Clipper Stereo

Detailed: LSP Clipper Stereo (CL1S)

Formats: CLAP, JACK, LADSPA, LV2, VST2, VST3

Categories: Dynamics

Developer: Vladimir Sadovnikov

Description: 

This plugin allows to drive much more loudness by cutting extra peaks and reach extreme loudness levels at the output. The key features are following.

Dithering allows to add some dithering noise to the signal and make the final mix more detailed. Loudness limiting option allows to control the input loudness, per-band loudness and input loudness at the output clipper. Overdrive protection allows to add short-time compression to the signal to make clipping effect less noticeable. Multiple sigmoid functions allow to select the best sounding clipping funciton. Input and output loudness measurments allow to control loudness level of the signal in LUFS.

Controls:

• Dither - allows to enable dithering noise depending on the bitness of the desired output signal.
• ODP - enabled overdrive protection compressor.
• Clipping - enables clipping function applied to the signal.
• Log Scale - switches clipping function graph representation in linear/logarithmic scale.
• Function - clipping function
• ODP Thresh - the threshold of the overdrive protection compressor.
• ODP Knee - the knee of the overdrive protection compressor.
• ODP Meter - the amount of gain reduction applied to the signal while compressing it's peaks.
• Clip Thresh - the threshold of the clipping function. Signals below the threshold have constant amplification.
• Clip Pumping - additional way to pump the loudness of the band by applying exra amplification and keeping peaks not greater than 0 dB.
• Clip Meter - the amount of gain reduction applied at the clipping stage.
• Reactivity - sets up the reactivity of the ODP compressor.
• Stereo Link - allows to control how the left channel of ODP compressor affects the right channel and vice verse.
• Time Graph Gain - the overall band gain reduction meter.
• Time Graph dB In - the input signal meter.
• Time Graph dB Out - the output signal meter.
• Time Graph LUFS In - the input signal LUFS meter.
• Time Graph LUFS Out - the output signal LUFS meter.
• LUFS Limit button - allows to enable loudness limiting at the input of the clipper.
• LUFS Limit knob - allows to set maximum allowed loudness at the input of the clipper.
• LUFS Limit meter - the amount of gain reduction applied to the input signal while reducing loudness.
• Boost - allows to additionally boost the processed signal to compensate threshold level lower than 0 dB.
• Boost Threshold - allows to adjust lower than 0 dB clipping threshold.

Signal section:

• Input - additional gain applied to the input signal.
• Output - additional gain applied to the output signal.