Plug-in Reference

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The Included Effect Plug-ins
EQ Plug-ins
Level Meter
The level meter shows several bars that correspond to the channels (A, B, etc.) of the
selected channel group. The level meter displays all available channels if the “Show
All Channel Meters” button is activated in the Channel Routing window.
Level meters can show a small horizontal white bar that represents the peak level. In
output level meters, such as peak level, it can turn red. This means that the output
level has entered the area above the 0
dBFS signal level and clipping can occur if the
plug-in is inserted at the final position in the signal chain of the host application. If the
plug-in is inserted in an intermediate position, that is, before other plug-ins, clipping
does not necessarily occur.
Level meter ballistics and peak level hold time can be defined for all instances of the
plug-in in the Settings window.
Output level meters usually feature a “Out/In” display, showing the difference in RMS
level between the input and output signals of the plug-in.
Spectrum Matching
With CurveEQ you can match the sound of any audio track to another, whether it is
your to-die-for guitar intro or your favorite kick drum sample.
All spectrum related functions are located in the “Static & Match” display.
Ö Spectrum matching uses parameters specified in the Spectrum Mode Editor. Only
spectrums present in static spectrum slots can be used for matching. The usual
realtime primary and secondary spectrums are not used for matching, unless taken as
snapshots by means of the Take or “Take 2nd” buttons, respectively.
When you perform spectrum matching it is suggested to set the Type selector in the
Spectrum Mode Editor to “Avg”, so that average spectrum is used for matching. You
must run the averaging for several seconds until the visible spectrum becomes
smooth enough. After achieving the required spectrum shape on the screen you can
click the Take (or “Take 2nd”) button in the static spectrum slot to store this spectrum
for matching purposes.
You need at least two spectrum snapshots in two slots for matching. The spectrum
that you want to equalize and the reference spectrum should be marked with the
“Apply To” and “Reference” switches, respectively. You can define more than one
“Apply To” or “Reference” spectrum. In that case the mean value of the spectrums is
used.