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Old 03-15-2013, 08:53 PM
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Like should it be used on drum, vocal, guitar, etc...
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Old 03-15-2013, 09:11 PM
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This is the Digidesign Users Forum. Unfortunately, it's not recording 101. There is tons of literature out there on basic recording. Maybe give old Google a spin.
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This is the Digidesign Users Forum. Unfortunately, it's not recording 101. There is tons of literature out there on basic recording. Maybe give old Google a spin.
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Word! I think this forum is getting closer and closer to an allround beginners chat and I hope it gets back to what it is set up for, namely a User Forum for Avid and Digidesign and hopefully it is meant to be a bit more geared towards professional recording and gear so here is to •hope•
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Like should it be used on drum, vocal, guitar, etc...
Limiter

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Maybe we need a limiter on the forum
So what would be the threshold? 100 newbie posts on a newbie forum, yea?
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Like should it be used on drum, vocal, guitar, etc...
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A limiter is a circuit that allows signals below a specified input power to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals that exceed this input power.
It can be used on any signal you want to limit.
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It can be used on any signal you want to limit.
I want to limit all the vocals out of this sentence; therefore, you said:

t cn b sd n n sgnl y wnt t lmt

Makes sense? How about limiting all posts from users less than 100 posts? Or anyone not being able to write perfect english?

I'm making a joke here if someone is wondering...
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well having one doesn't make you a recording engineer.

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well having one doesn't make you a recording engineer.

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I don't get how I'm being a troll. I was simply asking a question because I just purchased Pro Tools and saw the Dyn/Expander limiter plug in and wondered what it did. We all have to start somewhere.

Thank you to those that helped though I really appreciate it.
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I don't get how I'm being a troll. I was simply asking a question because I just purchased Pro Tools and saw the Dyn/Expander limiter plug in and wondered what it did. We all have to start somewhere.

Thank you to those that helped though I really appreciate it.
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