LIMINATOR 2
CLASS A DUAL TRANSFORMER STEREO COMPRESSOR
OWNER’S MANUAL
www.airfieldaudio.com
Страница 1: ...LIMINATOR 2 CLASS A DUAL TRANSFORMER STEREO COMPRESSOR OWNER S MANUAL www airfieldaudio com ...
Страница 2: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 2 INSTALLATION 3 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 4 OPERATION 5 SPECIFICATIONS 7 WARRANTY AND REGISTRATION 8 1 www airfieldaudio com ...
Страница 3: ...al power supplies are incorporated for absolute minimum crosstalk and maximum stereo separation All front panel controls as well as internal components have been selected for ruggedness and long life We take pride in quality construction all units are handcrafted with care thoroughly bench tested calibrated and burned in for 48 hours The Airfield Audio Liminator 2 exemplifies state of the art anal...
Страница 4: ... 4 Connect audio output cables to the 3 pin XLR male connectors and plug them into your recording mixing device The output XLR s are Balanced Transformer Coupled pin 2 hot 5 Connect the supplied IEC power cable to the IEC mains socket on the rear panel USE ONLY A 3 PRONG GROUNDED POWER CABLE For safety reasons do not lift the ground on the power plug by using a 3 to 2 ground lift adapter 6 Link Ja...
Страница 5: ...ion E OUTPUT Continuously variable adjustment This control determines the amount of gain make up Fully ccw audio is off Fully cw gain is at maximum This control knob goes to 11 F LINK This switch mixes the channel control voltages for stereo operation G T1 T2 Select input transformer or Bypass T1 Jensen is very clean and BYPASS transparent T2 Sowter sounds richer with more harmonics H METERS 3 pos...
Страница 6: ... to GR Set CH1 and CH2 switches to either T1 or T2 For stereo operation both channels should be set to same input transformer 8 Slowly turn up the THRESHOLD controls and observe gain reduction of signal on the VU meters Normal gain reduction is 2 to 6dB Higher RATIO settings will result in deeper compression 9 While listening adjust the OUTPUT controls to maintain appropriate levels back into your...
Страница 7: ...gs will come from using your ears they will tell you more than the meter 13 T1 T2 Bypass switch Select one of two input transformers T1 is a medium impedance Jensen transformer Select it for clean uncolored accurate flat response perfect for mixing mastering and pristine tracking T2 is a lower impedance Sowter transformer select it when thicker musical harmonics and richer tone are desired for tra...
Страница 8: ...N less than 02 THD at unity gain 4dBu input level 1 THD at 24 dBu input level MAXIMUM OUTPUT 32 dBu into 600Ω GAIN REDUCTION RANGE 0 20 dB CROSSTALK 89 dB 1KHz 4dBu signal level ATTACK 5 30 60 100 150 milliseconds RELEASE 1 3 6 2 6 seconds GAIN REDUCTION ELEMENT LD1 forward biased optical resistive module METER dB Gain Reduction dB Input dB Output 0VU 4dBu or 14dBu POWER REQUIREMENTS 20 watts 115 ...
Страница 9: ...eld Audio require a return authorization number and must be in original packaging shipped to Airfield Audio via insured freight at the owner s expense Charges for transportation costs and damage in transit are not covered by this warranty The equipment will then be returned via prepaid insured freight method and carrier to be determined solely by Airfield Audio Airfield Audio Inc is not responsibl...
