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(in the centre) to maximum width ("wide", right-most side). When setting the stereo panorama to smaller
values, the sound level may rise. In an extreme case (the left and right channels contain identical audio
material and the basic stereo width controller is set to "mono") the sound level can be increased as much
as 3 dB.
While increasing the basic stereo width (values exceeding 100), the mono sound compatibility gets
worse. This means that recordings that have been manipulated in such a manner will sound hollow during
mono playback.
Volume fader
: Adjust the volume for each channel and the stereo panorama. The damping for the left and the right
channel will be indicated in dB values under the controllers. This allows you to reposition an originally
centred recording to the right or to the left inside the stereo panorama.
Stereo meter (correlation indicator)
: This is a graphic display of the phase position of the audio signal. Here you can check the orientation of
your signal inside the stereo panorama and the effects caused by the stereo enhancer.
In order to achieve the best possible mono-compatibility, the graphic should resemble a diagonal line. If
not, then some frequency areas may eliminate each other when the stereo signal is played back on a
mono player.
Karaoke preset:
This preset opens a special karaoke effect that more or less eliminates vocals during playback by
deleting middle-range frequencies typical for the human voice when singing, allowing someone else to
take over the singing.
MultiMax
MultiMax is a compressor with three independent frequency bands. Dynamic processing takes place
separately for each band.
The main advantage of a multi-band compressor over a "normal" compressor is that warping and other
disturbing side effects are drastically reduced by dynamic processing. This means that a single peak level
in the bass section will not drag the level of the whole signal down.
Multi-band technology also enables precise treatment of individual frequency bands.
Frequency band settings
: Adjusted directly in the graphical display. Simply click on the dividing lines to shift the levels.
Bass/Mid/High
: Regulates the degree of compression for each frequency band.
Limiter
: MultiMax contains a limiter that harmonizes levels, e.g. higher levels are automatically reduced, and
quiet passages remain unaffected.
Presets
Two further special functions can be called up by using the presets in MultiMax.
Dynamic expander
: Too high compression will result in audible noise (usually defined as a pumping sound). Radio
recordings in particular are recorded with very high compression rates to increase the perceived volume.
Unfortunately, compression reduces the dynamics (interval between the quietest and loudest part). The
expander enhances the dynamics of the recording.
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