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Mixers and Audio Objects
low end over time. The repeating sound will appear to get
thinner.
Try experimenting with delay times less than 10 ms. You
will discover many nice robotic and metallic sounds.
Compressor
Do you have audio tracks which sometimes are too soft
and other times too loud? This is where the MAGIX Com-
pressor comes in! The Compressor can even out volume
differences and also give an audio track more punch. Vo-
cals, Bass Guitar and Kick Drums are normally good can-
didates for this treatment.
Threshold can be seen as a effect depth control. The lower
you set the Threshold the more of the audio signal is being
compressed. In other words, this is a control where lower
means more.
Ratio determines the intensity of the applied compres-
sion. The control values are expressed in ratios, hence the
name. A 1:1 ration means there is no compression, with
higher RATIO settings the effect intensity rises. At 29:1
(the highest ratio you can dial-in) your audio signal gets
completely squashed as if a ceiling is pressing down on it.
The Compressor has become a limiter!
Attack and Release deal with time. The Attack time tells you
how long it will take until the full compression intensity is
reached (Ratio) and the Release time determines how long
it will take for the compression to subside to zero. In a
manner of speaking, Attack fades in the Compressor while
Release fades it out again. 0 Attack will make your track
sound more even, while a little higher setting gives you
more punch.
Some experimentation is needed to master the Compres-
sor, as it is one of the most fundamentally useful—but
misunderstood—tools in music production. Start with a
Ratio of 3:1, Attack time of 10 ms and a Release time of
about 100 ms. The Threshold depends on your signal. Try
settings of about −20 dB first.
Functions of the Plug-In Window: Every Plug-In win-
dow has a row of switches at the top whose functions are
the same in all Plug-Ins.
Link: If the Link button is switched off (default), you can
open several Plug-In windows simultaneously.
If the Link button is switched on this Plug-In window is
used to display all double-clicked Plug-Ins.
Bypass: The bypass switch takes the whole effect out of the
signal flow. The effect’s input signal is routed directly to
the output unaltered.