CL-5000
DUAL CHANNEL COMPRESSOR LIMITER WITH GATE
OWNER'S MANUAL
Page 1: ...CL 5000 DUAL CHANNEL COMPRESSOR LIMITER WITH GATE OWNER S MANUAL...
Page 2: ...ffective dynamics processing Advanced operating features include fully automatic or manually variable attack release times compression ratio and threshold control Dual 12 stage gain reduction and 8 st...
Page 3: ...ld 1 be undamaged 2 never share an outlet or extension cord with other devices so that the outlet s or extension cord s power rating is exceeded or 3 be left plugged into the outlet when left unused f...
Page 4: ...CL 5000 FOR RECORDING AND CASETTE DUPLICATION 14 1 1 The CL 5000 in Digital Recording and Sampling 15 1 2 The CL 5000 in Mastering 15 2 THE CL 5000 AS A PROTECTIVE DEVICE 15 2 1 Protection of a Syste...
Page 5: ...e The CL 5000 offers this feature by providing both ATTACK and RELEASE controls to allow for variable sound processing IRC Interactive Ratio Control Expander Gate A common problem in using compressors...
Page 6: ...his kind of expansion is termed downward expansion The noise gate is the simplest form of an expander In contrast to an expander which continuously attenuates a signal below the threshold the noise ga...
Page 7: ...he OUTPUT controls in the 0 dB position Please note that the compression of the entire program material achieved by low threshold settings sounds less natural with higher ratio settings Ratio settings...
Page 8: ...program material If the time is incorrectly set this can lead to 2 fundamental problems 1 If the release time is too short the overall volume will fluctuate when signals peak above the threshold level...
Page 9: ...control the available amount of dynamic enhancement 12 PROCESS CONTROL The PROCESS control sets the available amount of enhancement on a relative scale between Off and 6 Dynamic enhancement allows yo...
Page 10: ...erating levels the 10 dBV home recording level or the 4 dBu professional studio level The level meters are referenced automatically to the selected level so that optimum operating range of the meters...
Page 11: ...is referred to as the program limiter For this purpose the attack time will be set above 20 ms If the attack time is further reduced in order to also control signal peaks this is defined as a peak lim...
Page 12: ...to its maximum operating level monitored and the THRESHOLD level set so the each snare hit sounds acoustically clean and separate as though it was played on its own The optimum use of the Expander Gat...
Page 13: ...the last compo nent in the chain of effects units in reducing and eliminating noise in you system 3 THE COMPRESSOR FUNCTION The task of a compressor is to reduce the dynamic range of program material...
Page 14: ...instance control of the dynamic range is of secondary importance The CL 5000 with its extensive range of functions is well suited to this application Useful sound effects of this kind can be achieved...
Page 15: ...to avoid these effects the limiter function of the CL 500 should be used With proper limiting a digital recording or sampling can be optimally set to optimum levels without any problem 1 2 The CL 5000...
Page 16: ...e mechanical abrasion and future failure It is recommended that you use the CL 5000 in order to protect your speakers Brick Wall peak limiters are not normally neces sary for PA systems as amplifiers...
Page 17: ...provement of the sound quality If the CL 5000 is preceding this system the signal peaks can be eliminated before they reach the limiters of he processing system The sound quality therefore remains nat...
Page 18: ...ceived by the listener If you want to run your broadcast station at maximum average volume proceed as per section D1 2 The CL 500 In Master ing Please make sure that the maximum peak level is below th...
Page 19: ...arrow mid frequency band it is advisable to lower the bass and treble controls The middle frequency control remains at unity gain 2 1 The CL 5000 As A De Esser De essing is a special application of fr...
Page 20: ...rumble hum and equipment noise air conditioning systems camera noise etc Adjust the frequencies of the equalizer to match the unwanted frequencies and use a peak filter with a high slope Take care to...
Page 21: ...attenuated the system gain is again increased to induce another feedback point and the whole procedure is repeated until the engineer is satisfied that the relevant problem frequencies have been corr...
Page 22: ...be familiar with from reverse tape playback 4 VOICE OVER COMPRESSION DUCKING The CL 5000 can be used to automatically reduce music to background level when an announcer is speaking through a micro ph...
Page 23: ...n 1 IMD 0 01 typically SMPTE Crosstalk 100 dB 22Hz to 22kHz Stereo Coupling True RMS detection CMR 1 KHz 60 dB EXPANDER GATESECTION Type IRC Interactive Ratio Control Expander Gate Threshold variable...
Page 24: ...Gate POWERSUPPLY AC Voltage 100 120 60HZ or 200 240 50HZ VAC selectable Power consumption 9 watts Fuse T250mA 250V Power Cord Connector Standard IEC receptacle DIMENSION 1 75 X 19 X 7 8 44 X 482 X 197...
Page 25: ...ERNATIONAL For service please contact the NADY AUDIO distributor in your country through the dealer from whom you purchased this product DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THIS UNIT YOURSELF AS IT CAN BE DANGE...
