PRESONUS StudioLive 16.4.2 Owner's Manual page 33

Owner's Manual
Compressor
Sets and Displays the Compressor Attack
Attack
Setting for the Selected Input Channel or
Output Bus.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the compressor's attack
setting for the selected channel or
output bus. Attack sets the speed
at which the compressor acts on
the input signal. A slow attack time
(fully clockwise) allows the
beginning component of a signal
(commonly referred to as the initial
transient) to pass through,
uncompressed, whereas a fast
attack time (fully counterclockwise)
triggers compression immediately
when a signal exceeds the
threshold. You can set the attack
from 0.2 to 150 milliseconds.
Compressor
Sets and Displays the Compressor Release
Release
Setting for the Selected Input Channel or
Output Bus.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the release setting of the
compressor for the selected
channel or output bus. Release sets
the length of time the compressor
takes to return the gain reduction
back to zero (no gain reduction)
after crossing below the
compression threshold. Release
can be set from 40 to 1,000
milliseconds.
Power User Tip: Very short release times
can produce a choppy or "jittery" sound,
especially when compressing instruments
that have a lot of low-frequency
components, such as bass guitar. Very
long release times can result in an
overcompressed, or "squashed," sound. All
ranges of release can be useful, however,
and you should experiment to become
familiar with different sonic possibilities.
Compressor
Sets and Displays the Amount of Makeup
Makeup Gain
Gain for the Compressor on the Selected
Input Channel or Output Bus.
This encoder sets, and the meter
displays, the makeup-gain setting
of the compressor for the selected
channel or output bus. When
compressing a signal, gain
reduction usually results in an
overall attenuation of level. The
gain control allows you to restore
this loss in level and readjust the
volume to the precompression
level (if desired). You can adjust
Makeup Gain from 0 dB (no gain
adjustment) to +28 dB.
Limiter On/Off
Turns on the Limiter for the Selected Input
Channel or Output Bus.
When the limiter is engaged the
button will illuminate. A Limiter is a
type of amplifier in which gain is
dependent on the signal level
passing through it. Any signal that
exceeds the maximum level or
threshold has gain reduction
automatically applied to it. The
threshold for the limiter is set to 0
dBFS. The Ratio is ∞:1.
The Limiter is available on all input and output
buses.
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