Arturia COMP DIODE-609, Руководство пользователя

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3.3.5. Other functionalities
• You can treat the two channels of the stereo as separate entities. To do this, click
the "param unlink" switch, to put it in the unlink position. Now, you can change
parameters for one channel while the other remains untouched. Don't do this if
you want to preserve stereo consistency, but it can save the day if your stereo
image is severely unbalanced;
• Dual mono is about the way detection works to trigger compression. Generally,
the average stereo level is taken into account, and compression is triggered
equally on both channels. But if you activate dual mono, the left channel signal
triggers compression for the left side, and the right side signal triggers
compression for the right side. Again, this may be good when you are dealing
with an unbalanced stereo signal, with or without parameters unlinked. It may
also be handy when dealing with external side-chain sources;
• M/S stands for Mid/Side. Mid/Side is another way to control the stereo image,
used in some recording environments. For a more detailed explanation, please
refer to the Mid/Side mode [p.19] entry in the Control Panel chapter of this
manual.
• To the right of the M/S switch, you have the Mix (Dry/Wet) knob. This is the usual
Dry/Wet mixer control. With it, you can control the amount of unprocessed signal
that will be mixed with the processed signal in the plug-in output, to achieve what
is known as "parallel compression";
• Above the switches is a pair of "vintage" VU meters. These display the gain
reduction. Clicking them changes the display to a modern digital one, which is
more accurate and best suitable for a computer environment.
• Finally, you have the On switch. This bypasses the audio processing circuit, but
the plug-in still receives audio to be able to display the output signal on the
meters.
And that's it. These are just a few examples of what you can do with Comp DIODE-609.
This is a very musical compressor /limiter, capable of some subtle (or not so subtle) tone
sculpting. It is very easy to operate, and you can get great results with it. Yet there's more
to it than meets the eye, and if you pay attention to detail and invest some of your time to
learn how to use it, you will be able to get the most out of it. As always, use your ears and
persevere, to find the best and more interesting ways of using it.
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