TC Electronic Broadcast 6000 - Manual (Page 99)

MD-3
English Manual 95
Output Mode
Range: Left/Right, MS
Left/Right: Straight Output without MS Decode.
MS: MS decode before the limiter section.
DC block
Range: Off, On
The DC block is a Lo Cut filter used to remove
potential DC noise at 2 Hz.
Expander/Compressor Setup
Lo Xover
Range:
Off, 25, 32, 40, 50, 63, 80 Hz … 16 kHz
Sets the Cross-over frequency between the Lo
and Mid Expander/Compressor bands for the
two channels.
Hi Xover
Range:
Off, 25, 32, 40, 50, 63, 80 Hz … 16 kHz
Sets the Cross-over frequency between the Mid
and the Hi Expander and Compressor bands for
the two channels.
Crest
Range: Peak, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, RMS
Select compression method between RMS and
PEAK for all three bands. The dB steps between
RMS and Peak are number of dBs needed for a
peak-value to override RMS measurement and
can be perceived as a Threshold setting.
Example:
If the Crest parameter is set to 6 dB, the Com-
pressor will respond to RMS values and to peaks
6 dB higher than the current RMS value.
Auto Gain
Range: Off/On
Switches the Automatic Make-up gain on or
off for the Compressor bands. When set to on
the gain for each band is adjusted according to
Threshold and Ratio settings. When set to off, no
automatic gain adjustments are performed
Nominal Delay
Range:
0 to 15 ms
0 to 2 ms in 0.1 ms steps
2 to 15 ms in 0.5 ms steps
Sets the nominal Delay of the signal compared
to the
Sidechain signal. This is also known as “Look
ahead delay”, enabling the compressor section
to become more responsive to the incoming sig-
nal thereby performing a more precise compres-
sion.
Reference Level
Range: -24 dBFS to 0 dBFS in 0.5 dB steps
This parameter sets the reference level in the al-
gorithm. The reference level is the level at which
the Compressor Threshold parameters will start
operating when set to 0 dB.
MD-3 algorithm – EQ page
MD-3 algorithm – EQ page
Introduction
This digital EQ features a four-band parametric
EQ with high- and low-pass filters switchable
between Notch, Parametric, Shelving and Cut
filters. The needle sharp notch filter has a range
down to 0.01 octave and the shelving filters has
a variable slope, ranging from gentle 3 dB/oct
over 6 and 9 to 12 dB/oct. Cut filters are switch-
able between 12 dB/oct maximum flat amplitude
(Butterworth) or flat group delay (Bessel) types.
The parametric equalizer features a natural and
well defined bandwidth behavior at all gain and
width settings: