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this stuff. Be sure to explain this stuff to your friends in a snotty and
condescending tone, so you too can be part of the tradition of know-it-all
engineers and recordists!
1.2.2 Basic Set Up
Your compressor can be used in a variety of different ways and patched
into the signal chain of many different set-ups. The FET III can be used
while you are tracking a microphone, while you are mixing tracks down,
and in mastering scenarios.
The FET III can be used in both dual mono and in stereo modes.
1.
Patch the outputs of your line-level audio devices (like a mic
preamps or an insert send on your console) to the
s on the
rear of the compressor.
2.
on the rear of the compressor to the input
of your line-level audio device (like the insert return on your console)
3.
Attach 6-Pin DIN cable on the
power supply
to the back of the
compressor
4.
Plug the power supply into a grounded outlet, preferably with AC
line filtering, surge suppression and voltage regulation.
Get compressin‟!
1.3 The Audio Path and the Sidechain Path
One important concept to understand about compression is
the difference between the audio path and the sidechain
path. The audio path is the audio that is going into the
compressor, being processed by the compressor, and then
coming out of the compressor. The sidechain path is the
audio that is used to determine when and how the
compressor will behave. The simplest compressors
operate by using the audio input for both the audio path
and
the sidechain path. More versatile processors allow you to alter the sidechain
audio, use a different audio source or blend two sources together. The FET III
allows you to filter the sidechain audio and to blend the audio from channels 1
and 2 together in the chain. This allows much more precise control of how the
compressor works both in mono and stereo modes.
