LOOPTROTTER Monster compressor, Owner'S Manual

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LOOPTROTTER
AUDIO ENGINEERING
Contact:
www.looptrotter.com.pl
looptrotter@looptrotter.com.pl Distribution:
www.mjadiolab.pl
office@mjaudiolab.pl
Signal Path
The FET Compressor Stage
:
ATTACK
RELEASE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
OUTPUT INPUT
FET COMPRESSOR
COMP.
LIMITER
BYPASS
PROCESS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
.5
15
25
50
70
100
150
.2
.3
1
1.5
ms/sec
.1
.2
.5
1
2
5
7
15
30
50
100
ms
ATTACK
RELEASE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
OUTPUT INPUT
FET COMPRESSOR
COMP.
LIMITER
BYPASS
PROCESS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
.5
15
25
50
70
100
150
.2
.3
1
1.5
ms/sec
.1
.2
.5
1
2
5
7
15
30
50
100
ms
S I D E C H A I N
F I L T E R S
T I M I N G
C I R C U I T
V O L T A G E - C O N T R O L L E D
R E S I S T O R A T T E N U A T O R
A M P L I F I E R
O T H E R C H .
ATTACK
RELEASE
OUTPUT
INPUT
L I N K
DUAL
COMP.
LIMITER
S I D E C H A I N
O U T P U T
I N P U T
The FET compressor is fed by INPUT knob
.
There is no threshold or ratio setting
,
so the more signal gets into the compressor
,
the more gain reduction occurs
.
However
,
there are traditional attack / release setting knobs
,
allowing you to set fast to slow
attack time ( 0
.
1 ms - 100 ms ), and release time between 15ms to 1
.
5 sec
.
This is useful
to shape the compressor
'
s behavior and allows to use for example fast attack
/
release
times for drums
,
and slower settings for vocals
.
The compressor / limiter switch gives you the choice of compression curve
.
The compressor
'
s curve has softer knee
,
while the limiter
'
s knee is harder
(
see diagram
)
INPUT
O
U
T
P
U
T
20
20
LIMITER / COMPRESSOR
0 40 35 5 10 30 25 15
0
40
5
35
10
30
15
25
INPUT
O
U
T
P
U
T
20
20
LIMITER / COMPRESSOR
0 40 35 5 10 30 25 15
0
40
5
35
10
30
15
25
The bypass switch makes the signal avoid the compressor section completely
.
Output knob controls compressor
'
s output level
.