11.3

CHANNEL DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR & GATE637
Threshold
D Set the level at which the gate opens or closes.
Signals below the Threshold setting are gated, but when the level exceeds the threshold, the gate opens.
Range: -52 dB to 0 dB
! Note that the threshold for closing the gate is slightly lower than the threshold for opening the gate. This is to
avoid undesirable gate triggering with signal levels close to the set threshold.
Release
D Set the time it should take for the gate to go from open to fully closed.
Fast release times will fade the signal abruptly once the level falls below the threshold, and longer release times
will slowly fade out the signal.
Range: 100 ms to 1000 ms
Gate Gain Reduction Meter
The LED meter shows the gain reduction applied by the gating/expansion.
External Sidechain
You can use external signals to trigger the Compressor and/or the Gate/Expander. This is done by connecting an
external signal to the Sidechain Inputs on the back of Channel Dynamics.
The Sidechain inputs.
When a cable is connected to the Sidechain Input(s) the “Connected” LED is lit on the front panel:
D Click the Sidechain button to “key” (trigger) Channel Dynamics from the external signal instead of the channel
signal.
For example, you could use a drum loop to trigger the gate for a channel playing a synth pad to create rhythmic
chord effects.