This should be enabled for U-Matic CD mastering (see manual p.64).
To enable dithering, use this checkbox.
Dithering simulates a higher sample resolution, resulting in a smoother and more transparent output signal.
To correct phase misalignments, use this slider.
This module is especially useful when mastering for vinyl cutting.
To set the balance between left and right channels, use this slider.
Note that the balance control is located AFTER the stereo expansion in the signal flow.
To set the strength of the stereo expansion, use this slider.
Setting this value too high can result in a reduced mono compatibility.
To set the frequency of the output material, use this slider.
To set the output level of the exciter, use this slider.
To boost or cut frequencies around 15 kHz, use this slider.
To boost or cut frequencies around 6 kHz, use this slider.
To boost or cut frequencies around 2.4 kHz, use this slider.
To boost or cut frequencies around 1 kHz, use this slider.
To boost or cut frequencies around 400 Hz, use this slider.
To boost or cut frequencies around 150 Hz, use this slider.
To boost or cut frequencies around 60 Hz, use this slider.
To set the frequency range of the subsonic processor output, use this slider.
To set the level of the subsonic processor output, use this slider.
To set the treshold level, use this slider.
When the signal's level exceeds the threshold, it will be compressed depending on the "Ratio" setting.
To set the intensity of the signal compression when the threshold value is exceeded, use this slider.
Higher values result in higher compression.
To set the output gain of this module, use this slider.
Use this to avoid clipping problems with the compressed material. The triggering level remains unaffected.
To switch operation between 2 or 4 separate bands, use this control.
The "4 bands" setting uses more CPU power.
To set the smoothing factor, use this popup.
The "Full" and "Half" settings mask out the high frequencies to a certain amount, which is suitable to check low frequency phase alignment.
In the "Off" setting, every single sample frame is displayed.
To set the hold time of the display, use this popup.
To reset the display, reselect any one of these options.
To switch between "X/Y-Oscilloscope" and "Stereo Monitor" settings, use this popup.
These two settings differ only in the orientation of the display.
In this window, the current levels of your signal are displayed.
The absolute peak level is displayed in grey. It is important when recording to digital equipment.
The average loudness of your signal is displayed in orange.
To set the hold time for the peak hold bar, use this popup.
The peak hold is displayed only in combination with the grey peak display.
To select between VU, DIN and Peak characteristics, use this popup.
The VU and DIN settings are calibrated to match the respective meter standards.
To set the hold time for the "over" indicators, use this popup.
When "Hold" is selected, you can reset the indicators by selecting any of the available settings.
To scroll to a location, click once.
To zoom a specific range, click and drag.
To start playback from a specific position, click while holding down the "CTRL" key.
To apply the current settings to the frontmost wave window, use this button.
This will write permanently to the audio file what you have heard in realtime before.
Of course, you can undo this step like any other processing.
To set the analyzer display frame rate, use this popup.
Setting the frame rate to a lower value ("1/2" or "1/4") can be a good idea if you are at the limits of the processing power of your CPU.
Peak detection is not affected.
To set the peak hold time, use this popup.
Use "shrt" or "long" for a temporary peak display.
Using "hold" gives an overview of the overall peak characteristics of the material.
Changing any of the analyzer settings resets the peak.
To select which channels of the stereo audio material to display, use this popup.
While "L+R" is the normal setting, it can be useful to use "L" together with "R" to detect misbalanced frequency responses.
Use "L-R" to detect phase correlation errors.
To change the decay time, use this popup.
Longer decay times show more of the overall signal frequency characteristics, while shorter decay times are more suitable for peak recognition within certain frequency ranges.
Shorter times use more CPU power.
To change the decay type, use this popup.
The "exp" settings gives you most natural visual feedback. Use it with longer decay times.
The "lin" and "log" settings are more suited for shorter decay times.
To activate AutoGain, check this box.
