Manual

9 MD3 NATIVE User Manual
Auto Makeup Gain
Options: O, On
Switches the Automatic Make-up gain on or o for the Compressor bands. When
set to ON, the gain for each band is adjusted according to the Threshold and Ratio
settings. When set to OFF, no automatic gain adjustments are performed.
Reference Level
Range: -24dBFS to 0dBFS in 0.5dB steps
This parameter sets the reference level in the algorithm.
The reference level is the level at which the Compressor Threshold parameters
will start operating when set to 0 dB.
The setting of the reference revel also aects the band gains applied using the
Auto Makeup feature. It can be benecial, for example, in order to keep “unity
gain,” to set the reference level close to the RMS level you are aiming for and
from then on use the Threshold parameter to set the amount of compression.
Look-ahead Delay
Range: 0 to 15ms
<2ms in 0.1ms steps
>2ms in 0.5 ms steps
Sets the look ahead Delay of the signal compared to the Sidechain signal. This
enables the compressor section to become more responsive to the incoming
signal, thereby performing a more precise compression.
5.2.1 Focus Fields
Each of the six Focus Fields along the bottom can be assigned to any of the
available controls. These useful assignments remain visible when you switch to
dierent pages. For example, you can adjust the Compressor Ratio while you are
on the Expander page.
Click on ASSIGN in the lower left, and you will notice that the control knobs will
become blank. (This is a good reminder that you are in ASSIGN mode.) Click and
drag any of the controls and drop it down onto the desired Focus Field 1 to 6.
You can also click the desired focus eld and then click the control to assign to it.
When nished assigning, select the ASSIGN button again.
Click on the Pin Icon inside the ASSIGN button, and the Assigned Focus Fields will
remain when presets are changed. The numeric values within the Focus Fields
will change to the new preset values.
In the example below, Focus Field 1 has become Trim Gain Left by dragging the
control down and releasing it over the Focus Field 1 button. It will stay like this,
even when you move to the COM page or Expander page.
In the Expander, Compressor, and EQ pages, the Focus Fields will show other
parameters if any of the buttons are selected in the lower area of each page. For
example, here are the Focus Fields when GAIN has been selected in the row of
buttons below the EQ graph. To return to your assigned Focus Fields, deselect
GAIN by pressing it again.