Modern Output Compressor / Limiter Swipe Zone; Modern Output Compressor / Limiter Display And Settings; Soft Knee / Hard Knee Compression; Modern Output Compressor / Limiter Meters - Mackie DL806 Reference Manual

Modern Output Compressor / Limiter Swipe Zone

Here in the output compressor / limiter view, swipe anywhere in the gray areas outlined below.
Swiping up or down displays the graphic EQ view. Swiping left and right does nothing.
See page 82 for the Swipe Zone of the Vintage Output Compressor / Limiter view.

Modern Output Compressor / Limiter Display and Settings

The output compressor for each selected output may be adjusted by moving the gain, threshold and ratio
balls or moving any of the five sliders left and right. Additionally, exact settings may be entered into the
current parameter display. The output compressor may be adjusted whether the output compressor is on
or off. There is no output compressor for the reverb and delay outputs.
Threshold — Threshold sets the threshold of the compressor in dB below 0 dBFS.
The range of the threshold setting varies from –60 dBFS to 0 dBFS.
Ratio — Ratio sets the amount of gain reduction applied as the signal exceeds the threshold level.
The range of the ratio of the compressor varies from 1:1 to inf:1.
Attack — Attack determines how quickly the compressor reacts once the signal is above threshold.
Short attack times allow compressing on short transients, while longer attack times cause these
transients to be ignored. The range of the attack time varies from 0.1 ms to 300 ms.
Release — Release determines how long it takes for the compressor to end gain reduction once the
signal drops back below the threshold. The range of the release speed varies from 50 ms to 3 seconds.
Gain — Gain adds make-up gain to the output of the compressor. This is useful to make the apparent
volume of the signal the same with the compressor in and out of the signal chain. The range of the
make-up gain varies from 0 dB to 20 dB.

Soft Knee / Hard Knee Compression

This switch sets the shape of the gain reduction curve at the threshold level. When set to hard, the gain
reduction curve changes abruptly at the threshold level. When set to soft, the gain reduction curve changes
gently as it transitions to the final ratio amount.

Modern Output Compressor / Limiter Meters

These three meters show the input level, amount of gain reduction and output level. The input and output
meters range from –90 dBFS to 0 dBFS. The reduction meter ranges from 0 to 20 dB.
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