Mackie DL1608 Reference Guide V1.2
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Gate On / Off
Press the Gate button to turn the gate on or off . It will illuminate green when engaged and is gray
when disengaged.
GATE ON
GATE OFF
Gate Display and Settings
The gate for each channel may be adjusted by moving the threshold and range balls or moving any
of the fi ve sliders left and right. Additionally, exact settings may be entered into the current parameter
value. The gate may be adjusted whether the gate is on or off . The iPad channel only has a compressor,
not a gate.
Threshold
Threshold determines the level at which the gate acts on the incoming signal. The range of the
threshold setting varies from –80 dBFS to 0 dBFS.
Range
Range determines how far the gain drops once the signal is below threshold. Setting the range
control to something in the 10-20 dB range allows some amount of signal leakage when the gate
is closed, which may make its action more subtle (less abrupt) and therefore less noticeable.
The range of the gated signal varies from 0 dB to 60 dB.
Attack
Attack determines how quickly the gate opens once the signal is above threshold. Short attack times
allow triggering on short transients, while longer attack times cause these transients to be ignored.
The range of the attack time varies from 0 ms to 300 ms.
Hold
Hold sets a fi xed time that the gate remains open once the signal drops below the threshold setting.
During the hold time, the gain is held constant, whereas during the release time, the gain is falling
at the release rate. The range of the hold time varies from 0 seconds to 5 seconds.
Release
Release determines how long it takes for the gain to fall to the setting of the range control once the
signal falls below threshold and the hold time elapses. The range of the release speed varies from
50 ms to 3 seconds.
