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Switches between standard hard and soft knee compression/expansion curves.
In PSP MicroComp a soft knee mode is engaged when a button is lit.

Peak/RMS switch (PSP MasterComp) or RMS button (PSP MicroComp

Switches between peak and RMS responses of  the level detector.
In PSP MicroComp an RMS mode is engaged when the button is lit.

Caution!

  Switching between Peak and RMS detection has to reset and switch its internal 

processing and may produce sudden gain drop and corresponding click if attempted during 
playback.

Limit/Off (PSP MasterComp only)

Engages   the   high   quality   output   brick   wall   limiter.   The   limiter   is   located   as   the   last 
processing part of this plug-in after mixing dry with processed signal and output gain stage. 
The ceiling level of the limiter is set to 0dBFS.

Stereo/Mono (PSP MicroComp only)

Engages the stereo processing mode. Mono mode allows to save some CPU cycles whenever 
a mono track is processed.

Pre/G.R./Post

Switches the meters between Pre processing (input), Gain Reduction and Post processing 
(output) modes.

PSP MasterComp or PSP MicroComp

Clicking on the PSP MasterComp or PSP MicroComp label switches to the rear panel.

Latency indication

Just below the PSP MasterComp or PSP MicroComp label there are two numbers showing 
the   exact   latency   of   the   plug-in   in   samples   and   milliseconds.   Although   most   audio 
applications provide automatic latency compensation there are still some situations when 
manual compensation is required.

PSP MasterComp & PSP MicroComp operation manual

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Summary of Contents for Master Comp

Page 1: ...PSP Master Comp PSP MicroComp Stereo Mastering and Mixing Compressors...

Page 2: ...isoundMastering Victoria Australia Joachim Krukowski Jarocin Poland Hubert Pietrzykowski PSPaudioware com s c Warsaw Poland ___________________________________________________________________ PSP Mast...

Page 3: ...d into the SOFTWARE the accompanying printed materials and any copies of the SOFTWARE are owned by PSP The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions Unauthorized repr...

Page 4: ...of the demo version 6 Front panel 7 Meters 7 Controls 9 Rear Panel 14 Plugin Information Plate 14 Knobs 14 Operation 16 Working with meters 16 Rear Panel operation 16 Using meters preferences paramete...

Page 5: ...fine blending between the processed and clean signal Optional high quality brick wall output limiter with automatic release time Advanced PPM VU meters with contextual readings and adjustable paramet...

Page 6: ...acking In the case of PSP MasterComp the latency is considerably larger up to 37ms depending on sample rate This is because of the precise FIR finite impulse response filters used for FAT double sampl...

Page 7: ...ck needle and the contextually displayed number on the left part of the meter PPM is mainly indicated by a short red needle and the contextually displayed number on the right part of the meter The bla...

Page 8: ...The opposite situation may also occur when PPM integration is set to 0ms and it reads over 0dBFS in this case the LEDs do not blink at all because they are waiting for the minimum number of overloaded...

Page 9: ...may require turning it off for a more musical result Release Sets a release time within a wide range from 0 1s to 10s in PSP MasterComp and from 0 03s to 3s in PSP MicroComp Sets the nominal release t...

Page 10: ...ile a cut filter gives attenuation down to 15dB High s c PSP MasterComp only Controls the high cut or high shelf frequency of the side chain filter High s c type switch PSP MasterComp only Clicking th...

Page 11: ...MasterComp only Sets the amount of linking between channels Variable control of this parameter allows you to find the most musical setting that won t shift the stereo field Link switch PSP MicroComp...

Page 12: ...PSP MasterComp or Fast Smooth switch PSP MicroComp Engages the premium quality PSP MasterComp and high quality PSP MicroComp Smooth Level Detector algorithm In this mode compression distortion is sign...

Page 13: ...this plug in after mixing dry with processed signal and output gain stage The ceiling level of the limiter is set to 0dBFS Stereo Mono PSP MicroComp only Engages the stereo processing mode Mono mode...

Page 14: ...e default value is 14dBFS This value is stored as a preference setting PPM integration time The PPM integration time knob sets the attack ballistics for the PPM meters The default value is 10ms This v...

Page 15: ...rload counter knob sets how many overloaded samples it will take to make the overload LEDs light The default value is 3 samples This value is stored as a preference setting PSP MasterComp PSP MicroCom...

Page 16: ...are a kind of peak meters They show the level value very close to digital peak values Typically they have 10ms or 5ms attack and about 1000 2000ms release times In many cases they are more practical t...

Page 17: ...BANK label to permanently store the default preset bank Press Command Mac or Control PC and double click to restore the factory default bank PRESET SECTION Click the green arrow icon to load a preset...

Page 18: ...gladly answer all of your questions As a rule we respond within 24 hours PSPaudioware com s c Kwadratowa 4 19 05 509 J zefoslaw Poland ph 48 601 96 31 73 www PSPaudioware com contact PSPaudioware com...

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