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Track dynamics (track effects, mixer
channels)
Samplitude Music Studio 15 provides two different dynamics modules: one that can be opened via the
"Offline effects" menu (talked about in further detail in the corresponding chapter), and a second one that
is only available via the track effects and in the mixer.
Use this editor to edit the dynamics of a sample. All functions can be previewed in real time.
The graphics display shows the corresponding resulting dynamics curve to improve the overview.
The following functions are available:
Compressor
: The dynamics of a piece are limited, loud sequences are dampened, quiet sequences are retained.
Compression is often used to add power to audio material or to increase the loudness. The level of
compression is adjusted by the ratio controller, the activation threshold is determined by the threshold.
You can also influence the attack and release.
Limiter
: Only the loudest passages are limited (above the threshold). Quiet passages remain unedited. Limiters
are used to reduce the occurrence of big level peaks without reducing the master dynamics. After the
limiter process, the master level can be increased using normalization without having to worry about
overmodulation. The limiter setup preset sets a threshold of -0.2 dB when using the limiter as a peak
limiter in the master range of the mixer.
Limiter 100%
: Performs the same editing as the limiter, but the level is immediately raised to 0 dB. This corresponds
with normalization in one single step.
Expander
: The dynamics of a piece are increased; loud sequences remain quiet, quiet sequences become even
quieter. Dynamics expansion is often used for recording speech with a high noise level. The expansion
causes the level of the speech to be raised as the noise is suppressed. Please note that a powerful
denoising algorithm is also provided.
Gate
: Very quiet passages (below the threshold level) are dampened or set to zero. This way, hissing can be
effectively suppressed during pauses between individual takes. Using the "Gate" function also makes
sense at high compression levels (ratio > 5) to raise the most quiet passages and prevent background
noise.
Ratio
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