Precision Enhancer kHz Plug-In

Specialized Tool Designed to Enhance High Frequencies and Breathe New Life into Dull Tracks

The Precision Enhancer kHz is a sophisticated tool with a simple control set, primarily designed to bring dull or poorly recorded tracks to life. However, with five distinct Enhancement “Modes”, the Precision Enhancer kHz will find uses on virtually any source. It can be used to minimally massage the middle and upper frequencies of a mix, or drastically alter the presence or dynamics of individual tracks or groups. Unlike other enhancers that function by frequency delay or filtered clipping, the Precision Enhancer kHz works on specialized techniques of equalization and dynamic expansion that can be used as a highly versatile effect.

• Designed for minimal repairs or drastic alteration
• Five enhancement modes for many types of tracks
• Blend effected signal into original signal
• Requires a UAD-1 or UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card available from authorized dealers worldwide
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The five Modes (A, B, C, D and the shift-clickable “All”) present various control configurations to support the widest array of source material. With Modes A and B, the filtered audio is mixed in with the dry signal according to the Effect control. For Modes C, D and All, audio is passed through a unique upwards expander where the expanded audio is then filtered before being mixed with the dry signal. For these modes, Effect is used as a fader on the way into the expander. The release can be adjusted to either Fast or Slow via the Speed button, giving a greater range of dynamic/frequency enhancement. For Mode C, the sweepable filter applied to the expander's output is identical to the filter used with Mode A. For Mode D and All, the expander's output is passed to a set of filters in parallel. Finally, the Precision Enhancer kHz includes control over the final Output control with metering to compensate for gain changes created by the effect.

Precision Enhancer kHz Plug-In

Features:

• Designed for minimal repairs or drastic alteration
• Five enhancement modes for many types of tracks
• Blend effected signal into original signal
• Sweepable high-frequency emphasis selection
• Speed control for smooth or aggressive response
• Requires a UAD-1 or UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card available from authorized dealers worldwide

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Parameters:

• Effect adjusts the level of the new enhanced signal from 0 to 100%
• kHz Frequency of 1kHz-10kHz defines the cutoff frequency for the enhancement process for Modes A and C
• Speed defines the attack and release characteristic of the enhancement process
• Mode (A, B, C, D and All) determines the specialized type of enhancement applied to the signal
• A EQ Sweep-Sweepable frequency enhancement only
• B Vocal-Non-Sweepable frequency dynamic enhancement, optimized for vocals
• C Dyn Sweep-Sweepable frequency dynamic enhancement
• D Expand 1-Non-sweepable dynamic enhancement, emphasizes high and low frequency content
• All Expand 2-Non-sweepable dynamic enhancement, emphasizes all frequencies
• Output adjusts final combined dry signal and effect from 0 to -20 dB
• Effect meter and output meter with 3 second 0 dB peak hold
• Global power switch bypasses plug-in

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