Metric Halo ChannelStrip 3 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
I. Installation .................................................................................................................................... 8
1. System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 10
2. Installation ......................................................................................................................... 11
Macintosh ...................................................................................................................... 11
Windows ....................................................................................................................... 15
GarageBand ................................................................................................................... 16
Update Notification ........................................................................................................ 21
II. ChannelStrip 3 ........................................................................................................................... 22
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