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[[Image:T1CompGate.png|right|screen shot of T1™ Comp/Gate settings]]

MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings in the {{T1}}<ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/6531022884?r=3621008884#3621008884 MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings]</ref>

<noinclude>[[Image:T1CompGate.png|right|screen shot of T1™ Comp/Gate settings]]

If you are new to Compressors, Limiters and Noise Gates you might find this background reading helpful.

~~Light is about 2:1~~, ~~fast attack~~ and ~~release.~~

~~Medium is about 3.5:1, fast attack and release.~~

~~Heavy is about 6:1, fast attack and release.~~

~~All have 'soft knee' transitions.~~

~~Hope~~ this is helpful. ~~When tuning the compressors I relied much more by ear to determine the settings than by numerical values.~~

~~A couple of comments on the settings.~~

When doing general compression like is done in the T1, I found fairly fast attack and release times to be the most versatile. Slower times need more fine tuning and are more prone to artifacts when used heavily.

The threshold is the most important control on any compressor, in my opinion. Careful adjustment of this is super important. You need to make sure you are compressing the parts of the instrument that you want to compress (peaks, 20% of the time, 100% of the time etc.)

[http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/The_Truth_About_Compressors_and_Limiters The Truth About Compressors and Limiters]

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Notes from pages 22 and 23 of the ~~[http://www.bose~~.~~com~~/~~pdf/musicians/product_guides/t1_tonematch_audio_engine.pdf T1™ manual]~~

Notes from pages 22 and 23 of the {{T1® Owners Guide}}.

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#Rotate the Thresh button to adjust the input threshold (trigger) level from -20dB to 0dB.

== Nick-at-Bose talks about where to start ==

;Question

:What are the recommended compression settings for the tone match?

Right now I'm using medium compression but need understanding what threshold does.

;Nick-at-Bose<ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/76010377/m/2520045386?r=3460045386#3460045386 Nick-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings]</ref>

This is a great question. I'll start out by saying compression is a huge topic and there isn't necessary a best setting, though there can definitely be wrong settings.

Sometimes, maybe often times, the best setting is Bypassed.

"Threshold" is a setting that is entirely dependent on the source material. A more negative number will result in more compression. The closer the Threshold number is to 0 (which is the top of the scale in digital terms), the less compression there will be.

The top meter on the screen shows how much gain reduction is occurring. Roughly, each hash mark is about 2 dB of reduction. (No metering would indicate no compression, which means the signal is below the Threshold setting.)

Here's where I would start:

* Use the Light Compression setting

* Leave the Gain at 3.0 dB

* Set the Threshold so that on the louder parts of the performance, the meter at the top of the screen is hitting between the 1st and 3rd hash marks (starting at the right side of the screen). This would then mean that for the softer and mid-volume parts, there may be no compression happening at all. That's perfectly fine and probably desired.

Source: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/76010377/m/2520045386?r=3460045386#3460045386 Nick-at-Bose]

==MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings ==

MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings in the {{T1}}<ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/6531022884?r=3621008884#3621008884 MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings]</ref>

Light is about 2:1, fast attack and release.

Medium is about 3.5:1, fast attack and release.

Heavy is about 6:1, fast attack and release.

All have 'soft knee' transitions.

Hope this is helpful. When tuning the compressors I relied much more by ear to determine the settings than by numerical values.

A couple of comments on the settings.

When doing general compression like is done in the T1, I found fairly fast attack and release times to be the most versatile. Slower times need more fine tuning and are more prone to artifacts when used heavily.

The threshold is the most important control on any compressor, in my opinion. Careful adjustment of this is super important. You need to make sure you are compressing the parts of the instrument that you want to compress (peaks, 20% of the time, 100% of the time etc.)

== Can I use more than one compressor function ==

;Question: Can you add more than one effect on a given channel under the "comp/gate" channel parameter on the rotary dial?

The is one compressor per channel, and it can do only one function at a time (compressor, limiter, noise gate, de-esser, kickgate). For most signal sources, this should not be a limitation as most of the applications where you would use these effects are mutually exclusive.

The other effects (Mod, Delay) and Reverb operate the same way. You can only choose one function within the family of the effect.

== Related Reading ==

[http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/The_Truth_About_Compressors_and_Limiters The Truth About Compressors and Limiters]

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-[[Image:T1CompGate.png|right|screen shot of T1™ Comp/Gate settings]]
+{{T1 icon}} {{T4S icon}} {{T8S icon}}
-MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings in the {{T1}}<ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/6531022884?r=3621008884#3621008884 MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings]</ref>
+<noinclude>[[Image:T1CompGate.png|right|screen shot of T1™ Comp/Gate settings]]
+If you are new to Compressors, Limiters and Noise Gates you might find this background reading helpful.
-Light is about 2:1, fast attack and release.
-Medium is about 3.5:1, fast attack and release.
-Heavy is about 6:1, fast attack and release.
-All have 'soft knee' transitions.
-Hope this is helpful. When tuning the compressors I relied much more by ear to determine the settings than by numerical values.
-A couple of comments on the settings.
-When doing general compression like is done in the T1, I found fairly fast attack and release times to be the most versatile. Slower times need more fine tuning and are more prone to artifacts when used heavily.
-The threshold is the most important control on any compressor, in my opinion. Careful adjustment of this is super important. You need to make sure you are compressing the parts of the instrument that you want to compress (peaks, 20% of the time, 100% of the time etc.)
+[http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/The_Truth_About_Compressors_and_Limiters The Truth About Compressors and Limiters]
+</noinclude>
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-Notes from pages 22 and 23 of the [http://www.bose.com/pdf/musicians/product_guides/t1_tonematch_audio_engine.pdf T1™ manual]
+Notes from pages 22 and 23 of the {{T1® Owners Guide}}.
+</noinclude>
 '''Using compressor/gate functions'''
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 #Rotate the Thresh button to adjust the input threshold (trigger) level from -20dB to 0dB.
+== Nick-at-Bose talks about where to start ==
+;Question
+:What are the recommended compression settings for the tone match?
+Right now I'm using medium compression but need understanding what threshold does.
+;Nick-at-Bose<ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/76010377/m/2520045386?r=3460045386#3460045386 Nick-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings]</ref>
+This is a great question. I'll start out by saying compression is a huge topic and there isn't necessary a best setting, though there can definitely be wrong settings.
+Sometimes, maybe often times, the best setting is Bypassed.
+"Threshold" is a setting that is entirely dependent on the source material. A more negative number will result in more compression. The closer the Threshold number is to 0 (which is the top of the scale in digital terms), the less compression there will be.
+The top meter on the screen shows how much gain reduction is occurring. Roughly, each hash mark is about 2 dB of reduction. (No metering would indicate no compression, which means the signal is below the Threshold setting.)
+Here's where I would start:
+* Use the Light Compression setting
+* Leave the Gain at 3.0 dB
+* Set the Threshold so that on the louder parts of the performance, the meter at the top of the screen is hitting between the 1st and 3rd hash marks (starting at the right side of the screen). This would then mean that for the softer and mid-volume parts, there may be no compression happening at all. That's perfectly fine and probably desired.
+Source: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/76010377/m/2520045386?r=3460045386#3460045386 Nick-at-Bose]
+==MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings ==
+MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings in the {{T1}}<ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/6531022884?r=3621008884#3621008884 MikeZ-at-Bose talks about the Compressor settings]</ref>
+Light is about 2:1, fast attack and release.
+Medium is about 3.5:1, fast attack and release.
+Heavy is about 6:1, fast attack and release.
+All have 'soft knee' transitions.
+Hope this is helpful. When tuning the compressors I relied much more by ear to determine the settings than by numerical values.
+A couple of comments on the settings.
+When doing general compression like is done in the T1, I found fairly fast attack and release times to be the most versatile. Slower times need more fine tuning and are more prone to artifacts when used heavily.
+The threshold is the most important control on any compressor, in my opinion. Careful adjustment of this is super important. You need to make sure you are compressing the parts of the instrument that you want to compress (peaks, 20% of the time, 100% of the time etc.)
+== Can I use more than one compressor function ==
+;Question: Can you add more than one effect on a given channel under the "comp/gate" channel parameter on the rotary dial?
+The is one compressor per channel, and it can do only one function at a time (compressor, limiter, noise gate, de-esser, kickgate). For most signal sources, this should not be a limitation as most of the applications where you would use these effects are mutually exclusive.
+The other effects (Mod, Delay) and Reverb operate the same way. You can only choose one function within the family of the effect.
+== Related Reading ==
+[http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/The_Truth_About_Compressors_and_Limiters The Truth About Compressors and Limiters]
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 [[Category:T1]]
 [[Category:Effects]]
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+[[Category:T4S]]
+[[Category:T8S]]