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Joemeek Pro Channel VC3Q User Manual

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User's Guide
The PROCHANNEL VC3Q is a piece of precision electronics designed
to get the absolute best performance out of musical instrument,
microphone, recorder and the final mix. Read the instructions carefully; they
have been written as a result of practical experience.
Ted Fletcher
VC3Q
Pro Channel
JOEMEEK
JOEMEEK
C O M P R E S S I O N
C O M P R E S S I O N
Pro Channel
THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN
MUSICIAN AND STUDIO
- User's guide
VC3Q
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  • Page 1 VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel ® JOEMEEK JOEMEEK C O M P R E S S I O N C O M P R E S S I O N VC3Q Pro Channel THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN MUSICIAN AND STUDIO...
  • Page 2 VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Ted Fletcher This instruction book was written by Ted Fletcher; the designer of the original JOEMEEK compressor and the whole JOEMEEK range of professional audio equipment. Ted worked in the studio with Joe Meek, the legendary record producer, in the mid 1960s.

  • Page 4: The Joemeek Prochannel

    Nowadays, many of these notions have been forgotten and 'quality' electronics is getting rarer and rarer. But the JOEMEEK range of Studio channels and the PROCHANNEL apply these professional rules and you can hear the difference! The function of a microphone preamplifier is not too difficult and the microphone/input amplifiers on normal professional mixers do it quite well;...
  • Page 5 As well as giving the best performance with keyboards, guitars and basses, the ProChannel is also designed to work well with the best capacitor microphones; it is particularly good with the JOEMEEK JM47, Neumann range, the AKG C414, Microtech Gefell, and Audio Technicas.

  • Page 6: What's In It

    Out Vol Phantom (80Hz) (1.8kHz) (8kHz) Input Gain It's best to think of the JOEMEEK VC3Q PRO CHANNEL as three separate pieces of equipment: 1) The Input amplifier. 2) The JOEMEEK Compressor. 3) The Meequalizer THE INPUT AMPLIFIER The input amplifier takes audio signals from any microphone (XLR socket), musical instrument or high level source (1/4 inch jack socket), and amplifies them up to 'line' level;...

  • Page 7: The Meequalizer

    A secondary use of compression (and most important for us) is to introduce some artificial dynamics into sound to make it sound more exciting. This is what the JOEMEEK compressor does best. WHAT IS A COMPRESSOR?

  • Page 8: Prochannel Control Explanations

    VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel to be remembered. The rule is that when 'lift' is used, it's often necessary to compensate by reducing the input gain. Note, always start with the EQ controls set to the 'flat' position; that is, with the three pointers set at the '0' position at the top of each control.
  • Page 9 VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel 'RELEASE' sets the time during which the path gain returns to normal after compression. Generally, the longer the time, the less obvious is the compression. LF controls the volume of low frequencies in the audio spectrum. This is a 'shelving' control with the full level of lift and cut available at and below 80Hz.

  • Page 10: Making It Go

    This configuration may be used for a performance vocal or instrument source in the studio to get richer sounds on disk, as well as eliminating any digital delay when monitoring. VC3Q JOEMEEK MIC PRE - OPTO COMPRESSOR - MEEQUALIZER Mic Gain 700ms...

  • Page 11: Vc3Q Inputs And Outputs

    POWER - Power input is 12Volt AC only. POWER THE PROCHANNEL ONLY FROM THE JOEMEEK POWER SUPPLY PROVIDED. USE OF OTHER POWER SUPPLIES WILL DAMAGE THE PROCHANNEL AND WILL INVALIDATE ALL WARRANTIES.

  • Page 12: Using The Input Amplifier

    VC3Q - 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.

  • Page 13: Using The Equalizer

    VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel 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! USING THE EQUALIZER Always start with the equalizer controls set to '0' (the control knobs set vertical).
  • Page 14 VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel VC3Q JOEMEEK MIC PRE - OPTO COMPRESSOR - MEEQUALIZER Mic Gain 700ms 800ms dB Input Meter ¥ 11ms 125ms 1.5s Compression Attack Release High Out Vol Phantom (80Hz) (1.8kHz) (8kHz) Input Gain Comp On...

  • Page 15: Common Problems

    VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel COMMON PROBLEMS 1) The microphone doesn't work! - Have you got something plugged into the line input? (this disables the microphone input) - Is the phantom power on? (capacitor microphones). - Is the output volume control up? 2) Got signal going through, but no compression.

  • Page 16: Technical Performance

    THE COMPRESSOR The built-in JOEMEEK compressor is slightly different from the big studio units like the JOEMEEK SC2.2 or SC4, so that it is easier to operate with musical instruments. The 'ATTACK' control is variable so that the impact of the compression sound can be varied from a gentle effect (with the attack adjusted fast) to more powerful sounds with longer attack times.
  • Page 17 VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel transient signals; this effect works to retain brightness that is often lost with other types of compressor. THE EQUALIZER The equalizer is so called because it 'equalizes' or corrects the sound. It does this by modifying the relative volume levels of the various frequencies in the audio signal.
  • Page 18 VC3Q - User's guide Pro Channel THE POWER SUPPLY An external 12V AC power supply provides the power for the unit. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO POWER THE UNIT FROM ANY POWER SUPPLY OTHER THAN THE ONE SUPPLIED WITH THE UNIT. Circuitry inside the VC3Q converts the 12V AC into 14.5-0-14.5V and a 48V DC supply for the phantom power.
  • Page 19 More JOEMEEK Q range products: THE JOEMEEK STUDIO CHANNEL VC1Qcs Amazing mic amp + compressor, eq and ehnacer channel JOEMEEK VC6Q - mic/instrument pre, compressor, eq THE JOEMEEK JM47 - True condenser microphone, case, shockmount and cable. Manufactured by; FLETCHER ElectroAcoustics Ltd.

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