Controls – elysia xpressor User Manual

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7

12

17

-42

-37

-27

-22

22

-32

7.0

3.5

0.5

120

100

60

40

0.01

80

25

12

7

1k3

1k0

400

250

5

700

2.0

1.6

1.3

-1.6

-1.2

-0.4

1.2

-0.8

dB

ms

ms

1:X

Thresh

Attack

Release

Ratio

Hit

Warm

Log

Auto

It!

Mode

Rel

Fast

DISCRETE CLASS-A

STEREO COMPRESSOR

XPRESSOR

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Controls

Threshold (Thresh): The operating point of the compressor. If the

input level exceeds the value set with this controller, the compression
process will start.

Attack: The transient response of the compressor. It determines the

time the xpressor needs to reach 10 dB of gain reduction.

Release: The return phase of the compressor. It controls the period of

time between the input signal falling below the threshold and the xpres-
sor’s return to unity gain.

Ratio: The relation between the input level and the output level. As

a specialty of the xpressor, even negative ratios can be set here. (p. 10)

Hit It! Activates the xpressor (LED on) or deactivates it with a hardwire

bypass (GR meter remains active).

Warm Mode: The xpressor offers a second switchable sound flavor by

altering its frequency spectrum, harmonics and transient response. (p. 9)

Log Release (Log Rel): This alternative release curve follows a loga-

rithmic course instead of the standard linear progress and results in a
very gentle kind of compression. (p. 8)

Auto Fast: A semi-automation. This function shortens the attack time

automatically on fast and loud signal impulses and then returns to the
value set with the controller. (p. 7)

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