Nee Atio - Orban OPTIMOD-PC 1101 Operating Manual

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OPERATION
pression ratio to level off to ∞:1. The maximum setting produces the softest knee.
to 0 dB produces a classic hard knee curve with ∞:1 compression
Setting the K
NEE
ratio regardless of the setting of the 2B M
See Figure 3-5 on page 3-54 for the curves of output level vs. input level for various
settings of the K and R
NEE
2B Knee (see 2B M
ASTER
2B Breakpoint The release rate (measured in dB/second) in the 1101's compressors
is constant when the gain reduction is higher than the control's setting, and expo-
nential when the gain reduction is lower than the control's setting.
When the release is exponential, the release rate is proportional to the amount of
Figure 3-5: Output level in dB (y) for a given input level in dB (x) at various settings of the
ASTER
controls.
ATIO
C R above).
OMP ATIO
K and R
NEE ATIO
ORBAN MODEL 1101
control.
C R
OMP ATIO
control