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Table Of Contents
- Logic Express 9 Effects
- Contents
- An Introduction to the Logic Express Effects
- Amps and Pedals
- Amp Designer
- Choosing an Amp Designer Model
- Tweed Combos
- Classic American Combos
- British Stacks
- British Combos
- British Alternatives
- Metal Stacks
- Additional Combos
- Building a Customized Amp Designer Combo
- Choosing an Amp Designer Amplifier
- Choosing an Amp Designer Cabinet
- Amp Designer Cabinet Reference Table
- Using Amp Designer’s Equalizer
- Amp Designer Equalizer Type Reference Table
- Using Amp Designer’s Gain, Presence, and Master Controls
- Getting to Know Amp Designer’s Effects Parameters
- Using Amp Designer’s Reverb Effect
- Amp Designer Reverb Type Reference Table
- Using Amp Designer’s Tremolo and Vibrato Effects
- Setting Amp Designer Microphone Parameters
- Setting Amp Designer’s Output Level
- Bass Amp
- Guitar Amp Pro
- Building Your Guitar Amp Pro Model
- Choosing a Guitar Amp Pro Amplifier
- Choosing a Guitar Amp Pro Speaker Cabinet
- Choosing a Guitar Amp Pro Equalizer
- Using Guitar Amp Pro’s Gain, Tone, Presence, and Master Controls
- Getting to Know Guitar Amp Pro’s Effects Section
- Using Guitar Amp Pro’s Tremolo and Vibrato Effects
- Using Guitar Amp Pro’s Reverb Effect
- Setting Guitar Amp Pro Microphone Parameters
- Setting the Guitar Amp Pro Output Level
- Pedalboard
- Amp Designer
- Delay Effects
- Distortion Effects
- Dynamics Processors
- Equalizers
- Filter Effects
- AutoFilter
- EVOC 20 Filterbank
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator
- What Is a Vocoder?
- How Does a Vocoder Work?
- Getting to Know the EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Interface
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Analysis In Parameters
- Using EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Analysis In Parameters
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator U/V Detection Parameters
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Synthesis In Parameters
- Basic Tracking Oscillator Parameters
- Tracking Oscillator Pitch Correction Parameters
- Quantizing the Pitch of the Tracking Oscillator
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Formant Filter Parameters
- Using Formant Stretch and Formant Shift
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Modulation Parameters
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Output Parameters
- Fuzz-Wah
- Spectral Gate
- Imaging Processors
- Metering Tools
- Modulation Effects
- Pitch Effects
- Reverb Effects
- Specialized Effects and Utilities
- Utilities and Tools
Compressor
The Compressor is designed to emulate the sound and response of a professional-level
analog (hardware) compressor. It tightens up your audio by reducing sounds that exceed
a certain threshold level, smoothing out the dynamics and increasing the overall
volume—the perceived loudness. Compression helps bring the key parts of a track or
mix into focus, while preventing softer parts from becoming inaudible. It is probably the
most versatile and widely used sound-shaping tool in mixing, next to EQ.
You can use the Compressor with individual tracks, including vocal, instrumental, and
effects tracks, as well as on the overall mix. Usually you insert the Compressor directly
into a channel strip.
Compressor Parameters
The Compressor offers the following parameters:
• Circuit Type pop-up menu: Choose the type of circuit emulated by the Compressor. The
choices are Platinum, Class(ic) A_R, Class(ic) A_U, VCA, FET, and Opto (optical).
• Side Chain Detection pop-up menu: Determines if the Compressor uses the maximum
level of each side-chained signal (Max) or the summed level of all side-chained signals
(Sum) to exceed or fall below the threshold.
• If either of the stereo channels exceeds or falls below the Threshold, both channels
are compressed.
• If Sum is chosen, the combined level of both channels must exceed the Threshold
before compression occurs.
• Gain Reduction meter: Shows the amount of compression in real time.
• Attack knob and field: Determines the amount of time it takes for the compressor to
react when the signal exceeds the threshold.
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