2.4 Metering and Overload Indication
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Set the
CURVE
control initially to its mid position (default) and deselect the
BAND
SPLIT
button.
Start with the
EFFECT
level control at 100% to obtain the maximum increase in
perceived volume without extra peak output level.
The object of the exercise is to get the input level as high as possible without
excessive distortion or deterioration in the sound. The type of programme material
and taste will determine the extent of the enhancement that can be achieved. If it is
found that the programme material is not significantly degraded at normal peak input
levels, further gain in loudness may be achieved by de-selecting the
CLIP 0dB
button and pushing the input level into the Inflator overload region.
Output overloads are entirely avoided only when the Effect level control is set
to maximum position (100%).
In general the best results are most likely to be obtained by operating the Inflator
EFFECT
level at maximum, and adjusting the
INPUT
level and
CURVE
control to
produce the best sonic compromise.
Further user modifications to the Inflator process can be invoked to gain either
greater loudness or different characteristics in sonic detail, as described below.
2.4 Metering and Overload Indication
For most workstation applications, the metering overload warning indicator is
intended to correspond to digital maximum modulation. Different software host
applications (and different versions of those applications) may present varying
interpretations of what this actually represents numerically. Because the Inflator
requires a very accurate and independent internal representation of numerical
maximum, differences in overload indication may arise between the Inflator and host
applications. However since the Inflator overload indication is set to respond to full
level samples very precisely, it will produce legal programme if overloads are not
being recorded on the plug-in GUI, even if overload indications are being triggered
within the host mixer application.
Further user modifications to the Inflator process can be invoked to either gain
greater loudness or different characteristics in sonic detail, as described below.
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