MASTERING SLAM
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MANLEY MANLEY MASTERING SLAM (YOM: 2005) (S#: MMSLAM032P) LIKE NEW (9-10)

FEATURES: ALL DETENTED 1/2DB ADJUSTMENTS WITH SEALED GOLD-CONTACT SWITCHES
THE MASTERING VERSION OF THE SLAM! INCORPORATES DETENTED AND LOGGABLE 1/2DB STEPS BUILT WITH 1% METAL FILM RESISTORS ON SEALED GOLD-CONTACT GRAYHILL SWITCHES.

ENHANCEMENTS OF ORIGINAL SLAM! TECHNOLOGY, WITH MORE RATIOS, NEW FET MODES, AND MASTERING-LEVEL CONTROLS
THE SLAM! MASTERING VERSION OFFERS A STEP BEYOND THE ORIGINAL SLAM!, WITH NO MIC PREAMPS, DEDICATED MODE SWITCHES FOR THE ELOP AND FET LIMITERS AND ADDITIONAL ELOP LIMITING RATIOS AND FET LIMITER MODES.
THE MIC PRE AND INPUT SELECT SWITCH ARE REMOVED AND THE SWITCHES BECOME DEDICATED "MODE" SWITCHES ONE EACH FOR THE ELOP AND THE FET LIMITERS.

THE ELOP LIMITER GETS MORE RATIOS - 10:1, 5:1, 3:1, 2:1 AND SOMETHING NEW CALLED AUTOHF WHICH STARTS OFF AS A 1.5:1 RATIO AND INCREASES GRADUALLY TO 10:1 FOR HIGHS. THIS IS SOMETHING LIKE A DE-ESSER, AND OF COURSE CAN WORK WITH THE ELOP SC TOGGLE AT 200HZ FOR EVEN MORE EFFECT.

THE FET LIMITERS GET NEW MODES THAT ARE 50%, NORM, LP LIM, BOTH, CLIP. THE "50%" SETTING MIXES IN THE STRAIGHT SIGNAL TO THE LIMITED SIGNAL WHICH IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO DO IN A MASTERING ENVIRONMENT AND BECAUSE THE FET SIDECHAIN "READS" OFF THE OUTPUT, THE AMOUNT OF GAIN REDUCTION DOUBLES. IT RESEMBLES HALVING THE FET RATIO BUT IS CLEANER DUE TO THE MIX. THE "LP LIM" SETTING ONLY COMES INTO PLAY FOR HOT SIGNALS AND REDUCES THE DEPTH OF GAIN REDUCTION FOR HIGH FREQUENCIES. THIS TRANSLATES TO: HOT SIGNALS + MODERATE GAIN REDUCTION = BRIGHTER, MORE PRESENT SIGNAL, LESS DISTORTION AND MORE GUTS. THE "CLIP" SETTING INTRODUCES A FIXED THRESHOLD CLIPPER CIRCUIT SET UP ABOUT -1 DB DFS OR +19 DBM AT THE XLR.

THE LEFT BLUE "LIMIT" BUTTON BECOMES A MASTER STEREO LIMIT BYPASS SWITCH. WHEN IT IS NOT ENGAGED, IT BECOMES A TRUE HARD-WIRE BYPASS (THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE ON THE MIC PREAMP REGULAR VERSION OBVIOUSLY).

THE RIGHT BLUE BUTTON BECOMES THE DAC SELECT SWITCH (STEREO).

THE WHAT-WAS-THE-PHANTOM TOGGLE ON THE BACK OF THE UNIT BECOMES THE UNBALANCED 1/4" JACK INPUT SELECT IN THIS NEW MASTERING VERSION.

NO POTS. ALL KNOBS IN THE MASTERING VERSION ARE DETENTED IN MOSTLY 1 DB STEPS, WITH SOME APPROPRIATE 1/2 DB AND 2 DB STEPS, RIGHT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.



EXTRAS: MANUAL

MODIFICATIONS: NO.

HISTORY: ONE ROOM, NONE SMOKING.

COMMENTS: NO.

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED