Veets, thanks for the info about the img bug -- I'll be careful in the future. 400x490px max ....
So in the interest of sharing some hard-earned insight in to the Monomachine Dynamix, here are my notes. I'm using the MNM OS 1.31c:
* MIX 127 -> wet. (backwards from MD)
* For ATK and REL, 0 = fast, 127 = slow
* RAT knob is more linear across the entire range than the MD
In Peak mode (RMS closer to 0):
* REL only seems to have an effect on the release when the ATK is set slow (high)
* Turning up REL seems to be making ATK rate slower as well
* Fast ATK and slow (any) REL doesn’t respond -- the compressor immediately releases so you don’t see any gain reduction ramping off.
* To see any pumping on release, you need a slow ATK and a slow REL
* It’s almost like Release = ATK*REL
* Attack seems to be = ATK+REL
Example: Brickwall Limiter setting: ATK 0 REL 0 THRS to suit, RAT 127, RMS 0, MIX 127
In RMS mode (RMS closer to 127):
* ATK adjusts the attack 0 = fast 127 = slightly slower
* REL also adjusts the attack time
* (they seem to adjust the attack by different amounts, too)
* Attack = ATK+REL
* Release seems to always be AUTO, and fixed to a medium-slow release rate. I'm not 100% sure about this part, but I couldn't get it to change the behavior in any significant way in RMS mode.
* Fastest attack is slowed down by the RMS detection integration time (this is normal for RMS compression)
You can of course blend between Peak and RMS modes to get hybrid behavior
So to summarize:
In Peak mode,
Attack time ~= ATK+REL
Release time ~= ATK*REL
In RMS mode,
Attack time ~= ATK+REL
Release time = basically fixed / AUTO
The upshot?
* Moving the REL value higher always lengthens the attack.
* In Peak mode, setting ATK to low values shortens the Release drastically. I don't think you can get a fast attack / slow release "breathing recovery" because of this. You can do a long attack, slow release, or move to RMS mode and get a slightly slower max attack rate, slow fixed release ...
* In RMS mode, you can basically only adjust the attack phase using either the ATK or REL knobs.
Hope that helps you all dial in settings that you find useful, and please let me know if this doesn't describe the behavior you're seeing on your units. I've been using both terms 'time' and 'rate' above; sorry if that muddies the issue for anyone. Fast rate = short gain adjustment time , Slow rate = long gain adjustment time.
Think I'll be back to making tunes with these mysterious boxes now....
Great job Chakaharta! Major props - I think you are currently the Elektron MD/MNM compressor master.
Bring a little FMR comp to a live show or use whatever your DAW provides.
