Orban OPTIMOD 6300 Operating Manual page 191

OPTIMOD 6300 DIGITAL
2B REL ("2B Release") control determines how fast the 2-band compressor releases
(and therefore how quickly loudness increases) when the level of the program mate-
rial decreases. This release time only applies when the silence gate does not gate the
2-band Compressor.
The control can be adjusted from 0.5 dB/second (slow) to 20 dB/second (fast). Set-
tings toward 20 dB/second result in a more consistently loud output, while settings
toward 0.5 dB/second allow a wider variation of dynamic range. Both the setting of
the 2B R
control and the dynamics and level of the program material determine
EL
the actual release time of the compressor.
With faster 2B R
EL
stantially with the amount of gain reduction in the 2-band compressor. This means
that you should activate the gain-riding AGC to ensure that the 2-band compressor
is always being driven at the level that produces the amount of gain reduction de-
sired. Decide based on listening tests how much gain reduction gives you the density
that you want without creating a feeling of over-compression and fatigue. For most
applications, we recommend using slower release rates because applications that
could use faster 2-band release rates are usually better suited to 5-band processing.
5-band processing minimizes the undesirable artifacts that fast release rates can
2-band Controls
Full Modify Name
2B BASS CLIP
2B BASS CPL
2B DRIVE
2B GATE
2B REL
2B REL SHAPE
LOUD THR
PARENT PRESET
BS.1770 LIM THR
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control settings (above 8 dB/second), the sound will change sub-
Advanced Name
2B Bass Clip Threshold
2B Bass Coupling
2B Drive
2B Gate Threshold
2B Release
2B Release Shape
Loudness Controller Threshold
Loudness Controller Attack
Loudness Controller Bass Couple
BS.1770 Limiter Threshold
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2B Master Knee
2B Bass Knee
2B Master Ratio
2B Bass Ratio
2B Master Break(point)
2B Bass Break(point)
2B Master Attack
2B Bass Attack
2B Master Compression Threshold
2B Bass Compression Threshold
2B Speech Master Compression
Threshold
2B Speech Bass Compression
Threshold
Table 3-8: 2-band Controls
Range
-6.0 ... 0.0 dB
0 ... 100 %
–10 ... 25 dB
Off, –44 ... –15 dB
0.5 ... 20 dB / S
Linear, Exponential
Off, 0.0 ... -12.0 dB
0 ... 100%
0...12 dB, Off
[read-only]
0...6 LK, Off
[read-only]; 1.0 ... 10.0
0 ... 50 dB
0 ... 50 dB
1:1 ... :1
1:1 ... :1
1 ... 50 dB
1 ... 50 dB
4 ... 50, Off
4 ... 50, Off
–15 ... 0, Off
-10.0 ... 5.0 dB, Off
–15 ... 0, Off
-10.0 ... 5.0 dB, Off
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