Starship Krupa Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 14 hours ago, GreenLight said: Yes, that's a good practice. ? And I'm annoyed by processing plugins without output trim controls (Soundtoys Radiator, I'm looking at you!). What do you use for Gain/Trim? Yes, output trim controls are a must for anything that can raise or lower the level. It looks like Radiator has an "output" control, is that something different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 15 hours ago, GreenLight said: I'm annoyed by processing plugins without output trim controls (Soundtoys Radiator, I'm looking at you!). What do you use for Gain/Trim? It looks like Radiator has an "output" knob, is that not a true output trim? Yeah, anything that can change the level needs some way to control the output. I use kHs Gain, which is part of Kilohearts' free Essentials bundle. If you don't already have this bundle, I highly recommend it. A collection of 31 useful mixing and creative FX. Before Kilohearts came out with kHs Gain, I used BL Gain. I also like to put an instance of kHs Limiter on synth tracks when I'm auditioning patches. Keeps loud synth sounds from slamming the meters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenLight Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 4:27 AM, Starship Krupa said: It looks like Radiator has an "output" knob, is that not a true output trim? Yeah, anything that can change the level needs some way to control the output. I use kHs Gain, which is part of Kilohearts' free Essentials bundle. If you don't already have this bundle, I highly recommend it. A collection of 31 useful mixing and creative FX. Before Kilohearts came out with kHs Gain, I used BL Gain. I also like to put an instance of kHs Limiter on synth tracks when I'm auditioning patches. Keeps loud synth sounds from slamming the meters. About the Radiator output knob: I thought for long it wasn't a "true" output knob, but re-reading the manual now I guess it actually is. ? What fooled me is that the VU meter shows lower levels when dialing back the output knob, and since the VU meter indicates how hard you drive the unit (or does it?!) I thought it simultaneously dials back the effect. But maybe it isn't? (It's interesting that the manual also notes that the output knob is also a source of overdrive/distortion, so that will obviously not be available if you reduce it.) Good tips about Kilohearts' bundle, will definitely look into it! ? Yeah, I also sometimes place limiters on my synth tracks for safety. Often also a compressor on the audio preview bus for the Browser, when previewing loops (for melodic techno) that can be loud/harsh. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 40 minutes ago, GreenLight said: It's interesting that the manual also notes that the output knob is also a source of overdrive/distortion, so that will obviously not be available if you reduce it. It's possible that what they mean by that is if you turn down the Output knob and crank the Input knob, you'll get more coloration. This is a job for Plugin Doctor! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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