Yamaha AW2400 - Manual (Page 152)

AW2400 Owner’s Manual
Dynamics Processing
P
an, EQ, and Dynamics Processing
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4
Move the cursor to the GATE ON/OFF but-
ton and press the [ENTER] key to turn the
gate on.
5
Use the STEREO LINK button to turn gate
linking for paired channels on or off, and
the KEYIN SOURCE field to select a trigger
source as required.
6
Move 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.
Compression can be used to prevent signals from exceed-
ing a preset level in order to avoid distortion, and to
smooth out the levels of certain instruments or tracks. The
AW2400 provides compression on the following tracks.
• Input
• Track
• Stereo Output
• Bus Master
• AUX Send Master
• Effect Send Master
Compression can be controlled either via the knobs in the
DYNAMICS screen or the physical controllers in the
Selected Channel section.
Applying and controlling compression via the dedicated
dynamics screen.
1
Use the Layer section, [INPUT SEL], [SEL],
and [STEREO SEL] keys to select the chan-
nel to which compression is to be applied.
2
Press the Selected Channel section [DYN]
key so that its indicator lights, then press
Selected Channel knob 1, 2, 3, or 4.
The DYNAMICS screen will appear.
3
Press the Display section [F3] key, or press
the [DYN] key as many times as necessary
until the Comp Edit page appears.
The Comp Edit page includes the following items.
1 COMPT ON/OFF button
Switches the compressor on/off.
B STEREO LINK button
Turning this button on links compressor operation for
paired channels.
C POSITION field
Specifies the position in the signal chain at which the
compressor will be inserted.
• PRE EQ................ Before the channel’s EQ stage
(except for the effect send mas-
ter)
• PRE FADER ......... Immediately before the channel
fader
• POST FADER....... Immediately after the channel
fader
D Response curve
This graph indicates the approximate response of the
compressor settings. The horizontal axis of the graph
is the input level, and the vertical axis is the output
level.
• Pressing the [F1] key while holding the Display section
[SHIFT] key has the same effect as the GATE ON/OFF but-
ton.
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 gate settings in the library as
described in “EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation” on
page 154.
HINT
Using the Compressors
■ Compressor Control via
the DYNAMICS screen
H
F
D E C A
G
B
• This item will not appear for the stereo output channel and
bus master channels.
NOTE