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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 158 - Chapter 17: Neve 33609 Compressor
Attack Attack determines how fast limiting will engage when the signal exceeds the
limiter threshold. The Fast setting is 2 milliseconds, and the Slow setting is 4
milliseconds.
Compressor
Controls in this section only function when the compressor is enabled with the
“compress In” switch (the Power switch must also be on).
Note: The compressor precedes the limiter (see “Signal Flow” on page 156).
Compressor
Threshold
Threshold determines how much compression will occur. When the input sig-
nal exceeds the threshold level, the compressor engages. A smaller value re-
sults in more compression. The available range is from -20dB to +10dB, in
2dB increments.
Compressor
Recovery
Recovery (release) is the time it takes for the compressor to stop processing af-
ter the signal drops below the threshold value. The available values (in milli-
seconds) are 100, 400, 800, 1500, a1, and a2.
The automatic settings (a1 and a2) are program dependant. The value for a1
can be as fast as 40ms, but after a sustained period of high signal level, the
period is ≈800ms. The value for a2 can be as fast as 150ms, but after a sus-
tained period of high signal level, the period is ≈1500ms.
Compressor
Gain
This makeup gain control increases the signal level out of the compressor to
compensate for reduced levels as a result of compression. The available
range is 0 to +20dB, in 2dB increments.
Make sure to adjust the Gain control after the desired amount of compression
is achieved with the Threshold control. The Gain control does not affect the
amount of compression.
Note: If the limiter is also enabled, this gain is applied before the limiter stage.