User's Manual

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Heritage Audio BRITSTRIP is a professional channel strip comprising a 73
preamplifier, DI, equalizer and diode bridge-based dynamics processor in a
convenient 1 RU format. It features transformer balanced inputs and outputs,
and the outputs are driven by means of 73 type Class A amplifiers.
The signal path consists of:
- Preamplifier, being it the mic, line or instrument preamp.
- Equalizer.
- Compressor.
- Output stage.
The DI input is ahead of the mic preamp. The equalizer can be placed before
or after the compressor. With these possible exceptions, the signal flows in
the aforementioned order. Keep this in mind when setting the individual
block´s levels for optimum headroom.
THE PREAMPLIFIER:
First thing to set is the correct input source, being MIC the default one.
Inserting a mono jack into the DI input will automatically detect it and switch
it to DI (green LED on). Pressing LINE will switch the pre to the LINE input XLR
on the back.
When in MIC mode, the PAD, 48v and LOZ buttons can be operated. Use the
PAD for higher headroom when using hot microphones and/or loud sources.
The LOZ will lower the input impedance from 1200 to 300 ohms, great to get
6 noise free dBs of gain when using low impedance mics such as
transformerless condensers. Using the LOZ setting will also darken vintage
ribbon and dynamic mics. Use it to taste.