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1. Figure 16 1 Multiband Expander s User Interface 83 17 Operation As with most plug ins Multiband Expander provides many copies of controls that are all operated in a similar manner The Multiband Expander user interface uses a few different control elements to control all of the processing These elements are Control Knob Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process Examples of these types of parameters include Attack Time Release Time Threshold etc There are two styles of encoders Thresh dB The rings around these encoders sweep from a minimum to maximum value normally from left to right The exceptions are the crossover and threshold controls which sweep from right to left In Gain dB Figure 17 2 Plus Minus Knob The rings around these encoders start at 12 o clock and sweep to either side These knobs are used for gain control where straight up is no gain change turning to the left cuts the signal and turning to the right boosts it You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways Click and drag the knob to change the value continuously Dragging up or to the right will increase the value while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value If you hold down the Mac 86 Command key or Windows Control key when you click you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision If you hold the Mac X Option key or Windows Alt
2. Input Phase Invert Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in the diagram Input Conditioning After the signal is routed to ChannelStrip it runs through the phase invert block This block is controlled by the Inv switch When the phase invert is enabled the polarity of the signal will be flipped The signal is cross 42 Processing faded between the uninverted and inverted states so the signal level will drop briefly when you flip the state of the phase invert switch but it will not introduce a glitch or click into your audio After the the phase invert block the audio is routed through an input gain block that provides input gain of up to 24 dB You can use this gain to condition signals that are low in level This input gain may also be used to pad out signals by up to 24 dB While you may find this attenuation useful to just bring down the level through the strip simply and quickly you must realize that this gain is applied after the signal reaches ChannelStrip and will not pad out any clipping that occurs in the A D converters or in a plug in that is inserted before ChannelStrip The input gain is controlled by the In Gain knob Gate Expander The next processing block is the Gate The gate is used to adjust the low level dynamics of the signal being processed Through the use of the external side chain the gate can be used to do acoustic triggers In addition the side chain filter ma
3. The expander threshold level is also indicated by the red bar above the gate input meter You can adjust the threshold level using this indicator as well as by using the Thresh knob Attack Control The Attack knob allows you to adjust how quickly the gain reduction is increases when the detector level goes above the threshold level This control is calibrated in milliseconds and values range from 0 to 500 ms The expander has an 8 sample look ahead buffer that allows it to have an instant attack when you set the attack time to 0 Fast attack times will control the transients of impulsive sounds Use longer attack times to let the transients through but control the sustains Release Control The Release knob controls the release time of the expander This knob is calibrated in milliseconds and can range from 5 ms to 5 sec The release time controls how quickly the gain reduction returns to zero after the detector drops below the threshold value For settings below 40 ms or so the expander releases pretty abruptly and may introduce unwanted artifacts into your audio depending on the signal In addition be careful making the release time faster than the attack time 93 Part VII Precision DeEsser Table of Contents sinodico 96 A A VeNceen Wn E ret Ns bata tap Nena Maui en ian Pose ee canes ue eros 97 COTO INO scents teense aries ce manip arta ir ini iii Li dille Raced dille 97 Ste ONT O tarso ill iaia 97 MOONE CON
