Metric Halo Production Bundle - Manual (Page 79)

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attack time to 0. Fast attack times will control the transients of impulsive sounds. Use longer attack times to
let the transients through but control the sustains.
Release Control
The “Release” knob controls the release time of the compressor. This knob is calibrated in milliseconds and
can range from 5 ms to 5 sec. The release time controls how quickly the gain reduction returns to zero after
the detector drops below the threshold value. For settings below 40 ms or so the compressor releases pretty
abruptly and may introduce unwanted artifacts into your audio, depending on the signal. In addition, be careful
making the release time faster than the attack time.
Limiter
Figure 15.8: Limiter
The final processing block in the Multiband Dynamics is a limiter. The limiter can be used to ensure that
the final output of ChannelStrip doesn't distort due to extreme EQ boosts. This also makes it very easy to use
Multiband Dynamics as a mastering plug-in on your final mix bus.
Limiter Enable
When this button is off, the limiter section will not change the signal.
Input Gain
This control allows you to attenuate or boost the signal level going in to the limiter's input by ±30 dB.
Threshold
The “Thresh” knob controls the level at which the limiter begins to reduce the gain applied to the signal. When
the detector level is below the threshold level, no gain reduction is applied. As the detector level increases