Low Cut and High Cut
The Low and High Cut can be used
to filter the signal before it reaches
the detector. A good practice can be
to remove some of the (unwanted)
low frequencies so that they don't
affect the gain reduction. Another
trick is to apply filtering so that only
certain frequencies cause the
detector to compress the signal. If
you for example compress a drum kit, you might want to keep the boominess of the bass
drum, but compress the cymbals and snare. Set the Low Cut to 200-300 Hz so that the
bass drum will get filtered out before it reaches the detector.
Please keep in mind that Low Cut and High Cut don't alter the direct signal, just the signal
that enters the detector.
Please note that the 200 and 1000 Hz settings on the Low and High Cut
knobs corresponds to the knob being set at 12 o'clock (where the little
indicator lines are located). The easiest way to get to that setting is to click on
the 2 0 0 or 1 0 0 0 label on the panel.
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Figure 11: The Low and High Cut
knobs.