Summary of Contents for IGS TUBECORE 3U
- Page 1 TUBECORE 3U USER'S MANUAL IGS Audio Igor Sobczyk 3 Maja 76d, 41-400 Mysłowice, Poland e-mail: igs@o2.pl ph: +48 601 597 592 www.igsaudio.com...
- Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. IGS Audio makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the material in this document and shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages related to the use of the material.
- Page 3 As one of the TUBECORE 3U's main features is the possibility of replacing tubes, we have placed them outside the unit. Please, be aware of this fragile parts and do not place the TUBECORE 3U close to the wall or cables hanging from the back of the other gear in your 19 inch rack.
- Page 4 The TUBECORE 3U compressor allows you to work either in dual mono or mid/side mode (M/S). The Mode switch has two bypass positions – they both work the same, but we added them for your comfort and quick A/B comparing.
- Page 5 GAIN This is the make up gain knob. You can adjust the amount of signal at the input of TUBECORE 3U. OUTPUT Output level control. THRESHOLD Above this level of the input signal the compression will occur.
- Page 6 TUBECORE 3U main functions and technical specification: ✔ 3U stereo unit with M/S functionality ✔ Fully symmetric audio path, ✔ Carnhill input transformer, ✔ Sowter output transformer, ✔ Hard wired bypass, ✔ Sidechain HPF ✔ Dry/Wet knob for parallel compression ✔...
- Page 7 – Please follow the Calibration Procedure after the tube swap In M/S mode the GR Meters show different reduction: – in most cases the MID channel is louder than SIDE signal. Use the TUBECORE 3U controls to adjust the levels Tube Replacement and Calibration Procedure: Remember to use matched tubes of the correct type.
- Page 8 Warranty: This device is declared to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three years. Any device found defective within three years from the delivery date and returned to the factory, will be repaired, adjusted, or replaced and sent to the customer with no charge.