4. Production Bundle User s Guide Production Bundle Users Guide Metric Halo Revision v1 0 5 Publication date Mon Jun 24 12 11 12 EDT 2013 Copyright 2013 Metric Halo MH Production Bundle ChannelStrip 3 Character HaloVerb Multiband Dy namics Multiband Expander Precision DeEsser and TransientControl are our trademarks All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Table of Contents pistola lla 12 TOV Ste nin CUCM S allaccia 14 Cabiria ai 15 DANIO ota III AI STAI A 15 Wil 19 Update NOLO nie ea 20 Woo 21 CAPAC Ch a leali 22 OR ORE EE A 24 A 25 Sin soesoenan ae a renter E eee Ta arnt Ean e Tener arr eear 25 TOONDE 8 lola 25 Cool sla 3 tacos 25 DI talee asili aaa 25 E OCS SIME surprise td 27 A Detailed Descrip Sa 27 EI EEE EA AE EE A 27 Cnaracton Modelarnia alli 27 CUTIE E mile 28 site Character in YOUR Projects A ceed ase coe oe A ee 28 MAN a lille ae 29 TiN GOO UC HOM ssaa aaa 32 O DDC OT We cai wails O O o O EN 34 A eee 34 Toggle Buona 35 Reali 35 A O r E et ane cee teeta ial a esearch nae ated Ro ised gaat dclen eaten 36 Sie chal ROMS OWNED Sa iii iii 36 Slaeenain Eisten BURON lea da 37 Compressor Enaracter netas da dido 37 User Interace COMO aii 37 oop Sra a A O 37 Graphs DISCIOSUFE CONTO sro 37 Peak A cecilia 38 GalReqdu cion Meter iio 38 Peake RMS UNO Uput Meter oda 38 MM e RR A I I TARA 39 Specta ph Analy ZEE sea i bielle aaa 40 Byna S NES lai ea 41 AOE NAD
5. Show Automation Breakpoint Control Command click Control Windows click Set Parameter to Default Value XE Option click or double click Alt click or double click 114 26 AU Hosts Mac The Production Bundle is compatible with any Core Audio compatible host Support for features like sidechains differ between hosts please check your host s documentation for more info As an example we ll look at using the Production Bundle in Logic Logic Logic provides a standard interface for controlling various aspects of AU plug ins While you should refer to your Logic documentation for a complete description we will summarize the most important points here If you wish to use a plug in on multiple channels in your mix you should click and drag the selection marquee over the desired channels in the Mixer and insert the plug in on any one of them this will insert the plug in at the same insert point on every channel Plug in Window The illustration below shows the standard Logic plug in window O Z Audio 1 View 7 Show Channel Strip T Show Insert 7 Bypass Compare le gt Figure 26 1 Logic s Plug in Window If you have inserted the plug in as we suggested above you can click on the Show Channel Strip pop up to switch between instances of the plug in on different channels The Show Insert pop up allows you to switch to another insert on the same channel You would use this to switch to another plug i
6. 108 24 Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we discuss what each processing block does and how the controls work Transient Transient Detector Gain Sustain Sustain Detector Gain Figure 24 1 TransientControl Block Diagram The block diagram above illustrates the overall structure of the processing system provided by TransientControl This diagram does not indicate the various metering blocks Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in the diagram Transient Detector The transient detector separates the transient component of the audio from the surrounding sustain The de tector envelope is tuned using the following controls which are available in the Advanced UI view e Fast Attack Sets the fast attack time of the transient detector from 0 to 100ms e Slow Attack Sets the slow attack of the transient detector from O to 100ms e Release Sets the release of the transient detector from 0 to 1000ms The Fast Attack and Slow Attack controls define the threshold that the audio must exceed to be considered transient while the Release control sets how long the envelope stays open You generally will not need to change these controls from the default values Transient Gain This control allows you to boost or cut the level of the audio that falls within the transient detector s envelope The gain range is 300 Sustain Detector The sustain detector separates the sustain componen
7. Advanced with Process Metering Adds Access to the Advanced Envelope Controls 107 ig MER aa ase 108 290 RrocessMelervth Seltinos MEnt sigla iii 108 DA ls MANSION ONO Block DISSra serale 109 2D lee PRO TOOS PIUS INAVINCOM arie 113 25 COMPIE DURO lia dalla 113 25 3 Automation Window Showing Character s Parameters 114 DG Me Logic S A e a EO 115 10 List of Tables DO Pro LOS Ke COMMA lle 114 Aol NOOO C ORTO E thes nale 118 AA CONTOR o E EE E E N 118 Mear NE FEMO Ba EE E A AE AON TEE E EE 118 a ERI SORA A E E A EN AT NERI RIO T 118 As EO TANS FUNCION A EN ea 118 AOs PrE TOO S KOC COMM AOS id A A E EEA 118 11 Part Installation Table of Contents SMIRNE lla 14 Dec ES MMe N hace de Vestas le ahaa aad teat hie heen Ueto unae E uaianns Aosta 15 NEUSE A CERES ili 15 dolio 19 Update Not ricalio rail 20 Ss IPHFOGUCHOnN da Aaa aaacasa 21 13 1 System Requirements e Pro Tools Macintosh Pro Tools 10 or higher running on a Macintosh computer This software sup ports Native and AAX DSP operation e Pro Tools Windows Pro Tools 10 or higher running on a Windows computer This software supports Native and AAX DSP operation e Native Any Macintosh DAW that supports Audio Unit plug ins e An iLok copy protection key and account Please note that one Production Bundle license authorizes the software on any platform 14 2 Installation Macintosh Please note The foll
