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Inserts:

Insert 1 and 2:

This is a 100% passive insert section with just relays. When disabled, it will directly pass

the signal internally to the next stage. When you enable the insert (1 and/or 2), it will pass

the signal to the corresponding send/return. It will first pass insert 1 and then it goes into

insert 2. When you push the 'swap 1 /2' button, it will swap the order of the inserts. So

instead of 1>2 it will become 2>1.

Insert 3 (blend):

Insert 3 has an active parallel/blend function.

With insert 3 you can blend the dry and wet

signal together. Most parallel processing uses

one control for blending from wet to dry and

uses a potmeter. The IM2.1 uses two separate

controls for wet and dry with stepped switches

instead of a potmeter. This way you don't have

channel imbalance, easy recall and way better

control over what happens to the signal. For

instance you can choose to compress the signal and blend in just a bit of dry signal. But

you also choose to use the dry signal and blend in a bit of quite aggressive compression.

The first steps on the stepped attenuators have 1 dB per step and the last steps have more

course steps, the lowest step is -33dB. The off position mutes the wet or dry signal.

Insert 4:

Insert 4 is a regular passive insert.

Insert 5 and 6 (mid/side):

Insert 5 and 6 can be used for Mid/Side processing.

When set to stereo, it will be 100% passive, when set to

MS, it will pass the active mid/side circuit.

Mid Side:

When the 'stereo/ms' button is engaged, both inserts 5

and 6 will work in MS mode. Left channel is Mid (sum),

Right channel is Side (diff). You should keep in mind that

the sum will be louder then the diff channel because of the

LR summing/gain buildup. So you should be a bit careful

with 'distortion sensitive equipment' but in practice this will not lead to any problems.

Width:

When you enable the 'width' button, the width circuit becomes active

and you can change the gain of the side channel and so, making it

more wide or narrow. We chose to use a dedicated width enable button

for A/B purposes. The width gain range is +/- 3dB with 23 steps. This

way you have more precise control then with course steps and a big

range you probably won't need.

Mid / Side mute:

The 'mute mid' and 'mute side' buttons will let you mute mid or side so that you can listen

to just the sum (mid) or the diff (side).

Other MS functions:

When you don't use inserts 5 and/or 6, you can still make use of the mid/side functionality.

When the 'stereo/ms' button is set to MS, it passes through the active MS circuit. This way

you can change the gain of the side channel and you can also listen to just the mid or side

channel by muting mid or side.