Metric Halo Production Bundle - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
I. Installation .................................................................................................................................. 12
1. System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 14
2. Installation ......................................................................................................................... 15
Macintosh ...................................................................................................................... 15
Windows ....................................................................................................................... 19
Update Notification ........................................................................................................ 20
3. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 21
II. Character ................................................................................................................................... 22
4. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 24
5. Operation .......................................................................................................................... 25
Character Model Menu ................................................................................................... 25
Tooltip Control ............................................................................................................... 25
Control Knob ................................................................................................................. 25
Output Meter ................................................................................................................. 25
6. Processing .......................................................................................................................... 27
A Detailed Description .................................................................................................... 27
Drive ..................................................................................................................... 27
Character Model ..................................................................................................... 27
Output Gain ........................................................................................................... 28
Using Character in Your Projects ..................................................................................... 28
III. ChannelStrip 3 .......................................................................................................................... 29
7. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 32
8. Operation .......................................................................................................................... 34
Control Knob ................................................................................................................. 34
Toggle Button ................................................................................................................. 35
Fader ............................................................................................................................. 35
Filter Type ...................................................................................................................... 36
Sidechain Routing Switch ................................................................................................ 36
Sidechain Listen Button ................................................................................................... 37
Compressor Character ..................................................................................................... 37
User Interface Control ..................................................................................................... 37
Tooltip Control ............................................................................................................... 37
Graphs Disclosure Control .............................................................................................. 37
Peak Meter ..................................................................................................................... 38
Gain Reduction Meter ..................................................................................................... 38
Peak, RMS, VU Output Meter .......................................................................................... 38
EQ Transfer Function ...................................................................................................... 39
Spectragraph Analyzer .................................................................................................... 40
Dynamics Knee .............................................................................................................. 41
Auto Enables .................................................................................................................. 41
9. Processing .......................................................................................................................... 42
A Detailed Description .................................................................................................... 42
Input Conditioning .......................................................................................................... 42
Gate/Expander ................................................................................................................ 43
Theory Of Operation .............................................................................................. 43
Gate Enable ........................................................................................................... 44
Threshold Control ................................................................................................... 44
Attack Control ........................................................................................................ 44
Release Control ...................................................................................................... 44
Using The Sidechain Key Input w/Selectable Filter ..................................................... 44
Sidechain Listen Button ........................................................................................... 44