Mackie DL1608 Reference Guide V1.2
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Gate / Compressor Meters
These three meters show the input level, amount of gain reduction and output level. The input and output
meters range from –90 dBFS to 0 dBFS. The reduction meter of the gate ranges from 0 to 60 dB, while the
reduction meter of the compressor ranges from 0 to 20 dB.
DL1608 Gate at a Glance
DL1608 Compression at a Glance
Parameter
Low Value
High Value
Default
Gate Enable
Off
On
On
Threshold
–80 dBFS
0 dBFS
–80 dBFS
Attack
0 ms
300 ms
0.1 ms
Release
50 ms
3 s
250 ms
Range
0 dB
60 dB
60 dB
Hold
0 ms
5 s
0 ms
Parameter
Low Value
High Value
Default
Comp Enable
Off
On
On
Threshold
–80 dBFS
0 dBFS
0 dBFS
Ratio
1 : 1
INF : 1
2 : 1
Gain
0 dB
20 dB
0 dB
Attack
0 ms
300 ms
0.1 ms
Release
50 ms
3 s
250 ms
Knee
Soft
Hard
Soft
