POWER CORE User Manual
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9. Audio Mix Engine
Expander
The following parameters are available for the expander:
·
DYN
- on/off for
all
dynamics sections: compressor, expander, gate (and de-esser/automix).
·
EXP
- on/off for the expander.
·
THRS
- threshold from -93dB to +27dB.
·
Ratio
- ratio from 1:1 to 1:0.1.
Both
DYN
and
EXP
must
be enabled (red) for the expander to be active. If the master
DYN
button is not
enabled, then the
EXP
button is dim to indicate that the expander is not yet active.
Gate
The following parameters are available for the gate:
·
DYN
- on/off for
all
dynamics sections: compressor, expander, gate (and de-esser/automix).
·
GATE
- on/off for the gate.
·
THRS
- threshold from -93dB to +27dB.
·
ATT
- attack time from 0.16ms to 82ms.
·
RLS -
release time from 10ms to 5000ms.
Both
DYN
and
GATE
must
be enabled (red) for the gate to be active. If the master
DYN
button is not
enabled, then the
GATE
button is dim to indicate that the gate is not yet active.
De-esser
The de-esser can be used to reduce excess sibilant consonants such as “s”, “z” and “sh” when dealing with
human speech.
Note that the de-esser and AutoMix processing share a common DSP module which is separate from the
dynamics DSP. Therefore, the de-esser/automix module must be enabled in the configuration in order to access
its parameters.
The following parameters are available for the de-esser:
·
DYN
- on/off for
all
dynamics sections: compressor, expander, gate and de-esser/automix.
·
DeEss
- on/off for the de-esser.
·
Reduction
– this is the amount of gain reduction applied to the sibilant frequencies:
o
Values from 1 to 6 reduce the gain of the unwanted sibilant frequenices; the higher the value, the
more gain reduction.
o
Above 6, the gain reduction remains at its maximum, and the affected frequency range broadens.
·
female/male
– select
female
or
male
to change the centre frequencies affected by the de-esser;
these are optimised for either male or female voices.
Both
DYN
and
DeEss
must
be enabled (red) for the de-esser to be active. If the master
DYN
button is not
enabled, then the
DeEss
button is dim to indicate that the de-esser is not yet active.