Sonnox Oxford Dynamics Instrukcja Użytkownika

4.1 CompressorThresholdControl 4 COMPRESSOR4.1 CompressorThresholdControlThe threshold control sets the level (referred to dB FS) at which compres

4.3 CompressorSoftRatioControl 4 COMPRESSOR4.3 CompressorSoftRatioControlThe soft ratio function provides a gentle, minimum rate transition betw

4.5 UsingLevelControlFunctions 4 COMPRESSOR4.5 UsingLevelControlFunctionsSince all level control functions in the Oxford Dynamics Compressor ope

4.6 GeneralProgrammeCompression 4 COMPRESSOR4.6.1 ‘LeastPossible’ApproachThe first and most obvious, which we will call the ‘leastpossible’ approa

4.6 GeneralProgrammeCompression 4 COMPRESSOROne way to alleviate the compression transition effect is to smooth it out using the softratio function:T

4.6 GeneralProgrammeCompression 4 COMPRESSOR4.6.2 ‘OverallCompression’ApproachThis concept advocates that a more transparent sounding compression

4.6 GeneralProgrammeCompression 4 COMPRESSORabove approaches, in order to achieve a superior result. The following graphs illustratesuggested settin

4.7 TimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSOR4.6.5 MinimumObtrusionThis graph shows a minimum obtrusion type curve using a ratio of around 2:1 and a softratio se

4.7 TimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSORdependency behaviour.www.sonnox.com 18 Gotocontents

4.7 TimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSORTo generate the timing illustration graphs, the following stimulus was used as thereference. This is a tone burst sig

Contents1 Introduction 42 FrontPanelControls 63 DynamicsControl 73.1 Basic Dynamics Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.7 TimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSOR4.7.2 CompressorReleaseControlThe release control varies the timing behaviour of the compressor during the recovery

4.7 TimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSOR4.7.3 CompressorHoldControlThe hold control varies the amount of time between a reduction of levels above thethresh

4.8 CompressorTimingLaws 4 COMPRESSOR4.8 CompressorTimingLawsThe Oxford compressor offers three compression types designated NORMAL, CLASSICand LIN

4.8 CompressorTimingLaws 4 COMPRESSOR4.8.1 Exponential/dB timing(NormalandClassictypes)The Exponential/dB curve is by far the most popular law u

4.8 CompressorTimingLaws 4 COMPRESSOR4.8.2 Linear/dB timing(Lineartype)The Linear /dB law, in some respects, exhibits the reverse behaviour of the

4.9 UsingCompressionTimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSOR4.9 UsingCompressionTimingFunctionsThe setting of timing functions can drastically affect the son

4.9 UsingCompressionTimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSORThe following provides a general description of some effective approaches and startingpoints:4.9.1 F

4.9 UsingCompressionTimingFunctions 4 COMPRESSOR4.9.4 ArtisticEffectsThe manipulation of timing within compression can create some very useful effec

5 LIMITER5 LimiterFrom a level profile perspective, a limiter is essentially the same as a compressor with itsration set to infinity. However, the use o

5.1 GeneralLimiterOperation 5 LIMITERGeneralDescriptionThe limiter’s controls are presentedsimilarly to the compressor’s exceptthat there is no rat

6 Expander 317 Gate 328 SidechainEQ 338.1 Sidechain EQ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Warmth 359.1 Max Tr

5.2 MaximisingLoudnesswiththeLimiter 5 LIMITER5.2 MaximisingLoudnesswiththeLimiterA recent popular use of programme limiting aims to maximise

6 EXPANDER6 ExpanderThe dynamics’ Expandersection control functions are presentedsimilarly to the Compressor and Limitersections, except that a RANGE

7 GATE7 GateThe Gate controls of the plug-inare presented similarly to the Expanderfunction, except that there is no Ratiocontrol. Programme gating ha

8 SIDECHAIN EQ8 SidechainEQA high specification two-bandSidechain EQ (S-C EQ) is providedto allow de-essing and other modificationsof sidechain frequen

