Manual

13 MD3 NATIVE User Manual
Turn o DYN LINK to allow separate expander control of the Mid and Side . The
Expander controls aect the Mid (initially) and Side instead of Stereo. Note that
an "M" appears in the controls as a reminder they are for the Mid.
Select SIDE, and the Expander controls will aect the Side instead of MID. An "S"
appears in the controls, to show they are for the Side.
If at any time you want the SIDE control settings to be the same as the MID
settings, press the COPY button. (It will not copy from SIDE to MID).
X Over
The expander and compressor operate in three bands, using a low crossover and a
high crossover. The Gain Reduction meters show these three bands: L, M, and H.
Select X OVER along the bottom, and the Lo Xover and Hi Xover frequencies can
be viewed and adjusted by clicking and dragging in the rst 2 Focus Fields. Note
that any changes you make here will also aect the compressor, as it uses the
same crossovers.
The two crossover frequencies can be set to OFF (turned all the way down) in
order to run MD3 NATIVE as a two band or full band compressor/expander.
Controls
Use the rotary control knobs to adjust the overall Threshold, Range, Ratio, Attack
and Release. The knob values correspond to the EXP ALL value shown in the 4th
Focus Field mentioned below.
If you select Threshold, Range, Ratio, Attack or Release buttons, then the Focus
Fields will show the Exp Lo, Exp Mid, Exp Hi, and Exp All values for the selected
parameter. This allows you to adjust the expander parameters for the low, mid,
and high bands. Adjusting the Exp All value adjusts the value of all three bands.
However the Exp Mid value only adjusts itself and the Exp All value.
The example below shows THRESH. selected, and the separate threshold values
in the Focus Field displayed for each band, and the "Exp All" parameter in the 4th
Field.
The Mid Band value follows the Exp All value. If you vary Exp All then all three
bands will change, but maintaining the same relative levels to each other.
Note that an "M" appears in the controls if they are for the Mid.
Note that an "S" appears in the controls if they are for the Side.
Threshold
Range: -50dB to 0dB (in 0.5dB steps)
When the signal drops below the set Threshold, the Expander is activated.
Range
Range: -40dB to 0dB (in 0.5dB steps)
The Range parameter sets the Max attenuation relative to the Ref level setting
(see Main page). Example: With a Ref Level setting of -6 dB and Range set to -10
the max attenuation can be -16dB.
Ratio
Range: O to Innity
The Ratio of the Gain Reduction.
Example: If the signal drops 1 dB below the Threshold with a Ratio set to 1:3 the
actual attenuation will be 3 dB.
Attack
Range: 0.3 to 100 ms (Exponential)
The Attack time is the time the Expander uses to release its gain reduction when
the Input signal rises above the set Threshold.
Release
Range: 20ms to 7 sec. (Exponential)
The Release time is the time the Expander uses to achieve the attenuation
specied by the Ratio parameter when the signal drops below the set Threshold
point.
G/R Meter Zoom
Press to zoom in on the range of the Gain Reduction meters, from +/- 18 dB to
+/- 9 dB