Metric-halo ChannelStrip 3 User Manual download pdf (Page 30)

Operation

Each sidechain routing switch allows you to control the signal sent to the sidechain input of its associated gate

or compressor. By default, the level detectors in the dynamics processors key off of the signal that they are

processing. Under some circumstances, you may want to use a different signal to open the gate or compress

the signal. Most DAWs allow you to specify an input or bus as the source for ChannelStrip’s sidechain input.

The Sidechain routing switches allow you to choose the input to the level detector from the sidechain (key)

input or the signal being processed. To toggle the state, click the Sidechain routing switch.

Sidechain Listen Button

Figure 4.15: Sidechain Listen Button (Disabled)

Figure 4.16: Sidechain Listen Button (Enabled)

The sidechain listen button allows you to listen to the signal being sent to the gate or compressor sidechain

input. This allows you to monitor the audio being routed from the key input, and hear the effect of sidechain

filtering.

Compressor Character

Figure 4.17: Compressor Character Switch

The compressor character controls the time constants of the compressor section. It functions identically to the

Filter Type control, except there are only four choices: Smooth, Warm, Fast and MIO. See the section on the

compressor for more information.

User Interface Control

Figure 4.18: UI Size Control

This button switches the overall ChannelStrip user interface between small, medium and large sizes to acco-

modate different display resolutions.

Tooltip Control

Figure 4.19: Tooltip Control

This button toggles the tooltip display. When enabled, tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a

control. When the tooltip display is disabled, you may still see tooltips by holding down the ? key and hovering

over a control.

Graphs Disclosure Control

Figure 4.20: Graph Disclosure Button

The Graphs disclosure control allows you to show and hide ChannelStrip’s display graphs. This allows you

to maximize screen real-estate while still providing details on the processing when they are needed. Click on

this control to toggle the visibility of the graphs. ChannelStrip will automatically make the plug-in window

smaller when you hide the graphs.

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