SWM7000-Quick-Guide-070525.pmd - rr
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Sabine DSP Quick Setup Guide
COMPRESSOR/LIMITER
Vocal Settings
RATIO
A soft voice could be set to 2:1, whereas a loud
voice might require a ratio setting of 6:1.
THRESH
The higher the threshold setting, the more signal
is required to initiate compression. Ideally this
should be set to reign in peak levels, and allow
signals of lower gain to pass uncompressed.
Threshold settings will depend on the nature and
variety of the signal source.
ATTACK
Short attack times usually work well for voice. How-
ever, too strong a compression ratio, too low a
threshold, and too fast an attack may attenuate
speech consonants, which provide important in-
telligibility cues to the audience, thus compromis-
ing clarity.
Guitar Settings
RATIO
A high compression ratio (with gain makeup) will
add sustain to held notes and chords.
THRESH
Moving the threshold will change the audible thick/
thinness of the guitar tone, but generally you want
to compress all the notes played.
ATTACK
Be wary of too quick an attack, which may reduce
the percussive attack of the guitar notes.
In general, be wary of too much gain makeup, and too high a
compression ratio, which may make a noisy guitar amplifier
more objectionable. Ratio settings might range from 6 to 19:1,
threshold variable, slower attack, soft knee, output gain
boosted slightly to significantly depending on amount of com-
pression.
Bass Guitar Settings
RATIO
Set to 4:1
THRESH
Set to compress peaks only.
ATTACK
Quick attack, medium release, hard knee; (try vari-
ous release settings, depending on the speed of
notes played).
GAIN
Output boosted slightly.
2
MIC SUPERMODELING
TM
DE-ESSER
RATIO
Less Sustain
More Sustain
THRESH
Thinner sound
Thicker sound
Be wary of too quick an attack, which may reduce
the percussive attack of the guitar notes.
ATTACK
Scroll through available microphone settings. See
website for additional downloadable microphones.
MIC
SUPERMODELING
Less reduction
More reduction
DE
-
ESSER
RATIO
THRESH
Short attack is better for vocals. Be careful not
to over attenuate speech consonants.
ATTACK
Soft voice
Loud voice
Soft voice
Loud voice
NOTE: Mic SuperModeling
TM
is not
available using beltpack transmitters.
NOTE:
Use these settings as a place from which to start, then adjust to your own satisfaction.
Vocal
Guitar
