DLZ CREATOR ADAPTIVE DIGITAL MIXER FOR PODCASTING AND STREAMING, FEATURING MIX AGENT™ TECHNOLOGY
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Channel Setup > Compressor Display and Settings [Pro]
The compressor for each channel may be adjusted by (1) rotating any of the five quick control knobs associated with it
(noticing how the base of the quick control knobs match the color of the comp) or (2) moving the gain, threshold and ratio
balls via tap-and-drag. The compressor may be adjusted whether the comp is on or off.
Threshold —
Threshold sets the threshold of the compressor in dB below 0 dBFS.
The range of the threshold setting varies from –60 dB to 0 dB.
Ratio —
Ratio sets the amount of gain reduction applied as the signal exceeds the threshold level.
The range of the ratio of the compressor varies from 1:1 to 20:1.
Gain —
Gain adds make-up gain to the output of the compressor. This is useful to make the apparent volume of the signal
the same with the compressor in and out of the signal chain. The range of the make-up gain varies from 0 dB to 24 dB.
Attack —
Attack determines how quickly the compressor reacts once the signal is above threshold. Short attack times allow
compressing on short transients, while longer attack times cause these transients to be ignored. The range of the attack
time varies from 0.5 ms to 500 ms.
Release —
Release determines how long it takes for the compressor to end gain reduction once the signal drops back below
the threshold. The range of the release speed varies from 10 ms to 2 seconds.
Soft Knee / Hard Knee Compression —
This determines the shape of the gain reduction curve at the threshold level.
When set to hard [left], the gain reduction curve changes abruptly at the threshold level. When set to soft
[right, default], the gain reduction curve changes gently as it transitions to the final ratio amount.
Channel Setup > Compressor Meters [Pro]
These three meters show the input level, amount of gain reduction and output level.