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Shaping the sound of the lead voice |513
▪ Use the Ratio control to set how much gain reduction you prefer when your
voice level goes above the threshold. The range is from 1:1 (no gain reduc-
tion) to Inf:1 (maximum vocal gain reduction ). A typical setting for Ratio is
4:1.
The number on the left side of the : (colon) symbol is how loud the peaks
in your singing have to be in order to achieve a 1 dB gain increase. A brief
example of how adjusting the ratio of compressor works is this: say a word
you sang went 4 dB over the threshold when the Ratio was set to 4:1. The
compressor would only allow it to go 1 dB louder.
Note that the Ratio control has to be set above 1.0 (1.0:1) to apply any com-
pression regardless of the setting of the Threshold.
Programming the gate
The Gate control helps in minimizing feedback, and reducing the amount of
audible effects processing on sounds entering the mic other than your voice.
A typical, fixed gate works by shutting off, or reducing the level of any signal
below a threshold that you set. When you sing louder than that threshold,
the gate will open and your vocal will come through the amplification sys-
tem. When you aren’t singing, the gate will close and block sounds around
you.
▪ Use the On/Off button to turn the gate on or off.
▪ Use the Threshold knob to define the minimum singing level you need to
reach in order for the Gate to open and let your voice sound. The range is 0
to 100. A typical setting of 40 is very sensitive to allow a wide range of sing-
ing levels but it may also allow more nearby instrumental sounds through
when you are not singing. In this case, further adjustment from 39 and up-
ward may be needed.
You can also turn the gate to
Off with good results if you are in a quiet, low
volume musical environment.
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