TDM Audio 32CL-2 v.2 - Manual (Page 3)

© 1996 TDM Design, Inc. Compressor/Limiter Owner’s Manual Page 3
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ 4
C OMPRESSOR F UNDAMENTALS ............................................................................................................................ 4
L IMITER F UNDAMENTALS .................................................................................................................................... 6
MOUNTING THE UNIT IN A RACK................................................................................................................ 7
U SING THE S ECURITY C OVER ............................................................................................................................... 7
HOOKING UP THE COMPRESSOR/LIMITER .............................................................................................. 8
W HAT Y OU ’ LL N EED ........................................................................................................................................... 8
M AKING A DAPTER C ABLES .................................................................................................................................. 8
T HE B ASIC H OOK -U P ........................................................................................................................................... 9
C OMPRESSING AND / OR L IMITING A M IX ............................................................................................................... 9
U SING C HANNEL OR S UBGROUP I NSERTS .............................................................................................................10
C OMPRESSING E LECTRONIC I NSTRUMENTS ..........................................................................................................11
OPERATING THE COMPRESSOR/LIMITER ...............................................................................................12
F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLS ...................................................................................................................................12
B ASIC C OMPRESSING ..........................................................................................................................................13
B ASIC L IMITING .................................................................................................................................................14
C OMPRESSING S PEECH .......................................................................................................................................14
C OMPRESSING V OCALS .......................................................................................................................................15
C OMPRESSING M USICAL I NSTRUMENTS ...............................................................................................................16
C OMPRESSING P ROGRAM M ATERIAL ...................................................................................................................16
USING SIDE CHAINS .......................................................................................................................................17
H OW S IDE C HAINS W ORK ...................................................................................................................................17
U SES FOR S IDE -C HAIN C OMPRESSION ..................................................................................................................18
C ONNECTIONS FOR S IDE C HAIN O PERATION ........................................................................................................19
TDM O PTION C ARDS .........................................................................................................................................20
TROUBLESHOOTING AND SUPPORT..........................................................................................................21
N O S IGNAL O UTPUT ...........................................................................................................................................21
D ISTORTION ......................................................................................................................................................21
E XCESSIVE N OISE ...............................................................................................................................................22
60 H ERTZ H UM OR B UZZ ....................................................................................................................................23
C ONTACTING TDM............................................................................................................................................24
SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................................................25