8. Release knob controls the release time of the compressor This knob is calibrated in milliseconds and can range from 5 ms to 5 sec The release time controls how quickly the gain reduction returns to zero after the detector drops below the threshold value For settings below 40 ms or so the compressor releases pretty abruptly and may introduce unwanted artifacts into your audio depending on the signal In addition be careful making the release time faster than the attack time Limiter Limiter dia In Gain dB a Figure 15 8 Limiter The final processing block in the Multiband Dynamics is a limiter The limiter can be used to ensure that the final output of ChannelStrip doesn t distort due to extreme EQ boosts This also makes it very easy to use Multiband Dynamics as a mastering plug in on your final mix bus Limiter Enable When this button is off the limiter section will not change the signal Input Gain This control allows you to attenuate or boost the signal level going in to the limiter s input by 30 dB Threshold The Thresh knob controls the level at which the limiter begins to reduce the gain applied to the signal When the detector level is below the threshold level no gain reduction is applied As the detector level increases 79 Processing toward the threshold level the gain is reduced as determined by the knee control The limiter knee is soft The ratio increases as the difference between the
9. The Sidechain routing switches allow you to choose the input to the level detector from the sidechain key input or the signal being processed To toggle the state click the Sidechain routing switch Sidechain Listen Button Figure 8 15 Sidechain Listen Button Disabled Figure 8 16 Sidechain Listen Button Enabled The sidechain listen button allows you to listen to the signal being sent to the gate or compressor sidechain input This allows you to monitor the audio being routed from the key input and hear the effect of sidechain filtering Compressor Character Figure 8 17 Compressor Character Switch The compressor character controls the time constants of the compressor section It functions identically to the Filter Type control except there are only four choices Smooth Warm Fast and MIO See the section on the compressor for more information User Interface Control A Figure 8 18 UI Size Control This button switches the overall ChannelStrip user interface between small medium and large sizes to acco modate different display resolutions Tooltip Control Figure 8 19 Tooltip Control This button toggles the tooltip display When enabled tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a control When the tooltip display is disabled you may still see tooltips by holding down the key and hovering over a control Graphs Disclosure Control Figure 8 20 Graph Disclosure Button The Graphs disclosure con
10. The fader is used to control the master output gain of the plug in Band Solo Button Figure 14 6 Band Solo Button Disabled Figure 14 7 Band Solo Button Enabled The band solo button allows you to listen to an individual crossover band or combination of them This allows you to hear the effect of each compressor section independantly 70 Operation Tooltip Control ar Figure 14 8 Tooltip Control This button toggles the tooltip display When enabled tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a control When the tooltip display is disabled you may still see tooltips by holding down the key and hovering over a control Graphs Disclosure Control Figure 14 9 Graph Disclosure Button The Graphs disclosure control allows you to show and hide Multiband Dynamics display graphs This allows you to maximize screen real estate while still providing details on the processing when they are needed Click on this control to toggle the visibility of the graphs Multiband Dynamics will automatically make the plug in window smaller when you hide the graphs Multiband Dynamics also uses a number of standard visual representations to give you feedback about what is happening within the processor These elements are Gain Reduction Meter ka Figure 14 10 Gain Reduction Meter The gain reduction meter which has an orange bar and grows down from 0 dB shows the amount of attenua tion being applied by its associate
