MASTER X HD NATIVE / Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Instructions
- Legal Disclaimer
- Limited warranty
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Plug-in Installation
- 3. Activate your MASTER X HD iLok license
- 4. Connection and Setup
- 5. User Interface
- 6. Navigating the MASTER X HD Desktop Controller (optional)
- 7. Dynamics Processing In-Depth
- 8. Presets
- 9. Software Updates
- 10. Specifications
13 MASTER X HD User Manual
5.7 Compressor
Compressor Example:
• • Curve is set to BASS (for all EXP/COM/LIM)
• • Compressor controls are BLUE
• • Factor for the Compressor is 50%
• • Mid Band Compressor settings are: Threshold -18.0, Ratio 2.50:1,
Attack time 40.0 ms, Release time 300 ms
• • The Threshold inner-ring shows the average level of the currently-
playing program. The outer-ring shows the current Threshold setting
• • Click on the blue light next to "COM"to turn the Compressor on/o
• • Click on "COM" to highlight the text and show the Compressor controls
• • Click on "EXP" or "LIM" to show the Expander or Limiter controls
Enable-Switch
3-Band Compressor on/o
Compressor
On/O
Show Compressor
Controls
Threshold
Sets the Compressor’s threshold,above which level it starts processing. Levels
exceeding the threshold will be compressed.
Note: Due to the auto-makeup of the Compressor, you may nd it suitable to
adjust the Input Gain in combination especially with the Compressor Threshold,
in order to balance the coloring and amount of compression in each frequency
band, otherwise dened by Compressor Threshold, Ratio, Curve, Factor and Band
Gains.
Note: The Threshold can be easily set by using the level meter inside the
Threshold parameter ring. A highlighted overlap between the signal level and
threshold rings will indicate that the Compressor is in action and is reducing the
gain.
Actual Signal
Level
Compressor
Threshold Setting
Ratio
Determines the amount of compression, the higher the ratio the “stronger” the
processing and the lower the output dynamics range.
Attack
The Compressor’s attack time determines how fast the compressor will react on
signals exceeding the threshold. Shorter attack times will compress harder but
might introduce a “pumping” sound. Note: You may want to increase the Look
Ahead Delay in order to better catch transients.
Release
The Release time determines how fast the compressor returns to not
compressing, whenever the level falls below the set Threshold.
Compressor
Ratio
Compressor
Release
Compressor
Attack