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Page 4: ... 1 1 What Is a Compressor 5 1 1 1 Main Compression Parameters 6 1 1 2 Other Compression Parameters and Features 6 1 2 The VC 76 7 2 Using the VC 76 9 2 1 The Menu Bar 9 2 2 The Main Interface 11 3 Credits 15 Table of Contents VC 76 Manual 4 ...
Page 5: ... an instrument group together and make them sit in the mix more naturally which is particularly helpful when mixing drum recordings Compres sion can also stretch the decay phase of instruments mostly drums and add sustain to the tone of electric guitars However compression can be used for a wide range of applications Here are a just few exam ples Electric guitars and basses Compression is applied ...
Page 6: ...t ratio For example when you select a ratio of 2 1 an input level that is 2 dB above the threshold will create an output level that is only 1 dB above the threshold By setting an extreme compression ratio you can practically prevent the signal from ex ceeding the threshold level The compressor then acts as a limiter Since the compression attenuates the higher levels of your input signal most compr...
Page 7: ...t is fed by the bass drum track as a control signal to trigger the compressor on the bass guitar track Another example is the auto talk over feature found on several mixers which automatically attenuates the level of the music as soon as you talk in the microphone Parallel Compression Sometimes you may want to keep the original signal and blend it with the compressed signal Setting up a signal pat...
Page 8: ...giving your sound the unit s coloring without applying any compression Nevertheless bringing such hardware into the software world allowed us to add a few great fea tures For example unlike its ancestor the VC 76 does offer both a side chain input and paral lel compression And of course as with all effects available through FX Framework you can save and recall presets for your favorite settings We...
Page 9: ...his is primarily used for saving and loading presets but also has a few other functions The Menu bar is located at the top of the interface Saving and Deleting Presets To save a preset 1 Click the drop down arrow to the very left of the Menu bar to open the File menu 2 Select Save as from the File menu Using the VC 76 The Menu Bar VC 76 Manual 9 ...
Page 10: ...e through and load the presets one at a time or Click the drop down menu to view a list of all available presets When using the second option a preset is loaded when you click its name The Preset Menu When you save a preset the Preset menu is automatically split in two submenus one contain ing factory presets and one containing user presets By selecting a preset from the User sub menu the list of ...
Page 11: ...opy the settings of slot A to slot B Go to the File menu on the left side of the Menu bar and select Copy A to B from the list You can also copy from B to A when editing the parameters of slot B Other functions The File menu also offers the following options Show User preset folder opens a system window in the location of where your presets are saved Here you can rename your presets by changing th...
Page 12: ...et the desired compression 5 Dry knob Blends the original signal with the compressed signal This is called parallel com pression see 1 1 2 Other Compression Parameters and Features for more info on this When this knob is set fully counter clockwise only the compressed signal is output Turning the knob clockwise progressively blends in the original signal into the compressor output After adjusting ...
Page 13: ...buttons By pressing all buttons si multaneously you could get an extreme and variable form of overdriven compression which notably became a distinguishing feature of the British sound from the 1960s and 1970s This behavior is made available here via this ALL position On the other hand with the ratio 1 1 1 no compression is applied Nevertheless the in put signal still passes through the unit thus g...
Page 14: ...io selector you can see on the VU meter how much gain reduction is being applied Out The VU meter displays the level of the output signal You can use this display mode while adjusting the output level via the OUTPUT knob to ensure that the output signal does not overdrive Using the VC 76 The Main Interface VC 76 Manual 14 ...
Page 15: ...ement Felix Nölken Product Design André Estermann Graphic Design Efflam Le Bivic Kenneth Jensen Sound Design Sebastian Müller Jamil Samad Quality Assurance Tom Scheutzlich A B testing Niklas Odelholm Dan Lumbye Chuck Zwicky Additional testing Stephen W Tayler Robbie Bronnimann Special thanks Rolf Blixt Ulf Karlsson Credits VC 76 Manual 15 ...
