BIG.J Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 (edited) Hi, I am in the process of re-jigging my Rack System! Last year i purchased a Behringer effects unit along with the Behringer Composer Pro MDX2200? The Composer was damaged, The left side Expand/Gate control pots do not function as it had a bump by its previous owner? I could try and replace the board but do not have the time. I never go through the PA so could i use this unit using just one side in Mono? The main reason i havn't used it is i have no idea what it does realy and how to set it up in simple terms. I have read the instructions with no joy! Could anyone explain how this unit works and if i could still use it? It is like the one in the pictures! Any help would be great Many thanks Justin. Edited October 14, 2008 by xverminate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 This is as good an introduction as any: [url="http://www.pcmus.com/compressors.htm"]PcMus - Compressors[/url] Just make sure that stereo-coupling is off and use the undamaged side of the unit - the controls on the Behringer are pretty-much exactly as described. I think you have a string of LEDs showing 'gain reduction' (compression) too - if they don't light-up, you need to up the input gain or reduce the threshold, play around with the other controls and you'll soon get the hang. The limiter is useful, but set so it never quite comes on whilst playing, only when you bang all the strings with a large hammer. Small ratios sound more natural, large (over 4 or so) sound increasingly weird and distorted, and basically it starts to act more like a limiter - but you've got one of those after the compressor, so there's also little point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG.J Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 [quote name='Stewart' post='306735' date='Oct 14 2008, 10:34 PM']This is as good an introduction as any: [url="http://www.pcmus.com/compressors.htm"]PcMus - Compressors[/url] Just make sure that stereo-coupling is off and use the undamaged side of the unit - the controls on the Behringer are pretty-much exactly as described. I think you have a string of LEDs showing 'gain reduction' (compression) too - if they don't light-up, you need to up the input gain or reduce the threshold, play around with the other controls and you'll soon get the hang. The limiter is useful, but set so it never quite comes on whilst playing, only when you bang all the strings with a large hammer. Small ratios sound more natural, large (over 4 or so) sound increasingly weird and distorted, and basically it starts to act more like a limiter - but you've got one of those after the compressor, so there's also little point...[/quote] Many thanks for that, I will take a look and see what i can do! Atleast i could still use it. Cheers Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 If I'm not mistaken the MDX2200 is two channel compressor/limiter/noise gate. I've not used the MDX2200 but I have used the MDX4600 which, I think, comes from the same "family". For basic use with your bass, you can safely ignore the side/chain and think of it as a 2-channel compressor. Yes, you should be able to use one side in mono. Check here for an explanation of compression... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=337"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=337[/url] Then go back and have a look at the controls on the MDX2200 and see how they fit in with that explanation. An expander/gate is a bit like a compressor/limiter. One is an extreme form of the other. For bass it's probably best either to ignore this section or just use it as a noise gate with a very low threshold so that it doesn't interfere with anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG.J Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 [quote name='BOD2' post='306743' date='Oct 14 2008, 10:46 PM']If I'm not mistaken the MDX2200 is two channel compressor/limiter/noise gate. I've not used the MDX2200 but I have used the MDX4600 which, I think, comes from the same "family". For basic use with your bass, you can safely ignore the side/chain and think of it as a 2-channel compressor. Yes, you should be able to use one side in mono. Check here for an explanation of compression... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=337"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=337[/url] Then go back and have a look at the controls on the MDX2200 and see how they fit in with that explanation. An expander/gate is a bit like a compressor/limiter. One is an extreme form of the other. For bass it's probably best either to ignore this section or just use it as a noise gate with a very low threshold so that it doesn't interfere with anything.[/quote] Thanks once again, Much Apriciated. Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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