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1. below the threshold that s normal In Limit mode the signal gets gated when the level goes above the threshold that s weird Threshold Classic threshold control ea Determines the signal level above pA ie which Limiting or below which a Ha Expanding action begins 2 1 RELEASE Variable from 40 dBv to 20 dBv which in a plug in translates to about 60 dBFS to O dBFS A full scale OdBFS sine wave with Threshold set at max 20 dBv will cause the Dyna mite to just start to limit or expand The exact values depends on the mode selected Range This innovative control limits the maximum gain reduction It varies from 0 dB no gain reduction to 60 dB possible gain reduction This control is very useful when expanding gating or keying If you use the Keying mode EXT EXP AVG PEAK to for example duck a background music score whenever a narrator speaks you can set the Range control to 15 dB to prevent the music to be reduced by more than 15 dB Ext 40 80 20 tg 0 6 a 1 limit aug Saya na mit y mite Lp Y x F fm GAIN REDUCTION out Ve RANGE OUTPUT lagi MODE DET VCA Gain Coupling a k a Auto Make Up Gain In internal Limit and Ds FM modes the Dyna mite engages the VCA Gain Coupling which acts like an automatic make up gain In the original hardware the Range control was only available in the ExP mode and left out in the Limit mode This was probably due to imple
2. benefits of keying Keying is when you let your main track say a bass line follow the envelope of the side chain track for example a bass drum So with this example the bass line will be gated whenever the bass drum is silent and whenever the bass drum strikes so will the bass line AVG MODE Envelope Following Soft Keying EXT EXP AVG Signal gain is determined by the level of the side chain signal A out pk 1 dB increase of the side chain signal level over Threshold limit ave causes a 1 dB increase in signal gain AvG mode has as usual a more natural sound but will slow down the attack of the main signal Use when you don t need a fast attack time when opening the gate PEAK MODE Envelope Following Soft Keying with Faster Attack EXT EXP PEAK Signal gain is determined by level of the side chain signal A 1 dB init avg increase of the side chain signal level over Threshold causes a MODE DEN 1 dB increase in signal gain The extremely fast attack time will assure that the keyed signal has full gain when the attack of the side chain signal arrives but this can sometimes cause the transient to pop or crack when the gate opens This is usually not a problem if your mix consists of both the keyed and the side chain signal since the real transient from the side chain signal will be audible at the same time as the unwanted pop sound GATE MODE Hard Keying EXT EXP GATE Signal gain
3. by the gating Output Usually below 0 dB In the classic noise gating mode you have three different settings of the Detector Type ava PEAK and GATE The GATE mode is the most brutal mode and is pretty efficient to use on drums or heavy metal guitar if you want a more aggressive sound but it should be regarded more as a creative tool rather than a problem solver In all of these modes you can toggle between Int and ps rm to get different weighting of the frequencies Setting the Detector Source in Ds FM mode will make the expander trig more easily on high frequencies which can be a good thing if you for example are gating a drum beat and want to avoid gating the high frequency cymbals Since noise often have a lots of high frequency content you should set it to INT if you want to do actual noise gating But you probably want to use it more creatively anyway AVG MODE Soft Noise Gating INT DS FM EXP AVG Ratio 1 2 A signal x dB below Threshold will be attenuated another x dBs limit avg MODE DET The least obtrusive noise gate Good for classic noise gating with sources that doesn t have strong transients such as voice and strings Use on slow to medium attack sounds PEAK MODE Soft Noise Gating with Faster Attack Time i exp rgate INT DS FM EXP PEAK a Ratio 1 2 A signal x dB below Threshold will be attenuated a another x dBs MODE Ot If the attack of the instrument is moderate to fast such as with drums o
4. one the plug in ona mono track will usually make it use the mono mode while selecting it on a stereo track makes it use the stTEREO mode Inserting the Dyna mite in stereo mode makes it behave just as the real unit in Stereo Couple mode Side Chain Operation Since side chaining isn t offically supported by the VST 2 format the VST format used by most VST hosts it might not work in your host The plug in will add two extra inputs inputs 3 and 4 and regards these as the external side chain input System Requirements Supported sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 kHz in both mono and stereo e Mac OS X 10 4 or higher or Windows XP or higher e Mac G4 or higher Windows PIII or higher e Any VST AU or RTAS compatible host application e iLok USB key and the latest iLok drivers e DVD drive or Internet access for installation Please make sure that you always use the latest iLok driver It is not included in the Softube installer but can be downloaded from www ilok com Buying Recommendations The VALLEY PEOPLE DYNA MITE is a very cool and affordable hardware limiter expander Many people don t know how to use it and say they don t like it just because they cannot operate it Once you ve learned the plug in you will have no problem at all to operate the real hardware so if you find a unit make sure you pick it up The thing on top of the unit is a description of all the different modes the same text
