Compressor - E-Mu ESI-32 Operation Manual

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Caution: The gain setting which is in
effect at the end point of the selected section
will remain in effect for the rest of the
sample. This is done to prevent nasty pops
and phase problems caused by an abrupt
transition back to the normal gain.

2. Compressor

The Digital Compressor is a digital (non-realtime) equivalent of an
analog dynamic range compressor with attack and release times, adjust-
able threshold, adjustable ratio, and three modes of operation.
1. Activate Digital Processing module.
2. Select 8. Digital Tools II, 2. Digital Compressor (8/2).
3. If the current sample is stereo, the following screen will appear.
Select the left side, right side, or both sides (stereo), then press
ENTER. Otherwise proceed to the next step.
DIGITAL COMPRESSOR
Side: Stereo
Select L/R/Stereo
4. Select the desired area to be compressed and press ENTER.
COMPRESSsecs samples
Start:
End:
Size:
The display will show the current points of the sample to be com-
pressed, which will be the start and end points of the current sample.
Select the section of the sample to be compressed, then press ENTER.
COMPRESSOR Mode: rms
Thres:
Ratio:
Atk:999ms
5. Position the cursor under the desired parameter and adjust the
value using the data entry control.
0.00 000000
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3.13 137873
center 100%
4.00:1
Rel:999ms
Digital Processing
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