TC Electronic DBMAX-V 2.90 User Manual page 35

MAIN PAGE
Page 3
Press MENU keys to enter page 3.
Attack
The Attack time is the time the Compressor uses to reach the
gain reduction speciefied by the Ratio parameter set in page 2.
Use the ADJUST wheel to change the Attack time of the five
bands.
Hold
After the signal has dropped below Threshold, the Hold
parameter can be used to sustain the signal before it is released.
The range is 10-200ms
Release
Release sets the fall-back time of the Compressor, after the signal
drops below the Threshold.
Crest
This parameter determines whether the compressor should react
to peaks, RMS (average), or something in between. For example
if the Crest parameter is set at 6dB, the Compressor is reacting to
RMS values and to peaks 6dB higher than the current RMS
value.
Compressor
Page 4 - Cross-over Menu
Press MENU keys to enter the Cross-over
frequency page (Xovr)
Cross-over point 1-4
Cross-over frequencies may be altered on the last page of the
Expander, Compressor and Limiter, but they are identical in all
three blocks.
Two different filter structures are available:
- SYM with soft slopes
- MID with higher order middle band focused filter slopes.
The MID setting is designed specifically for low intermodulation
between the bands, but if you want to emulate the TC Finalizer,
you should use a 3-band structure and a SYM slope setting.
Number of Bands
On the Cross-over page, outer bands may be turned off by
turning the cross-over points all the way up or down.
When a structure of less than 5 bands is used, the bands are also
removed from the graphic display.
Slope Types
Two different filter structures are available. SYM with soft slopes
and MID with higher order middle band focused filter slopes.
Cross-over frequency
Sets the Cross-over frequency for the selected Cross-over point.
Cross-over point
With Cross-over points 1-4 you set the Cross-over points
between the five bands in the dynamics section.
Note: The Cross-over points are common for the Compressor,
Limiter and Expander.
Compressor Bypass
Press the gray BLOCK on/off key to bypass the Compressor
section.
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