Behringer Eurocom SPL3220 Stereo Multi-band Sound Processor

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In live venues, the SPL3220 multiband compressor/limiter protects speakers and keeps levels under control -- and in the studio, it's a mastering processor.

Whether in a club, a church or an outdoor festival, the ability to control sound volume has always been a challenge. Especially in today's regulatory environment, it is extremely important for proprietors to have a solution in place to prevent complaints and fines, and to protect their customers and sound system when an over-enthusiastic engineer decides to "crank it up." The Behringer EUROCOM SPL3220 offers the ideal solution, providing dependable, seamless full-loudness control--without sacrificing the sonic integrity of the sound system, or listening pleasure of the audience.

Exceptional Sound Quality and Intelligibility

Thanks to onboard, multiband Interactive Gain Control (IGC) and Interactive Knee Adaptation (IKA) compression, the SPL3220 allows you to apply processing with surgical precision for maximum punch and intelligibility--without the audible artifacts associated with traditional, broadband dynamics processors. Additionally, the SPL3220 can be used for mix leveling and maximizing signal density at low volumes, where perceived loudness becomes even more important. Add to this the ability to enhance speech intelligibility and provide exceptional loudspeaker protection, while preserving dynamic range--and the EUROCOM SPL3220 becomes an essential part of any audio engineer's toolkit.

Total Control is in Your Hands

Professional XLR/TRS combination and Euroblock connectors provide ultimate versatility, allowing the SPL3220 to be inserted in-line prior to read more house amplification, no matter the configuration. Built-in hard-bypass relays ensure system protection and signal continuity in the event of a power failure or accidental disconnect. High-accuracy I/O Level and Gain Reduction meters plus an elegant, intuitive control panel make optimal system setup fast and easy. SPL3220's control panel access cover can even be sealed to prevent unauthorized access, providing total system read less

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Behringer Eurocom SPL3220 Processor

Whether in a club, a church or an outdoor festival, the ability to control sound volume has always been a challenge. Especially in today's regulatory environment, it is extremely important for proprietors to have a solution in place to prevent complaints and fines, and to protect their customers and sound system when an over-enthusiastic engineer decides to "crank it up." The Behringer EUROCOM SPL3220 offers the ideal solution, providing dependable, seamless full-loudness control--without sacrificing the sonic integrity of the sound system, or listening pleasure of the audience.

Exceptional Sound Quality and Intelligibility

Thanks to onboard, multiband Interactive Gain Control (IGC) and Interactive Knee Adaptation (IKA) compression, the SPL3220 allows you to apply processing with surgical precision for maximum punch and intelligibility--without the audible artifacts associated with traditional, broadband dynamics processors. Additionally, the SPL3220 can be used for mix leveling and maximizing signal density at low volumes, where perceived loudness becomes even more important. Add to this the ability to enhance speech intelligibility and provide exceptional loudspeaker protection, while preserving dynamic range--and the EUROCOM SPL3220 becomes an essential part of any audio engineer's toolkit.

Total Control is in Your Hands

Professional XLR/TRS combination and Euroblock connectors provide ultimate versatility, allowing the SPL3220 to be inserted in-line prior to house amplification, no matter the configuration. Built-in hard-bypass relays ensure system protection and signal continuity in the event of a power failure or accidental disconnect. High-accuracy I/O Level and Gain Reduction meters plus an elegant, intuitive control panel make optimal system setup fast and easy. SPL3220's control panel access cover can even be sealed to prevent unauthorized access, providing total system security.

Features:

- Professional multiband sound processor for public address, broadcasting and mastering applications
- Multiband technology provides for brilliant and lively audio processing without audible artifacts
- Loudness maximization to achieve ultimate signal density for public address and competitive broadcast sound
- Leveler automatically adjusts signal density for harmonized loudness and enhanced listening experience
- Protects speaker systems that are submitted to continuous operation at maximum SPL
- Controls the maximum allowable sound pressure level in public musical environments such as discotheques, pubs, etc.
- Speech enhancer to dramatically increase speech intelligibility for PA applications such as airports and emergency announcement systems
- IKA (Interactive Knee Adaptation) compressor features inaudible compression and prevents "pumping" due to low-frequency signals
- IGC (Interactive Gain Control) peak limiting circuitry combines clipper and program limiter for reliable and inaudible protection against signal peaks
- Highly accurate 8-segment input/output level and gain reduction meter
- True stereo operation through RMS energy summing for perfect stereo imaging
- Complies with certain regulations -- unit can be sealed to avoid unauthorized changes to settings
- Two balanced/unbalanced inputs on combination line level XLR/TRS and 3-pin Euroblock connectors
- Operating level switchable from +4 dBu to -10 dBv
- Hinged front door panel covers the control surface plus the power switch
- Rack ear screw covers, IEC-type AC power cord and all mating Euroblock connectors included
- Ultra-light, ultra-low noise and ultra-efficient switch-mode power supply for noise-free audio, superior transient response and low power consumption
- High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life
- Conceived and designed by Behringer Germany

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (3 ratings)
Submitted March 20, 2014 by George L in Pittsburgh, PA

"Behringer Eurocom SPL3220 "

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I am a commercial sound system engineer and professional radio and mobile DJ and have designed audio equipment in the past. I own many different Behringer small format mixers and signal processors (including compressors, crossovers, eqs and exciters) which I bought over the years going back to the late 90s. I still have and use most of these products, they are rugged, reliable, have excellent specs and work flawlessly. It amazes me how Behringer consistently offers such top notch products with so much bang for the buck. I believe they are unique in their market segment. Overall, my early opinion of the new SPL3220 is equally favorable. I ran it through it's paces with commercially recorded music like that I would play on the air or at a gig and found that with it's dual band design it does a commendable job of taming dynamic volume swings and holding average program levels without the artifacts typical of the many single band processors available. It's packed full of useful features despite it's small size and price like the leveller, limiter, full metering, hard bypass, music or voice settings, and unbalanced or balanced XLR combo inputs/ outputs. Most of all, it's logically laid out and easy to operate despite it's complexity of functions. It should be invaluable for uses like mine or in PA and background music systems, production studios or for small broadcasters on a budget. My only reservations or nit picks concern the front panel design and lack of good documentation read more (owner's manual). The front face has an attractive hinged smoked plastic cover which may be prone to breakage by tampering, heavy use or impact. It also obscures the controls and meter illumination to a great extent. I prefer the more typical Behringer extruded aluminum open front face design. I think the unit should also come with a more comprehensive User's Manual as has been traditional for the company. This is a complex piece of equipment (albeit deceptively simple in control layout) which deserves more detailed background and useage information especially for those unfamiliar with compressors / limiters / levellers. I myself had to look at the block diagram on the specification sheet which i found on their website (under downloads for the unit) to understand the actual functions of the "Meter" and "Program" switches and "Leveller" knob. The "Meter" switch acts as a processor in/ out selector (it's actually a bypass), the "Program" switch selects the crossover frequency between the two processor bands (favoring either voice or music uses), and the "Leveller" knob increases the recovery time of the compressor effectively keeping the average program level consistent over a longer period of time. For the price and features of the SPL3220 though, you won't find a better product out there, that's what's so great about Behringer. I heartily recommend it.

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