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the adjusted ratio value. In this way you can, for
example, add more punch and/or bite to a snare
drum. This of course is possible in full-range mode
(flat) as well as for selected spectral ranges (bell/
shelf). You get more punch by expansion in the
range of about 200 Hz, more bite above 2 kHz.
Set the ratio to a value between 1:2 and 1:8
(compressor would be 2:1, 8:1). The look ahead
function is perfect for this purpose. You activate
look ahead by clicking and dragging on the Attack
control. It guarantees that the plugin knows, when
the drum is hit - before the snare drum is actually
to be heard - and so can perform the expansion
ultra-fast.
the IQ-EQ as an expander
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HOFA IQ-EQ V3.5