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DigiRack Plug-ins Guide 66
Input and Output Meters
The Input and Output meters show peak signal
levels before and after dynamics processing:
Green Indicates nominal levels.
Yellow Indicates pre-clipping levels, starting at
–6 dB below full scale.
Red Indicates full scale levels (clipping).
The clip indicators at the top of the Output
meters indicate clipping at the input or output
stage of the plug-in. Clip indicators can be
cleared by clicking the indicator.
Toggling Multichannel Input and Output Meters
With multichannel track types LCRS and
higher, both Input Level and Output Level
meters cannot be shown at the same time. Click
either the Input or Output Meter button to dis-
play the appropriate level meter. The Input/Out-
put level meters display is toggled to Output by
default.
Gain Reduction Meter
The Gain Reduction meter indicates the amount
the input signal is attenuated (in dB) and shows
different colors during dynamics processing:
Light Orange
Indicates that gain reduction is
within the “knee” and has not reached the full
ratio of compression.
Dark Orange
Indicates that gain reduction is be-
ing applied at the full ratio (for example, 2:1).
Threshold Arrow
The orange Threshold arrow next to the Input
meter indicates the current threshold, and can
be dragged up or down to adjust the threshold.
When a multichannel instance of the plug-in
has been configured to show only the Output
meter, the Threshold arrow is not displayed.
Phase Invert
The Phase Invert button inverts the phase (po-
larity) of the input signal, to help compensate
for phase anomalies that can occur either in
multi-microphone environments or because of
mis-wired balanced connections.
The Input and Output meters display differ-
ently depending on the type of track (mono,
stereo, or multichannel) on which the plug-
in has been inserted.
When Side-Chain Listen is enabled, the
Output meter only displays the levels of the
side-chain signal. See “Side-Chain Listen”
on page 77.
Input and Output meter buttons
Input and
Output Meter
buttons