User Manual

Master Fader and My Fader Reference Guide
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Modern Gate Display and Settings
The gate for each channel may be adjusted by moving the threshold and range balls or moving any
of the ve sliders left and right. Additionally, exact settings may be entered into the current parameter
display. The gate may be adjusted whether the gate is on or o. The iPad channel only has a compressor,
not a gate.
Threshold — Threshold determines the level at which the gate acts on the incoming signal.
The range of the threshold setting varies from –80 dBFS to 0 dBFS.
Range — Range determines how far the gain drops once the signal is below threshold. Setting the
range control to something in the 10-20 dB range allows some amount of signal leakage when the
gate is closed, which may make its action more subtle (less abrupt) and therefore less noticeable.
The range of the gated signal varies from 0 dB to 60 dB.
Attack — Attack determines how quickly the gate opens once the signal is above threshold.
Short attack times allow triggering on short transients, while longer attack times cause these
transients to be ignored. The range of the attack time varies from 0 ms to 300 ms.
Hold — Hold sets a xed time that the gate remains open once the signal drops below the threshold
setting. During the hold time, the gain is held constant, whereas during the release time, the gain
is falling at the release rate. The range of the hold time varies from 0 seconds to 5 seconds.
Release — Release determines how long it takes for the gain to fall to the setting of the range control
once the signal falls below threshold and the hold time elapses. The range of the release speed varies
from 50 ms to 3 seconds.
Modern Gate Meters
These three meters show the input level, amount of gain reduction and output level. The input and
output meters range from –80 dBFS to 0 dBFS. The reduction meter of the gate ranges from 0 to 20 dB.
Mono metering is displayed for inputs and outputs on unlinked channels and stereo metering is displayed
for inputs and outputs on linked channels.
Modern Compressor Display and Settings
The compressor for each channel may be adjusted by moving the gain, threshold and ratio balls
or moving any of the ve sliders left and right. Additionally, exact settings may be entered into
the current parameter display. The compressor may be adjusted whether the compressor is on or o.
The iPad channel only has a compressor, not a gate.
Threshold — Threshold sets the threshold of the compressor in dB below 0 dBFS.
The range of the threshold setting varies from –80 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 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.