11.5

94 Effects and effect plug-ins
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Reset: Reset inserts the sound effect into the neutral starting position where
no processing power is used and where no effect is calculated in the sound.
Touchscreen (right EQ section): This is the ”sensor field” of the EQ: Use your
mouse to draw a curve that will be transferred immediately into the
corresponding EQ control adjustment.
Compressor
The compressor is essentially an automated dynamic volume control. Tune
dynamics are limited; loud passages stay loud, and low-passages become
louder. Compression is often used to make the material more powerful. The
degree of compression is adjusted by the ratio control, and ”Threshold”
determines the entry threshold. Rise and decrease of time can be influenced
by attack and release.
The processing is realized ”in advance”, as often occurs in high-quality studio
equipment. This means that there won’t be any overdriven peaks or other
artifacts, as the algorithm can never be ”surprised” by the peak levels.
Sensor field: The sensor field of the compressor can be intuitively altered with
mouse movement.
Ratio: This parameter controls compression intensity.
Threshold: Adjusts the entry threshold of the compression.
Attack: Adjusts the time in which the algorithm responds on the rising level.
Short attack times can produce a ”pumping” sound as the volume is reduced
or raised.
Release: Adjusts the time in which the algorithm responds to decreasing
levels.
A/B: If you have selected a preset for the effect and later you change it
manually, you can compare the original-preset-sound with the new
adjustments using the A/B-switch.
Reset: Reset places the sound effect to the neutral starting position where no
processing power is used and where no effect is calculated in the sound.
Load/Save: Stores the current adjustments as an effect file in order to use
them for other projects.