TL Audio 5050 - Manual (Page 19)

place. Aim to get around a maximum 3-4dB of gain reduction occurring
as a starting point, by lowering the Threshold further if necessary. You
should also notice that increasing the Ratio setting causes more gain
reduction to occur.
5. When gain reduction is taking place, you should notice that the output
level is reduced. By switching the compressor ‘in’ and ‘out’, you can
compare the levels and the subjective sound quality of the original and
compressed signals. With the compressor active, use the Gain Make-
Up control to set the level so that when disabling the compressor, there
is no level shift. This way you can A/B the original and compressed
signals without the levels changing.
6. At this stage if you are unfamiliar with compression you should
experiment with each control to
see how it affects the sound. If in
doubt, aim to use compression gently as it can be difficult to compensate
for over-compression, if you later decide that too much effect was used.
On the other hand there are no rules, so if extreme settings get you the
effect you are after, the choice is yours. Let your ears be the guide.
6. SPECIFICATIONS
Microphone Input:
Electronically
balanced.
Input impedance greater than 2Kohm.
Gain range +16dB to +60dB.
Noise -127dBu (EIN with 150 ohm source, 22Hz - 22KHz and
maximum gain).
3 pin female XLR connector.