5. time won t limit transient high frequency sounds like a t but will limit longer high frequency sounds like in sss PEAK mode Good for drum track limiting if you want to limit the cymbal sibliants Setup a good limiting without using the ps Fm mode and then toggle between int and DS FM to hear which one you like the best Side Chain Limiting Ducking Mode Limit Detector Type AvG PEAK GATE Detector Source EXT Threshold Setup the threshold level according to your side chain limit avg source level MODE DET Release Tune by ear Classic voice over usually needs longer release times than ducking strings ducking under a 4 4 bass drum Range Use it Set it to the desired maximum amount of ducking in dB Output A rather normal procedure is to let one track duck below another For example ducking a synth pad by the strike of the bass drum good use for the GATE mode Another classic example is using it to duck background music below a voice over good use for the Ava mode The Range knob decides the maximum amount of possible ducking in dB so instead of fine tuning the Threshold to get the right amount of ducking you can fine tune the amount of ducking with the Range knob Operating procedure from the original manual n setting up for the Ducking operation one would normally start with the Range at maximum CCW the Release time at minimum CCW and the Threshold at max
6. you have acquainted yourself with the slightly weird layout and panel labels you will learn how to master this powerful tool and soon you will feel comfortable in knowing that you belong to the music industry s version of the Trekkies ie the Valley People fanatics Take your time to look through the manual start with the Quick Overview and User Interface to get acquainted with the normal modes of operation During the learning period you will go through these steps 1 Utter confusion Desparation Did really pay for this Solution Read Basic Limiting Basic Expanding and User Interface It s just three pages Listen to the sound examples on the Softube web site 2 Pride You have learned what the controls do You think you master every aspect of it Solution Read the entire manual as well as the manual for the original hardware it s included on the CD 3 Awe You realize all the potential that is in this little thing and start to think about all the cool things you can do with it Solution Do it But don t despair It doesn t take much time to learn how to use it it s just that the first 15 minutes can be a bit confusing Final word from the developers Expanding is the new black About the Valley People Dyna mite The Dyna mite was designed for two main purposes limiting and expanding You select between limiting or expanding by setting the Mode switch number 4 in the pictur
7. B 2 o Ayna mit Ng aaa a 30 101 a 2 int VMILE exo pgate so 10 10 40 20 05 Z 5 pk 0 18 gt 10 1s ds tm GAIN REDUCTION out w OOOOOOCE dB B a O RELEASE El 40 30 20 1506 3 1 limi ad RANGE OUTPUT lip BJ se Valley People Inc 1 Threshold Adjusts the level at which the Dyna mite starts to expand or limit 2 Release Adjusts the time it takes to restore the gain after expansion limiting 3 Detector Source Set it to INT normal operating mode as a start Ds FM and EXT are advanced modes 4 Mode Selects main mode Exp Expander Gate o uT Bypass LIMIT Limiter 5 Detector Type Three different ways to detect the signal Play around and try them out 6 Range Sets maximum amount of gain reduction Advanced Leave at 60 dB as a start 7 Output Sets output volume Lower the volume if the output clips to much A Modes Display Shows quick help and parameter values B Gain Reduction Meter Displays the current amount of gain reduction C Clip LED Lights up when the output signal is clipping For more detailed explanations of each knob please see the following chapters Limiting is a hard Inf 1 ratio compression that can be used to increase the apparent volume or to even out dynamic differences in a track It works by reducing the gain for passages that are louder than the selected threshold The limiting mode on the Dyna mite is often used to squash drum tracks Mode Limit limitin
