Manley СORE REFERENCE CHANNEL STRIP - MCORE026 and up 7/2 User Manual

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10. Rear Panel ConnectionsFrom Right to Left:MIC INPUT: This is a transformer balanced, microphone input to the preamplifier. The pinout is PIN 1: Gr

c o r e12. QuestionsQ: “Where's the -20dB pad switch?”Because the input attenuator precedes the tube gain stage, the input level control acts a

VR12VR16Diagram 8Diagram 914. ServicingVR11VR9VR612AX7WA6922TUBE LOCATIONCALIBRATION TRIM POT LOCATIONc o r e11TEST POINT LOCATIONVR15GR-ZEROGR-METERG

c o r ei) CALIBRATION OF VU METER:1- Feed a balanced sine tone @ 1 KHz, +4dBu (1.228V RMS) from an audio tone generator/oscillator into the LINE

FREQUENCY100Hz-1kHz1kHz-10kHz 16. Curves & Specifications c o r e13MID EQ PLOT15LIMITER, MIN, MED, MAXEQ SHELFŸ ALL-TUBE preamplifier audio path

c o r e14 17. Recall Sheet ARTISTSONGINSTRUMENT / TRACKMIC NOTESDATE ENGINEERARTISTSONGINSTRUMENT / TRACKMIC NOTESDATE ENGINEERc oreREFERENCE CHANNEL

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Contents i) Introduction 2ii) Manual Conventions 21. Important Safety Instructions 32. Getting Started 33. Front Panel 44. Input Section 45. Opt

c o r e i) An Introduction To The Manley Core Reference Channel Strip Thank you for selecting the Manley CORE. This unit combines a high quality vacuu

c o r ec o r e1. Important Safety Instructions1. Water and Moisture – Do not use The CORE near any source of water or in excessively moist environment

c o r e3. Front Panel co r eREFERENCE CHANNEL STRIP0O/P 1GRO/P 2LOW0-12+12dBMAXMINCOMPRESSIONINBYPASSFASTATTACKSLOWFASTCOMPRESSORSLOWRELEASEINPUTLEVE

c o r eMAXMINCOMPRESSIONINBYPASSFASTATTACKSLOWFASTCOMPRESSORSLOWRELEASEDiagram 3The Compressor utilizes our famous circuit topology as ® ®found in t

c o r e7. LimiterDiagram 5The FET output limiter is a powerful, high-ratio, peak limiter. It can be used for many creative effects, as well as for se

MAINS VOLTAGE SHOWN ON SERIAL TAG ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. REFER SER

BRICKWALLLIMITERDIRECT OUT 1MAIN OUT 2OUTPUTGAINTUBE STAGEEQINSERT JACKFETPIN1: SHIELD/GROUNDPIN2: HOT/POSITIVE PHASEPIN3: LOW/NEGATIVE PHASEc o r eRE