Presonus Audio electronic Smart Compressor - Manual (Page 13)

CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS
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Process In/Out
The Process button is similar to a bypass button except that the
signal is still effected by the Input of the Blue Max. Pushed in, the
Blue Max is processing the signal (compressing). Pushed out, the
Blue Max is no longer compressing the signal, however the input
gain setting remains active.
2 . 2 B A C K P A N E L L A Y O U T
Input
The input jack accepts unbalanced tip-sleeve connectors. The
input can handle up to +24dBu unbalanced levels. The left input
is a dedicated mono input.
Output
The output jack accepts unbalanced tip-sleeve connectors. The
output will deliver up to +24dBu in signal level unbalanced. The
left output is a dedicated mono output.
Sidechain
The sidechain jack on each channel interrupts the signal that the
compressor is using to determine the amount of gain reduction to
apply. When no connector is inserted into this jack, the input
signal goes directly to the compressors control circuitry. When a
connector is inserted into this jack, the signal path is broken. If
you have inserted a tip-ring-sleeve connector, the input signal is
sent back out of the Blue Max via the tip of the connector. This