Rane PI 14 User manual

Professional Audio Products Data Sheet PI 14
PSEUDOACOUSTIC INFECTOR
PI 14
INFECTOR
PSEUDOACOUSTIC
POWER
SHEEN
THAT MASTER PRE-DRIVE CONTROLS PAN THIS ECSTACY
FREQ
THIS/THAT
250
70 3.6k
1.5k
1k
800
500
400300
200
150
100
80
75 3k
2k
LEVEL LEVEL THEREHERE BREADTH DEPTH BREADTH DEPTH LEVEL
THIS
GLORY
SIG OL
THAT
LEVEL
SUPPRESS
BACK
AGAIN
THAT
BYPASS
INPUT
100
2
4
8
6
100
2
4
8
6
100
2
4
8
6
100
2
4
8
6
100
2
4
8
6
100
2
4
8
6
100
2
4
8
6
100
2
4
8
6
2
4
8
6
General Description
Following in the time-honored tradition of the Rane Cor-
poration Engineering department’s never-ending quest to make
the most out of the least, here is the revolutionary sonic enhance-
ment product, the Rane PI 14. Limitations of space and patience
preclude detailing all the limitless virtues of this acoustic stimu-
lator, however one must make due with the allotted time and size
and put down at least a rudimentary sketch of this marvelous
piece of gimmickry.
Over the years, the sciences of audio production and repro-
duction have evolved slowly. Too slowly for Rane engineering.
So, with a little clever application of some otherwise tawdry elec-
trical components, we bring you the PI 14. Not just an evolution,
no way. It’s a revolution.
Have you ever wanted to add just a bit of this or a tad of that
to your sound? Have you ever wondered what was available to
allow it? So have we. e PI 14 gives you the ability to add bits of
this and dashes of that, with continuously variable breadth and
depth. How much would you pay for this flexibility? But wait.
Before you answer that, there’s also the ability to pan from here
to there and if you lose your way, there’s a switch to get you back
again. And if you don’t care for the spectral distribution of the
difference between this and that, there is a special Rinkwitz Liley
4th grade crossover filter which may be used to control spectral
harmony.
e Sheen reduction processor included in the overwhelm-
ingly complex circuitry of the PI 14 reduces to a bare memory
the graininess and shimmer present in many modern record-
ings digitally processed without the assistance of an inverse PI
14 digital dither shield. Now how much would you pay? Yes
Martha, there’s more. More in the form of the rotary Ecstacy
presence control at the far right hand side of the PI 14’s control
panel. is knob can restore life to even the most nauseous
recordings of the past. Don’t dispose of those old bubble gum (or
bubble machine) recordings taking up space in your library. e
PI 14 adds just enough of this or that to these legendary vinyl
dinosaurs to make them worth the 9 styli you’ll wear out playing
just one of them. Now how much would you pay? Let us know.
Features
• Independent Power & Glory Switches
• Continuously Variable This/That Level
• Full-Function Ecstacy Generator
• Variable This to That Crossover Frequency
• Here-There Pan (Back Again Switching)
• Program Dependent Sheen Removal
• Anti-Resonant Concrete Chassis
• Proprietary Paint to Reflect Odd Harmonic Light Frequencies to
Reduce Nono-Linear Photon Radiation Interference
• Time Warp Compression/Expansion to Synchronize Here/There
Time Coordinates
Applications
• New Age Seminars
• Car Washes
• High School Cafeterias
• Funeral Homes
• Executive Washrooms
• High End Audio Demo Rooms
• Community Access Cable Channels
• Airport Baggage Claim Areas
• Cars With Tiny Steering Wheels
• Communications Scrambling
• Railroad Crossing Warning Systems
• Door Stops

PI 14
PSEUDOACOUSTIC INFECTOR
Professional Audio Products Data Sheet
Features and Specifications
Parameter Specification Limit Units Conditions/Comments
Crossover: Alignment Rinkwitz-Liley 4th-Grade State-Penitentiary
..........Slopes 2.4 dB per octave Sex Switchable
