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1. anyone other than elysia authorized service personnel The warrantor assumes no liability for property damage or any other inci dental or consequential damage whatsoever which may result from fail ure of this product Any and all warrantees of merchantability and fitness implied by law are limited to the duration of the expressed warranty elysia will not pay for express or overnight freight service or pay for ship ments to locations outside Germany All damages caused by transport are not covered by this warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Some of the above limitations may not apply to you elys a Legal Info The information in this document is subject to change without further notice and shall not be deemed as an obligation or warranty of any kind by the manufacturer No warranties express or implied are made with regard to the quality suitability or accuracy of this document The manufacturer reserves the right to change the contents of this docu ment and or the associated products at any time without the provision of prior notice The manufacturer shall not be held liable for damages of any kind arising from the use or the inability to use this product or its documentation The information in this document is subject to copyright All rights tech nical changes and errata are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmit
2. 0 kHz A weighted 94 0 dBu Dynamic range 20 Hz 22 kHz 115 dB Maximum input level 21 dBu Maximum output level 21 dBu Input impedance 10 kOhm Output impedance 68 Ohm CE Conformity elysia GmbH Am Panneschopp 18 41334 Nettetal Germany C declares with sole responsibility that this product complies with the following norms and directives e 2006 95 EG Low Voltage Directive formerly 73 23 EWG or 93 68 EWG 89 336 EWG EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive DIN EN 55103 1 EMC of audio equipment Emission e DIN EN 55103 2 EMC of audio equipment Immunity This declaration becomes invalid by any unapproved modification of the device Nettetal 01 07 2011 Ruben Tilgner amp Dominik Kla en 80 gt x slk Cf Warranty Info The xpressor is covered by a limited warranty for a period of 2 years against defects in parts and labor from the date of purchase Natural wear is not covered by this warranty Repairs or replacements will not extend the warranty period The warranty is given to the original purchaser only and is not transfer able elysia will only give warranty on products purchased through au thorized elysia dealers The warranty will only be valid in the country of the original purchase unless otherwise pre authorized by elysia All warranties become void when the product has been damaged by misuse accident neglect modification tampering or unauthorized al teration by
3. elysia xpressor ik ly AES w7 Precautions A WARNING High Voltage e Risk of electric shock Do not open chassis e Refer service to qualified service staff only e Before connecting the device to the main power supply check if the right voltage is selected e Replace fuse with the same type and value only This device must be connected to ground Do not use a damaged power cord Never place containers with liquid e g beverages or a vase on the unit Do not expose this device to rain or moisture Do not use this device near water e g swimming pool bathtub or wet basement A CAUTION Temperature e Surfaces of the device may become hot during operation Do not install this device near any heat source such as radiators stoves or other heat sources Always allow enough ventilation space around the unit for air circula tion e Do not cover circulation vents A CAUTION Connecting amp Mounting Never connect the output of a power amplifier to this device e Place the unit on a rigid board or place it in an appropriate rack e Use the device according to this manual only A CAUTION Humidity e If this device is moved from a cold place to a warm room condensation can occur inside the device To avoid damaging the unit please allow it to reach room temperature before switching it on elys a Welcome to Compressor Wonderland First of all we would like to than
4. ing compressed any further p 11 Gain Reduction Meter The display for the gain reduction process Shows the amount of compression measured in dB as an visual support for the acoustic events 1 Sidechain Filter SCF A tunable low cut filter in the sidechain of the xpressor avoids overcompression and pumping when there is a lot of low end energy in the mix 42 Gain Reduction Limiter GRL Restricts the control voltage This in novative limiter is not placed in the audio path as usual but in the con trol circuit of the compressor p 11 13 Gain The make up gain of the xpressor This controller compensates for the loss in gain caused by the compression process Mix The direct and the compressed signal can be blended in any desired relation by simply turning the mix controller Onboard parallel compression as O Connectors 1 Audio inputs XLR and 1 4 phone jack 2 Audio outputs XLR and 1 4 phone jack G Sidechain send EXT 2 Da phone jack 4 Sidechain return EXT 1 D i phone jack 5 Mains connector power switch fuse holder 6 Voltage selector Mono operation Connect either input and output 1 or 2 both will work identically Stereo operation Connect both inputs and outputs 1 and 2 the choice which channel is left and which is right is up to you Inputs 4 dBu XLR balanced Pin 1 ground Pin 2 hot Pin 3 cold XLR unbalanced Pin 1 ground Pin 2 hot Pin 3 gr