8. B you can get a very crackling sound Increase the Range or the Release time to avoid this Negative Limiting for Organ Effects INT LIMIT GATE Cap gate Modified Negative Limiting Ds FM LIMIT GATE pk Ratio 1 20 As input signal exceeds Threshold a 1 dB imit avg MODE DET increase causes a 20 dB decrease in output level This is the mode that is the hardest to find some use for It crackles and pops a lot and one might suspect when reading the original manual that this is a mode that wasn t planned when designing the gear More like Wait what happens if you use the gate together with the limiting mode Ahh Expanding Modes The expansion modes is operated in a very similar way to the limiting modes with the big exception that it is well expanding rather than limiting OUT dB A AVG and PEAK mode 1 2 Expanding GATE mode Another exception is that the Gate mode 1 20 Expanding actually gates the signal in the Exp mode while it in the Limit mode acts like a negative ratio limiter GATE mode used with Range control THRESHOLD IN dB Classic Expansion Noise Gating Mode Exe Detector Type ava PEAK GATE Detector Source INT DS FM Threshold Adjust so that the desired sound levels extinguish all lights on the Gain Reduction LED array Release Start with minimum setting and then adjust by ear Range Start with 60 dB adjust to decrease the effect caused
9. LEDs no gain reduction while the undesired signals noise cause gain reduction LED array lights up 3 Set the Release control by ear too fast release time can cause unwanted abrupt effects when the signal goes down below the Threshold 4 Set the Range to get the desired amount of maximum attenuation 5 Toggle the Detector Type ava PEAK GATE to get different kinds of gating effects 5 30 10 20 o 1 dyn 40 na mit x M 2 y a mite exp pgate 8 ao 2008 ae fm GAIN REDUCTION out nI Bu dBv BA dB dB THRESHOLD ppt ber so ao 2 5 10 6 3 ne im Der RANGE OUTPUT INT Internal source normal operating mode for noise gating expanding or limiting The gain reduction circuit acts upon the same signal that is fed to the detector Detector Source int ps FM EXT Determines the source of the detector EXT External source or side chaining The detector is fed a separate signal a side chain and calculates the gain reduction from this signal This gain reduction is then applied to the main signal This is used for keying side chain expanding and ducking side chain compression modes DS FM De Essing and FM Internal source but with a detector filter that boosts the high frequencies thus making it easier for high frequencies to trig the detector This mode can be used for de essing or it can be used rather creatively when increased sensitivity to high frequencies is de
10. PLE DYNA MITE AND ASSOCIATED LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OF PMI AUDIO GROUP USED UNDER LICENSE ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THIS SOFTUBE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY PATENT SE525332 AND PENDING PATENTS US2004 0258250 EP1492081 AND JP2004 183976 Installation and Authorization IF YOU BOUGHT THE PRODUCT IN A BOX you will have to register it in order to transfer the license to your iLok account 1 Go to http www softube com register to transfer the license to your iLok account You will need the License Code found in the box your iLok com User ID and your iLok USB dongle Follow the instructions on the web page IF YOU BOUGHT THE PRODUCT ONLINE and have got the confirmation e mail the license will already be deposited in your iLok account 2 Make sure that you have the latest iLok drivers installed They can be found at http www ilok com 3 Log on to http www ilok com and transfer the newly received license to your physical iLok dongle 4 Install the software from the DVD or download the latest version from http www softube com installers Sometimes the DVD contains installers for all Softube products but you will only be able to run those that you have acquired licenses for In some cases extra demo licenses are included when you buy a Softube product Introduction If you haven t used the Dyna mite before you will feel extremely confused DON T PANIC As soon as
11. Softube Limiting Ducking Keying ge dyna mite User s Guide Table of Contents Contact Details L mamana nnnnnanaaaanaaaaanaanasaanaaasaasanaaam kT s EnaA EANES 4 Installation and Authorization aaa 5 Introduction About the Valley People Dyna mite 1 1 aaa 8 1 1 CE AA 9 Basic LINING AA AA 10 Basic EXxpandiNg naanakan AA 11 Switches RING CA AA 14 Limiting MOOS aaa AA KANAAR GAGA IAAAAER 17 Expanding MOUGS nananana AA 22 Technical SU mamamana paaa AA AA a 26 Contact Details If you would like to get in touch with Softube please e mail info softube com Alternatively you could use the phone or send an old fashioned mail do you remember envelopes stamps and paper to Softube AB Web www softube com S t Larsgatan 10c E mail info softube com SE 582 24 Link ping Phone 46 13 21 1623 9 am 5 pm CET Sweden Support On the Softube website www softube com you will find answers to common questions FAQ and other topics that might interest you Support questions can be posted at http www softube com where we will help you as fast as we can 2010 SOFTUBE AB SWEDEN ALL PRODUCT AND COMPANY NAMES ARE TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS SOFTUBE IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF SOFTUBE AB SWEDEN ALL VISUAL AND AURAL REFERENCES TO THE VALLEY PEOPLE DYNA MITE ARE TRADEMARKS BEING MADE WITH WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM PMI AUDIO THE VALLEY PEO
