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FATMAN 

 

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TL Audio

 

 
 
 

User Manual 

 

FAT 1 STEREO VALVE COMPRESSOR 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TL Audio Limited, 

Sonic Touch, 

Iceni Court, 

Icknield Way, 

 Letchworth, SG6 1TN, 

England. 

 

Tel: +44(0)1462 680888, Fax: +44(0)1462 680999 

E-Mail:  [email protected] 

www.tlaudio.co.uk

 

 

interstage

Phistersvej 31, 2900 Hellerup, Danmark

Telefon 3946 0000, fax 3946 0040

www.interstage.dk

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 pro audio with a smile

Содержание FATMAN FAT 1

Страница 1: ...ted Sonic Touch Iceni Court Icknield Way Letchworth SG6 1TN England Tel 44 0 1462 680888 Fax 44 0 1462 680999 E Mail info tlaudio co uk www tlaudio co uk interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmar...

Страница 2: ...4 OPERATION 4 1 What is Compression 4 2 Why Valve Compression 4 3 Overview of Compressor Operation 4 4 Input Gain 4 5 Output Gain 4 6 Gain Make Up 4 7 Program Control 4 8 Threshold 4 9 Ratio 4 10 Atta...

Страница 3: ...l element of the FAT 1 is based around a special transconductance amplifier which avoids the use of VCAs and helps contribute to the smooth open sound of the unit A certain degree of program dependant...

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Страница 5: ...ard Replace the fuse with the correct type and rating only Warning This equipment must be earthed 3 INSTALLATION 3 1 AC Mains Supply The compressor is fitted with an internationally approved 3 pin IEC...

Страница 6: ...event hum or noise pickup Refer to Figure 3 for rear panel connector identification 3 3 Instrument Inputs Each channel has a 0 25 jack socket on the front panel see Figure 2 A 2 pin mono jack plug is...

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Страница 9: ...st not be obstructed Do not locate the compressor where it will be subject to external heating for example in the hot air flow from a power amplifier or on a radiator The FAT 1 may be free standing us...

Страница 10: ...e more the level you feed to the valve stages the more of this harmonic distortion will be produced You should be able to hear this effect as you increase the Input Gain on the FAT 1 Secondly valves w...

Страница 11: ...l can be turned down to preserve the same level at the outputs so a choice of sounds is available For a more pronounced valve sound turn up the input gain and reduce the output gain and vice versa for...

Страница 12: ...ed along with the Input Gain Output Gain and Gain Make Up controls which are active at all times In this mode the FAT 1 works like a standard compressor in the sense that the user can create their own...

Страница 13: ...detailed the settings for each preset in Figure 4 should you wish to re create any of the presets in manual mode and adjust them to suit your own application...

Страница 14: ...knee fast attack and release 9 Electric Guitar 2 Harder compression for recorded or DI d guitars Hard knee fast attack and release 10 Snare Drum For tight control of snares Hard knee fast attack and r...

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Страница 16: ...ers a wide range of ratios from 1 1 5 gentle compression through to 1 30 limiting Limiting effectively clamps the input signal at the threshold level no matter how much the signal is increased this ca...

Страница 17: ...ogram control is set to Manual mode In all of the Preset modes it is disabled and Knee setting is fixed internally 4 12 Meter The FAT 1 is equipped with an illuminated VU meter The Meter switch enable...

Страница 18: ...means that any signal passing through that channel will pass directly though the FAT 1 Compressing a vocal for instance can be achieved by connecting the microphone directly to the console mic input t...

Страница 19: ...levels and the subjective sound quality of the original and compressed signals With the Compressor active use the Gain Make Up control to set the level so that when disabling the compressor there is n...

Страница 20: ...of gain reduction within an individual cycle and thus distortion is caused on the lower frequencies Selecting a slow attack release time will cure the problem Q Can I use the preset settings on instru...

Страница 21: ...ed by deliberate or accidental misuse tampering operation on the incorrect mains voltage or without the correct type and value of fuse fitted It is the user s responsibility to ensure fitness for purp...

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