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describes how much the signal is reduced, e.g. a Ratio at 2:1
means that for every 2 dB the signal exceeds the threshold,
only 1 dB comes out.
When the signal falls below the Threshold, the Compressor
is supposed to stop working, but the Release parameter can
slow that process down. The Release parameter determines
how long the Compressor should continue to work after the
signal dropped below Threshold.
Example: The Compressor is set to a Ratio of 8:1, and the
signal is exceeding the Threshold by 16dB, that will result in
a gain reduction of 14dB (viewed on the Compressor gain
reduction meter). The Release time is set to 28 dB/S. This
means that when the signal falls below the Threshold it will
take the Compressor 0.5 second to fall back to no gain
reduction.
The Compressor in the G-Force comes in both a simple and
an advanced version. The Compressor uses auto-makeup-
gain. This means that the Compressor automatically
compensates for the loss of level caused by the gain
reduction, by turning the outlevel up i.e. the more you
compress, the higher level you get out.
The Attack time is scaled automatically depending on the
dynamic content of the incoming signal.
COMPRESSOR
Threshold
When the input level exceeds the Threshold, the Compressor
will be activated. This means that the lower the Threshold,
the more compression you will get.
Ratio
Ratio effects the steepness of the Compressor. Example:
When the Ratio is set to 2:1 it means that for every 2db the
input level rises, the output level increases by 1 dB.
Knee Mode (only in advanced)
The Knee Mode parameter sets the bending point of the
compressor to soft knee or hard knee. When soft knee is
selected, the Compressor will gradually reach the ratio,
while hard knee will cause the Compressor to go directly
from no compression to the current ratio.
Release
(only in advanced)
Release sets the fall back time of the Compressor, after the
signal dropped below Threshold, meaning if the Compressor
is reducing the gain by 14dB and the Release is set to
28dB/S, it will take 0.5 second before the Compressor stops
gain reduction.
In Level
Controls the input level of the block.
Out Level
Controls the output level of the Compressor block.
Filters
The Filter block contains five different sub-algorithms:
Parametric EQ, Wah Wah, Formant, Resonance and Phaser.
These five algorithms perform several effects in a range
from subtle to wacky.
Parametric Equalizer
The parametric EQ contains two shelving filters (#1 and #5)
and three bell filters (#2, #3, #4).
A low shelving filter is a filter that works from a certain
target frequency and down, meaning everything below the
target frequency will be adjusted. A high shelving filter is
equal to low shelving but now all the frequencies above the
target are adjusted.
A bell filter is a filter that works around a target. This means
that a certain number of the adjacent frequencies are
adjusted. The affected number of adjacent frequencies is
adjusted by the BW (bandwidth) parameter.
PARAMETRIC EQ
Freq
Use the freq parameter to set the target frequency of the
current band.
Slope/BW (bandwidth)
Use the Slope parameter to adjust the steepness of
the shelving filter. Bandwidth adjusts how broad the bell
filters are.
Gain
Use the gain to boost or cut the target frequency. All filters
can boost or cut +/-12dB.
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THE BLOCKS