OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT DE-ESSER/COMPRESSOR DS1-MK3
OPERATION
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“Snapshots” and then the “Backup” option to
arrive at the backup display (Graphic 28).
Graphic 30: Backup display
Select “Create
#
1” to save the current snapshots
to bank 1. Select “Restore
#
1” to overwrite the
current snapshots with bank 1 (ditto for bank 2).
A backup will overwrite “safe” snapshots.
Reset all Snapshots
To reinstall the factory snapshots press the
“menu” key then “snapshots” and then the “Re-
set all” option. This will reset the current snap-
shots. The snapshots that have been backed up
are preserved.
Graphic 31: Snapshots menu
Dump Snapshots
The settings of all 128 snapshots can be dumped
to a remote control port to be stored externally.
Please make sure that you have connected eve-
rything correctly and that the proper remote
control port is activated (see chapter Remote
Control for setup).
When dumping to a MIDI-sequencer, make sure
that the sequencer is not sending or receiving
data other than the snapshot dump.
Certain sequencers are not capable of han-
dling the amount of data output by the
DS1-MK3 and might crash during or after
the dump process.
To initiate a dump, press the “menu” key then
choose the “Snapshot” and then the “Dump”
option. Start the recording process on the se-
quencer, then press “Transmit”. This releases
the dump to the sequencer.
Loading Snapshots
To load a snapshot dump from sequencer, simp-
ly play the dump sequence. The DS1-MK3 will
automatically switch into receive mode and dis-
play statistics about the snapshots it’s receiving.
If the transmission was OK, the program switch-
es back to normal mode. Upon error, you have
to manually switch back to normal mode.
Snapshots made with the MK2 version can be
reloaded into the MK3 unit as well.
When playing back the dump sequence,
always use the same speed as when the
sequence was recorded.
Graphic 32: Dumping Snapshots
Meter Resolution
The transfer graph and the compressor peak
meters (
) work with different resolutions to
accommodate signals with a wide dynamic
range.
The resolution for the peak meters and transfer
graph can be set in fixed steps of -20dB, -40dB
and -80dB, or alternatively, to auto. In auto
mode, the display switches to the next step as
soon as the transfer graph falls below the cur-
rent window. The peak meters resolution is al-
ways the same as the transfer graph’s.
The same principle applies to the gain reduction
meters of the compressor (
) and the safety
limiter (
).
To adjust gain reduction or peak meter resolu-
