Fostex PD-6 operation manual Limiter parameter setting Limiter parameter, Grouping, Threshold

PD-6DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 7: Setup mode)

Limiter parameter setting (Limiter parameter)

The “Limiter parameter” menu makes parameter setting for the limiter.

On “Limiter parameter” menu screen, you can set “Grouping”, “Threshold” and “Ratio” parameters.

<“Grouping”>

Option	Comment
Mono	The limiter works for each channel independently. (default)
1-2	Channels 1 and 2 are grouped, and the limiter works the same for channels
	1 and 2 according to the input levels of channels 1 and 2.
1-6	Channels 1 through 6 are grouped, and the limiter works the same for
	channels 1 and 6 according to the input levels of channels 1 through 6.

<Note>

Even if the [LIMITER] switch of a channel in the group is set to “OFF”, the input level of the channel is checked by the limiter. Therefore, do not feed any audio signal to the unused channel in the group to prevent a malfunction of the limiter.

<Threshold>

Option	Comment
-12dB	The threshold is set to -12 dB. (default)
-6dB	The threshold is set to -6 dB.

<Ratio (compression ratio)>

Option	Comment
1: 3	The ratio is set to 1:3. (default)
1: 5	The ratio is set to 1:5.

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