Behringer MDX1400 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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7.3 Anticipated Compression
If you feed the audio signal directly into the SC RETURN input and send the audio signal through a delay before
the audio input, the Behringer AUTOCOM PRO can anticipate the need for gain change. With experimentation,
the effect can create a zero attack time at a given frequency. Additional delay beyond this zero attack time
will produce a special sound effect, similar to the dynamic envelope inversion you may already be familiar with
from reverse tape playback.
7.4 Voice-Over Compression (Ducking)
The Behringer AUTOCOM PRO can be used to automatically reduce music to a background level, when an
announcer is speaking through a microphone. For this purpose, the Behringer AUTOCOM PRO is used as an
automatic fader and is controlled by the announcers microphone, which is connected to the SC RETURN input
via a preamplifier. The music output and the announcers voice, are then mixed. This application is known as
voice-over compression or ducking and is commonly used in discos, radio stations etc.
7.5 Triggering Additional Sounds From A Rhythm Track
This technique is used to give a rhythm track more punch. For this purpose, only the Expander/Gate section
is required and the Compressor and Dynamic Enhancer sections are switched off. The bass guitar track is
connected to the audio chain of the Behringer AUTOCOM PRO, while the bass drum is connected to the SC
RETURN input. By activating the SC EXT switch, the bass guitar is now triggered by the bass drum.
Another application allows the sound of the bass drum to be supported or extended by other instruments
(synthesizers etc.), where the bass drum is used to trigger a new sound, which is then mixed into the track.
7.EXTERNAL SIDECHAIN APPLICATIONS