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14. Operation
As with most plug-ins, Multiband Dynamics provides many copies of controls that are all operated in a similar
manner. The Multiband Dynamics user interface uses a few different control elements to control all of the
processing. These elements are:
Control Knob
Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process. Examples of these
types of parameters include: Attack Time, Release Time, Threshold, etc. There are two styles of encoders:
Figure 14.1: Swept Knob
The rings around these encoders sweep from a minimum to maximum value, normally from left to right. The
one exception is the threshold controls, which sweep from right to left.
Figure 14.2: Plus/Minus Knob
The rings around these encoders start at 12 o'clock and sweep to either side. These knobs are used for gain
control, where straight up is no gain change, turning to the left cuts the signal and turning to the right boosts it.
You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways. Click and drag the knob to change the
value continuously. Dragging up or to the right will increase the value, while dragging down or to the left will
decrease the value. If you hold down the Mac
⌘ (Command) key or Windows Control key when you click,
you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision. If you hold the Mac ⌥ (Option) key or Windows Alt
key when you click, the knob will reset to its default value. You may also double-click a knob to reset it.
Click on the number (readout) of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a number
directly. The pop-up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the
return,
enter, tab, Mac ⌘. (Command + .), Windows Alt key or ESC keys. Hit return or enter to confirm the value
and dismiss the pop-up. Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control. ⇧-
tab (Shift + tab) will display the entry field for the previous control). Hit the Mac ⌘. (Command + .), Windows
Control. (Control + .) or ESC (Escape) to dismiss the pop-up and cancel the change.
When you enter a number into the pop-up entry, you can use a couple of abbreviations: “k” multiplies the
number by 1000 and “m” divides the number by 1000. So if you want to enter 16,500 Hz you can just type
16.5k.