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Audio
While compression is normally seen as a master effect on many devices
and in DAW's, Tracker Mini does not have a compressor in the master
chain and relies on the master limiter. A compressor does however exist in
the audio effects which can be rendered into the sample.
Sample Editor Compressor
Threshold
Point in the audio level at
which the compressor is
activated
Threshold Ratio Attack Release
-12 dB 4.00 10.00 ms 50 ms
Ratio
Controls the amount of gain
reduction above the threshold
Limiter
A limiter is a similar utility to a compressor. In fact when high ratios are used
in a compressor, say 20:1, it is considered to be limiting. A limiter essentially
protects audio integrity and avoids excessive peaks by attenuating any
peaks above a defined threshold.
How does a limiter work?
Audio over Time
Peak Limiting
Threshold
Signal is attenuated when
crossing the threshold.
Tracker Mini threshold
range is 0% - 100%
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Release
Release time when
compression drops out
Attack
Attack time when
compression kicks in.
Gain Reduction
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Tracker Mini's limiter has the basic features of threshold which is where
limiting will kick in and also an attack / release envelope which shapes the
behaviour of the limiter function.
Sample Editor Limiter
Threshold
Point in the audio level at
which limiting is applied
Threshold Attack Release
-6 dB 3.00 ms 300 ms
Attack
Attack time when the limiter Release time when limiter
kicks in.
WT Smoother
The WT Smoother is a utility for converting normal audio samples into a
format more compatible with the wavetable play mode synth. Essentially
this optimises the interpolation between waves in a sample giving a
smoother transition across the sample. More details of the Wavetable synth
is provided in the instrument section.
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Release
drops out
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