TC Electronic M-ONE, User Manual

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DYNAMICS -
COMPRESSOR & LIMITER
Compressor
A compressor is meant to reduce the dynamic
content of the Input signal and thereby keep
the signal at a more constant level.
Threshold
Range: -60 - 0dB
When the Input signal exceeds the Threshold
the Compressor will be activated. So, the
lower the Threshold the more compression you
will get.
Ratio
Range: Off - inf: 1
The Ratio of the gain reduction. On the
illustration this is the angle of the line above
the Threshold point.
Example. If the Ratio is set to 4:1 it means that
for every 4dB the Input level rises above the
set Threshold only one dB is Output.
Knee Mode
Range: Soft or Hard
The Knee mode sets the bending point of the
Compressor. When Soft knee mode is
selected, the Compressor will gradually reach
the Ratio, while Hard knee mode will cause
the Compressor to go directly from no
compression to the specified Ratio.
Release
Range: 10 - 100dB/sec.
Determines the time the Compressor uses to
reach a gain reduction of 1:1 (no reduction)
once the Input signal has dropped below the
Threshold.
Gain
Range: -100 - +30dB
Use the Gain parameter to compensate for
unwanted gain reduction caused by heavy
compression.
FX Level
Range: 0 - 100%
The Output level of the Compressor
Limiter
A Limiter can be conceived as a compressor
with a high Ratio setting. It is primarily used to
prevent fullscale overloads. A fullscale
overload means hitting 0dBFS, which is the
absolute max in the digital domain, and it
causes a clipped and distorted signal.
Threshold
Range: -60dB - 0dB
When the Input signal exceeds the Threshold
the Limiter will be activated. So, the lower the
Threshold the more
limiting you will get.
Ratio
Range: Off - inf: 1
The Ratio of the gain reduction. On the
illustration it is the angle of the line above the
Threshold point.
Example. If the Ratio is set to 4:1 it means that
for every 4dB the Input level rises above the
set Threshold only 1dB is output.
Attack
Range: 0.3ms - 100ms
The time it takes for the Limiter to reach the
gain reduction specified by the Ratio
parameter when the signal is above the set
Threshold.
Release
Range: 20ms - 7.0 sec
Release is the time that the Limiter uses to
release the gain reduction when the signal
exceeds the Threshold.
Gain
Range: -100dB - 30dB
Use the Gain parameter to compensate for
unwanted gain reduction caused by heavy
limiting.
FX Level
Range: 0 - 100%
The Output level of the Limiter.