User Manual

THE MCLASS EFFECTS
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The MClass effects
The MClass package consists of four effect devices, which are available separately or grouped together in the
“MClass Mastering Suite Combi”. As the name implies, the effects are suitable for mastering purposes, i.e. to process
the final mixed output, but can of course be used to process individual devices as well. The individual MClass effects
are as follows:
• The MClass Equalizer - this has low and high shelving bands, two fully parametric bands and a low cut “anti-
rumble” switch. See “The MClass Equalizer”.
• The MClass Stereo Imager - this can be used to control the stereo width for the high and low frequency ranges
separately. See “The MClass Stereo Imager”.
• The MClass Compressor - this single band compressor features sidechain input and program-adaptive release.
See “The MClass Compressor”.
• The MClass Maximizer is a special limiter tailored for loudness maximizing without risk of clipping. See “The
MClass Maximizer”.
Common effect device parameters
While the specific parameters for the MClass effect devices are described below, some features and procedures are
common to all effect devices. Please, refer to “Common effect device features” for information about the Input meter,
the Bypass/On/Off switch and Signal Flow Graphs on the effect devices.
The MClass Mastering Suite Combi
Selecting the MClass Mastering Suite will create a Combinator device containing all four MClass effects with all in-
ternal routing between the devices already made, and with the first patch in the “MClass Mastering Patches” folder
loaded.
This Record Sound Bank folder contains many MClass Combi patches, with descriptive names indicating how the ef-
fects will affect the sound - use the patch selectors on the Combinator panel to try out different mastering patches!
In addition, most of these Combis have logical parameters and functions linked to the knobs and buttons on the Com-
binator Programmer panel, which makes the MClass Mastering Suite Combi very simple and intuitive to operate.
By using the rotaries and buttons on the Combinator you can fine-tune the sound to your liking. If you need more
control, click “Show Devices” and make settings on the individual MClass devices.