vimsynth/modules/mband
modules/processors/MBAND
MBAND
Three-band dynamics: the glue a single-band compressor cannot do. A kick hitting a full-range compressor pulls the whole mix down with it, top end and all — split first and the bottom can be held still while the top is left alone. One threshold per band; ratio, attack and release shared. Does NOTHING at its defaults until a threshold comes down.
MBAND to get this card.inputs
Down the left edge of the card, top to bottom.
- laudio
- Left in.
- raudio
- Right in. Normals from
l.
outputs
Down the right edge, in the same order.
- laudio
- Left.
- raudio
- Right.
- grcv
- The deepest of the three bands' reductions, 1.0 at rest.
knobs
Left to right across the face — the dials in the picture.
- lo hz40 … 1000 hz= 200 hz
- Where low becomes mid. Around 200 Hz keeps the kick and bass in their own band.
- hi hz800 … 12000 hz= 3000 hz
- Where mid becomes high. 3 kHz puts sibilance and cymbals up top on their own.
- lo thr0 … 1= 1
- The LOW band's threshold. This is the one to reach for first: holding the bottom still is most of what glue means.
- mid thr0 … 1= 1
- The MID band's threshold — where most of the music is, so a light touch here.
- hi thr0 … 1= 1
- The HIGH band's threshold. Pulling this down is a de-esser for a whole mix.
- ratio1 … 20= 3
- How hard, in all three bands. 2-4 is glue; 10 and up is an effect.
- attack0 … 1 s= 0.01 s
- How fast it grabs. Slow lets transients through, which keeps a mix punchy.
- release0.001 … 5 s= 0.15 s
- How fast it lets go. Too fast breathes; too slow and the mix stays ducked after the kick has gone.
- makeup0 … 4= 1
- Output level, to make up what the squashing took.
more
The full reference — every parameter curve, the patching notes and the worked examples — lives in the manual: docs.vimsynth.com/modules/mband. In the app itself, :help MBAND opens the same page without leaving the rack.