Crane-song TRAKKER User Manual Page 1

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TRAKKER NOTES:CHARACTER SWITCH SETTING SUGGESTIONSA good starting place is optical clean, attack set at 4, release set at 5.5, and knee set at 6.Soun

INTERFACINGInput: Floating, balanced. Maximum input is +25 dBm.The connectors are XLR.Output: Floating, balanced. Maximum output is +25 dBm.The co

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SINGLE CHANNEL CLASS A COMPRESSORPlease fill out this form and return. It will be used for sending updatesand pertinent information as it becomes av

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1. Read these instructions2. Keep these instructions3. Heed all warnings4. Follow all instructions5. Do not use this appa

INTRODUCTION ...PANEL REFERENCE ...CLASS A DISCRETE TOPOLOGIES ...

INTRODUCTION PAGE 2TRAKKER is a high quality Single C

PANEL REFERENCE PAGE 3THRESHOLD -Determines theamount of gainreductionAttack and

PAGE 4CLASS A DISCRETE TOPOLOGIESThe TRAKKER has a Class A audio path which is significantly different than designs that useintegrated circuits. Clas

of a wide variety of sounds possible only because of a proprietary gain control device used inCrane Song compressors.KNEE CONTROLThe knee control chan

LINK SWITCHA unique feature of TRAKKER is the ability to use one unit as a master/controller with up to 7slave units. The rules for operating TRAKKE

is an airy high end to the sound.The Soft knee settings provide a classic soft characteristic similar to many tube and solid statefeedback type compre