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4 Controls
4.1 The Fat Channel
Compressor Sets and Displays the Compressor
Attack
Attack Setting for the Selected Input
Channel or Output Bus.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the compressor's attack
setting for the selected channel or
output bus. Attack sets the speed at
which the compressor acts on the
input signal. A slow attack time (fully
clockwise) allows the beginning
non-harmonic component of a
signal (commonly referred to as the
initial transient) to pass through,
uncompressed, whereas a fast
attack time (fully counterclockwise)
triggers compression immediately
when a signal exceeds the
threshold. You can set the attack
from 0.2 to 150 milliseconds..
Compressor
Sets and Displays the Compressor
Release Release Setting for the Selected
Input Channel or Output Bus.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the release setting of the
compressor for the selected channel
or output bus. Release sets the
length of time the compressor takes
to return the gain reduction back
to zero (no gain reduction) after
crossing below the compression
threshold. Release can be set
from 40 to 1000 milliseconds.
Very short release times can produce
a choppy or "jittery" sound, especially
when compressing instruments
that have a lot of low-frequency
components, such as bass guitar.
Very long release times can result in
an overcompressed, or "squashed,"
sound. All ranges of release can be
useful, however, and you should
experiment to become familiar
with different sonic possibilities.
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Compressor Sets and Displays the Amount of
Makeup Gain Makeup Gain for the Compressor on
the Selected Input Channel or
Output Bus.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the makeup-gain
setting of the compressor for the
selected channel or output bus.
When compressing a signal, gain
reduction usually results in an overall
attenuation of level. The gain control
allows you to restore this loss in
level and readjust the volume to the
precompression level (if desired). You
can adjust Makeup Gain from 0 dB
(no gain adjustment) to +28 dB.
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