Transient enhancer, Groove ducking, Scenarios – elysia mpressor User Manual

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Transient Enhancer

A special task is to emphasize the transients at the beginning of a tone, chord and so on. The
Gain Reduction Limiter is of special importance in this scenario. The chosen parameters result in a
rather strong compression with quite fast release times and even negative ratios.

Without the limiter the signal would be compressed much too strongly; 10 to 15 dB of gain re-
duction would occur quite regularly in this case. But now the limiter comes into play by reducing
maximum amount of gain reduction to 6 dB. If now the gain controller is also set to 6 dB, the signal
will be boosted by 6 dB at its beginning and will then be held at 0 dB in its further course.

If for example an organ is processed this way, it sounds firmer as its transients receive an accentua-
tion. And no matter if a single note or a full chord is played – the output level will always stay the
same, so that the result does not sound like typical compression.

Groove Ducking

The external sidechain input can be used to achieve specific groovy effects. Here the sidechain
is triggered by a rhythmical signal like a 4 beat bass drum. The audio path can carry any desired
sounds which are then reduced in the rhythm of the bass drum and therefore start to groove in
sync with that beat.

Especially the release parameter can be used to adapt the timing of the effect to the tempo of the
song, whereas the Anti Log mode offers interesting variations. If, for example, a 16 beat HiHat is
processed in this way, it will benefit from a nice vivid groove it will now move in.

Bass sounds can now receive a stronger accentuation, as the ducking effect creates more space
in the mix and the focus is shifted more onto the 4 beat bass drum. If the mpressor is inserted
into the subgroup of a mixing console, you will also be able to trigger an arrangement of various
instruments etc. via the external sidechain.

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EQ Freq

26

28

36

52

90

200 260

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21

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13

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10

13

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0,5

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Threshold

16

14

9

5

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Attack

0,01

1,0

5,0

8,0

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17

21

70

100

140

150

ms

Release

5

7

12

26

50

85

150

380

600

930

1k2

ms

1,2

1,3

1,6

2,0

5,0

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-0,3

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Anti Log

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Threshold

16

14

9

5

0

-5

-8

-13

-15

-17

-18

dB

Attack

0,01

1,0

5,0

8,0

13

17

21

70

100

140

150

ms

Release

5

7

12

26

50

85

150

380

600

930

1k2

ms

1,2

1,3

1,6

2,0

5,0

10

-0,3

-1,0

-2,0

-3,0

-4,0

1:X

Ratio

EQ Gain

Lo

6,0

4,5

3,0

2,0

1,0

1,0

3,0

4,5

6,0

Hi

dB

EQ Freq

26

28

36

52

90

200 260

450

700

1k3

2k2

Hz

GR Limit

21

19

17

15

13

11

9

5

3

1,5

0

dB

Gain

10

13

17

0

0,5

2,0

3,0

4,0

6,0

20

dB

1,0

EQ Gain

Lo

6,0

4,5

3,0

2,0

1,0

1,0

3,0

4,5

6,0

Hi

dB

EQ Freq

26

28

36

52

90

200 260

450

700

1k3

2k2

Hz

GR Limit

21

19

17

15

13

11

9

5

3

1,5

0

dB

Gain

10

13

17

0

0,5

2,0

3,0

4,0

6,0

20

dB

1,0

Threshold

16

14

9

5

0

-5

-8

-13

-15

-17

-18

dB

Attack

0,01

1,0

5,0

8,0

13

17

21

70

100

140

150

ms

Release

5

7

12

26

50

85

150

380

600

930

1k2

ms

1,2

1,3

1,6

2,0

5,0

10

-0,3

-1,0

-2,0

-3,0

-4,0

1:X

Ratio

On

x10

On

SC Extern

Auto Fast

Anti Log

SC Extern

Auto Fast

Anti Log

On

x10

On

Left

Right

Link

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