12. cipatory Release Computation With fast release time settings and certain material the gain reduction will follow the signal envelope too tightly and pumping will occur To escape these effects yet still allow the user to select rapid release times Valley International developed a proprietary circuit scheme known as Anticipatory Release Computation ARC It analyzes the program input and anticipate conditions which would cause either waveform gain modulation or excessively rapid pumping and computes a different release envelope in order to prevent or greatly diminish these effects Technical explanations apart the ARC circuit is definitely a big part of the famous Dyna mite sound Output Output volume control Ranges from 15 dBv to 15 dBv In limiting modes Limit and DS FM the output volume will be automatically corrected to fit with the chosen Threshold level In all other modes the Output volume will act as a simple gain control You will soon find that this auto make up feature is very handy since it is extremely easy to make changes to the amount of limiting with the Threshold control without disturbing the balance of the mix Clip Indicator The plug in features an accurate model of the output stage in the hardware So whenever the hardware would clip the plug in will as well This is indicated by a Clip LED and just as with the hardware it is possible for the clip LED to flash even with very heav
13. e to the right in either the Limit or ExP mode On the Softube web site you can find sound examples that showcases some of the different things the Dyna mite Threshold 1 Release 2 and Output 7 works as in any can do All sound examples limiter or expander Range 6 is a nice addition that enables have an explanatory text and you to limit the maximum amount of gain reduction pictures of the settings so that you can try it out yourself You can set the type of detector with the Detector Type 5 switch the switch closest to the Range knob ave is smoother and slower than PEAK GATE is a mode that works best in the Exp mode With the Det Source 3 switch you select if you want to use the normal internal source INT Or use an external side chain ExT With an external source you can do many fun things including keying and ducking You will always get a brief explanation about the current mode in the Modes Display beneath the unit General Procedure 1 Set Release to 0 05 fully CCW Range to 60 fully CCW and Output to O 12 o clock 2 Select your desired mode with the three switches Detector Type Detector Source and Mode 3 Adjust Threshold so that the Gain Reduction Meter reacts differently on loud and silent passages 4 Go back and adjust Release Output and Range Toggle Detector Type to get different attack times In Limit mode try switching between Limit and Ds FM modes 4X5 30 2 N
14. g Detector Source INT internal source Detector Type ava slow attack or PEAK fast attack Threshold Adjust to set amount of limiting as read from the GAIN REDUCTION meter Release Adjust to set release time Range 60 dB Output 0 15 dB Procedure 1 Set Threshold until you get the desired amount of limiting as red on the LED array 2 Set the Output volume until you get the desired output volume 3 Set the Release control by ear If you get too much pumping increase the release time 4 Toggle the Detector Type between ava and Peak to get different attack times 5 30 1 Na 40 na mit 2 o a mito HUB 3 20 95 7 fm GAIN REDUCTION n can envenon sef or dBv ae dB dB THRESHOLD RELEASE fet 40 3o 20 15 106 3 1 limit YJ RANGE OUTPUT Expanding is when you let the Dyna mite reduce the gain for passages that are below the select threshold You can use it as a soft noise gate use it more aggressively as a hard guitar drum gate or you can use to expand the total dynamics of a track Mode Exp expanding Detector Source INT internal source Detector Type ava slow attack PEAK fast attack or GATE hard noise gate fast attack Threshold Adjust to set the threshold of expansion Release Adjust to set release time Range 60 20 dB Output 15 0 dB Procedure 1 Set the Release and Range to their min positions CCW 2 Adjust the Threshold so that the desired signals don t light up any
15. imum CW After applying both signal sources the Threshold would be adjusted such that a reliable full duck were achieved on each external_ signal passage The operator that s you would then adjust the Range control for the desired depth of duck and the Release control for the desired recovery rate AVG PEAK MODE Inverse Envelope Follower EXT LIMIT AVG PEAK Signal gain is determined by the level of the side chain signal A 1 dB increase of the side chain signal level over Threshold causes a 1 dB decrease in signal gain Using this in the ave mode gives the nicest and friendliest ducking mode PEAK mode gives a faster ducking that might crackle for some settings GATE MODE Hard Ducking EXT LIMIT GATE A 1 GB increase of the side chain signal level over Threshold causes a 20 dB decrease in signal gain PEAK detection Extreme ducking Each time the side chain signal goes just a teeny bit above Threshold the main signal will be almost entirely gated Can be quite effective together with a limited gain reduction as set by the Range knob Weird Limiting Mode Limit Detector Type GATE Detector Source DS FM or INT In the category Weird Limiting we can find the negative ratio stuff The negative limiting mode is a very special case and is normally used together with longer release times and the Range control In some settings specifically with long release times and a Range at about 10 15 d
