Drawmer MX30 Pro Gated Compressor / Limiter - Manual (Page 9)

MX30 OPERATORS’ MANUAL 7
C O M PR ESSO R
Threshold: This control determines the input level above which gain reduction
will be applied and may be set in the range -40 to +20dB. Soft knee
compression takes place for signals exceeding the threshold level
by up to 10dB above which level, conventional 'ratio' compression
is applied.
Ratio: Sets the final compression ratio that will be applied once the 10dB
'soft-knee' region is exceeded. The ratio may be continuously
adjusted from 1.2:1 to
4
(infinity):1 allowing the possibility of true
hard limiting.
Gain Reduction
Meter:
A nine segment LED bargraph meter continuously monitors the
gain reduction applied by the compressor/limiter over the range 0
to 30dB.
O U TPU T
Gain: The output level may be attenuated or amplified by up to 20dB to
compensate for level changes caused by compression and limiting.
This control comes before the Peak limiter detector and this fact
should be taken into account when setting the Peak limiter
threshold.
Input / Output
Level Meter:
This is an eight-segment LED bargraph level meter that monitors
the level of the output signal over the range -20dB to +15dB with
reference to the selected (-10dBu or +4dBu) operating level. W hen
Bypass is enabled, this meter will show the level of the
unprocessed signal passing through the unit.