Metric Halo MIOStrip

Module List

Process Name:

MIOStrip

Synopsis:

Mobile I/O Channel Processor

Process Types:

EQ, Dynamics, Channel Strip

Channels:

Description:

MIOStrip provides a complete channel strip processor in one self-contained signal processor. It includes dynamics (gate and compressor with side-chain EQ) and EQ in a flexible, internally routable package.

This version of MIOStrip is a mono processor and provides a mono sidechain input channel.

The default signal flow through the processor is:

input → gate → EQ → compressor → output.

When when Comp Comp First is enabled, the EQ and compressor order is swapped, and the signal flow becomes:

input → gate → compressor → EQ → output.

The dynamics processor blocks normally detect the level from the signal that is at the input of the dynamics block, optionally pre-processed by the block's associated side-chain EQ. It is also possible to route the side-chain input channel to the input of each block's side-chain EQ and detector. This allows you to use an external key signal to control the dynamics processing in the channel strip. You can select the side-chain source of each dynamics block independently.

Parameters:

Gate Enable {Off, On}

Enables the gate. When disabled, the gate is hard-bypassed, and does not consume DSP power.

Gate Threshold [-100, 0] dB

Sets the threshold at which the gate begins to act. There will be no gain reduction applied by the gate when the input signal is above this threshold.

Gate Attack [-1μ, 1] s

The characteristic attack time of the removal of the gain reduction. Longer attack times will cause the gate to cut off the initial transients that bring the gate out of gain reduction. When the attack time is negative, the Gate detector applies an auto-attack to the incoming signal to accurately track fast transients smoothly. The attack time is applied in the detector stage of the Gate block.

Gate Release [1μ, 5] s

The characteristic release time of the application of the gain reduction. Longer release times will cause the gate to be less responsive to short transient signal drops. Very short release times can lead to distortion in the output signal. The release time is applied in the detector stage of the Gate block.

Gate Sidechain EQ Gain [-24, 24] dB

Sets the parameteric gain on the EQ band. For peaking filters, this is the gain at the peak of the band. For shelving filters, this is the gain at the extreme limit of the filter. This parameter is ignored for the high and low pass filter types as well as the bandpass filter type.

Gate Sidechain EQ Frequency [20, 22k] Hz

Sets the characteristic frequency of the filter band.

Gate Sidechain EQ Bandwidth [0.01, 2.5] Oct

Sets the bandwidth of the filter band in octaves.

Gate Sidechain EQ Type {Peaking/Parametric, Low Shelf, Hi Shelf, Hi Cut, Low Cut, Band Pass}

Chooses the type of filter that is applied for the band.

Comp Enable {Off, On}

Enables the compressor. When disabled, the compressor is hard-bypassed, and does not consume DSP power.

Comp Threshold [-100, 0] dB

Sets the threshold at which the compressor begins to act. There will be no gain reduction applied by the compressor when the input signal is below this threshold.

Comp Ratio [1, 1k]

The gain reduction ratio that is applied to the input signal when the signal is above threshold. The actual ratio applied also depends on the knee parameter which can be used to soften the knee and make the applied ratio progressive.

Comp Attack [1μ, 1] s

The characteristic attack time of the application of the gain reduction. Longer attack times will cause MIOStrip to be less responsive to short transients. Short attack times are required to use MIOStrip as a signal limiter, but very short attack times can lead to distortion in the output signal. The attack time is applied in the detector stage of MIOStrip.

Comp Release [1μ, 5] s

The characteristic release time of the application of the gain reduction. Longer release times will cause MIOStrip to be maintain the gain reduction for a longer period of time after transients. Longer release times are appropriate when using MIOStrip as a leveling amp/AGC. Alternatively, shorter release times are appropriate when using MIOStrip to increase the apparent level of impulsive material. Very short release times can lead to distortion in the output signal. The release time is applied in the detector stage of MIOStrip.

Comp Knee [-1, 1]

Adjusts the shape of the knee of the compressor as the detector goes above threshold. When knee is set to 0, the transition from no gain reduction to the specified ratio is immediate at the specified threshold. As this parameter is increased, the transition between the 1:1 ratio and the specified ratio is made more and more progressive, thus "softening" the action of the compressor.

Comp Makeup Gain [-30, 30] dB

Sets the additional gain applied to the signal post compressor. Is used to raise sub-threshold signal level rather than reduce the super-threshold signal level.

Comp Auto Gain {Off, On}

When enabled, causes the compressor to automatically adjust the makeup gain to keep full-scale input approximately at full-scale on output. This is a huertistic rule, and will likely need to be trimmed by the user using the Comp Makeup Gain

Comp Comp First {Off, On}

When enabled, the signal will flow through the compressor block first and the output of the compressor block will then flow into the EQ block. If this is not enabled, the signal will run through the EQ first and then through the compressor.

Comp Sidechain EQ Gain [-24, 24] dB

Comp Sidechain EQ Frequency [20, 22k] Hz

Sets the characteristic frequency of the filter band.

Comp Sidechain EQ Bandwidth [0.01, 2.5] Oct

Sets the bandwidth of the filter band in octaves.

Comp Sidechain EQ Type {Peaking/Parametric, Low Shelf, Hi Shelf, Hi Cut, Low Cut, Band Pass}

Chooses the type of filter that is applied for the band.

EQ Enable {Off, On}

Enables the EQ block. When disabled, the EQ is hard-bypassed, and does not consume DSP power.

EQ Gain [-80, 10] dB

Master gain applied to the signal at the output of the EQ block. Since the EQ is implemented as a high-resolution floating point process, you can bring the output signal of the EQ out of any degree of clipping using this parameter.

EQ Band 2 Enable {Off, On}

Enables the band. When disabled, the band is hard-bypassed.

EQ Band 2 Gain [-24, 24] dB

EQ Band 2 Frequency [20, 22k] Hz

Sets the characteristic frequency of the filter band.

EQ Band 2 Bandwidth [0.01, 2.5] Oct

Sets the bandwidth of the filter band in octaves.

EQ Band 2 Type {Peaking/Parametric, Low Shelf, Hi Shelf, Hi Cut, Low Cut, Band Pass}

Chooses the type of filter that is applied for the band.

EQ Band 4 Enable {Off, On}

Enables the band. When disabled, the band is hard-bypassed.

EQ Band 4 Gain [-24, 24] dB

EQ Band 4 Frequency [20, 22k] Hz

Sets the characteristic frequency of the filter band.

EQ Band 4 Bandwidth [0.01, 2.5] Oct

Sets the bandwidth of the filter band in octaves.

EQ Band 4 Type {Peaking/Parametric, Low Shelf, Hi Shelf, Hi Cut, Low Cut, Band Pass}

Chooses the type of filter that is applied for the band.

EQ Band 6 Enable {Off, On}

Enables the band. When disabled, the band is hard-bypassed.

EQ Band 6 Gain [-24, 24] dB

EQ Band 6 Frequency [20, 22k] Hz

Sets the characteristic frequency of the filter band.

EQ Band 6 Bandwidth [0.01, 2.5] Oct

Sets the bandwidth of the filter band in octaves.

EQ Band 6 Type {Peaking/Parametric, Low Shelf, Hi Shelf, Hi Cut, Low Cut, Band Pass}

Chooses the type of filter that is applied for the band.

Master Bypass {On, Off}

When enabled, hard-bypasses the entire plug-in, and substantially reduces the amount of DSP power used.