Acustica IVORY5, Manual

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EXTERNAL SIDECHAIN
- SC (external sidechain)
IVORY5 DYNEQ includes an external sidechain activated by pressing the SC button in
CONTROL (D) section. This button enables the external sidechain. Each compressor may
be use on an external signal, instead of the main input, to control the amount of dynamic
equalization or audio compression.
The different routing configurations allow you to choose between the internal (channels n.1
& 2), or the external side chain input (channels n.3 & 4).
- Range knob
The Range knob lets you easily adjust the maximum amount of applied dynamic equaliza-
tion.This control sets the global active range of the dynamic equalization, so, depending on
Eq1 settings (prevalence of boosts or cuts) it determines how much spectral gain increase
or reduction is applied to the input signal. The Range control is therefore strictly dependent
on the threshold parameter.
The latter sets the threshold level for compression; then, when the signal exceeds the
Range setting value, the Dynamic EQ is triggered.
In other words, as the audio signal exceeds the threshold, boosts and cuts are progressive-
ly applied, thus compressing the dynamic range of the affected frequencies.
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