Aphex CX 500 - Manual (Page 6)

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2.0 INTRODUCTION
The Project 500 is a 500 Series channel strip module that includes
a Class-A mic pre, an optical compressor and a two-band equal-
izer. The optocoupler was designed to be as fast as possible and is
produced exclusively for Aphex. The inputs and outputs are elec-
tronically balanced.
• Class-A mic pre design from the popular
Aphex Project Channel.
• The optical compressor is extremely trans-
parent and can be assigned to come before
or after the EQ.
• Two bands of semi-parametric EQ with
overlapping frequencies.
• 10Mohm instrument input.
• 48V phantom power, 75Hz HPF and Phase
reverse buttons are provided.
3.0 CONTROLS & INDICATORS
3.1 TRIM CONTROL
The Trim knob controls the amount of input
gain to the mic pre. The Signal LED will light
green when an input signal is detected. It will
turn yellow as the input signal increases and
will turn red when the input is being clipped.
3.2 COMPRESSOR ON/OFF BUTTON
The Compressor on/off button activates or
deactivates the compressor function.