Plug-in Reference

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The Included Effect Plug-ins
Dynamics Plug-ins
The Compressor section
The compressor reduces the dynamic range of the audio, making softer sounds louder
or louder sounds softer, or both. It works like a standard compressor with separate
controls for threshold, ratio, attack, release and make-up gain. The compressor
features a separate display that graphically illustrates the compressor curve shaped
according to the Threshold, Ratio and Make-Up Gain parameter settings. It also
features meters for input gain and gain reduction and a program-dependent Auto
feature for the Release parameter.
The available parameters work as follows:
Attack
(0.1 to 100 ms)
Sets the time after which the gate opens after being triggered.
Hold
(0 to 2000 ms)
Determines how long the gate stays open after the signal drops
below the threshold level.
Release
(10 to 1000 ms or
Auto mode)
Sets the time after which the gate closes (after the set hold time). If
the Auto button is activated, Gate finds an optimal release setting,
depending on the audio material.
Input gain meter Shows the input gain.
Parameter Description
Parameter Description
Threshold
(-60 to 0 dB)
Determines the level where the compressor kicks in. Signal levels
above the set threshold are affected, but signal levels below are not
processed.
Ratio
(1:1 to 8:1)
Determines the amount of gain reduction applied to signals above the
set threshold. A ratio of 3:1 means that for every 3
dB the input level
increases, the output level increases by only 1
dB.
Make-Up
(0 to 24 dB)
Compensates for output gain loss, caused by compression. When
the Auto button is activated, gain loss is being compensated
automatically.
Attack
(0.1 to 100 ms)
Determines how fast the compressor responds to signals above the
set threshold. If the attack time is long, more of the early part of the
signal (attack) passes through unprocessed.
Release
(10 to 1000 ms or
Auto mode)
Sets the time after which the gain returns to the original level when
the signal drops below the threshold. If the Auto button is activated,
the compressor automatically finds an optimal release setting that
varies depending on the audio material.
Graphical display Use the graphical display to graphically set the Threshold and Ratio
values. To the left and right of the graphical display you find two
meters that show the amount of input gain and gain reduction in dB.