5 – Operation

ªªCompressor Knee Page

Pressing the KNEE button brings up this page:

Compressor Knee: 40 (0 is hard)

The Knee control adjusts the sharpness of the transitions between uncompressed and compressed signals. As

a signal increases in level through the threshold, the compressor will begin to apply gain reduction. With a soft knee (100), that change in gain will be gradual and therefore less noticeable.

The range of the control is from 0 (hard knee) to 100 (soft knee). (The default setting is 48.)

ªªGate Page

Pressing the GATE button brings up this page:

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Gate Ratio: 1:20

This page allows you to set the main Gate parameters. Use the cursor buttons to move from field to field and the Data Knob to set each parameter. For ease in setting the threshold, this page includes a display of the incoming signal level and a graphic indication of the currently selected threshold. The threshold should be set just above the level of the signal that you wish to gate.

Pressing the GATE button again while the Gate Page is displayed will display the Gain Reduction Meter Page (see below). Continually pressing the GATE button will alternate between the two pages.

The ranges of the parameters are as follows: Threshold: –90 dB (default setting) - 0 dB Ratio: 1:1.0 (default setting) - 1:99

ªªGain Reduction Meter Page

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Pressing either the COMP or GATE buttons while their respective pages are displayed will display this high resolution gain reduction meter. The meter displays the amount of gain reduction applied to the signal. When the input signal is above the compression threshold or below the gate threshold, the gain reduction meter will display the amount of compression or gating being applied. Pressing the COMP or GATE button again will return to the appropriate page.

ªªGain Reduction Meter

The front panel GAIN REDUCTION meter is intended to provide a quick indication of compressor and gate

activity. For precise gain reduction indication, refer to the Gain Reduction Meter Page described above. The range of the meter is 15 dB.

ªªCOMPRESSOR/GATE ON Button

When this button is lit, the COMPRESSOR/GATE module is active. When it is not lit, the module is bypassed. Pressing the button toggles its state. The Comp/ Gate On/ Off function can also be controlled by MIDI and/or by a footswitch.

DE-ESSER MODULE

ªªDe-esser Page

Pressing the DE-ESSbutton brings up this page:

This page allows you to set the main de-esser parameters. Use the cursor buttons to move from field to field and the Data Knob to set each parameter. For ease in setting the threshold, this page includes a display of the incoming high-pass signal level and a graphic indication of the currently selected threshold. The threshold must be set below the signal peaks for any de-essing to occur.

Pressing the DE-ESSbutton again while the De-esser Page is displayed will display the De-esser Gain Reduction Meter Page (see below). Continually pressing the DE-ESSbutton will alternate between the two pages.

The ranges of the parameters are as follows: Threshold: –60 dB - 0 dB (default setting) Ratio: 1.0:1 - 99:1

NOTE

If you are using the Double Track function (see below), the de-esser works on both the main and the double track.

ªªDe-esser Attack Page

Pressing the ATK button brings up this page:

De-esser Attack 15 ms

The Attack Time control adjusts the speed with which the de-esser’s compressor element responds to peaks in the signal coming from the highpass filter. The range of the control is from 0 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds. (The default setting is 15 milliseconds.)

ªªDe-esser Release Page

Pressing the REL button brings up this page:

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