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Hold

In the hold phase the gate remains open and does not close even if the sig-

nal dips below the threshold level. The signal must run through the entire

hold phase before the gate can transition to the release stage. Use hold to

determine the length of time the gate will deﬁnitely remain open.

Release

Use release to determine the amount of time the gate takes to close once

the signal drops below the threshold level or the hold phase has run its

course.

The EQ menu tab affords you access to the parametric 4-band EQ. It is lo-

cated post-reverb in the channels and processes only the wet or effects sig-

nal; the direct signal remains unchanged.

At the left edge you can see four menu buttons for selecting individual EQ

bands:

❖ Low/High Shelf: The Low-Shelf band serves to boost or cut low frequen-

cies; ditto for High Shelf and high frequencies. To this end, set the

band’s cutoff frequency using the Frequency knob and ampliﬁcation/at-

tenuation intensity using the Gain knob.

❖ Mid 1/2: With the fully parametric midrange bands Mid 1 and Mid 2,

you can shape any two frequency ranges. Frequency determines the cen-

ter frequency, Gain the amount of boost/cut, and Q the width of the ﬁl-

ter band.

The Q-factor is adjustable in fully parametric ﬁlter bands only. The greater the Q-

factor, the narrower the ﬁlter band! Though higher Q values are great for elimi-

nating narrow-band interference such as mains hum, they may also be used to

forge striking ﬁlter effects. Dial in lower to medium Q values for less obtrusive,

more natural-sounding EQ.

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