Cary B. Cornett
05-25-2005, 01:02 PM
I have really been enjoying the use of the latest updated Levelizer.
Today I was working with using Levelizer in an output track for parallel compression and limiting, which it turns out to do very well, thanks in part to the auto-magic delay compensation for Saw Native plugs. If there is a track or a group of tracks that I need to do this with, I assign those tracks both to the "master" output AND to another output track (which I might label something like "drum sqz") with this added track assigned back to the master. I then insert a Levelizer pre-fade into the "squeeze" output track.
In this case I was fattening up some rhythm guitar tracks, and wanted to both compress and limit using Levelizer in the "squeeze" output track. I also used the gate. I set the compressor to grab AFTER the attack (30) and release quickly (90) with a low threshold (-20 or so), leaving the peaks alone for the limiter. I would set each function by itself, then engage both once I had the settings. This all works fine, except that, when I turned the limiter off during playback, I could hear comb filtering, which went away again when I re-engaged the limiter.
With playback running, I can switch either the gate or the compressor on and off, in any combination, with no problem. I can also engage (right clicking in the threshold window) the limiter with playback running, and all is fine UNTIL, with playback still running, I release the limiter, at which time I get comb filtering. The comb filtering only happens if I disengage the limiter while playback is running. Disengaging the limiter with playback stopped does NOT lead to comb filtering.
The weird part is, if I START the limiter with playback running, it will not cause comb filtering UNLESS I stop the limiter WHILE playback is running.
Start playback with limit OFF. No problem.
Engage limiting while playback is running. No problem.
Disengage limiting whild playback is running. Comb filtering starts.
Re-engage limiting with playback running, comb filtering stops.
Disengage limiting again with playback running, comb filtering resumes.
Stop and restart playback, comb filtering is gone.
It works this way every time.
I can work with Levelizer this way, but it would be nice if this cute little bug went away. :rolleyes:
Today I was working with using Levelizer in an output track for parallel compression and limiting, which it turns out to do very well, thanks in part to the auto-magic delay compensation for Saw Native plugs. If there is a track or a group of tracks that I need to do this with, I assign those tracks both to the "master" output AND to another output track (which I might label something like "drum sqz") with this added track assigned back to the master. I then insert a Levelizer pre-fade into the "squeeze" output track.
In this case I was fattening up some rhythm guitar tracks, and wanted to both compress and limit using Levelizer in the "squeeze" output track. I also used the gate. I set the compressor to grab AFTER the attack (30) and release quickly (90) with a low threshold (-20 or so), leaving the peaks alone for the limiter. I would set each function by itself, then engage both once I had the settings. This all works fine, except that, when I turned the limiter off during playback, I could hear comb filtering, which went away again when I re-engaged the limiter.
With playback running, I can switch either the gate or the compressor on and off, in any combination, with no problem. I can also engage (right clicking in the threshold window) the limiter with playback running, and all is fine UNTIL, with playback still running, I release the limiter, at which time I get comb filtering. The comb filtering only happens if I disengage the limiter while playback is running. Disengaging the limiter with playback stopped does NOT lead to comb filtering.
The weird part is, if I START the limiter with playback running, it will not cause comb filtering UNLESS I stop the limiter WHILE playback is running.
Start playback with limit OFF. No problem.
Engage limiting while playback is running. No problem.
Disengage limiting whild playback is running. Comb filtering starts.
Re-engage limiting with playback running, comb filtering stops.
Disengage limiting again with playback running, comb filtering resumes.
Stop and restart playback, comb filtering is gone.
It works this way every time.
I can work with Levelizer this way, but it would be nice if this cute little bug went away. :rolleyes: