{"product_id":"dave-hill-designs-ra","title":"Dave Hill Designs RA - Electronic Delivery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eRA is a Nonlinear plug-in for the  professional Audio Engineers that demand the most from their plug-ins.   The plug-in can be thought of as an amplifier that is being over driven,  (Wave Form Compression), but there is control over what part is being  overdriven.  An analogy from photography, it is like the curve  function.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe controls in RA are divided into 4 groups. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe first and most useful control is the LOW LEVEL control; it is in the  middle of the graphic.  This control brings up the low level content of  the audio.  It may also be thought of as a detail control.  It  functions like an amplifier being over driven, but works more on the low  level part of the signal and less on the high level part.  This control  generates third harmonic distortion.  The LOW LEVEL control can also  have a multiplying effect on other plug-ins by increasing their effect.   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold ital\"\u003eThe LOW LEVEL control is useful on most  any kind of signal and is a little like upward compression with out  attack and release times.  Try is on a vocal and listen to the dynamic  change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe second control group is the PEAK  controls.  They are like an adjustable soft clip, or an amplifier where  you have control over how it saturates, but leaves the low level part of  the signal alone.  The distortion generated by the PEAK controls is  third harmonic.  The PEAK control rounds off the peaks of the wave shape  and has a hardness value that can be changed.  The HARDNESS control's  soft setting (0) limits the peak to approximately -3dbfs and the hard  setting (100) limits peaks to approximately -10dbfs. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold ital\"\u003eAn example to try; take a track with a  snare drum that peaks in the range of -3dbfs.  Set the LOW LEVEL, PEAK  and HARDNESS controls to max. Look at the meter, what you should see is a  peak reading around -10dbfs but it should be louder with the plug-in  engaged as compared to bypass.\u003cbr\u003e It is also useful in preventing an occasional over.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe next control  group generates even harmonic content.  These controls are the most  difficult to hear and describe.  Being that the second harmonic is an  octave.  In a test some people did not hear 50% distortion if it is only  second harmonic.  But it does change the feel of things and can have a  thicking effect.  The TOP control rounds off the top of the wave shape  and the BOTTOM control rounds off the bottom of the wave shape.  When  used together it is possible to have the even harmonic content cancel  and have third harmonic distortion left.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold ital\"\u003eTry one of these in conjunction with the  LOW LEVEL control on an acoustic guitar, bass or kick drum.  You may  have noticed that on some recorded tracks that the waveshape can have a  shift or peaks on only it's top or bottom edge, this is a result of even  harmonic content\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe last group has two controls are more like  house keeping.  The first control which is in front of the signal  processing is a DRIVE control that has a plus and minus 6 db range.   Being the distortion generator is level dependent, this will allow for a  more or less aggressive operation of the process and the ability to  better match the process to the track.  The DRIVE control is also unity  gain from the input to the output.  However if you have a -1dbfs signal  and increase the drive gain to +6 db you will clip and the clip light  indicator will turn red.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe last control of the plug-in is an output level trim which has a  range of plus and minus 6 db for matching gain.  Clipping the signal  with the trim control will light the clip light indicator, but the  coloring controls cannot clip.  The main use of the LEVEL TRIM is for  level matching, being the curve bending is very non linear it is not  possible to have a fixed unity gain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe graphic display shows how the signal is being distorted and is  useful in the prediction of what the plug-in will do.  The controls are  interactive which means each one will affect the process in front of  it.  Think of the curve display in a graphics program\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe AAX version will run both Native and DSP on PT10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Hill Designs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449511112807,"sku":"31296","price":449.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/dave_hill_designs_ra_1_54c31241-df25-4d86-8da5-e77a50372cf3.jpg?v=1787089263","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.mom\/products\/dave-hill-designs-ra","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}