Yamaha DME - Manual (Page 483)

Chapter 6 Component Guide
DME Designer Owner’s Manual 483
Release (Release Time)
Sets the time period until gain returns to normal after a trigger signal level falls below the threshold
value and operation of a component ceases.
If the release time is short, the sound will seem like it is jumping (the ear will notice the change)
because the gain suddenly returns to normal. If the release is set too long, compression might not be
applied properly because the next high level signal will be input before the gain returns to normal from
the previous high. It’s a good ideal to try an initial release time setting in the range of 0.11 to 0.5
milliseconds.
Slope
In a high pass filter (HPF) or low pass filter (LPF), this sets the attenuation amount for each octave.
A large value results in rapid attenuation. Clicking the [Slope] button displays a menu.
You can select [6 dB/Oct] or [12 dB/Oct] in the HPF or LPF.
In the crossover that is part of the crossover processor, in the stand-alone crossover, the
programmable BPF, the programmable LPF, and the programmable HPF, you can select from [6 dB/
Oct], [12 dB/Oct], [18 dB/Oct], [24 dB/Oct], [36 dB/Oct], and [48 dB/Oct].
Threshold
Sets the signal level that causes the component to operate.
Width
Sets how much lower the level must be than the threshold level for the expansion effect to begin.
When the trigger signal level changes by 2 dB with the expansion ratio of the expander set at 5:1, the
output level will change by 10 dB.
In the compander, if the width is set at 90 dB, the expander effect will be essentially be turned OFF.