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WARRANTY

Free 2 year extended warranty with online registration.                                                                                                                                        

Standard warranty: 90 days parts and labor, subject to inspection. 
Does not include damage incurred through shipping damage, abusive operation or modifications/attempted repair by unauthorized 
technicians.

USA 

    

 EUROPE

Dangerous Music Inc.

 Dangerous Music Europe

231 Stevens Road 

 Stieleichenweg 55

Edmeston, NY 13335

 50999 Cologne, Germany
 Fon: +49 2236 393731
 Fax: + 49 2236 393732

Email: [email protected] 

 E-mail: [email protected]

Dangerous Music, Inc. reserves the right to alter the software and design of their equipment. 
If after reading the manual more information for an application is needed, please contact us via email for the quickest response. 
 

•Factory contact for RA# must occur before shipping a unit to us for service. 

 

•Please keep the original cartons in case storage or transportation of units is required.

 

•Always insure shipment as these damages are not covered by the warranty.

 

•Thank you for actually reading the manual.  Now go make some Dangerous Music!

revision 6.0 Audio Alchemist February 2014

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DANGEROUS MUSIC

 

Summary of Contents for COMPRESSOR

Page 1: ...COMPRESSOR USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...pre empt trouble caused by heat and EMI 4 Care should be taken to avoid liquid spills around equipment If a spill occurs please shut off the gear and disconnect the mains A qualified technician shoul...

Page 3: ...l free to forward them We are users like you ABOUT DANGEROUS MUSIC Audio Integrity non negotiable This is the credo upon which Dangerous Music is founded Conceived and designed by end users not by eng...

Page 4: ...iii DANGEROUS MUSIC TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 1 COMPRESSOR Rear Panel Features Benefits 1 COMPRESSOR Front Panel Features Benefits Connection 3 Specifications 13 Warranty 14...

Page 5: ...without coloration Enjoy Unpack this game changer and celebrate Inside the box you ll find the Compressor this manual and a standard 3 Pin IEC power cable don t let your guitar player steal this for...

Page 6: ...te meter left or right until perfectly in line with zero external sidechain send and return pictured above 3 EXTERNAL SIDECHAIN Feature Connect an external equalizer here Either parametric or graphic...

Page 7: ...power switch is on the inlet module Seat the AC cable completely and use properly grounded power mains for safe and quiet operation Tip If the COMPRESSOR will not power on and the outlet has proved t...

Page 8: ...or group of frequencies In other words let s say you re committing a mix The final feels like it needs more gain reduction i e compression limiting but when engaged every time the kick drum sounds th...

Page 9: ...es until you hear it grabbing the offending ring Tip When external sidechain is engaged the audiophile electronics of the Compressor s sidechain circuit are still available In other words you can use...

Page 10: ...kes This results in a higher average level relative to peak without the stereo image collapsing Dangerously brilliant Tip Most end users leave this option selected when working on program material a m...

Page 11: ...eduction to view their respective activity on the meters Benefit Receive visual confirmation of how much input level or output level dim red or gain reduction bright red is taking place This provides...

Page 12: ...and feed that signal to one detector Unfortunately any out of phase material will either not get compressed or will be under compressed Furthermore this will over represent mono content up the middle...

Page 13: ...ture Visual feedback via both classic vu meters and leds Benefit Leverage the vu meters for averages and the leds to identify fleeting transients like the Audio Sherlock Holmes catch even a single tra...

Page 14: ...osses the threshold or the when control 8 GAIN MAKEUP KNOBS gain knobs pictured above Feature Compensate for level lost while compressing or limiting Benefit When conducting a true A B comparison of b...

Page 15: ...ain reduction is implemented when the audio crosses this level or threshold Operation Full clockwise has little or no effect Bring it back gradually counterclockwise for implementation Tip ratio deter...

Page 16: ...that you don t want dunking the whole mix Just set a longer attack time to cure this problem 11 RELEASE KNOBS release knobs pictured above Feature Determines how long gain reduction is active after dr...

Page 17: ...2kHz THD N 0 005 IMD 0 007 Crosstalk rejection 115dB 1kHz Replacement Fuses USA 500mA fast blow for 120V Europe 250mA fast blow for 240V Input Impedance 20K Ohms Output Impedance 50 Ohms Side Chain fi...

Page 18: ...o dangerousmusic com E mail info dangerousmusic de Dangerous Music Inc reserves the right to alter the software and design of their equipment If after reading the manual more information for an applic...

Page 19: ...Dangerous Music Inc 231 Stevens Road Edmeston NY 13335 info dangerousmusic com www dangerousmusic com...

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