![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I gave up on the thing the first few times I tried it a couple years ago mainly because I could not understand what the point of the complicated interface was for what was in the end, a somewhat sonically lackluster - tho usable - compressor. I have been trying to find and answer to this for a long time. Once you've got something you like, save it as a preset, or you may never find it again!īottom line - perseverance pays off with this thing!ĭUUUUDE! First, thanks so much for such a detailed explanation. You can also set the makeup gain from this panel. You will notice that you can also spline the curves, and that the amounts of compression and the appropriate threshold levels are displayed for each segment. Even more so now that it has a gain reduction meter! Within the limitations of it being a single-channel processor, pretty much anything is on the cards if you can set it up in six segments - which is why it's still here, and still popular. What's really clever about it is that you aren't simply limited to a single threshold - you can set up multiple break points and have all sorts of curves, depending entirely on what you want to achieve. What will change though between the presets is the graphical display, and that's how you set the basic system up. Basically, unless you have good reason to alter them, leave the settings pretty much where they end up on average - attack times low, release times around 2-300ms. To get some sort of idea of how much these Attack/Release settings don't really matter so much, leave the tab open and flick through the presets - and you'll notice that nothing really changes that dramatically unless it's for something excessive. As far as the other controls on that tab are concerned, the lookahead time should be obvious (helps you catch transients better) and the Band Limiting and Noise Gating likewise. Yes, all these attack and release controls appear to conflict with each other, and the output level tab is far from intuitive. The Gain Processor lets you determine what the attack and release characteristics of the processed signal will be, and its output gain control effectively controls the amount of 'influence' the driving signal has on the output. The Attack and Release times here only relate to how your incoming signal is analysed. This is a Bad Idea - you are much better off leaving this at 0dB and normalizing your signal before applying it - you'll have a much better idea of where you are then. The Level Detector is the part of the plugin that analyses the incoming signal, and lets you boost it if it's weak. On the Settings tab, you have a Level Detector, and a Gain Processor. It's a hangover plugin from CEP (Audition's predecessor from Syntrillium) and back then we got confused by it, even with a bit of help from the guy who designed it! What I can tell you though is how it's supposed to work, why it doesn't appear to have a threshold control (it doesn't need one - it's graphical), and perhaps explain why this makes it so confusing: Okay - true confessions time we've always had some difficulty with this. I want to understand this plug-in specifically. ![]() My job takes a couple of years to adopt new updates sadly. I know the new version of Audition has new processors, but that will not help me. I just want to understand how it works because right now, I'm having a hard time getting it to do what I want. I've got to admit, I'm not a big fan of this plug-in because I feel it over-complicates the traditional and fairly sublime interface of regular compressors, but I've got an open mind. Can someone help me wrap my old brain around this weird looking compressor? MAIN QUESTION: I understand what attack and release settings are for on any other compressor/gate/expander, but why are there two sets of these settings under this tab? I notice there is no "hold" setting. The Gain Processor has an Output Gain slider (this makes sense) as well, and both have attack and release settings. Level Detector has an Input Gain slider (this makes sense). Under the settings tab you have the Level Detector section and below it, the Gain Processor section. I feel like I grasp the main graph on the "Dynamics Tab," but I'm having a hard time understanding the Settings tab. However, I am having a difficult time understanding the user interface of the Dynamics Processing plug-in. I have extensive knowledge of how compressors and noise gates and expanders work, so I am not looking for an explanation of compressors. Context - I have been an audio engineer since the mid-90s. ![]()
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