Algorithm Manual Revision 4

MD-3
112 System 6000 MKII Algorithms – Firmware version 6.5.0
Pressing Threshold, Range, Ratio, Attack and
Release keys will immediately assign Lo, Mid, Hi
and Master values for these parameters to Fad-
ers 1 to 4. Press the L/R key to see all param-
eters at the same time. On the L/R page any pa-
rameter can be assigned to Fader 6 by pressing
the individual parameter values.
Threshold parameters
Range: -50dB to 0dB (in 0.5dB steps)
When the signal drops below the the set Thresh-
old value the Expander will be activated.
Range
Range: -40dB to 0dB in 0.5dB steps
The Range parameter sets the Max attenuation
relative to the Ref level setting.
Example: With a Ref Level setting of -6dB and
Range set to -10 the max attenuation can be
-16dB.
Ratio parameters
Range: Off to Infinity
The Ratio of the Gain Reduction.
Example: If the signal drops 1 dB below the
Threshold with a Ratio set to 1:3 the actual at-
tenuation will be 3dB.
Attack
Range: 0.3 to 100 ms (Exponential)
The Attack time is the time the Expander uses
to generate the gain reduction specified by the
Ratio parameter.
Release
Range: 20 ms to 7 sec. (Exponential)
The time it takes for the Expander to release
its attenuation of the signal when the signal ex-
ceeds the Threshold.
Meter Zoom
Press to zoom on the range of the Gain Reduc-
tion meters.
L/R
Press to view all algorithm parameters at the
same time. From the L/R page any parameter
can be assigned to Fader 6 simply by pressing
the parameter value.
MD-3 algorithm –
compressor page
MD-3 algorithm – compressor page
Pressing Threshold, Gain, Ratio, Attack and Re-
lease keys will immediately assign Lo, Mid, Hi
and Master values for these parameters to Fad-
ers 1 to 4. Press the L/R key to see all param-
eters at the same time. On the L/R page any pa-
rameter can be assigned to Fader 6 by pressing
the individual parameter values.
Threshold
Range: -25dB to 20dB (in 0.5dB steps)
Relates to the Ref.Level setting.
General explanation – when the Input signal
exceeds the Threshold value the Compressor
starts to reduce the dynamic content of the sig-
nal according to the set Ratio.
Gain
Range: Off, -18dB to 12dB in 0.5dB steps.
Manual Makeup-gain for each compression
band.
Where the Auto Gain control in the Main page
compensates for the total gain reduction caused
by the Compressor, the Gain controls in the
Compressor pages are used as additional gain
controls on the individual bands.
Ratio
Range: Off to Infinity
Specifies the Ratio of the performed compres-
sion.