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The Soft Clipper is a limiting processor that reduces the output level above a defined threshold in a rounded manner so that peaks are more cleanly attenuated. The Soft Clipper plugin will impart saturation effects when pushed hard above the threshold, allowing for the introduction of warmth and subtle distortion to the sound. A graph shows the shape of the curve adjustment this plugin makes to the audio.
A soft clipper is often combined with a standard limiter in order to increase perceptual loudness of material without imparting harshness.
The Soft Clipper Fairlight FX
— Threshold: Introduces input gain to the signal prior to hitting the clipper, forcing audio peaks over the threshold by that amount. As such, it will drive the saturation and distortion.
— Shape: The shape of the clipper can be varied to change the character of the soft clipper from full soft-clipping (all the way right, where the peaks are rounded) to full hard-clipping (all the way left, where the peaks are squared off).
— Output Level: Lets you adjust the output gain to compensate for signal lost during soft clipping, if necessary.
Stereo Fixer
A simple plugin designed to fix stereo source material in cases where only one side of a stereo signal was recorded, where one side of a stereo recording is a different level to the other, or where the stereo channels have been incorrectly Left/Right swapped.
This plugin can also be used as a “Mid/Side” decoder, for recordings that were made using this microphone technique.
This plugin is for stereo clips only.
