Front Panel - Manley Stereo Variable Mu Owner's Manual

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4 4
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2 2
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REDUCTION dB REDUCTION dB
IN IN
BYPASS BYPASS BALANCE BALANCE ADJUST ADJUST
A H
A IN / BYPASS
B. COMP. / LIMIT
C. RECOVERY
D. THRESHOLD
E. OUTPUT ATTENUATE
F. ATTACK
G. DUAL INPUT
I. LINK
I. POWER ON/OFF
H. GR METER

FRONT PANEL

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STEREO VARIABLE MU® LIMITER COMPRESSOR STEREO VARIABLE MU® LIMITER COMPRESSOR
RECOVERY RECOVERY OUTPUT OUTPUT
FAST FAST
SLOW SLOW
THRESHOLD THRESHOLD ATTACK ATTACK
LIMIT LIMIT
COMPRESS COMPRESS
MIN MIN MAX MAX SLOW SLOW FAST FAST
METER METER
B C D E F
Switched in bypass mode, (down position) all effects of the limiting circuitry are
bypassed and will not affect the audio signal. In the bypass mode , the audio
signal passes from the input directly to the output.
Selects compression ( 1.5:1) or limiting (4:1) function. Compression is soft -knee,
Limit is a sharper knee. At greater than 12dB of limiting the ratio increases (up to
20:1 maximum)
Recovery times can be selected between
a. VERY SLOW
b. SLOW
c. MEDIUM
d. FAST
e. VERY FAST
Continuously variable gain reduction threshold control.
Determines the necessary amplitude for compression or limiting to take effect.
Most extreme effect is at the MIN (fully counter clockwise) position. The lower
the threshold, the more that gets limited.
Continuously variable attenuation of output signal leaving the amplifier circuitry.
Full attenuation occurs at the full counterclockwise position.
This control is active only in IN mode.
Continuously variable sensitivity of transient detection. Determines the necessary
length of transient to initiate gain reduction. Fast =25mS, Med =50mS, Slow
=70mS.
Fully counter clockwise at the slowest setting will prevent most percussive
signals from causing limiting or compression.
Continuously variable attenuation of input signal entering the amplifier limiting
circuitry
Full attenuation occurs at the fully counterclockwise position.
This control is active only in IN mode.
When switched to "SEP" left side is independent from the right side. When
switched to "LINK"
both channels are reduced in gain by the same number of dB. This insures that
the stereo image is unchanged. The METERs remain independent to help set
THRESHOLDs.
Power is supplied to the unit when switched UP. Meters will illuminate
Measures in decibels amount of reduction
DUAL INPUT DUAL INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT RECOVERY RECOVERY
FAST FAST
ATTACK ATTACK THRESHOLD THRESHOLD
SEP SEP LINK LINK
FAST FAST SLOW SLOW MAX MAX
POWER POWER
G H I E F C D
8 seconds
4 seconds
.6 seconds
.4 second
.2 second
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SLOW SLOW
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REDUCTION dB REDUCTION dB
LIMIT LIMIT
COMPRESS COMPRESS
MIN MIN
METER METER ADJUST ADJUST BALANCE BALANCE
B H
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IN IN
BYPASS BYPASS
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