PreSonus BlueMAX - Manual (Page 13)

3. BASIC SETUP & OPERATION
3.1 QUICK START
1. Connect your Blue Max using one of the diagrams below.
2. Select either +4 or -10 operating level. (Reminder: +4 is for ‘pro’ levels such as
consoles, -10 is for ‘consumer’ levels or instruments)
3. Select your preset. (Refer to the preset descriptions above. Remember that the Ratio,
Attack and Release knobs are only active in Manual mode.)
4. Push the Process button in.
5. Turn the Input knob all the way to -20 (counter-clockwise).
6. Set the Output knob on 0.
7. Slowly turn the Input knob up (clockwise) until the Gain Reduction meters begin to
move. Continue to rotate the Input knob until the Gain Reduction meters read between
-5 and -7.
8. Adjust the Output knob to the desired output level.
You should now have a very natural sounding compressed signal. Of course you should
experiment with the settings to suit your taste.
3.2 BASIC CONNECTIONS
Inserting into your mixers insert point.
Note: If you don’t get any signal flow at first, try swapping the input and output connections.
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