Operation Manual

28 Control 2802 Operating Manual
Bus Compressor
Compressor IN
This illuminated push switch engages the compressor and also
the GAIN REDUCTION meter (3).
Signal Flow
By default, the compressor sits within the main mix output path,
after the mix bus insert and before the master fader:
Note that for the compressor to be active, the IN switch must
be depressed.
You can remove the bus compressor from the main mix and
patch it elsewhere, by activating the EXT switch (2):
Mix Output (with EXT active):
Bus Compressor (with EXT active):
EXT (External) Input
Press this switch to remove the bus compressor from the main
mix, so that it can be patched elsewhere.
Connections
The compressor inputs and outputs appear on balanced 1/4”
TRS jack connectors on the rear panel:
To use the compressor on a mono source, connect only the left
IN and OUT.
The ability to patch the compressor opens up many
possibilities:
Example 1
To use the bus compressor on a pair of channels:
● On the rear panel, patch the channel’s insert SND to the
compressor IN, and the compressor OUT to the channel’s
insert RET for left and right channels.
● Now engage the EXT switch and the channel strip INS IN
switches.
● By selecting the channel’s DAW input ip, you can now
feed any signal to the main channels from your DAW. This
could be individual tracks, subgroups or nal mixes.
● Print back the processed signal via the channel’s direct out.
Example 2
To change the order of processing within the main mix path -
for example, to apply EQ after the bus compressor:
● Engage the EXT switch and the main MIX INSERT IN.
● On the rear panel, patch the MIX INSERT SND to the
COMPRESSOR IN.
● Patch the COMPRESSOR OUT to the outboard EQ IN.
● Patch the outboard EQ OUT to the MIX INSERT RET.