OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT DE-ESSER/COMPRESSOR DS1-MK3
OPERATION
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OPERATION
The following explanations assume that the de-esser/compressor is in power-up mode, i.e. no
menu is active. If a menu is active, press the “menu” key repeatedly until the status display
appears.
Status Display
Status Display
Status Display
Status Display
Graphic 3: Status Display
The status display consists of four groups dis-
playing audio signal properties and information
about the current state of the DS1-MK3.
Channel Status Group (Key A)
Situated adjacent to key A, displays the follow-
ing information:
∗
sampling frequency in kHz: “44.1”, “48”,
“88.2” or “96”.
∗
pre-emphasis: “E” appears if pre-
emphasis is set (empty if not used)
∗
input
→
output channel status data for-
mat: “C” for consumer and “P” for pro-
fessional
To change the output channel status data for-
mat, press key A and select format type or loop
through.
Peak Group (Key B)
Situated adjacent to key B, this group contains a
peak-hold and an over-hold for each channel. To
reset these values press key B twice.
Peak-Hold
The numeric peak value is measured relative to
0dBFS (digital full scale).
Use this value to set the optimum gain for a
specific session. Reset it for every session by
pressing key B twice.
Over-Hold
Whenever an over is encountered, the boxes to
the side of the peak-hold values are marked.
The functions of the over-LED’s and the over-
hold both depend on the NUMBER OF
CONSECUTIVE OVER-SAMPLES setting. To adjust
this setting, press key B once. Use the gain/
data controller (
) to change the value, then
press “menu” to return to the status display.
This setting defines the number of consecutive
over-samples needed for an over-indication. To
indicate every over-sample, enter 1. If another
value is entered, you are still able to detect a
single over-sample with the peak-hold function.
Over-samples are defined as
exceeding
the
integer range. A full scale signal (0dBFS)
will not be treated as over.
Remote Group (Key C)
Situated adjacent to key C, displays remote
control protocol (“MIDI”, “RS 232” or “RS 422”),
channel (“1” - “16”) and status (on/ off, dis-
played with check box).
For setup see chapter Remote Control (p.21).
