Specifications

MICRO
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Description
The
Alesis MICRO LIMITER is
a true stereo
in/stereo out
compressor/limiter
which is
used
for
automatic
gain
riding,
peak
limiting,
and special
effects on both
live
and
recorded
instruments
and
vocals.
A compressor/limiter, which can be thought of as an automatic
fader, very
quickly
reduces
gain
and
attenuates the signal once
it
exceeds a
predetermined
level.
The number
of dB
increase of the
input
signal
needed
to cause a
1
dB
increase in
the output
signal
of the compressor/limiter
is
called the compression
rafio.
Thus, for
a
ratio
of
4
to
1,
an 8
dB
increase
of input
produces
a
2 dB
increase in
output.
The MICRO LIMITER
can be thought of as a compressor
when
the
green
LED
s are
lit
because of the
low
compression
ratio
(2:1
to 8:1).
A
compressor
is
usually used to
even out the
volume
fluctuations
of an
instrument
or
vocal
and sometimes
for
special
effects
(See
Applications).
A compression
ratio
of 10:1 or
above changes
the compressor
into
a
limiter. A limiter is
used
to
prevent
short term
peaks (which
add
little information
to the
program
material) from overloading
amplifiers or tapes.
lt
also can be
used
for
certain types
of
special effects
(See
Applications).
Once the
yellow
LED
s are
fired,
the unit becomes a true
limiter with
the
fourth LED indicating
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