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S3b Three-band isolator (master section)

Schematic for S3b Three-band isolator (master section). Design targets and calculations, no measurements.

IN DEVELOPMENT · REV 2027.4 (DRAFT) · DESIGN TARGETS, NOT MEASUREMENTS

HUSH M4 is in development. This draft is published on zakkhutoretsky.com; it has no price and no ordering. Figures marked design target are goals for the finished product. Figures marked calculated come from the published formulas. No value on these pages was measured on a built unit. Interviews are cited as the design brief, not as an endorsement.

See this control Master isolator on the playable panel

S3b Three-band isolator (master section)

Three-band isolator topologyInput splits into low, mid and high bands with Linkwitz-Riley 24 dB per octave crossovers at 300 hertz and 3 kilohertz. Each band has a times-two amplifier and a 10 kilohm linear pot, then all three sum.S3b THREE-BAND ISOLATOR — master section (the channel EQ reuses it at 180 Hz, see S13)INLP4 300 Hz2 × SK ButterworthHP4 300 Hz2 × SKLP4 3 kHz2 × SKHP4 3 kHz2 × SK×2band ampP210k linLOW×2band ampP310k linMID×2band ampP410k linHIGHSUMinverting 10kLinkwitz-Riley 24 dB/oct = two cascaded 2nd-order Butterworth (Q 0.707). Pot: min = kill, centre = unity (the x2 bandamp), max = +6 dB. Allpass delay trim between bands is a prototype task.
S3b Three-band isolator (master section) (schematic) Swipe sideways to pan on a phone.
ItemValue / formula
SplitLP4 at 300 Hz, HP4 at 300 Hz then LP4 at 3 kHz, HP4 at 3 kHzR4
Band gain×2 band amp and a 10k linear pot: minimum = full kill, centre = unity (the pot divides by 2), maximum = +6 dB
SumInverting sum, 10k per band. This is the master isolator. The channel EQ (S13) reuses the same split with the low crossover at 180 Hz and a fixed middle leg
Open taskAllpass delay trim between the three paths so the bands recombine flat in phase; to be done on a prototype

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