5. k you for picking the xpressor as your new dynamics tool a very good choice indeed This extremely versatile stereo compressor will make your day in terms of dynamics time and again With its many unique features taken from our flagship products you not only get great compression but an amount of control on processing which has yet to be experienced elsewhere No matter if you want to set and forget or plunge deep into the secrets of compression the xpressor is for you Its discrete audio path running in constant class A mode provides a superior audio quality which com bines a clear and open sound with a good lot of punch Stereo buss compression processing single signals approaching dynam ics in creative ways the xpressor shines in many different applications Best of elysia You got it Index KEE ee area EN A EE 4 CONNECCION de ce pan cain ege ege eg 6 PUNO ASe EEN 7 L g B 8 Warm Mode EE 9 Negative Ratios E 10 Gain Reduction Umtter 0 ccc ccc cece cece eee eee eeeee 11 ExternalsSidechal EE 12 fF f a fers RT EE 13 CE COMOIMINY geet 13 WAY NOG EE 14 Biere e EEN 15 Deutsches Handbuch 16 kd Manuel Francais 20 as O Controls Thresh 22 Attack 40 Release 250 Ratio Hit Warm Log Auto XPRESSOR 27 7 0 60 25 400 2 0 DISCRETE CLASS A 32 3 5 80 12 700 5 ei 7 ER STEREO COMPRESSOR 1k0 It Mode Rel Fast 42 G Threshold Thresh The operating point of the compress
6. nd and merged As this function influences the behavior of the output stages the effect it creates has an impact on the complete pro cessing results of the compressor This way the xpressor offers two different sound characters at the push of a button the powerful transparency of the discrete class A circuitry and the saturated richness of the Warm Mode Now the choice is really up to you For transparent compression and an even frequency response just use the xpressor in standard mode For a little bit more fat and juicy sound hit the Warm Mode button and you are there N as O Negative Ratios Negative ratios what exactly does this mean To get a better understanding of this function it makes sense to realize what the ratio control of anormal compressor does 1 1 The signal remains linear there is no compression process going on 1 2 After crossing the threshold an increase of 2 dB at the input will be compressed to an increase of 1 dB at the output le After crossing the threshold the output signal is constantly held at the threshold level without reacting to further increases at the input limiter At a negative ratio the characteristic curve bends and returns back down after crossing the threshold The louder the input signal the lower the output signal perfect for groovy compression effects To get a grip on the extreme destruction this can cause engaging the Gain Reduction Limiter i
7. nly when it is really needed 80 gt X ab KE gt Log Release It is the time constants and especially the release parameter that decide if the processing of a compressor is obvious or unobtru sive to the ear As it is difficult to achieve perfect results for all kinds of different material with only one type of release curve the xpres sor offers two different options to choose from logarithmic and linear It is characteristic of a logarithmic release that the time constant short ens when the amount of gain reduction increases The advantage of this behavior is that short and loud peaks e g drums have a fast release time while the remaining material is processed with a slower release Its smooth performance makes the Log Release especially useful for master ing and stereo buss compression The linear mode however has a straight release profile without the slower tapering release characteristic of the Log mode The linear mode is a good choice for more aggressive dynamics control of dry signals and it is especially useful when you want to process signals which do not have a long decay period elys a Warm Mode This function is basically a slew rate limiter that reduces the speed of the output amplifier stages This affects the frequency spectrum the harmonics and the transient response at the same time Fast transients are slowed down a bit and the overall sound appears more rou
8. ocessed with an equal izer and then fed into the sidechain input the result will be frequency dependent compression Another example is to send the bass drum of a drum machine into the sidechain input in order to achieve nice groovy compression that is pumping in sync with the music The creative options are almost infinite Compression can be exactly on time or totally against it which can of course be varied on the fly Single instruments can be given more space in a mix according to its rhythm All of a sudden static sounds become vivid and sound really interesting In addition to the external sidechain input the xpressor features a send output which can be used to feed a summed copy of the input signals e g to an EQ and then into the sidechain input additional sends from the DAW or the console are no longer needed Note The sidechain send output EXT 2 carries a buffered mono signal which is generated from summing the left and right input signals Note The external sidechain feature is activated by inserting a Io phone jack into the sidechain return input EXT 1 To deactivate it just remove the jack from the EXT 1 connector elys a Technical Details Frequency response lt 10 Hz 400 kHz 3 0 dB THD N 0 dBu 20 Hz 22 kHz Mix 0 0 002 THD N 0 dBu 20 Hz 22 kHz Mix 100 0 006 THD N 10 dBu 20 Hz 22 kHz Mix 0 0 003 THD N 10 dBu 20 Hz 22 kHz Mix 100 0 056 Noise floor 20 Hz 2
