Edelweiss GAMBIT DS1-MK3 - Manual (Page 5)

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT DE-ESSER/COMPRESSOR DS1-MK3 INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the Weiss DS1-MK3 De-Esser / Compressor !
This two channel digital De-esser / Compressor
features linear-phase crossover filters covering
the whole audio band. Thus the DS1-MK3 is not
just a De-esser but can also be used as band
selective or full band Compressor / Limiter. The
controls for the two channels can be ganged or
unganged (useful for M/S compression). Similar-
ly, sidechain linking can be turned off.
Internal processing is either 88.2kHz (with 44.1
and 88.2kHz input) or 96kHz (with 48 or 96kHz
input) in DeEsser and in Compressor mode.
Double-precision up- and down-sampling units
within the DS1-MK3 result in negligible distor-
tion and high transparency for absolutely clean
sound.
The non-linear segment can be adjusted from
1000:1 to 1:5, allowing every kind of dynamic
processing, from limiting to upward expansion
(for over-compressed signals). Put back a little
dynamics into that ultra-finalized mix!
An additional safety-limiter takes care of any
overs that are generated in DeEsser as well as in
Compressor mode.
This and the ability to remote control para-
meters and snapshots makes the DS1-MK3 the
perfect tool for the recording and mastering
engineer!
Processing
∗ 24bit digital input, internal 40bit floating-
point arithmetic, dithered output for 16bit,
20bit or 24bit wordlengths.
∗ Transparent phase-linear crossover for
frequency selective compression
∗ All parameters are immediately accessible
with instant feedback through LEDs and
the LC display.
Display
∗ Standardised peak meters for compressor-
stage in- and output with peak hold
∗ Gain reduction meter with peak hold for
compressor and for safety-limiter each.
∗ Logarithmic graph of the transfer function
of the de-esser/compressor calculated in
real time
∗ Status display showing sampling frequen-
cy, channel status data handling, current
workspace and snapshot number and a
resetable peak-hold and over-hold per
channel
∗ Parameter display (activated by touching
the knobs) showing all timing, level and
gain parameters
∗ Signal status LEDs, showing OVERs, range
of envelope signal and the status of the
release time comparator
Snapshots
∗ 3 x 128 non-volatile snapshots where all
parameters are stored
∗ A-B workspaces for quick comparison be-
tween two settings
Remote Control
∗ Supports MIDI, RS-232 and RS-422 proto-
cols
∗ Standard MIDI Continuous Controllers for
parameter remote control (including over-
all gain)
∗ Snapshot automatization with MIDI Pro-
gram Change Commands
∗ MIDI Dump of Snapshots