Ashly 24.24M manual Input Block Definitions, Gate, Ducker, Basic Mode Advanced Mode

Protea 24.24M Matrix Processor

Input Block Definitions

Input Card Four channels - all with full processing power in each channel

Up to 4 input cards may be installed for a total of 20 input channels!

Inputs	Available Outputs
4	4,8,12,16,20
8	4,8,12,16
12	4,8,12
16	4,8
20	4

	Preamp	Gain	Delay
	Set optimum input	Set input gain	Set channel delay
	gain	stage for optimum	max delay 682ms
		level
EQ	Gain 0 to +60dB,	Gain +12 to -40dB,	Delay 0-682ms,
	20dB increments,		.020833ms
15 Total - Choose from parametric, shelf or allpass. Adjust
	default = 0dB	0.1dB increments,	increments,
frequency, level and Q
		default = -40.0dB	default = 0ms
Frequency 20Hz - 20kHz, 1Hz increments, default = 1kHz
Level +15 to -30dB, 0.1dB increments, default = 0.0dB
		Gate
Q .016 to 4 oct., default = 1 oct. BW
		Automatically open and close channels
Type PEQ, 4 shelf types, Allpass,
default = PEQ		Threshold +20dBu to -80dBu
		1dB increments,	default = -40dBu
		Floor 0dBu to -80dBu, 1dB increments,
		default = -80dBu
		Attack .2 to 50ms/dB,
		steps =.2, .5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50ms,
		default = 5ms
		Release 5ms to 1s/dB,
		steps = 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500,
		1000ms, default = 100ms

Ducker
Set priority status to channels or
choose channels where program is
ducked
Threshold +20dBu to -80dBu,	Autolevel Keep program material at a constant level
1dB increments, default = -30dBu	Basic Mode	Advanced Mode
Ducking Depth 0dBu to -80dBu,
1dB increments, default = -20dBu	Target Level: -40 to +20dBu, 1dBu	Target level +20dBu to -40dBu
Release 5ms to 1s/dB,	increments, default = -10dBu	1dB increments, default = -10dBu
steps 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500,	Action: Aggressive, Normal, Gentle,	Threshold below target 0 to -30dB 1dB
1000ms, default =100ms	default = Normal	increments default = -26dB
	Maximum Gain: 0dB to 22dB,	Ratio 1 to 10 steps =1.2, 1.5, 2, 3, 4,
	1dB increments, default = 20dB	6, 10, default = 4:1
		Gain Increase Rate 5ms to 1s/dB,
Programming is simple and straight-forward using		steps =5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500,
		1000ms, default = 50ms/dB
Protea System Software and an RS-232 Interface
		Gain Decrease Rate 5ms to 1s/dB,
Any input may be routed to any output
		steps =5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500,
Bypass for Delay, EQ, Gate, Autoleveler and Ducker		1000ms, default = 10ms/dB
Individual Channel Muting		Hold time 0 to 6 sec,
		1sec increments, default = 1sec