BBE DS48 - Manual (Page 19)

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OPERATION
2. Attack. This is the amount of time that elapses before the limiter reduces the gain
to the program level after the threshold point has been exceeded by the incoming
signal. Generally, set shorter attack times on outputs that are feeding mids and
highs and longer attack times for lows and subs. The time should be chosen care-
fully as the danger of dynamics distortion usually increases with shorter attack
times. The attack time of the DS48 can be set within a range of 1 to 100 millisec-
onds.
3. Hold determines how long the limiter's gain reduction stays in place, even after
the input signal has fallen below the Threshold. Use this to smooth out "choppi-
ness", "pumping" or other artifacts that may occur under certain settings and pro-
gram material. The hold time of the DS48 can be set within a range of 0.0 to 100
milliseconds in 1ms increments.
4. Decay: This control determines the how quickly the limiter removes the gain
reduction and returns the signal to unity gain once the input signal has fallen below
threshold. In instances where the limiter is constantly and repeatedly activated, a
longer Decay time will prevent excessive retriggering and provide a more consis-
tent signal. This control can be adjusted from 10ms to 1000ms in 10ms increments.
7.6.1.9 Input Signal:
In this menu, LCD displays the current input channel for the selected output. This
parameter can be adjusted through all 4 input sources.
7.6.1.10 Name of channel:
This function allows you to choose a name or label for an output channel. There is
a fixed list of 32 choices to choose from. Use the PARAM Rotate to change the chan-
nel name.
7.6.1.11 Copy Output Data
This allows you to copy the settings from one output channel to another, saving
setup time.
Press ENTER and select the source channel with either the FREQ knob or the
BACK/NEXT buttons. Press ENTER again and select the target channel to copy to.
Press ENTER and then ENTER again to confirm.