SPLICE™ MKII MANUAL V.1.1
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3. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS:
Input:
A fully adjustable rotary potentiometer, turning the input control clockwise will
increase the amount of signal entering the SPLICE™ MKII and increase the amount
of compression taking place (once the signal level reaches the compression
threshold).
Output:
A fully adjustable rotary potentiometer, turning the output control clockwise will
increase the amount of signal leaving the SPLICE™ MKII. Use this control to set
appropriate make-up gain after adjusting the input knob for the desired amount of
compression.
Attack:
The Attack time is defined as the amount of time the compressor takes to respond
once the signal has crossed the threshold.
A fully adjustable rotary potentiometer, it allows for the slowest attack time of 800
microseconds (fully counterclockwise) to fastest attack time of 20 microseconds (fully
clockwise).
Release (Stepped):
The release time is defined as the amount of time it takes the compressor to return
to 63% of the original signal level once the signal has passed above the threshold
point.
A fully adjustable rotary potentiometer, it allows for the slowest release time of 1.1
seconds (fully counterclockwise) to fastest release time of 50 milliseconds (fully
clockwise).
Ratio:
The Ratio is defined as the amount of compression that takes place after the input
signal has crossed the threshold point. The higher the ratio, the more the signal that
crosses the threshold will be compressed. Ratios of 10:1 or higher are generally
considered “limiting”, rather than compression.
The SPLICE™ MKII has stepped ratio times of: 2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1.
The Ratio has a control at its fully counterclockwise position labeled “BP”, which acts
as a soft bypass and disables compression.
