III. Construction of the Mastering Compressor
The sound of the Compressor is of course based on the quality of its analog
audio path. But all the control and user interactions are performed in the digital
domain. This allows us to incorporate options and possibilities not found in any
standard analog compressors:
Save and recall presets from on-board memory (400 slots available)
Instant reset of all parameters
Rapid, precise and repeatable adjustments
Precisely linked stereo operation with the ease of a single control
DAW automation and recall of all available parameters
Front panel and LCD touchscreen
The front panel of the Mastering Compressor is build around big
LCD
touchscreen
, that allows you to control almost all functions available in the device.
Apart from that, you can also monitor input/output levels, amount of gain reduction
applied by the compressor or store and recall presets using on-screen QWERTY
keyboard.
On both sides of the LCD screen you will find
five knobs
placed on endless
rotary encoders. These knobs are labeled Threshold, P1, P2, P3/P4 and P5/Reset.
While the purpose of Threshold knob is self-explanatory the assignment of P1 to P5
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