Teac GigaStudio 4 User Manual
Page 130
GigaStudio 4 Reference Manual
130
Graphic Display
This shows the relationship between the level of the input (horizontal axis) and output (vertical axis) that
results from changes in the Threshold, Ratio, and Gain sliders. Example: With the ratio at maximum, you can
see that the output does not vary once the input reaches a certain point. The level at which this occurs depends
on the Threshold setting. You can use the Gain control to bring up the overall level.
Gain Reduction Meter
As mentioned earlier, compression inherently lowers a signal’s level because it lowers the level of amplitude
peaks. This meter shows the amount of gain reduction (from 0 to -18dB. linearly from top to bottom) being
applied at any given moment, and helps in adjusting the Gain control. Example: If the meter shows a
maximum amount of –3dB of gain reduction, then turning the gain up by +3dB will compensate for this level
drop.