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5 - Effects<br />
Core Effects Descriptions<br />
Leveling Amp<br />
The first compressors developed in the 1950’s were based on a slow-acting optical gain<br />
cells which were able to control the signal level in a very subtle and musical way. This<br />
effect is a digital recreation of the leveling amps of yesteryear.<br />
The leveling amp uses a large amount of “lookahead delay” to apply gentle gain<br />
reduction. Because of this delay, the leveling amp is not suitable for applications which<br />
require realtime monitoring of the signal. This smooth and gentle compressor is<br />
designed to be used in situations where delay does not pose a problem, such as<br />
mastering a mix or compressing prerecorded stereo material.<br />
Post Gain is the only control on the leveling amp. This control is used to make up the<br />
volume lost by the compression. The Compression Ratio is fixed at about 2.5:1. If a<br />
large peak is detected, the effect will automatically increase the compression ratio to<br />
keep the audio output controlled.<br />
The gain reduction meter shows you how much gain reduction is being applied. Since<br />
the gain reduction meter displays how much the gain is being turned down, the meter<br />
moves from right to left, instead of left to right like most meters.<br />
Post Gain Amplifies the signal after it has been compressed to<br />
bring up the volume.<br />
Mono Delay 100<br />
The Mono Delay 100 is a monophonic delay line with a maximum delay of 100 milliseconds.<br />
It’s useful for slapback, doubling and stutter effects when you don’t want or<br />
need a stereo delay. Stereo signals are summed together before entering the Mono<br />
Delay. Very short delay times combined with a high feedback amount can be also used<br />
to create monotone robotic-sounding effects.<br />
L In<br />
R In<br />
HF<br />
Rolloff<br />
Parameter Description<br />
Feedback<br />
Delay<br />
Delay Time<br />
L Out<br />
R Out<br />
Delay Time Sets the length of the delay from 0-100 milliseconds.<br />
Feedback Sets the amount of delayed signal that will be recirculated through<br />
the delay line.<br />
High Freq. Rolloff Damps high frequencies in the feedback path.<br />
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