What's In It; The Input Amplifier; The Joemeek Compressor - Joemeek British Channel VC6Q User Manual

VC6Q
- User's guide
British Channel
An interesting fact is that the cost and quality of the parts in the British
Channel input amplifier are on a par with those used in the very highest
priced professional mixers and microphone amplifier outboards.
As well as giving the best performance with keyboards, guitars and basses
(Joe Meek invented the 'direct inject' method of instrument recording), the
VC6Q is also designed to work well with the best capacitor microphones; it
is particularly good with the JOEMEEK JM47, The Neumann range, the
AKG C3000 and C414, Microtech Gefell, and Audio Technica.

WHAT'S IN IT?

It's best to think of the VC6Q British Channel as three separate pieces of
equipment:

1) The Input amplifier.

2) The Compressor.
3) The Equaliser.
1) THE INPUT AMPLIFIER
The input amplifier takes audio signals from any microphone (XLR socket),
musical instrument or high level source (1/4 inch jack sockets), and
amplifies them up to 'line' level; that is, from a few millivolts, up to about a
volt. The phantom power supply (push-button switch) provides power to
capacitor microphones. Dynamic or ribbon microphones should be used
with the phantom power turned off, then full advantage can be taken of the
extreme low noise performance of this amplifier.
The MICROPHONE INPUT (XLR socket input) is designed for 200 ohm
balanced microphones.
The INSTRUMENT INPUT (front panel jack socket) is for guitars and
basses and is particularly good for passive guitars (Fender Strat etc.) The
LINE INPUT is balanced and is designed as a mixdown input from other
professional equipment.

2) THE JOEMEEK COMPRESSOR

And now for the part of the British Channel that gives it most of its
character; - the photo optical JOEMEEK compressor.
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