8.1 SidechainEQ Controls 8 SIDECHAIN EQInputGainAdjusts the input level to the EQ section from –20 dB to 0 dB to avoid EQ clippingwhen in boost sett

9 WARMTH9 WarmthThe WARMTH processconfers additional loudness, punch anddefinition to the sound of the dynamicssection. The operation of this process i

9.1 MaxTrimControl 10 DITHER9.1 MaxTrimControlThe MAX TRIM control (only available when the WARMTH function is selected) allows veryfine gain trimm

11 BUS COMPRESSOR (TDM AND AAX DSP ONLY)11 BusCompressor(TDM andAAX DSP only)The Buss Compressor is a separate instantiation that allows full multi

11.1 DescriptionofControls 11 BUS COMPRESSOR (TDM AND AAX DSP ONLY)11.1 DescriptionofControlsThe ‘front panel’ controls generally operate similarl

11.1 DescriptionofControls 11 BUS COMPRESSOR (TDM AND AAX DSP ONLY)5. TimeConstantandTypeSelectorSelects the compressor time constant dependency

1 INTRODUCTION1 IntroductionThe Oxford Dynamics plug-in is a direct emulation of the extremely flexible and capableunit used in the OXF-R3 professional

11.2 BussCompressorArchitecture 11 BUS COMPRESSOR (TDM AND AAX DSP ONLY)11.2 BussCompressorArchitectureThe Buss Compressor employs common sidechai

11.3 DescriptionofSubChannelControls 11 BUS COMPRESSOR (TDM AND AAX DSP ONLY)11.3 DescriptionofSubChannelControls...1.2.3.4.5ACCESS ButtonAcce

11.3 DescriptionofSubChannelControls 11 BUS COMPRESSOR (TDM AND AAX DSP ONLY)SUB TRIMSets the proportion that the Sub channel signal contributes t

12 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS12 DescriptionofControlsThis section provides a summary of the ‘front panel’ controls you will encounter whenusing the var

12 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLSTimeConstantandTypeSelectorThis button toggles the compressor time constant dependency laws betweenNORMAL, LINEAR and CL

12 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLSOptionsMenuClicking the Sonnox button produces a drop-down options menu (see right).ClipLightsDetermines the approximate t

13 ‘ACCESS FOLLOWS’ MODES (AAX ONLY)13 ‘ACCESS Follows’modes(AAX only)The AAX Native and DSP versions of the Oxford Dynamics plug-in include three e

14 SPECIFICATIONS14 Specifications14.1 ControlRangesSection Thresh Ratio/Range Attack Hold Release(dB) (dB)GATE -80 - 0 0 - -80 5 µS[1]- 26 mS 10 mS

14.2 ProTools|HDX –Instancesperchip 15 PRESET MANAGER TOOLBAR14.2 ProTools|HDX –InstancesperchipVariant 44.1 48 88.2 96 176.4 192Compresso

17 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS16 SupportedPlatforms• Avid Pro Tools (AAX Native and DSP 32/64-bit)• VST hosts (32/64-bit)• AU hosts (32/64-bit)• Mac Intel OS

1 INTRODUCTIONDynamic signal level control has grown in complexity and popularity from humblebeginnings to an essential part of the sound production p

18 COPYRIGHT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS18 CopyrightandAcknowledgementsTrademarks and content copyright©2007-present Sonnox®Ltd. All rights reserved.Sonnox

2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS2 FrontPanelControlsThe separate dynamics functions have their own control sets that are available at any timeby operating the

3 DYNAMICS CONTROL3 DynamicsControlThe Dynamics section comprises of four separate applications: Compressor, Limiter, Gateand Expander.Although these

3.1 BasicDynamicsArchitecture 3 DYNAMICS CONTROLThis method had an advantage in early analogue compressors because the complex andlargely unpredicta

4 COMPRESSOR4 CompressorThere are two main factors that describe the function of a compressor: alevelversusgainfunction, which is generally assumed