FALCON OPERATOR'S MANUAL Version 0 20130401 LTD.
THE CONTROLS ATTACK SWITCH: A three position switch with fast, medium and slow settings, which controls the time it takes Falcon to respond to the input signal. Fast is the top position RELEASE SWITCH: This switch controls the time it takes Falcon to return to no gain reduction. It is a three position switch with fast, medium and slow settings. Fast is the top position. The release time is also determined by the program material. This is the optical time constant effect.
In link mode: ATTACK, RELEASE, METER SWITCH, COLOR SWITCH, and THRESHOLD controls are controlled on the master channel THRESHOLD The threshold control governs the amount of gain reduction. GAIN: The gain control will adjust the compressor gain from off to +15 dB of gain. When linked the gain controls operate independently.
LINK CABLE CONNECTION
SPECIFICATIONS Connections: The input and output are balanced, with the output being transformer balanced. Signal Level: The maximum specified signal level is +26 dbu Noise Floor: -82.5 dbu measured 20Hz to 20 kHz Power: 110mA with 16 volt bipolar power supplies Tube: 12AX7B Attack Time: For a 12 db change, 100uS; 7mS; 20mS Release Time: For a 12 db change, 75mS to 200mS; 300mS to 1S; 1.4S to 3.