PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 User Manual page 25

2 Controls & Connections
2.3 The Fat Channel
Dynamics Processing and EQ
2.3.2
Compressor Attack
Compressor Release
Compressor Makeup Gain
Sets and Displays the Compressor 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 nonharmonic
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 excedes the threshold. You
can set the attack from 0.2 to 150 milliseconds.
Sets and Displays the Compressor 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.
Remember, 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.
Sets and Displays the Amount of 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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