16. is determined by level of the side chain signal A 1 dB increase of the side chain signal level over Threshold imi avo causes a 20 GB increase in signal gain PEAK detection MODE DET Same fast attack times as the Soft Keying mode with peak detection but a much more aggressive on off type of gate Before the age of the DAW it was very useful when you needed to tighten up poorly performed background vocals or horn sections Use the player with the best timing as key and use the Hard Keying mode on the other players to assure that all off time notes are being gated Today it s just a cool effect Key and Mouse Commands All numbers in the GUI are clickable This allows you to easy select a setting by clicking on the wanted value Hovering above a label will turn the mouse pointer into a pointing hand Mouse UP DOWN Or MOUSE WHEEL Mac only Change a parameter such as a knob or a switch Keyboard Commands FINE ADJUST Mac or Ctrl Win while changing the parameter value RESET TO DEFAULT Alt while clicking on the knob or fader Pro Tools Specific Keyboard Commands AUTOMATION CONTROL WINDOW Ctrl 38 Alt click SHOW AUTOMATION TRACK Ctrl 3 8 click Mono and Stereo Operation The VALLEY PEOPLE DYNA MITE plug in is designed to work in both stereo and mono How the different modes are selected depends on your host software In most hosts you can select these when you select the plug in In other cases inserting
17. menta tion difficulties so we decided to intro duce the Range knob to the other modes as well To get the plug in to behave exactly like the hardware just set the Range knob back to 60 dB in the Limit modes Advanced Range Knob in Limiting Mode Zones When limiting the Range control gives you a very powerful tool to create a zone in which the limiting occurs If you for example limit a drum track and the Gain Reduction meter reads 40 dB in the peaks you can set the Range control to 25 dB and thus get three different zones 1 No limiting when the drums are below 40 dB 2 Inf 1 limiting in the range 40 dB to 15 dB 3 No limiting for peaks exceeding 15 dB Since the peaks in the third zone would cause a gain reduction above the limit of 25 dB and the Range is set at 25 dB no further gain reduction will occur The OUT dB ZONE 1 NO LIMITING ZONE 3 NO LIMITING ZONE 2 FULL LIMITING gt 40 15 IN dB effect is that you have a very effective limiting in zone 2 but with the transients of zone 3 being let through It s different but soundssomewhat similar to that of a parallel or New York style compression Release Classic release time control Determines the rate at which a gain is restored after Limiting or Ducking as well as the rate at which gain is reduced after Gating Keying or Expansion attacks Variable from 50 ms to 5 sec 20dB Anti
18. mit avg forced to 60 dB on hardware unit but active in the plug in MODE DET AVG mode is good for transparent limiting or added punch to a bass line or drum track PEAK mode is good for hard limiting for example adding length to a snare drum sound or to limit fast transients De Essing and Classic Limiting With Pre Emphasis Filtering Mode Limit Detector Type avG PE AK Detector Source Ds FM Threshold Adjust to material normally about 6 10 dB of gain reduction Release Usually short 0 05 0 5 sec Range Usually 60 dB Output Adjust to material This is a setting that s very useful for vocal Teens KAG nika only boasts high de essing but also whenever you need to frequencies on the signal that enters the limit high frequency sounds such as detector The main signal the one you controlling cymbal levels can listen to is not affected by this filter De essing DS FM LIMIT AVG Limiting High Frequency Sounds Ds FM LIMIT PEAK Ratio Inf 1 Automatic make up gain during limiting High limit frequency EQ inserted in detector path Range control forced to MODE DET 60 dB on hardware unit AVG mode Good for vocal de essing The original manual says It is important to note that the use of Linear Integration Detection ie the ava mode provides a much more effective mechanism for de essing than does the conventionally used PEAK detection The reason for this is that the ava mode s slower response
19. ode 1 20 Limiting In practice the differences lies in the timing Ava is a bit slower has a more natural sound but can be tricky to work with PEAK is faster and behaves more like a traditional limiter l THRESHOLD IN dB You can always toggle between the PEAK and ave modes and listen to the difference Classic Limiting Mode Limit Detector Type ava PEAK Detector Source INT Threshold Adjust to material Release Usually short 0 05 0 5 sec Range Typically 60 dB see section about Zones for usage Output Adjust to material typically above 0 dB These are the classic limiting modes If the detector is in PEAK mode you will be able to raise the total volume more than in ava mode but the waveforms will be more distorted than in ava mode In Ava mode it is easier to get a more transparent limiting but it is also easier to get lots of punch in a drum track since the slower attack time will let the transients through The original manual recommends the ava position except when you have very transient sounds The limiter will let the fastest transients slip through espec ially in ava mode These tran sients will be caught by the out put clipping and if they are very short in duration the effect of the clipping will be inaudible Level Limiting INT LIMIT AVG exp gate Peak Limiting INT LIMIT PEAK pk Ratio Inf 1 Automatic make up gain during limiting Range control li
