Side-Chain Keys And Filters - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Right-click in the Comp/Lim or Exp/Gate areas of the
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on-screen Dynamics section and choose Paste Comp/Lim Set-
tings or Paste Exp/Gate Settings.
To copy and paste all of a channel's built-in Dynamics settings:
Right-click in the on-screen Dynamics Graph and choose
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Copy Dynamics Settings.
Select the Input Channel where you want to paste the set-
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tings.
Right-click in the on-screen Dynamics Graph of the new
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channel and choose Paste Dynamics Settings.
Presets for Built-In Dynamics
D-Show lets you store and load dynamics settings as presets
for built-in and plug-in dynamics processors. Presets can be
accessed from the control surface or on-screen.
To save or load a preset:
Adjust EQ settings on a channel (if saving a preset), or select
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an Input Channel or FX Return (to load a preset).
Click the EQ Presets icon on-screen. (The Presets icon is
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available in the Inputs screen Dynamics section.)
Built-in dynamics Presets buttons
If necessary, select the appropriate Presets folder by clicking
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and selecting it from the Folder selector.
Previewing a preset in the Presets window
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Presets Comp/Lim
Presets Exp/Gate
Presets Folder selector
Do any of the following:
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• To preview an existing preset, click its name in the Pre-
sets window.
• To load the currently selected preset, press Enter or click
the Close box (X) in the Presets window title bar.
• To save the current dynamics settings as a new preset,
click New and enter a name for the preset file.
• To cancel without changing settings, click Cancel.

Side-Chain Keys and Filters

The built-in Compressor/Limiter and Expander/Gate support
side-chain triggering.
Key In/Out
The Key In switch toggles the key signal in or out of circuit for
the built-in Compressor/Limiter or Expander/Gate.
To toggle the side-chain key signal in or out of circuit, do one of
the following:
Press the Key In switch. When lit, the currently selected key
signal is in circuit.
– or –
Click the Key In button in the side-chain controls of the
on-screen Dynamics section.
When the Compressor/Limiter key is in, it uses its own source
channel (Self) as the key source signal.
When the Expander/Gate key is in, it can be self-keyed or use
any other available D-Show channel.
Key Assign
The Key Assign switch in the ACS lets you select the side-chain
source for a gate (compressors are always keyed by the chan-
nel signal). On-screen, the Key Source selector is provided in
the Expander/Gate controls.
Side-Chain and Key controls in the ACS
Key Assign
LPF
Key In
HPF
Key Listen