Metric Halo TransientControl - Manual (Page 6)

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2. Operation
The TransientControl user interface uses a few different control elements to control its processing. These ele-
ments are:
Control Knob
Figure 2.1: Control Knob
Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process. Examples of these
types of parameters include: Transient, Sustain, Gain, etc. You can change the value of each knob in a number
of different ways. Click and drag the knob to change the value continuously. Dragging up or to the right
will increase the value, while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value. If you hold down the
⌘
(Command) key when you click, you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision. If you hold the ⌥
(Option) key when you click, the knob will reset to its default value.
Click on the number (readout) of the knob to pop up a text entry field that allows you to type in a number
directly. The popup will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the
return,
enter, tab, or ⌘. (Command + .) or ESC keys. Hit return or enter to confirm the value and dismiss the
popup. Hit the tab key to confirm the value and pop up an entry field for the next control. ⇧-tab (Shift +
tab) will pop up the entry field for the previous control). Hit ⌘. (Command + .) or ESC (Escape) to dismiss
the popup and cancel the change.
Output Meter
Figure 2.2: Output Meter
For the main output stage of TransientControl we have provided meters driven with SpectraFoo metering
technology. These meters show, in addition to the peak metering provided for the input stages, RMS level and
VU level. The peak level is represented by the floating colored bar, the RMS level by the solid colored bar and
the VU level by the overlaid gray bar. Both the Peak and RMS level are represented with fast PPM ballistics.
The VU meter shows IEEE standard 300 ms RMS average level. When TransientControl is on a mono insert
there will be a single meter. When TransientControl is running in stereo mode the top meter shows the left
channel output level and the bottom meter shows the right channel output level. The output section clip lights
activate if there is an over in the output stage or in any of the processing section input stages. It is reset by
clicking on the meter;
⌥ (Option)–click to reset the clip lights on all the meters.
UI Mode Button
Figure 2.3: UI Mode Button