Controls & Connections - Phonic T8300 User Manual

CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS
The Tube Enhancer has two channels that have identical controls and connections. The following d-
escriptions apply to both channels.
Front Panel
1 INPUT meter
This VU meter displays the channel
2 OUTPUT meter
This VU meter displays the channel
3 Channel-link switch
This switch determines whether the two channels
areto be controlled separately (SEP.) or in-sync
(LINK).When the switch is set to LINK, the
settings for Channel 1 are applied to both channels.
4 INPUT LEVEL control
This knob controls the channel's input level. The range
of control is from -12 to +12 dB.
5 BASS BOOST control
This knob controls the level of bass boost.
CAUTION: Excessive level of bass boost may damage
some speakers. Use this control with care.
6 BASS TIMBRE control
This knob adjusts the tube enhancement on the bass
timbre, or sound quality. The enhancement is applied
to the sub-low frequencies around 100 Hz. Turn up
this knob to add more "punch" to the bass sound,
such as a drum. Turn it down to make the bass sound
rounder. "
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7 Bass timbre IN/OUT switch
When set to IN, this switch activates the BASS TIMBRE
's input level.
function.
8 ENHANCER/EXCITER control
's output level.
Turn this knob toward EXCITER to get a richer high
frequency sound, or toward ENHANCER to allow more
bass to come through.
9 TUNE control
This knob adjusts the high-pass filter for the exciter.
The range of control is from 1 kHz to 8 kHz.
10 HIGH BOOST control
This knob controls the boost level of high frequencies.
11 TUBE TIMBRE control
This knob controls the timbre, or sound quality. Turn
toward WARM for a more harmonic sound, or toward
COLD for less.
12 PROCESSOR bypass switch
This switch determines whether the signal from the
channel input should be processed (IN) or unaltered
(BYPASS) before it is sent to the channel output.
A bypass switch is useful for a quick comparison
between processed and unprocessed sounds.
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