Universal Audio Ampex ATR-102 Manual page 139

Time Constant This 6-position switch provides fixed and variable time constants (attack and
release times) to accommodate various types of program material. Positions
1-4 provide successively slower behavior, and 5 and 6 provide program de-
pendent response. The values published by Fairchild for each position are in
Table 12
trend is the same.
Table 12. Fairchild Time Constants
Sidechain Link When this control is set to Link, it causes the two channels of the compressor
to compress equal amounts. This does not mean that the compressor will be
equally sensitive to either channel however; that depends on the settings of
the other controls. It simply means that the instantaneous amount of compres-
sion for the two channels will always be the same.
Balance controls the bias current balance, and always goes with one channel
Balance
of the compressor, regardless of what the nearby 'metering' switch is set to.
The point of perfectly calibrated bias currents is achieved when the "dot" in
the screw slot is at 12 o'clock. At this setting, the amount of additive signal de-
flection ("thud") which happens due to an attack is minimized. Setting this
control counter-clockwise from this position results in a thud of one polarity on
transients, and going clockwise produces a thud of opposite sign.
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below. The actual measured times are a bit different, but the overall
Time Constant Attack Time
Position 1 200 microseconds
Position 2 200 microseconds
Position 3 400 microseconds
Position 4 800 microseconds
Position 5 200 microseconds
Position 6 400 microseconds
Release Time
300 milliseconds
800 milliseconds
2 seconds
5 seconds
Program dependent:
2 seconds for transients
10 seconds for multiple peaks
Program dependent:
300 milliseconds for transients
10 seconds for multiple peaks
25 seconds for consistently high program level
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