Mastering

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3 Tape Sim 2 M5k MD3
A classic preset from MD2 of TC M5000 emulating analog tape saturation and HF roll-off.
Norm. Trim Comp. Lo Thresh. Comp. Mid Thresh. Comp. Hi Thresh. Limiter Softclip Output Fader
Gain/Drive adjustment
for saturation effect.
Threshold of Lo Band
relative to Reference
Level.
Threshold of Mid Band
relative to Reference
Level.
Threshold of Hi Band
relative to Reference
Level.
Reduces peaks but adds
distortion.
Post limiter, pre dither
output fader.
4 SoftLim M5k MD3
A classic preset from MD2 of TC M5000.
Limiter Thresh. Output Fader
Dynamic output limiter
threshold.
Post limiter, pre dither
output fader.
5 Music Thru 4:2:4 Matrix MD3
A preset designed to prevent music from collapsing when played through a matrix decoder
such as Dolby Prologic.
Norm. Trim M Norm. Trim S Limiter Softclip Limiter Thresh. Output Fader
Gain/Drive adjustment
for the center panned
elements of a mix.
Gain/Drive adjustment
for the off center
elements.
Reduces peaks but adds
distortion.
Dynamic output limiter
threshold. Measured
sample by sample, and
relative to Full Scale.
Post limiter, pre dither
output fader.
6 De-Compress MD3
Excessive upstream compression or limiting cannot be removed, but this preset reinstates
some dynamic differences for input signals between -20 and 0 dBFS.
In Level L In Level R Reference Level Limiter Thresh. Output Fader
Input attenuation to be
used with overly hot
signals.
Input attenuation to be
used with overly hot
signals.
Define level at which
unity gain of preset
occurs. Level below this
value is reduced.
Dynamic output limiter
threshold. Measured
sample by sample, and
relative to Full Scale.
Post limiter, pre dither
output fader.
7 Expander Noise Red MD3
Multiband expansion with look-ahead capability may be a better choice than advanced,
perceptually based algorithms such as BackDrop. Plain vanilla can be easier to dose, and
never adds artefacts such as “birdies” or “space monkeys” that can be consequences of
overdoing processing extensive on filtering.
Exp. Lo Thresh. Exp. Mid Thresh. Exp. Hi Thresh. Exp. All Ratio Exp. All Attack Exp. All Release
Level, relative to
Reference, at which the
band is fully open.
Level, relative to
Reference, at which the
band is fully open.
Level, relative to
Reference, at which the
band is fully open.
Expansion ratio when
level falls below the
threshold. Range of
expanders may be
adjusted on the Exp.
page.
Time for the expander to
open. Should normally
be lower than the
Nominal Delay.
Time required for
expanders to close.
Range of expanders
may be adjusted on the
Exp. page.