OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT | OPERATION |
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Parallel Compressor |
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TheDS1MK3canbeusedinparallelcompres | Parallel band selective compression | ||
(Graphic20):Toaddevenmoresubtlecom | |||
sionmode,wherethecompressedsignalis | |||
pression,thecompressedsignalcanbefiltered | |||
addedtothestraightsignal. |
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How to activate parallel compression:Touch | onecanlistentothefilteredsignalforoptimal | ||
thegain/datacontroller( | crossoversetup. | ||
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appears,markthecheckboxwithsoftkeyA. | Why parallel compression? | ||
Whenusingparallelcompression,theDS1MK3 | |||
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isabletoruninfrequencyselectiveorinfull | ReadthisquotefromBobKatzfromtheMaster | ||
bandmode. |
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input | output | peak / over | |
meter | meter | hold | |
In- put
Comp.
Pre-Limiter Output
GainGain
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Safety x
Limiter
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Graphic 18: Parallel Full Range Compression
Graphic 19: Parallel Compression on/off (Key A)
Parallel full band compression:Ascanbe seenintheschematic(Graphic18),theinput signalandthecompressedsignalareadded together.Thegainmakeupvaluecanbeusedto controltheamountofcompressedsignal.The prelimitergaincanbeusedtoscalethemix
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stompingontheattacksatall,preservestran
sientsbutgivesyougreatinnerdetail?...
Youhaveonecontrol,onecontrolonly,andthat
istheoutputlevelofthecompressor[gain
makeup],the‘sidechain’.Youcanbringoutin
nerdetailswithoutlosingbreathing,andhardly
affectingtheupperdynamicsatall.Worksgreat.
Notjustgreat,absolutelyfantastically.Fattens bassinstrumentswithoutcausingbreathingor pumping.Younameit,itworksverywell.
Variations:UseitliketheDolbySpectralEnhan
cer,bysplitband[parallel]compression,sothat
(forexample)highfrequencyinnerdetailsatlow
levelsareenhanced.”Thelastparagraphrefers
toparallelbandselectivecompression(cross overinhighpassmode).
Graphic 20: Parallel band selective compression
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Limiter | put | ||||
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