Audio Plugin for VST and Audio Unit Hosts
User ManUal
Version 1.00
www.stillwellaudio.com
Dieses Handbuch in Deutsch
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Page 1: ...Audio Plugin for VST and Audio Unit Hosts User Manual Version 1 00 www stillwellaudio com Dieses Handbuch in Deutsch Este manual en español ...
Page 2: ... and should you wish these can be pushed almost into the realms of a character compressor Due to its RMS compression engine and unlike The Rocket which uses peak compression Bombardier is ideally suited to final mixdown and mastering usage Bombardier is also ideal for those who like to set up buss dynamics first and then mix into the buss compressor Contents Meters 3 Threshold 3 Feedforward Feedba...
Page 3: ...y how much the tailored RMS signal varies from the peak signal with a long RMS window it can be a sizable difference Understanding this behavior and setting the controls accordingly is key to mastering Bombardier s power The Gain Reduction meter shows the reduction of gain in decibels resulting from the compression engine s settings Threshold This fader controls the level above which compression t...
Page 4: ...ontrol sets the level at which the amount of gain reduction is limited Move the control fully left to disable this feature When mastering audio with a healthy dynamic range carefully setting the Gain Reduction range allows a meaningful amount of compression to be dialed in for quieter sections lifting and fattening them without applying overly large amounts of gain reduction in louder passages Sim...
Page 5: ... high pass filter All other frequency content remains unmodified Controls pumping but adds minimal additional coloration to the signal In some ways less aggressive than Modes I and II this can be very aggressive in the midrange while letting nature take more of its course in the extremes of the frequency bandwidth Much like the Punch Mode this shifts the detector s awareness of various frequencies...
Page 6: ... that period of time and its adjustment allows you to determine the smoothness of the response If the RMS is too long The compression will vary in response to only heavily sustained changes in dynamics Such a broad brush approach can be useful for balancing sections but only if that s what you want If the RMS is too short Things can get pretty nasty if the attack and release times are also short B...
Page 7: ...ase and special processing modes Manual Variable Release Time A constant release time can be dialed in with the control which is continuously variable from 1 to 2000 milliseconds Ideal for fine control over material with closely predictable dynamics such as single tracks electronica and rock mixes A slow auto release setting whereby the time set by the dial is ignored and instead Bombardier automa...
Page 8: ...tent like cymbals or kick drum The effect is somewhat similar to the dynamics of transformer saturation while remaining crystal clean The degree of noticeable Sag will vary according to Bombardier s mode and program material so do experiment Compensation Add or remove a fixed amount of additional gain to compensate for the compressor s activity or to help gain stage for a plugin following the Bomb...
Page 9: ...will not function if the Forward Feedback switch is set to Feedback see page 3 Alas the laws of physics Oversample When switched on green LED lit the compressor runs at an internal sample rate four times higher than the sample rate of the signal being passed to it This along with anti aliasing filters that are also switched on at the same time reduce any aliasing artifacts produced by gain changes...
Page 10: ...material longer settings will have less compressed sound but will require lower threshold values Making a mix gel and stick together Use on busses stems submixes Feedback mode bomb mode large RMS settings 100 ms very low ratio of less than 1 5 1 adjust threshold for 1 2 dB of gain reduction Use the Gain Reduction Limit control if needed in very dynamic material to prevent loud sections from drivin...
