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Master Dynamics Controls
The Dynamics window contains the following overall controls at the top of the window:
Reset button: Resets all controls of the EQ window to their defaults.
Make Up fader: A post-Dynamics level control that lets you boost the signal to
compensate for dynamics settings that have lowered the level.
Expander/Gate
The first of three sets of dynamics parameters, these controls can be switched between
expansion and gating. Expansion emphasizes differences in volume by lowering the level of
soft parts of the signal relative to the level of louder parts, and can be used to minimize noise
while increasing the dynamic range of a signal. Gating reduces the level or even silences parts
of a signal that fall below a certain level threshold in order to reduce or eliminate noise in quiet
parts of a recording.
Expander: A button that lets you enable these controls and switch them to
performexpansion.
Threshold: Sets the signal level below which gain reduction occurs. Defaults to
–35dB. The range is from –50 to 0dB.
Range: Unused for expansion.
Ratio: Sets the gain reduction ratio (input to output) that’s applied to signals which
fall below the threshold level. Defaults to 1:1.1. The range is 1.0:1 to 10:1.
Attack: Adjusts how quickly the sidechain detector applies expansion when a signal
exceeds the threshold. Defaults to 1.4mS (milliseconds). The range is 0 to 100mS.
Hold: Keeps dynamics from being triggered again until a certain amount of time has
passed, in mS. Defaults to 0mS. The range is from 0 to 4000mS.
Release: Adjusts how quickly or gradually the sidechain detector stops applying
dynamics when a signal goes back below the threshold. Defaults to 93mS. The
range is 0.03 to 4.03mS.
Gate: A button that lets you enable these controls and switch them to perform gating.
Threshold: Sets the signal level below which gain reduction occurs. The range is
from –50 to 0dB.
Range: Sets the maximum amount of gain reduction that will be applied when the
signal falls below the gate threshold. Once the signal has fallen below the level
determined by the gate threshold minus the gate range, no gain reduction is applied.
The default is 18. The range is from 0 to 60.2dB.
Ratio: Unused for gate.
Attack: Adjusts how quickly the sidechain detector applies gating when a signal
exceeds the threshold. Defaults to 1.4mS. The range is 0 to 100mS.
Hold: Keeps dynamics from being triggered again until a certain amount of time has
passed, in mS (milliseconds). Defaults to 0mS. The range is from 0 to 4000mS.
Release: Adjusts how quickly or gradually the sidechain detector stops applying
dynamics when a signal goes back below the threshold. Defaults to 93mS. The
range is 0.03 to 4.03mS.
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