Drawmer MX30 Pro Gated Compressor / Limiter - Manual (Page 10)

MX30 OPERATORS’ MANUAL 8
PEAK LIM ITER
Level: Sets an absolute limit to the level that the output signal will not be
permitted to exceed. This limiter is very fast acting enabling it to
control any peaks without audible distortion. If the output signal is
so high as to cause the limiter to operate for more than 20mS, the
system gain is automatically reduced to bring the signal back
within range. The system gain is then returned to normal over a
period of approximately one second. The compressor Gain control
should be used to ensure that the peak limiter operates only rarely
if at all, if it is to be used purely for peak protection. Alternatively,
it may be deliberately driven into limiting to produce creative
effects.
Bypass:
This switch causes all signal processing for this channel to be
disabled. Normally the switch is used to compare the raw
unprocessed signal verses with any gating, compression and
limiting of the audio input.
LIN KIN G
Master:
Depressing this switch configures the unit in stereo mode where
the left-hand channel controls act as master for both audio
channels, (except the Bypass buttons which always function for
their respective channels).
The same degree of gain reduction is applied to both audio
channels to prevent image shifting which would otherwise occur
whenever the left and right signal dynamics varied from each other
by any significant degree.