Craig Schumacher vs Cancer

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100% of the proceeds of this auction benefit Craig Schumacher vs. Cancer. Craig is the owner/operator of WaveLab Studios (Tucson), and organizer of past Tape Op/Potluck audio conferences. Craig was diagnosed with head and neck cancer earlier this year. During what should have been a routine tonsillectomy, doctors discovered a mass that they found to be cancerous. Since the cancer was so close to his larynx, they made the decision to treat it medically rather than with surgery. The treatments are particularly invasive, painful and costly. Craig has some health insurance through his wife Karen Lustig’s policy. Still, the out-of-pocket expenses will be enormous, not to mention that there will be periods in which Craig will not be able to work during the various treatments. As friends of the Schumacher/Lustig family, we are setting up auctions to help offset some of their out-of-pocket medical expenses and lost income from the studio. We kindly ask you to help. Some of the sponsors of these auctions are AnaMod, Daking Audio, Dangerous , Empirical Labs, Little Labs, Curtis Mathewson, Pendulum Audio, TransAudio Group, and UniiversalAudio . Product Description: A multi-function de-esser/dynamics processor! Empirical Labs' DerrEsser brings multi-function dynamic filtering to the API 500 series module format. At its most basic, the DerrEsser is an effective de-esser. Employing a unique crossover technique the DerrEsser uses its Voltage Controlled Amp to reduce the volume of high or harsh high frequencies while maintaining musicality. Set your threshold, pick the frequency you want to control, and you're pretty much up and running. Of course, there are a variety of functions available depending on the settings, so plug in and see what DerrEsser can do for your vocals! Empirical Labs DerrEsser at a Glance: DS Mode HF Limit Highpass Lowpass DS Mode (Bypass Button in, all other buttons out). As a de-esser in the DS mode (HF Limit off), one can set the threshold to tame harsh S's (sibilants) that result from an overly bright singer or from EQ'ing to make a vocal sound aggressive and clear. In this mode, the dynamic action is "level insensitive", as the detector circuitry compares the High Frequency content to the low frequency content. Overall signal level doesn't matter at all. When there is enough HF compared to LF, the threshold is exceeded and the DerrEsser starts to turn down the frequencies above the crossover point set by the Frequency control on the front panel. Great care was taken to ensure this DS section meets the Empirical Labs reputation for originality and ease of use, and uses the latest technology VCA, specially selected for glitch free, distortion free, and noise free performance. The time constants were carefully selected and the corner frequency is user adjustable with a high performance active crossover. HF Limit (Bypass Button in, HF LIM in, all other buttons OUT). In this mode, the DerrEsser looks at the general level of the High Frequencies only. Think of it as a high frequency compressor. If there is enough high frequency content to exceed the threshold, then gain reduction occurs. It is level sensitive, but responds much more to high frequencies. This mode can also act as a de-esser but is more of a general high frequency smoothing device.The HF limiter is probably the first carefully tailored soft knee HF limiter in existence. Highpass (Bypass Button in, Listen in, HP/LP out, HF LIM doesn't matter). By using the "Listen" Function, the user can employ the superb filter circuitry inside the DerrEsser to process their audio. With the Listen button in, and the HP/LP switch OUT, the user will be hearing the high frequencies that are being controlled with the dynamic/compression circuits. The corner frequency is adjustable by the Frequency knob. Once the Listen switch is engaged, all bargraph LED's should light as indication. Lowpass (Bypass Button in, Listen in, HP/LP in, HF LIM doesn't matter). With the List... read more

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