EQ On:
activates the Niveau Filter. In the signal path, this special EQ is placed after the com-
pressor section, thus it will not influence this section’s behavior. (p. 17)
EQ Freq:
the center frequency of the Niveau Filter. Around this reference point, bass is boost-
ed and treble is cut or vice versa. (pp. 17, 31)
x10:
shifts the frequency range of the Niveau Filter. The printed values from 20 Hz to 2.0 kHz
are multiplied by 10 to 200 Hz and 20 kHz. (pp. 17, 31)
SC Gain:
influences the character of the sidechain filter. It can be blended from high pass to
low pass with lots of expedient interim values. (pp. 16, 31)
SC On:
activates the sidechain filter which allows frequency-dependent shaping of the com-
pression process. (p. 16)
SC Freq:
sets the highest/lowest frequency which – dependent of the SC Gain controller –
you want the compressor to react to/not to react to. (pp. 16, 32)
Direct:
makes the direct signal routed directly from the input stage audible in its respective
channel or mutes it when inactive. (p. 18)
Mix:
if both the Direct and Compressed knobs are active in their respective channel, the Mix
controller blends between them for onboard parallel compression. (p. 18, 33)
Compressed:
makes the compressed and/or filtered signal audible in its respective channel
or mutes it when inactive. (p.18)
Gain:
compensates for the level reduction caused by the compression process. The control-
ler offers up to 12 dB of amplification. (p. 9)
Transformer:
switches an additional transformer into the signal path as an additional means
of sound shaping. (p. 14)
Soft Clip:
helps to limit short, loud transients to subsequent A/D converters from clipping by
rounding the signal peaks. (pp. 19, 33)
Soft Clip On:
activates the Soft Clip limiter. The limiter modules for both channels should
always be activated or deactivated at the same time. (p. 19)
M/S Mode:
enables to process the middle and the side signals separately, and finally de-
codes both channels back to left and right/stereo. (p. 15)
Active:
enables the processing modules of the alpha compressor. In deactivated state, the
input is directly routed to the output by a hardwire bypass. (p. 10)
Channel Link:
both channels can be operated in combination with the left control panel as
master.
Note
: Filter, mix, gain and limiter stages will not be linked in this mode. (p. 11)
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