When the tip is shorted to the sleeve, compression is active; when the tip is not shorted to the
sleeve, the unit is bypassed. The front panel BYPASS LED is activated when the footswitch
controller is operating the bypass mode of the MC6. In order for the footswitch to operate, the
front panel BYPASS SWITCH must be deactivated, or in the “out” position. Similarly, the rear
panel FOOTSWITCH must be in the shorted position for the front panel BYPASS SWITCH to
work.
C
ONNECTING
T
HE
MC6
TO
Y
OUR
S
YSTEM
The MC6 can be used with any line-level or intrument level device (see specifications on page
11). Some common examples include mixing consoles, electronic musical instruments, patch
bays, and signal processors. For all connections, refer to the following steps:
Turn Off all equipment before making any connections.
Make connections via 1/4” phone jacks according to your requirements.
Typical patch points include: a mixer's channel or subgroup inserts when using the MC6 on
individual instruments or tracks; the mixer's main outputs when mixing; an instrument
preamp's effects loop when using the MC6 for guitar or bass; main outs of a submixer (i.e.,
keyboard mixer) as the signal is sent to main mixer; between a DAT's output and an analog
cassette input.When using a chain of processors, the MC6 may be placed either before or after
effects or dynamics processors. It can also be placed first in a chain of guitar pedal effects,
where a guitar may be plugged directly into the MC6 mono input. We recommend you use
common sense and experiment with different setups to see which one provides the best
results for your needs.
Connect the DC power cord (shipped with the unit) to the MC6's rear panel POWER
connector and an appropriate AC power source to turn the unit ON.
insert
sends
insert
returns
MC6
Inputs
MC6
Outputs
Use the MC6 to
compress those
pesky individual
tracks by
inserting it in
the insert path
of your mixer
for a single
channel or for a
(stereo) linked
pair of signals.
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