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U S E R ’ S G U I D E

Stereo and Mono
Sidechain Compressor
plug-ins

For Tracktion 2

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Summary of Contents for Stereo and Mono Side chain Compressor

Page 1: ...U S E R S G U I D E StereoandMono SidechainCompressor plug ins ForTracktion2...

Page 2: ...se at any time by destroying the Software and related docu mentation and all copies thereof This License will terminate immediately without notice from LOUD Technologies if you fail to comply with any...

Page 3: ...SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR EARNINGS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PERSON OR ATTORNEYS FEES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR RELA...

Page 4: ...d trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby ac knowledged Part No SW0214 Rev A 7 05 2005 LOUD Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved This icon will lead you to some further explanations of f...

Page 5: ...2 Using the EQ to drop off the lows 14 Sidechain Compressor Features 15 Global Controls 16 The Contour Edit Screen 17 Threshold 17 End Point 17 Compression Ratio 18 Gain Makeup and Auto Makeup 18 Atta...

Page 6: ...rigger input from a copy or EQ d copy of it self For example it can be used as a basic De Esser to compress the higher Sssss sounds or you can apply compression to a guitar s mid or higher frequency r...

Page 7: ...ch track will be connected to the Key Input An example of this is shown on the next page so fear not A brief word about Compressors As an example of how to use a compressor supposing you have a track...

Page 8: ...s to the Sidechain Compressor The first thing to do is to open up Tracktion and open your project Tracktion uses the term filter to refer to a plug in be it native to Tracktion or a 3rd party plug in...

Page 9: ...track 1 to bring up the rack filter details area 3 In the rack filter details area change the input destinations to be the Key Input So now the sidechain compressor will get its Key Input from track 1...

Page 10: ...dB DRY 0 0 dB WET 10 Click on the Sidechain Compressor drawing within the rack filter to bring up the compressor screen 11 The settings you choose for the compressor will apply to track 5 but only wh...

Page 11: ...do 13 Add a new filter inside the rack filter instead of to the right of the tracks and choose an EQ 14 Then click on the Key Input connecting line and use the mouse to hook the EQ in line Use the EQ...

Page 12: ...f high Ssss sounds on vocal tracks Dedicated De Essers have more fine features and controls but this will give you a basic functioning model Setting up the Key Input to be the same as the main input b...

Page 13: ...es the nasties Experiment with the EQ settings and the compressor settings to hone in on audio loveliness You don t want the EQ to be triggering compression for frequencies you want to keep Remember t...

Page 14: ...these frequencies It will not compress during the dynamic low frequency manglings your guitarist is known for 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 on pages 12 and 13 to add the Sidechain Compressor to your guitar t...

Page 15: ...ols section includes most of the controls and readouts You can use your mouse to move the sliders left or right or to se lect nodes with the Node Selector knob The Key Solo button allows you to listen...

Page 16: ...ows the version number and copyright information Undo Undo the previous action Redo Redo the previous undo Load Comp Loads a previously saved preset file Save User Preset As Saves a Preset to the hard...

Page 17: ...hold The level at which the compressor starts work ing is called the threshold The compressor will reduce the level of signals above the threshold volume level and not affect lower level signals You c...

Page 18: ...te makeup gain for you This is based on your dynamics contour You can still use the manual gain makeup con trol in this case It merely adds to the makeup gain automatically applied When you first set...

Page 19: ...eally shape that Jello mold Up to four nodes can be added to the curve This depth of editing is helpful in defining detailed nuances in your curve such as hard knee soft knee and expan sion The figure...

Page 20: ...t output levels The stereo compressor takes its input from a mixed sample of the left and right so there is only one input meter Its compressor action then works equally on the left and right of your...

Page 21: ...he volume of quiet passages and bring a little bit more life into a perfor mance Note that each individual segment can be set as either a compressor or an expander Just look at the slope between each...

Page 22: ...ressor reacts to incoming signals The difference is somewhat subtle to hear but is more apparent at higher compression ratios A hard knee setting is well suited to lower ratios When using higher com p...

Page 23: ...Astrophysics shows us this is about the same quantum weight as a small Wildebeest who has been working out A lot Dimensions It depends if the Compression Ratio is set to 12 acres or half a meadow Dir...

Page 24: ...e If you see a number greater than that on a spec sheet it s purely theoretical a 24 bit system is theoretically ca pable of 144 dB of dynamic range but practical things like electronic components sta...

Page 25: ...Now when either channel requires some gain reduction that same amount of gain reduction is applied to both channels Compressor Artifacts Two uncomplimentary terms often used to de scribe the sound of...

Page 26: ...mpression ratio will make more cycles of the attack portion of the drum audible making its thump sound much more pro nounced without having to boost low frequency gain with an equalizer Try this next...

Page 27: ...Node 1 Input Node 1 Output Node 2 Input Node 2 Output Node 3 Input Node 3 Output Node 4 Input End Point Soft Clip in Soft Clip Threshold Auto Makeup Gain Make up Gain Star Sign User Presets Use this t...

Page 28: ...Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA United States and Canada 800 898 3211 Europe Asia Central and South America 425 487 4333 Middle East and Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail s...

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