OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT DE-ESSER/COMPRESSOR DS1-MK2
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing the Weiss Gambit Series DS1-MK2 De-esser / Compressor !
This two channel digital De-esser / Compressor
features linear-phase crossover filters covering
the whole audio band. Thus the DS1-MK2 is not
just a De-esser but can also be used as band se-
lective or full band Compressor / Limiter. The
controls for the two channels are always ganged
and the sidechains are always linked.
Internal processing is either 88.2kHz (with 44.1
and 88.2kHz input) or 96kHz (with 48 or 96kHz
input) in DeEsser and in Compressor mode.
Double-precision up- and down-sampling units
within the DS1-MK2 result in negligible distortion
and high transparency for absolutely clean sound.
The non-linear segment can be adjusted from
1000:1 to 1:5, allowing every kind of dynamic
processing, from limiting to upward expansion
(for over-compressed signals). Put back a little
dynamics into that ultra-finalized mix!
An additional safety-limiter takes care of any overs
that are generated in DeEsser as well as in Com-
pressor mode.
The large CFL LC display and the one-controller-
per-parameter operation combine speed and ease
of use with complete control over audio process-
ing.
This and the ability to remote control parameters
and snapshots makes the DS1-MK2 the perfect
tool for the recording and mastering engineer!
Processing
24bit digital input, internal 40bit floating-
point arithmetic, dithered output for 16bit,
20bit or 24bit wordlengths.
Transparent phase-linear crossover for
frequency selective compression
All parameters are immediately accessible
with instant feedback through LEDs and
the LC display.
Display
Standardised peak meters for compressor-
stage in- and output with peak hold
Gain reduction meter with peak hold for
compressor and for safety-limiter each.
Logarithmic graph of the transfer function
of the de-esser/compressor calculated in
real time
Status display showing sampling frequency,
channel status data handling, current work-
space and snapshot number and a resetable
peak-hold and over-hold per channel
Parameter display (activated by touch)
showing all timing, level and gain parame-
ters
Signal status LEDs, showing OVERs, range
of envelope signal and the status of the re-
lease time comparator
Snapshots
3 x 128 non-volatile snapshots where all
parameters are stored
A-B workspaces for quick comparison
between two settings
Remote Control
Supports MIDI, RS-232 and RS-422 proto-
cols
Standard MIDI Continuous Controllers for
parameter remote control (including overall
gain)
Snapshot automatization with MIDI Pro-
gram Change Commands
MIDI Dump of Snapshots