Avid Impact Mix Bus Compressor Plug-in

Description

Version 1.1

The first Avid TDM plug-in compatible exclusively with the new HD Accel PCI cards, the Impact compressor is the first of its kind to bring console-style mix bus compression to Pro Tools via a familiar user interface and control set. With support for multichannel tracks up to 7.1 and sampling rates up to 192 kHz, Impact offers unmatched features and sound previously unavailable with other TDM compressors.Impacts clean and well-organized user interface emulates the look of a console mix bus compressor. Its control set includes four selectable compression ratios and variable controls for Attack, Release, Threshold, and Make-up Gain. The Impact compressor interface includes a Gain Reduction meter that replicates an analog meter with an animated bouncing needle, displaying authentic ballistics as it meters gain reduction. The Impact compressor also includes a side-chain input, allowing any Pro Tools audio track to be used as an external key.Ideal for professional music and post environments where critical control of dynamic program material is essential, Impacts ability to go from subtle smoothing of dynamics to extreme squashing compression is without peer.DetailsThe first Avid TDM plug-in compatible exclusively with the new HD Accel PCI cards, the Impact compressor is the first of its kind to bring console-style mix bus compression to Pro Tools via a familiar user interface and control set. With support for multichannel tracks up to 7.1 and sampling rates up to 192 kHz, Impact offers unmatched features and sound previously unavailable with other TDM compressors.Impacts clean and well-organized user interface emulates the look of a console mix bus compressor. Its control set includes four selectable compression ratios and variable controls for Attack, Release, Threshold, and Make-up Gain. The Impact compressor interface includes a Gain Reduction meter that replicates an analog meter with an animated bouncing needle, displaying authentic ballistics as it meters gain reduction. The Impact compressor also includes a side-chain input, allowing any Pro Tools audio track to be used as an external key.Ideal for professional music and post environments where critical control of dynamic program material is essential, Impacts ability to go from subtle smoothing of dynamics to extreme squashing compression is without peer.FeaturesConsole-style mix bus compressorFlexible control-set in a familiar layoutSupports all Pro Tools multi-channel formatsSupports sampling rates up to 192 kHzExternal side-chain input with key listenPhoto realistic gain reduction meter
System RequirementsAvid-qualified Pro Tools|HD Accel system or VENUE live sound environment systemImpact is not compatible with previous generation TDM systemsiLok USB Smart Key (not included), Internet access, and a free iLok.com account