Calrec BRIO 36, User Manual

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106 BRIO 36
Audio Production System with Optional Networking
PROCESSING
DYNAMICS
Every channel and group has three dynamics processing modules available to it:
Module 1 is an expander/gate/ducker and module 2 is a compressor/limiter 1 which act in parallel and can be
used simultaneously, module 3 is either a single band or a multi-band compressor/limiter 2 and is a separate
processor. Modules 1 & 2 act in series with module 3 on the associated path. Auxes do not have module 3 and
mains do not have module 1.
Dynamics controls are accessed from the touch display.
• With the touch display in ‘active Show’ view, tap the Exp/Gate/Duck*, Comp/Lim1 or Comp/Lim2* processing tabs
to access the relevant module controls. Note: the appropriate context sensitive controls under the touchscreen
illuminate to provide physical controls. See Figure 1.
• From the surface, push the ACCESS control mode button to select which path the controls will act upon.
The dynamics context based controls and page are shown in Figure 1.
FIGURE 1 -
CONTEXT CONTROLS—ACCESS MODE—EXPANDER/GATE/DUCKER
Compressor/Limiter 1 & 2
Compressor/limiters provide controls for reducing and smoothing the dynamic range of an audio signal. Compressors
proportionally reduce the gain of a signal as it exceeds a definable threshold. When the compressor is set to be a
limiter (by selecting a ratio of 50:1), the input signal must increase by a massive 50 dB above the threshold in order
for the output to increase by a negligible 1 dB. Brio’s Comp1, Comp 2 in singleband compressor mode and the three
compressor bands in Comp 2 multiband compressor mode all have the same control parameters as shown in Figure 2.