V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

Strip and Bus ToolsEq, Comp/Limiter/ExpanderStrip and Bus Tools are a quick and efficient way of adding the Equalization and Dynamics (compression andexpansion) functions commonly found on hardware consoles to channels and buses. Strip and Bus Tools are particularlyeconomical with DSP processing power. Each processing block may be switched ’into circuit’ individually.Blocks which are not ‘in circuit’ do not use DSP resources.Difference between Strip Tools and Bus ToolsThere is only one major difference between Strip and Bus Tools. Bus Tools have a sophisticated Limiter with Lookaheadand Delay Compensation where Strip Tools has a Compressor.Both may be freely used in Strips or Buses if the need should arise for a limiter in an Input Strip or a Compressor ina Bus.ModulesThe Strip and Bus Tools plug-ins consist of several Sections or modules. Each Section has a title bar at the top containingan On/Off switch for the section and a control triangle which toggles between showing or hiding the section.Display OptionsMultiple instances of the Bus Tools plug-in are displayed in one large window. Right-click onto the window titlebar of the plug-in to open a menu offering some general display options for the Strip Tools plug-ins:Strip Tools - General Display OptionsThis menu allows you to either directly select the number of strips displayed in the plug-in window, or to increment/decrementthis number by one. The maximum number will vary depending on how many Strip Tools areassigned.Strip and Bus Tools : Strip and Bus Tools 15 - 276