Chapter 3 – Controls and displays
RANGE: +18 to
The range control defines the maximum gain adjustment possible. When set to +18dB, it means that it will boost up to 18dB more and never go over the range limit. The range is displayed on the graph as a purple area above or below 0 dB. Its boundaries are shown by a light purple color.
You can adjust the range from the graph by using the grab markers, the triangle to the side of the meter in the Wideband component, and each of the crosshair markers on the Multiband component.
SENS = SENSITIVITY: +10 to
The Sensitivity defines what the amplitude of the attack should be in order to be detected. With a high Sensitivity setting, even small attacks will be detected, while a low setting ignores small attacks, and detects only large amplitude attacks. Too much sensitivity will begin to introduce continuous gain adjustment because it will be so sensitive that every upward fluctuation of the waveform will trigger it before it can reach any release.
DURATION: 0.01ms to 500ms. Default: 4.10ms.
The duration control defines the Attack time of the transients that we want to shape or the velocity of the gain changes that we want to detect. Here, it is usually best to set a value that corresponds to what you would set as the attack time of a compressor. As a general rule, the longer the duration value, the more attacks that will be detected and processed. It is best to set this by ear in context and achieve the desired balance between Duration and Sens.
Waves
