Omschrijving
Compression
- For signals below the “threshold” level that has been set, a compressor provides a linear path allowing signals to be amplified without the gain being adjusted in any way. When signals exceed the “threshold” level, the gain is reduced in a controlled manner that depends on the Ratio that has been set.
Gain
- GAIN range provided is from 0dB to +20 dB. When compression has taken place, the gain control is necessary to increase the overall gain to restore the program level.
Limiter
- Musically transparent brick-wall limiting activated when the signal reaches the limiter threshold. Attack time is .03 mS in order to reduce the first half of a 20 kHz waveform over the threshold, with Serial Adaptive Release.
Bypass All
- Hardwire bypass for MBP, including the input and output transformers
Texture
- Continuously variable control for Silk and Silk+ modes allows the engineer to fine tune the harmonic ratio and tonality of each channel
FF/FB
- Changes the VCA Detection from a forward feed design (fast, more accurate attack & release) to a feed back design (smoother, more musical response)
Peak / RMS Compression Selection
- When engaged, the MBP compressor uses a combination of peak and RMS (average) detection to trigger the VCA set below 1ms. When disengaged, it follows RMS alone.
SC HPF
- Introduces a HPF at 125Hz to the VCA side chain signal. This allows the compressor to disregard sustained low frequency content.
Ratio
- Range from 1:1 to LIMIT (i.e. 40:1)
Threshold
- Range from -30dBu to +20dBU
Attack Time
- Range from 20 mS to 75 mS.
Release / Recovery Time
- Range of RELEASE time is 100 mS to 2.5 Seconds.
Stereo Operation
- When the LINK switch is engaged, channel A becomes the master control, and any gain reduction happens simultaneously in both channels
LED Meters
- Four Peak LED METERS are provided that show stereo output levels and gain reduction.
- Output level meter covers the range from -10 to +22 dBu and above which is regarded as overload.
- The reduction is calibrated in dB covering the range 1 to 22 dBu, reading from top to bottom
Side Chain Send/Return
- External compressor side chain send and return on 2 x TRS jacks. The send is always active and normalled to the return (NOTE: If the send and return are connected to a patchbay, the send should be normalled or connected to the return by default, as the compressor will not trigger if the return has no signal)
De Portico II Master Buss Processor is een dual channel full options compressor/limiter, een stereo field editor met EQ functie en twee modes variabele "silk" toevoeging van natuurlijke harmonischen. De twee kanalen zijn te linken voor snelle stereo control. De compressor kan tussen Feed-Forward en Feed-Back geschakeld worden, het directe signaal kan bijgemixt worden voor parallel compressie, er kan geschakeld worden tussen peeak en rms detectie en er kunnen twee modes "silk" natuurlijke harmonischen variable worden toegevoegd voor meer vintage sound. De stereo filed editoe controleert breedte en diepte onafhakelijk. In de EQ setting kan zowel de breedte als diepte op de geselecteerde frequentie band effectief worden. In de SFE to Comp mode worden de M/S signalen in de twee compressor kanalen gestuurd.
