PreSonus Studio Channel - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 OVERVIEW
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Features ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 What is in the Box ................................................................................................................................. 5
2 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS
2.1 Front Panel Layout ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1.1 Tube Microphone Preamp ................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.2 Compressor ....................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.3 Parametric EQ .................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1.4 Master and VU Meter ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Back Panel Layout ............................................................................................................................... 10
3 OPERATION
3.1 Microphones ........................................................................................................................................ 11
3.1.1
Condenser .................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.2 Dynamic ...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing .............................................................................................. 12
3.2.1 Common Questions Regarding Dynamics ....................................................................................... 12
3.2.2 Types of Dynamic Processing ........................................................................................................ 13
3.2.3 Vocabulary of Dynamics Processing .............................................................................................. 14
3.2.4 General Compression Setting Suggestions ...................................................................................... 17
3.3 Equalizers ............................................................................................................................................ 20
3.3.1 What is an EQ? ............................................................................................................................ 20
3.3.2 How to Find the Best and Leave the Rest ...................................................................................... 21
3.3.3 To Boost or Not to Boost ............................................................................................................. 22
3.4 Application Settings ............................................................................................................................... 24
4 TECHNICAL INFORMATION
4.1 Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 27