Press the 'ON' switch and set the 'EFFECT' control to mid position
and the 'Q' control fully anticlockwise. Use the 'TUNE' control to
change the character of the resulting enhancement.
Then turn up the 'Q' control and use the 'TUNE' control to hunt
around for particular elements of a voice or mix. With the
Enhancer you will usually find that "less is more" and it is as well
to keep the 'EFFECT' and 'Q' settings fairly low. It is very easy to
add too much harmonic and though the effect can be dramatic at
first, it will soon become wearing and contribute to listening
fatigue. If you can hear audible distortion creeping in you are
definitely overdoing it, so turn down the 'EFFECT' control and/or
raise the 'TUNE' setting.
Use the 'ON' switch to make comparisons between processed
and unprocessed sound. The nature of harmonic enhancement
is such that you may not realise how much effect it is having until
you turn it off!
Set the 'DE-ESS' control fully anticlockwise. Press the 'ON' and
'LISTEN' switches so as to hear only the (somewhat shrill) output
of the filter, then adjust the 'TUNE' control until the "Ess" sounds
are at maximum loudness. Turn the 'LISTEN' switch off again and
advance the 'DE-ESS' control until the sibilance is reduced to an
acceptable, natural sounding level.
Be sure that the 'LISTEN' switch is off (out) prior to any recording!
Use the 'ON' switch to make comparisons between processed
and unprocessed sound.
Final adjustments to the output level can be made with the
'OUTPUT GAIN' control, again keeping an eye on the VU meter
and 'PEAK FSD' LED. Note how this control can also be used to
fade out the signal completely.
Using the Enhancer
Using the De-Esser
Using the Output Stage
1) No Power (no lights work)
• Is the power supply plugged in (both ends)?
• Is the mains power on?
• Is the mains voltage set correctly for your region?
• Has the mains fuse blown?
2) The microphone doesn't work
• Is it connected to the XLR input on the front or rear panel?
• If a condenser microphone, is the phantom power switched on?
• Is the 'LINE' switch out (LED off)?
• Is the 'INPUT GAIN' control turned up?
• Is the 'OUTPUT GAIN control turned up?
• Is something plugged in to the 'INSTRument' jack?
3) The line input doesn't work
• Is the source connected to the correct (jack) input on the rear?
• Is the 'LINE' switch in (LED on)?
• Is the 'INPUT GAIN' control turned up?
• Is the 'OUTPUT GAIN' control turned up?
• Is something plugged in to the 'INSTRument' jack?
4) The compressor doesn't work
• Is the Compressor 'ON' switch in (LED on)?
• Is the 'COMPRESS' control turned up enough?
• Is the 'SLOPE' control turned up enough?
• Is there enough signal, as set by the 'INPUT GAIN' control, to
drive the compressor?
5) Too little or too much compression
• Turn the 'INPUT GAIN' control up or down respectively, to adjust
the signal level to the compressor
6) The Meequalizer doesn't work.
• Is the EQ 'ON' switch in (LED on)?
• Is 'INPUT GAIN' control turned up?
• Is 'OUTPUT GAIN' control turned up?
7) The Enhancer doesn't work
• Is the Enhancer 'ON' switch in (LED on)?
• Is 'EFFECT' control turned up sufficiently?
• Does the programme material contain only low frequencies?
8) The De-Esser doesn't work
• Is the De-Esser 'ON' switch in (LED on) and the 'LISTEN' switch
out (LED off)?
• Is 'DE-ESS' control turned up?
• Does the programme material contain only low frequencies?
9) Too much noise
• Is the 'INPUT GAIN' control too high? Try moving the mic closer
to the source
• Is the 'OUTPUT GAIN' control set too high (for example when
lots of compression is being used)?
• Is there too much EQ boost?
• Is the noise already present in the input signal? (Try removing
the input)
10) Sounds distorted
• Is the 'INPUT GAIN' control too high?
• Is the 'OUTPUT GAIN' control too high?
• Is there too much EQ boost?
• When using the Compressor, is the 'RELEASE' control set too
low?
• Is the Enhancer on with the 'EFFECT' control set too high and/or
the 'TUNE' control set too low?
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