The Compressor Parameters - Lexicon MPX 200 User Manual

Basic Operation
Release time determines how fast the compressor
responds to volume reductions. With most music material,
the release time should be longer than the attack time.
This is especially true with instruments such as guitar or
piano which have their own natural slow volume decay
on sustained notes.
Compression can be overused! For most music material,
compression should be used in moderation so that the lis-
tener doesn't notice the result.
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The Compressor Parameters

Rotate the Adjust knob to change the compressor param-
eter highlighted. An appropriate value for that control will
be displayed.
Successive presses of the Edit button will sequence
through the following compression parameters, then back
to the four program parameters.
Ratio Determines the compression ratio of the
compressor. Available values will be: Off, 2:1,
3:1, 5:1, and 10:1.
Threshold Determines the signal threshold below which
the compressor is inactive.
Attack Controls the attack time (in msec) of the
compressor.
Release Controls the release time (in msec) of the
compressor.
After changing a parameter's value, the MPX 200 will wait
four seconds and then "timeout" and revert to displaying
the active program number in the digital display.
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