Presonus Audio electronic Smart Compressor User Manual

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CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS

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