Metric Halo ChannelStrip 2 - Manual (Page 24)

ChannelStrip User Guide
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Y ou can enable the side chain filter with the green enable
button.
After the sidechain signal has been processed by the
sidechain filter it is measured by a level detector that deter-
mines the instantaneous level of the signal (in the case that
ChannelStrip is running in stereo mode the detector is linked
with the other channel in the stereo pair and the higher level
of the two channels is used). The measurement made by the
level detector is indicated by the orange triangle in the gate
input meter.
When the gate is enabled using the orange “Enable” button
the signal will be attenuated based on how much the
detected level is below the threshold you set with the
“Thres” knob.
The dynamic behavior of the opening and closing of the gate
is controlled with the “Attack” and “Release” knobs.
G ATE E NABLE
T he gate enable button enables the gating action. If this but-
ton is off, no gating will occur.
T HRESHOLD CONTROL
T he “Thres” knob controls the level at which the gate opens
and closes. When the detector level is above the threshold
level the gain through the gate is 0 dB. When the detector
level is below the threshold level, the gain reduced at a ratio
of 1:2. This means that if the detector is 3dB below the
threshold the signal output will be 6dB below the threshold
or 3dB below the input level.