Drawmer S2 Dual Channel Tube Compressor - Manual (Page 3)

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PERATOR’S M ANUAL
DRAWMER
S2
DUAL CHANNEL VACUUM TUBE COMPRESSOR
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
The new S2 Signature Series Dual Channel Tube Compressor is the latest product to emerge from Ivor Drawmer’s high
end designs and offers an ‘all tube - no technical compromise’ circuit using only the highest grade components. The S2
features a host of new creative processing possibilities never before found in an all analogue dynamics package.
BIG- Retains bass frequencies and minimizes undesirable ‘pumping’ by rolling off the detection signal at 75, 125 or
250Hz (user switchable). A fully variable level control allows for the desired amount of Big processing and an in/out
switch provides the option to remove from the signal path for A/B comparison.
BRIGHT- A dynamic high frequency enhancer to keep compressed audio sounding fresh and bright with continuously
variable frequency control (500Hz to 20kHz) and amount of dynamic enhancement.
DRY- Mixes user defined amount of ‘uncompressed’ signal with the compressed signal to create ‘parallel compression
effect’ without the need for external mixing devices.
• 2 CHANNEL SOFT-KNEE TUBE COMPRESSOR
• FULLY BALANCED INTERNAL SIGNAL PATH
• CLASS A DESIGN
• ISOLATION TRANSFORMERS IN AND OUT
• ‘ALLTUBE’ CIRCUIT DESIGN
• VARIABLE ATTACK AND RELEASE WITH OPTIONAL ‘PROGRAMME
DEPENDENT’ AUTO RELEASE OPERATION
• DUAL MONO OR STEREO LINK OPERATION
• SWITCHABLE ‘PEAK’ OR ‘VU’ METERING TO DISPLAY TRANSIENTS
• SWITCHABLE +10dB OR +20dB METER RE-SCALE MODES
• 8 SEGMENT GAIN REDUCTION METERING
• ‘VARIABLE-BIG’ MODE FOR RETAINING LOW FREQUENCIES
• ‘VARIABLE-AIR’ MODE FOR ENHANCING HIGH FREQUENCIES
• ‘DRY’ MIX MODE FOR ‘PARALLEL COMPRESSION EFFECT’
• BALANCED XLR INPUTS/OUTPUTS