< Previous | Contents | Next >
— Reset button: The circular reset icon on upper right next to the three dot Options menu resets all controls of the Dynamics window to their defaults.
— Preset Menu: Dynamics presets appear here. You can create, change, and save presets, and use the default presets as good starting points for your track’s specific needs.
— Make Up Gain control: A post-dynamics level control that lets you boost the signal to compensate for dynamics settings that may have lowered the overall level.
Expander/Gate
The first of three sets of dynamics modules, the Expander/Gate controls can be switched between expansion and gating. Expansion emphasizes differences in volume by lowering the level of soft parts of the signal relative to the level of louder parts and can be used to minimize noise while increasing the dynamic range of a signal. Gating reduces the level or even silences parts of a signal that fall below the set threshold level in order to reduce or eliminate noise in quiet parts of a recording.
— Expander: This button enables the Expander.
— Threshold: Sets the signal level below which expansion occurs. Defaults to –35 dB. The range is from –50 to 0 dB.
— Range: Amount of decrease in signal level in dB, affected by both threshold and ratio. As ratio increases, range can have more of an effect. At lower ratios, as threshold increases, the effect of range increases.
— Ratio: Sets the attenuation ratio (input to output) applied to signals which fall below the threshold level. It controls the rate at which signals will drop, while Range controls how much the signal will drop. Defaults to 1:1.1. The range is 1:1.1 to 1:3.0.
— Attack: Adjusts how quickly the expansion occurs when a signal exceeds the threshold. Defaults to 1.4 ms (milliseconds). The range is 0 to 100 ms.
— Hold: Controls how long the Expander is kept open after the input has fallen below the threshold, in ms. Defaults to 0 ms. The range is from 0 to 4000 ms (4 seconds).
— Release: Adjusts how quickly or gradually the Expander attenuates when the input signal goes back below the threshold. Defaults to 93 ms. The range is 50 to 4000 ms (4 seconds).
— Gate: This button enables the Gate.
— Threshold: Sets the signal level below which gain reduction occurs. The range is from –50 to 0 dB.
— Hold: Controls how long time the Gate is kept open after the input has fallen below the threshold, in ms. Defaults to 0 ms. The range is from 0 to 4000 ms (4 seconds).
— Range: Sets the maximum amount of gain reduction that will be applied when the signal falls below the gate threshold. Once the signal has fallen below the level determined by the gate threshold minus the gate range, no gain reduction is applied. The default is 18 dB. The range is from 0 to 60.2 dB.
— Ratio: Unused for gate.
— Attack: Adjusts how quickly the gating occurs when a signal exceeds the threshold. Defaults to 1.4 ms. The range is 0 to 100 ms.
— Hold: Keeps dynamics from being triggered again until a certain amount of time has passed, in ms (milliseconds). Defaults to 0 ms. The range is from 0 to 4000 ms (4 seconds).
— Release: Adjusts how quickly or gradually the sidechain detector stops attenuating when the input signal goes back below the threshold. Defaults to 93 ms. The range is 50 to 4000 ms (4 seconds).