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Limiter
you obtain a stronger and more consistent sound pressure level.
The knob you see actually controls four stereo limiters simultaneously.
If you assign individual groups to different outputs, the loud kick on
output 1 will still affect the crash cymbal on output 3. This linking
makes the Limiter behave more predictably.
Use with care! There's nothing worse than an over-squished mix.
The normal position for this knob is its minimum (Off) position.
Ambience
• Every instrument close miked, giving a very dry sound.
• Every instrument recorded through the overhead microphones, giving a rather
dry sound but with a sweet stereo image.
• Every instrument recorded through the ambience microphones, positioned
approximately 2 meters from the source. This gave us a warm, roomy sound
with a controlled amount of "air".
• Every instrument recorded through a pair of distant mikes, placed over 7 me-
tres away. Now we're talking room! These recordings give a definite hall atmo-
sphere. Overly roomy? Yes, definitely!
• The new drums that come with Groove Agent 2 have electronic and electro-
mechanical reverb added to them.
The first thing any studio engineer reaches out for
when recording drums is probably a dynamics pro-
cessor, like a compressor or a limiter. We've thrown
in a simple limiting device in Groove Agent to put
that dynamic control within easy reach for you.
If you feel that the drums don't cut through your
complete musical mix, then this Limiter may help
This knob is one of the highlights of Groove
Agent! All the acoustic drums and percussion
instruments were recorded using a mix of sev-
eral techniques:
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