User Manual

Core Avid Audio Plug-Ins
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Bomb Factory BF76 (RTAS and AudioSuite)
The Bomb Factory BF76 plug-in is a compressor modeled after the solid-state (transistor) 1176
studio compressor. Introduced in the late 1970s, the 1176 offers a much different compression
sound than other compressors.
The following table lists the Bomb Factory BF76 plug-in parameters:
Chorus (AudioSuite)
The Chorus plug-in modifies an audio signal by combining a time-delayed, pitch-shifted copy
with the original signal. You can use it to thicken and add a shimmering quality to guitars,
keyboards, and other instruments.
The following table lists the Chorus plug-in parameters:
Parameter Description
Input Sets the input signal level to the compressor, which, in the 1176 design, determines both the
threshold and amount of peak reduction.
Output Sets output level. Use this control to bring the signal back to unity after applying gain reduction.
Attack Sets the attack time of the compressor. Full counterclockwise is slowest, and full clockwise is
fastest. Attack times vary between 0.4 milliseconds to 5.7 milliseconds.
Release Sets the release time of the compressor. Full counterclockwise is slowest, and full clockwise is
fastest. Attack times vary between 0.06 milliseconds to 1.1 seconds.
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Setting either the attack or release time too fast generates signal distortion (as it did on the original 1176
compressor). This may or may not be the effect you want to achieve.
Ratio Selects the compression ratio. Available ratios range from 4:1 to 20:1.
You can also Shift-click any one of the Ratio buttons to enable “All Buttons In” mode. The
compression ratio is still only 20:1, but the knee changes drastically and the compressor starts
(mis)behaving a little bit like an expander—watch the meter for details.
Meter Determines how the meter operates.
• GR shows the amount of gain reduction
• –18 and –24 show the output level (calibrated so that 0VU indicates –18dB FS and –24dB
FS respectively)
• Off turns off the meter