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Appendix B : F actory P resets
1981A/O92 – b y J esse G raffam
Designed t o c apture t he s pirit o f o ne o f t he m ost f amous a nalog p rocessing s etups o f t he 1 980's,
"1981A/O92" i s a 7 -­‐band p reset t hat u ses t ight r atios o ver t hreshold i n t he l owest b and f or s trong
consistent b ass r egardless o f s ource m aterial w ith l ooser r atios i n t he m id-­‐bands t o k eep v ocals a nd
drums o pen. I t a lso t akes a dvantage o f t he W B A GC2 i n t he " Bass O nly" m ode t o d eliver a n
especially s olid l ow e nd a nd u ses t he p arametric E Q t o " pre-­‐load" t he h ighs w hich t hen r eceive a
good d ose o f f ast c ompression a nd l imiting t o d eliver a f amiliar-­‐sounding t op e nd. A n e xcellent,
easy-­‐to-­‐listen-­‐to p reset f or 7 0's a nd 8 0's f ormats.
Barbeque S ound – b y R ob M orsink
If y ou l ike a l ot o f " sizzle" w ith y our m usic, " Barbeque S ound" b rings i t o n a nd s ends t he h ighs o ut
front t o b e n oticed. T he m ulti-­‐band A GC's u se a n I nfinite:1 r atio u nder t hreshold a nd l ooser r atios
over t hreshold, p roviding h igher d ensity i n l ower-­‐level a udio a nd m ore o penness i n l ouder s ounds.
Fast m ulti-­‐band r elease t imes o ffer u p d ensity a nd s pectral c onsistency w hile t he W B A GC-­‐2
operating i n t he " Bass O nly" m ode g ives l ow-­‐end t ransients l ike k ick-­‐drums s ome e xtra p unch.
Big B ottom– b y J esse G raffam
As t he n ame i mplies, a t hundering a nd b road l ow-­‐end i s t he h allmark o f t his 6 -­‐band p reset. T he
strong b ass i s c reated b y a c ombination o f t he p arametric E Q, t he W B A GC-­‐2 i n " Bass O nly" m ode,
and a f inal b oost i n t he B and M ix. V ocals a re p ushed a b it f arther b ack i n t he m ix i n f avor o f t he
strong l ow e nd, a nd I nfinite:1 r atios i n a ll b ands o f t he m ulti-­‐band A GC a t a ll t imes c reates a d ense
and c onsistent o utput. I f t here's b ass t o b ring f orward i n t he m usic, " Big B ottom" w ill f ind i t.
Big I ron – b y J esse G raffam
"Big I ron" i s a 4 -­‐band p reset d edicated t o t he g lory d ays o f r adio a nd e mulates t he c haracteristics o f
such n otable c ompressors a s t he A RT V LA a nd t he D orrough D AP 3 10. I t p rovides a w arm, o pen,
vocal s ound a nd w on't a ttempt t o a ggressively r e-­‐equalize t he o riginal s pectral b alance o f t he
source m aterial. I t m akes u se o f O mnia.9's m ulti-­‐stage A GC s ections p rior t o t he m ulti-­‐band
compressors a s w ell a s t he G ain R eduction O verride f eature i n t he m ulti-­‐band s ection. I t's
competitively l oud o n t he d ial, b ut s till p unchy.
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