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6. Mid Peak Q - Switch the Q (or bandwidth) of the Mid Peak band to Wide (up) or Narrow (down).
7. Mid Peak Gain - Set the gain of the Mid Peak band in the range of -15 dB to +15 dB.
8. Mid Peak Frequency - Set the frequency of the Mid Peak band.
9. High Shelf Gain - Set the gain of the High Shelf band in the range of -15 dB to +15 dB.
10. High Shelf Frequency - Set the frequency of the High Shelf band.
11. Compressor Section In/Out - Toggle the Compressor section On or Off
12. Compressor Threshold - Set the Threshold (the level at which gain reduction commences)
13. Compressor Ratio - Set the ratio of gain reduction once the signal is above the threshold. For
example, with a 3:1 ratio, the compressor output increases 1 dB for every 3 dB the compressor
input increases.
14. Compressor Dry/Wet Mix - Set the percentage of Wet (compressed) signal at the compressor
output. Set to 100% (fully clockwise) to output the compressed signal only. Try a Mix value of 50%
for parallel compression on drums and other sources with large transient peaks.
15. Gain Reduction Meter - Displays the amount of gain reduction.
16. Drive - Increase the level of Drive from subtle saturation to distortion. The Drive circuit comes
after EQ and Compression and before the Output Level.
17. Output Level - Adjust the output level of the plugin.
18. Preset Save/Recall - Load, save and toggle through Factory or User presets.
19. A > B - Click A or B to toggle the ECS plugin between two snapshots of all settings. To load the A
or B snapshot, click the letter. To copy a snapshot from A to B, click A, then click the arrow. To
copy a snapshot from B to A, click B, then click the arrow. Use these functions to refine settings,
copy them to the other snapshot for further refinement, then compare the options until you've
arrived at your perfect setting.
To reset controls to their Default setting, Option-click (Mac) the control.
To enter a numerical value, double-click the control. To enter frequencies 1kHz and above, type the
frequency in the format "1200" or "1.2k".
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