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C valve Layout

1

INPUT GAIN 

– Rotary control used to adjust the

input level.

2

LOW FREQUENCY

– This rotary control is used to

set the EQ cut off point for the Low Cut filter. 

3

INPUT METER 

– Six segment LED VU meter dis-

plays the input level after being affected by the

Gain control.

4

SATURATION

– Rotary control used to adjust the

total amount of harmonic overtones generated

by the tube circuit.

5

PILOT LIGHT - 

Illuminated indicator that rises in

intensity, and when fully lit, signifies the tube cir-
cuit is ready for operation. 

6

VOLUME

– Rotary knob used to control the over-

all Output level.

7

Digital Overload

- LED indicator, which when

illuminated, displays the digital clipping point of

the Analog to Digital converter.  

8

VU METER

– Classic round analog VU meter dis-

plays the amount of output level.

9

POWER SWITCH

– Heavy-duty rocker switch

which, when pressed to the “on” position, lights

the internal green LED, indicating the unit is pow-

ered up and ready for operation. 

10 MIC/INST 

switch

– This switch is used to select

the proper input operating level for either a

microphone or a line/instrument signal source.

11

48 VOLT

– When pressed in, the switch will illu-

minate red indicating the 48-volt phantom

power is on.

12

PHASE

– LED backlit switch which will invert the

phase of the mic or instrument input.

13

LOW CUT SWITCH

– Used to engage the vari-

able low-cut filter, which attenuates or rolls-off

the low frequency at a rate of 12 dB per octave

starting at the point set by the Low Frequency

control knob. 

14

VOCAL EQ - 

When pressed in, the push switch

activates the Vocal EQ circuit providing a pre-set

equalization curve for “sweetening” the signal

with a subtle, but useful, airy high-end lift .

15

LIMIT SWITCH

– When engaged, the LED lights

indicating the Limiter circuit is activated.

16

ENHANCE

- When pressed in, the switch acti-

vates the Enhance circuit which helps restore

the high frequencies that can be lost when the

signal is being protected by the on-board LIM-

ITER. 

17

48/96 SWITCH -  

LED backlit switch which is

used to select the sampling frequency of the

internal A-to-D converter for either 48 or 96

kiloHertz operation.

Front Panel Layout

Содержание C-valve

Страница 1: ...C C l a s s S i g n a l P r o c e s s o r s TUBE MICROPHONE INSTRUMENT PREAMPLIFIER WITH DIGITAL OUTPUT...

Страница 2: ...ture 6 Clean only with a damp cloth 7 Do not block any of the ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators he...

Страница 3: ...ing the Enhancer 10 Using C valve With An External Signal Processor 11 Using the Digital Output 12 Using the Digital Link Jack 13 System Set ups 14 15 Stacking and Tilting the C valve 16 C valve Conne...

Страница 4: ...nverter with a selectable sample rate of 48 or 96K feeding the S PDIF digital output In addition two C valve s can be linked together to make a stereo mic pre with digital out The C valve is a perfect...

Страница 5: ...o read the Output Level 48 volt phantom power for powering condenser microphones is available by pressing the LED backlit 48 Volt push switch located on the front panel S PDIF output via an internal h...

Страница 6: ...IC INST switch This switch is used to select the proper input operating level for either a microphone or a line instrument signal source 11 48 VOLT When pressed in the switch will illu minate red indi...

Страница 7: ...gle S PDIF digital output D BALANCED OUTPUT 1 4 inch TRS TIP RING SLEEVE connector for balanced line level output E RETURN INSERT 1 4 inch phone jack for car rying the return signal of the external pr...

Страница 8: ...plug the power pack into a wall outlet just yet 3 Set the controls to the following positions 4 Using a standard XLR microphone cable connect your microphone to the MIC input located on the rear panel...

Страница 9: ...akers and or headphone levels all the way down when switching the phantom supply on and off or plugging and unplugging cables If you are using a condenser microphone turn down your monitor speakers an...

Страница 10: ...se the INPUT GAIN control to adjust the level of your input signal It is a good idea to start with the level low and raise it up as you need Be sure to monitor the input LED VU METER and try to set th...

Страница 11: ...alve pre amp When the PHASE switch is pressed in the yellow LED will light show ing that the input signal is now out of phase Using The C valve For Getting A Sound In addition to providing a pristine...

Страница 12: ...n LED will illuminate and you will be adding some airy top end to the signal LIMIT In order to help set and keep a good signal level the C valve features on on board limiter circuit A limiter is a typ...

Страница 13: ...audio devices to process the signal directly inside the C valve A common application for the C valve s insert point is using a compressor Insert Send and Return To send a signal to an external proces...

Страница 14: ...The C valve has an internal 24 bit A to D converter that can be set to either 48 kilo hertz or 96 kilohertz sampling rates Be sure to set the digital input on your sound card or digital recorder to th...

Страница 15: ...signal from the second C valve s OUTPUT can be connected the DIGITAL LINK jack of the first unit to feed the right channel of the first C valve s A to D converter Now use the S PDIF output on the firs...

Страница 16: ...RING SLEEVE cable The mixers main left and right outputs are connected to powered PA speakers for example the Samson dB500a You can use the C valve to warm up the signal from recorded tracks or instr...

Страница 17: ...to a computer based hard disk recorder The balanced OUTPUT of the second C valve is connected to the DIGITAL LINK input on the first C valve so that both signals are sent the S PDIF out on C valve one...

Страница 18: ...from right front bumper Identify the right tilting foot by the locating R marking on the inside top Position the angled foot under the right bumper as shown in the drawing Use the included 4 x 10mm sc...

Страница 19: ...tput patch points that interrupt the channel or bus signal so that external processors can be connected Channel insert points are ideal for connecting to when using the C valve to process a single cha...

Страница 20: ...unit to the rack as shown below 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to mount the second C Class unit if desired 4 Once the units are mounted on the C Rack the assembly can be placed into a rack and secured via th...

Страница 21: ...19 C valve Block Diagram...

Страница 22: ...40dB 55dB 1kHz Analog Output Connectors 1 4 TRS jack Impedance 60 Ohms balanced 30 Ohms unbalanced Max Output Level 21 dBu balanced and unbalanced Digital Output Connector RCA Type S PDIF Converter 24...

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Страница 24: ...Samson Technologies Corp 575 Underhill Blvd P O Box 9031 Syosset NY 11791 9031 Phone 1 800 3 SAMSON 1 800 372 6766 Fax 516 364 3888 www samsontech com...

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