User Manual

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Screen Elements Description
Depth
Thresh This value determines the threshold at which the Compressor starts to
work.
Amount The amount of the Compressor effect, sometimes called Ratio in typical
applications.
Knee This parameter defines how the Compressor starts to work: with a low set-
ting, the transition into compression is soft, whereas with a high setting,
the Compressor abruptly starts to work once the threshold is reached.
Time
Attack Use Attack to adjust how fast the Compressor reacts on the incoming sig-
nal: the more you dial it to the right, the slower it will react. Longer Attack
times let more transients through.
Release The time the compressor will take to not compressing any more after the
input signal falls below the threshold. With longer release times it takes
more time to get back to normal.
Output
Gain Use Gain control to adjust the volume of the resulting signal; sometimes
called “make-up gain” as it can be used to compensate for any reduction
in the signal induced by the settings above.
Hardware
The Compressor on the hardware.
8.1.2 Gate
The Gate cuts any part of the input signal which falls below the input threshold. This can be
used to rhythmically chop the signal and make it stutter or sound staccato.
The Effects Overview
Dynamics
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