REAL Innovation R-506 Dual/Mono Band VCA Compressor R 506 AUDIO GR / VU RATIO DUAL SINGLE Fx10 MODE RATIO SIDE LO CUT LINK X-OVER SIDE User Manual Issue 0.1...
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True BY-pass ON switch (LED) ..................9 R-506 Operating modes ....................... 9 R-506 Dual Band Mode ....................... 9 R-506 Single band (full bandwidth on the envelope) ............9 R-506 Single band (LO cut on envelope detector) ............. 10 R-506 External connections ....................10 R-506 SIDE Jack .......................
To obtain an outstanding audio quality, no servo amplifiers are used in the R-506 so it is not possible to unbalance the line out of the R-506.If you need an unbalanced connection follow the indications shown in APPENDIX B. The R-506, offers a very cool white front panel and a semi closed stainless steel enclosure.
Insert the R-506 into the empty slot in the 500-series enclosure, Be sure that the rear edge connector on the R-506 module mates correctly with the edge connector of the 500-series enclosure.
ARREL Audio R-506 Front Panel Controls and R 506 Operations AUDIO GR / VU DRY-WET KNOB The DRY-WET knob is used to mix the dry signal from the input of the compressor and the WET i.e. the compressed signal at the output of the compressor (mono and dual band compression).
Rotate the knob to change the cutoff frequency of the crossover. LINK X-OVER LINK JACK (3.5 MM STEREO JACK) The link Jack is used to link two R-506 units. In this SIDE R-506 linked stereo compression. The left channel in the first unit is sent...
The Side chain jack is mono. R-506 Dual Band Mode In this operative mode the R-506 is a true dual band compressor. The two channels at the out of the crossover circuit are compressed in parallel on two different gain processors.
R-506). R-506 LINK JACK By using this 3.5 mm stereo jack two R-506 units can be linked. In this way two R-506 can be linked for stereo compression for example. The left channel in the first unit is sent via the link cable to the second unit (right channel) and added to the right channel to generate the control signal to the right channel compressor.
ARREL Audio APPENDIX A: Front Panel R 506 AUDIO GR / VU RATIO DUAL SINGLE Fx10 MODE RATIO SIDE LO CUT LINK X-OVER SIDE FIG. 1 R-506 Front Panel R-506 User Manual, Issue 0.1 Page 11...
STEREO LINK JACK STEREO 3.5 mm On the front panel RETURN GROUND SEND Unbalanced line SIDE-CHAIN JACK MONO/STEREO 3.5 mm On the front panel INPUT GROUND GROUND Unbalanced line FIG. 2 External connections R-506 User Manual, Issue 0.1 Page 12...
APPENDIX C: 500 series module edge connector GROUND + OUT - OUT GROUND R - 500 + IN MODULE - IN + 16 V. GROUND - 16 V. + 48 V. FIG. 3 500 Series module edge connector R-506 User Manual, Issue 0.1 Page 13...
Rear Panel Input 500 series compatible connector Connectors Compliant 500-series rack with PSU and external audio connections, Construction Single 500-series rack slot required for each R-501 module. Dimensions Series 500 standard Weight 500 g R-506 User Manual, Issue 0.1 Page 14...
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