Yamaha AW2400 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3

Dynamics Processing

Pan, EQ, and Dynamics Processing

153

AW2400 Owner’s Manual

ETYPE

Indicates the currently selected compressor type. The

displayed indication has the following meaning.

• COMP ................... Compressor

• EXPAND ...............Expander

• COMP.(H)..............Compander (hard)

• COMP.(S)..............Compander (soft)

FGR (Gain Reduction)

Indicates the amount of gain reduction produced by

the compressor, in a range of -18 dB to 0 dB.

GOutput meter

Indicates the level of the signal after it has passed

through the compressor.

HPARAMETER

Here you can edit the parameters of the compressor.

The type of parameters and their ranges will differ

depending on the compressor type. For details on the

types of parameter and their function, refer to the

appendix.

4Move the cursor to the COMP ON/OFF but-

ton and press the [ENTER] key to turn the

compressor on.

5Use the STEREO LINK button to turn com-

pressor linking for paired channels on or

off, and the POSITION ﬁeld to select the

compressor insert point as required.

6Move the cursor to the parameter you want

to edit and use either the [DATA/JOG] dial

or [INC]/[DEC] keys to set the parameter as

required.

Applying and controlling compression by using knobs 1–

4 in the Selected Channel section.

1Use the Layer section, [INPUT SEL], [SEL],

and [STEREO SEL] keys to select the chan-

nel to which compression is to be applied.

2Press the Selected Channel section [DYN]

key so that it’s indicator lights.

With the default settings the DYNAMICS screen will

appear automatically. The display will not change if

the UTILITY screen Preference page AUTO DIS-

PLAY button is set to OFF.

3Rotate Selected Channel knobs 1–4.

The parameters for the channels selected in step 1 will

change accordingly.

The knobs control the following parameters.

* TOTAL:Multiple parameters are changed simultaneously to vary

the compression effect.

If the UTILITY screen Preference

page AUTO DISPLAY button is set

to OFF, a popup window showing

the current compression settings

will appear while Selected Channel

knobs 1–4 are being operated.

•You cannot change the compressor type via this page. If you

want to use a different type, you must recall a library setting

that uses the desired type. For details on recalling library

compression settings, refer to “EQ/Dynamics Processor

Library Operation” on page 154.

HINT

• Pressing the [F1] key while holding the Display section

[SHIFT] key has the same effect as the ON/OFF button.

HINT

• Pressing the [F2] key while holding the Display section

[SHIFT] key has the same effect as the STEREO LINK button.

HINT

•You can save your current compressor settings in the library

as described in “EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation”

on page 154.

HINT

Selected Channel

knobs 1–4 1 2 3 4

Parameters TOTAL* Threshold Ratio Gain

■Compressor Control via

the Selected Channel section