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7.11

Dynamics control

7.11.1

Limiter 1 attack/release threshold (addr 0x12)

7.11.2

Limiter 1 attack/release threshold (addr 0x13)

7.11.3

Limiter 2 attack/release rate (addr 0x14)

7.11.4

Limiter 2 attack/release threshold (addr 0x15)

7.11.5

Dynamics control description

The STA326 includes 2 independent limiter blocks. The purpose of the limiters is to

automatically reduce the dynamic range of a recording to prevent the outputs from clipping

in anti-clipping mode, or to actively reduce the dynamic range for a better listening

environment (such as a night-time listening mode, which is often needed for DVDs.) The two

modes are selected via the DRC bit in configuration register D (bit 5, address 0x03). Each

channel can be mapped to Limiter1, Limiter2, or not mapped.

If a channel is not mapped, that channel will clip normally when 0 dBFS is exceeded. Each

limiter will look at the present value of each channel that is mapped to it, select the

maximum absolute value of all these channels, perform the limiting algorithm on that value,

and then if needed adjust the gain of the mapped channels in unison.

The limiter attack thresholds are determined by the LxAT registers. When the attack

threshold has been exceeded, the limiter, when active, will automatically start reducing the

gain. The rate at which the gain is reduced when the attack threshold is exceeded is

dependent upon the attack rate register setting for that limiter. The gain reduction occurs on

a peak-detect algorithm.

The release of limiter, when the gain is again increased, is dependent on a RMS-detect

algorithm. The output of the volume/limiter block is passed through an RMS filter. The output

of this filter is compared to the release threshold, determined by the Release Threshold

When the RMS filter output falls below the release threshold, the gain is increased at a rate

dependent upon the release rate register. The gain can never be increased past its set value

and therefore the release will only occur if the limiter has already reduced the gain. The

L1A3

L1A2

L1A1

L1A0

L1R3

L1R2

L1R1

L1R0

01101010

L1AT3

L1AT2

L1AT1

L1AT0

L1RT3

L1RT2

L1RT1

L1RT0

1001

L2A3

L2A2

L2A1

L2A0

L2R3

L2R2

L2R1

L2R0

01101010

L2AT3

L2AT2

L2AT1

L2AT0

L2RT3

L2RT2

L2RT1

L2RT0

1001

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