Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide66
Input and Output Meters
The Input (In) and Output (Out) meters show
peak signal levels before and after dynamics
processing:
Green Indicates nominal levels.
Yellow Indicates pre-clipping levels, starting at
–6 dB below full scale.
Red Indicates full scale levels (clipping).
The clip indicators at the top of the Output me-
ters indicate clipping at the input or output
stage of the plug-in. Clip indicators can be
cleared by clicking the indicator.
Toggling Multichannel Input and Output Meters
With multichannel track types LCRS and higher,
both Input and Output meters cannot be shown
at the same time. Click either the Input or Out-
put button to display the appropriate level me-
ter. The Input/Output meters display is toggled
to Output by default.g
Gain Reduction Meter
The Gain Reduction (GR) meter indicates the
amount the input signal is attenuated (in dB)
and shows different colors during dynamics
processing:
Light Orange Indicates that gain reduction is
within the “knee” and has not reached the full
ratio of compression.
Dark Orange Indicates that gain reduction is be-
ing applied at the full ratio (for example, 2:1).
Threshold Arrow
The orange Threshold arrow next to the Input
meter indicates the current threshold, and can
be dragged up or down to adjust the threshold.
When a multichannel instance of the plug-in has
been configured to show only the Output meter,
the Threshold arrow is not displayed.
Phase Invert
The Phase Invert button at the top of the Levels
section inverts the phase (polarity) of the input
signal, to help compensate for phase anomalies
that can occur either in multi-microphone envi-
ronments or because of mis-wired balanced con-
nections.
Dynamics III LFE Enable
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only)
The LFE Enable button (located in the Options
section) is on by default, and enables plug-in
processing of the LFE (low frequency effects)
channel on a multichannel track formatted for
5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 surround formats. To disable LFE
processing, deselect this button.
The Input and Output meters display differ-
ently depending on the type of track (mono,
stereo, or multichannel) on which the plug-
in has been inserted.
When Side-Chain Listen is enabled, the Out-
put meter only displays the levels of the side-
chain signal. See “Dynamics III Side-Chain
Listen” on page 76.
Input (left) and Output (right) meter buttons