..........Range 75-3.6 kHz is to at
Inputs: Type Activist Off-Balanced
..........Connectors 3-Pin Happy Face
..........Impedance 20M .1% Ω
..........Maximum Level 11 Spinal Tap Taper
Outputs: Type Regenerative Aural Byproducts
..........Connectors 3-Pin Mr. Bill
..........Conductance .0017 .1% Mhos .00085 Mhos each leg to ground
..........Maximum Level 450% 1 Qts SAE 10-40 or Greater
Sonic Purity A-1 Gives good tone
RFI Filters Yes Stupid question
On/Off Transient Muting Sometimes Really stupid question
Passive Resistance When Required Nonviolent ohms
LEDs:
..........Overload 22 1 Shots Magazine or Cartridge
..........Signal Present -20 1 dBu More or less input level
Diffusion Coefficient D .1% cm /s Obeys Fick’s First Law
Deep Six Filter 19.9 Hz 180 dB/Oct, Brickwall .1% Hz (Rane hates rumble)
Ultraviolet Filter 1.4 .1 nm Corning CS 7-63, Amethyst
Frequency Response 0.1-66 MHz + 0/-3 dB Ch. 4 (Ch. 3 in some areas)
Slew Rate 13 2 f/fn (1 furlong/fortnight = 0.00655 in/sec)
THD + Noise 0.00007 .0001 % Clean - very clean
IM Distortion (SLEAZ) 0.0004 1 % 60 Hz/61 Hz, 1:1, -60 dBu
Signal-to-Noise Ratio re: Screaming kids in background
192 2 dB is/at centered, unity gain
50 2 dB is/at centered, max gain
0 2 dB is/at max, max gain
Agency Approval Good Housekeeping
Mil Spec Rad Hard Components
Power Supply Digital Servo-Locked Regulators
Maximum Power Useage 12 kW
Line Voltage: Domestic 116-117 VAC, 33 1/3Hz
..........Export 221-222 VAC, 78 Hz See Above
Unit: Construction All Concrete
..........Size 1.75"H X 19"W X 5.3"D (lU)
..........Weight 117 lbs (53 kgs)
Shipping: Size 7" x 22" x 13" (18 cm x 56 cm x 33 cm)
..........Weight 117 lb (55.8 kg)
Note: 12 inches = 1 foot

Professional Audio Products Data Sheet PI 14
PSEUDOACOUSTIC INFECTOR
Application Information
A shaky this may be acceptable and, conceivably, a question-
able that is tolerable, but no system can simultaneously sustain
a jittery this and that. And when panoramic sweeping from here
to there is required, nothing does the job just right. For these
reasons, Rane Corporation developed the PI 14 Pseudoacoustic
Infector.
Nothing has been left out. Transparent to the user but es-
sential to the design is the 128-bit microcontroller running the
front panel. Rane’s exclusive artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm
determines whether the user knows what he’s (it’s always a he;
she’s are too smart to buy this thing) doing. e AI controller
always overrides totally stupid input. In addition, an autopilot
mode exists, whereby the AI controller predetermines what the
operator wants, and executes it beforehand. And finally, the AI
controller features DWIWNWIS (Do what I want, not what I
say) trouble free control interface.
Several envelope-pushing unique features beg attention. Such
as the pneumonic suspension to reduce gravitational electron
drift due to tilted chassis; such as the proprietary paint that re-
flects odd-ordered harmonic light frequencies to reduce non-lin-
ear photon radiation interference; such as Rane’s patent pending
(in 3 galaxies) Time Warp Compression/Expansion to synchro-
nize Here/ere time coordinates; such as the Interdimensional
Stabilizer essential for is and at; such as the 10 megawatt
mini fusion reactor power supply for those demanding audio
transients — and featuring the first use of nearly room tempera-
ture (-146° C) bismuth superconductors. (It should be noted that
the cooling system is not provided, but is required.) No expense
has been spared.
And the physical construction is exquisite. Utilizing another
Rane first, the all-concrete chassis and front panel, the PI 14
displays unequalled vibrational stability. And with the optional
aggregate front panel the Pseudoacoustic Infector is a wonder to
fondle.
