Technology - Universal Audio Ampex ATR-102 Manual

Technology

Of course you don't have to know how the Transient Designer works in order
to use it. However, since it offers a completely novel signal processing, noth-
ing shall be concealed from the more curious users.
SPL's DET is capable of level-independent envelope processing and thus
Differential
Envelope
makes any threshold settings unnecessary. Two envelopes are generated and
Technology
then compared. From the difference of both envelopes the VCA control volt-
(DET)
age is derived. The DET ensures that both low and loud signals (pianissimo to
fortissimo) are treated the same way.
Both ATTACK and SUSTAIN control circuitries operate simultaneously and
don't affect each other.
The ATTACK The ATTACK control circuitry uses two envelope generators. The first one gen-
Control Circuitry
erates a voltage (Env 1) that follows the original waveform. The second enve-
lope generator creates the envelope Env 2 with a slower attack envelope.
Figure 119 on page 368
velopes that control the ATTACK processing. Envelope generator Env 1 fol-
lows the original waveform. Env 2 is generated with reduced attack.
Figure 119. SPL Transient Designer Attack Envelopes
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illustrates the original curve and the two created en-
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