TC Electronic Master X3 TDM - Manual (Page 8)

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The Target Factor allows fast editing of the relation between the
3 bands, separately for each module. For example: With just one
move of the Target Factor in the Limiter block, you can increase
the focus of the Limiter block on the hi frequency spectrum.
In OFF position, the Target Factor is deactivated for the module – all 3 bands will be
processed with the setting you see on screen. In MAX position, the selected Target Curve
will be applied to the maximum – and the 3 bands will be processed differently.
So in a way you could say: The Target Factor determines the amount of differences
between the bands.
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The Target Curves determine how the 3 bands work together:
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All 3 bands are processed equally. The Target Factor has no effect.
(Imagine the frequency characteristics of white noise)
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The Hi band will be processed less.
(Imagine the frequency characteristics of pink noise)
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The Hi band will be processed more.
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Lo and Hi band are processed more.
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Master X3 can look into the future, whenever this parameter is active!
This won’t help you fortune-telling, but it’ll help Master X3 to be
prepared for sudden peaks in your material, thus ensuring a much
better quality processing!
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Digital Ceiling will let you define a marginally lower level than 0 dB as
maximal value, so you can ensure that you definitely don’t have
any values reaching 0 dB.
This can be important for mastering – as some devices already
show a clip or overload, when 0 dB is reached for one single
sample – others take up to 5 or more consecutive clips before
they display an overload.
Do not activate Digital Ceiling before you have adjusted the setting to your liking – Master X3
won’t display clips with Digital Ceiling active!
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The Target Curves and Target Factors simplify the handling of Master X3 significantly, by
reducing the amount of parameters necessary to control the Plug-In by approximately
2/3. Thanks to these innovative parameters it will be easy for you to keep an overview of
all relevant settings at all times – and get to a result fast anyway!
Although you are using a 3-Band solution you only have one set of parameters for each
module. This is possible due to the use of the Target Meta-Parameters:
The displayed values are always referring to the center band, with Target Curves you
define the basic “focus” (like “all equal” or “less treble” etc.) as displayed by the little
curve in the Target Curve display – and with the Target Factor you can edit that “focus”,
move the target elsewhere in the frequency spectrum.
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