Dangerous Music Compressor - Manual (Page 14)

10 | DANGEROUS MUSIC
Feature: Stepped controls with subtle ratios:
1.4:1 • 1.7:1 • 2:1 • 3:1 • 4:1 • 6.1 • 20:1
Benefit: “Stepped” in this case means exacting, so you can control with confidence. The subtle ratios (i.e. 1.4 : 1 vs. 1.7 : 1)
are incredibly powerful.
Definition:
ratio
is the “how much” control.
threshold
is the “when” control. In other words,
ratio
determines “how much” the
level will be tamed once the audio crosses the
threshold
or the “when” control.
8. GAIN (MAKEUP) KNOBS
[
gain knobs pictured above
]
Feature: Compensate for level lost while compressing or limiting.
Benefit: When conducting a true A/B comparison of “before and after” it is critical that the levels are identical. Otherwise the
louder shall always prevail (much like that macho talker on his cell phone in the restaurant). Secondly... we do not want
to lose gain on it’s way to the audio’s next port of call or we will be adding noise at every toll booth.
Tip:
,
The
gain
controls are ganged in
stereo
mode, thus the top knob will control both channels.