Mackie DL1608 Quick Start Quide page 27

Output Compression / Limiting
Output Compression: Introduction
Here we are...the final stop of
the Channel View playground. The
output Compressor / Limiter looks
and functions similar to that of the
channel compressors we discussed
just a few short pages back. The
only difference is that the output
compressor affects and alters the
sound of everything passing through
the selected output.
To get here, simply swipe
the entire view up (from the gray
area) above the Graphic EQ.
This brings us to the Output
Compressor / Limiter.
Comp On /Off
Tap this button to turn the Output
Compressor / Limiter on and off.
When on, the Compressor /
Limiter controls affect the signal
and the button illuminates green.
When off, the Compressor / Limiter
controls have no affect on the
signal, nor will the button illuminate.
However, the controls may still
be adjusted.
Compressor
On / Off
Compressor
Display
Compressor
Meters
Compressor Display and Controls
Like the channel compressor,
the dragable balls here include the
Gain [G], Threshold [T], Ratio [R].
On the far right are the
compressor controls. Once again,
the gain, threshold and ratio
may be changed here or in the
aforementioned compressor display.
Soft / Hard Knee Compression
The difference between a soft
and hard knee here has nothing to do
with joints. Rather, it has everything
to do with compression. Simply tap
which knee compression setting you
would prefer, soft or hard.
The
Swipe
Zone
Compressor Meters
Between the Compressor
Display and their corresponding
settings lies a set of vertical
meters. These three meters
indicate their individual Input [IN],
Gain Reduction [GR] and
Output [OUT].
Use these meters to get
the desired amount of gain
reduction out of the Output
Compressor / Limiter.
Am I beginning to sound like a
broken record here? Never fear,
for this was the last section of
the Output Compressor / Limiter.
Whew! Moving on...
Soft Knee /
Hard Knee
Compressor
Controls
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