TC Electronic Finalizer, User Manual

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The Compressor
Select COM by pressing the BLOCK keys
Basic operation
- Press the PARAMETER keys to select parameter.
- Turn the ADJUST wheel to change values.
- Press the BAND keys to select between the three bands.
- Press the MENU keys to select User/Xpert/Xover.
About the Compressor
The compressor section of the Finalizer is divided into three
bands. This means that you are able to compress the
low/mid/high frequencies separately.
To optimize the output gain and energy in your material, the
Finalizer uses auto-makeup gain, meaning that the three bands
are gained individually and automatically, depending on how
hard the current band is compressed.
User Menu
Threshold
Use the ADJUST wheel to change the thresholds of the three
bands.
Ratio
Use these parameters to adjust the ratios of the three compressor
bands.
Band Level
The three band levels are used to adjust the spectral balance in
the compressor. You are able to change the level of the low, mid
and high bands individually, simply by selecting the current band
and turning the ADJUST wheel.
Out Level
With this parameter you can adjust the overall output of the com-
pressor.
Expert Menu
Press MENU keys to enter the expert page.
Attack
Use the ADJUST wheel to change the attack time of the three
bands.
Release
Use the ADJUST wheel to change the release time of the three
bands.
Side Chain / Delay
This parameter adjusts the look-ahead delay. This means that
your audio signal is delayed, i.e., 10 ms.
By slightly delaying the audio signal, you enable the processor to
look ahead at the present signal, and it will, therefore, react more
accurately than a standard compressor/limiter/expander.
The actual look-ahead delay time is scaled automatically with the
attack time, individually on all three bands.
Note: This delay time parameter is common for the compressor,
limiter and expander.
Crest
This parameter determines whether the compressor should react
to peaks, RMS (average), or something in between. For example
if the crest parameter is set at 6 dB, the compressor is reacting to
RMS values and to peaks 6 dB higher than the current RMS
value.
Cross-over Menu
Press MENU keys to enter the cross-over
frequency page (Xovr)
L-Xovr/H-Xovr
With the L-Xovr and H-Xovr you set the cross-over points of the
three bands in the dynamics section.
Note: The cross-over points are common for the compressor, lim-
iter and expander.
Compressor Bypass
Press the blue BLOCK on/off key to bypass the com-
pressor section.