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System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth
Dynamics
The System 5 has an extremely powerful dynamics section
comprising of a Compressor/Limiter, an Expander/Gate and side
chain key input with filter. System 5 allows both Compress and
Expand sections to be used together. The knobset shown op-
posite is the simple Compress/Expand knobset with the main
controls for both sections available. The page keys at the bot-
tom allow the knobset to be switched to a further 3 sets of
knobs that give more advanced control. Here are the full set of
parameters that can be adjusted:

Compressor

Release
Attack
Threshold
Ratio
Depth
Knee
Gain Make Up
Compressor In/Out

Expander/Gate

Release
Attack
Threshold
Ratio
Depth
Knee
Hold
Hysteresis
Expander/Gate In/Out

Side Chain

Filter Type - Hi Pass, Lo Pass, Band Pass, Notch
Side Chain Listen
Side Chain Source - Channel, Key Input, Link
Detector Type - Peak, Average

Dynamics Display

Whenever dynamics are being adjusted a graphical display is
shown on the display at the top of the strip to illustrate how the
processor is affecting the audio.
Dynamics Select
Clear
Compressor
Release
Attack
Threshold
Ratio
Compressor In/Out
Expander
Release
Attack
Threshold
Ratio
Expander In/Out
Page Keys
Dynamics In/Out
Dynamics Knobset Select

DYNAMICS