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Technical Specification

Input impedances

   

 

Mic: 1.2kohm; Line: 20kohm

Pre-amp overall gain

 

 

0dB to 60dB

Common mode rejection

 

 

70dB

Equivalent input noise

 

 

-128.5dBu (unweighted)

Distortion

 

 

 

0.001% 

 

 

 

 

(below Compressor threshold)

Frequency response

 

 

15Hz to 70kHz (-3dB)

Maximum input before clipping

 

Mic: +21dBu; Line: +45dBu

Headroom before clipping

   

+21dBu

High Pass Filter

   

 

12dB per octave cut below 80Hz

Compression threshold

 

 

-6dBu to +22dBu (variable)

Compression ratio

 

 

1:1 to 10:1 (variable)

Compressor attack time

 

 

1 msec to 100 msec (adaptive)

Compressor release time

 

 

0.1 sec to 3 sec (adaptive)

EQ Boost & Cut 

 

+/-15dB (each band)

EQ “Q”   

 

0.9 (1.6 octaves)

LF Frequency

 

 

40Hz to 650Hz variable

MID Frequency

 

 

300Hz to 5kHz variable

HF Frequency

 

 

6kHz/12kHz switchable

Nominal output levels

 

+4dBu/-10dBv

Output impedance

 

75ohm

Output Level switch 

 

12dB attenuation

Noise Floor

 

 

-85dBu (typical, with ~40dB mic gain)

VU Meter

 

 

Analogue movement

Power supply

 

 

115V / 230V ac mains, 50/60Hz

Power consumption

 

30W

Mechanical

 

 

482W x 44H x 220D (overall)

Weight 

 

 

2 kilos

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attempted  repair  by  non-qualified  personnel,  operation  of  the  unit 
outside of the published environmental and electrical parameters, or 
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THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY 

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Summary of Contents for SixQ

Page 1: ...Place Stamp Here JOEMEEK D I S T R I B U T E D B Y P M I A U D I O G R O U P 1845 W 169th Street Gardena CA 90247 USA SIX Q Joemeek User Guide ...

Page 2: ...d audio engineering and withstand direct comparison with the very best names in mixers and outboard gear The Joemeek range provides everything you need to get your performance onto tape disc About the Designer The Next Generation of Joemeek has been completely re engineered by renowned audio electronics consultant Allan Bradford With his background in physics and 30 years experience with the desig...

Page 3: ...after compression In general the longer the time the less obvious the compression MAKE UP GAIN restores the level of the signal after compression COMPRESSION METER 4 Led bargraph indicates the amount of gain reduction in dB which is taking place at any given moment Compressor ON switch turns the compressor on The LED lights when active LF controls the volume of Low Frequencies or Bass in the audio...

Page 4: ...e action of the Gain control is rather uneven with the 40dB to 60dB range being crammed into the last 1 6th of a turn All Joemeek preamps use a specially designed control that ensures smooth operation over the whole range of rotation The 0 symbol next to the 25dB mark means unity gain or 0dB for a signal in the Line input Hence for Line inputs the range of gain adjustment either side of this mark ...

Page 5: ... inserted the socket is internally linked or normalled so that the signal flows uninterrupted Note that the Insert Point is after the Preamp but before the Compressor and EQ METER The meter displays one of two things depending on the setting of the PRE switch With this switch out the Meter shows signal level at the outputs after the Output Gain fader Note that this is relative to the selected oper...

Page 6: ...ping might actually be desirable as a special effect and that is another way in which the envelope of a sound can be modified The sixQ Release is variable from 100mS up to 3 seconds giving a wide variety of effects How the compressor behaves actually changes with programme content and volume So experiment with the controls with different kinds of material to discover the range and depth of effects...

Page 7: ...n care should be taken not to overdrive the input to the Digital Interface The red LED next to the Output Gain control is labeled PEAK FSD which stands for Full Scale Digital Occasional flashes are OK but if it is on all the time turn something down Note that the Digital Interface is a two channel device with channel one fed by the sixQ s internal circuitry In order to utilize the second digital c...

Page 8: ...ear the compressor working as the volume diminishes Use the MAKE UP GAIN control to restore the signal to its previous uncompressed level Alter the SLOPE and listen to how the severity of the gain reduction changes Try changing the Attack and listen for percussive sounds getting louder Reducing the Attack and Release times should emphasise this even more and the compressor should start to pump aud...

Page 9: ... 3 Exceptions to Limited warranty PMI shall have no liability or obligation to Purchaser with respect to any Product subjected to abuse improper use negligence accident modification failure of the end user to follow the operating and maintenance procedures outlined in the users manual attempted repair by non qualified personnel operation of the unit outside of the published environmental and elect...

Page 10: ...ess written permission of PMI Audio Group PMI Audio Group may have trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering the subject matter of this User Guide Except as expressly provided in any written agreement from PMI Audio Group the furnishing of this User Guide is provided for the sole use of the authorized User or Service Agent where appli cable and does not give the User any...

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