TC Electronic G-Force - Manual (Page 36)

Release rate
The Release rate sets the speed that the Noise Gate
damps with, meaning if the parameter is set to 100dB
pr. second, the Noise Gate will damp very quickly.
Level
This level control can be used for controlling the In
Level of the different presets. By setting the Level at -
6dB, in all your basic presets, you reserve a little extra
level for your lead presets. The Level parameter is also
found in the Modifier Matrix, and can therefore be
controlled via pedal or MIDI.
Compressor
A Compressor is meant to reduce the dynamic content
of the input signal, and thereby keep a more constant
level. When the input signal exceeds the threshold, the
Compressor starts to reduce the signal according to
the Ratio. The Ratio describes how much the signal is
reduced, e.g. a Ratio at 2:1 means that for every 2 dB
the signal exceeds the threshold, only 1 dB comes out.
When the signal falls below the Threshold, the
Compressor is supposed to stop working, but the
Release parameter can slow that process down. The
Release parameter determines how long the
Compressor should continue to work after the signal
dropped below Threshold.
Example: The Compressor is set to a Ratio of 8:1, and
the signal is exceeding the Threshold by 16dB, that will
result in a gain reduction of 14dB (viewed on the
Compressor gain reduction meter). The Release time
is set to 28 dB/S. This means that when the signal falls
below the Threshold it will take the Compressor 0.5
second to fall back to no gain reduction.
The Compressor in the G-Force comes in both a
simple and an advanced version. The Compressor
uses auto-makeup-gain. This means that the
Compressor automatically compensates for the loss of
level caused by the gain reduction, by turning the
outlevel up i.e. the more you compress, the higher
level you get out.
The Attack time is scaled automatically depending on
the dynamic content of the incoming signal.
COMPRESSOR
Threshold
When the input level exceeds the Threshold, the
Compressor will be activated. This means that the
lower the Threshold, the more compression you will
get.
Ratio
Ratio effects the steepness of the Compressor.
Example: When the Ratio is set to 2:1 it means that for
every 2db the input level rises, the output level
increases by 1 dB.
Knee Mode (only in advanced)
The Knee Mode parameter sets the bending point of
the compressor to soft knee or hard knee. When soft
knee is selected, the Compressor will gradually reach
the ratio, while hard knee will cause the Compressor to
go directly from no compression to the current ratio.
Release (only in advanced)
Release sets the fall back time of the Compressor,
after the signal dropped below Threshold, meaning if
the Compressor is reducing the gain by 14dB and the
Release is set to 28dB/S, it will take 0.5 second before
the Compressor stops gain reduction.
In Level
Controls the input level of the block.
Out Level
Controls the output level of the Compressor block.
Filters
The Filter block contains five different sub-algorithms:
Parametric EQ, Wah Wah, Formant, Resonance and
Phaser. These five algorithms perform several effects
in a range from subtle to wacky.
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