OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT DE-ESSER/COMPRESSOR DS1-MK2
OPERATION
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Band Selective Mode vs. Full Band Mode
The DS1-MK2 can be used in conjunction with a
frequency crossover (band selective mode) or
straight (full range mode).
How to change modes:
Touch the centre fre-
quency or bandwidth controller (
º
). The softkeys
become selection keys for the filter type: high-
pass, bandpass, lowpass or bypass. In bypass the
full range mode (compressor) is selected. Any
other filter type engages the appropriate filter
ahead of the compressor stage.
Band Selective Mode
(Graphic 8)
:
In this mode,
a frequency crossover is put into the signal path,
splitting it up into two or three bands, depending
on the filter type setting. One of the bands is
compressed, the other is delayed by the same
amount used as „delay“ in the compressor stage
(see Graphic 5 p. 8). This mode is completely
transparent if no gain reduction is applied.
A special feature of this mode is the
monitor
function.
Pressing this key allows you to listen directly to
the processed band, ideal for zooming in on of-
fending material and listening to the effect of the
compressor stage.
If monitor is active, the output peak hold and
the over detection run on the monitor signal,
not on the main output!
Also, the input and output meters on the transfer
graph (
®
) are connected after the crossover and
before the adder.
Full Range Mode
(Graphic 9)
:
In this mode the
compressor input meter is at the input of the
DS1-MK2. The crossover controllers and the
monitor key have no function.
Graphic 8: Band Selective Mode
Graphic 9: Full Range Mode
Cross-
over
filter-
type
In-
put
Out-
put
band-
width
centre
frequency
Delay
Comp.
band
pass
monitor
output
meter
input
meter
band
stop
peak / over
hold
Safety
Limiter
+
X
Gain
X
Gain
X
Output
Gain
In-
put
Comp.
output
meter
input
meter
peak / over
hold
Out-
put
Safety
Limiter
X
Gain
X
Gain
X
Output
Gain