Output Zone - Limiter - QSC MP-M80 User Manual

Output Zone − Limiter
The Limiter prevents the audio level from exceeding a
preset threshold.
1. Limiter – Opens the Limiter screen.
2. Limiter In/Out switch – Engages or disengages the
compressor or limiter.
3. Simple button – Hides all controls except:
• Limiting Slider
• Limiter In button
• Simple button
• Reset button
4. Reset button – Sets all the Limiter controls to their
factory default position.
5. In meter – Displays the RMS input signal level
6. Reduction meter – indicates how much the signal
level is reduced by the Limiter.
7. Output meter – Output signal level
8. Limiter graph – When engaged, the Limiter trace is
fuchsia.
• Threshold (A) – The level at which limiting begins.
• Attack time (B to C) – The time it takes for the
limiter to reach maximum limiting after the input exceeds the threshold level.
• Ratio (A to E) – The amount of limiting applied to the signal.
• Release time (C to D) – The time it takes for the limited signal to rise to the threshold level once the input level no longer exceeds
the threshold.
• Vertical scale = dB
9. Threshold slider – Sets the point at which the limiter begins to reduce the signal level.
10. Attack slider – Adjusts how quickly the processor reacts to a signal that exceeds the threshold.
11. Release slider – Adjusts how quickly the processor stops compressing or limiting when signal falls below the Threshold.
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