Yamaha TYROS Owners Manual - Page 140

Reference Mixing Console Master Compressor Compressor is an effect commonly used to limit and compress the dynamics (softness/loudness) of an audio signal. For signals that vary widely in dynamics, such as vocals and guitar parts, it "squeezes" the dynamic range, effectively making soft sounds louder and loud sounds softer. When used with gain to boost the overall level, this creates a more powerful, more consistently high-level sound. Compression can be used to increase sustain for electric guitar, smooth out the volume of a vocal, or bring a drum kit or rhythm pattern further up-front in the mix. The TYROS has a sophisticated multi-band compressor that allows you to adjust the compression effect for individual frequency bands - giving you detailed sonic control. You edit and save your own custom Compressor types, or conveniently select from one of the presets by calling up the [MIXING CONSOLE] → CMP display. G Master Compressor type selection and editing Selecting a Master Compressor type automatically sets the parameters (at the bottom of the display) to the optimum values for the type. Turns the Master Compressor effect on or off. G Master Compressor saving The following display lets you save the Master Compressor settings from the display shown at left as a User Compressor type. Determines the frequency curve for the Compressor, or which frequencies compression is applied to. Determines the Threshold (minimum level at which compression starts) and Gain (level of the compressed signal at three separate frequency bands). The actual effect of the Gain settings depends on the Basic Type at left. Select the destination to which the User Master compressor is to be stored. Changes the name of the Master Compressor type selected at left. Pressing the [SAVE] LCD button calls up the pop-up window for entering the name of the edited Compressor type. Enter the desired name and press the [OK] LCD button to save the edited compressor to the location specified at left. Line Out Settings The [MIXING CONSOLE] → LINE OUT display allows you to send the output of a selected Part or Parts to the LINE OUT jacks. For Drum Parts, you can even select specific drum sounds to be output through these jacks. In general, the extensive built-in effects and other Part controls of the TYROS provide all you need for processing and mixing complex multi-Part songs. However, there may be times when you want to "sweeten" or process a certain Voice or sound with a favorite outboard effect unit, or record a Part to a separate track of a tape recorder. The Line Out settings are designed just for these kinds of applications. LINE OUT SUB MAIN 2 1 R L/L+R 140 TYROS Owner's Manual 138