Keyed Expansion - Alesis CLX440 Reference Manual

Keyed Expansion

The expander section has a function called
in operation to the compressor's sidechain. The key input plugs
directly into the detection circuit and breaks the flow of the
input to the detector when the
the input signal to be processed before the expander detects it
and allows a completely different signal to key the expander.
The
KEY
input. If a signal is plugged into the key input on the rear panel
but the key button is not pressed, the expander will still look to
the unprocessed input for expansion detection.
You can use the
audio before it gets detected for expansion. You can even use a
completely different audio source to key the gate.
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button on the front panel enables and disables the key
together with the
KEY
for more information on using the
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button is pressed. This allows
KEY
DIRECT O U T
which is similar
KEY
to filter the
function.
KEY
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