Wheatstone Corporation VP-8IP, Technical Manual

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VP-8IP / Sep 2013
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Release Time Screen
Clicking on the Release tab opens up the release time adjustment screen.
The release time of a limiter determines how fast it recovers from an audio peak that
has­caused­a­momentary­decrease­in­gain.­Shorter­release­times­create­a­more­dense­
sound,­and­excessively­short­release­times­might­increase­intermodulation­distortion­
(the­mixing­of­low­and­high­frequency­energy­–­or­a­muddying­of­the­sound).­The­
multiband­limiters­all­have­Delayed­Release­timing­built­in­to­minimize­unintentional­
intermodulation distortion.
The­release­times­for­each­band­are­adjustable­from­300­milliseconds­down­to­
3­milliseconds.­Faster­release­allows­a­more­rapid­recovery­after­a­limiting­event,­
while­slower­release­times­do­the­opposite.­Release­times­should­be­adjusted­to­taste,­
keeping­in­mind­that­the­slower­the­release­time­the­more­dynamic­the­sound,­but­the­
more­likely­that­audible­ducking­may­be­heard.
FM-HD
Multiband Limiter Release Time Screen