Q ONE visit us on the web at joemeek.com Joemeek User Guide JOEMEEK DISTRIBUTED BY PMI AUDIO GROUP 1845 W. 169th Street Gardena, CA 90247 USA Place Stamp Here 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 2-3 ONE q manual.
ONE q manual.indd 4-5 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 3 3 Technical Specification...................................................18 Troubleshooting..............................................................16 Using the oneQ...............................................................14 Getting Connected.............................................................14 Using the Preamp...............................................................14 Using the Compressor.............................................
ONE q manual.indd 6-7 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 5 4 HM - controls the Higher Middle frequencies in the audio spectrum. 15dB of boost or cut is available at the selected frequency. Ø switch - reverses the phase of all inputs. De-Esser ON switch - turns the Enhancer on. The LED lights when active. OUTPUT GAIN - the volume control or “Fader” for the output of the oneQ. MAKE UP GAIN - restores the level of the signal after compression.
ONE q manual.indd 8-9 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 7 6 The The The The The The Preamplifier JOEMEEK Optical Compressor Meequalizer Enhancer De-Esser Fader So how do you achieve that in practice? The trick is to keep the microphone as close to the sound source as possible without overloading it, so as to get as much signal out of it as possible. Then you set the Gain control to give only as much gain as is needed to get a decent level into the recorder.
ONE q manual.indd 10-11 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 9 8 Compression Ratio What?? OK, it’s simpler than it sounds. If the input gets 10dB louder but the output only increases by 5dB then the compression ratio is “2 to 1”. If the input goes up 10dB but the output only goes up 1dB, then the compression ratio is “10 to 1”.
ONE q manual.indd 12-13 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 11 10 Technical stuff Each section of the Meequalizer has a peaking or “bell” shaped frequency response, which will be found to be musically more satisfying than conventional “shelving” equalizers. The use of bell curves at LF and HF also avoids boosting subsonics and ultrasonics which can have adverse effects on other studio equipment, such as recorders, monitor amplifiers and speakers. The “Q” value of the peaking filters is 0.9 (or 1.6 octaves).
ONE q manual.indd 14-15 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 13 12 To avoid distortion, care should be taken not to overdrive the input to the Digital Interface. The red LED next to the Output Gain control is labeled “PEAK FSD” which stands for “Full Scale Digital”. Occasional flashes are OK but if it is on all the time, turn something down! Alternatively the oneQ may be set to the frequency of an external master word clock, generated, for example, by the studio’s recorder or DAW.
ONE q manual.indd 16-17 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 15 14 Using the Enhancer Press the ‘ON’ switch and set the ‘EFFECT’ control to mid position and the ‘Q’ control fully anticlockwise. Use the ‘TUNE’ control to change the character of the resulting enhancement. Use the Compressor ‘ON’ switch to make comparisons between compressed and uncompressed signals.
ONE q manual.indd 18-19 4/4/05, 11:06 AM 17 16 8) The De-Esser doesn’t work • Is the De-Esser ‘ON’ switch in (LED on) and the ‘LISTEN’ switch out (LED off)? • Is ‘De-Ess’ control turned up? • Does the programme material contain only low frequencies? 7) The Enhancer doesn’t work • Is the Enhancer ‘ON’ switch in (LED on)? • Is ‘Effect’ control turned up sufficiently? • Does the programme material contain only low-bass frequencies? 6) The Meequalizer doesn’t work.
ONE q manual.indd 20-21 4/4/05, 11:06 AM Mic: 1.2kohm; Line: 20kohm 10dB to 60dB (variable) 70dB -128.5dBu (unweighted) 0.
ONE q manual.indd 22-23 4/4/05, 11:06 AM Joemeek Limited Warranty 1. Notification of claims: Warranty Service: If Purchaser discovers that the Product has proven defective in material or workmanship, then written notice with an explanation of the claim shall be given promptly by Purchaser to PMI but all claims for warranty service must be made within the warranty period.
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