Operation Manual

Chapter 8: Sound and music
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Grungelizer: The Grungelizer adds noise and static to your
recordings. It can make your clips sound as though you were hearing
them on a radio with bad reception or a worn and scratched vinyl
record.
Leveler: This effect helps compensate for a common problem in
recording audio for video productions: the imbalance in the recorded
volume of different elements in the original audio. For instance, your
commentary as you shoot the video may be recorded at such a high
level that it overwhelms other sounds at the location.
The trick in using the Leveler is to find a target volume somewhere
between that of the loud and soft audio in the original clip. Below
that volume, Leveler increases the original level by a fixed ratio.
Above the target volume, Leveler acts as a compressor, reducing the
original level. With careful adjustment of the parameters, the internal
balance of the audio can be significantly improved.
Reverb: The Reverb effect simulates the effect of playing back the
source sound in a room of a given size and sound reflectivity. The
interval between the arrival of the original sound at the listener’s
ears and the first echoes is greater for a large room than a small one.
The rate at which the echoes die away depends on both the room size
and the reflectivity of the walls.
The presets for Reverb are named for the type of room they simulate
– from the passenger cabin of a car all the way up to a huge
underground cavern.
Stereo echo: This effect allows you to set separate delays on each of
the left and right channels, with feedback and balance controls to
provide a variety of interesting sounds.
Stereo spread: This effect allows you to decrease or increase the
apparent width of the stereo listening field in an audio clip. Most
often it is used to create a mix that sounds more open and spacious.