TC Electronic FireworX - Manual (Page 52)

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Ratio
The Ratio of the gain reduction. Example: When the Ratio is
set to 4:1 it means that for every 4dB the input level rises, the
output level increases by only 1dB.
Knee Mode
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
Release sets the fall back time of the Compressor, after the
signal drops below the 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
reaches no gain reduction af the signal dropped below
threshold.
Gain
The Gain parameter makes it possible to compensate for the
loss of level in the Compressor. This is also known as
“Makeup” gain.
In Level*
Controls the input level of the block.
Out Level
Controls the output level of the Compressor block.
LED Meter
If more than one Dynamics block is present in the Routing,
this parameter determines which one will be displayed by the
Gain reduction meter on the front panel.
Hard Compressor/Limiter
The Hard Compressor/Limiter is somewhat similar to the Soft
Compressor. One of the main differences is that the
Compressor/Limiter responds to the peak level whereas the
Compressor responds to the RMS average level. Peak
compression in general is a bit more aggressive sounding.
The parameters available in the Modifier Matrix are marked
with an asterisk*.
HARD COMPRESSOR/LIMITER
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.
COMPRESSOR/LIMITER
Ratio
The Ratio of the gain reduction. Example: When the Ratio is
set to 4:1 it means that for every 4dB the input level rises,
the output level increases by only 1dB.
Attack
Attack is the amount of time that the Compressor uses to
reach the gain reduction specified by the Ratio parameter.
Example: The Input signal rises 4dB above threshold in no
time, with the Ratio set to 1:4 and the Attack set to 20ms.
The Compressor will now use 20ms to reach the 3dB gain
reduction.
Release
Release sets the fallback time from when the input signal
falls below threshold till the Compressor/Limiter reaches no
gain reduction.
Gain
The Gain parameter makes it possible to compensate for the
loss of level in the Compressor/Limiter. This is also known
as “Makeup” gain.
Mix
Mix between direct sound and effect sound.
In Level*
Controls the input level of the block.
Out Level
Controls the output level of the block.
LED Meter
If more than one Dynamics block is present in the Routing,
this parameter determines which one will be displayed by
the Gain reduction meter on the front panel.
THE BLOCKS