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13. detector level and the threshold increases Limiter Knee Control The Knee knob allows you to adjust shape of the limiter gain reduction When the Knee control is set to 0 the transfer function of the limiter is a classic hard knee in which the compressor applies no gain reduction when the detector is below the threshold and the gain is reduced by the ratio when the detector level is at the threshold 80 Part VI Multiband Expander Table of Contents lo Introduction RI A sonaaeeno ds 83 17 ROCK AMOI Rella 84 CIOL ll E E O eae 84 NOS Sport iaia 85 Ple 85 Bana SO O BUON cerialese 85 TOOD C ONTO A E E acacia contd teot 86 GrapnsbScIosure Cono 86 Gain Redu GON VAI AA A A AAN 86 OUI O Seiude atone 87 PVG a A ace heaters ela 88 Spectra crap ANAY ZOT A E a 88 E SIN Gia 90 PO PROCES NE A ao 91 A Detalle Descriptio reegen i EE EE E EE 91 IPpUrconditonins selleria 91 TO VEL iia 91 A PA 92 INGOGU CHO E EEIE ET nie aria ala 92 E aa es 93 Band OO BULON eds 93 reno o ESOO 93 PCAC ONTO aloe 93 Release COO ridi ei 93 82 16 Introduction Multiband Expander s features include Input level control e Three way crossover Three independent channels of expansion Disclosable graphic displays e Dynamic transfer function display SpectraFoo spectrum analysis 5 Multiband Expander Mid Dynamic Transfer Function 0 00 In Gain d8 High 4 m Thresh dB HXover Hz
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15. in is clipping it means that the audio level in the DSP is currently over 0 dBFS If you do not lower the signal level you run a chance of actually clipping the input of another processor or D A convertor 26 6 Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we discuss what each parameter does and how the controls work While Character has a fixed number of model types there are an infinite number of combinations in conjunction with the Drive control Drive Gain link MAGIC Modeling Inverse Output Drive Gain Drive Gain Gain Figure 6 1 Character Block Diagram The block diagram above illustrates the overall structure of the processing system provided by Character This diagram does not indicate the metering blocks Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in the diagram Drive The Drive control applies 24 dB of gain to the signal before it goes to the modeling section This allows you attenuate the signal for a subtle effect or boost to get a more dramatic effect As gain is changed before the modeling stage the inverse gain is applied after For example if you set the Drive control to 6 dB the gain is boosted 6 dB before the model and cut by 6 dB after This allows you to push the modeling section with no increase in output level You may also hit the model with less signal by setting the Drive control to a negative value without loss of overall volume You may still experience i
16. notable new features not present in ChannelStrip 2 e Updated and resizable user interface e Sidechain listen e Scalable gain reduction meters e New MIO compressor character e SpectraFoo spectrum analysis e Limiter e Fully interpolated EQ section with scalable display e Processes are automatically enabled when adjusted 32 Introduction L o uyu Master Enables HE Gate Gate Sidechain 0 0 DOGO Si e N 6 6 9 9 12 12 Gate Expander 6 Band EQ 18 18 42 36 30 24 18 129 6 30 od 15 129 6 3 0 24 24 42 36 30 24 129630 Band Gain Freq ED Em Em 400 00 an EE UA A A 36 36 o 60 40 20 o 10 100 1k 10k Fy 42 42 Compressor Comp Sidechain Ale x 1000 00 nee EPA A A E EAO Lim esh E MM soon HONRAR a E GIO Q Q Q i 500 00 Ri 100 Bm 0 00 EE 7 o gt AS A Master Gain _ 110 51 0 61 pe T topa P Li i Y Figure 7 1 ChannelStrip s User Interface 33 8 Operation As with most channel strips ChannelStrip provides many copies of controls that are all operated in a similar manner The ChannelStrip user interface uses a few different control elements to control all of the processing These elements are Control Knob Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process Examples of these types of parameters include Attack time Release Time Threshold etc There are four styles
