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Chapter 16: Dynamics 133
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Click the Key Source selector and choose an available chan-
nel or bus.
To select a pickoff point for the key source signal:
■
Click the Source Pickoff selector and choose a pickoff source
for the selected key signal:
Key Listen
The Key Listen button toggles the key onto the Main Solo bus,
replacing the signal there. This happens regardless of whether
the key is the channel signal or the external key, or whether it
has been side-chain filtered.
Key Listen always overrides the Solo bus. If soloed channels
are already on the Solo bus, they are suppressed until Key Lis-
ten is cleared. If additional channels are soloed while Key Lis-
ten is on, they will be added but suppressed.
The Key Listen solo is also exclusive to itself. If one is active
and you press Key Listen on a different processor or channel,
the first Key Listen is turned off and the new Key Listen takes
over.
To engage Key Listen:
■
Click the Listen button in the on-screen Exp/Gate controls.
To disengage Key Listen:
■
Click Listen again. The Solo bus reverts to its previous signal
(soloed channels, or none). You can also press Solo Clear once
to turn off the any currently engaged Key Listen. Press Solo
Clear a second time to clear channel solos, if any.
Side-Chain Filters
Both the Compressor/Limiter and the Expander/Gate
side-chains provide two bands of EQ to band-limit the range
of frequencies in the key signal.
To enable a side-chain EQ on-screen:
■
Click the LPF or HPF encoder.
To enable a side-chain filter on-screen:
■
Click the side-chain filter In buttons on-screen.
To adjust a side-chain EQ:
■
Turn the HPF or LPF encoder to adjust the frequency (each
filter ranges from 10 Hz to 20 kHz). On-screen, the LEDs
around the encoder light, and the current frequency value is
displayed on-screen.
Side-Chain Limitations
Up to 32 side-chain Key signals can be routed from the follow-
ing sources:
• Channel pre/post fader pickoff
• FX Return pre/post-fader pickoff
• Channel Insert return (when the channel does not have
a hardware insert assigned).
There are no limits to the number of side-chain Key signals
that can be routed from hardware inputs, Input Channel or
FX Return top-of-channel pickoffs, or channel insert returns.
Choosing a Key Source
Key Listen on a Dynamics plug-in does not route the signal
to the solo bus, but to the plug-in output. Use caution when
using the Key Listen with a plug-in dynamics processor.
Side-Chain controls in the software screen (Expander/Gate shown)
Dynamics side-chain EQ defaults and ranges
Filter Default Minimum Maximum
HPF 10 Hz, Off 10 Hz 20 kHz
LPF 20 kHz, Off 10 Hz 20 kHz
Side-chain level may vary dramatically depending on where
the Key signal is sourced. The top of channel pickoff can be
as much as 18 dB louder than other pickoff points and
sources.
LPF in/out
HPF in/out
Key In
LPF frequency
HPF frequency
Key Listen