User manual JOEMEEK SIXQ

[. . . ] Place Stamp Here JOEMEEK DISTRIBUTED BY PMI AUDIO GROUP 1845 W. 169th Street Gardena, CA 90247 USA six q manual. indd 2-3 4/4/05, 11:08 AM visit us on the web at joemeek. com Joemeek User Guide SIX Q six 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, 11:08 AM JOEMEEK reborn ­ the legend grows The Next Generation of Joemeek studio processors represents a quantum leap in the history of the Joemeek legend. [. . . ] Turning the control clockwise increases the ratio and makes the effects of compression more dramatic. At maximum (10:1) the Joemeek compressor effectively becomes a limiter. 9 six q manual. indd 10 Meequalizer The sixQ "Meequalizer" is a highly effective, versatile and musically rewarding three-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. The LF band can be tuned or "swept" anywhere between 40Hz and 650Hz. 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 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. The Mid band can be tuned or "swept" anywhere between 300Hz and 5kHz. Cutting the Mid can reduce sibilance, boominess or other annoying resonances. Boosting can bring out the body of a vocal, or the harmonics of instruments. Increasing or reducing the "presence" of an instrument or vocal in this way, can appear to move the sound forwards or backwards in a mix. Boosting the 12kHz band gives a sense of "air" or "sparkle" to vocals, instruments and mixes, without boosting harsh upper-mid frequencies. Alternatively with bass instruments, cutting this band will reduce HF noise such as hiss and crackle. The 6kHz setting is very effective at controlling sibilance and reducing harshness, or indeed creating it, for example by boosting the harmonics of electric guitars. The Meequalizer is after the Preamplifier, the Insert Point and the Compressor. `ATTACK' sets how quickly the compressor reacts to peaks above threshold. Slower (clockwise) allows the fast leading edge of percussive sounds to pass uncompressed for a moment, before the compressor reacts to control the gain. This example of "changing the envelope" of a sound exaggerates the percussive nature of drums and other instruments. Settings around mid-position are used where the compression needs to be less obvious. Vocals for example, require Attack times around 10msec for natural sounding results. Faster attack times (anti-clockwise) in conjunction with large amounts of compression, result in extreme "pumping" effects. 12-13 `RELEASE' sets how long the compressor goes on squashing the sound for, once the signal has dropped below threshold. [. . . ] · Is the `Output Gain' control turned up? 15 six q manual. indd 16 Technical Specification Input impedances Pre-amp overall gain Common mode rejection Equivalent input noise Distortion (below Compressor threshold) Frequency response Maximum input before clipping Headroom before clipping High Pass Filter VU Meter Compression threshold Compression ratio Compressor attack time Compressor release time 0. 1 sec to 3 sec (adaptive) 1 msec to 100 msec (adaptive) Weight 1:1 to 10:1 (variable) -6dBu to +22dBu (variable) Power supply Power consumption Mechanical 12dB per octave cut below 80Hz Noise Floor +21dBu Output Level switch Mic: +21dBu; Line: +45dBu Output impedance 15Hz to 70kHz (-3dB) Nominal output levels +4dBu/-10dBv 75ohm 12dB attenuation -85dBu (typical, with ~40dB mic gain) Analogue movement 115V / 230V ac mains, 50/60Hz 30W 482W x 44H x 220D (overall) 2 kilos 0. 001% HF Frequency -128. 5dBu (unweighted) MID Frequency 70dB LF Frequency 0dB to 60dB EQ "Q" 0. 9 (1. 6 octaves) 40Hz to 650Hz variable 300Hz to 5kHz variable 6kHz/12kHz switchable Mic: 1. 2kohm; Line: 20kohm EQ Boost & Cut +/-15dB (each band) 18-19 Joemeek Limited Warranty THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY PMI Audio Group warrants that all products will be free from defects in material or workmanship: A: For a period of (3) three years from the date of purchase (hereinafter the labor warranty period), PMI Audio Group will repair or replace this Product if determined to be defective. 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. [. . . ]