Plug-in Reference

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The included effect plug-ins
Bypassing frequency bands
Each frequency band can be bypassed using the B button
in each compressor section.
Soloing frequency bands
A frequency band can be soloed using the S button in
each compressor section. Only one band can be soloed
at a time.
Using the Compressor section
By moving breakpoints or using the corresponding knobs,
you can specify the Threshold and Ratio. The first break
-
point from which the line deviates from the straight diago-
nal will be the threshold point.
For each of the four bands the following compressor pa-
rameters are available:
The Output control
The Output knob controls the total output level that the
MultibandCompressor passes on to Cubase. The range is
from -24 to +24
dB.
VintageCompressor (Cubase only)
This is modelled after vintage type compressors. This
compressor features separate controls for input and out-
put gain, attack, and release. In addition, there is a Punch
mode which preserves the attack phase of the signal and
a program-dependent Auto feature for the Release pa
-
rameter.
The available parameters work as follows:
Ö The compression can also be controlled from another
signal source via the side-chain input. When the side-
chain signal exceeds the threshold, the compression is
triggered. For a description of how to set up side-chain
routing, see the chapter “Audio effects” in the Operation
Manual.
Parameter Description
Threshold
(-60 to 0 dB)
Determines the level where Compressor “kicks in”. Sig-
nal levels above the set threshold are affected, but signal
levels below are not processed.
Ratio
(1000 to 8000)
(1:1 to 8:1)
Determines the amount of gain reduction applied to sig-
nals over the set threshold. A ratio of 3000 (3:1) means
that for every 3
dB the input level increases, the output
level increases by only 1
dB.
Attack
(0.1 to 100 ms)
Determines how fast the compressor responds to sig-
nals above the set threshold. If the attack time is long,
more of the early part of the signal (attack) will pass
through unprocessed.
Release
(10 to 1000 ms
or Auto mode)
Sets the amount of time it takes for the gain to return to
its original level when the signal drops below the thresh
-
old level. If the Auto button is activated, the compressor
will automatically find an optimal release setting that var
-
ies depending on the audio material.
Parameter Description
Input
(-24 to 48 dB)
In combination with the Output setting, this parameter
determines the compression amount. The higher the in
-
put gain setting and the lower the output gain setting, the
more compression is applied.
Output
(-48 to 24 dB)
Sets the output gain.
Attack
(0.1 to 100 ms)
Determines how fast the compressor responds. If the at-
tack time is long, more of the early part of the signal (at-
tack) passes through unprocessed.
Punch
(On/Off)
When this is activated, the early attack phase of the sig-
nal is preserved, retaining the original “punch” in the au-
dio material, even with short Attack settings.
Release
(10 to 1000 ms
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.