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1. current firmware versions both processors offer you 100 effects programs as well as the possibility of creating and saving 20 pro grams of your own In other words anyone who finds their needs are not fully catered for by the factory presets which it has to be said are very well programmed is in the happy position of being able to do something about it The possibilities for intervention are comprehen sive and of great practical value making it possible to work not only very intuitively but also creatively with the two processors A graphic display four but tons and an encoder comprise the programming interface E Outputs On the output side the PowerMate 1000 3 offers a wealth of options In addition to the signal sum and an additional B output with level control all the auxiliary busses are available the two explicitly defined as monitor busses are even present on ba lanced XLRs as well as the more common jack so ckets The two monitor channels are equipped with notch filters in the Master section for feedback sup pression These sweepable filters have very sleep Slopes hence the name notch and are therefore capable of eliminating feedback without otherwise making much impact upon the audio signal Hardly the most filigree of solutions to the problem of feed back but nonetheless a very helpful one at times Far more subtly differentiated of course is the sound texturing provided by the 11 band graphic equ
2. E STAGE TEST 5 Ta e DATA 2 430 6 Mono 4 Stereo Mono 3 band EQ Low Cut Voice Filter Stereo 3 band EQ 5 E E E o a 2 x 100 20 a P 7 a 1 i User aon i 2 x 1 000 W into E a i 4 ohms ogi 5 51 x 16x 57 cm table top 48 x 13 x 44 cm rack zy 9 e mount 14 kg www dynacord de 1 s10 tastenwelt 6 2010 PPVMEDIEN 2011 If Prince still had his old backing group The New Power Generation that would be the ideal slogan for the launch of the new PowerMate series The Prince band has of course been consigned to history Not so the PowerMate3 now leading the entire breed of powered mixers towards a bright new future eneration change on stage Dynacord s de Ch have been busy and yet again they ve come up with the goods in the sha pe of the brand new and truly astonishing Power Mate3 family of powered mixers Aware that its predecessors PowerMate Generations and II had themselves set new standards for this breed of de vice we were more than interested to see how this latest generation would shape up in practice In our first test we put the smallest model in the series the PowerMate 1000 3 through its paces E Channels The test model is 35 we have noted the smallest model in the new series offering six mono and four stereo input channels The integrated digital power amplifier delivers 2 x 1 000 wa
3. alizer which can be introduced according to choice into the sum the Master L R channel or else either or both of the PowerMate s monitor sends With this you can fine tune the frequency response until just the right sound is achieved The MIDI connectors provide a PC MIDI interface allowing the integrated effects devices to be controlled remotely program change via the MIDI In port tastenwelt 6 2010 PPVMEDIEN 2011 TEST STAGE mmmmmmmm For keyboard soloists to trios even the PowerMate 1000 3 offers enough chan nels 6 mono 4 stereo Larger bands or ensembles E Amplifiers The power amplifiers of the new PowerMate deliver 2 x 1 000 watts into 4 ohms making the device Suitable also for medium sized venues The power amplifiers can actually support impedances as low as 2 6 ohms so up to three 8 ohm loudspeakers can therefore be driven from the same output Thanks to the use of digital Class D technology the new generation of PowerMates are considerably lighter than their predecessors The smallest model in the series for example used to weigh around 20 kg whilst the new PowerMate 1000 3 including the lid tips the scales at a mere 14 kg in other words around 30 per cent less As an alternative to use with passive sound rein forcement boxes the amps of the PowerMate can be redeployed to the monitor sends allowing active systems to be driven from the line output of the sum Even mi
4. dependent recording mix or aS separate sound reinforcement www tastenwelt de USB Deluxe The new PowerMates boast a powerful four channel USB interface Thanks to modern driver technology the Power Mate when combined with a desk or laptop computer can function as a digital home studio with four inputs and outputs The requisite software in this case Cuba se LE is even included in the delivery so you can get star ted at once A big plus in this context is the fact that the ASIO drivers supplied are virtually latency free in their operation The USB interface is also unusually flexible thanks to the choice of rou ting options using the PowerMate s menu you can elect swiftly which of the desk s output busses you wish to route to the recording device But not only in the home studio but also in live performance the USB inter face represents a invaluable addition to the spec and when the band takes a break a DJ armed with the usual software can take over the rig and transform the PowerMate into a control centre for his or her own performance TEST STAGE 81 STAGE TEST PPVMEDIEN 2011 Speaker protection The Speaker Protection alluded to in the spec turns out to be a dynamic circuit that serves to protect the connected loudspeakers From the menu you would suppose all that s involved here is a stepped reduction of the maximum output of the power amplifiers but in fact the
