Slate Digital FG-X Virtual Mastering Processor - Manual (Page 8)

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Slate"Digital"FG-X"Virtual"Mastering"Console"
Having" said" that," you" may" find" that" the" FG" Comp’s" sound" can" add" an" extra" touch" of"
magic"-"even"on"compressed"mixes.""Let"your"ears"decide."
IV.1.2. T
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FG C
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EVELER
On" very" slow" Attack" and" Release" parameters," the" FG-Comp" acts" like" a" leveler," as" if"
someone"moves"a"gain"slider"according"to"the"input"level."
The"leveler"mode"of"the"FG"Comp"algorithm"has"been"designed"to"retain"all"the"punch"
and"original"transients"of"the"mix,"while"reacting"in"an"intelligent"way"to"sudden"global"
loudness"changes"in"the"audio."
This"mode"can"be"used"in"2"ways:"
• With"a"high"ratio"and"threshold,"to"prevent"too"high"RMS"levels"in"loud"moments"
of"the"song."
• With" a" low" ratio" and" threshold," in" order" to" reduce" the" difference" between" the"
relative"RMS"levels"throughout"the"song."
IV.1.3. FG C
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ETTIN G S
Hit"the"settings"button"to"access"to"the"FG"Comp"settings.""
You"can"adjust"the"Ratio"and"Threshold"ranges"of"the"compressor."Please"note"that"these"
settings" will" be" saved" with" the" preset," but" that" the" resulting" values" from" the" DAW"
automation"will"vary"according"to"these"selected"ranges."
The" In/Out" metering" options" display" the" same" settings" than" the" Metering" Section"
options."There"are"two"additional"options"to:"
• Match(Metering(Section"settings:"the"FG"Comp"metering"will"then"have"the"same"
display"parameters"than"the"Metering"Section"
• Match(Output(Level:"the"FG"Comp"metering"level"will"be"displayed"according"to"
the"RMS"Reference"Level"and"the"FG"Level"Gain."This"allows"having"a"RMS"level"
display"which"matches"the"final"output"level"of"your"master,"and"thus"visualizing"
the"FG"Comp"and"Metering"Section"levels"around"the"same"0dB"reference"RMS"
value."
Adjust"the"Gain"Reduction"Metering"Settings"to"the"maximum"gain"reduction."You"can"
choose"between"Lin"and"Log"gain"reduction"display"scales."" "