CHAPTER 10
INSERTS
Units inserted in the audio chain to modify or control the signal are called inserts. Most consoles have insert points for each channel, subgroup master, auxiliary outputs, and main outputs. Inserts can be equalizers if more equalization is required than available on the console; noise gates for reducing spill from other instruments or residual noise from direct sources; or limiters for controlling the level or producing compression effects. The two most common inserts are limiters and noise gates (Figure 10–1).
LIMITERS 
Limiters fix a ceiling of maximum level without changing the dynamic range below the threshold. The amount ...
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