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electronics are driven hard before the gain has been controlled by the light
cells. The cells catch up and over-compress momentarily giving a tiny dip
immediately following the start of the 'note'. This is best demonstrated when
recording drums. Used sparingly this can contribute to musical drive.
Faster attack times (set to minimum) are used where the compression
needs to be less obvious, and more reliably gain controlling.
'RELEASE' sets the time during which the path gain returns to normal after
compression. Generally, the longer the time, the less obvious is the
compression.
'OUT VOL' is simply a volume control for the output level. It operates after
the LED VU meter so does not affect the overload margin of the MQ3 unit.
‘PHANTOM’ (situated on rear panel) when pressed in, enables 48V
phantom power on the microphone XLR connector. Most condenser type
microphones will require phantom power to operate.
LF controls the volume of low frequencies in the audio spectrum. This is a
'shelving' control with the full level of lift and cut available at and below
80Hz.
MF controls the mid frequencies in the audio spectrum and it is centred
around 1.8KHz. The use of 'mid' control can affect the relative position of
instruments in a mix. The control is a 'peaking' control with a 'Q' value of 1.
HF controls the volume of the high frequencies in the audio spectrum. This
is a 'shelving' control with the full level of lift and cut available at and above
8KHz. Increasing HF content tends to make sounds appear closer and
more 'present'.
MicroMeek MQ3
- User's guide
