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1. E Set C memory F Recall A memory G Recall B memory A Recall C memory 6 8 Virtual Voltage Digits The Virtual Voltage Digits provide rapid means to set Volt s output to a specific gain value What is Virtual Voltage We measure sound pressure on the decibel scale which is logarithmic and non linear But using the dB scale can complicate even simple mathematical operations Thus in digital devices we measure internal signals on a linear scale that is analogous to the voltage scale used by electrical engineers Volt makes its linear virtual voltage accessable for entering values with extreme precision Volt also has a traditional decibel based fader control see 5 3 dB Value Fader Adjust each digit value individually Click on the main digit display to illuminate the digits and enable direct access to the digits the Virtual Voltage Digits can be dragged up or down Exit this editing mode by clicking on the dB Value control or on the upper right hand corner logo TOS Volt Precision Fader 6 Controls Direct Text Entry Right click on the main digit display when the digits are in their darkened state to open a text box and enter a precise virtual voltage value 6 9 Auto mute Since Volt has an immense range and is capable of spanning it within a short time period we have included Auto mute a safety feature which is designed to protect against pilot error Enabling and Activating Auto2. Volt has indicators to show when a signal has exceeded OdB The indicators will reset whenever Volt s output gain value is changed and can also be reset manually by clicking on the output meters 10 Frequently Asked Questions Should I control Volt using MIDI or with track automation envelopes We think that MIDI can work better and in many cases it can be easier to work with when automating multiple controls but you are free to try both methods Settings were not recalled when I re opened my DAW project file The demo version does not recall it s settings The unlimited full version can be purchased here http cerberusaudio com Software Buy Buy_ Volt Where do I find updates for this product http cerberusaudio com Software UserArea Updates I ve lost my login or password Please use our Support form to request a new password ne Volt Precision Fader 11 Credits 11 Credits UI Design Anders Hedstr m http flavoursoflime blogspot com Programming Jeff Dinces http cerberusaudio com Thanks to Cockos Inc http www cockos com Rob Loyst http robrokkenaudio com Stillwell Audio http stillwellaudio com tooshka com http tooshka com Arto Vaarala http artovaarala com Xenakios http xenakios wordpress com Testing and Consulting airon 0 0 0 http beatbybit com Oli Larkin http www olilarkin co uk Greg Lostracco http www the summit ca Alex Martinez http facebook com sunkingz Theo Nies
3. avert conflicts The Unity Mute switch and the Memory switches however have special interrupt features For example theUnity Mute switch could be used to dip the output gain toward mute and then return to unity before reaching the mute state Similarly the Memory switches may interrupt each other so that they may be played like a musical instrument This can be useful to help create patterns of gain changes or to make compound fades e MIDI Control DAW track automation tends to lock controls which are automated In the case of the dB Value control it will cause Volt to lock to an absolute value so it cannot be easily automated together with other controls MIDI control does not present this issue and in terms of timing and precision is as good or better for Volt s control signals as track automation so we recommend MIDI control for all Volt users See 6 MIDI Control e OnScreen Help Click on the cerberus audio text to view Volt s OnScreen Help see 7 Other Features lt new image gt e Version Number To view the About Screen where the version number is displayed Remove the faceplate by right clicking the cerberus audio logo see 7 Other Features lt new image gt 4 System requirements OSX G4 or newer 10 4 or newer VST or AU compatible host Windows Processor Pentium4 or newer XP or newer VST 2 x compatible host 5 How to install OSX Run the installer Windows just drag the DLL v
4. mute When auto mute is enabled and active it will mute Volt s output if any audio sample exceeds a threshold of 2dB Auto mute is enabled by default but it is only active for each instance of Volt when that instance s plug in window is open Auto mute may be disabled by turning off the auto mute switch In Audio Units format Auto mute is always active if it is enabled even if the plug in instance s window is not open 6 10 Door Switch The Door Switch switches between Volt between Shuttle Mode and Transition Mode The only difference between these modes is whether the Shuttle Knob or the Transition Speed appears on the front panel see 2 Volt Key Concepts MIDI Control E 7 Automating Volt Automation Anchor Events You must precede an automaton sequence with an Anchor Event see 2 Volt Key Concepts in order to guarantee that Volt starts from the correct value before making a fade An Anchor Event is an Absolute control event which establishes the starting value for an automation sequence The choices for Anchor Events are 1 Recalling a stored Memory setting See Storing a Memory Setting 2 Setting Volt to Unity or Mute using the Unity Mute switch 3 dB Value fader MIDI only Automating this control using track automation will lock out other controls Initial States Some host DAWs may only record changes to controls and not their initial states therefore with track automation but not wi
