Tech Notes & Software

Tech Notes

Concepts/Definitions

• FLS®—Taking the Mystery Out of Feedback
• Clipping Revisited: Clipping—What is it and what's the big deal?
• Glossary of Digital Audio Terms
• Reference of Sound Reinforcement Terms
• Impedance in Audio Technology
• AUX FED SUBs
• The Loudspeaker Spec Sheet Game

Drums

• The Ultimate Drum Tuning Guide

Midi

• What is SMDI?
• DPM® SP SIMM Installation
• DPM SP Sample Time Chart

Microphones

• Lapel Microphones

Miscellaneous

• Black Widow® Super Structure

Mixers

• 2-Track Recording with Peavey Mixers
• Noise and Stuff in Consoles: More About Specifications
• Automatic Mixers

Power Amplifiers

• How Much Power For My Speakers?
• Biamplification vs. Bridging Power Amplifiers
• Class Act: The Pros and Cons of Amplifier Design
• Heat Sink Technology
• Power Amplifiers in Bridge Mode

Processors

• Initialization/Reset List
• Crossovers 101
• Crossovers 102

Repair

• Factory Repair FAQ

Safety

• Shock Hazard and Grounding

Sound Systems

• Power Amp Gain and Voltage Sensitivity
• Digitool Application for a small Church
• Talk About Balanced vs Unbalanced Systems
• Side Fills or True Cross Fade Monitors? Do You Know the Difference?
• Long Cable Runs Waste Power and Reduce Performance
• Constant Directivity Horn Equalization
• Everything Direct
• Power Shading and More for Loudspeaker Systems
• Boundary Cancellation - How to Eliminate Low Frequency Cancellation with Proper Woofer Placement
• Why Large Sound Systems Need to Go Vertical
• 10 Common Mistakes That Can "Toast" Your Speakers and Diaphragms
• AC Power Distribution
• Hum & Pin #1
• Arraying Loudspeaker Systems
• Bridge Mode Application
• Signal Flow

Software

Vypyr First Generation

- Vypyr Updater 2.61
- Vypyr Firmware 1.59

NOTE! The above firmware update is for the First Generation Vypyr 30, 75, 100, and Tube 60/120 models only.
Do not attempt to install this firmware in any other Vypyr product.

Vypyr VIP 1 2 and 3
- Vypyr Edit 1.0
- Vypyr VIP Firmware 1.6.2
- Vypyr VIP Firmware 1.6.1
- Vypyr Updater (Windows only)

Vypyr Pro
- Vypyr Pro Firmware 1.37

XPort
- Mac 32/64bit - version 1.0.28
- Win 32bit - version 1.0.27
- Win 64bit - version 1.0.28

Keyboards and MIDI Controllers
- DPM Software
- PC 1600x Presets
- PC 1600 Presets
- PC 1600 FAQ

Guitar Amplifiers
- Transformer PC Editor

Loudspeaker Management Systems
- VSX 26 Presets
- VSX 48 Presets

Mixers
- FX Mixer Firmware Update
- FX2 Firmware Update

Sound System Management
- EASE Focus Software for Versarray
- EASE Files

PVDJ DAI Version 1.01.6
- PC version
- Mac version