Compressive CM

CompressiveCM CompressiveCM is an external side chain analogue modeled RMS compressor with a brickwall limiter. The external side contains a 3-band EQ and mid/side controls to allow complete control of audio dynamics. Main Features RMS compressor Brickwall limiter Short attack and release times Frequency dependent compression External side chain Mid/side processing Adjustable knee Analog tube/valve modeling Makeup gain Dry/wet mix to allow parallel compression 64 Bit Internal Processing Low CPU usage Controls - Compressor Threshold – controls the audio level at which the compressor is activated. Ratio – the amount of compression applied to audio above the threshold value. Attack – the length of time the audio signal is required to be above the threshold before the compressor is activated. Release – the length of time the compressor remains active once the audio level has dropped below the threshold. Knee – smoothes the transition around the threshold from uncompressed to compressed audio Controls – Side Chain Low gain – modifies low frequencies in the side chain by ±20 dB. Note, the EQ only acts upon the audio passing through the side chain and, therefore, does not directly affect the output. Mid gain – modifies mid frequencies in the side chain by ±20 dB. Note, the EQ only acts upon the audio passing through the side chain and, therefore, does not directly affect the output. High gain – modifies high frequencies in the side chain by ±20 dB. Note, the EQ only acts upon the audio passing through the side chain and, therefore, does not directly affect the output. Mid/Side – controls the level of the left/right channels of the audio field. This can be used to isolate specific instruments, such as the kick drum or high hats. Monitor – listen to either the output of the compressor or the side chain itself Controls – Brickwall limiter Threshold – controls the audio level at which the brickwall limiter is activated. Ceiling – sets the maximum volume of the brickwall limiter’s output. Please note that this control comes before the master gain control in the process chain so the gain can be boosted higher than the ceiling. Release – the length of time the brickwall limiter remains active once the audio level has dropped below the threshold. Limiter – switches the brickwall limiter on or off Controls – Main Side Chain Input – choose whether the left, right or stereo input of the compressor is used as the side chain. Side Chain – set the side chain to the audio input or external input. Valve – the virtual analogue modeling can provide a more natural, realistic warmth to digital audio. CompressiveCM comes with two different models, soft and dirty. Makeup Gain – extreme levels of compression can reduce the level of the audio output, therefore, makeup gain can be used to automatically modify the output to help normalize it to the level of the input. Please note that this controls both …