20. r certain types of guitar it is better to use this peak mode The faster attack time in PEAK mode assures that the gain is fully restored when the transient strikes This mode can be pretty nice to use if you want to shorten the decay of a sound such as a bass line or steel stringed acoustic guitar With this mode you can get a standard Jazz Bass to sound like a damped Hofner string bass or a steel stringed 3000 Martin to sound like a 30 banjo Just set the Release time so that you get the right amount of decay GATE MODE Hard Noise Gating INT DS FM EXP GATE i exp gate Ratio 1 20 PEAK detection of input signal A signal x dB below ou ff f Threshold will be attenuated another x dBs limit avg MODE DET Use it as a traditional boring hard noise gate or use it to create hard hitting beats from almost any drum track Set a short release time and aggressive gating and set the Output volume high to get some distortion Stack up many Dyna mites with different amounts of distortion and release times to get fat snare and bass drum sounds Toggle the Ds FM switch to include exclude cymbals Keying Modes Mode Exe Detector Type ava PEAK GATE Detector Source ExT While most people are accustomed to ducking a k a side chain compression for example ducking a synth pad when the bass drum strikes the art of keying is still somewhat of a hidden secret for most people mean how many times have you heard Oprah talk about the
21. s that are displayed in our nifty little display gWEDEN By So gt a Ss Valley People Dyna mite plug in was made by Oscar Oberg modeling Niklas Odelholm graphics programming Torsten Gatu framework programming Arvid Rosen modeling and framework programming Ulf Ekel f 3D rendering Original hardware was designed by Valley People Incorporated 2010 Softube AB Sweden
22. sirable All three switches work independently of each other but don t be alarmed Once you know what each switch does the Dyna mite will be easy to operate LIMIT Limiting mode Reduce gain for signals increasing above Threshold Mode exp our Limit Determines if the Dyna mite should expand or limit the sound OUT Bypass mode Output volume knob and output stage clipping still active EXP Expander mode Reduce gain for signals below Threshold it pk Detector Type cate PEAK AVG This switch determines the ratio and attack times of the detector avg DET AVG A slower and more complex attack time about 1 15 ms Inf 1 ratio in LIMIT mode and 1 2 ratio in ExP modes for soft noise gating PEAK Fast attack time about 50 us useful for hard limiting of transient material Inf 1 ratio in LIMIT mode and 1 2 ratio in Exp modes for soft noise gating GATE This is the most extreme mode Fast attack time about 50 us In Limit mode the ratio is negative 1 20 which means that for every dB above threshold the output signal will be reduced by 20 dB In Exp mode you ll have a hard noise gate with a 1 20 ratio So for every dB below the threshold the signal will be reduced by another 19 dBs Detector Type GATe can be confusing in the beginning but you can see it this way In Exp mode the signal gets gated when the level drops
23. y limiting because the transients will in some cases slip through for example in the ava mode The original manual states The clipping signal is often of exceedingly short duration and is in all probability fully inaudible Any decision to lower the output level because of sporadic flashing of the clip LED should be based upon what you hear If the signal sounds clean you are probably better off to leave the output level alone Times change and today we often strive for a dirtier sound with distortion and clipping so feel free to crank up the Output volume and experience the brutal distortion of the original Dyna mite hardware Limiting Modes There are two basic limiting modes the ava and peak detection On top of this you can use the built in pre emphasis high frequency filter Detector Source DS FM together with the internal signal You can also use an external side chain to trigger the limiter Detector Source Exp which is usually called ducking Finally you can set the Detector Type to GATE which will give you negative limiting In theory the difference between ava and PEAK lies basically in the way the detector calculates the envelope of the signal ava uses Linear Integration AVG and PEAK mode Detection a proprietary method that om Limiting Valley International developed while PEAK uses a more traditional og of the absolute value method OUT dB GATE m

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