9. or If the input level exceeds the value set with this controller the compression process will start 2 Attack The transient response of the compressor It determines the time the xpressor needs to reach 10 dB of gain reduction 3 Release The return phase of the compressor It controls the period of time between the input signal falling below the threshold and the xpres sor s return to unity gain 4 Ratio The relation between the input level and the output level As a specialty of the xpressor even negative ratios can be set here p 10 5 Hit It Activates the xpressor LED on or deactivates it with a hardwire bypass GR meter remains active 6 Warm Mode The xpressor offers a second switchable sound flavor by altering its frequency spectrum harmonics and transient response p 9 7 Log Release Log Rel This alternative release curve follows a loga rithmic course instead of the standard linear progress and results in a very gentle kind of compression p 8 Auto Fast A semi automation This function shortens the attack time automatically on fast and loud signal impulses and then returns to the value set with the controller p 7 elys a SE 200 SCF 14 GRL Gain Mix Io 13 1 90 70 50 30 1 0 m WB A u Be a ER D 40 600 22 3 5 1 5 4 12 10 80 60 40 20 Wet 30 dB 1 5 9 GRL LED Indicates Gain Reduction Limiter activity If this LED is on incoming signals will be held atthe GR limit instead of be
10. ound Jack balanced Sleeve ground Tip hot Ring cold Jack unbalanced Sleeve ground Tip hot Ring ground Outputs 4 dBu XLR balanced Pin 1 ground Pin 2 hot Pin 3 ground XLR unbalanced Pin 1 ground Pin 2 hot Pin 3 idle Jack balanced Sleeve ground Tip hot Ring ground Jack unbalanced Sleeve ground Tip hot Ring idle Fuses 2 pieces 230V operation 100mA slo blo 115V operation 200mA slo blo elys a Auto Fast The attack parameter is a crucial factor for the operation of a compressor Choosing the right time setting is very important but depending on the dynamic progress of the source material this is a difficult task no matter if single tracks or complete mixes are processed If a very short attack time is chosen the compressor is able to catch the short peaks but on the other hand the sustaining signal will also be pro cessed which might result in audible distortion Longer settings reduce distortion significantly but then the compressor is too slow for catching fast impulses This is where the Auto Fast function comes into play If you set a longer attack and engage the Auto Fast mode the attack time will be shortened automatically on fast and loud signal impulses The compressor reduces the signal quickly and prevents it from slipping through Then the attack time directly and automatically returns to its original set ting In Auto Fast mode the compressor can be very fast but o
11. s just the right idea elys a Gain Reduction Limiter A specialty of the xpressor is the Gain Reduction Limiter for the control voltage This limiter is not placed in the audio path where you would usually find it but in the control path of the compres sor instead When activated it limits the control voltage according to the setting of the GR Limit controller This means No matter how high the input level might become the amount of gain reduction will never exceed the val ue you have set Just think about the GRL as a second threshold controller While the reg ular threshold controller tells the compressor when to start working the GRL controller tells it when to compress no further Loud parts in an arrangement can keep their dynamics as they will not be compressed beyond the limit of the Gain Reduction Limiter Note This function of the xpressor is always active and does not need a switch of its own 11 80 gt x slk f kr External Sidechain The external sidechain enables the compressor to control its processing totally independent from the audio material running through it If an additional audio source is connected to the ex ternal sidechain input of the xpressor compression will not be triggered by the signals from the regular audio inputs anymore but by a different signal which is fed into the sidechain input If for example a duplicate of the input signal is pr
12. ted in any form or for any purpose without the explicitly written permission of the copyright holders elysia and xpressor are registered trademarks of elysia GmbH Other product and brand names contained in this document are used for iden tification purposes only All registered trademarks product designations or brand names used in this document are the property of their respec tive owners RoH This product is manufactured according to the 2002 95 compliant EC directive The purpose of this directive of the Euro DE mmm pean Union is the Restriction of Hazardous Substances ROHS in electronic equipment in order to protect health and nature Dispose separately Version 1 1 2014 elysia GmbH 15 elysia GmbH Am Panneschopp 18 41334 Nettetal Germany info elysia com

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