entrasticemperor
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Hi All,
I have been collecting vintage gear recently and I have now managed to get my hands on a Furman Sound LC-3 Compressor. But unlike my old DBX-160X compressor, this does not have a "Threshold" knob. Instead, there is an Input Level knob, Attack time, Release time, Compression Ration and Output Level knobs.
My knowledge of Compressors have always been revolving about Thresholds. I understand compressors as gears that will let the input gain = output gain until the threshold. Once the threshold is crossed, the compression ratio kicks in.
So how does it work on a compressor without a Threshold knob? What does it do? At what point will it start compressing?
Sorry if its a NOOB question. If it is, its only because I am one.
Thanks in advance.
I have been collecting vintage gear recently and I have now managed to get my hands on a Furman Sound LC-3 Compressor. But unlike my old DBX-160X compressor, this does not have a "Threshold" knob. Instead, there is an Input Level knob, Attack time, Release time, Compression Ration and Output Level knobs.
My knowledge of Compressors have always been revolving about Thresholds. I understand compressors as gears that will let the input gain = output gain until the threshold. Once the threshold is crossed, the compression ratio kicks in.
So how does it work on a compressor without a Threshold knob? What does it do? At what point will it start compressing?
Sorry if its a NOOB question. If it is, its only because I am one.
Thanks in advance.