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KIT EDIT
PAD COMP
This is a compressor that each drum kit provides for each pad.
The pad compressor effect can be applied only to the output from the DIRECT OUT jacks. You can also disable the pad compressor effect from
being applied to the PHONES jack output (p. 36).
This indicates whether the pad compressor effect is output (
) from each
jack or is not output (
).
MST:
MASTER OUT jacks
PHO:
PHONES jack
DIR:
DIRECT OUT jacks
Parameter
Value
Explanation
Type
KICK 1, 2, SNARE1, 2, TOM 1, 2, CYM 1,
2, SOFT, HARD, LIMITER
Character of the compressor
* When you change this parameter, the pad compressor’s parameters Ratio, Knee, Attack, and
Release change to optimal settings for your selection. You can then make further adjustments to
these parameters as necessary.
Threshold
-48–0dB
Volume level at which compression begins
Gain
-24–+24dB
Output level of the compressor
Ratio
1:1–100:1
Compression ratio
Knee
HARD, SOFT1–3
Attack of the sound at the moment compression is applied
Attack
0.1–100mSec
Time from when the volume goes up the threshold level until the compressor effect applies
Release
10–1000mSec
Time from when the volume falls below the threshold level until the compressor effect no longer
applies
[F1] button (OFF, COMP ON)
OFF, COMP ON
Turns pad compressor on/off.
* Pad compressor settings are made for individual pads. They cannot be made for individual strike locations (such as the head or rim).
* If the routing setting (p. 36) PadEq/Comp to direct is “OFF,” the pad compressor effect does not apply to the sound that is output from the DIRECT OUT jacks.
* If the routing setting (p. 36) PadEq/Comp to direct is “OFF,” and Master Out is set to “DIRECT,” the pad compressor effect does not apply to the sound that is output from the
DIRECT OUT jacks and the MASTER OUT jacks.
* If the routing setting (p. 36) PadComp to Phones is “OFF,” the pad compressor effect does not apply to the sound that is output from the PHONES jack.
Meters shown in the PAD COMP screen
In the PAD COMP screen, the “input meter,” the “gain reduction meter,” and the “output meter” are displayed.
Adjust the pad compressor’s “Gain” so that the output meter does not exceed 0 dB (i.e., so that it does not clip).
Output meter
The “output meter” shows the output level
following the pad compressor.
Input meter
The “input meter”
shows the level (dB)
being input to the pad
compressor.
Gain reduction meter
The “gain reduction meter”
shows the change in level
(dB) produced by the pad
compressor.
