Chapter 3: TL Aggro
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TL Aggro Controls
Compression
TL Aggro provides the standard compression
controls Threshold, Ration, Attack, Release, and
Post Gain.
Threshold
The Threshold control sets the amplitude level
at which the compressor begins to affect the in-
put signal. The values indicated on the Thresh-
old knob are in negative dB. At the default 0 dB
setting, TL Aggro will pass the audio signal
through at unity gain and will have no effect on
the audio. As the Threshold knob is turned
clockwise (click and drag up), the threshold will
be lowered deeper into the input signal and re-
sult in more gain reduction as the compressor
becomes sensitive to more of the incoming au-
dio signal.
Ratio
The Ratio control indicates the degree at which
TL Aggro is reducing dynamic range. The Ratio
slider increases the amount of compression as
the slider is pushed upwards, by increasing the
amount of gain reduction in the output signal
relative to the input signal. Additionally, as the
ratio is increased, the “knee” of compression
curve is made tighter. At lower ratio settings,
TL Aggro has a gentle knee in the compression
curve.
Attack and Release
The Attack control controls the amount of time
it takes TL Aggro to begin compression once the
audio signal has reached the threshold. Slow at-
tack times tend to promote overall brightness
and high frequency audio within the com-
pressed audio signal.
Conversely, the Release control controls the
time it takes TL Aggro to return to unity gain
once the audio signal has fallen back below the
threshold. TL Aggro uses a program dependent
release which slows down the release time to
more smoothly ride the average loudness of the
audio material.
Turning the Attack and Release knobs clockwise
increases the reaction speed of the compressor.
1 is the slowest setting and 10 is the fastest set-
ting.
Post Gain
The Post Gain control lets you make up for the
signal gain lost through compression. The val-
ues indicated on the knob are in dB. At maxi-
mum setting, 36 dB of gain can be applied to the
compressed signal.
Bass Compensation
The Bass Compensation section of TL Aggro af-
fects the compressor’s side-chain circuitry. By
default, Bass Compensation is enabled as indi-
cated by the illuminated green light. To disable,
Compressions controls
Bass Compensation controls