Akai MPC5000 Reference Manual page 173

Thresh
Ratio
Knee
Output
Compressor Type Vintage
This compressor has a sound similar to the classic tube compressors, complete with gentle, yet pumping curves, and
slight tube saturation.
WetDry
Input
Attack
Rels
Thresh
Ratio
Knee
Output
Compressor Master
This is the most transparent compressor, able to perform substantial volume adjustments without artifacts.
WetDry
Attack
Rels
Thresh
Ratio
Oldskool
Output
Reverb Small
This is a spatial effect designed to sound as if the input is being played in a small room.
WetDry
PreDel
Early
Sets the level at which the compressor will start functioning.
This sets how much compression will affect the volume of the incoming signal. For instance,
with a ratio of 4:1, the incoming signal would have to increase by four decibels in order to
increase 1 decibel at the output.
This sets whether the compression effect will be hard or soft. A 'soft knee' response will
gradually slope to its maximum setting, and a 'hard knee' response will respond much
quicker.
This sets the volume of the output signal.
Controls the ratio of unprocessed and processed signal. At 100, the signal heard will be
100% effected.
Sets the volume of the incoming signal.
Sets how soon the compressor will start functioning after the threshold has been reached.
Sets how soon the compressor will stop functioning after the signal drops below threshold.
Sets the level at which the compressor will start functioning.
This sets how much compression will affect the volume of the incoming signal. For instance,
with a ratio of 4:1, the incoming signal would have to increase by four decibels in order to
increase 1 decibel at the output.
This sets whether the compression effect will be hard or soft. A 'soft knee' response will
gradually slope to its maximum setting, and a 'hard knee' response will respond much
quicker.
This sets the volume of the output signal.
Controls the ratio of unprocessed and processed signal. At 100, the signal heard will be
100% effects.
Sets how soon the compressor will start functioning after the threshold has been reached.
Sets how soon the compressor will stop functioning after the signal drops below threshold.
Sets the level at which the compressor will start functioning.
This sets how much compression will affect the volume of the incoming signal. For instance,
with a ratio of 4:1, the incoming signal would have to increase by four decibels in order to
increase 1 decibel at the output.
This parameter downsamples the output to 12 bits in order to emulate the output sound of
many vintage samplers.
This sets the volume of the output signal.
Controls the ratio of unprocessed and processed signal. At 100, the signal heard will be
100% effected.
Predelay sets the amount time before the sound enters the reverb "room".
Sets the amount of initial reflection the sound will have.
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