Joe Meek MC2 1/2 Rack Stereo Compressor

JOEMEEK MC2 Details ^top

The Mc2 is a professional studio-quality stereo compressor in a compact half-rack format. Simple to use yet extremely powerful, the Mc2 will bring out the best in any line-level stereo material and give the gloss of a professional studio to all your performances. It can be used for both recording/mastering, and live work.

The JOEMEEK MC2 Photo Optical Stereo Compressor is a versatile, unique sounding, and well featured stereo compressor, giving you the sound of real photo optical compression in a package for the project studio.

When making a mix at home, or producing live sounds, stereo mix compression can often be the ingredient that makes the whole project work. The MC2 is a studio quality compressor with the sound and warmth that JOEMEEK is known for.

Think of the Mc2 as three separate pieces of equipment:
A line level stereo preamplifier.
A stereo Joemeek compressor.
A stereo width processor.

Some major benefits of the MC2 include:

* Intelligent ratio, adjusts itself to musical source.
* Servo linked output gain control feeds dual 'superbal' balanced outputs.
* JOEMEEK optical compressor.
* DIC, Perfect stereo imaging by active balancing of the stereo compression.
* Smooth 9 LED gain meter for accurate level control.
* Independent 5 LED compression metering.

JOEMEEK MC2 Specs ^top

Input impedances: Line: 20kohm
Pre-amp overall gain: -6dB to 15dB
Common mode rejection: 70dB
Equivalent input noise: -95dBu (unweighted)
Distortion:
0.001% (below Compressor threshold)
Frequency response: 10Hz to 70kHz (-3dB)
Maximum input before clipping: +19.5dBu
Headroom before clipping: +19.5dBu
Compressor threshold: -6dBu to +22dBu (variable)
Compressor ratio: 1:1 to 10:1 (variable)
Compressor attack time: 1 msec to 100 msec (adaptive)
Compressor release time: 0.1 sec to 3 sec (adaptive)
Nominal output levels: +4dBu/-10dBv
Output impedance: 75ohm
Output Level switch: 12dB attenuation
Noise Floor: -95dBu (typical, with 0dB Input and Make Up gain)
VU Meter: 8 segment bargraph
Power supply: 12V ac mains adaptor
Power consumption: 12W
Mechanical: 220W x 44H x 180D (overall)
Weight: 1 kilo
GR Hold Threshold: -10dBu to -50dBu (variable)
Stereo Width Range: Mono/stereo/wide stereo (variable)
GR Meter/VC Meter: 8 Segment bargraph