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DUAL/STEREO COMPRESSOR/NOISE GATE CN-220
1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the
ALTAIR
compressor/noise gate
CN-220
. Our dilated
experience in the design and manufacture of effect processing equipment, had led to us to carry out
this compressor/noise gate of great performances.
There is a lot the characteristics that make of the
ALTAIR CN-220
, one of the most highlighted of
the audio professional market, here enumerated some:
The
ALTAIR CN-220
incorporates in a compact unit, a Dual Compressor-Limiter with a full-featured
Noise Gate front end.
Dedicated filters are provided in the Gate section to Trigger the gate, only by the desired instrument,
avoiding false gating. Test monitoring of the filtered signal is available to set-up the gate effect. Front
panel Attack and Release time parameters are provided for optimal sound reconstruction or special
effects creations. Background stage noises are easily removed without signal degradation, enhancing
instrument control and mixing operation.
Special attention has been taken to provide the professionals with a general purpose device. Specs
such as +24 dBu (max) Input/Output level operation and extremely low output noise guarantee a
broad range of audio industry applications.
Additional features include a Band Compressor mode with adjustable frequency selection to
achieve a variety of effects as De-Essing, Vocal Stopping, Drum Levelling, etc by compressing only the
desired band without altering the whole audio spectrum. Electric Bass guitar sounds, for example,
become more natural as the harmonic contents are unaltered when “Slap Bass” playing.
Full specs, full features take the Altair CN-220 a step further in Audio Dynamic Processing.
Naturally, you want to use your compressor/noise gate, but before beginning is important that
you read this manual. This manual will help you to install and use your new compressor/noise gate. It
is very important that you read it carefully, mainly the paragraphs marked as NOTE, PRECAUTION and
DANGER, for your security.
Save the original packing, you can re-use it to transport the unit.
NEVER SHIP THE ALTAIR
CN-220 WITHOUT IT'S ORIGINAL PACKING
.
