11.3
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Overview
- Audio and MIDI Basics
- Using Reason Rack Plugin as an Instrument
- Using Reason Rack Plugin as an Effect
- Working in the Rack
- Routing Audio and CV
- Sounds, Patches and the Browser
- The I/O device
- Kong Drum Designer
- Introduction
- Overview
- About file formats
- Using patches
- Pad Settings
- The Drum and FX section
- The Drum modules
- The Support Generator modules
- The FX modules
- Connections
- Using Kong as an effect device
- Using external effects with Kong
- Redrum Drum Computer
- Introduction
- About file formats
- Using patches
- Programming patterns
- Redrum parameters
- Using Redrum as a sound module
- Connections
- Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player
- Introduction
- About REX file formats
- Loading and saving Dr. Octo Rex patches
- Playing Loops
- Adding Loops
- Playing individual Loop Slices
- Slice handling
- Dr. Octo Rex panel parameters
- Dr. Octo Rex synth parameters
- Connections
- Europa Shapeshifting Synthesizer
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Signal flow
- Playing and using Europa
- Panel reference
- Sound Engines On/Off and Edit Focus section
- The Oscillator section
- The Modifiers section
- The Spectral Filter
- The Harmonics section
- The Unison section
- The User Wave and Mixer section
- The Filter section
- The Amplifier section
- The Envelopes section
- Envelope 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Preset
- Adding a Sustain stage
- Adding and removing envelope points
- Changing the envelope curve shape
- Looping the envelope
- Editing levels only
- Creating “free form” envelope curves
- Using the Envelope 3 and Envelope 4 curves as Sound Engine waveforms
- Using the Envelope 4 curve as a Spectral Filter curve
- The LFO section
- The Effects section
- The Modulation Bus section
- Connections
- Tips and Tricks
- Grain Sample Manipulator
- Thor Polysonic Synthesizer
- Subtractor Synthesizer
- Malström Synthesizer
- Monotone Bass Synthesizer
- ID8 Instrument Device
- Rytmik Drum Machine
- Radical Piano
- Klang Tuned Percussion
- Pangea World Instruments
- Humana Vocal Ensemble
- NN-XT Sampler
- Introduction
- Panel overview
- Loading complete Patches and REX files
- Using the main panel
- Overview of the Remote Editor panel
- About Samples and Zones
- Selections and Edit Focus
- Adjusting parameters
- Managing Zones and Samples
- Working with Grouping
- Working with Key Ranges
- Setting Root Notes and Tuning
- Using Automap
- Layered, crossfaded and velocity switched sounds
- Using Alternate
- Sample parameters
- Group parameters
- Synth parameters
- Connections
- NN-19 Sampler
- Introduction
- General sampling principles
- About audio file formats
- About Key Zones and samples
- Loading a Sample into an empty NN-19
- Loading SoundFont samples
- Loading REX slices as samples
- Creating Key Zones
- Selecting Key Zones
- Setting the Key Zone Range
- Deleting a Key Zone
- About Key zones, assigned and unassigned samples
- Adding sample(s) to a Key Map
- Setting the Root Key
- Removing sample(s) from a Key Map
- Removing all unassigned samples
- Rearranging samples in a Key Map
- Setting Sample Level
- Tuning samples
- Looping Samples
- About the Solo Sample function
- Automap Samples
- NN-19 synth parameters
- Play Parameters
- Connections
- MIDI Out Device
- Quartet Chorus Ensemble
- Sweeper Modulation Effect
- Alligator Triple Filtered Gate
- Pulveriser
- The Echo
- Scream 4 Sound Destruction Unit
- BV512 Vocoder
- Introduction
- Setting up for vocoding
- Using the BV512 as an equalizer
- BV512 parameters
- Connections
- Tips and tricks
- RV7000 Mk II Advanced Reverb
- Neptune Pitch Adjuster and Voice Synth
- Introduction
- Overview and basic concepts
- Setting up for pitch processing
- Using pitch correction
- Using pitch shifting (Transpose)
- Using Formant control
- Using the Voice Synth
- Panel parameters
- Connections
- Softube Amps
- Audiomatic Retro Transformer
- Channel Dynamics Compressor & Gate
- Channel EQ Equalizer
- Master Bus Compressor
- Synchronous Timed Effect Modulator
- The MClass Effects
- Half-Rack Effects
- The Combinator
- Pulsar Dual LFO
- RPG-8 Arpeggiator
- Matrix Pattern Sequencer
- Mixer 14:2
- The Line Mixer 6:2
- Working with Players
- Settings
- The Reason Rack Plugin Settings dialog
- Index
CHANNEL DYNAMICS COMPRESSOR & GATE635
The Compressor section
Compressors reduce dynamic range by evening out the difference between loud and quiet signals. This makes signal
levels easier to balance, and can add punch and sustain to the sound.
The compressor/limiter in Channel Dynamics is a flexible processor which has soft-knee (a gradual, smooth onset of
compression) characteristics but can be switched to peak limiting, where levels above the set threshold are instantly
reduced. The compressor also features automatic make-up gain. The parameters are as follows:
On
D Click the On button to activate the Compressor section.
Peak
D Activate to change the signal detection from RMS to Peak, which results in an instant attack time.
Peak mode is suitable for compression of sounds with fast attacks like drums.
Fast
D Click this to make the compressor react to signals above the set Threshold level in a fixed time of 3 ms for
20 dB gain reduction.
Ratio
D Set the amount of gain reduction applied to the signal above the set Threshold (see below).
Range: 1:1 (no reduction) to Infinite:1
Threshold
D Set the level at which onset of compression should occur.
Signals below the Threshold setting are unaffected, but when the level exceeds the threshold, compression kicks
in. Automatic make-up gain (based on the Ratio and Threshold settings) is applied to compensate for level reduc-
tion caused by compression, to maintain a steady output level.
Range: -52 dB to 0 dB
Release
D Set the time it should take before the compressor lets the sound through unaffected - after the signal level
drops below the set threshold.
Set this to short values for “pumping” compressor effects, or to longer values for a smoother change of the dynam-
ics.
Range: 100 ms to 1000 ms
Compressor Gain Reduction Meter
The LED meter shows the gain reduction applied by the compressor.