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ATM BETTERMAKER Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 BETTERMAKER Bus Compressor Operations Manual...
  • Page 2 The Bettermaker crew would like to thank all the people that were deeply involved in development first products, from EQ230P till this day. Thanks to all the Beta-testers that gave us hands-on tips and all people involved in the conceptual stage. We hope we have listened to you carefully so as to produce an ideal tool in the hands of every engineer.
  • Page 3 Since we’re a company that cares about better sound over processing speed, our engineers would take the extra time to use a full analog chain because it simply sounds better. We developed the Bettermaker Bus Compressor to give us the speed of plug-ins, but the fidelity of analog domain.
  • Page 4 - sculpting system. The Bettermaker Bus Compressor is a new approach to a well known VCA compressor design. Choosing modern components and design practices over older traditional methods helped maintain the transient response and low noise-floor necessary for today’s recording practices.

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    Do not operate this unit in the presence of rain, liquids or condensing moisture. Liquid entering the product enclosure presents the risk of electric shock injury. Do not operate the Bettermaker Bus Compressor in any place near water. Always be sure to protect the unit from dust, particles, water, beer, groupies, and stage divers.

  • Page 6: Front Panel

    III. Construction of the Bus Compressor The sound of the Compressor is of course based on the quality of its analog audio path. But all the control and user interactions are performed in the digital domain. This allows us to incorporate options and possibilities not found in any standard analog compressors: ...

  • Page 7: Analog Section

    Analog section Great care and thought went into the development and implementation of the analog section of the Bettermaker Bus Compressor. High quality capacitors and low noise op-amps are used in the analog path. Relays were used, whenever creating the shortest path for the audio signal was necessary.

  • Page 8: General Operation

    The USB LINK will allow you to control the unit from your favorite DAW via VST/ AAX/AU Bettermaker control plug-in and perform the firmware update in the future. - to connect XLR and TRS inputs and outputs. Using balanced, quality cables is essential here to provide best possible signal quality with very low noise floor.
  • Page 9 Using main rotary encoders THRESH – adjust compression threshold from -35dB to +5dB. ATT – adjust compression attack time from 0.1 to 60ms REL – adjust the release time from 10ms to 2s. Turn the encoder further and you will enable AUTO RELEASE mode.
  • Page 10 Using USER rotary encoder As mentioned before the USER knob can be set (with the SET knob) to adjust one of the following parameters: RATIO – choose from 1.5, 2, 4, 6 or 10:1 values. MIX – adjust balance between compressed and dry signal.
  • Page 11 Using SET knob and menu Almost all configurable settings are available under only one encoder with push-button action. Rotate the SET knob to scroll thru all available settings and actions. Press SET button once to change selected parameter or execute selected action.
  • Page 12 • SYSTEM REBOOT - To perform please press SET knob while holding ENGAGE button. This will restart the Bus Compressor. Please note that the unit will not be reset to its default values, so all your settings will be kept. •...

  • Page 13: Product Specification

    V. Product Specification  advanced analog stereo VCA compressor with PEAK detection  all parameters are digitally controlled via front panel and/or DAW (with dedicated plugin)  dry/wet MIX control for parallel compression  sidechain high pass filter with hardware insert and preview function ...
  • Page 14  Output Impedance: 50Ω + 50Ω (electronically balanced)  1U enclosure, 230mm deep (Bus Compressor)  universal 100 - 240V HQ AC-DC converter  internal power supply designed by Bettermaker  Maximum power consumption: 25W  Shipping weight: 4 kg...

  • Page 15: Warranty

    VI. RMA Warranty / Contact info Warranty: Addicted to Music warrants to the purchaser of a new Bettermaker Bus Compressor that the unit is free from manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase.

  • Page 16: Contact Information

    Web: www.bettermaker.eu Final Words We hope you enjoy your new Bettermaker Bus Compressor! If you have any thoughts, ideas, concerns, notions, or brilliant revelations you would like to share about our products, please bring them to our attention at info@bettermaker.eu.
  • Page 17 Bettermaker Bus Compressor Operations Manual revision 1.0 (27/12/2019)

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