C2 Stereo Compressor- User's guide
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Ted Fletcter says:
"I set out to design a stereo compressor that is easy to use, but will give the sort of
results that have made the name famous; all Joemeek equipment is fully balanced
nowadays, so that was a must. The newly developed Joemeek Sum and Difference
compression system is such an advance on the conventional L/R stereo compressor
that I decided to incorporate it into the C2 from the word go, the stereo image stability
and the accuracy of the left and right gains is a very real improvement over all other
types of stereo compressor. While I was experimenting with the way the bigger
Joemeek compressors work with different compression ratios, I developed a new
design idea which makes the compression ratio vary with just the input gain control.
The results are so good that you can get full control and the widest range of
compression effects without a separate ratio control; even as far as making it into a
limiter! In common with all the other Joemeek compressors, the compression varies
with frequency and tonal content; it's got the Joemeek sound. The VC3 mounting all-
metal case is based on tried and tested design. Already with its smart new metering
and outstanding performance, the C2 looks like becoming not only a design milestone,
but also the compressor that everybody has to have!"
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
INPUTS : Standard jack precision balanced 40Kohm load
impedance.
Max input : +28dB
OUTPUTS Standard jack precision balanced 60ohm source
impedance.
Max output: +28dB
SYSTEM GAIN : 26dB maximum, variable stereo input and output.
SYSTEM NOISE : -90dB.
Signal to noise ratio; 118dB
SYSTEM LINEARITY : flat (-1dB) 8Hz to 30KHz.
Harmonic distortion better than 0.01% except under
compression at low frequency.
COMPRESSION : Photo-resistor compression with shaped compression ratio
starting at 2:1 and varying to 14:1 (limit). Compression acting within "sum and
difference' mode eliminating image shift. Attack time variable from 1mS up to
11mS. Release time variable 250mS to 3secs. Compression metering 4 LEDs
plus 'on'. Main signal metering 8 LEDs plus 'power on'.
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