5. new Software Instrument track 3 Instantiate Volt on this new Instrument track Volt will be available under AU MIDI Controlled Effects from the Input effect menu GarageBand Instruments nnn i cerberus audio Volt b Mono AU Generators Fotope e VI Stereo AU Instruments Loo ner rf ET OliLarkin 4 In the upper right corner of the plug in window in Logic s plug in UI container choose the audio path you want to apply Volt to from the Side Chain menu 15 zu Inst 1 T 0 Wien e Show Channel Sip 7 Show Inse Side Chain Aur Bypass Compare See me one p input i F R Input 2 Unity Volt 5 Select or record enable the Instrument track in order to record incoming MIDI be Volt Precision Fader 9 Other Features 9 Other Features On Screen Help To view the on screen help click on the Cerberus Audio text toward the upper right of the faceplate Click anywhere to dismiss the on screen help About Screen To remove the faceplate and reveal the About Screen right click on the Cerberus Audio logo in the upper right corner of the faceplate Both Transition Speed and the Virtual Voltage Digits are accessible from the About screen The version number is also located on the About Screen Clip Lights It is very difficult to clip a floating point audio signal but sometimes it is important to know if a signal would clip were it reduced to fixed point
6. phase was not a mastering engineer themselves Mix engineers and recording musicians all commented about Volt s ability to make smooth fades They convinced us that we had made a tool that they were finding could improve their results in a wide range of audio engineering and music production tasks They encouraged us to develop Volt as our first software product to be publicly released and in many cases they contributed their time knowledge and experience to this project see 9 Credits The Result The team which worked with us on Volt helped us to craft a feature set for it that we expect will make Volt useful in any circumstance where a gain change is indicated For example Volt can emulate the behavior of a conventional DAW fader but since Volt uses a 64bit internal smoothing algorithm for every gain change it tends to produce less distortion and less zipper noise than a typical DAW fader even when it is acting like one We think that Volt should be useful to anyone who is involved with music and audio production It isn t going to make your next recording a hit but we think it s been proven in the analog world that better faders can make a difference Ceberus Audio is proud to introduce Volt the first precision fader for DAW based music and audio production Volt Precision Fader 3 Volt Key Concepts 3 Volt Key Concepts Volt Precision Fader is a multiformat audio plugin available for Windows VST and OSX VST and Aud
7. cision Fader 3 Volt Key Concepts e Absolute and Relative Controls The basic controls on Volt s interface are generally one or the other of the following types Relative controls Relative controls calculate new gain values in real time by performing a multiplication operation based on the present gain value The result of triggering a relative control will depend on the starting value A The Relative controls are the Shuttle Knob and the Half Double switches F Absolute controls Absolute controls initiate a fade to a specific target gain value The target value is stored inside of Volt not in the control signal itself For example the Unity Mute switch has two possible target values and each of the memory switches has a single user settable target value e Transition Speed For some of Volt s switches the rate at which Volt fades from a starting value to a target gain value is determined by the value of the Transition Speed control E i 2 Passen a rian Y aM fal WES gt f gt 12 3456789 dB Controls that have adjustable fade speed appear brighter when the Transition Speed control is pressed e Absolute control events must be used as Anchor Events when Automating Volt Generally fades made with Volt will use whatever value Volt is set to when the event is initiated as a Starting point It is therefore essential when automating Volt to create separate Anchor Point events which tell Volt the starting
8. eel cc 1 6 3 dB Value Fader The Db Value display is also a control that works like a conventional DAW fader Drag up or down on the dB value to adjust the gain as one would with an ordinary DAW console fader Fine Tuning Press and hold either the shift or opt alt keys on your computer keyboard while adjusting the dB Fader to allow fine tuning of this control The control will return to regular operation when the shift or opt alt key is released Direct Text Entry Right click or double click on the dB Value display to open a text box and enter a gain value in decibels MIDI Control cc7 Note that automating the dB Value Fader using track envelope data will cause this control to hold a value for as long as the automation track is active which will lock out most of the other controls in Volt therefore we recommend MIDI Control for the dB Value Fader 6 4 Undo Redo Switch Volt s Undo Redo Switch is designed specifically to help you to make easy A B comparisons It toggles between an undo current and redo prior state Undo Redo is not affected by transition speed MIDI Control B 6 5 Unity Mute Switch Unity Left click the Unity Mute switch to set Volt s gain to Unity gain 1 0v or 0 0dB Mute Right click the Unity Mute switch to mute Volt s output 0 0v or odB MIDI Control D Unity C Mute Volt Precision Fader 6 Controls 6 6 Half and Double Switches Use the
