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Drawmer S2 Operator's Manual

Dual channel vacuum tube compressor
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DRAWMER
Vacuum Tube Compressor
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
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Chapter 2 - Control Description
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S2
Dual Channel
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
CONTENTS
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 2: Warranty

    COPYRIGHT This manual is copyrighted © 2008 by Drawmer Electronics Ltd. With all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, no part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means, mechanical, optical, electronic, recording, or otherwise, with- out the written permission of Drawmer Electronics Ltd.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    The new S2 Signature Series Dual Channel Tube Compressor is the latest product to emerge from Ivor Drawmer’s high end designs and offers an ‘all tube - no technical compromise’ circuit using only the highest grade components. The S2 features a host of new creative processing possibilities never before found in an all analogue dynamics package.

  • Page 4: Installation

    INSTALLATION The S2 is designed for standard 19" rack mounting and occupies 3U of rack space. Fibre or plastic washers may be used to prevent the front panel becoming marked by the mounting bolts. Always connect the mains earth to the unit.

  • Page 5: Audio Connections

    • Interference: If ground loop problems are encountered, never If the S2 is to be used where it maybe exposed to high disconnect the mains earth, but instead, try levels of disturbance such as found close to a TV or...

  • Page 6: Control Description

    0.2 to 0.6 seconds is a good starting point. Be careful with very long release settings, the Compressor might never have enough time for a total recovery between the signal peaks. However, if set too fast, the signal may “pump”, which can be used creatively, but is generally undesirable. DRAWMER S2 O PERATOR’S ANUAL...
  • Page 7 Dry works by adding the original signal coming into the unit to the compressed signal that has been processed by the S2, effectively reducing the percieved amount of compression taking place. It is easiest to think of it as being similar to a parallel compressor, but with the advantage of being one simple knob. It provides completely variable control over the whole amount of compression taking place without having to alter numerous settings in order to do so.
  • Page 8 Temperature Led The S2 is at optimum temperature when the front panel LED indicator is lit, i.e. after the soft start and when the valves have reached optimum temperature - this may take a few seconds.

  • Page 9: Quick Setup Procedure

    Release control. Bear in mind that too short a release time will result in pumping. to d At this point the Bypass switches can be toggled to listen to the affect that the S2 is having on the audio. Repeat steps 2,3 and 4 to suit.

  • Page 10: Chapter 3 - General Information

    Please address correspondence to: the difficulty. A list of all main dealers can be found on the Drawmer Drawmer (Technical Help line) webpages. Coleman Street...

  • Page 11: Block Diagram

    BLOCK DIAGRAM S2 ver 01 B 26/03/09 DRAWMER S2 O PERATOR’S ANUAL...
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  • Page 13: Session Recall Sheet

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