Plug-in Reference

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The included effect plug-ins
Limiter
Limiter is designed to ensure that the output level never
exceeds a certain set output level, to avoid clipping in fol-
lowing devices. Limiter can adjust and optimize the Re-
lease parameter automatically according to the audio
material, or it can be set manually. Limiter also features
separate meters for the input, output and the amount of
limiting (middle meters).
The available parameters are the following:
Maximizer
Maximizer can be used to raise the loudness of audio ma-
terial without the risk of clipping. Optionally, there is a soft
clip function that removes short peaks in the input signal
and introduces a warm tubelike distortion to the signal.
The available parameters are the following:
Q-Factor
(0.01–10000)
Sets the Resonance of the filter.
Monitor
(On/Off)
Allows you to monitor the filtered signal.
Attack
(0.1–1000 ms)
This parameter sets the time it takes for the gate to open
after being triggered. If the Live button (see below) is de-
activated, it will ensure that the gate will already be open
when a signal above the threshold level is played back.
Gate manages this by “looking ahead” in the audio mate-
rial, checking for signals loud enough to pass the gate.
Hold
(0–2000ms)
This determines how long the gate stays open after the
signal drops below the threshold level.
Release
(10–1000ms
or “Auto”)
This parameter sets the amount of time it takes for the
gate to close (after the set hold time). If the “Auto” button
is activated, Gate will find an optimal release setting, de-
pending on the audio program material.
Analysis
(0–100) (Pure
Peak to Pure
RMS)
This parameter determines whether the input signal is
analysed according to Peak or RMS values (or a mixture
of both). A value of 0 is pure Peak and 100 pure RMS.
RMS mode operates using the average power of the au-
dio signal as a basis, whereas Peak mode operates more
on peak levels. As a general guideline, RMS mode works
better on material with few transients such as vocals, and
Peak mode better for percussive material, with a lot of
transient peaks.
Live mode
(On/Off)
When activated, Live mode disengages the “look ahead”
feature of the Gate. Look ahead does produce more ac-
curate processing but will add a certain amount of la-
tency as a trade-off. When Live mode is activated, there
is no latency, which might be better for “live” processing.
Parameter Description
Parameter Description
Input
(-24–+24dB)
Allows you to adjust the input gain.
Output
(-24–+6dB)
This setting determines the maximum output level.
Release
(0.1–1000ms
or Auto mode)
This parameter sets the amount of time it takes for the gain
to return to its original level. If the “Auto” button is activated,
Limiter will automatically find an optimal release setting that
varies depending on the audio material.
Parameter Description
Output
(-24–+6dB)
This setting determines the maximum output level. Should
normally be set to 0 (to avoid clipping).
Optimize
(0–100)
This setting determines the loudness of the signal.
Soft Clip
(On/Off)
Soft Clipper starts limiting (or clipping) the signal “softly”,
at the same time generating harmonics which add a warm,
tubelike characteristic to the audio material.