Waves LinMB software guide
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hear how the adaptive behavior responds to them adding a more dynamic
approach to dynamics. This example is somewhat extreme and it is
recommended to try settings around –12 dB for subtle adaptive de-masking. It
may also be interesting to lower the overall threshold of the top 4 “Adaptive”
bands by Multi-selecting their thresholds and pulling them down to
compensate for the added looseness, In any case when they are exposed
they will be tighter and Looser when masked.
A
UTO
M
AKEUP
When Applying compression adjusting the threshold reduces loudness.
Indeed in most compressors we can hear the overall gain reduction and we
can apply makeup gain to regain the lost loudness.
In WideBand compressors we find auto makeup to be fairly straightforward.
The auto makeup will boost by the reverse value of the Threshold, or
sometimes have a threshold dependant makeup “range” that accounts for the
knee and ratio too. In MultiBand there are other considerations. The bands
energy is going to be summed with that of the other bands so it’s hard to
predict the part of the discrete band’s energy on the summed WideBand
signal.
The Auto Makeup in LinMB is somewhat similar in that it accounts for the
Threshold, Range and Knee. In wide band we would use the headroom to
boost the loudness further then was possible before compressing. In the
MultiBand case It is designed to help maintain general level stability for better
a/b comparing. While in a wideband compressor the overall level will be
reduced in the LinMB only the gain of a certain band will be reduced in
relation to the others. It is much easier to hear the lost loudness then the
actual compression so working with Auto Makeup the bands level remains
similar and you can focus better on the sound of the dynamics process for
that band. You can choose to use Auto Makeup as a work mode to help get
the per band compression to sound right, Then apply per band gain on top of
it. When disengaging Auto Makeup its effect will be updated into the per band
gains. It is recommended to first set nominal thresholds per band to the peak
energy in each band. Then engage auto makeup and continue to adjust the
desired dynamics.
Auto Makeup does not interfere with the per-band Gain control. Also it cannot
be clipping proofed and the overall Output gain will serve to trim the margin
between the peak and the full scale.
W
AVES
ARC
- A
UTO
R
ELEASE
C
ONTROL
Waves ARC was designed and debuted in the Waves Renaissance
Compressor. This routine sets the optimal gain adjustment release time by
being program sensitive. The Auto Release Control still refers to its band’s
release time and optimizes it according to the actual attenuation assuring
maximal transparency. Before ARC there was always a need to trade
between grainy Distortion with short release times to Pumping when setting
longer release times. ARC helps lower the extent of these artifacts. For best
