Reference Manual

326 Live Audio Effect Reference
compressor to return to normal operation after the signal falls below the threshold. The Release
knob’s values are in seconds. When Release is set to A (Auto), the release time will adjust auto-
matically based on the incoming audio. The Glue Compressor’s Auto Release actually uses two
times - a slow one as a base compression value, and a fast one to react to transients in the sig-
nal. Auto Release may be too slow to react to sudden changes in level, but generally is a useful
way to tame a wide range of material in a gentle way.
Dry/Wet adjusts the balance between the compressed and uncompressed signals. At 100%,
only the compressed signal is heard, while at 0%, the device is effectively bypassed. Another
way of controlling the amount of compression is with the Range slider, which sets the how much
compression can occur. Values between about -60 and -70 dB emulate the original hardware,
while values between -40 and -15 dB can be useful as an alternative to the Dry/Wet control. At
0 dB, no compression occurs.
Makeup applies gain to the signal, allowing you to compensate for the reduction in level caused
by compression. A Makeup value that roughly corresponds to the position of the needle in the
display should result in a level close to what you had before compressing.
The Soft clip switch toggles a fixed waveshaper, useful for taming very loud transients. When
enabled, the Glue Compressor’s maximum output level is -.5 dB. (Note that with Oversampling
enabled, very loud peaks may still exceed 0 dB.) The Soft clipper is not a transparent limiter,
and will distort your signal when active. We recommend leaving it disabled unless this particular
type of “colored” distortion is what you’re looking for.
The Glue Compressor’s needle display shows the amount of gain reduction in dB. The Clip LED
turns red if the device’s output level is exceeding 0 dB. If Soft clipping is enabled, this LED turns
yellow to indicate that peaks are being clipped.