Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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Vintage Gate / Compressor VU Meters
To complete the classic look of the vintage dynamics, the gate and compressor are outfitted with VU meters.
What’s more, underneath each VU meter is a set of three buttons to select between displaying the input
level, amount of gain reduction or output level. The input and output meters range from –20 dBu to 0 dBu.
The reduction meter of the gate and compressor ranges from 0 to 20 dB.
Vintage Gate at a Glance
Vintage Compressor at a Glance
Parameter
Low Value
High Value
Default
Gate Enable
Off
On
On
Threshold
–80 dBFS
0 dBFS
–80 dBFS
Attack
0.025 ms [Fast] • 12.5 ms [Med] • 75 ms [Slow]
Fast
Release
50 ms [Fast] • 500 ms [Med] • 3 s [Slow]
Fast
Range
–
–
90 dB
Hold
0 ms
5000 ms
0 ms
Parameter
Low Value
High Value
Default
Comp Enable
Off
On
On
Threshold
–80 dBFS
0 dBFS
0 dBFS
Ratio
2:1 • 4:1 • 8:1 • 12:1 • 20:1
2 : 1
Gain
0 dB
20 dB
0 dB
Attack
Fast • Medium • Slow
Fast
Release
Fast • Medium • Slow
Fast
Knee
–
–
Soft
