User Manual
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RackPack: DynaMaxx
Control Elements
LIM. (Limiter)
In limiter mode the DynaMaxx only processes the peak levels but
leaves, in contrast to the compressor mode, the gain structure of low-
level signals unchanged. Limiter mode is useful when working with
‘clipping-sensitive’ media or units and it improves the utilisation of
digital headroom as well as the bit resolution.
The COMPRESSION control sets the threshold in LIM. mode. The fur-
ther the control is moved clockwise, the lower the threshold, and all
signals above the threshold will be submitted to the limiting process
as a fixed ratio of ∞:1.
The limiter is based upon a soft-knee limiting characteristic. In com-
parison with hard limiting characteristics, soft limiting is more unob-
trusive and sonically more natural. When a peak level exceeds the
threshold, the level isn’t suddenly reduced, as would be the case with
a hard limiting characteristic, but rather the soft limiting starts its pro-
cessing earlier. This way, peak levels are limited far more smoothly
once the threshold is reached. The following measurements illustrate
various soft-knee limiting curves:
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