MAGNETAR V2

Quick Start

1. Insert MAGNETAR on the master, matrix or music bus after corrective EQ.
2. Set SUBSTANCE and IMPACT first; make the foundation feel more authoritative before it feels louder.
3. Choose a RESOLVE style, raise its amount until congestion clears or the intended focus appears, then use GLOW and DRY/WET to finish the four-control CORE path.
4. Start ASCEND at 100%, its calibrated reference point. Move toward 200% only when additional compression, density and width improve the mix.
5. For STABILITY, play a representative section, press LEARN, wait at least two seconds, then press again. Raise STABILITY only after PROFILED appears.
6. Use the power control beside each knob to audition that stage. Enable LIMITER only when final peak containment is required, then A/B at matched level.

Main Controls

• SUBSTANCE - low-end weight and density.
• IMPACT - punch and transient authority.
• RESOLVE - adaptive spectral focus with four distinct styles. At 0% it is exact identity; 50% is the normal working region and 100% is deliberately strong for auditioning or difficult material.
• GLOW - controlled openness and upper-spectrum presence.
• DRY/WET - parallel blend for the CORE domain only: SUBSTANCE, IMPACT, RESOLVE and GLOW. At 0% the CORE path is exact identity; it does not dilute the POST stages.
• ASCEND - calibrated final stage from 0% to 200%. At 0% the stage is latency-aligned and dry; 100% is the intended reference response; 200% extends compression, density and stereo size.
• STABILITY - independent learned tonal stabilisation. LEARN captures a representative section; PROFILED confirms that the profile is ready. Its amount and 1024-bin profile are recalled with the session.
• LIMITER - independent 0-12 dB drive into a -0.1 dB output ceiling. Its local power control bypasses only the limiter, without changing reported latency.
• Per-control power - every knob has an automatable bypass. Values and bypass states are stored with presets, A/B snapshots and session recall.
• A/B, Match, Delta and dual RTA - verify processing against the source instead of judging a level increase.

RESOLVE Styles

• NATURAL - broad, balanced decongestion for transparent programme cleanup.
• FORWARD - restores articulation and presence when a master feels recessed.
• TIGHT - applies the strongest low-mid congestion control while protecting the true sub foundation.
• OPEN - increases upper-mid and high-frequency openness without turning RESOLVE into a fixed shelf.

RESOLVE is programme-dependent and spectrally selective. The four styles are different processing behaviours, not cosmetic labels, and their state is stored with the session and presets.

Latency And Host PDC

• 44.1 kHz - 179 samples.
• 48 kHz - 189 samples / 3.94 ms.
• 88.2 kHz - 328 samples.
• 96 kHz - 357 samples.
• 176.4 kHz - 645 samples.
• 192 kHz - 701 samples.

The delay is intentionally stable so the host does not rebuild compensation when a processing stage is bypassed.