PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 24.4.2 Owner's Manual page 27

Owner's Manual
Fat Channel GATE Section
Gate On/Off
Turns the Gate On and Off for the
Button Selected Channel.
This button engages and disengages
the gate for the selected channel.
It will illuminate to indicate that
the gate has been enabled.
The gate is available for all input and
output buses.
Gate Key Listen Button Enables Key Listen in the
Solo bus
This button engages and disengages
the Key Listen function in the solo
bus. It will illuminate to indicate
that the Key Listen is active. When
Key Listen is enabled, and the
Selected channel is soloed, you
will be able to monitor what is
being removed by the gate, using
the Control Room outputs.
Gate Turns the Noise Gate into an
Expander Expander
Button
The StudioLive allows you to
choose between an expander and
a noise gate for each channel or
output. By default, the Expander
button will be enabled.
In practice, expanders and noise
gates are used almost identically.
The main difference is that an
expander is smoother and more
gradual, so that it is easier to set the
attack and release times correctly.
Gate Key
Sets and Displays the Frequency at
Filter which the Gate will open.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the frequency at which
the gate will open. Setting a
specific frequency, in addition
to a specific decibel level,
provides more sonic shaping.
A properly set Key Filter on a gate
can greatly improve the overall
sound quality of a mix. For example,
if you are miking a bass amp and
are picking up a bit of the kick
drum from that mic, setting the
gate to open at the frequency of
the kick drum, combined with a
fast attack and release, can tighten
the rhythm section. Increase the
release time to loosen the feel.
Gate
Sets and Displays the Threshold of
Threshold
the Gate for the Selected Channel.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the gate thresh old for the
selected channel. The threshold
determines the level at which the
gate will open. Essentially, all signals
above the threshold setting are
passed through unaffected. You can
set the threshold from 0 to -56 dB.
Controls 4
Fat Channel 4.1
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