dbx 363X - Cymbal or Piano Operation

Specific
Applications
dbx
363X
Example
1:
With
the
THRESHOLD
setting
around
+10dB,
and
the
HOLD
control
set
to
the
OFF
position,
and
the
RELEASE
control
set
around
lOOOdB/S,
the
input
to the
363X
is less
sensitive
to
nearby
signals
that
would
cause
the
gate
to
open
or
to
"chatter."
Once
a signal
falls
under
the
thresh-
old,
the
fast
release
setting
will
enable
the
gate
to
close
very
quickly.
This
would
be
a suitable
setup
for
use
with
a
snare
drum
or
kick
drum
where
the
initial
transient
gets through,
and
due
to the quick
delay
time
of
these
types
of
instruments,
the
gate
closes
almost
immediately
(see
Figure
11).
This
is
actually
an
effect
that
is
used
quite often
in
the
stu-
dio
to
tighten-up
a drum
track.
These
particular
set-
tings
would
not
work
for
a crash
cymbal
or
a
piano
which
are
instruments
that
inherently
have
a
cer-
tain
amount
of
sustain
and
decay
past
the
initial
transient.
Example
2:
With
a
THRESHOLD
setting
around
-20dB,
and
the
HOLD
control
set
around
3
sec-
onds,
and
the
RELEASE
control
set
around
lOdB/S,
the
363X
will
allow
lower
signals
to
open
the
gate,
while
the long hold
and
release
settings
will
allow
the
gate
to
remain
open
to
capture
the
entire
envelope
of the
signal.
These
would
be
good
settings
for
the
piano
or the
crash
cymbal
men-
tioned in
example
1
(see
Figure
12).
These
settings
would
allow
the
instrument
to
decay
naturally
be-
fore
the
gate
would
close
and
truncate
the
signal.
These
are
just
a
couple
of
examples
of
how
the
363X
can
be
adjusted
to
keep
out
the
noise
while
still
maintaining
the
integrity
of
the
signal
being
gated.
The
363X
also
can
be
gated
ON
and
OFF
by
a
completely
different
signal
source
or
by taking
a
parallel
feed
from
the
same
signal
that
is
connected
to
the
audio
input
and
passing
it
through
an
equal-
izer
or
digital
delay
line
and
then
plugging
it
into
the
Key
input
on
the
363
X.
This
would
allow
the
363X
to
respond
only
to
signals
that
have
been
tai-
lored
to
open
and
close
the
gate.
These
are
what
we
consider
to
be
Special
Connections.
On
page
13
we
outline
a
couple
of
special
connections
that
are
the
most
frequently
used.