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The Dangerous S&M Manual

Thank you for choosing products from the exciting line of Dangerous Music

recording equipment. Many years of dependable and trouble-free service can be expected

from our gear. This has been made possible by careful design, construction, and top-shelf

component choices by recording industry veterans.

S&M stands for “Sum and Minus” and is a play of words on the techniques of

Middle-Sides recording. This device, with the addition of appropriate analog processing

gear allows the engineer to enhance the stereo effect of mixes or a pair of tracks in the

mix. One can correct subtle mistakes in a mix quickly without having to set it up and run

it again or re-record tracks (toss out keepers due to minor mistakes). As a mastering

device, the S&M can help an engineer correct even serious problems that would usually

be thought of as ‘unfixable’ quickly and easily (i.e. vocals in the center too bright, guitars

on the sides too dull). A stereo pair of room mikes that have the ‘perfect’ drum sound,

except the snare is too loud, can be fixed easily with a limiter in the Sum channel, etc.

The ground work for these techniques was invented in the 1930’s by Blumlein and

resurrected in the 1990’s by Muth for modern rock and pop music recording and

mastering as used by top engineers in the music industry using his custom equipment.

Overview………………….. 1

Electrical Safety………….... 2

Rear panel and hookup……. 3

Front panel and use……….. 4

Specifications……………... 5

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The Dangerous S&M Manual Thank you for choosing products from the exciting line of Dangerous Music recording equipment. Many years of

Safety Review Certain precautions should be taken when using electrical products. Please observe the safety hints by reading the manual and obtaini

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Rear Panel and Hookup The S&M is easy to use. Plug a stereo signal into the INPUT jacks. Put your favorite EQ, compressor, or de-esser in th

Front Panel and Use There are two controls on the front. The ‘Engage’ switch selects “stereo” or “S&M” mode. Stereo mode bypasses the matrix c

Specifications Frequency response ……………………….. 1Hz – 100 kHz within 0.1dB THD+Noise ……………………………….. 0.003% IMD60 4:1 ………………………………… 0.004% Sum and Mi

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Dangerous-music Sum&Minus User Manual