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Key Features
The FLUX:: Syrah is an excellent compressor plug-in, built from the same dynamics processing algorithms as the Alchemist and Solera plug-ins. Syrah is a tool used for dynamic treatment, combining a compressor and de-expander. The compressor enables you to treat the high levels by reducing their intensity while the de-expander enables you to treat the low levels by lifting their intensity. Compressors, like EQs, are amongst the most-used tools for sound engineers looking for musical ways to manipulate audio. Syrah is FLUX's proposition to deliver extremely musical and transparent compression with top-notch dynamic processing algorithms.
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The first parameter to use is the "amount" parameter. This parameter determines the global amount of compression. Because the Syrah processing algorithm is extremely dependent on the signal, the settings found on the compressor are internally handled.
For Syrah to work correctly, it's important to give it a proper input signal, this is why there is an input and output gain meter to gain stage your sources correctly. To manually adjust the time constraint parameters of Syrah, you can use the Speed slider. This interacts with the Attack and detection time of the compressor. On the other side, the Velocity setting allows for changing the release time range. You can achieve the sound of some guitar compressors by setting the Speed time to 0 and the Velocity level to high for spanky and punchy tones.
The FLUX Syrah compressor plugin offers robust parallel processing capabilities, perfect for tasks like drum bus processing. The onboard Mix control allows you to blend the original uncompressed signal with the compressed one, creating a balance that suits your needs. You can dial up the Amount control to accentuate each drum hit for a more pronounced sound.
Syrah also features various modes, including the Dynamic Deep mode, which emphasizes compression between each hit while preserving musicality. For an even more potent compression effect, you can engage the Boost button, enhancing transient processing and adding extra punch to your sound.
The Velocity time adjustment feature is another powerful tool in Syrah. By tweaking this setting, you can enhance the sustain of your instruments, leading to an extremely compressed drum bus with substantial gain reduction, yet without compromising the integrity of the input signal.
Even when using extreme values, Syrah outperforms other compressors that may distort or crush the signal under similar conditions. Lastly, the Dry Mix button lets you blend the compressed signal with the direct signal, resulting in a well-balanced tone that's both punchy and enhanced in sustain.
In the FLUX Syrah compressor plugin, the Adaptive Processing Control is a feature that gives you the ability to define how the algorithm automatically adapts to your audio material through a Mode setting parameter. This parameter is one of the most important controls in Syrah as it defines how the processing algorithm will adapt to the audio content.
There are three modes available in Syrah: Dynamic Soft, Dynamic Deep, and Static. The Dynamic Soft mode allows for gentle adaptations to the audio, making changes that are subtle yet impactful. This mode is perfect for situations where you want to preserve the overall character of the original audio while still utilizing the benefits of Syrah's dynamic processing.
The Dynamic Deep mode, on the other hand, offers a more aggressive approach. It makes deeper and more noticeable alterations to the audio, which is ideal for situations where you want to emphasize certain elements of the sound or make significant changes to the audio material.
Unlike the dynamic modes, the Static mode doesn't adapt to the audio signal. Instead, it keeps a constant set of parameters, regardless of the input. This mode is useful when you want a consistent amount of processing, irrespective of changes in the audio material.
When either of the two dynamic modes is selected, a range of parameters becomes adaptive. They change in sync with the audio analysis, aiming to deliver a result that closely matches the original material, providing a natural and musical response to the input signal.
A must-have for dynamic compressor plug-ins, Syrah has a high-quality and accurate LCD display. Here, you gain vital visual feedback on key aspects of your audio signal to ensure your compression is achieving its goal. The LCD display displays the actual waveform and offers many different parameters to adjust the readout to your requirements. Adjustable scroll waveform speed, freezing of the scrolling waveform, changing the gain envelope and the input and output waveform is all possible.
In the Solera, Preset and Parameter Handling is designed to optimize workflow efficiency. The plug-in features two Preset/Parameter slots, A and B, which can simultaneously hold two complete sets of parameters. Users can save individual presets as well as a "Global Preset" that encompasses both A and B settings and the position of the "Morphing Slider."
The Morphing Slider enables seamless blending between the parameter settings of slots A and B, offering creative and practical real-time adjustments. By activating the Automation control button, the Morphing Slider becomes accessible for host automation, further enhancing user control and flexibility.
"It has a totally different approach to dynamics, but once you get used to it, it's really effective and I have yet to find any material that I can't use it for!" - Mix Coach
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