Plug-in Reference

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The Included Effect Plug-ins
Dynamics Plug-ins
Ö If side-chaining is supported, the expansion can also be controlled from another signal
source via the side-chain input. When the side-chain signal exceeds the threshold, the
expansion is triggered. For a description of how to set up side-chain routing, see the
Operation Manual.
Gate
Gating, or noise gating, silences audio signals below a set threshold level. As soon as
the signal level exceeds the set threshold, the gate opens to let the signal through.
The following parameters are available:
Analysis
(0 to 100)
(Pure Peak to
Pure RMS)
Determines whether the input signal is analyzed 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
audio 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 button When this button is activated, the look-ahead feature of Expander is
disengaged. Look ahead produces more accurate processing, but
adds a certain amount of latency as a trade-off. When Live mode is
activated, there is no latency, which might be better for live processing.
Parameter Description
Cubase
LE
Cubase
AI
Cubase
Elements
Cubase
Artist
Cubase Nuendo NEK
Included with
– – – X X X –
Side-chain
support
– – – X X X –
Parameter Description
Threshold
(-60 to 0 dB)
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 close the gate.
State LED Indicates whether the gate is open (LED lights up in green), closed
(LED lights up in red), or something in between (LED lights up in
yellow).
Filter section
(LP,
BP, and HP)
When the Side-Chain button is activated, you can use these buttons
to set the filter type to low-pass, band-pass, or high-pass.