User manual JOEMEEK ONEQ

[. . . ] Place Stamp Here JOEMEEK DISTRIBUTED BY PMI AUDIO GROUP 1845 W. 169th Street Gardena, CA 90247 USA ONE q manual. indd 2-3 4/4/05, 11:06 AM visit us on the web at joemeek. com Joemeek User Guide ONE Q ONE q manual. indd 3 Joemeek is manufactured and marketed under the direction of: 4-5 PMI AUDIO GROUP USA: 1845 W. 169th Street Gardena, CA 90247 toll free: 877-563-6335 fax: 310-323-0900 email: info@joemeek. com UK: P. O. Box 358 Torquay, Devon TQ2 5XS tel: +44 (0) 180 3215111 email: eusales@joemeek. com Written by Allan Bradford, MSc Contents 4/4/05, 11:06 AM JOEMEEK reborn ­ the legend grows The Next Generation of Joemeek studio processors represents a quantum leap in the history of the Joemeek legend. [. . . ] Note however that all other controls still operate independently on both oneQ's and must be set the same for correct stereo balance. The LED lights when active. Meequalizer The oneQ "Meequalizer" is a highly effective, versatile and musically rewarding four-band equalizer, or tone control system. Each stage allows boost or cut of up to 15dB around the frequency in question. The "EQ" switch turns the equalizer on, and the green LED lights when active. Cutting can be used to reduce unwanted LF noise, such as hum or rumble. Boosting can bring out the warmth and body of bass lines and (especially around 80Hz) kick drums. 12-13 `RELEASE' sets how long the compressor goes on squashing the sound for, once the signal has dropped below threshold. If it stopped instantly there would be very noticeable modulation or "pumping" of the sound. So we may want it to stop compressing less abruptly and that is what the Release control is for. Generally, the longer the Release time, the less obvious is the compression. Of course some "pumping" might actually be desirable as a special effect and that is another way in which the envelope of a sound can be modified. The oneQ Release is variable from 100mS up to 3 seconds giving a wide variety of effects. How the compressor behaves actually changes with programme content and volume. So experiment with the controls with different kinds of material to discover the range and depth of effects that can be achieved. The `COMP' in/out switch allows comparison between compressed and uncompressed sound (blue LED lights when active). Remember that the `MAKE UP GAIN' is there to restore the level of the signal after compression. Correctly adjusted, there will be no change in volume as the Compressor `ON' switch is operated. The Compressor is normally after the Preamplifier and the Insert Point, and before the Meequalizer. Pressing the POST EQ switch however, places the Compressor after the Meequaliser. The Lower Mid band can be tuned or "swept" anywhere between 200Hz and 2kHz. It may help to think of it as like a graphic equalizer, only instead of lots of frequency bands, you have just one, but it can be moved to cover any given frequency band. Cutting the Lower Mid can reduce boominess or other annoying resonances. Boosting can bring out the body and warmth of a vocal, or the harmonics of bass instruments. The Upper Mid band can be tuned or "swept" anywhere between 1kHz and 6kHz. Cutting the Upper Mid can reduce sibilance or other annoying resonances. [. . . ] After the expiration of the labor warranty period, the Purchaser must pay labor charges. B: In addition, PMI Audio Group will supply, at no charge, replacements for defective parts for a period of (three years) from the date of purchase. During the labor warranty period, to repair the Product, Purchaser must return the defective Product, freight prepaid, or deliver it to PMI Audio Group Service Center. The product to be repaired is to be returned in either its original carton or a similar package affording an equal degree of protection. [. . . ]