User Manual

DynaMaxx

Diagram 1:

Normal Compression mode

COMPRESS control s set to three

values: 2,4,and 7

GAIN set to 0 dB

As with any compressor, the overall signal level decreases with

increasing compression, so the GAIN control is used to compen-

sate for this (also see 4).To compare input and output levels more

accurately, monitor a precise PPM metering and set the GAIN

control to a position where both the input and output peak levels

are identical. This allows subjective judgements to be made

concerning the increase in apparent loudness caused by the

compression process.

Examples on setting COMPRESS control

1. You want to compress your program material only gently:

Turn the COMPRESS control clockwise until the Gain Reduction

LED ladder shows a peak level reduction of between 2 and 3dB.

Turning the COMPRESS control further clockwise will lower the

Threshold to include more low-level signals into the compression

process.

2.Your audio source contains several amplitude peaks, but each

peak has a different characteristic, so to obtain optimum results

with a conventional device, it would normally be necessary to

adjust the compressor during operation. D

YNAMAXX performs this

adjustment automatically so that peak levels are reduced accor-

ding to both their actual peak level and their attack and release

characteristics. The following diagram shows the gain control

curve in normal compression mode. For better readability of the

graph, the gain has been kept at 0dB, so no compensation for the

gain reduction is applied.

The GAIN control compensates for any level decrease when

applying COMPRESSION, EFFECT COMPRESSION (6), or SOFT

LIMITING (5). The higher the processing intensity the lower the

overall output level, the more Gain will be required to restore the

same peak level.

Gain