Metric Halo ChannelStrip 3 - Manual (Page 23)

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Table of Contents
3. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 25
4. Operation .................................................................................................................................. 27
Control Knob ......................................................................................................................... 27
Toggle Button ......................................................................................................................... 28
Fader ..................................................................................................................................... 28
Filter Type .............................................................................................................................. 29
Sidechain Routing Switch ........................................................................................................ 29
Sidechain Listen Button ........................................................................................................... 30
Compressor Character ............................................................................................................. 30
User Interface Control ............................................................................................................. 30
Tooltip Control ....................................................................................................................... 30
Graphs Disclosure Control ...................................................................................................... 30
Peak Meter ............................................................................................................................. 31
Gain Reduction Meter ............................................................................................................. 31
Peak, RMS, VU Output Meter .................................................................................................. 31
EQ Transfer Function .............................................................................................................. 32
Spectragraph Analyzer ............................................................................................................ 33
Dynamics Knee ...................................................................................................................... 34
Auto Enables .......................................................................................................................... 34
5. Processing .................................................................................................................................. 35
A Detailed Description ............................................................................................................ 35
Input Conditioning .................................................................................................................. 35
Gate/Expander ........................................................................................................................ 36
Theory Of Operation ...................................................................................................... 36
Gate Enable ................................................................................................................... 37
Threshold Control ........................................................................................................... 37
Attack Control ................................................................................................................ 37
Release Control .............................................................................................................. 37
Using The Sidechain Key Input w/Selectable Filter ............................................................. 37
Sidechain Listen Button ................................................................................................... 37
Sidechain Routing Button ................................................................................................ 37
Sidechain Filter Enable .................................................................................................... 37
Filter Type Button ........................................................................................................... 37
Filter Band Boost/Cut Control .......................................................................................... 38
Filter Band Frequency ..................................................................................................... 38
Filter Bandwidth ............................................................................................................. 38
Compressor ............................................................................................................................ 38
Theory Of Operation ...................................................................................................... 39
Audio Dynamics ............................................................................................................. 39
Compressor Enable ......................................................................................................... 39
Post EQ ......................................................................................................................... 39
Auto Gain ...................................................................................................................... 39
Compressor Knee Control ................................................................................................ 39
Manual Make-Up Gain ................................................................................................... 41
Compressor Character ..................................................................................................... 41
Threshold Control ........................................................................................................... 41
Ratio Control .................................................................................................................. 41
Attack Control ................................................................................................................ 41
Release Control .............................................................................................................. 42
Using The Sidechain Key Input w/Selectable Filter ............................................................. 42
Sidechain Listen Button ................................................................................................... 42