Overloud Gem Comp76 FET Compressor and Limiter Plug-In - Manual (Page 25)

OVERLOUD GEMS COMP G
THRESHOLD - Adjusts the threshold level of the compressor. You can set this value ranging from -15
dB to +15 dB.
ATTACK - Sets the time it takes the COMP G to react to a peak of the input signal. The attack time
ranges from 100 microseconds to 30 milliseconds with the shortest attack time corresponding to
the full counterclockwise position of the knob.
RATIO - Sets the ratio of the signal level to signal gain, also known as the compression rate. It can
be continuously adjusted from 2:1 to 10:1.
RELEASE - Sets the time it takes the COMP G to return to its no gain reduction state. The release time
ranges from 100 milliseconds to 1.2 seconds with the fastest release time corresponding to the
full counterclockwise position of the knob. When
Auto is selected, the release time depends
upon the signal program. It’s useful to get rid of the pumping e ff ect, when the processed signal
has a beating shape.
MAKE-UP - Compensates the signal level changes caused by compression. This parameter can be
continuously adjusted from -15 dB to +15 dB.
METER - The meter can alternatively show the Gain Reduction amount, the Input or the Output
level.
GAIN - Adjusts the level of the Input signal ranging from -15 dB to +15 dB.
STEREO - MID/SIDE - Switches between the two working modes of the COMP G . The normal mode is
STEREO, where the unit processes the two, left and right, stereo channels. When in MID/SIDE
mode, the stereo signal is split into MID and SIDE portions, where the MID portion is the center,
mono part of the stereo image – while the SIDE portion is the outside: the left and right sides of
the stereo image. When
COMP G is in MID/SIDE mode, these two components of the input signal
are processed separately. The upper interface works on MID, while the lower one works on SIDE.
SIDECHAIN/HPF - Adjusts the frequency of an High Pass Filter controlled by the audio program of
the input signal. The fi lter can reduce the pumping e ff ect when the audio program has a strong
low frequency beating component. When set all the way counterclockwise, the fi lter is turned
o ff .
PARALLEL - Balances between the DRY (unprocessed) and WET (processed) signals.
OUTPUT - Adjusts the Output level to compensate the possible level changes introduced by the
compression. It ranges from -15 dB to +15 dB.
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