Plug-in Reference

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The included effect plug-ins
VintageCompressor (Cubase only)
This is modelled after vintage type compressors. Com-
pressor features separate controls for input gain, attack,
release and output gain parameters. In addition, there is a
Punch mode which preserves the attack phase of the sig-
nal and a program dependent Auto feature for the Release
parameter.
The available parameters work as follows:
VSTDynamics
VSTDynamics is an advanced dynamics processor. It com-
bines three separate processors: Gate, Compressor and
Limiter, covering a variety of dynamic processing functions.
The window is divided into three sections, containing con-
trols and meters for each processor.
Activating the individual processors
You activate the individual processors using the buttons
at the bottom of the plug-in panel.
The Gate section
Gating, or noise gating, is a method of dynamic processing
that silences audio signals below a certain set threshold
level. As soon as the signal level exceeds the set threshold,
the gate opens to let the signal through. The Gate trigger
input can also be filtered using an internal side-chain.
The available parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Input gain
(-24–48dB)
This setting, together with the Output gain parameter de-
termines the compression amount. The higher the Input
gain setting, and the lower the Output gain setting, the
more compression is applied.
Output gain
(-48–24dB)
Sets the output gain.
Attack
(0.1–100ms)
This determines how fast Compressor will respond. If the
attack time is long, more of the early part of the signal (at-
tack) will pass through unprocessed.
Punch
(Off/On)
When this is activated, the early attack phase of the signal
is preserved, retaining the original “punch” in the audio ma-
terial, even with short Attack settings.
Release
(10–1000ms
or “Auto
mode”)
Sets the amount of time it takes for the gain to return to its
original level. If the “Auto” button is activated, Vintage
Compressor will automatically find an optimal release set-
ting that varies depending on the audio material.
Side-Chain
(On/Off)
When this is activated, the compression can be controlled
by a signal routed to the Side-Chain input. When the side-
chain signal exceeds the threshhold the compression is trig-
gered. For a description of how to set up Side-Chain rout-
ing, see the chapter “Audio effects” in the Operation Manual.
Parameter Description
Threshold
(-60–0dB)
This setting determines the level where Gate is activated.
Signal levels above the set threshold trigger the gate to
open, and signal levels below the set threshold will close
the gate.
state This indicates whether the gate is open (LED lights up in
green), closed (LED lights up in red) or something in be-
tween (LED lights up in yellow).
Side-chain
(On/Off)
This button activates the internal side-chain filter. This
lets you filter out parts of the signal that might otherwise
trigger the gate in places you don’t want it to, or to boost
frequencies you wish to accentuate, allowing for more
control over the gate function.
LP (Lowpass),
BP (Bandpass),
HP (Highpass)
These buttons set the basic filter mode.
Center
(50–22000Hz)
This sets the center frequency of the filter.
Q-Factor
(0.001–10000)
This sets the resonance or width of the filter.
Limiter
Routing selector
Gate
Compressor