TC Electronic DB4 MKII - Manual (Page 26)

Multiband 5.1
22 DB4 / DB8 MKII Algorithms
This page holds all Compressor Threshold,
Range, Ratio, Attack and Release parameters for
the Lo, Mid and Hi bands.
Limiter
The Limiter page is divided into three Sub-pag-
es. One covering the Softclip section, one for the
Full Range Limiter and one for the LFE Limiter.
Generic parameters in this algorithm:
Meter Zoom
Press Meter Zoom to decrease meter range and
have a more accurate metering.
Bypass Limiter
Press to Bypass the Limiter section of the 5.1
algorithm.
Multiband 5.1 algorithm
– soft clip page
Multiband 5.1 algorithm – soft clip page
Softclip
Full Range Softclip
Range: -6 dB to Off
Softclipper Threshold setting after the Compres-
sor for the five multiband channels. Threshold
is always relative to 0 dBFS (Not the Reference
Level.
LFE Softclip
Range: -6 dB to Off
Softclipper Threshold setting for the LFE chan-
nel only.
Multiband 5.1 algorithm
– full Limiter page
Multiband 5.1 algorithm – full Limiter page
Threshold
Range:
-12 dB to Off
-6 to 0 dB in 0.1 dB increments
-12 to -6 in 0.5 dB increments
Brickwall limiter for the five multiband channels.
Threshold is always relative to 0 dBFS. LED on
each Output meter indicates when Limiter is ac-
tive.
Release
Range: 0.01 to 1.00 seconds
Release time for the Limiter.
Ceiling
Range: -0.10 dB to 0 dB
Fine-tuning parameter setting the Ceiling for the
Limiter.
The Ceiling parameter prevents the Output sig-
nal from exceeding the adjusted Limiter Thresh-
old. It can be used to “hide” overloads to down-
stream equipment, but it does not remove the
distortion associated with an overload.