TC Electronic Finalizer 96k - Manual (Page 22)

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MAIN PAGE Normalizer
Effects blocks
Black box indicates selected block
No. of consecutive
samples clipped.
Normalizing gain Clipping method
Normalizer
The process of optimizing the level of your material begins in
the Normalizer. Here you have a graphical presentation of the
incoming signal, shown as 1 second pictures.
By increasing the gain, you decrease the headroom, shown as
two dotted lines.
You should set the gain so the signal peaks are just hitting the
dotted headroom lines.
The Normalizer is capable of gaining +18dB.
The Clipper
The Softclipper smoothly eliminates any overshoot that might
occur. Please note that if you drive the Clipper too hard, you
might introduce noticeable distortion on signals with a low
harmonic content and/or on very pure signals. The distortion
introduced is somewhat similar to the tape saturation that can
occur when overdriving an Analog tape recorder.
When processing “delicate” material, such as classical
instruments, you should disable the soft clipper, to utilize the
full dynamic spectrum of these instruments. Use the Hard Clip
function instead (normal Digital clipping).
INPUT I 2 I 1 NORMALIZER EXPANDER COMPRESSOR LIMITER OUTPUT
The Clip counter indicates the maximum number of consecutive
samples clipped within the last second.
The Normalizer has a built-in Limiter, which can be either soft or
hard. The Normalizer LIM LED above the Input meters will indi-
cate if the Normalizer is hardclipping.