17. number directly The pop up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the return enter tab Mac 86 Command Windows Alt key or ESC keys Hit return or enter to confirm the value and dismiss the pop up Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control tab Shift tab will display the entry field for the previous control Hit the Mac 38 Command Windows Control Control or ESC Escape to dismiss the pop up and cancel the change When you enter a number into the pop up entry you can use a couple of abbreviations k multiplies the number by 1000 and m divides the number by 1000 So if you want to enter 16 500 Hz you can just type 16 5k 69 Operation Toggle Button Figure 14 3 Toggle Button Off Figure 14 4 Toggle Button On Toggle buttons are simple on off switches They light up when they are on and are dark when they are off You toggle the state of the button by clicking on it These buttons are used to enable compressor sections and the limiter and to select auto gain Fader Figure 14 5 Output Gain The fader is unique in that only one fader is used in the interface for Multiband Dynamics It works in much the same fashion as the control knobs Instead of dragging up right or down left to change the value you directly drag the fader knob The other tricks described for the knobs also work with the fader
18. of 7 Seconds Damping The Damping control sets how much of the reverb signal is removed before being fed back into itself as a percentage Low damping settings can lead to a ringing metallic sound 63 Processing Figure 12 7 Damping of 0 Reverb Impulse Figure 12 8 Damping of 100 Diffusion The Diffusion control determines how dense the reverb is A low diffusion setting emphasizes individual echos while a higher diffusion pushes the echos together and thickens the reverb Some higher settings will cause the reflections to decreasedue to phase cancellation Figure 12 9 Diffusion of 0 Figure 12 10 Diffusion of 75 Width The Width control is only available when using HaloVerb as a stereo plug in Width allows you to vary the spread of the reverb from mono panned to the center of the image to full stereo Wet Dry Control The Wet Dry control sets the mix between the reverb wet and original dry signals as a percentage Setting this control to 0 full dry lets no reverberated sound through Setting this control to 100 full wet lets only reverb pass you would want to use this setting when inserting HaloVerb on an aux bus If you are inserting HaloVerb directly on an input or bus use this control to balance the original audio and reverb 64 Processing Output Gain The Gain control allows you to vary the final output level of HaloVerb by 20dB 65 Part V Multiband Dynamics Table
19. of encoders Figure 8 1 Swept Knob The rings around these encoders sweep from a minimum to maximum value normally from left to right One exception is the compressor threshold which sweeps from right to left Figure 8 2 Plus Minus Knob The rings around these encoders start at 12 o clock and sweep to either side These knobs are used for gain control where straight up is no gain change turning to the left cuts the signal and turning to the right boosts it Figure 8 3 Spread Knob The rings around these encoders start at 12 o clock and spread to both sides equally as the control is increased These knobs are used for bandwidth controls Figure 8 4 Limiter Knob The ring around this encoder displays the amount of gain reduction from the limiter The display sweeps around the encoder from right to left with a fully left display indicating 12dB of gain reduction 34 Operation You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways Click and drag the knob to change the value continuously Dragging up or to the right will increase the value while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value If you hold down the Mac 86 Command key or Windows Control key when you click you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision If you hold the Mac X Option key or Windows Alt key when you click the knob will reset to its default value You may also double click a knob to reset it Click on the n
20. of the gate is controlled with the Attack and Release knobs 43 Processing Gate Enable This button is in the Master Enables section When this button is off the gate will not change the signal Threshold Control The Thresh knob controls the level at which the gate opens and closes When the detector level is above the threshold level the gain through the gate is 0 dB When the detector level is below the threshold level the gain is reduced at a ratio of 1 2 This means that if the detector is 3dB below the threshold the signal output will be 6dB below the threshold or 3dB below the input level The gate threshold level is also indicated by the red bar above the gate input meter You can adjust the threshold level using this indicator as well as by using the Thresh knob Attack Control The Attack knob allows you to adjust how quickly the gain reduction is decreased to 0 dB when the detector level goes above the threshold level When this control is set to Auto the attack rate is controlled by how much the detector level is above the threshold When you set the attack to another value other than Auto that value measured in milliseconds will control how quickly the gate opens The maximum value is 100 milliseconds Attack times other than auto are especially useful when using the gate as a trigger If the key signal is a little early you can use the attack to delay the trigger slightly It is also use
