Specifications

MICRO
LIMITER@contd
slight
amount
of
harmonic
distortion.
Also,
a
phenomena
called
"pumping"
or
"breathing"
might
occur. This
means
that if
a rapid
succession
of
peaks
were fed
into
the limiter
(a
staccato
guitar
or
synth
part,
for
instance),
the limiter
would
respond
to each
peak
of
the
signal,
causing
a
rapid
rise in
background
noise
as
the
gain
is
increased
after
each
peak.
Both
of these
conditions
are a
by-
product
of
the
limiting
process
and can
occur with
any limiter.
However,
these
conditions
may
never
occur
during
your particular
use
as they
are
dependent
on
the type
of
instrument
fed into
the
MICRO
LIMITER,
and
the
style of music
played,
as
well
as
the
setting
of the release
control.
Simply turn
the release
control
a
bit to
the
right
and either
the
slight distortion
or
"pumping"
and
"breathing"
will
go
away!
lf
the
release
control is
set too
far
to the
right
(release
time too
long),
the
program
may
sound
dull and lifeless
as a
result
of
squashed
dynamics.
When in
doubt as to how
to set
the
release
control, it's
better
to
keep
it
on a shorter
setting
(towards
the
left)
since fhe MICRO
LIMITER
is most forgiving
in
operation
at this
point
and
you
will most
likely
get
the desired results.
Finally,
set the
output
control by
switching the in/out
control in,
then
out, and adjust
the
output control
until the level is
the
same
regardless
of
the
position
of the
switch.
Application
The
MICRO
LIMITER
can be made
to
perform
several
different
functions,
depending
upon
control settings. These
are:
1.
Even
out the volume
differences
between
registers
on
instruments.
An
example
of this would
be that
some bass
guitar
strings are louder
than
others
on some
instruments.
The
use of a
MICRO LIMITER
produces
a
smoother bass line
by matching
the
volumes
of the different notes.
2.
Minimize
the changes
in volume when
a vocalist
or
instrumentalist
momentarily
changes his
distance from
the mike.
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