Hi

I’m trying to wrap my brain around the hi gain/low gain control concept, maybe someone can help me.

Lets say I wanted to use the multidynamics 5 to add a little density to the mix - meaning I want to add a little compression to all but the quietest signals - I would normally set a low threshold (say, -30db) and a very low threshold (say, 1.21). What would be a typical setting for the hi gain/low gain control?

In addition, is there any difference say in setting the low gain to 3db, the high gain setting to 0db and the master output to 0db vs setting the low gain to 6db the high gain to 3db and the master output to -3db?

Thanks

Anybody?

The dynamics display I think gives the clearest picture of what is going on.  Imagine that a straight line going across at zero represents an uncompressed signal. The Lo Gain is the amount of expansion or attenuation that happens to the signal when it is below threshold, and Hi Gain is the same but for the signal above threshold.  The ratio describes the transition between the two.  So if you have a threshold of -30 and ratio of 1.2:1 in MultiDynamics, and see the slope on the graph, in a normal compressor the line would be straight, then at the threshold head downward forever.  But with the Hi Gain setting you get an extra bit of control since you are “capping” the attenuation or boost at a certain db level (i.e. the line “flattens out” again).  So in your case you could use the same settings (-30db threshold, 1.2:1 ratio) and if you don’t want to “cap” the attenuation at a certain signal level, make sure the Hi Gain is low enough that you just see a slope going off the edge of the graph.

As for your second question, I think they both represent equivalent settings.

Thank you