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8 – Dynamics processors—Compressors
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Compressors
The 32 channel compressors and the six assignable
output compressors all have the following parameters
which may be set. The controls here refer to the con-
trols on the
DYNAMICS screen:
Threshold ( THRESH ), controlled by the POD 1
knob, and variable from -48dB to 0dB in 1dB steps.
Compression ratio ( RATIO ), controlled by the
POD 2 knob, and variable from 1:1 to ∞:1 (infinite
compression).
The steps are as follows: 1.00:1 , 1.05:1 , 1.11:1 , 1.18:1 ,
1.25:1 , 1.33:1 , 1.43:1 , 1.54:1 , 1.67:1 , 1.82:1 , 2.00:1 ,
2.22:1 , 2.50:1 , 2.86:1 , 3.33:1 , 4.00:1 , 5.00:1 , 6.67:1 ,
10.0:1 , 20.0:1 , ∞:1 .
Attack time ( ATTACK ), controlled by the POD 3
knob, and variable from 0ms to 125ms in 1ms steps.
Release time ( RELEASE ), controlled by the POD 4
knob, and variable from 5ms to 5.0s in 100 steps.
From 5 ms to 200 ms, the steps are 5ms apart; from
200ms to 300ms, the steps are 10ms apart; from
300ms to 500ms, the steps are 20ms apart; from
500ms to 1.00s, the steps are 50 ms apart; from 1.00 s
to 3.00s, the steps are 0.1s apart; and from 3.00 s to
5.00s the steps are 0.2s apart.
Auto make-up ( AUTOmk-up ), controlled by POD
3 used as a switch. This is used if the compression
settings have resulted in gain reduction.
Output gain ( OUTGAIN ), controlled by the POD 4
knob on the last row (grayed out if the auto make-up
above is on). Variable from
-20dB to +20dB in 1 dB
steps.
Preset library entries
The following preset entries are provided either to be
used “as-is”, or to be used as templates or starting
points for experimentation.
These library entries are read-only (marked with an
inverse
R on the display), and may not be overwrit-
ten. However, it is possible to load the entries, edit
the parameters, and then store them to a different
library entry.
As always, there are no hard and fast rules as to what
“works”. Feel free to use the settings in a variety of
contexts and change them as seems appropriate to
you.
Compressors
Program
Number
Name Comment
000 Sample Snare For use with snare drums
001 Slap bass For use with slap-type bass inputs
002 Wood bass For use with upright bass (double-bass or contra-bass)
003 Synth.Bass 1 For use with synthesized bass lines
004 Synth.Bass 2 For use with synthesized bass lines
005 Acoustic Guitar To be used with acoustic guitars (nylon or steel-strung)
006 Ele.Guitar 1 For use with electric guitars
007 Ele.Guitar 2 For use with electric guitars
008 Ele.Guitar 3 For use with electric guitars
009 Brass Effective with brass (horn) sections, etc.
010 Vocal 1 Use with vocal lines