User guide

Chapter 6: Channels and Strips 81
Dynamics
Each channel has a compressor/expander/gate with external key input and filtered sidechain. Press the Dyn function key to as-
sign Dynamics to the knobset; the TFT display at the top of the Strip shows the dynamics graph (yellow when dynamics are In,
gray when bypassed). The red dot is a GainBall that shows the signal’s current gain (y-axis), and the attack and release times,
as the ball rides up and down the curve.
The entire Dynamics section may be switched in/out with the Dyn In key to the left of the Strip’s function keys. The Ex-
pander/Gate and Compressor can be switched in/out individually on their respective knobset configuration pages. Use the knob
to adjust the parameters. Each Dynamics section below discusses the effect, if any, of the switches.
The first Dynamics page (see figure below) shows the main controls for both the compressor and expander/gate. Press the  key
to display pages with the complete parameters for Expander/Gate, Compressor, and Sidechain/filters.
The sidechain can be sent to any source (see “Channel Patch Points” on page 75). The sidechain can also be patched in eMix.
Compressor/Expander (Page 1)
The knobs have four compressor and four expander parameters (see figure below). The knobs with two parameters listed (i.e.,
cThr/cKne) toggle between parameters by pressing the upper switch to the left of the knob.
The lower switch next to the cRat knob switches the compressor in/out. The lower switch next to the xRat knob switches the ex-
pander in/out.
Dynamics knobset page 1
CRel
CAtk
CThr
CRat
XRel
XAtk
XThr
XRat
CKne
XHld
XKne
Compressor In/Out
Expander In/Out
Page keys display
Expander/Gate, Compressor
and Sidechain pages