Mackie Stereo and Mono Side chain Compressor Global Controls, Lock, Hide, Preset Toggle Buttons, Preset Title Window, Menu, Memory A/Memory B, Active

Stereo and Mono Sidechain Compressors for Tracktion

Global Controls

Lock

If this is pressed, the compressor's interface will not disappear when you select other items or areas in Tracktion.

Hide

This hides the compressor interface from view, and is useful if you have previously selected "Lock."

Preset Toggle Buttons

You can save your own favorite settings as presets for later recall.

The up/down arrow buttons on either side of the preset window enable you to scroll up or down through the user presets.

Save User Preset As...: Saves a Preset to the hard drive with a new file name. (For example, use this after making slight changes to a preset, and saving it as a variation)

Save User Preset: Saves changes to the current preset to the hard drive.

Reset Comp: Resets all the settings to the current preset values.

Cut Comp: Copies all the settings to the clipboard and resets them to their default values. Copy: Copies all the settings to the clipboard, leaving the settings as they are.

Paste Comp: Copies the settings from the clipboard to the current window.

Note: Cut/Copy/Paste are useful for changing Mem A and B to identical settings.

Preset Title Window

This window displays the currently selected preset. Click on it to access the pull-down menu where you can choose your previously-saved user presets.

If you have loaded a preset, and then moved one of the controls, an asterisk will appear next to its name, as a reminder that things have changed. If it sounds good, save it as a new preset for later recall. If it doesn't sound good, you can always create the ultimate "Sucks" preset.

Menu

Pressing the MENU button opens a pull-down menu that performs some familiar functions:

About Stereo Comp: Opens a window that shows the version number and copyright information. Undo: Undo the previous action.

Redo: Redo the previous undo.

Load Comp: Loads a previously saved preset file.

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Memory A/Memory B

The Mem A and Mem B buttons temporarily store all the current settings of the compressor to allow comparative referencing. You can also copy and paste settings from one memory location to another using commands found on the menu.

Active

Use this to engage or disengage the compressor from the signal path. If the red LED is on, the compressor is active, and any audio passing through is affected by its settings. If the red light is out, then the compressor is bypassed, and it has no effect on the audio.