User manual RANE MM 42

[. . . ] OPERATORS MANUAL MM 42 MONITOR PROCESSOR ENTER CANCEL PUSH: FINE FILTER/SUB COMPRESS EQ LIMIT ­4 ­8 ­12 ­24 ­36 ­4 ­8 ­12 ­24 ­36 dBFS ­4 PEAK ­8 ­12 ­24 ­36 ­4 ­8 ­12 ­24 ­36 GAIN REDUCTION dB 10 6 3 1 10 6 3 1 2 4 6 8 1 +8 +4 0 ­3 ­12 ­24 dBu PUSH: SELECT 2 +8 +4 0 ­3 ­12 ­24 dBu LEVEL 0 10 MM 42 MONITOR PROCESSOR CONFIG MEMORY UTILITIES CUE BUS DATA A B INPUT C D OUTPUT PHONES Quick Start We know you're excited about your new MM 42. But trust us: take your earphones out for a moment and read this Quick Start. It covers the basics to get you tweaking your ear mixes into submission in no time. The following paragraphs assume you're working with a stereo (left/right) mix. [. . . ] Repeatedly press the COMPRESS button to move through each frequency band when M-BAND is set to ON. Pressing the COMPRESS button displays the following: Adjusting Crossover Points in Multi-Band Mode To view or adjust crossover frequencies: 1. Rotate the DATA control to select SET and press ENTER. Select a band crossover point and adjust with the DATA control. Press ENTER to return to the COMPRESSOR. CMP ON |BND THRSH RTO ATCK REL M-BAND OUT 1+2| 1 0dB 2. 0 10ms 100ms ON Compressor Parameter Value Description CMP |--------X---------X----------| OUT 1+2 | BND1-2=200Hz BND2-3=2. 0kHz Multi-Band Frequency Page Parameter Value Description ON CMP status off RST (Reset) OUT1+2 Selected Output(s) OUT 1 OUT 2 BND (Band) Turns Compressor ON for the selected Output(s). Turns Compressor OFF (bypass) for the selected Output(s). Select and press ENTER to restore default settings. View and adjust parameters for both Outputs simultaneously. View and adjust parameters for Output 1 only. View and adjust parameters for Output 2 only. Repeatedly pressing the COMPRESS button cycles through each of the 3 Compressor bands when M-BAND is ON. BND1-2 (Band 1-2) BND2-3 (Band 2-3) Low/Mid Crossover Frequency. 20 Hz to Can't be set greater than the 20 kHz BND2-3 Frequency. 20 Hz to Can't be set lower than the BND120 kHz 2 Frequency. 1, 2, 3 THRSH -60dB to The signal level above which compression occurs. (Threshold) 0dB RTO (Ratio) 1. 0 to INF Amount of output volume reduction per input volume increase above the Threshold. 1. 0 = no reduction, INF = hard compression. Determines how quickly the output volume is reduced once the input volume exceeds the Threshold. Determines how quickly the output volume returns to normal (unity) once the input volume drops below the Threshold. Select and press ENTER to view or adjust the multi-band crossover frequencies. ATCK (Attack) 0. 5ms to 100ms Description Custom tailoring of the program material dynamics is possible using the multi-band compressor. The audio signal is divided into distinct frequency ranges, which are then individually compressed as desired before being recombined to form the processed signal. A common application for multi-band compression is to compress low frequencies more (or otherwise differently) than the mid and high frequencies. How many times have you heard this: "Why do the vocals disappear with every bass drum hit?It gives my mix this weird pumping sound. " This phenomenon is likely due to using a full-range (broadband) compressor across the entire mix. [. . . ] A total of 52 characters (2 lines of 26 characters each) is permitted. Press ENTER to move the cursor to the STORE field. The Name Device operation can be cancelled at any time by pressing the CANCEL button. MM 42 FIRMWARE UPDATE SUCCESSFUL VERSION *. * Manual- Restoring Factory Defaults IMPORTANT: the following procedure resets all parameters in the MM 42, INCLUDING all stored Memory locations (Presets). Follow the instructions in the MIDI Transfer section for details on backing up user Memory locations before resetting the unit. [. . . ]