LinPlug RMV - Manual (Page 100)

Signal Path
Compressor
The RMV's Compressor can be used to control the dynamic range of the effect's input
signal. Compression can be used to increase the perceived volume of a sound by reducing
the level transient peaks, and thus allowing for an increasing of the average signal level
without clipping.
The RMV's has four controls: Attack, Ratio, Threshold and Release. The Compressor's
controls are described below. Because compression reduces the average amplitude of the
input signal it is often necessary to increase the signal's amplitude once it has been
compressed. The RMV's provides this “make-up” gain automatically.
Attack: The Attack control is used to set the speed at which the compressor
responds to changes in the input signal.
Ratio: The Ratio control is used to set the ratio between the input and
output level of signals that are above the Compressor's Threshold
level. The compression ratio can be set anywhere between 1:1 and
10:1.
Threshold: The Threshold control is used to set the signal level at which the
Compressor begins operating. The Threshold dial has a range of -24
to 0dB and automatically adjusts the make-up Gain to give 0dB
signal peaks.
Release: The Release dial sets the amount of time that it takes for the
compressor to return to unity gain after the signal falls below the
Threshold level. The Release time has a range of 0.001 to 4.000
seconds.
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