GETTING STARTED
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FRONT
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1-GAIN:
Up to 30 dB of MakeUp Gain.
2-RATIO
: Continuously variable from 2:1 to 10:1.
3-ATTACK
: Continuously variable from 0.5 to 300 mS.
4-ATTACK/RELEASE SELECT:
Three settings to choose the operation mode: FIXED, MANUAL & FIX/MAN.
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FIXED:
Attack time: 1 mS / Release time: 50 mS.
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FIX/MAN:
This setting combines the release times of fixed and manual mode. The attack time is as in the fixed mode (1 mS).
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MANUAL:
Attack time: from 0.5 mS - 300 mS / Release time: from 0.05 sec to 10 sec.
5-VU METER (SELECTOR):
Knob to choose the readout of the VU meter, either GAIN REDUCTION, INPUT &
OUTPUT.
6-VU METER:
Indicates GAIN REDUCTION, INPUT & OUTPUT (0=+8 dBu).
7-TUBE SATURATION:
Selects the degree of added saturation from 4 settings varying from none to heavy saturation.
This is determined by selecting a setting and adjusting the GAIN control to achieve the desired results.
8-THRESHOLD:
This is really a sensitivity control to determine when the compression starts to take place, continuously
variable from ´OFF´ to -40 dB. The
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OFF
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position completely eliminates the compression from the circuitry (No signal will
be detected by the sidechain, therefore effectively bypassing the compressor circuit completely).
9- RELEASE:
Continuously variable from 0.05 to 10 seconds.
10- SC FILTER:
This is a filter applied only to the control signal to decide if and where the TUBESESSOR will be less or
more sensitive to certain frequencies. There are 5 choices available: 80, 160, 1K, 3K and 5K. The first two settings are
great to avoid the compressor being unnecessarily overpowered by lower frequencies, very useful to avoid undesired
pumping. The 1K and 3K settings can be very helpful when it comes to taming unruly elements of a mix such as loud
vocals, fuzzy guitars or overly aggressive snares.
11-LINK:
´OFF´ simply leaves the control to the unit´s internal detection, while ´ON´ is used for syncing two units for
stereo use and bases the control off of whichever unit requires more gain reduction at any given moment.
12-BYPASS:
A Hard Bypass that completely avoids the circuitry.
13- RED JEWEL INDICATOR LIGHT
: Simply indicates that the equipment is ´On´.
14-POWER SWITCH
: Turns the unit on or off.
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