Vir2 Instruments Studio Kit Builder - Manual (Page 22)

STUDIO KIT BUILDER
STUDIO KIT BUILDER FX CONT’D
Solid Bus Compressor - Threshold - Sets a level threshold above which the
Compressor starts working. Only levels that rise above this threshold will be
reduced by the compression; signals that stay below it will be left
unprocessed.
Ratio - Controls the amount of compression, expressed as a ratio of “input
level change” against “output level change.” A Ratio of 1:1 means that no
compression will be happening. For example, a Setting of 4 represents the
ratio 4:1, which means for every 4 decibel increase of amplitude above the
threshold, the output will increase by only 1 decibel.
Attack - Adjusts the time the Compressor will take to reach the full Ratio
value after an input signal exceeds the Threshold level.
Release - Adjusts the time the compressor will take to fall back to non-
compression after the input signal falls below the threshold.
Makeup - Controls the output gain of the compressed signal. Used to
compensate for the gain reduction of the effect.
Mix - Controls the dry/wet mix of the compressor. This can be used to create
a parallel compression style routing, which increases the quieter signals
rather than reducing the louder ones. At a setting of 100% you will only hear
the compressed signal, at a setting of 0% you will only hear the unprocessed
input signal.
Output - Adjusts the compressor’s output level.
Stereo - Spread - Collapses (counter-clockwise) or expands (clockwise) your
signal’s stereo base. At the far left position, stereo signals will be summed to
mono. Positive values will result in an artificial widening of stereo sources
that has a tendency to apparently expand beyond the speakers, but watch
out – this can cause mono incompatibilities in your mix.
Output - Adjusts the Stereo effect output level.
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