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OUTPUT – A plain linear output amplification control.
ON – A true bypass switch in (when in
off
mode).
The interstage section
INTERSTAGE - This activates the interstage section of the compressor which is a
sophisticated non-linear amplifier stage. It is based on a stateful non-linear model
which provides very smooth sounding harmonic distortion. Just turning this on
already injects a leading 2nd order harmonic which dynamically responds to the gain
reduction performance of the compressor.
If engaged, further more and detailed control is unveiled with the parameter set at
the bottom of the interface. This lets you control further odd harmonic distortion
amounts and to set the focus of the distortion to full spectrum or just to parts of the
frequency spectrum. Therefore, this is a powerful coloring tool which allows to obtain
a wide tonal variety within just one single device. The underlying technology goes
way beyond any static waveshaping approach, but on the other hand, typical draw-
backs of e. g. dynamic convolution based approaches - such as high latency and cpu
consumption – can be circumvented.
Note: This interstage section does not saturate in a conventional, strict
manner but injects additional harmonic content. Nevertheless, the transi-
ent response of the audio signal gets affected in a nice fashion.
SPECTRUM – this slider adjusts the spectral focus of the distortion. Available
options are:
•
FULL – Full spectrum mode which covers almost the entire frequency range.
•
LF – A huge emphasis of the low frequency spectrum, great for changing the
bass tonality and other drastic effects.
•
500 Hz – Harmonic emphasis is performed on the 500 Hz area which provides
a tonality which is sometimes referred to as increasing the perceived "warmth"
of a signal.
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