API Audio The Channel Strip - Manual (Page 2)

Table of Contents
1.0 Overview
1.1 The Channel Strip Features and Introduction
2.0
Signal Flow and Block Diagrams
2.1 Default Signal Flow
2.2 Alternate Routing
2.2.1 Compressor Post EQ
2.2.2 Compressor Bypass
2.2.3 Equalizer Bypass
2.2.4 Insert
2.3 Default Signal Flow Block Diagram
2.4 Compressor Post EQ Block Diagram
2.5 512C Preamp Block Diagram
2.6 325 Output Section Block Diagram
2.7 Rear Panel Signal Flow
3.0
Input Section: 512C Microphone/Instrument/Line Preamplifier
3.1 512C Preamp Overview and Features
3.2 Preamp Controls
3.3 Input Selection
3.3.1 Input Switch
3.3.2 Microphone Input
3.3.3 Instrument Input
3.3.4 Line Input
3.4 Polarity Inverter
3.5 Level Indication
3.6.1 VU Meter
3.6.2 Peak Indicator
3.6 Preamp Output
3.7 512C Preamp Block Diagram
4.0 Dynamic Processing: 527 Compressor
4.1 527 Compressor Overview and Features
4.2 Compressor Controls
4.2.1 Threshold
4.2.2 Attack and Release
4.2.3 Ratio
4.2.4 Type
4.2.4.1 OLD: Feed-Back Compression
4.2.4.2 NEW: Feed-Forward Compression
4.2.5 Knee
4.2.5.1 Soft Knee Compression
4.2.5.2 Hard Knee Compression
4.2.6 THRUST®
4.2.7 Gain Reduction Meter
4.3 Compressor Routing
4.3.1 Compressor Pre Equalizer (Default Signal Flow)
4.3.2 Compressor Post Equalizer
4.3.3 Compressor Bypass
4.3.4 Compressor Side Chain
4.4 DC Link
4.5 Side Chain Input
5.0
Spectral Processing: 550A Equalizer
5.1 550A Equalizer Overview and Features
5.2 Equalizer Controls
5.2.1 Low Frequency Band
5.2.2 Mid Frequency Band
5.2.3 High Frequency Band
5.2.4 Band-Pass
Filter
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