User`s guide

User’s Guide
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Final Mix for Tracktion
Crossover/Key Filter Values Panel
Double-clicking on the Crossover graph brings
up a screen which displays all of the parameters
for the crossover and key fi lters.
Crossover/Key Values panel
All the values from this screen can be adjusted
by clicking on the digits and dragging up or
down. For fi ne adjustments, right-click in the
text box to increment the value, and left-click to
decrement the value.
Key Gain
The Key Gain Control ranges from –15 dB to
+15 dB. This control is not the same as the
compressor make-up gain, which is found in the
contour screen (and beside the three small con-
tour graphs). Instead, this control adjusts the
gain of the signal that is sent to the key level
detector. This is used in conjunction with the
key bandwidth to determine when the dynamics
processor acts on the signal. You can use this,
for instance, to drive the control signal to the
compressor a little harder. This results in the
signal becoming more compressed. It is also
useful if you notice that the compressor input
signal is very low, and you want to key off of a
more moderate level. The compressor input sig-
nal is indicated by the horizontal meter below
the compressor contour graphs.
Note: The compressor input signal level is
not the key level.
Frequency Center and Bandwidth
Each key has its own adjustable frequency
center and bandwidth controls. These controls
can be used together to zero in on a specifi c por-
tion of the signal. Bandwidth, the inverse of Q,
is measured in octaves and ranges from 0.0 to
10.0 octaves. You can use the KEY SOLO but-
tons, located directly below the Crossover/Key
graph, to listen to the key signal of each band.
These controls give you further choices con-
cerning what the compressor does with the
band. For instance, let’s say you’ve set up the
low band (Band 1) of your compressor so it
contains mostly the bass guitar and kick drum.
If you want to compress more of the bass than
the kick drum, you can use the low band’s key
fi lter to hone in on the frequency range of your
bass guitar. Then more of the bass is sent to the
compressor key than the drum. The result is
that the bass tends to cause the compressor to
engage more than the drums.
You can also set the mid-band Key fi lter to a
narrow width and adjust the frequency until you
locate problem Sssss sounds. This will make a
De-Esser, to remove any sibilance in vocals.