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about overmodulation. The limiter setup preset sets a threshold of -0.2 dB
when using the limiter as a peak limiter in the master range of the mixer.
Limiter 100%: Performs the same editing as the limiter, but the level is
immediately raised to 0 dB. This corresponds with normalization in one single
step.
Expander: The dynamics of a piece are increased; loud sequences remain
quiet, quiet sequences become even quieter. Dynamics expansion is often
used for recording speech with a high noise level. The expansion causes the
level of the speech to be raised as the noise is suppressed. Please note that a
powerful denoising algorithm is also provided.
Gate: Very quiet passages (below the threshold level) are dampened or set to
zero. This way, hissing can be effectively suppressed during pauses between
individual takes. Using the "Gate" function also makes sense at high
compression levels (ratio > 5) to raise the most quiet passages and prevent
background noise.
Ratio: This parameter controls the strength of the corresponding effect; 1.0
means that there is no effect.
Threshold: The volume threshold can be set below or above the one which
applies the effect.
Attack: Sets how quickly the algorithm takes to react to increasing sound
levels.
Release: Sets how quickly the algorithm takes to react to falling sound levels.
Gate level: This parameter specifies which levels should be set to 0.