Owner manual

PANEL REFERENCE PAGE 3
THRESHOLD - Determines the amount of gain reduction
Attack and Releast times interact with amount of gain change, setting of the character switch, and program material to allow the creation of a wide variety of sounds unique to Crane Song Compressors.
ATTACK - Determines the time it takes the compressor to respond to input signal for gain reduction to take place.
RELEASE - Sets the time for gain to return to the point of no gain in the absence of program.
KNEE - Changes the shape of the gain curve.
* soft knee
settings
CHARACTER SWITCH - allows the selection of different sound types from vintage to modern.
LINK - allows up to 8 units to be linked together
METER SWITCH - selects the type of display for the meter. The red CLIP indicator lights when the unit is clipping in the output stage on either of the two settings.
METER - has 2 modes of operation 1) as a bar graph in the "out" mode; 0VU referenced to +4dBm 2) a dot type display that shows gain reduction, in the "gr" mode.
BYPASS - selects output signal source. *Unit defaults to hardwired bypass when off.
GAIN - adjusts compressor gain from 0 - 14dB.