21. signal in response to some external event this allows the compressor to be used like a ducker or for other creative effects Figure 9 4 Compressor Often you will want to compress the signal before you equalize it Sometimes you will need to equalize the signal before you compress it ChannelStrip provides that flexibility with the Post EQ button This is a very 45 Processing important part of ChannelStrip because it allows you to test different processing scenarios quickly and easily It also allows you to compare the two different approaches without having to stop the transport so you can get a much more visceral comparison Theory Of Operation The operation of the compressor is very similar to the gate Based upon your setting for the sidechain routing switch either the sidechain input signal or the channel signal is fed to the sidechain filter The sidechain filter provides one band of equalization that may be used to accentuate or cut certain frequencies parametric or shelf filters or limit the key to a certain range of frequencies cut or bandpass filters You control the filter type and the filter parameters with the filter type button and the dB Hz and BW knobs You can enable the sidechain filter with the enable button After the sidechain signal has been processed by the sidechain filter it is measured by a level detector that determines the instantaneous level of the signal in the case that Chan
22. the same fashion as the control knobs Instead of dragging up right or down left to change the value you directly drag the fader knob The other tricks described for the knobs also work with the fader The fader is used to control the master output gain of the plug in Band Solo Button Figure 17 6 Band Solo Button Disabled Figure 17 7 Band Solo Button Enabled The band solo button allows you to listen to an individual crossover band or combination of them This allows you to hear the effect of each compressor section independantly 85 Operation Tooltip Control ar Figure 17 8 Tooltip Control This button toggles the tooltip display When enabled tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a control When the tooltip display is disabled you may still see tooltips by holding down the key and hovering over a control Graphs Disclosure Control Figure 17 9 Graph Disclosure Button The Graphs disclosure control allows you to show and hide Multiband Expander display graphs This allows you to maximize screen real estate while still providing details on the processing when they are needed Click on this control to toggle the visibility of the graphs Multiband Expander will automatically make the plug in window smaller when you hide the graphs Multiband Expander also uses a number of standard visual representations to give you feedback about what is happening within the processor These elements are Ga
23. trial radial 108 eee 108 2400 109 ADerallca Descrpiiofil E ia torte de or aateeaacpeace eel aig 109 INS nCD eolie 109 UAVS AS EATE E T sta tease E EE OA tere Ea hata AE O E tee tea one 109 SUStan ISE vines ea Libia LAI IA 109 Rella 110 OGDuil Gana arabo dalia 110 104 22 Introduction TransientControl is a plug in for digital audio workstations which provides a unique dynamic shaping tool Paz am Ea E gan Th le T gt E O Ni Conai Sustain ic Halo TransientControl 30 HU ZA O _ 18 1 3 E Figure 22 1 TransientControl s User Interface TransientControl looks at two components of audio e Transient The audio s attack This is the pick of a guitar or bass hit of a snare drum etc e Sustain This is the part of the audio around the transient TransientControl uses envelope detectors to separate what is transient and what is sustain Once these elements are separated TransientControl can manipulate them to boost or cut the desired section of audio 105 23 Operation The TransientControl user interface uses a few different control elements to control its processing These ele ments are Control Knob Figure 23 1 Control Knob Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process Examples of these types of parameters include Transient Sustain Gain etc You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways Click and drag the knob
