User Manual

FXVintageCompressor


AlthoughtheModernandVintageCompressorunitshavenearlyidenticalcontrols,thesound
andresponsecharacteristicscouldn'tbemoredifferent.TheVintageCompressorwasmodeled
onvintageUALA2A™and1176™styleresponsecurves,butgivenmoreflexibilitytotailorthe
sound.Thisunitisverywarmandmusicalsoundingandworksbestwithindividualelements.
THRESHOLD
Setstheaudiolevelatwhichtheunitstartstocompressthesignal.Iftheinputsignalisbelow
theThresholdlevel,theunitdoesnotapplyanycompression.Oncethelevelcrossesthe
Threshold,thenthecompressionbeginstoaffectthesignal.Range:0to60db
RATIO
Therangeofdynamiccompressiononcethecompressorengages.Rangeis1:1to16:1
GAIN
Amakeupgainstagethatadjuststheoveralloutputvolumetocompensateforcompression
levelreduction.Range0to24db.
PEAK/RMS
AllowsthechoiceofPEAKLimitingorRMSCompressioncurves.PeakLimitingdetectsaudio
transientsthatarelouderthanthesetThresholdlevelandappliescompressiontocontrolthose
Peakstowhateverlevelyou'veset.RMSCompressiondetectsanaudiosignal'saveragelevel
andappliesCompressiontotheoverallsignal.Thishelpsmakethewholeaudiosignallouder.
WithRMS,thereisnospecificceilingfortheaudioasthereiswithPeakLimiting.
ATTACK
Adjuststheamountoftimethatthecompressortakestostartcompressingoncetheaudiohas
goneabovetheThresholdlevel.Range:0.1msto400ms
RELEASE
Adjuststheamountoftimethatthecompressortakestostopcompressingoncetheaudiohas
goneundertheThresholdlevel.Range:10msto5000ms.
LIMIT
EngagesandDisengagesanadditionalBrickwalllimiterattheoutput.Thecompression
controlscontinuetoworkregardlessofwhetherthebrickwalllimiterisengagedornot.