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89MainStage Effects
Compressor output parameters
• Limiter button: Turn the integrated limiter on or off. Limiting prevents the output of
Compressor from exceeding the threshold value.
• Limiter Threshold knob and field: Set the threshold level for the limiter.
• Distortion knob: Choose whether to apply clipping above 0dB, and the type of clipping.
Soft, Hard, and Clip reduce the signal around the 0 dB line in different ways, resulting in
a smoothed or squared off distortion of the signal peaks. Experiment with these options
• Soft: Rounds off the signal as it approaches the 0 dB level, reducing the overall
signal, rather than abruptly cutting it off.
• Hard Emulates a transistor effect that abruptly cuts off signals above 0 dB.
• Clip: Cuts off the signal at the 0 dB mark, but can be more punchy than the Hard
setting, depending on the input material.
• Mix knob and field: Set the balance between dry (source) and wet (effect) signals. This
enables you to either reduce signal peaks (dry), or to increase the level of softer signals
(wet).
MainStage Compressor side chain parameters
Compressor side chain parameters are shown to the right when the Side Chain button is
active.
Note: Not all parameters listed are available in each Compressor model.