Owner's manual

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The Mastering Compressor!
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IN USE
In!the!vocal!cha in,!on!th e!m a ster!fad er!or !the!d rum!buss,!the!S.H.M .C ’s!two ?stage!compression!
and!transformer!matrix!will!impart!its!unique!sound!quality!and!character!upon!your!best!
work!to!take!you!to!new!levels!of!creativity.!Sometimes!there!is!no!finer!chain!for!female!
vocals!than!the!optical!cell!with!medium!compression,!side!chain!filter!out!and!nickel!
transformer !selection !from !the !outp ut!m a trix.!The!op tical!w ill!sooth e!as!it!adjusts !sultry!
voices!as!only!this!combination!can!deliver.!The!nickel!transformer!adds!that!ultra!high!
frequen cy !7 0’s!hi?fi!sheen!like!a!subtle!air!band.!!
Mastering!is!the!most!subtle!use!of!the!Mastering!Co m pr essor .!Dial!in!one!d B!of!op tical!ga in!
reduction!and!two!dB !of!discrete!gain!redu ction.!Select!a!ratio!of!1.2:1,!an!attack!time!of!thirty!
milliseconds!and!a!recover!time!of!.1!seconds.!Set!the!s id e !chain!filter!to!“In”!and!select!the!
transformer !m atrix!to!tas te.!
Another!application!of!the!Mastering!compressor!is!to!bypass!the!optical!and!discrete!cell!and!
to!pass!the!signal!thro ug h!the!tra nsfo rm er!m a trix!only,!for!the!color!it!imparts.!If!you!record!
dry!electric!bass!or!guitars!through!a!D I!bo x!fo r!re?amping !or !use!of!amp!simulation!software,!
try!the!transform er!m a trix!as!the!last!part!of!your!signal!chain!before!going!into!the!amp.!
The!Mastering!Compressor’s!flexibility!and!precision!of!controls!will!enable!you!to!apply!any!
type!of!comp ressio n!yo u!ca n!im agin e,!on!p urp ose ,!every!tim e.!
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EVADING ENEMY CAPTURE
Should!the!probability!of!its!capture!be!greater!than!not,!it!is!the!duty!of!the!operative!so!
issued!to !d es tr oy !th e !Sh a d ow!Hills!M a s te rin g!C o mpress or !to !ke e p !th e!t ec h no lo gies !co n ta in ed !
therein!from!falling!into !the!w ro ng !han ds!an d!thu s!forfeiting !our!a dva nta ge!to!th e!ene m y.!The!
following !in str uc tio ns !ar e!o ffer ed !for !th e!p ro p er !de str uc tio n!a n d !disp o sa l!of!th e !Sh a do w!Hills!
Mastering!Compressor,!should!it!become!your!duty.!
First,!use!a!torque!screwdriver!to!remove!the!nine!6/32!screws!from !the!top!cover.!Inside ,!
along!the!bottom!of!the!unit,!are!the!two!main!audio!boards.!On!each!of!the!audio!boards!are!
the!Shadow !Hills!O pera tion al!Am p lifiers.!There!are!six!total.!These!op?amps!attach!to!the!
audio!boards!by!six!pins.!Pull!each!op?amp!out!vertically!?!they!are!friction?locked,!so !no !
desoldering!is!required.!Once!removed,!break!off!each!of!the!six!pins!and!crush!the!op?amp!
circuit!board!with!the!heel!of!your!boot.!If!time!permits,!incinerat e!a ll!p ie ce s!a fte r!c ru sh in g ,!
and!then!bury!or!scatter!the!ashen!remains.!Remove!the!eight!screws!securing!each!audio!
board!to!the!chassis!with!a!Philips!screwdriver!and!pull!the!boards!out.!Cut!all!wires!several!
times,!in!a!random !fash ion,!so!tha t!the!form e r!leng ths!ca n!no t!be!de term ine d.!
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