GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
FRS-3901 |
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The ALC
Fast Mode Response
kicks in whenever the input loudness goes over the
Fast Mode Threshold
and
loudness is reduced, in a few milliseconds. The
Fast Mode Threshold
is given in dB with respect to the target
loudness and ranges from 2 to 12 dB, in dB steps.
Transient Mode Response
The
Transient Mode Response
is optional and is enabled by checking the
Enable
box.
The ALC
Transient Mode Response
kicks in whenever the input loudness goes over or under the
Transient Mode
Threshold
. The
Transient Mode Threshold
is symmetric with respect to the target loudness and ranges from 2 to 12
dB, in dB steps. When the input loudness is over the
Transient Mode Threshold
, loudness is reduced following the
rate set by the
Speed
pull-down. When the input loudness is under the
Transient Mode Threshold
, loudness is
increased, again following the
Speed
pull-down, which ranges from Slow (up to 15 seconds) to Fast (up to 4
seconds).
Response Time
Outside of the
Fast
and
Transient
modes ranges, the ALC performs loudness correction slowly, following the
Response Time
. Response time values are : 5 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15
min, 20 min.
Freeze Threshold
The
Freeze Threshold
sets the threshold below which the ALC will not increase loudness This prevents quiet
portions of programs (and noise) from being unintentionally boosted. If the input program loudness is under the
Freeze Threshold
for more than 30 seconds, the ALC will smoothly return to 0 dB of loudness correction.
Limiter Threshold
The
Limiter Threshold
will limit the output loudness under the selected threshold. This avoids loud portions of
programs to be clipped unintentionally. If the input program loudness is over the
Limiter Threshold
, the ALC will
reduce the loudness very quickly, in 1 millisecond.
5.7 Dynamic Processing panel
This panel provides controls for dynamic processing of the
audio passing through the FRS-3901
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The Dynamic Processing Option (FRS-3901-OPT–DP)
must be activated to access this functionality. See
page 60.
Individual and independent controls are provided for each of
the 32 channels.
These parameters affect the output audio channels (HD/SD
embedded and AES), and the audio channels assigned to
the Dolby E encoder and the Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital
Plus encoder modules.
Note that unlike the audio processing configuration, only one
(1) dynamic processing configuration is saved by the card,
regardless of the input format (3G/HD or SD).
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Access the individual channel controls through 4
master tabs and sub-tabs
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The functionality of these controls is identical for each
channel, and is explained here.
Figure 5-21 Dynamic Processing panel