Side chain voltage = Typically between 0v minimum and +10v maximum
(Greater d.c. voltages provide greater compression.)
6. Tips for users :-
Ah, what to expect here?!!! I'm only the designer and feel sure sure that, with minimal practice, you will
be able to email me with tips on good settings for particular instruments or vocals! I look on the unit as a
tool with which I have provided more than adequate variations for you to sculpt the sound you desire!
As a very general guide/starting point, I suggest the following :-
Threshold = minimum (fully counter clockwise)
Ratio = minimum (fully counter clockwise)
Attack = maximum (fully clockwise)
Release = minimum (fully counter clockwise)
Gain = 0dB (fully counter clockwise)
Bypass = pressed in
VU = selected to gain reduction (pressed in)
Sidechain = selected to ON (pressed in)
Then, with whatever program material you have, gently rotate the Threshold control clockwise until you
see the VU meter just start to indicate gain reduction. Leave the Threshold control there and adjust the
Ratio, Attack and Release controls for the sound and compression you want. There's lots of scope for
experimentation!
As the degree of compression increases and the signal gets smaller, use the gain control to restore the level
back to the OVU region (with the meter set to output level).
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