Operating Tips - Universal Audio Ampex ATR-102 Manual

Gain Reduction
When Split is on, the amount of sidechain attenuation is displayed. When
Split is off, it displays the attenuation of the entire signal.
Power
Toggle the switch to change the Power state; the UA logo is illuminated in blue
when the plug-in is active.
Note:
compare the enabled/disabled state.

Operating Tips

• For taming sibilance for a full mix/mastering, best results will usually be ob-
• Generally, female "ess" and "shh" sounds vary more in frequency than
• Over de-essing can degrade the natural sound of a vocal.
UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual
The Power switch determines whether the plug-in is active. This
is useful for comparing the processed settings to the original
signal or bypassing the plug-in to reduce the UAD DSP load
(load is not reduced if UAD-2 DSP LoadLock is enabled).
You can click-hold the power switch then drag it like a slider to quickly
tained by enabling Highpass and Split modes.
those of males. Due to this situation, you may find that using the sidechain
filter in Highpass mode (or Bandpass mode with a large width) may be
more responsive.
The Gain Reduction meter provides a visual indica-
tion of how much attenuation (compression) is oc-
curing. Signal peaks are held for 3 seconds before
resetting.
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