Wave Arts MultiDynamics 6 (Download)

Multiband dynamics processing combines the techniques of equalization and single band dynamics processing. A simple application of multiband dynamics is to apply compression or expansion to a specific frequency range. It is also possible to think of multiband dynamics as applying equalization which is dependent on the level of the input sound. So one can set up an EQ curve for low volumes and set another EQ curve for high volumes.

Another use of multiband dynamics is noise reduction. One can set up multiple bands to do noise gating, by setting the gain to decrease when the signal falls below threshold. Also, multiband dynamics applied to solo instrument sounds can be used for sound design. It is possible to split up the sound into different frequency ranges, apply compression to some and expansion to others, and dramatically change the character of the original sound.

Tech Specs:

• Up to 6 independent bands
• Proprietary crossover filter network eliminates amplitude distortion between bands
• 6 dB/oct, 18 dB/oct and 30 dB/oct crossovers
• Full featured compressor or expander/gate per band
• Dynamics controls per band: Lo Gain, Thresh, Hi Gain, Ratio, Attack, Release, Knee
• Per band and All band control editing
• Clean (for transparent sound) and vintage (for analog colorization and warmth) dynamics modes
• Per band Bypass, Solo and Mute controls
• Comprehensive visualization of input levels and dynamic EQ response
• Adjustable lookahead
• No latency if lookahead is off
• Latency compensation, latency matching when bypassed
• Up to 192 kHz sampling rate
• Mono or stereo