Rane DC 24 Users Guide [RaneNote 130] - Manual

DC 24 Users Guide-1
INTRODUCTION
Compressors, expanders, and their cohorts – limiters and
gates, are all in the business of automatically controlling the
volume, or dynamics of sound. Lumped together they can be
called dynamic controllers, which would also have to include
your hand on the fader and the fat man dancing in front of the
midrange cabinet.
Used wisely, often in conjunction with each other or with
equalization or filtering, dynamic controllers can improve the
intelligibility of voice and the subjective effect of music. But
in the wrong hands they can sound terrible, and compressors
are the worst offenders.
Our goal is to de-mystify dynamic controllers as best we
can within the limitations of printed media. By understanding
a given tool's strengths and weaknesses, you can put it to it's
best use.
Roger Nichols - “I have used the DC 24 on every album
project I have done since I've had it”. He has had a DC 24
since 1988. Projects include mixdown on Riki Lee Jones
Flying Cowboys, recording and mixdown on Donald Fagens
Kamakiriad, and numerous others.
Walter Becker - “The DC 24 is great for bass and guitar. I
suggest you check it out”. Walter is a member of the popular
group, Steely Dan.
Jeff Davies
Dennis Bohn
Rane Corporation
Squeeze Me, Stretch Me:
The DC 24 Users Guide
• DYNAMICS 101
• THRESHOLD & RATIO CONTROLS
• COMPRESSORS & LIMITERS
• GATES & EXPANDERS
• SPLIT BAND PROCESSING
• GUITAR, BASS & RECORDING
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SQUEEZE ME, STRETCH ME: THE DC 24 USERS GUIDE
RaneNote 130
© 1993 Rane Corporation