ESI MoCo User’s Guide

Passive Monitor Controller

with 2 stereo I/O

User's Guide

MoCoESI

Introduction

Thank you for choosing ESI MoCo, a fully passive monitor controller
that helps you to provide perfect control over the playback volume of
your studio monitors; "fully passive" means that there are no active
components involved, that could in any way alter the audio signal ­keeping the maximum sound quality level for your studio monitors.
MoCo provides two separate stereo inputs and two separate stereo
outputs.

Connectors

The rear panel of MoCo provides on the right section a pair of
balanced TRS inputs (left / right), which is labled as input A. Next to
it is input B, which is provided with stereo RCA connectors as well as
stereo mini-jack connection. The output labled A is provided with
balanced XLR connectors in the middle of the unit. Output B in the
left section of the back panel is available both wi th balanced /
unbalanced TRS connectors (left / right) and with a stereo mini-jack
connector.

Usage

Typically, MoCo is connected and used between your computer with
it's soundcard or an audio interface and your usually active studio
monitor speakers. For that you connect your computer or your audio
interface with one of the inputs of MoCo and at least one of the
outputs with your monitors. If you have multiple sources (i.e. both
your soundcard and a professional audio interface), you can connect
them simultaneously via inputs A and B. Via the outputs A and B,
usage of two pairs of speakers can be used simultaneously (i.e. to
compare signals via the separate speakers). Please keep in mind that
there is no conversion of unbalanced audio signals into balanced audio
signals.

Functions

The VOLUME knob controls the output volume, while MUTE allows
you to mute the signal to have silence. The OUTP UT se ction provi des
the po ssibi lity t o sel ect wh ich o utputs are currently a ctive via the A

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