User Manual

WAVELAB
33 – 778 Plug-in Processor Reference
The Characteristic display
By adding breakpoints and drawing curves you set the compressor cha-
racteristic. Before you start using the Characteristic display, you have to
select the frequency band you want to process. This is done in the Fre-
quency Band editor by clicking in the area inside the frequency band.
A selected band is highlighted for editing both in the Frequency Band edi-
tor and the Characteristic display. If you select another frequency band, the
previously edited characteristic is still shown in the Characteristic display,
but it is no longer highlighted, and is editable only when you select it again.
To edit the compression curve for the selected frequency band, you add
and adjust breakpoints in the Characteristic display.
• Clicking anywhere on the line will add a breakpoint.
• To remove a breakpoint, hold down [Shift] and click on it.
• The first breakpoint at which the line deviates from the straight diagonal will be
the threshold point.
• Creating a curve in the area below the diagonal input/output line will cause com-
pression. Compression decreases the output level in relation to the input level.
• Creating a curve in the area above the diagonal input/output line will cause ex-
pansion. Expansion increases the output level in relation to the input level.
Additional parameters
Parameter Description
Solo switch This switch is located above the Frequency bands editor window. You
can use it to separately monitor each of the frequency bands. This func-
tion is useful both when editing bandwidth settings and compressor
characteristics. To select another band while solo is active, click some-
where in the (dark) area of the frequency band that you wish to monitor.
Compressor Type Classic mode works like a standard compressor with fixed attack and
release parameters. Complex mode features a new compression ap-
proach with a program adaptive circuit. The program adaptive compres-
sion automatically optimizes parameters according to the audio material.
Output The Output dial controls the total output level that the MultiCompressor
passes on to WaveLab. The range available is +/- 12 dB. If the Soft
Clip function (see below) is active, the Output dial instead controls the
amount of soft clipping.
Soft Clip The Soft Clip function is positioned at the very last stage of the internal
signal path, right after the Output dial. When active, it will ensure that
the total output to WaveLab never exceeds 0 dB. It works by clipping
the signal gently, generating harmonics which add a warm, tube-like
characteristic to the signal.