Limiter Button - Electro-Harmonix PLATFORM Quick Start Manual

LIMITER Button

Press the LIMITER button to engage the limiter. The button lights green to
limiter
indicate that the limiter is active. A is a compressor that is fixed at an
extremely high—practically infinite—ratio. As a result, the signal level does not
increase past the threshold setting. The ATTACK knob can still be used to delay
the limiter's attack.
The states of the KNEE and LIMITER buttons (as well as the DRIVE footswitch)
are saved in flash memory and restored each time the Platform is powered up.
Bar Graph LEDs
The eight gain reduction LEDs indicate the actual amount of gain reduction in
real time. The more LEDs that are lit, the more gain reduction occurs. Each LED
represents 3dB of gain reduction. The green LEDs indicate a light to medium
amount of compression/limiting. The yellow LEDs suggest a heavy amount of
compression. The red LED represents maximum compression.
BYPASS Footswitch & LED
Press the BYPASS footswitch to toggle the Platform between buffered BYPASS
and EFFECT mode. The status LED, located above the BYPASS footswitch, lights
when you are in EFFECT mode. When in bypass, the entire pedal is bypassed,
including the Drive section, no matter the state of the Drive LED.
DRIVE (OVERDRIVE) CONTROLS
DRIVE Knob
This knob controls the input gain of the overdrive section. As you turn DRIVE
clockwise, the amount of overdrive saturation increases to give you a more
distorted sound. Set Drive to a lower setting for a clean volume boost.
TONE Knob
The TONE knob adjusts the frequency response of the overdrive's hi-cut filter,
allowing you to dial in the perfect overdrive tone.
VOL Knob [Drive Level]
The Drive VOL knob is located on the left side of the lower row of knobs, and
controls the output volume of the Drive section. Use this knob to balance the
output volume between Drive on and Drive off.
DRIVE Footswitch & LED
The DRIVE footswitch allows you to engage or bypass the overdrive section.
When Drive is engaged, the white LED above the DRIVE footswitch lights up.
The last state of the DRIVE footswitch is recalled upon power-up, as with the
KNEE and LIMITER buttons.
NOTE: The Platform must be in effect mode for Drive to be heard. The Drive
section will not be heard if the pedal is in bypass mode.