Mastering Effect - Roland Fantom-Xa Owner's Manual

Mastering Effect

This is a stereo compressor (limiter) that is applied to the final output of the Fantom-Xa. It has independent high, mid, and low ranges.
Independently for the high-frequency, mid-frequency, and low-frequency regions, this compresses any sounds that exceed the specified level,
making the volume more consistent. When mixing down to MD, or DAT, or when you procedure your own original audio CD, this lets you
master at an optimized level.
* Mastering effect settings apply to the entire Fantom-Xa. These settings are not for individual patches or performances.
* The mastering effect is applied to the sound that is output from the OUTPUT A (MIX) jacks. It will not be applied to the sound that is output from the
OUTPUT B jacks.
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For details on these settings, refer to Making Effect Settings (p. 157).
Parameter Value
(Type) 00: Hard Comp,
01: Soft Comp,
02: Low Boost,
03: Mid Boost,
04: Hi Boost,
05: User
Split Lo 200–800 Hz
Split Hi 2000–8000 Hz
Lo/Mid/Hi Level 0–24 dB
Low/Mid/Hi Attack 0–100 ms
Low/Mid/Hi Release 50–5000 ms
Low/Mid/Hi Thresh -36–0 dB
Low/Mid/Hi Ratio 1.00:1–INF:1
(INF: infinity)
About THRESHOLD (Thresh) and RATIO
As shown in the diagram below, these parameters determine
how the volume is to be compressed.
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THRESHOLD
Input Level
Explanation
Recalls effect settings.
00–04: Preset settings
05: User settings
By pressing [F6 (SYSTEM WRITE)] you can save the current settings as user settings.
* Only one set of user settings can be saved.
Frequency at which the low-frequency (LO) and mid-frequency (MID) bands are split
Frequency at which the high-frequency (HI) and mid-frequency (MID) bands are split
Output volume
Time from when the volume goes up the threshold level until the compressor effect applies
Time from when the volume falls below the threshold level until the compressor effect no longer
applies
Volume level at which compression begins
Compression ratio
1:1
RATIO
2:1
4:1
INF:1
Adding Effects
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