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FALCON · User Manual · ENG
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FINAL LIMITER: The Final Limiter is the last stage before the MPX stereo encoder, right between the Final Expander and the Power Limiter.
Limiters serve a very useful purpose by blocking the parts of a signal that are above a set decibel limit. Similar to compressors, limiters reduce
the peaks of a signal above a set threshold. The difference is that compressors reduce the amount of signal above the threshold by a
percentage, but limiters do not allow any peaks above the threshold. The names are rather self-explanatory. Limiters are essentially a
compressor with a compression ratio of infinity to one. By creating a hard ceiling, limiters prevent peaking. Limiters are often used together
with compressors. The compressor is used to create a smooth roll off for sounds above a certain level, while the limiter sets an even higher
firm threshold as a final safety net for extremely high peaks.
To set the limiter simply adjust the threshold to the level at which you want the limiter to kick in.
This control allows you to increase or decrease the substance of the audio material delivered to
the MPX encoder. The term MAIN refers to the fact that it operates on the 350Hz to 15kHz
frequency range. Warning: as already mentioned, it is a very important and powerful command,
and so overuse of the Final Limiter Main Drive tends to overwork the "HF", i.e. the Main Final
Limiter.
LKAHEAD:
Light up when the Lookahead Limiter is active.
OVERDRIVE:
Light up when the OVERDRIVE Limiter is active. This the amount of signal to apply to the Lookahead module input.
PWLIM:
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AUDIO PROCESSED OUTPUT.
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