Bypass On/Off; Main Display; Meters - TC Electronic BRICKWALL HD NATIVE User Manual

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BRICKWALLHD User Manual
The controls and features are described in more detail below:

5.1 Bypass On/Off

Press this very important button to bypass or engage the BRICKWALL HD. This
makes it easy for you to listen and compare the overall effect of your work.

5.2 Main Display

When the HISTORY button is engaged, the display will show the currently-playing
program levels and gain reduction varying with time. The meters at the right
show the level and gain reduction at the DAW playhead position (the "Now").
When HISTORY is off, the scrolling display is not shown, and the information at
the DAW playhead position is shown in the meters.
• • This display has a linear vertical dB scale and a horizontal time scale
• • The display is a 15 second scrolling view, with "Now" at the right, and
-15 seconds at the left. It can be restarted by pressing the RESET button
in the STATS menu at top left
• • Limiter Input/Output (-30 to +9 dBTP)
• • Input Level, before the Gain has been applied, is shown in grey
• • Output Level is shown in white
• • Soft Clip Gain Reduction (-39 to 0 dB). Soft Clip is orange
• • Limiter Gain Reduction (-39 to 0 dB). Limiter is yellow
• • Short-Term (3 sec) Loudness (-30 to -3 LUFS). Loudness is blue
Soft Clip
Input
Output
Loudness

5.3 Meters

The meters at the far right indicate the levels and gain reduction at the DAW
playhead (Now) position. (If the History switch is engaged, then the scrolling
graphs show the meter readings vs time.)
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Bypass On/O
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Gain Reduction
Gain Reduction
Limiter
Limiter Threshold
the Gain setting)
History
Use the Master Gain control in the controls area to adjust the input level
if required
Limiter Input/Output (-30 to +3 dBTP, with indication of Threshold and
Ceiling)
Input Level, before the Gain has been applied, is shown in grey
Output Level is shown in white
Soft Clip Gain Reduction (-6 to 0 dB) in orange
Limiter Gain Reduction (-9 to 0 dB) in yellow
Short-Term (3 sec) Loudness (-30 to -3 LUFS) and Integrated Loudness
indication, in blue
When in the Master Limiter mode, the small triangle on the input meter
represents the Limiter threshold, and is the opposite of the Master
Limiter gain. For example, if Gain = 5dB, then Threshold = -5dB
When in the Loudness Limiter mode, the triangle on the input meter is
again the Limiter threshold, but how it is set is determined after the Set
Gain procedure.
The triangle on the output meter represent the Ceiling setting
Soft Clip
Limiter
Peaks
(the inverse of
Input Levels L/R dBTP
(before Gain applied)
Output Levels L/R dBTP
Ceiling
Integrated
Loudness
Loudness LUFS