User Manual

Effects Reference
Dynamics Effects
455
High Cut
Applies a high-cut filter to the signal. Only frequencies below the set frequency
are sent to the effect.
FX Level
Allows you to adapt the effect signal level to compensate for level reductions
caused by the low-cut and high-cut filters.
Mix
Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal.
Dynamics Effects
The effects Compressor, Limiter, Brickwall Limiter, Expander, Gate, and Maximizer work with
an internal look-ahead function to guarantee the best possible audio quality.
However, this look-ahead function introduces a small amount of latency. Usually, this is not
noticeable, but in some cases, it might introduce unwanted side effects. For example, if you
work with parallel compression where signals are sent to an AUX bus and being returned to
the rest of the mix, this might lead to unwanted flanging effects.
If you run into latency issues, you have the following possibilities:
•
For the effects Compressor, Expander, and Gate, activate the Live button to use the
effects without look-ahead functionality.
•
For the effects Limiter, Brickwall Limiter, and Maximizer, send the signals to one of the
plug-in outputs and add the corresponding effect directly in the DAW, to make use of
the host’s delay compensation.
Compressor
The Compressor reduces the dynamic range of a sound. This way, the sound gains
headroom. You can use this extra headroom to make the overall sound louder again.
The graphical control to the left indicates the compression curve. You can edit the Threshold
and Ratio values with the handles of this control. The input and output VU meters indicate
the level before and after the compression. The Gain Reduction meter indicates the current
attenuation of the level.
Threshold
Sets the threshold. Sounds that are louder than the threshold are reduced in
gain. Sounds below the threshold stay untreated.