Dangerous Music Compressor - Manual (Page 10)

6 | DANGEROUS MUSIC
SMART DYNAMICS
Feature:
smart dyn
employs two independent slopes in the detection circuit.
Benefit: One section of the detector controls the average level. The other handles only rapid transients. Normally a spike would
shove down the entire track, creating an audible faux pas moment. Instead, the normal slope portion handles the
smoothing of the entire content and the other deals with the spikes. This results in a higher average level relative to
peak, without the stereo image collapsing. Dangerously brilliant.
Tip:
,
Most end users leave this option selected when working on program material (a mix or a master.)
SOFT KNEE
Feature:
soft knee
creates a gentler triggering of the VCA.
Benefit: When the threshold is crossed and
gain reduction
is activated, instead of an aggressive transition,
soft knee
allows a
gentler, less audible transition.
Example:
hard knee
is a favorite on slapped bass guitar, where
soft knee
is almost always selected for vocals.
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hard knee ( green ) and soft knee ( orange ) graph pictured above
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