Using The Input Amplifier; Using The Compressor - Joemeek Pro Channel VC3 v2 User Manual

VC3
v2 - User's guide
Pro Channel

USING THE INPUT AMPLIFIER

Selection of 'MIC' or 'LINE' input is automatic; the microphone XLR input
socket is disabled when you plug a jack-plug into the line (or instrument)
input.
Turn the INPUT GAIN knob down to minimum then, If you are using a
capacitor microphone, plug in the microphone into the XLR socket, then
switch on the phantom power by pressing in the 'Phantom' switch. (Do it in
that order)
CAUTION - When using UNBALANCED MICROPHONES DO NOT USE
PHANTOM POWER, It could damage the microphone and will certainly
cause noise on the output. An LED light shows on the front panel as a
warning that the phantom power is turned on.
Turn up the INPUT GAIN until sound into the microphone registers on the
LED VU meter. Adjust the level so that the second yellow LED (the next-
to-highest light) lights occasionally.

USING THE COMPRESSOR

First, get a sound going through the PROCHANNEL so that the LED meter
is flickering.
Press the 'COMP. ON' button and turn up the 'COMPRESSION' control so
that the compression LED starts to flicker on audio peaks. You should now
be able to hear the compression effect. Switch the Attack to F (fast) or S
(slow) as required by the type of sound. Adjust the compression release
control to set the time for the compression to 'die out' and increase the input
gain control to get more compression.
When using the compressor, remember what it is doing; it's pulling down
the volume of the louder sounds in a particular way that fools your ears into
thinking that the sound is actually louder than it really is!
There is always the danger (particularly with the smooth response of the
JOEMEEK compressor) of increasing the input gain too far and causing
excessive noise or even distortion; it's easy to apply 20dB of compression
without realising it!
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