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Parameters
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Priority
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Level Detect Ducker activity can be triggered externally by a Remote Control or Logic
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Depth
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Bypass
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Threshold
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Attack
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Release
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Hold
The DX1208 has five Priority levels, numbered [1] through [5].
Channels with a higher Priority take precedence over channels of a
lower Priority. When a Priority level is triggered, the gain of lower-
Priority channels is reduced (ducked), while the gain of channels with
the same or higher Priority remains unchanged. For example, channels
set to Priority [1] cannot be ducked by any means; channels set to
Priority [3] can be ducked by Priority [1] and [2] triggers, but not [3]
through [5] triggers.
Input signal, or internally by a channel's signal level. When Level
Detect is [Enabled], a channel's signal level will trigger ducking on lower
Priority channels when its signal level at the EQ output (see the signal
flow diagram in the
DX1208 Instruction
setting. When Level Detect is [Disabled], a channel's signal cannot
trigger ducking based on its signal level.
When a Ducker priority trigger event occurs, all channels that are both
assigned to a lower Priority level and are not Bypassed are reduced in
gain by the amount set by the Depth control. If multiple Priority levels
are triggered simultaneously, then all levels below the lowest activated
Priority will be ducked using the largest Depth setting amongst the
triggered levels. For example, if Priority [1] and Priority [3] are
triggered at the same time, then all channels assigned to Priority [2] and
[3] will be lowered in gain (in dB) by the Depth 1 setting, and all
channels assigned to Priority [4] and [5] would be lowered in gain by the
larger of the Depth 1 or Depth 3 settings.
When [Enabled], the Bypass control disables ducking on that channel.
Bypassed channels can neither trigger ducking on other channels
(through level detection), nor can they be ducked.
When Level Detect is enabled on a channel and its signal level exceeds
the Threshold, then all channels with a lower Priority (that are also not
Bypassed) are ducked.
Controls the Ducker gain reduction rate (15 dB per Attack period) once
a priority trigger event occurs. Set the Attack rate so that the ducked
channels reach depth quickly enough to avoid interfering with the
priority channel(s), but without sounding too abrupt. Avoid using a slow
Attack with large Depth settings, because the Ducker may not reach
depth before the priority source commences. This is especially true
when both the trigger event length and Hold times are short.
Controls the Ducker gain increase rate (15 dB per Release period) once
the hold timer expires. Set the Release rate so that the ducked
channel(s) return to normal volume at a rate which sounds natural and
is not distracting. A natural-sounding Release rate is typically longer
than a natural-sounding Attack rate.
The Hold setting determines the length of the hold period, which begins
when the priority trigger ends. When the hold period begins the Ducker
stops changing gain, and when the hold period expires, the Ducker
Manual) exceeds the Threshold
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