SABINE POWER Q ADF-4000 (?) (S#: ADF 4000414) SUPERB (8-9)
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DESCRIPTION: SABINE POWER Q ADF-4000 (?) (S#: ADF 4000414) SUPERB (8-9)

FEATURES: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

THIS TWO CHANNEL MULTI-PROCESSOR COMBINES THE FUNCTIONS OF 9 SEPARATE PRODUCTS IN ONE EASY TO USE 2U PACKAGE. FEATURES INCLUDE A 31 BAND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER, 12 BAND FBX FEEDBACK EXTERMINATOR, RTA WITH REFERENCE MIC IN, 12 BAND PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER, FULL FEATURED COMPRESSOR/LIMITER AND NOISE GATE/EXPANDER AND DIGITAL DELAY. THE AUTOMATIC FBX AND ROOM EQ AND THE INTELLIGENT EAR FEATURE, WHICH REMOVES CONSTANT AMBIENT RUMBLINGS FROM THE SYSTEM EQ, SPEED SETUP TIMES. A SLAVE UNIT FOR COMPUTER CONTROL IS AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION.

“FOR A FEW HOURS ON ANY GIVEN SATURDAY, THE MICHIGAN STADIUM HOSTS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF PEOPLE IN THE US,” ATTESTS JAY BARTH, SYSTEM ENGINEER FOR THE MICHIGAN STADIUM. “AND IT’S A SABINE ADF4000 THAT ALLOWS THE NETWORKS TO DELIVER IT LIVE, LOUD AND CLEAR INTO THE HOMES OF THE REMAINING 287 MILLION,” HE CONTINUES.

BARTH USES A SABINE POWER-QÂ?¢ ADF4000 TO KEEP REFEREE MICROPHONES FROM CAUSING DISASTROUS FEEDBACK OVER THE STADIUM’S HOUSE SYSTEM. “THE NETWORKS GET AN UNPROCESSED SIGNAL FROM US,” STATES BARTH, “BUT THEY WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO USE IT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE POWER-Q’S ABILITY TO DELIVER LOUD, FEEDBACK-FREE SIGNAL TO OUR HOUSE SYSTEM.

THE POWER-QÂ?¢ ADF4000 DIGITAL WORKSTATION COMBINES THE FUNCTIONS OF NINE SEPARATE PRODUCTS INTO ONE EASY-TO-USE 2U PACKAGE. THE 24-BIT, TWO-CHANNEL POWER-Q CONTAINS PARAMETRIC EQ (UP TO 12 BANDS PER CHANNEL, WITH LOW AND HIGH PASS FILTERS), 31-BAND GRAPHIC EQ WITH ADJUSTABLE FILTER WIDTHS, FULL-FEATURED REAL-TIME ANALYZER, COMPRESSOR/LIMITER, DELAY, NOISE GATE AND 24 PATENTED FBX FEEDBACK EXTERMINATOR® FILTERS (12 PER CHANNEL). THE POWER-Q ALLOWS ALL FUNCTIONS TO OPERATE CONCURRENTLY.

“HANDLING WIRELESS REFEREE MICROPHONES IS A CHALLENGE TO SAY THE LEAST,” ADMITS BARTH. “OUR REFEREE CARRIES AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE Â?? POWERED BY 50,000 WATTS OF CROWN AMPLIFIERS Â?? INTO THE MIDDLE OF OVER ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND SCREAMING FANS,” HE CONTINUES. “AND EVERY FIVE MINUTES OR SO, HE’S GOT TO BE THE ONE HEARD Â?? CLEARLY Â?? OVER EVERYONE ELSE.” TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, BARTH MAKES GOOD USE OF THE POWER-Q'S ABILITIES. “WE USE EVERYTHING ON THE POWER-Q Â?? FBX FILTERS, GRAPHIC AND PARAMETRIC EQS, COMPRESSOR/LIMITER, DELAY AND NOISE GATE," STATES BARTH. "AND BECAUSE OF IT WE GET COMPLIMENTS ALL THE TIME FROM THE MAJOR TELEVISION AND CABLE NETWORKS ON THE QUALITY OF SIGNAL WE DELIVER."

