The ACTIVE-Button
The ACTIVE-Button
The ACTIVE-Button
The ACTIVE-Button
IMC5 has a "true bypass" circuit. This circuit makes it possible for the
device to remain in the signal path even without a power supply. In this
case, the applied audio signal is switched to the output directly and
lossless.
The ACTIVE button on the front left of the front panel allows manual
switching of true bypass. A red LED is signalizing an active unit.
The EQ-Button
The EQ-Button
The EQ-Button
The EQ-Button
The knob in the middle switches the EQ in the audio-path. A pressed
switch causes a red LED to light up and is signalizing an active EQ.
Use this switch for a quick check of the defeat signal against the EQ
signal.
The FF/FB-Button / OVER-LED
The FF/FB-Button / OVER-LED
The FF/FB-Button / OVER-LED
The FF/FB-Button / OVER-LED
This knob defines the working character of the compressor.
There are two types of signal tap for the sidechain: The feed forward
(= FF) is the signal before the compressor tapped, with feed backward
(= FB) after the compressor.
Newer compressors work almost exclusively with "Feed Forward" (FF).
Many "classics" (such as 1176 or 660) used the Feed Backward (FB)
method. The difference between the types: FF intervenes much "harder"
in the signal. FB allows a much "gentler" method of compression.
If the knob is pressed the compressor is working in FF-mode. A
unpressed knob means that the compressor is working in FB-mode.
The LED inside the switch is a signal overload indicator (OVER). It flashes in case of an output signal
greater than +6 dB. It's not a signal indicating distortion! It just informs the user that you are
reaching a zone in which you have to be careful not to jump over the top.
The FF/FB-button has no illumination itself.
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
The INPUT potentiometer is an attenuation of the input signal. It reduces the
input signal in a range from -10 dB to 0 dB.
Because IMC is a grateful amplifier it needs some “headroom” to work. Also
one can reduce the pending signal before reaching the EQ.
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