5. icated means of licking into shape sensitive or complex signals The Voice filter in the mono channels on the other hand turns out not only to be an invaluable aid to the shaping of vocal signals but also of great service when acoustic instruments are involved The third PowerMate generation begins where mixing amplifiers once left off With its modern di gital power amplifiers and two powerful effects pro cessors its capabilities are scarcely more limited than those of solutions involving separate power amplifiers and mixers The smallest PowerMate boasts enough inputs for solo performers and even trios whilst larger bands or ensembles will find their needs catered for by either the 12 or the 18 channel model Uli Hoppert ma ASSESSMENT DYNACORD POWERMATE 1000 3 Powered mixer numerous features intuitive operation effects flawlessly programmed high power amp output flexible bus structure will find their needs cate red to by either the 12 or the 18 channel model 83
6. processor cont rolled protective circuitry is considerably more sophisti cated in its operation than that having no influence whatever upon those im pulses that are important to the dynamic range but preventing and preven ting very effectively the power handling capabilities of the speaker being over taxed for any length of time In this way it pre vents the voice coils over heating and therefore pro tects the drivers reliably against overload Among other things the provision of auxiliary busses previously four now six has been expanded busses they have all bases covered The two auxili ary busses are particularly interesting in the light of the USB interface on board the new PowerMate but more of this later A glance at the stereo channels reveals only mi nor differences one is that the centre frequency of the Mid band pass filter in the stereo channel equalizers is fixed another that the stereo chan nels lack the low cut and voicing filters offered by the mono channels These are hardly shortcomings however as stereo channels are usually reserved for line level signals from devices like keyboards sam plers and the like that seldom call for drastic inter vention The essential control elements mute and PFL buttons pan pots and channel faders round off both the mono and the stereo channel strips E Effects The new PowerMates have two digital effects pro cessors on board In the
7. tts in each case into four ohms The family is completed by two larger models the PowerMate 1600 3 with twelve and the PowerMate 2200 3 with eighteen mono chan nels and since models numbers do generally mean something you ll have deduced that they too offer four stereo channels The mono channels will accept both microphone and line level signals in each case using balanced connections Each of the mono channels is equip ped with a three band equalizer with a sweepable Mid this is followed by a typical Dynacord feature a Voice filter as well as a Low Cut filter with a turno ver frequency of 80 Hz This type of tone control section proved its effectiveness in the earlier mo dels and has therefore been retained The spec has however been expanded with the introduction of new auxiliary busses in the third PowerMate generation there are not four but six of these each of which can be used independently Two of these busses as is typically the case are switched pre fader and therefore recommended for monitoring duties two others are linked internally with the PowerMate s two multi effects processors The remaining pair can be switched according to choice pre or post fader the choice is made for each bus separately but for all channels globally using a switch in the master section These additional aux busses can be used for a wide variety of applications whether as additional monitor or effects sends to provide an in
8. xed configurations such as passive tops and active subwoofers can be implemented without any problems The PowerMate offers a wide variety of options in this area E Practice The new PowerMate is highly intuitive in its opera tion making the task of mixing uncomplicated and easy to perform well Thanks to the integrated handle and removable lid it is also very easy to carry This has much to do also with the drastic re duction in weight which has turned the third gene ration PowerMates into most agreeable travelling companions It is also possible to work with the Po werMate without constantly having to consult the user manual It is only for unusual tasks that the more detailed information in the manual is requi red The display of the new PowerMate is itself a hel pful source of information as well as a functional control centre It offers access to all the core func tions of the device the selection and editing of ef fects the configuration of recording and playback channels via USB the activation of the power ma nager definition of the functions of the optional www tastenwelt de footswitch all these are done using the four func tion keys below and the encoder alongside the dis play In terms of sound the new PowerMate is flaw less The tone controls are musical and unobtrusive in their operation though at times one might wish for a second band pass in the microphone channels to provide a more sophist

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