusts to compen-
sate for those changes.
 The SP-DSP1 is designed to be controlled with the
SP-Control™ application running under the Palm™ OS.
The SP-Control application is included on a 3.5" oppy
disk, and it can also be downloaded from the Mackie
Industrial website (www.mackieindustrial.com).
 Once installed, the SP-DSP1 attenuates the signal by
up to 40 dB, depending on the setting of the Minimum
Gain control. This determines the lowest level to which
the SP-DSP1 can attenuate the program signal.
 The Gain Range control determines the amount of
gain change allowed by the Automatic Level Control.
Add this number to the Minimum Gain setting to deter-
mine the maximum gain allowable.
 The Noise Threshold control determines the point
at which the Automatic Level Control begins working.
When the ambient noise level crosses this threshold,
the DSP-1 begins to increase the program signal.
 The Noise Range control works in conjunction with
the Gain Range control. The ratio of the two settings
determines how much the program level changes as a
function of the change in ambient noise level. For example,
if the Noise Range is set to 20 dB and the Gain Range
is set to 30 dB, then a 20 dB change in noise level
causes a 30 dB change in program level (a 2:3 ratio).
 The Attack Time setting determines the rate at which
the program level increases. The higher the Attack
Time setting, the faster the program level increases
once the noise level crosses the Noise Threshold.
 The Release Time setting determines the rate at which
the program level decreases. The higher the Release
Time setting, the faster the program level decreases
once the noise level drops below the Noise Threshold.
 The SP-DSP1 can store up to ten preset congura-
tions for various functions or applications.
 The Auto Calibration procedure computes the Room
Transfer Function (RTF) and prevents runaway gain.
Features
 Adds ambient noise sensing capability to the SP1200
and SP2400 Program Controller/Amplier
 Adaptive digital ltering analyzes the signal at the
ambient microphone and determines the amount of
ambient noise in a room
 Automatically adjusts the system gain according to the
ambient noise level
 SP-Control™ Palm™ OS application included for
remote control
 Adjustable parameters on the Palm™ include minimum
gain, gain range, noise threshold, noise range, attack
time, and release time
 Bargraph metering on the Palm™ monitors program
input level, microphone input level, program gain, and
program output level
 Auto-calibration function
 Upload and download capability from EEPROM to
SP-Control application
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SP-DSP1
A P PLI C AT I O NS
 Zoned Music Distribution
 Automated Noise-Compensating
Gain Systems
 Multizone Paging/Background Music and
Speech Reinforcement Systems

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Automatic Level Control for the SP1200/SP2400
SP-DSP1
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Architects’ and Engineers’ Specications
The SP-DSP1 shall consist of a DSP card and a power sup-
ply expansion card designed to be installed in the SP1200
and SP2400 Program Controller/Amplier. It shall provide
automatic level control for the program signal, dependent on
the ambient noise level. It shall use a proprietary ambient
noise level sensor algorithm derived from a Normalized Least
Mean Square Adaptive Filter (nLMS).
The SP-Control software shall provide a user interface and
provide control over the digital signal processing parameters
in the SP-DSP1, consisting of the following:
A Minimum Gain control shall provide a gain range from
–40 dB to 0 dB. The Minimum Gain setting shall determine
the normal operating level of the system prior to the action of
the Automatic Level Control.
A Gain Range control shall have a gain range from 0 dB
to +40 dB. The Gain Range setting shall determine the maxi-
mum level of the system after the Automatic Level Control
has been activated.
A Noise Threshold control shall provide a Threshold range
from –80 dB to 0 dB . The Noise Threshold setting shall deter-
mine the noise level above which the Automatic Level Control
begins to operate.
A Noise Range control shall provide a noise range from
+1 dB to +60 dB . The Noise Range setting shall determine
the rate the program level gain changes as a function of the
change in ambient noise level determined by the ambient
noise sensor algorithm.
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This Specication Sheet SPDSP1.PDF
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Part No. 0000759 Rev. A
DSP
SP-DSP1
An Attack Time setting shall provide an attack time range
from 1 second to 300 seconds . The Attack Time setting shall
determine the time for the program gain to increase by 40 dB.
A Release Time setting shall provide a release time range
from 1 second to 300 seconds . The Release Time setting shall
determine the time for the program gain to decrease by 40 dB.
A Program Input Meter shall indicate the input level to the
SP-DSP1 with a range from –60 dB to 0 dB.
A Microphone Input meter shall indicate the ambient
microphone input level to the SP-DSP1 with a range from –60
dB to 0 dB.
A Program Gain meter shall indicate the amount of gain
the algorithm applies to the program input with a range from
–60 dB to 0 dB.
A Program Output meter shall indicate the output level
from the SP-DSP1 with a range from –60 dB to 0 dB.
The SP-DSP1 shall have memory allocated in EEPROM to
store up to ten presets for the adjustable DSP parameters .
An Auto Calibration function shall be provided to compute
the coefcients for the Room Transfer Function (RTF), and opti-
mize the algorithm to reject the music signal and more accu-
rately measure the ambient noise.
The Automatic Level Control shall be a model SP-DSP1
manufactured by Mackie Industrial.
Screen Shots of SP-Control Palm™ Application