Thermionic-culture THE FAT BUSTARD II 12 Channel Summing mixer User Manual

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 9 4 Operational Hints Try increasing the Attitude control for more aggression, punch, warmth in the sound of a mi

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 10 5 Inputs & Outputs The 12 inputs can be connected by the 12 labelled XLR sockets on the back of the unit

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 11 6 Servicing & Maintenance The unit comes with a 12 month warranty covering all parts, including valves.

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 12 7 Specification Input impedance: 10kΩ (dependent upon channel and setting), unbalanced Output impedance: 6

The Fat Bustard - frequency response curves-20-15-10-50510150010111.010.0Frequency (kHz)Gain (dB)Bass Lift @ Max.Bass Lift @ 7Bass Lift @ 2Top Lift @

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©Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 1 WARNING For your personal safety, please read this operating manual and warning thoroughly before using the equ

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 2 CONTENTS Section Page 1 Introduction 3 2 Controls 4 2.1 Attitude 4 2.2 EQ section 4 2.3 Stereo w

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 3 1 Introduction The Fat Bustard is a passive input summing mixer that has all valve summing and output stages.

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 4 2 Controls 2.1 Attitude The Attitude control has the same effect as found in Thermionic Culture’s Rooster. At

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 5 The Top cut is also a stepped switch control. It acts in the same way as the Bass cut control. Positions 1 to 3

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 6 frequencies above are stereo. At the next position frequencies below 200Hz are made Mono. At the last position a

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 7 3 Installation Hints 3.1 Installation The Fat Bustard is designed for 19" rack mounting and, to repeat t

© Thermionic Culture Ltd, May 2011 8 3.6 Tips To minimise the possibility of hum loops, quality loss, or pick up of unwanted signals, keep cables as