BEHRINGER COM800 - Manual

5 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 5 1.1 Before you get started .......................................................................................................... 6 1.1.1 Shipme...

6 MINICOM COM800 1.1 Before you get started 1.1.1 Shipment Your COM800 was carefully packed at the assembly plant to assure secure transport. Should the condition of the cardboard box suggest that damage may have taken place, please inspect the unit immediately and look for physical indications of d...

7 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 2. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS 2.1 The front Fig. 2.1: Front panel control elements of the COM800 The two LED displays show the preset currently selected. One LED is assigned to each preset. The LED of the active preset lights up. + The presets are grouped in six differ...

9 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 3. THE PRESETS OF THE MINICOM The COM800 comes with a total of 16 different presets. These pre-programmed compressor settings save you a lot of work and trouble. Depending on the application in question they give you the desired results. You don’t have to be familiar with th...

10 MINICOM COM800 3.2 The presets in detail The 16 presets of the MINICOM have been optimized for a variety of applications. Feel free to use them for other purposes too. In the end, only the sound achieved determines whether or not a preset is the right one for the desired result. &DWHJRU\ 1R 3...

11 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH 4. THE MINICOM IN PRACTICE Typically, music production comprises three steps: the actual recording as well as the mix and mastering processes. First of all, individual signals are recorded. In a computer-based production environment this means that each instrument is record...

12 MINICOM COM800 4.2 Giving instruments more presence Compressors are most often used to optimize the levels of individual signals during recording or mixing. When doing a mix you have surely noticed at some point or other that it is difficult to control the volume of some signals. Let’s take vocal...

14 MINICOM COM800 5. INSTALLATION 5.1 Connection options and audio connections There are various ways to integrate the COM800 into your set-up. Depending on the application in question, you will need different sets of connecting cables. 5.1.1 The MINICOM in the insert path Connect the MINICOM via th...

17 MINICOM COM800 DEUTSCH Fig. 7.1: MINI products stack on top of each other 7. OTHER MINI PRODUCTS The MINICOM belongs to the MINI suite of BEHRINGER products, which can operate together and are introduced below: MINIFEX FEX800 Ultra-compact 9.5 " stereo multi-effects processor for studio and s...