Drawmer M500 Dynamics Processor User Manual

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FADER PRIMARY PARAMETERS DISPLAY

This time is the time per 10dB of gain increase. So a setting of 10ms (the

Fade UP

minimum) will take 90ms to rise and

10S

10Seconds (the maximum) will take

90 seconds to rise from a floor of -90dB.

This time is the time per 10dB of gain decrease. So a setting of

10S

10Seconds

Fade DOWN

will take 90 seconds to fall to a floor of -90dB, although little change might
be perceived once the signal has fallen below 60dB or so.

RANGE is the amount of Gain Reduction where fade stops. This is

RANGE

analogous to the GATE RANGE behaviour. The parameter has a minimum
of

5dB

5dB and a maximum of

90dB

EXAMPLE

With a Fade DOWN time set to

1s and RANGE set to

50dB

50dB total fade down

time will be 5 seconds, stopping at -50dB Gain Reduction.

Fade events can be caused by MIDI. FADE Outs can be by a presettable 'Timer' which can have
its 'Fade-out' time set between 1 second and 99 minutes. A MIDI fade event will normally be used
to fade-in when a MIDI clock start command is received and fade-out when a clock stop
instruction is received. (MIDI clock instructions are 'System real time' instructions therefore the
MIDI channel setting is immaterial). However, this fade via MIDI can be re-assigned on the MIDI
screen to occur when a specific MIDI controller switch number is received. If this is desired, then
the fader status will flip status (e.g. fade-up becomes fade-down) at the selected up and down
rates when the corresponding switch number is received. A further matching MIDI switch number
will flip the FADE state back. The range of switch numbers has been confined to the undefined
MIDI switch numbers, but all of these should be obtainable on most current sequencers and
mother keyboards.

Selects which event will cause a Fade UP or DOWN.

View <>

View <> is manual

TRIGGER

control using the

LEFT and

RIGHT arrow keys, this is always

available on the FADE view-meters screen when the FADER is assigned.

MIDI

The will trigger on receipt of MIDI data as determined by the MIDI screen

TRIGGER

FADE SWITCH parameter. Remember, this can be MIDI Stop/Start or a
Switch number (often called 'Controller'). For an alternate FADE method
see MIDI MASTER VOLUME.

Timer

Timer FADER will trigger with reference to the parameters on the page below

TRIGGER

(bottom page) OUT--Time--ELAPSED STATUS.

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