Making The British Channel Go; Using The Input Amplifier; Using The Compressor; Using The Equaliser - Joemeek British Channel VC6Q User Manual

VC6Q
- User's guide
British Channel

MAKING the British Channel GO

USING THE INPUT AMPLIFIER

Select 'MIC' or 'LINE' input, the microphone XLR input socket is disabled
when you plug a jack-plug into the instrument input on the front panel. 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 orange LEDs light occasionally.

USING THE COMPRESSOR

First, get a sound going through the British Channel so that the LED meter
is registering well; use plenty of volume level. Press the 'COMP. ON' button
and turn up the 'COMPRESSION' control (blue light shows) so that the
compression LEDs starts to flicker yellow on audio peaks. You should now
be able to hear the compression effect. adjust the slope and attack controls
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! If any distortion is obvious, try turning the input gain
control down.

USING THE EQUALISER

Once a signal is going through the British Channel, press the EQ IN
pushbutton (red light shows) to bring the equaliser into circuit. The controls
are self explanatory. feel free to experiment with different combinations of
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