Carl Martin Contour & Boost User Manual

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General Guidelines on the use of the Contour & Boost:

Carl Martin Contour & Boost

is especially designed to boost up, and change the sound (contour) of electric guitar/bass.

The Contour & Boost circuitry is of phase linear design, using high quality components. This ensures sonic clarity and

midrange emphasis which is so important for electric guitar.

The Contour & Boost is designed as a High Pass (low cut) and Low Pass (high cut) filter, with a fixed X-over frequency

at 440Hz. The High Pass filter operates from 65Hz to 440Hz, and the Low Pass filter from 440Hz to 8kHz. Both filters are

individually sweepable, with a boost range of up to 12dB. With these two filters it is possible to change the sound

(contour) in any way your creativity allows you.

The Contour & Boost has a built in, regulated (+-12V) power supply which enables us to design circuitry of the highest

quality with maximum headroom. Please note that when using this unit with other effect devices, always place the

Contour & Boost after any distortion units, otherwise the distortion unit will limit what you can achieve w ith the Contour &

Boost.

The Contour & Boost has shown to be very suitable for direct recording on tape or PC, just set it up like this: GUITAR to

EFFECTS to CONTOUR & BOOST to LINE DRIVER and into the desk or PC, try out with the suggested sample setting

and work your way from there.

SAMPLE SETTINGS:

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SPECIFICATIONS:

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Power:
Power consumption:
S/N ratio:
Input impedance:
Output impedance:
THD distortion:
Frequency range:
High pass range:
Low pass range:
Boost range:
Dimension:
Weight:

100 or 115 or 230 VAC 50-60Hz
2,4 Watts
80 dB
1M Ohm
100 Ohm
0,01% at 0 dB
65 Hz - 8 kHz
65 Hz to 440 Hz
440 Hz to 8kHz
+12 dB
120(D) 95(W) 77(H)
0,625Kg

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