dbx 363X - Front Panel Controls; Threshold Control and Open LED

Front
Pandl
dbx
363X
Figure
1:
Front
Panel
A.
STEREO
COUPLE
switch
and
LED.
Depress
this
switch
to
activate
Stereo-coupling
(CH
1 MASTER,
CH
2
SLAVE).
The
LED
next
to the
STEREO
COUPLE
button
turns
on
when
the
363X
is
actively
stereo
coupled.
In
Stereo
Couple
mode,
the
THRESHOLD,
HOLD
and
RELEASE
controls on
Channel
2
have
no
effect
on the gating
action.
The
Channel
2 OPEN,
HOLD
and
RELEASE
LEDs
track
with
Channel
1
meters.
B.
THRESHOLD
control
and
OPEN
LED
(CH
1 and
CH
2)
Adjusting
this
control
sets
the
level
at which
the
gate will
open
with
regard
to the
Input
level.
The
THRESHOLD
control
is
calibrated
in
dB
from
-60
to
+20dB,
to
provide
an
80dB
oper-
ating
range.
The
green
OPEN
LED
located
above
the
THRESHOLD
control
turns
on
whenever
the
in-
put
signal
(or
Key
Input
signal)
rises
above
the
set
THRESHOLD
level.