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Chapter 8—Component Guide Part I
DME32—Owner’s Manual
level, in other words, the Ducker is having no effect. The output meter displays the level
of the output signal.
SIDECHAIN
—When SIDECHAIN is off, the Ducker is triggered by the input signal.
On the Stereo Ducker, the trigger signal is derived by mixing the signals from both
inputs, so the higher of the two input signals will activate the Ducker. When
SIDECHAIN is on, the Ducker is triggered by the signal connected to the sidechain
input.
THRESHOLD
—This determines the level of trigger signal required to activate ducking.
Trigger signal levels below the threshold do not activate ducking. Trigger signals at and
above the threshold level, however, activate ducking, and the signal level is reduced to a
level set by the Range parameter.
RANGE
—This determines the level to which
the signal is ducked. For a setting of –70 dB,
the signal is virtually cutoff. For a setting of
–30 dB, however, the signal is ducked by
30 dB. For a setting of 0 dB, the Ducker has
no effect.
ATTACK
—This determines how soon the
signal is ducked once the Ducker has been
activated. With a fast attack time, the signal is
ducked almost immediately. With a slow
attack time, however, ducking appears to
fade in the signal. Too fast an attack time may
sound abrupt.
HOLD
— This determines how long ducking remains active once the trigger signal has
fallen below the threshold level.
DECAY
—This determines how soon the Ducker returns to its normal gain once the
trigger signal level drops below the threshold.
Parameter
Range
Description
MUTE
ON/OFF
Mutes the output
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
Turns the component on and off
SIDECHAIN
ON/OFF
Selects the sidechain input as the trigger source
THRESHOLD
–54 dB to 0 dB
Adjusts the threshold level
RANGE
–70 dB to 0 dB
Adjusts the range
ATTACK
0 ms–120 ms
Adjusts the attack time
HOLD
1
1. 0.02 ms–1.96 sec (fs = 48 kHz), 0.02 ms–2.13 sec (fs = 44.1 kHz)
Adjusts the hold time
DECAY
2
2. 5 ms–42.3 sec (fs = 48 kHz), 6 ms–46.0 sec (fs = 44.1 kHz)
Adjusts the decay time
–70
–60
–50
–40
–30
–20
–10
0
+10
+20
–70
–60
–50
–40
–30
–20
–10
0
+10
+20
Input Level (dB)
Output Level (dB)
Range = –30dB
Threshold = –20dB
