Behringer T1952 manual

TUBE COMPOSER® T1952

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Version 1.1 October 2001

Users Manual

ENGLISH

Contents

Main SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOREWORD Page TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION + 1.1 The concept 1.2 Before you get started + 1.3 Control elements 1 2 3 4 + 10 11 + 12 13 + 14 15 16 + 25 26 27 28 2. OPERATION 2.1 Compression/levelling/limiting/clipping 2.2 Expander/gate section Page 2.3 Compressor section + 2.4 Peak limiter section 2.5 The side chain function 2.6 The vacuum tube of the TUBE COMPOSER 3. APPLICATIONS 3.1 The TUBECOMPOSER in the studio 3.2 The TUBECOMPOSER in live applications + 3.3 The TUBECOMPOSER as a sound effects unit 3.4 The TUBECOMPOSER in mastering 3.5 The TUBECOMPOSER in broadcast 3.6 Side chain 4. TECHNICAL BACKGROUND Sound-Pressure Level (dB SPL) 4.1 Audio dynamics Page Page 4.2 The tubes used in the TUBECOMPOSER 4.3 Tube history 4.4 Design and functional principle of tubes 4.5 Properties of tubes kU U = kkk=+ 4.6 The best of both worlds 4.7 UTC circuit 4.8 Studio applications 5. INSTALLATION 5.1 Rack mounting + 5.3 Audio connections + 5.4 Selecting the operating level 5.5 Transformer-balanced output (option) 6. SPECIFICATIONS Page 34 TUBE COMPOSER T1952 7. WARRANTY 7. WARRANTY