Dynamics Processing; Using The Gates - Yamaha AW2400 Owner's Manual

The AW2400 provides gate and compressor facilities for dynamics processing. In this section
operation of the gate and compressor will be explained individually.

Using the Gates

The gate attenuates signals below a specified threshold
level, and can be used to eliminate noise in silent sections
of a track. Gates are only provided on input channels.
1
Use the Layer section, [INPUT SEL] and
[SEL] keys to select the channel to which
the gate is to be applied.
2
Press the Selected Channel section [DYN]
key so that its indicator lights, then press
Selected Channel knob 1, 2, 3, or 4.
The DYNAMICS screen will appear.
3
Press the Display section [F1] key, or press
the [DYN] key as many times as necessary
until the Gate Edit page appears.
A C
B
The Gate Edit Page includes the following items.
1 GATE ON/OFF button
Switches the gate on/off.
B STEREO LINK button
Turning this button on links gate operation for paired
channels.
NOTE
• Gate operation can only be linked for adjacent odd and even
numbered channels that can be paired.

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F
G
H
C KEYIN SOURCE field
Selects one of the following trigger sources for the
gate.
• SELF button ... Selects the signal from the cur-
rently selected channel.
• CHANNEL button
............ Selects the signal from the channel
specified in the box below the but-
ton (CH1–CH16). After selecting a
channel in the channel box, press
the [ENTER] key to confirm the
selection.
• AUX button..... Selects the signal from the AUX
send specified in the box below the
button (AUX1–AUX4). After select-
ing an AUX send in the box, press
the [ENTER] key to confirm the
selection.
D Response curve
This graph indicates the approximate response of the
gate settings. The horizontal axis of the graph is the
input level, and the vertical axis is the output level.
E TYPE
Indicates the currently selected gate type. The dis-
played indication has the following meaning.
• GATE............... Gate
• DUCKING........ Ducking
HINT
• You cannot change the gate type via this page. If you want to
use a different gate type, you must recall a library setting that
uses the desired type. For details on recalling library gate set-
tings, refer to "EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation" on
page 154.
F GR (Gain Reduction)
Indicates the amount of gain reduction produced by
the gate processor over a range of -18 dB to 0 dB.
G Output meter
Indicates the level of the signal after it has passed
through the gate processor.
H PARAMETER
Here you can edit the parameters of the gate processor.
The type of parameters and their ranges will differ
depending on the gate type. For details on the types of
parameter and their function, refer to the appendix.
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