Midas PRO1 Owner's Manual page 154

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RELEASE control Adjusts the time it takes the compressor to recover or
knob the gate to close after the programme material falls
back below threshold, depending on which is
selected.
GATE HOLD Minimises chattering in conjunction with internal
control knob hysteresis (see "Intelligent threshold shift (i-TS)" on
page 137). Once the signal is detected as below
threshold, this control defines a waiting period before
the gate starts to close.
RATIO/RANGE Adjusts the amount of compression (ratio) applied to
control knob signals above threshold or the gain reduction (range)
applied to signals below threshold, depending on
whether the compressor or gate is selected.
VINTAGE switch See item 9 "HARD KNEE switch".
HARD KNEE Used in combination with the VINTAGE switch to
switch provide four compressor operating modes (see
"Compressor modes of operation" on page 137)
FILTER switch Used in conjunction with the NARROW switch and
SIDE CHAIN FREQUENCY control knob to provide a
variable frequency band pass filter that acts on the
side chain signals. This switch enables (switch = on)
or bypasses (switch = off) the filter.
NARROW switch Changes the bandwidth from wide (switch = off) to
narrow (switch = on). See Item 10 "FILTER switch".
SOLO switch with Enabling the SOLO switch with SIP disabled, sends
yellow LED post-filter side chain audio to the solo bus output.
Please be aware that if you enable the SOLO switch
with SIP enabled, the side chain signal is routed
directly to the output.
BYPASS switch Enables a bypass condition whereby the VCA remains
with red LED in-circuit, fixed at unity gain. The gain reduction
meter continues to operate with BYPASS enabled.
GATE switch with This switch selects channel operation as compressor
green LED mode (switch = disabled) or gate mode (switch =
enabled).
SIDE CHAIN Selects the frequency at which the band pass filter
FREQUENCY acts on the side chain signals (see Item 10 "FILTER
control knob switch"). The filter can be used to make the
compression frequency selective. Additionally, there
is a solo function (see Item 12 "SOLO switch with
yellow LED") that places the filtered side chain onto
the compressor's solo bus output or, optionally, the
main output (SIP mode).
ATTEN DEPTH Dedicated attenuation depth (gain reduction) meter
meter (dB) that displays the amount of attenuation being applied
by the compressor or gate, depending on which mode
is selected. The meter comprises 10 LEDs, scaled
from -2dB to -20dB in 2dB increments. The
compressor gain control will not affect the gain
reduction meter reading.
Chapter 16: Internal Effects
PRO1 Live Audio System
Operator Manual