LA Audio MPX10 - Manual (Page 10)

Page 10
COMPRESSOR SECTION
I N P U T jack Tip Hot (signal +)
Sleeve Screen (signal ground)
This is the input to the Compressor section and is normally connected to
the 'output' of the Mic/Line/DI preamplifier. Plugging a jack into this
connector breaks the signal path and the Tip of the inserted jack becomes
the input to the compressor (Half-Normalled). All the 'Input' and 'Output'
connectors between each of the processing sections on the MPX10 work
in this way.
'Input' is unbalanced, however the connector is wired in such a way as to
be compatible with un-balanced (mono) and balanced (stereo/TRS) jacks.
S I D E C H A I N jack Tip Return
Ring Send
Sleeve Screen (signal ground)
Sleeve
Screen R ing
Send
Tip
Return
Plugging into the MPX10's side chain automatically breaks the signal path
to the side chain circuitry. This path must be completed by the external
connected equipment.
The side chain in-out signal path affects both the Compressor and the
Expander response.
Commonly used to insert an equaliser into the sidechain to produce
frequency conscious compression such as de-essing.
Because each section of the MPX10 has Input and Output break jacks it is
possible to plug the EQ of the MPX10 into the Compressor sidechain to
allow more advanced Frequency Conscious Compression.
L I N K jack Tip Control voltage
Sleeve Screen (Control voltage
ground)
Link provides a means of joining the sidechain detectors of two MPX10s for
stereo operation. To ensure accurate stereo tracking the NR and
Compressor controls on both MPX10s should be set the same. Linking and
setting-up MPX10s in this way also ensures that signals from either MPX10
cause compression.
Please note that the Link output is a DC control voltage
and should not be connected into any audio signal path.