24. whether the compressor is set to Post EQ Post EQ The Post EQ button places the compressor section after the equalizer in the signal chain By providing the capability to switch the routing on the fly ChannelStrip allows you to determine the most effective routing for your particular signal quickly and easily Auto Gain When the Auto Gain button is enabled the compressor automatically adjusts the makeup gain in the com pressor output stage so that if the manual O Gain knob is set to O dB the static gain reduction for a O dB input level will be about 7 dB This number was chosen because it works well with the default settings of the Attack and Release knobs to provide enough pad to not clip fast transients The O Gain knob will apply additional trim to the internal automatic gain If the threshold is set very low e g 60 dB and auto gain is enabled you will not be able to add very much manual gain only about 1 2 dB even though the readout on the knob will go up to 30 dB This is an internal limitation of the compressor Compressor Knee Control The Knee knob allows you to adjust shape of the compressor transfer function when the Compressor Char acter is set to MIO the Knee control has no effect for the other compressor character algorithms and will not be visible in those modes 46 Processing When the Knee control is set to 0 the transfer function of the compressor is a class
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26. 32 bit version of the plug in s e Installers that end in _x64 msi are intended for 64 bit versions of Windows and install the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the plug in s This allows you to run Pro Tools 10 or 11 on a 64 bit machine These installation instructions refer to the 32 bit installer but the process is the same for 64 bit instal lations Please note The following graphics show installation on an Windows 7 system the process may be slightly different in other versions of the OS but the basic concepts are the same Small details such as file sizes shown may vary with subsequent releases e Double click the MHProductionBundlelnstaller msi application Figure 2 9 MH Production Bundle Installer msi e The installer dialog will appear E Metric Halo Production Bundle Setup calida Please read the Metric Halo Production Bundle License Agreement Metric Halo License Agreement Copyright 2007 2012 O Metric Halo Distribution Inc AS A All Right Reserved A A RS IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE METRIC HALO oduchon Bune By installing the Software the Licensee is consenting to be bound by and becoming a party to this Agreement IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT PROMPTLY a RETIRA THF MENTA ON WHICH THE Install Cancel Figure 2 10 Opening Dialog Print After you have read t
27. 7 Operation This button selects what part of the audio signal you are monitoring e DeEssed Signal The final output of the plug in after processing e Fsses The output of the compressor without the non processed audio e Detector Signal This is the post filter pre compressor audio e Out of Band Signal The Detector signal subtracted from the input this allows you to hear audio that is not being processed e Removed Material The Esses signal subtracted from the Detector signal this allows you to hear only the audio that is being removed Tooltip Control Figure 20 4 Tooltip Control This button toggles the tooltip display When enabled tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a control When the tooltip display is disabled you may still see tooltips by holding down the key and hovering over a control DeEsser Detector Level Meter ME LL eee 42 36 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 0 Figure 20 5 DeEsser Detector Level Meter The Precision DeEsser provides a meter displaying the level of the detector derived from the from the Ess band when the De Esser is active The processor threshold is indicated by the red threshold slider above the detector meter This red bar can be manipulated directly with the mouse While this meter should never clip the signal would have to be exceedingly high the top segment of the meter above 0dB is used as a clip indicator and is illuminated red if the input section of the processor detects an over T