AutoGain will try to adapt internal gains to the parameter settings of the modules, so that DSP overs will be mostly avoided. Manual setting of the input level will still be necessary to maximize the dynamic range.
To deactivate AutoGain, check this box.
When AutoGain is disabled, many of the modules will drastically change the effective signal level, depending on their parameter settings. This can lead to DSP overs or poor dynamic range.
- To move a point, click on it and drag
- To delete a point, move it to the far left or right
- To add a point (max. 30), hold down the option key and click anywhere in the grid
To disable automatic deletion of unneeded versions, uncheck this box.
If unchecked, every single processing step will remain stored for later recall - even if you undo it - and will of course use disk space.
To enable automatic deletion of unneeded versions, check this box.
If checked, processings steps which are not on the main path or are not used by one of the two snapshots will be deleted.
This is the standard setting which keeps required disk space low.
To completely bypass the realtime processing, uncheck this box.
The individual settings of the modules are not changed.
To set the optimal input level, use this slider.
The input level is optimal when the margin display is showing a headroom close or equal to 0.0 dB and the clipping indicators are not flashing.
To measure the available headroom, click this button.
If the margin display shows 0.0 dB, your signal is at maximum peak or is clipping.
Since some of the modules change the signal level, you should use the "Input Volume" slider to set an optimal level.
To activate the realtime processing, check this box.
These indicators tell you if there is an overflow (clipping) while the processed signal is converted from the internal 80-bit processing format back to the 16-bit output format.
To set the available output headroom, use this slider.
To reset the EQ settings to linear, use this button.
You cannot undo this operation.
To scroll to one to the available realtime modules, use this popup.
Hold down the option key to activate/deactivate a module instead of scrolling to it.
The snapshot stored here is identical to the current version.
To recall the saved snapshot, click this button.
To store a new snapshot, hold down the "Option" key.
To save a snapshot of the current version, click this button.
The old snapshot will be lost.
To save a snapshot of the current version, click this button.
Click on one to select it and to display its parameters in the right half of the window.
Currently there are no parameter sets in the list. To add one, choose an algorithm from the "Algorithms" menu.
To move a marker, click and drag its head over the waveform display.
To leave its position unchanged, release the marker in the gray area outside of the waveform display.
To process the ranges of audio material defined by the input and output popups with the selected algorithm, click this button.
The parameter sets in this parameter document are displayed in this list.
^0
To resize the parameter set list in the left half of the window, click and drag this control.
To increase the vertical zoom rate (taller waveform), use this button.
Option-click to set a default height.
To decrease the vertical zoom rate (tinier waveform), use this button.
Option-click to set a default height.
To increase the horizontal zoom rate (more detail), use this button.
Option-click to set maximum zoom rate (greatest detail) and to scroll to start of selection or the cursor.
To decrease the horizontal zoom rate (more overview), use this button.
Option-click to set the default zoom rate.
To select any one of the open parameter documents for choosing the required algorithm, use this popup menu.
To scroll to a marker or the start or end of the current selection, use this popup menu.
Hold down "Option" to set these positions numerically.
Hold down "CTRL" to start playback from one of these positions.
To scroll to any one of the available parameters, use this popup menu.
Use this popup to define the destination area of the ^0 algorithm output.
Not available because there is no algorithm selected or the current algorithm does not use this output.
Use this popup to define the destination area of the ^0 algorithm output.
You can
- select one of the available audio channels (currently set to ^2)
- select a marker pair which will define the range
Use this popup to define the source material for the ^0 algorithm input.
Not available because there is no algorithm selected or this input is not used by the current algorithm.
Use this popup to define the source material for the ^0 algorithm input.
You can
- select one of the available audio channels (currently set to ^2)
- select a marker pair which will define the range
or
- select another document for input
To set every single input or output range manually, uncheck this box.
To automatically let the input and output ranges be set to the current selection when you click "Execute", check this box.
Option-click to set the ranges without need to "Execute".