BARTH ALSO USES THE SABINE POWER-Q AT MICHIGAN’S NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART DONALD R. SHEPHERD WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS TRAINING CENTER. “WIRELESS HEADSETS AND BACKGROUND MUSIC IN A ROOM THAT CAN HOLD SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE ALL THE REASON I NEED TO HAVE A POWER-Q INSTALLED,” ASSERTS BARTH. THE $3.2 MILLION, 22,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY HAS 17,000 SQUARE FEET OF TRAINING AREA AND IS OUTFITTED WITH THE LATEST IN GYMNASTICS TRAINING EQUIPMENT.

CENTERSTAGE AWARD-WINNING SOUND ENGINEER JOHN RODEN RECENTLY HANDLED MONITORS FOR AC/DC AT THE TORONTO SARS BENEFIT CONCERT (DUBBED SARS-STOCK BY THE MEDIA). IN ADDITION TO THE AUDIO GEAR PROVIDED FOR THE EVENT BY CLAIR BROTHERS, RODEN USED A SABINE POWER-Q FOR A VOCAL INSERT ON AC/DC LEAD SINGER BRIAN JOHNSON'S MICROPHONE, MUCH AS HE DID ON PAUL MCCARTNEY'S VOCAL ON THE EX-BEATLE'S RECENT TOUR.

"IT'S MY FAVORITE VOCAL INSERT," SAID RODEN. "I SIMPLY PUT THE POWER-Q INTO TURBO MODE AND LET IT GET RID OF THE FEEDBACK FREQUENCIES; THEN, IF I HAVE TO TURN A VOCAL UP, I CAN DO IT SAFELY. THE POWER-Q IS QUIET AND ALLOWS YOU TO FIND THE EXACT [FEEDBACK] FREQUENCY, NARROW IT DOWN AND NOT EVEN NOTICE THE FILTER IS IN YOUR SYSTEM, BUT YOU CAN NOTICE THE EXTRA DB OF GAIN IT GIVES YOU."

THE POWER-Q ADF4000 IS A MULTIFUNCTION DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR ; THE 24-BIT, 2-CHANNEL POWER-Q CONTAINS A PARAMETRIC EQ (UP TO 12 BANDS PER CHANNEL, WITH LOW AND HIGH PASS FILTERS), 31-BAND GRAPHIC EQ WITH ADJUSTABLE FILTER WIDTHS, FULL-FEATURED REAL-TIME ANALYZER, COMPRESSOR/LIMITER, DELAY, NOISE GATE AND 24 FBX FEEDBACK EXTERMINATOR FILTERS (12 PER CHANNEL). THE POWER-Q ALLOWS ALL FUNCTIONS TO OPERATE CONCURRENTLY.

DETAILS ON THE POWER-Q

SINCE 1993, SABINE'S ADF SERIES HAS PROVIDED SOUND ENGINEERS WITH A POWERFUL ARRAY OF DIGITAL AUDIO SHAPING AND PROCESSING TOOLS. NOW THE NEW POWER-QÂ?¢ ADF-4000Â?¢ COMBINES THE FUNCTIONS OF SEVEN SEPARATE PRODUCTS INTO ONE EASY-TO-USE 2U PACKAGE, AND DOES IT WITHOUT THE COMPROMISES OF OTHER MULTI-FUNCTION UNITS. 24-BIT A/D PROCESSING AND ANALOG DEVICES' NEW SHARC FLOATING-POINT PROCESSOR, GIVE THE POWER-QÂ?¢ UNPARALELLED AUDIO QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY. THE POWER-Q'SÂ?¢ INTEGRATED FEATURES REPLACE TWO FULL RACKS OF GEAR, OFFERING TWO CHANNELS OF:


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE POWER-Q

ALL POWER-QÂ?¢ FUNCTIONS OPERATE CONCURRENTLY, PROVIDING YOU WITH A LOW COST, TOP QUALITY ALTERNATIVE TO RACKS FULL OF SINGLE-FUNCTION DEVICES COSTING THOUSANDS MORE. YOU GET THE MOST POWERFUL COMBINATION OF EQUALIZATION, GAIN MANAGEMENT, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING TOOLS AVAILABLE AT ANY PRICE.

POWER-Q DIMENSIONS - 3.5"X19"X9"

EXTRAS: MANUAL

MODIFICATIONS: N/A

HISTORY: CHURCH SOUND SYSTEM

COMMENTS: THIS UNIT IS IN GREAT CONDITION AFTER ONLY BEING RACKED IN WITH ALL OUR OTHER PROCESSING GEAR. IT WAS REPLACED BY A MORE USER FRIENDLY UNIT WHEN OUR SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED.

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED