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COMPRESSOR

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USER GUIDE

Summary of Contents for COMPRESSOR

Page 1: ...COMPRESSOR USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...pre empt trouble caused by heat and EMI 4 Care should be taken to avoid liquid spills around equipment If a spill occurs please shut off the gear and disconnect the mains A qualified technician shoul...

Page 3: ...l free to forward them We are users like you ABOUT DANGEROUS MUSIC Audio Integrity non negotiable This is the credo upon which Dangerous Music is founded Conceived and designed by end users not by eng...

Page 4: ...iii DANGEROUS MUSIC TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 1 COMPRESSOR Rear Panel Features Benefits 1 COMPRESSOR Front Panel Features Benefits Connection 3 Specifications 13 Warranty 14...

Page 5: ...without coloration Enjoy Unpack this game changer and celebrate Inside the box you ll find the Compressor this manual and a standard 3 Pin IEC power cable don t let your guitar player steal this for...

Page 6: ...te meter left or right until perfectly in line with zero external sidechain send and return pictured above 3 EXTERNAL SIDECHAIN Feature Connect an external equalizer here Either parametric or graphic...

Page 7: ...power switch is on the inlet module Seat the AC cable completely and use properly grounded power mains for safe and quiet operation Tip If the COMPRESSOR will not power on and the outlet has proved t...

Page 8: ...or group of frequencies In other words let s say you re committing a mix The final feels like it needs more gain reduction i e compression limiting but when engaged every time the kick drum sounds th...

Page 9: ...es until you hear it grabbing the offending ring Tip When external sidechain is engaged the audiophile electronics of the Compressor s sidechain circuit are still available In other words you can use...

Page 10: ...kes This results in a higher average level relative to peak without the stereo image collapsing Dangerously brilliant Tip Most end users leave this option selected when working on program material a m...

Page 11: ...eduction to view their respective activity on the meters Benefit Receive visual confirmation of how much input level or output level dim red or gain reduction bright red is taking place This provides...

Page 12: ...and feed that signal to one detector Unfortunately any out of phase material will either not get compressed or will be under compressed Furthermore this will over represent mono content up the middle...

Page 13: ...ture Visual feedback via both classic vu meters and leds Benefit Leverage the vu meters for averages and the leds to identify fleeting transients like the Audio Sherlock Holmes catch even a single tra...

Page 14: ...osses the threshold or the when control 8 GAIN MAKEUP KNOBS gain knobs pictured above Feature Compensate for level lost while compressing or limiting Benefit When conducting a true A B comparison of b...

Page 15: ...ain reduction is implemented when the audio crosses this level or threshold Operation Full clockwise has little or no effect Bring it back gradually counterclockwise for implementation Tip ratio deter...

Page 16: ...that you don t want dunking the whole mix Just set a longer attack time to cure this problem 11 RELEASE KNOBS release knobs pictured above Feature Determines how long gain reduction is active after dr...

Page 17: ...2kHz THD N 0 005 IMD 0 007 Crosstalk rejection 115dB 1kHz Replacement Fuses USA 500mA fast blow for 120V Europe 250mA fast blow for 240V Input Impedance 20K Ohms Output Impedance 50 Ohms Side Chain fi...

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