Metric Halo ChannelStrip 2 - Manual (Page 12)

ChannelStrip User Guide
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ar e used to enable processor sections and to switch the order of
processing within ChannelStrip.
F ader
The fader is some what unique in that only one fader is
used in the interface for ChannelStrip. It works in much
the same fashion as the control knobs. Instead of drag-
ging up/right or down/left to change the value, you
directly drag the fader knob. The other “tricks”
described for the knobs also work with the fader. The
fader is used to control the output gain of the EQ sec-
tion of ChannelStrip. This controls a high-precision 56-
bit gain stage that maintains the full precision of the 48-
bit EQ algorithm provided by ChannelStrip.
Filter type
Each fi lter band in the strip (6 EQ bands and 2 Side-chain bands) has
a filter type control that allows you to choose the shape of the filter
applied by that band. Each band provides 6 different types of filter
shapes: Peaking/Parametric, Low Cut, High Cut, Low Shelf, High
Shelf, and Bandpass. You can select from these types via two differ-
ent methods. Each time you click on the Filter Type control, the
band will switch to the next type in the list (and wrap to the begin-
ning when you hit the end of the list). If you click and hold the
mouse button, a pop-up menu listing all of the types will appear
after about 1/4 of a second. You can select the type directly from
this popup menu. If you want to access the menu without having to
wait, hold down the <command> key when you click.
Sidechain Routing Switch
Each sidechain r outing switch allows you to control the signal sent
to the sidechain input of its associated gate or compressor. By
default, the level detectors in the dynamics processors key off of the
signal that they are processing. Under some circumstance, you may
want to use a different signal to open the gate or compress the sig-
nal. Pro Tools allows you to specify an input or bus as the source for
ChannelStrip’s sidechain input. The Sidechain routing switches allow