Smack!

For more information, see the following topics:

Smack! Controls and Meters

Using the Smack! Compressor/Limiter

Smack! is a dynamics processing plug-in that is available in AAX, TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite formats.

Smack! provides support for 192 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 96 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 48 kHz, and 44.1 kHz sessions.

Smack! provides support for mono, stereo, and all Pro Tools-supported multichannel audio formats.

The Smack! compressor/limiter plug-in has the following features.

Smack! has no control to directly adjust the threshold level (the level that an input signal must exceed to trigger compression). The amount of compression will vary with the input signal, which is adjustable by the Input control.

Three modes of compression:

Norm mode emulates FET compressors, which can have faster attack and release times than electro-optical compressors. This mode lets you fine-tune compression precisely by adjusting the attack, release, and ratio controls.

Warm mode is based on Norm mode, but has release characteristics more like those of electro-optical limiters.

Opto mode emulates classic electro-optical limiters, which tend to have gentler attack and release characteristics than FET compressors. The attack, release and ratio controls are not adjustable in this mode.

“Key Input” side-chain processing, which lets you trigger compression using the dynamics of another signal.

Side-Chain EQ filter, which lets you tailor the compression to be frequency-sensitive.

High Pass filter, which lets you remove “thumps” or “pops” from your audio.

Distortion control, which lets you add different types of subtle harmonic distortion to the output signal.