Block Diagram
BYPASS
TO BANDS
2-5
(12dB/Octave)
FILTER
0dB
RFI
FILTER
INPUTS
3
2
1FILTER
+12dB MUTE
MUTE
3
2
1
BYPASS
SWITCH
0dB
OUTPUTS
PRESENT
SIGNAL
G
SIG
SENSE
SENSE
OL
OVERLOAD
R
R
R
THAT
MASTER
LEVEL
THAT
THIS/THAT
75-3.6kHz
PAN
HERE-THERE
BACK AGAIN
SWITCH
THIS PRE-DRIVE
LEVEL
THIS
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
THIS
AMP
AMP
THAT
ECSTACY
LEVEL
SHEEN
ON/OFF
NON
SENSE
AMP
BREADTH
THAT THAT
DEPTH
THIS
DEPTH
THIS
BREADTH
NONVIOLENT
THAT LEVEL
PHASE
MATRIX
VIOLET
ULTRA
66MHz
DEEP-SIX
.05Hz
(180dB/Oct)
SUPPRESSOR
R
V+
V+

PI 14
PSEUDOACOUSTIC INFECTOR
Professional Audio Products Data Sheet
Rear Panel
SIG GND
OUTPUTINPUT
IN FINISH OUT
MIDI
SEPARATE
LIFT
MADE IN U.S.A.
BY
CORPORATION
MUKILTEO, WA
CASE: CHASSIS
3: POSITIVE
2: POSITIVE
1: COMMON
CASE: CHASSIS
3: NEGATIVE
2: POSITIVE
1: COMMON
(JUST IN CASE) OH NOOO
119 VAC
33 1/3 Hz
12 kW
PI 14
NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE
PRESENCE OF AUDIOPHILES.
THIS UNIT IN THE
THE POSSIBILITY OF
BEING VAPORIZED, DO
WARNING - TO PREVENT
BATTERY DOOR
POWER
PHONE
Architectural Specifications
e pseudoacoustic infector shall be a two channel unit with
built-in crossover capability. e unit shall be able to add this
and that to any audio signal being processed. In addition, pan-
ning from here to there (and back again) is required.
e breadth and depth of any desired this or that shall be
adjustable from off to a maximum of 11, with a spinal tap taper.
e active crossover shall contain 4th-grade, state-peniten-
tiary, Rinkwitz-Liley aligned filters. e high-pass and lowpass
outputs of the filters shall crossover at an amplitude of +6 dB
from the unity passband level and be electrically out of phase.
No provisions shall exist to correct for driver misalignment.
Misaligned drivers are stupid and shall be the installation jerk’s
responsibility.
Crossing over from here to there shall be controlled by a
cheap intermittently variable, our-gang potentiometer with three
separate detents to allow mechanical mis-reference of crossover
settings.
Signal inputs shall be activist off-balanced designs ter-
minated with 3-pin happy face connectors. Signal outputs shall
be of equally deranged design with balanced output conductance
terminated in 3-pin Mr. Bill connectors. RFI filters shall be
provided, but must allow all emergency broadcast frequencies
to pass. Transient On/Off muting shall not work reliably, and
destructive thumbs shall occur regularly. Deep six and ultraviolet
filters shall be built-in.
e pseudoacoustic infector shall afford an input level range
of Off to +6 dB, and if they can’t afford that, they should shop
elsewhere. e output level controls shall be muted at all times.
e channels shall switch their routing so automatically and in
such a confusing manner that it shall be impossible to correctly
connect the unit.
e pseudoacoustic infector shall have a power supply ca-
pable of operating only from exactly 119 VAC (219 VAC , where
applicable) 33 l/3 Hz and be capable of powering an external
telephone via a modular input jack. e unit shall be constructed
entirely from cold-rolled concrete.
e pseudoacoustic infector shall not be just any pseudoacoustic
infector. No, the pseudoacoustic infector had better be Rane’s Pseu-
doacoustic Infector Model PI 14. (And if you don’t spec it, someone
quite nasty is going to pay you a visit.)
Available Accessories
• SC 1.7 Security Cover
• RAP 10 Remote Power Supply
• RS 1 Remote Power Supply
• Aggregate Front Panel
References
1. R. Moses, A. Claxton, S. Turnidge, and S. Macatee, “Boss Manipulation in the Audio Workplace,” J. Amer. Psychos, vol. 88, pp.
19-19.5, (Sep. 1947).
2. S. Brakken, and L. Winter, “Aural Hallucinations for Fun and Profit,” Snake Oil Soc. Am., vol. 27, pp. 16-297, (Feb. 1991).
3. T. Pennington, and D. Bohn, “Adaptive is and at for Stereophonic Sweeping From Here to ere: presented at the 163rd
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