9. ersion into your VST plugins folder and re start your DAW software forcing VST plugin rescan if needed gt Volt Precision Fader 6 Controls 6 Controls The heart of the plugin its high resolution fading engine is at your disposal through its smart and rationally laid out user interface Here follows a detailed explanation of all controls with mention of relevant user interface actions and gestures The Modifier Keys shift control command or option may be used in combination with a left click in most cases in place of right click e g in the case of a one button mouse 6 1 Shuttle Control Knob Fine Tuning Pressing and holding either the shift or opt alt keys on your computer keyboard while adjusting the Shuttle Control Knob will lower the gearing ratio of the knob to afford fine tuning This function may be used on the fly the knob will revert to it s default gearing ratio when the shift or opt alt key is released Double Click Quick Set to Unity Double Click on the Shuttle Control Knob to set Volt s gain to Unity 1 0v or 0 0dB This quick set function is not affected by the Transition Speed setting MIDI Control Pitch Bend For your musical convenience Volt s Shuttle Control Knob can be controlled by a hardware MIDI controller s pitch bender To use this feature simply send MIDI data to Volt Generally it is similar to routing MIDI to a virtual instrument consult your host s docu
10. io Unit ready to be used in your favourite DAW software We designed Volt to provide increased control over gain staging to make remarkably smooth fades and transitions and to have an ergonomic user interface e Basic Controls Here is a picture with a short and useful explanation for most available controls details follow in the next sections of this guide Cut by half or Double Adjustable Transition Speed fade speed for buttons Undo Redo AutoMute could save your speakers or your ears ag this value up or do z gnts rese Persistent Memory Banks e a conventional fade enever Nne ga e er a va ue d e x e aue IS changed ariable Speed Shuttle Contro l a Lc ed to MIDI Pitch Bend Address the abolute ga alue directly and precise MIDI Controllable see 6 MIDI Control Note that the Shuttle Knob and Transition Speed don t appear at the same time in Volt but they are both identified here so you can see all of Volt s Basic Controls at once It is important to bear in mind that plug in parameters cannot hold 64 bit values so in order to successfully automate Volt you will need to generate store and retrieve some of these values within Volt Volt works by using control signals for most of its parameters unlike with conventional faders these control signals are not actual gain values the dB Value control is an exception it works much like a conventional fader 21 7255052 dB The dB Value Control ME Volt Pre
11. mentation for further details 6 2 Transition Speed Knob Transition Speed is an alternative method to the Shuttle Control for controlling fade shape It affects the rate of change when certain button switches are triggered so it determines the shape and the duration of fades made using these controls One could achieve similar results by using the Shuttle Knob but the Transition Speed method may be more suitable when the target destination of a fade is known in advance choose the method which suits your workflow Transition Mode iClick on the door switch to toggle between Shuttle Mode and Transition Mode When Volt is in Transition Mode the Shuttle knob is replaced by a Transition Speed knob Transition Speed is always active even when Volt is in Shuttle Mode but the Transition Speed controls will be hidden on Volt s interface Controls That are Affected Transition Speed affects the following button controls Half Double A B and C memory banks and Unity Mute These switches will illuminate whenever the Transition Speed Knob or es Volt Precision Fader 6 Controls Transition Speed displays are clicked Double Click Quick Set to Unity Double Click on the Transition Speed Knob to set Volt s gain to Unity 1 0v or 0 0dB This quick set function is not affected by the Transition Speed Setting Direct Text Entry Right click on the Transition Speed digit display to open a text box and enter a value MIDI Control Modwh
