Wave Breaker (free) question

[irpacynot]

The "preserve" knob. What exactly is it doing? Is it preserving the quality of the mix, is it preserving the perception of the transients? And what effect does changing the percentage have on the actual mix?

[Chicken Drummy]

No clue which Wave Breaker you're talking about. There are several. Got a link, champ?

[Monsieur_FyP]

This one

« Preserve: Turning this up increases the release of the gain reduction algorithm (among other parameters). The result is more punch and less distortion. On the other hand, the value should be lower if you want to reduce the dynamic range. Higher values also increase the risk of 'pumping'. »

[osiris]

I've used this and I know it doesn't seem to do anything. (But I like Wave Breaker)

[irpacynot]

This one

« Preserve: Turning this up increases the release of the gain reduction algorithm (among other parameters). The result is more punch and less distortion. On the other hand, the value should be lower if you want to reduce the dynamic range. Higher values also increase the risk of 'pumping'. »

Thank you. I tried looking everywhere -- wasn't able to really get any clarification about that function. That's clear enough, I suppose. Considering I really only record acoustic music and am mainly using the plugin to try and bring up the integrated LUFs of my songs without "pumping" any of the frequencies, I should probably just leave it at its default (50%) setting or lower, eh?

No clue which Wave Breaker you're talking about. There are several. Got a link, champ?

And I'm 55-years old. Please don't call me champ.

[Chicken Drummy]

And I'm 55-years old. Please don't call me champ.

Fair enough. No harm intended.