TC Electronic UNIT•Y Manual page 28

FINALIZER D.C.
Finalizer D.C. Routing
As with other UNIT•Y algorithms, I/O routing is partly done on the 02R Slot Output Select
screen and partly on the UNIT•Y main screen. The procedure to access the Main L.R Insert
mode is described on page 11.
Algorithm Structure
The Finalizer D.C. algorithm consists of a 3-band Expander, 3-band Compressor and 3-
band Limiter followed by a broadband Soft Clipping circuit. All the 3-band structures may
utilize a look-ahead delay to make the processing unobtrusive and free of dynamic
distortion.
SPLIT
FILTER
UNIT•Y Finalizer D.C. Block Diagram
The control of this very complex structure is made possible by combining the more than 60
individual parameters in an appropriate way, and mapping them to the flexible user
interface of the Yamaha 02R. Visual feedback is accomplished using a vast amount of on-
screen meters.
Multi-band Compression
Unlike normal broad-band compression, the spectral balance of the signal is typically
affected by a multi-band compressor.
The Static spectral balance is set by the static gain in the different frequency bands. The
Static balance is the same as the frequency response below the level of compression.
In the Finalizer D.C., the Static frequency response is set by the three Band level faders.
The Dynamic spectral balance is made up by a combination of Make-up gain, compressor
Threshold, compressor Ratio and time constants in the different frequency bands. The
Dynamic balance can be seen as the spectral target of the working compressor.
In the Finalizer D.C., the Dynamic spectral balance is set as the Target Type of the
compressor. By setting different Target Types you tell the Finalizer what sort of frequency
response to aim for when dynamic processing takes place.
Expander Compressor
Meters Meters
HI HI
EXPAND COMPRESS
MID MID
EXPAND COMPRESS
LO LO
EXPAND COMPRESS
Limiter
Meters
HI
Output
LIMIT
Meters
MID RECOMB &
LIMIT SOFT CLIP
LO
Conseq. FS Hits
LIMIT
Soft Clip
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Engine Fader