Waves BSS DPR-402
User Guide
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A dedicated de-esser control with a variable filter provides wideband sibilance control along with
compression and peak limiting. There are three modes of de-essing: full-spectrum attenuation,
HF-only attenuation, and a mix of de-essing and compression.
The compressor section affords full control over all the
normal parameters, and offers “auto”
time constants for general-purpose use. It can be switched to operate at high frequencies only,
resulting in a dynamically controlled tunable HF filter. The control and subtract sidechain
insertion points allow for versatile dynamic tonal modification. Gain reduction is achieved using
a voltage controlled attenuator that is capable of reducing the input signal by up to 30 dB.
A calibrated peak limiter provides absolute control without compromising the dynamics setting of
the compressor. This can yield less dynamic distortion for an equivalent amount of
compression.
1.4 Features Added to the Plugin
In addition to modeling the above features of the original hardware, Waves has added five
features to the plugin for extra flexibility, control, and ease of use:
1
INPUT GAIN CONTROL
Controls the input level going into the compressor
2
MIX CONTROL
Controls the balance between the processed and the
unprocessed signal. This enables very quick parallel
compression within the plugins.
3
NOISE CONTROL
Adds hardware-modeled noise.
4
MS MATRIX
(stereo component only)
Provides separate compression between the mid and sides of
the stereo signal: Mid is compressed on one channel and sides
on the second.
5
MONITOR
(stereo component only)
Select the source of the monitor output
– Mono, Stereo, Left or
Right. (In MS mode, Left monitors the mid while Right monitors
the sides.)
