Summary of Contents for Dave Hill Designs TITAN
- Page 1 COMPRESSOR LIMITER MANUAL VER 1.2 201200219 2117 E5th street Superior WI USA 54880 davehilldesigns.com See the next page for startup switch settings © 2012 Dave Hill Designs...
- Page 2 Start Up Settings Safety Information Introduction - The Controls LCD Reference Panel Guide (control range) Specifications SETTINGS TO START WITH THRESHOLD DYNAMIC COMPRESSOR SET AS NEEDED COLOR COLOR SET TO 0 (VCA COLOR) SET TO PWM BYPASS SET TO IN PARALLEL MIX STANDARD CONTROLS SET TO COMP...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions 2. Keep these instructions 3. Heed all warnings 4. Follow all instructions including Calibration Instructions 5. Do not use this apparatus near water 6. Clean only with dry cloth 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions 8. - Page 4 COLOR CONTROLS Titan has a set of controls that allows the user to change the color of the compressor. This group of controls; the three red knobs and one toggle switch allow the user to do things that are not available on any other compressor-limiter.
- Page 5 COMPRESSOR COLOR – (VCA COLOR) The control provides a mix between a very clean PWM gain control device and a vintage gain control element. The vintage gain control element is a diode type compressor circuit designed for a high level of color. There are 16 steps in the cross fade-mix control for a wide range in choices. DYNAMIC COLOR The DYNAMIC COLOR control is a control that generates harmonic content that is of opposite phase as compared to the harmonic content that the vintage gain control element generates.
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Page 6: Stereo Link
The LCD display will show which unit is the control master. When working in stereo all controls on the slave unit are disabled. When switched out / bypassed, Titan is hard bypassed by a relay; this relay will also bypass the unit when power is off. - Page 7 LCD DISPLAY REFERENCE IN - OUT - LINK STATUS THRESHOLD +25DBU ATTACK RELEASE KNEE SHAPE MAKE UP GAIN KNEE SHAPE GRAPH LCD CLEANING First use care, the best way to clean it is with camera lens cleaning supplies, a micro fiber cloth, an air bulb with a brush.
- Page 8 SHAPE of the Knee Hard ratio =10 to 1 Soft = 1.1 to 1 COMPRESSOR COLOR DYNAMIC (VCA COLOR) THRESHOLD COLOR PWM 0.018% THD @ +24 dbu VINTAGE 13% THD @ +24dbu ATTACK TIME PARALLEL MIX Fast = 50uS Slow = 400mS MAKE UP GAIN 0.5db steps Max Gain = 11.5db...
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Page 9: Specifications
8.625 inches plus user input/output connectors Acknowledgements There are a number on people who have suggested ideas that have helped Titan evolve into the controllable device that it is. They inculude; Jean Hund, Raf Lenssens, Michiel Hollanders, Mathijs Indesteege, Niki Melville-...