What is the Wave Hammer
The Wave Hammer DirectX
The Wave Hammer tool can be used in any Microsoft
Displaying the Wave Hammer
To display the Wave Hammer tool, choose Wave Hammer from the Effects menu.
The Wave Hammer dialog
The Wave Hammer controls are divided into two tabs: Compressor and Volume Maximizer.
Compressor tab
The controls on the Compressor tab are used to compress the audio signal. When applied properly, compression reduces the dynamic range of audio and allows you increase overall loudness. Compression has various uses. For example, applying heavy compression at a low threshold to electric guitar produces distortion. The controls are explained below.
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Threshold | The Threshold fader is used to adjust the audio level at which compression is applied. Audio |
| with levels higher than the Threshold value are compressed, while audio at levels lower than |
| this value pass through the compressor uninterrupted. |
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Ratio | The Ratio slider determines the amount of compression applied to audio signals surpassing the |
| threshold. A ratio of 1:1 applies no compression to audio surpassing the threshold, while a ratio |
| of 2:1 requires a 2 dB increase in actual volume to raise the processed volume 1 dB. A ratio of |
| Inf:1 is considered a limiter. |
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Output gain | The Output gain fader allows you to determine how much the audio signal is boosted |
| following its compression. |
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Attack time | The Attack time slider allows you to determine how soon after rising above the threshold the |
| audio signal is attenuated. |
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Release time | The Release time slider allows you to determine how soon after falling below the threshold the |
| audio signal attenuation is interrupted. |
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