ADDITIONAL EFFECTS - PHASER & EXPANDER/GATE

Phaser

A Phaser in general is a group of comb filters that are swept back and forth by an LFO within a certain frequency range. When the comb filter sound is mixed with the direct signal, the moving phasing sound is created due to the constant moving phase cancelation of the combfilter frequencies in the direct signal.

PHASER

Speed

Controls the speed of the moving filters in the Phaser.

Depth

Adjusts the depth of the phasing filters.

Mix

Mixes between direct sound and phaser sound.

Out Level

Controls the Output level of the block.

Order

Choose between 4th, 8th or 12th order.

FB Level

Controls the Level of the Feedback.

Range

Choose between Low or High.

Expander/Gate

The Expander/Gate performs Downward Expansion. Downward Expansion in general means that below a certain Threshold the Input signals gain is reduced on the Output according to a specific ratio. Expanders and gates are often used to reduce or eliminate noise.

EXPANDER/GATE

Threshold

When the Input signal falls below the Threshold, the Expander/Gate starts working. This means that the higher Threshold the more expansion or gating you will get.

EXPANDER/GATE

Ratio

This is the Ratio of the gain reduction. If the Ratio is set to 4:1 it means that for every 1dB the Input signal decreases, the Output will decrease by 4dB.

When the Ratio is set to Infinite:1, it means that when the Input signal falls below the Threshold, the Output is turned all the way down. This is also known as Gating.

Attack

The Attack time is the fallback time that the Expander/Gate uses to reach the gain reduction specified by the Ratio parameter.

Example: If the Input signal suddenly drops 4dB below Threshold in no time, with the Ratio set to 4:1 and the Attack set to 20ms, the M3000 will use 20ms to reach a total gain reduction of 16dB.

Release

The Release is the rise time that the Expander/Gate uses to release the gain reduction when the signal exceeds the Threshold.

Out Level

Controls the Output level of the Expander/Gate.

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TC electronic SDN BHD M3000 user manual Additional Effects Phaser & EXPANDER/GATE, Expander/Gate