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The included effect plug-ins
The Limiter section
The limiter is designed to ensure that the output level
never exceeds a set threshold, to avoid clipping in follow
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ing devices. Conventional limiters usually require very ac-
curate setting up of the attack and release parameters to
prevent the output level from going beyond the set thresh
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old level. The limiter adjusts and optimizes these parame-
ters automatically according to the audio material. You
can also adjust the Release parameter manually.
The following parameters are available:
The Module Configuration button
Using the Module Configuration button in the bottom right
corner of the plug-in panel, you can set the signal flow or
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der for the three processors. Changing the order of the
processors can produce different results, and the avail
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able options allow you to quickly compare what works
best for a given situation. Simply click the Module Config-
uration button to change to a different configuration. There
are three routing options:
• C-G-L (Compressor-Gate-Limit)
• G-C-L (Gate-Compressor-Limit)
• C-L-G (Compressor-Limit-Gate)
Filter plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the
“Filter” category.
DualFilter
The DualFilter effect filters out certain frequencies while
allowing others to pass through.
The following parameters are available:
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
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old level. If the Auto button is activated, the compressor
will automatically find an optimal release setting that var
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ies 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 dis
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play you will find two meters that show the amount of in-
put gain and gain reduction in dB.
Parameter Description
Output
(-24 to +6 dB)
Determines the maximum output level. Signal levels
above the set threshold are affected, but signal levels be
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low are left unaffected.
Soft Clip
button
If this button is activated, the limiter acts differently.
When the signal level exceeds -6
dB, Soft Clip starts lim-
iting (or clipping) the signal “softly”, at the same time
generating harmonics which add a warm, tube-like char
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acteristic to the audio material.
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
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old level. If the Auto button is activated, the limiter will au-
tomatically find an optimal release setting that varies
depending on the audio material.
Meters The three meters show the input gain (IN), the gain re-
duction (GR) and the output gain (OUT).
Parameter Description
Parameter Description
Position Sets the filter cutoff frequency. If you set this to a nega-
tive value, DualFilter will act as a low-pass filter. Positive
values cause DualFilter to act as a high-pass filter.
Resonance Sets the sound characteristic of the filter. With higher val-
ues, a ringing sound is heard.