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Wave Designer
Wave Designer is a powerful tool for adjusting signal transients and dynamics
such as attack and sustain. Use it to make a snare drum really crack in the
mix, or level out volume inconsistencies of slap bass tracks. Inspired by the SPL
Transient Designer.
Adjusting the ATTACK push encoder can add punch or tame overly-dynamic
signals. Increasing SUSTAIN acts in a similar way to a compressor, allowing the
peaks to carry longer before decaying. The effect can also be used to reduce the
sustain for a more staccato sound. The GAIN push encoder compensates for level
changes caused by the effect.
Precision Limiter
This Stereo Precision Limiter allows you to set a precise volume limit, ensuring
distortion-free, optimal signal integrity. Use the M32's Stereo Precision Limiter to
boost quiet signals or prevent clipping while preserving the level of 'hot' signals.
AUTOGAIN activates an additional long-term gain correction, allowing
automatic gain scaling of varying input level ranges. STEREO LINK applies
limiting to both channels equally when activated. INPUT GAIN provides up to
18 dB of gain to the input signal prior to limiting. OUTPUT GAIN set the final gain
level of the processed signal. SQUEEZE adds compression to the signal to add
punch and a slight distortion depending on the amount you dial in. ATTACK sets
the attack time, ranging from 0.05 ms to 1 ms. RELEASE adjusts the release time
from 0.05 ms to 1.04 seconds. KNEE adjusts the soft limiting threshold point
from hard limiting (0 dB) to maximum soft limiting (10 dB).
Stereo Combinator / Dual Combinator
The Combinator is an amazing five-band compressor that emulates famous
broadcasting and mastering compressors. A highly complex processor,
the Combinator utilises automatic parameter control that produces stunning and
"inaudible" results.
Makeup-gain for each frequency band will automatically be adjusted by the
Spectral Balance Control (SBC) function, to maintain a balanced audio spectrum.
On the first layer, Mix adjusts the overall effect on the input signal (100% equals
full compression) and Active enables or bypasses the effect. Attack/Release
adjusts the envelope times for the compressors of all five bands. Auto sets
program dependent release times (Release time value is ignored). SBC On
activates 'Spectral Balance Control' which dynamically keeps the gain of all
bands in balance (auto Make-up gain adjustment). SBC Speed sets the speed of
the correction.
X-Over adjusts the boundary frequencies of the five frequency bands. Negative
values result in more 'resolution' in the lower frequencies and positive values
increase resolution in the upper frequencies. The slope or steepness of the band
separation filters can be adjusted between 12 dB and 48 dB. Ratio sets the
compression Ratio for all five bands (1.1 – 10, Limiter). SBC Meter switches
between SBC gain correction and compressor gain reduction displays.
On layer two, Threshold adds a relative offset threshold to all individual
band thresholds. This allows adjusting compression amount for all bands
simultaneously. Gain adjusts overall output gain. Peak Meter toggles between
compressor peak reduction and band peak-meter displays. Band Sel selects
one out of the five frequency bands, and Band Solo allows listening to the
selected band (with the other four bands mute). Band Thr and Band Gain
adjust the threshold and makeup-gain of the selected band. Band Lock disables
compression for the selected band. Pressing the Band Reset encoder will
disable Band Lock and reset Band Thr and Band Gain to zero for the selected
band. Note that this is not dependant on Band Solo and neither is Solo mode
affected by Band Reset.
Fair Comp / M/S Fair Comp / Dual Fair Comp
The Fairchild 670 tube compressor not only achieves record bids in high-
end vintage gear auctions, it also delivers some of the finest colourations in
compressor history. Two small trim VRs preset the control side chain action, a
six-step switch determines the timing, and the two large Input and Threshold
knobs adjust the levels. Our FAIR COMPRESSOR model is true to the original signal
path, and conveniently provides models for dual, stereo-linked or M/S operation.
Inspired by Fairchild 670.
INPUT GAIN determines how much of the input signal passes through the effect.
ACTIVE toggles the effect in or out of the signal path. THRESHOLD determines
how loud the signal has to be before compression is applied. TIME switches the
compression's release time. BIAS changes the simulated tube bias algorithm.
OUT GAIN affects the gain of the output signal.