12. point for each fade Whenever you automate Volt either with a DAW s track envelopes or with MIDI data you must precede with a read event for an absolute control which Volt can use as an Anchor Point for the fade By doing so Volt will set itself to the proper value when the automation sequence is played back Otherwise Volt will use the last value entered as a starting point which may not be what is intended see 5 Automating Volt ee Volt Precision Fader 3 Volt Key Concepts e Shuttle Mode vs Transition Mode Volt provides two different ways to control the shapes of your fades Volt defaults to opening in Shuttle Mode meaning the Shuttle Knob is visible The Shuttle Knob is a free form relative control for shaping fades It should be used when the precise destination value is not known a fade made with the shuttle knob will end with whatever value Volt has attained when the knob is released Opening the Volt door activates Transition Mode The Shuttle knob is replaced with a Transition Speed knob Transition Speed may be used in conjunction with Volt s switches to modulate the shape of a fade This method should be used when the precise destination value for a fade has been pre determined e g a Memory switch One may use Shuttle Mode and Transition Mode in sequence but not simultaneously e Special Interrupt In many cases Volt s controls will lock each other out while they are being operated in order to
13. s massively enhanced precision and ergonomic user interface are intended to help recording musicians and engineers achieve unprecedented analogue like results within the DAW environment Artifacts which are common to DAW faders such as zipper noise audible stepping and signal data truncation are minimized or eliminated Volt is suitable for a wide range of audio production applications from tracking to mastering to live sound Volt Precision Fader 1 What Is Volt 2 Why Use Volt The Idea We originally built volt to help us with mastering specifically to perform the same role as a conventional fader would but with greater accuracy fewer mathematical errors than we could achieve using a conventional DAW console fader The Surprise Some of our mastering clients asked to try Volt we didn t think they would hear any difference because many people think that the difference between Volt and an ordinary fader should be inaudible We were somewhat surprised when people who actually tried Volt were saying things like wow that is the smoothest fade i ve ever heard We were surprised because we hadn t mentioned that anyone should use Volt for making fades since the workflow when automating Volt is more complex than for an ordinary fader So instead we only said that Volt features 64 bit precision and that there are several ways to access it The Development Process Almost everyone who tried Volt during its initial development
14. se switches to halve or double the current gain setting Ifthe calculated value s bit depth is greater than Volt s 64bit floating point range it will be rounded up or down to the 14 digit MIDI Control G Half A Double 6 7 Persistent Memory Bank Switches A B C Volt features three persistent memory banks they are accessed via the A B and C buttons Volt s Memory Banks will restore their settings per instance when the DAW project file is saved and re opened Default Memory Bank Settings If any of the Memory Banks in an instance of Volt were not yet set the Memory Bank will contain Volt s initial gain setting from when the host daw project file was loaded Once a memory bank is set manually that setting will be recalled whenever the DAW project file is reopened Each instance of Volt in a DAW project can have it s own unique memory settings Setting a Memory Bank Right click on the individual Memory Bank buttons to set that Memory Bank to Volt s current gain setting This setting can then be recalled at any time A newly stored setting will overwrite any previously stored setting Recalling a Memory Bank Click on a Memory Bank to change Volt s gain setting to the Memory Bank s setting The speed of the transition can be adjusted using the Transition Speed Knob Memory bank Store and Recall actions can be automated see Automating Volt MIDI Control C Set A memory D Set B memory
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16. th MIDI automation one may need to draw an initial automation point by hand To Volt Precision Fader 8 MIDI Control 8 MIDI Control Volt parameters and controls can be driven using MIDI messages Volt receives MIDI signals the same way a virtual interment would One may send MIDI to Volt in real time or record and route file based MIDI to Volt Automation Anchor Events Anchor Events are needed for MIDI as well as track automation Please read the previous section 6 Automating Volt for details about Anchor Events Flexibility of MIDI Automation MIDI does not affect controls before or after a control event In this regard MIDI control works much like mouse clicks drags By contrast track automation is active for the entire track once it is active even when the control is not being changed it is still being governed by the automation track We recommend MIDI automation for Volt since MIDI affords more flexibility than standard track automation This is the standard binding of MIDI messages to Volt controls Half G Double A Transition Speed ModVVheel cc 1 Undo Redo E a gr Door F 5 6 02059991 di ae B Value Cc GH AH e C D E D Shuttle Kr Pitch Ber Ppi te CH Fre Volt Precision Fader 8 MIDI Control Automating Volt with MIDI in Apple Logic This section applies to Apple Logic only 1 Create the Audio Instrument or Aux track that you want to manipulate with Volt 2 Create a
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