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- Page 2 Professional Products Vice President of Engineering 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, USA August 1,1997 European Contact: Your Local dbx Sales and Service Office or International Sales Office 68 Sheila Lane Valparaiso, Indiana 46383, USA Tel: (219) 462-0938...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ANUAL ONTENTS MC6 F RONT ANEL MC6 R ANEL ONNECTING THE YSTEM PPLICATIONS ACTORY ERVICE ARRANTY PECIFICATIONS... - Page 4 MC6 Mini-Comp is the most affordable professional quality stereo compressor on the market today. We recommend that you take a moment and read through the manual as it provides information that will assist you in using your unit to its fullest potential.To help you use the MC6 in any environment, we uncluded four rubber feet...
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Page 5: Mc6 Front Panel
MC6 F RONT ANEL GAIN REDUCTION (dB) METER: This meter indicates the amount of attenuation of the input signal by the MC6's Compressor, instantaneously displaying the amount of gain reduction achieved.The meter is always active, even when the MC6 is in BYPASS mode. INPUT/OUTPUT LEVEL METER: This 8-stage meter indicates, in dB, how far the input or output signal is below clipping or, in other words, headroom. - Page 6 ¨ OVEREASY SWITCH: The O SWITCH toggles the MC6 between the OverEasy and hard knee modes of compression. In OverEasy mode the ratio of compression changes slightly as the signal moves through a threshold range, creating a softer compression effect. This can be very useful on signals that are somethimes hard to tame, like vocals or guitars.The hard knee mode uses the set threshold level as the absolute point at which compression will start to occur at the set ratio amount, depending on the attack and release times set by the user or by the AUTO...
- Page 7 AUTO mode. In the VOCAL mode, enabling the AUTO function duplicates the “classic dbx sound” of the MC6’s forerunners which have become standards in the industry. Note that the two AUTO settings may be used for applications other than vocals or instru- ments.
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Page 8: Mc6 Rear Panel
¨ MC6 R ANEL INPUT JACKS: Use 1/4” TS or TRS (unbalanced or balanced) phone plugs to connect to these inputs from your source. The MC6's INPUT jacks accept either balanced or unbalanced signals in LINE mode and unbalanced signals in INST mode. Nominal input level is -10dBV in Line mode, and -20dBV in INSTRUMENT mode. -
Page 9: Onnecting The Mc6 To Your System
When the tip is shorted to the sleeve, compression is active; when the tip is not shorted to the sleeve, the unit is bypassed. The front panel BYPASS LED is activated when the footswitch controller is operating the bypass mode of the MC6. In order for the footswitch to operate, the front panel BYPASS SWITCH must be deactivated, or in the “out”... -
Page 10: Applications
¨ Use the dbx MC6 Mini- Comp™ Compressor in your live sound rig by putting it input before your other signal output processors. Or put it in line output before you send to your mixer or recorder. Get that great... - Page 11 With your mouth approximately 2 inches from the mic, sing the vocal part, but with less volume than normal. Use phrasing to give the part some intensity. An equalizer (e.g., a dbx 242 Parametric Equalizer, dbx 20 or 30 Series Graphic Equalizers) or a vocal effects device (e.g., reverb, delay, distortion) can be added to further define the performance.
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Page 12: Factory Service / Warranty
5.The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and dbx neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume on its behalf any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this product. In no event shall dbx or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control. -
Page 13: Specifications
Inputs Connectors: 1/4” TRS (tip hot, ring cold) Type: Line: Electronically balanced/unbalanced Instrument: Unbalanced Impedance: Stereo Inputs Line: Balanced 20k½, unbalanced 10k½ Instrument: 1Meg½ Mono Input: Line: Balanced 10k½, Unbalanced 5k½ Instrument: 500k½ Max Input Level: Line: +16 dBu balanced or unbalanced Instrument: 0 dBu unbalanced Nominal Input Level: Line:... - Page 14 ¨ OTES...
- Page 16 ¨ 8760 South Sandy Pkwy. Sandy, Utah 84070 Phone: (801) 568-7660 Fax: (801) 568-7662 IntÕl Fax: (219) 462-4596 E¥mail: customer@dbxpro.com World Wide Web: www.dbxpro.com A Harman International Company 18-2210-A 8/11/96...