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TheMaximumGaincontrolsetstheabsolutemaximumamountofgainthatcanbeapplied
to the audio in each expander band regardless of program material or any other control
settings.
ExpanderRatesMenu
TheExpanderRatesmenuprovidescontrolsfortheattackandreleasespeedsoftheexpandersfor
eachbandaswellasattackandreleasespeedcontrolsforeachband’sspeedgovernors.
TheExpanderAttackspeedcontroldetermineshowquicklyeachband’sexpanderwillrise
whentheaudioisinneedofexpansion.Fastersettingswillexpandtheaudiomorequickly.
Using Omnia.9’s builtin oscilloscope to view the Undo Control Signal patch point is very
helpfulforadjustingattackandreleasespeedsastheyshowthegainthatwillbeappliedto
the audio in each band. A detailed explanation of how to monitor various patch points
withinOmnia.9isprovidedintheDisplaySettingsmenuofthismanual.
TheExpanderReleasespeedcontroladjustshowquicklytheexpanderlevelswillfallonce
the expansion is no longer called for. Faster settings will allow the levels to fall more
quickly.
Undo also utilizes a second set of parallel expanders which look at the same input and
automatically scale the attack and release characteristics of the main expanders. These
SpeedGovernorsdetectwhenthemainexpandershavebeenoperatingatfullspeedforan
extendedperiodoftimeandwillslowdownthemainexpanders.
TheGovernorAttackspeeddetermineshowlongthespeedgovernorswaitbeforescaling
backthespeedofexpanders.
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