The Dolby

Lake

Processor gives audio professionals unique

power to shape and optimize sound in a variety of environments.
Built on the established foundation of the Lake Mesa Quad EQ

and Lake Contour

loudspeaker processors, the Dolby Lake

Processor delivers even more processing and control.
For tour sound, the Lake Processor offers a visionary
approach to controlling any loudspeaker system in any
venue. In fixed installations, it provides unsurpassed sound
quality while simplifying system design, installation, and
maintenance. For recording, broadcast, and mastering studios,
the Lake Processors combination of superb sound quality
and unparalleled audio equalization tools gives engineers a
significant creative edge.
The native-digital Dolby Lake Processor is highly configurable,
with five factory configurations that can be easily upgraded
or reconfigured in the field to meet any specific requirements.
It offers comprehensive control, either remotely or via the
innovative front-panel Portals. The Lake Processor also
includes significant advances in loudspeaker protection and
ground isolation.
The Dolby Lake Controller software provides a unified interface
for controlling a distributed network of Dolby Lake Processors,
and is fully backward-compatible with Lake Contour and Lake
Mesa Quad EQ processors.
With its powerful capabilities, the Dolby Lake Processor system
serves as an ideal conduit between artist and audience.
The next generation in digital loudspeaker control and equalization technology.
Dolby Lake Processor
Intuitive, Menu-Driven Front-Panel Control
Our exclusive, patent-pending, new Portal technology offers
sophisticated and complete control capabilities. Each of the four
front-panel Portals also provides innovative level and limiter
metering, with user-configurable text labels and mute controls.
Shape the Sound from Any Seat in the House
For remote control, the Dolby Lake Controller software has a unique
and intuitive graphic interface, optimized for a wireless touch-screen
or tablet PC. The software, included in the Dolby Lake Processor
system, allows instant adjustment to a distributed network of
processors through highly flexible control functions. The interface
brings back the feel of analog faders and controls, and the accuracy
and responsiveness of its real-time metering match those of any
hardware mixing console.
The software will also operate on any Windows

PC with a standard
Ethernet network interface.
Instantly Improve the Sound of Any System
The Dolby Lake Processor offers matchless audio quality and deals
with real-world headaches. For instance, our new LimiterMax

technology simply does not allow your amplifier to clip, regardless
of input conditions. And linear phase crossovers, another feature of
the Lake Processor, make significant improvements in large-scale
systemresponse.
Solve Real-World Live Sound Problems
Many soundsystemfrequency response problems are asymmetrical,
and standard EQ methods cant solve them. But the Mesa
Parametric EQ

filter can. Only Mesa EQ supplies the asymmetrical

filtering shapes necessary to meet these real-world, real-venue
situations. The Mesa EQ gives engineers a faster, more effective
optimization tool.
Mesa EQ is one of two revolutionary EQ interfaces provided by
the Lake Processor. The second, Ideal Graphic EQ

, is the next-
generation graphic equalizer, with true-response EQ for quick,
accurate 1/3-octave equalization.
The Dolby Lake Processor provides the best investment in improving the quality
of your sound. The next generation in digital loudspeaker control and equalization
technology, the Lake Processor combines our proven EQ and crossover technologies
with advances in control interface, loudspeaker protection, and ground isolation.
Recongurable Hardware Saves Setup
and Handling Time
The flexible design of the Dolby Lake Processor allows you to easily
reconfigure it on the fly. For instance, a unit with four in and eight out
can be quickly switched to four in and twelve out. This adaptability
allows you to standardize on one system, swapping cards to meet
any customers demands.
The Lake Processor can also growwith your business, as its capacity
can be increased simply by adding modules.
A Better Way to Avoid Ground Loops
The conventional method for avoiding ground loopstransformer
isolationis typically an expensive option for processors. Lakes
Iso-Float

technology provides a far more cost-effective and

audibly superior alternative. As an additional benefit, Iso-Float
can be controlled remotely by the Dolby Lake Controller software,
so an engineer can easily troubleshoot grounding problems from
anywhere in the venue. Iso-Float is a standard feature on all Dolby
Lake Processor converter cards.
Mesa Parametric EQ Ideal Graphic EQ Levels and Metering Signal Path Management
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Dolby Lake Processor LP4D8
Dolby Lake Processor LP4D12
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103-4813 Telephone 415-558-0200 Fax 415-863-1373
Level 6, 136 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 Telephone (61) 2-8228-2900 www.dolby.com/livesound
Precongured Networking System
You can order a wireless networking system as part of your
complete Dolby Lake Processor system solution. The wireless
networking system includes a wireless access point and a
tablet PC, configured at the factory with all the necessary
parameters, and the Dolby Lake Controller interface. This
system will work with your Dolby Lake Processor straight out
of the box.
Just connect your processor, power it up, and youre ready to
sit in any seat in the house while listening to and optimizing
your sound system.
Dolby Lake Controller and SmaartLive Software
Work Together
The combination of Dolby Lake Controller and SmaartLive

tools
offers faster system EQ with better-sounding results. Together,
they can save you time and money in setup. You can measure with
Smaart

and adjust your system at the same time.

SmaartLive Version 5, SIA Software Companys dual-channel FFT-
based audio measurement software, is the industry standard for
real-time sound system measurement, optimization, and control.
SmaartLive software offers powerful audio frequency measurement
and analysis tools.
The SmaartLive Controller displays SmaartLives measurement
results within the Lake Controller. Information is passed back to
SmaartLive via a communications link provided on the same host
computer, or across an Ethernet network to connect two computers.
For More Information
The Dolby Lake Processor is available in five factory configurations.
You can find all of the details, including a downloadable spec sheet,
manuals, and information about all of our unique technologies, at
www.dolby.com/livesound.
Dolby, Lake, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Ideal
Graphic EQ, Iso-Float, Lake Contour, Lake Mesa Quad EQ, LimiterMax, and Mesa Parametric EQ
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective
owners. 2006 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. S06/17134
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