Fostex FM-3 owner manual Limiter parameter setting, Long enough to stop flashing, Values

LIMITER parameter setting

By setting the [LIMITER] switch to “ON” (or “LINK”), the lim- iter function is enabled and you can apply the limiter to the stereo L/R buss.

The threshold level and ratio (compression ratio) of the lim- iter are set to “+12” and “5.1” respectively by default.

<Note>: In the following description, it is assumed that the [LIMITER] switch on the front panel is set to “ON” and the input status display looks as below.

To select the threshold value:

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Press the [+] key Press the [-] key

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To select the ratio:

(1)While the output status display is shown, press the [EDIT] key long enough.

“”, the current THRE value, starts flashing quickly.

You can now edit the threshold level.

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Press the [+] key

Press the [-] key

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						(4)	After selecting the desired value, press the [EDIT]
							long enough to stop flashing.
(2)	By pressing the [EDIT] key, you can alternately
						(5)	Press the [EDIT] key to exit the status display mode.
	flash the THRE (“	”) and RATIO (“		”) values.
	To edit the threshold level, flash the THRE value (“				”).		<Memo>: The limiter parameter setting remains
	To edit the ratio, flash the RATIO value (“		”).
							even after you turn off the unit. If you initialize the flash
							memory using the system status display, it is reset to
	Flashing						the default setting.

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(3)While the THRE value (“”) or the RATIO (“”) is flashing, use the [+] or [-] key to select the desired value.

You can select the THRE value between “” and “”, while you can select the RATIO value between “” and “”.

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