User Guide

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Attack

Controls the response time of the onset of compression or expansion. Short attack times allow better peak control,

while longer attacks result in a punchier sound.

Range: 0 ms to 500 ms

Default: 16 ms

Release

Sets the time it will take for the attenuation to return to 0 dB when the energy falls below the threshold. A fast

release time means that much of the original dynamic is maintained, which can be result in a sound that’s sharper.

Longer release times will sound smoother, but some “edge” may be lost, and “pumping” can occur.

Long values for both Attack and Release can work as a lever process, keeping the overall loudness bound to the

threshold area.

Range: 5–5000

Default: 160

ARC

In addition to the manual Release control, Renaissance Channel offers Auto Release Control (ARC). This lets you

dynamically choose the optimal release value for a wide-ranging input. ARC reacts to sound much the way a human

ear does and can produce increased RMS level with greater clarity. There are, of course, reasons—whether

technical or artistic—for manually setting a release time. We suggest however that you keep ACR engaged at all

times, unless you want a very specific type of limiter behavior, such as pumping or distortion effects. ARC calculates

the release time at every sample for optimum level with minimum artifacts. For most sources, ARC will outperform a

fixed release time.