Behringer Minicom COM800 User Manual

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Users manual Version 1.0 October 2005 DEUTSCH MINICOM COM800 ...

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2 MINICOM COM800 CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover (or the rear section). No user serviceable parts inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shoc...

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3 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH COM800 MINICOM Ultra-Compact Stereo Modeling Compressor with 16 Presets s Ultra-compact 9.5" stereo modeling compressor for studio and stage applications s 16 awesome preset models for the most typical compressio...

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4 MINICOM COM800 FOREWORD Dear Customer, welcome to the community of Mini Series users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the COM800. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to wri...

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5 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 5 1.1 Before you get started ..........................................................................

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6 MINICOM COM800 1.1 Before you get started 1.1.1 Shipment Your COM800 was carefully packed at the assembly plant to assure secure transport. Should the condition of the cardboard box suggest that damage may have taken place, please inspect the unit ...

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7 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 2. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS 2.1 The front Fig. 2.1: Front panel control elements of the COM800 The two LED displays show the preset currently selected. One LED is assigned to each preset. The LED of the active preset ...

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8 MINICOM COM800 + Merely switching the unit off does not mean that it is fully disconnected from the mains. To disconnect the unit from the mains, pull out the mains connector. Please make sure before installation that the mains connector has not be...

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9 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 3. THE PRESETS OF THE MINICOM The COM800 comes with a total of 16 different presets. These pre-programmed compressor settings save you a lot of work and trouble. Depending on the application in question they gi...

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10 MINICOM COM800 3.2 The presets in detail The 16 presets of the MINICOM have been optimized for a variety of applications. Feel free to use them for other purposes too. In the end, only the sound achieved determines whether or not a preset is the r...

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11 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 4. THE MINICOM IN PRACTICE Typically, music production comprises three steps: the actual recording as well as the mix and mastering processes. First of all, individual signals are recorded. In a computer-based ...

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12 MINICOM COM800 4.2 Giving instruments more presence Compressors are most often used to optimize the levels of individual signals during recording or mixing. When doing a mix you have surely noticed at some point or other that it is difficult to ...

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13 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH These limits must be exploited fully to achieve maximum volume in a production. However, uncompressed signals have a great number of transient signal peaks, which can be significantly louder than the average ...

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14 MINICOM COM800 5. INSTALLATION 5.1 Connection options and audio connections There are various ways to integrate the COM800 into your set-up. Depending on the application in question, you will need different sets of connecting cables. 5.1.1 The MIN...

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15 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 5.1.2 The MINICOM as a mix-signal compressor connected in series If your mixing console has no insert connectors, you can also connect the MINICOM to the outputs of an audio card or the main-mix outputs of a mixing console. ...

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16 MINICOM COM800 Fig. 5.5: Balanced cable with 1/4" TRS connectors 6. SPECIFICATIONS INPUT Connectors 1/4" stereo jack, balanced Input impedance approx. 10 kW unbalanced, approx. 20 kW balanced Nominal operating level -10 dBV /+4 dBu (swit...

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17 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH Fig. 7.1: MINI products stack on top of each other 7. OTHER MINI PRODUCTS The MINICOM belongs to the MINI suite of BEHRINGER products, which can operate together and are introduced below: MINIFEX FEX800 Ultra-compact 9.5&quo...

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18 MINICOM COM800 8. WARRANTY § 1 OTHER WARRANTY RIGHTS AND NATIONAL LAW 1. This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyers statutory rights provided by national law, in particular, any such rights against the seller that arise from a legally ...

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19 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 4. Damages/defects caused by the following conditions are not covered by this warranty: s improper handling, neglect or failure to operate the unit in compliance with the instructions given in BEHRINGER user or servic...