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43 FINALIZER Desktop Application User Manual
7.6 Compressor Modules
There are three types of Compressor Modules available:
• Full Band RMS Compressor (FC)
• Three Band, TC Legacy, Compressor (3C)
• Five Band, Modern Style, Compressor (5C)
Compressors operate to reduce the signal level once the Threshold level has been reached, at a reduction rate set by the Ratio control. Attack time is the time it takes
for the gain reduction to begin once the threshold has been reached. Release time is the time it takes for the compression to be lifted once the signals dip below the
threshold level. Makeup gain can be added to make up for the overall loss of level caused by the compressor action.
Full band RMS compressor modules (abbreviation = FC)
The example below is one of the full band compressor modules. Note that all the factory supplied full band compressor presets have the same controls as shown,
just at dierent adjustment settings.
Controls for the full band compressor are not overlaid on top of the SPECTRO LAB curves, because they aect the whole frequency range. Ratio (R), and Threshold (T)
controls are shown next to the right edge of the SPECTRO LAB.
The full band RMS compressor module has the following controls:
• Threshold (T)
• Ratio (R)
• Attack
• Release
• Makeup gain on/o
These controls can be adjusted as follows:
• Threshold level can be adjusted by dragging the (T), or using the threshold control in the Module EDIT View. The range is +10.0 dB to –60.0 dB.
• Ratio can be adjusted by dragging the (R), or using the ratio control in the Module EDIT View. The range is from 1.00:1 to innity:1.
• Attack and Release times can only be adjusted using their respective controls in the Module EDIT View. The adjustment range is 0.1 to 100 ms (attack) and 10 to
1000 ms (release).
• Makeup Active On/O is selectable only in the Module EDIT View