MASTER X HD NATIVE / Manual

10 MASTER X HD User Manual
5.4 Static Response View
Low, Mid, High Band
The top section of the display shows three Static Response graphs, one for each
frequency band.
The Static Response display give you a visual feedback of the static in-to-out gain
response of the Expander, Compressor, Limiter processing applied to each band.
Each band can be soloed using the SOLO buttons, so you can listen to each band
and the eect of your processing selections and adjustments. This is true even
when using Mix for parallel compression techniques.
Note: You can see how the overall Curve setting and the individual Factor setting
for each processing blocks (Expander, Compressor, Limiter) aects the behavior
of the MASTER X HD.
Low Band
EXP
Gain Reduction
Meters
COM LIM EXP COM
Threshold
Points
Current Level
Slope = Ratio
LIM
Mid Band High Band
• • The graphic representation of each band shows the Expander,
Compressor, and Limiter's Threshold and Ratio.
• • The vertical gain reduction meters show yellow at the top, if the Limiter
is engaged, green at the bottom if the Expander is engaged, and a
moving blue bar shows the Compressor's amount of gain reduction in a
simplied way. Exact readings can be done in the main view.
• • The white node on each graph shows the current music program level in
each frequency band.
• • Press the SOLO button to audition each band separately and judge the
eect of the settings. Note that SOLO will stay on, even if you change to
a dierent preset. So if something sounds odd, check that a SOLO button
has not been left on.
5.5 Target Curve And Target Factors
One of the very strong features of the MASTER X HD is to simplify the many
settings of the 3-Band Expander, Compressor, Limiter, so that each one presents
only one set of parameters, and not one set per frequency band.
The Target Curves and Target Factors simplify the handling of the Master X
HD by reducing the amount of parameters necessary to control the plug-in by
approximately 2/3. Thanks to these innovative parameters, you can easily keep
an overview of all relevant settings at all times – and quickly achieve great
results!
Overview
Although this is a 3-Band solution, there are only one set of parameters for each
(Expander, Compressor, Limiter) processing block. This is possible due to the
combined use of the Target Curve and Target Factor:
• • The displayed numeric values such as Threshold, Ratio, Attack, and
Release, always refer to the MID band only
• • Choose a CURVE to dene the basic “focus” (Air, Bass, Flat, or Smiley) as
displayed by the small curve in the Target Curve display
• • The Expander, Compressor, Limiter each use the same chosen Curve
• • The Expander, Compressor, Limiter can each have a dierent Target
Factor setting
• • Use Target Factor to apply an amount of the selected Curve to each of
the Expander, Compressor and Limiter
5.5.1 Target Factor
The Target Factor allows fast and intuitive adjustment of the complex relation
between the 3 bands, and it does this separately for the Expander, Compressor,
and Limiter processing blocks.
For example: With just one move of the Target Factor in the Limiter block, you can
increase the focus of the Limiter block on the high frequency spectrum.
In the 0% position:
• • The Target Factor is deactivated and has no eect – the Low and High
bands will be processed with the same Mid band parameter settings
you see on screen
• • For example, if the Compressor has a 0% Factor, then the Low band
and High band Compressor parameters are the same as the Mid band
Compressor parameters shown
In the 100% position:
• • The selected Target Curve will be applied to the maximum
• • For example, if the Compressor has a 100% Factor, then the Low band
and High band Compressor parameters will be dierent than the
displayed Mid band Compressor parameters, depending on the Curve
you choose
So in a way you could say: The Target Factor determines the amount of
dierences between the Low, Mid, and High bands.