Mastering

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1 MD4 CD Master (MS) MD4
Five band Compressor and DXP processor with integrated Eq and upsampled, adaptive
BrickWall 2 Limiter. The preset provides a spectrally linear starting point for compression in
the MS domain. A reference tone at -20 dB will be subjected to a 3 dB increase in level,
which may be easily adjusted on the Trim M and Trim S faders.
M and S components of a stereo signal can be subject to both static and dynamic
adjustments. See additional descriptions at preset 0 above.
Trim M Trim S All Thresh. M All Thresh. S Lim. Thresh. L Lim. Thresh. R
Overall Gain/Drive
control for center
elements of a stereo
signal preset at +3 dB.
48 bit processing allows
boost without loosing
resolution regardless of
input level.
Overall Gain/Drive
control for L/R panned
elements of a stereo
signal preset at +3 dB.
48 bit processing allows
boost without loosing
resolution regardless of
input level.
Adjust to set master
amount of dynamic
processing applied to M
components. Apply post
dynamics make-up gain
on the 5Band page if
needed.
Adjust to set master
amount of dynamic
processing applied to S
components. Apply post
dynamics make-up gain
on the 5Band page if
needed.
Output Limiter L
threshold. Consider
linking L and R. Soft Clip
threshold is relative to
this setting.
Output Limiter R
threshold. Consider
linking L and R. Soft Clip
threshold is relative to
this setting.
2 MD4 Limit MD4
Five-band limiter with soft knee characteristics. The five-band section kicks in when long
duration signals between -3 (Lo) and -12 dBFS (Hi) are detected. The output limiter
additionally protects against ultra short peaks, and out of band signals close to its threshold.
The preset is unity gain until soft knee/limiting action starts, and the output stays
manageable even for low bandwidth perceptual coders. To apply gain, simply turn up the
Trim parameter.
Trim Reference Level All Thresh. All Gain Lim. Thresh. L Lim. Thresh. R
Overall Gain/Drive
control preset at 0 dB.
48 bit processing allows
boost without loosing
resolution regardless of
input level.
Reference level for the
Thresholds of the five
band processor.
Adjust to set master
amount of soft knee pre-
limiting of PPM duration
peaks.
Adjust master amount of
gain make-up. After the
compressor, but before
the limiter, for instance
when changing the
Threshold.
Output Limiter L
threshold. Consider
linking L and R when
used on stereo signals.
Soft Clip threshold is
relative to this setting.
Output Limiter R
threshold. Consider
linking L and R when
used on stereo signals.
Soft Clip threshold is
relative to this setting.