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CHAPTER 21. LIVE AUDIO EFFECT REFERENCE 299
signal into the celebrated realms of nonlinear distortion. With very high amounts of Bias,
the signal will really start to break apart.
The Bias parameter can be positively or negatively modulated by an envelope follower,
which is controlled with the Envelope knob. The more deeply the envelope is applied, the
more the Bias point will be inuenced by the level of the input signal. Negative Envelope
values create expansion effects by reducing distortion on loud signals, while positive values
will make loud sounds dirtier.
Attack and Release are envelope characteristics that dene how quickly the envelope reacts
to volume changes in the input signal. Together, they shape the dynamic nature of the
distortions. Note that if Envelope is set to zero, they will have no effect.
Cut or boost the device's nal signal level with the Output dial.
Aliasing can be reduced by enabling Hi-Quality mode, which can be accessed via the
(PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu. This improves the sound quality, particularly with high
frequency signals, but there is a slight increase in CPU usage.
21.10 EQ Eight
The EQ Eight Effect.
The EQ Eight effect is an equalizer featuring up to eight parametric lters per input channel,
useful for changing a sound's timbre. It extends the functionality of the former EQ Four
device, and is fully backward-compatible with EQ Four presets.
The input signal can be processed using one of three modes: Stereo, L/R and M/S. Stereo