dbx 566 Owner's Manual - Page 7
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Compressor Controls
Figure 2: Front Panel Controls
+ 0 - THRESHOLD leds:
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The Ò+Ó led illuminates when the signal is above the OverEasy
portion of the compression curve
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and that the full compression ratio is in effect . If OverEasy
is disabled, this led indicates that the
signal is above the level set by the Compressor Threshold control and that compression is occuring.
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portion of the compression curve. In this
The Ò0Ó led illuminates when the signal is in the OverEasy
region the ratio varies as a function of signal level between 1:1 and the ratio set by the Ratio control.
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This led will not light when the OverEasy
function is off.
The Ò-Ó led illuminates when the signal is below the level set by the Compressor Threshold control.
This indicates that the Compressor is not compressing and is operating in its linear region.
THRESHOLD control:
This control sets the level above which compression occurs, and has a 60 dB range.
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OverEasy
switch:
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OverEasy
is a feature that provides a softer compression sound than hard knee does. OverEasy
smooths the transition from un-compressed to compressed. This smooth transition greatly reduces
compression artifacts and allows faster attack times and higher compression ratios while still main-
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taining the natural characteristics of the signal. The switch lights to indicate OverEasy
processing is
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enabled. When conventional hard knee processing is desired, disable the OverEasy
function. See
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Figure 3 for a comparison of OverEasy
and hard knee compression curves.
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