Phonic IS16v1 - Dynamics Processing; Gate, Expander, Compressor, Limiter Controls

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IS16
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8. Dynamics
TheIS16providesabuilt-inGate,Expander,CompressorandLimiteroneachinputChannel,Multi1to8outputsandMainMix.Dynamics
arenotlimitedbyDSPresources,andcanbeconguredaspre-orpost-EQ/Delayforeachchannel.Allbuilt-indynamicsparametersare
adjustedusingthetouch-screenandonboardcontrols.
AnoiseGateisadynamicprocessthatturnsofforsignicantlyattenuatestheaudiosignalpassingthroughitwhenthesignallevelfalls
belowauseradjustablethreshold.AnExpanderhelpstomaketroublesomebackgroundnoise(suchashumming)inaudiblebyreducing
signalswithlowamplitudes.ACompressorreducessignalsoverauser-denedthresholdbyauser-denedamount/ratio.Limiterswork
justasCompressorsdo,witharatiopermanentlysettoinnity-to-1.
Tobypassthedynamicsprocessor,simplypushtheON/OFFbuttonorpressthe“GATE”,“EXP”,“COMP”and“LIM”buttonstotogglethe
individual processes on and off.
Eachofthepages/tabsintheDynamicsmenuisessentiallythesame,providingsimilarattributesfortheindividualprocesses.
8.1 Channel Select
Use this button and the subsequent menu to select the channel you wish to apply the dynamic effect to. Users can select from any of the
inputchannels,anyofthemultioutputs,andthemainstereomix.
8.2 Dynamic Processor On/Off
Use this button to turn dynamic processor on and off for the currently selected channel.
8.3 Gate/Expander/Compressor/Limiter On/Off
This button turns the currently selected dynamic process on and off.
8.4 Output Level Meter
Thismetergivesthenaloutputlevelofthedynamiceffectforthecurrentlyselectedchannel.
8.5 Gain Reduction Meter
This meter shows the amount of gain reduction that is applied to the currently selected dynamic process. This is essentially the decrease
in gain applied when the signal crosses the selected threshold of the dynamic process.
8.6 Parameters
Eachofthedynamicprocesseshasitsownuser-denableparameters.Pleaseconsultthetablebelowfordetailsoneachparameter.
Parameter What It Does
Ratio Adjuststhecompressororexpanderinputtooutputsignalratio.
Thresh Adjuststhethresholdofthegate,compressor,andexpandereffects.
Attack Adjuststhetimeitwilltakefortheeffecttokickinafterthesignalrisesabovethesetthreshold.
Release Adjuststhetimeitwilltakefortheeffecttodeactivateafterthesignalfallsbelowthesetthreshold.
Output Gain Increasesthenaloutputsignalofthecompressor.
Range
Onthegatefunction,therangeparameterallowsuserstoselectthelevel(indecibels)bywhichthesignalwill
attenuate.
8.7 Dynamic Chart
Thisgraphgivesavisualrepresentationofthedynamicprocessor’sfunction.Currentlyactiveprocesseswillbeindicatedinorange,while
theprocessyou’recurrentlyadjustingisindicatedinblue.Usersareabletoadjustthethresholdandratiooffunctionsusingtheappropriate
onscreen icons.