Yamaha AW2400 Owner's Manual - Page 152
Using the Compressors, Compressor Control via, the DYNAMICS screen
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Dynamics Processing 4 Move the cursor to the GATE ON/OFF button and press the [ENTER] key to turn the gate on. HINT • Pressing the [F1] key while holding the Display section [SHIFT] key has the same effect as the GATE ON/OFF button. 5 Use the STEREO LINK button to turn gate linking for paired channels on or off, and the KEYIN SOURCE field to select a trigger source as required. HINT • Pressing the [F2] key while holding the Display section [SHIFT] key has the same effect as the STEREO LINK button. 6 Move the cursor to the parameter you want to edit and use either the [DATA/JOG] dial or [INC]/[DEC] keys to set the parameter as required. HINT • You can save your current gate settings in the library as described in "EQ/Dynamics Processor Library Operation" on page 154. ■ Compressor Control via the DYNAMICS screen Applying and controlling compression via the dedicated dynamics screen. 1 Use the Layer section, [INPUT SEL], [SEL], and [STEREO SEL] keys to select the channel to which compression is to be applied. 2 Press the Selected Channel section [DYN] key so that its indicator lights, then press Selected Channel knob 1, 2, 3, or 4. The DYNAMICS screen will appear. 3 Press the Display section [F3] key, or press the [DYN] key as many times as necessary until the Comp Edit page appears. A C DE F Using the Compressors Compression can be used to prevent signals from exceeding a preset level in order to avoid distortion, and to smooth out the levels of certain instruments or tracks. The AW2400 provides compression on the following tracks. 16 • Input • Track • Stereo Output • Bus Master • AUX Send Master • Effect Send Master Compression can be controlled either via the knobs in the DYNAMICS screen or the physical controllers in the Selected Channel section. Pan, EQ, and Dynamics Processing 152 AW2400 Owner's Manual G H B The Comp Edit page includes the following items. 1 COMPT ON/OFF button Switches the compressor on/off. B STEREO LINK button Turning this button on links compressor operation for paired channels. NOTE • This item will not appear for the stereo output channel and bus master channels. C POSITION field Specifies the position in the signal chain at which the compressor will be inserted. • PRE EQ Before the channel's EQ stage (except for the effect send master) • PRE FADER ......... Immediately before the channel fader • POST FADER....... Immediately after the channel fader D Response curve This graph indicates the approximate response of the compressor settings. The horizontal axis of the graph is the input level, and the vertical axis is the output level.