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29. Processing Dynamic Transfer Function 24 eee 10 100 Ik Figure 18 3 Dynamic Transfer Function Simply grab one of the handles at the bottom of the display and drag to desired frequency The orange handle adjusts the low mid crossover point and the green handle adjusts the mid high crossover point Expander Figure 18 4 Expander Low Frequency Shown Introduction Multiband Expander contains three separate expanders one for each crossover band They are identical so we will only describe their operation once 92 Processing Expander Enable When this button is off the expander section will not change the signal Band Solo Button This button the speaker icon next to the Enable button allows you to monitor the selected expander s output This will allow you to listen one or more bands of compression in isolation When you are done listening to the soloed band s click this button again to hear Multiband Expander normal output Threshold Control The Thresh knob controls the level at which the expander begins to reduce the gain applied to the signal When the detector level is below the threshold level no gain reduction is applied As the detector level in creases above the threshold level the gain is reduced as indicated by the knee diagram associated with the expander The expander knee is soft The ratio increases as the difference between the detector level and the threshold increases
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31. R RR RO IE ETA AAA 46 CompressoriEna bles dos 46 e A O O 46 A N A 46 Compressor Knee CORIO a E A dr acadacs 46 Manual Mae U pra a 48 Compressor nara lea 48 TAES ROIT Controla a dado 48 RaO CONTO LA ia 48 E A eae oa 48 Release CONTO lle 49 Using The Sidechain Key Input w Selectable Filter 49 Sidec hant LS o A aa taensedss 49 30 ChannelStrip 3 Sidechala ROUTING BULON alicell 49 Sascha Fer ENDE lele 49 ME A TEN bade 49 Alo oso o A O trre ream Taner nner terse eee 49 Filter BAC FRCQUCN CW lle ibi 49 CRI RR A 49 A A A O 50 TREO OT ODETI ON oars eaters a cnt avers aces atcersan trating eaten nlsn calyx ence Diareeateses atanedtatawen an Romaiast 51 Masten Enable Button iaia 52 Piler Type BUON srl ai 52 A ele eae te re 52 Filter Band BOU A e A 53 Filter BARC FRCQUCN e Elric 53 PCR RR I 53 Controlling The EQ With The Transfer Function sonia el lie aaa 53 MISTET aN cnt lea ici il 53 DECO ries 53 E iar E tote scenes ctin T lalate aoe ett nek n ite Setar iaet achat nora ite 53 31 7 Introduction ChannelStrip is a plug in for digital audio workstations which provides the essential basic channel processing found in the channel strip of a modern mixing console Processing functions include e Input level control e Phase Invert e Expander Gate with filtered sidechain e Compressor with filtered sidechain e 6 band Parametric EQ e Channel delay e Limiter e Advanced metering ChannelStrip 3 has several
32. TOL asl 98 DeEsser Detector Level Meter A lature dae ie lates 98 Cam RAUC ili 98 ESS Bano ran er FUNCION alal 99 Spectre raph ANAN ZET ela 99 ZIE OM O a Lia 101 ADE Decio 101 ESS DANA als o N 101 COMPressor dicci 101 TAFESAOLA CORTO NA A A eri 102 RO A A IA e 102 PACK Ce Old PO ii iaa 102 HS A IR IA 102 95 19 Introduction The Precision DeEsser is a plug in for digital audio workstations which provides a processor to tame excessive sibilance in vocal tracks Features include e Advanced process metering Scalable gain reduction meter Precision filter Flexible dynamics processor SpectraFoo spectrum analysis Ess Band Figure 19 1 Precision DeEsser s User Interface 96 20 Operation The Precision DeEsser user interface uses a few different control elements to control all of the processing These elements are Control Knob Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process Examples of these types of parameters include Attack time Release Time Threshold etc There are two styles of encoders Figure 20 1 Swept Knob The rings around these encoders sweep from a minimum to maximum value from left to right One exception is the threshold control which sweeps from right to left Figure 20 2 Spread Knob The ring around this encoder starts at 12 o clock and spreads to both sides equally as the control is increased This knob is use
33. agram for each compressor processing section The diagram provides feedback on the response of the associated dynamics processor Both the horizontal and vertical axes are calibrated in dBFS The horizontal axis corresponds to the input level and the vertical axis represents the output level The heavy line shows the dynamic of the associated processing block This means that if you sent in a sine wave at a given input level the output level would be equal to the level shown on the graph When the processor is working with real dynamic signals the graph is a good approximation of the response when the attack is fast and the release is slow In most cases however the dynamic response of the processor will not match its static response In order to represent this we have included a bouncing ball meter for both the gate and the compressor This metering is shown as a red circle that is overlaid on the knee diagram The red circle is placed so its horizontal position is equal to the instantaneous input level and its vertical level is equal to the instantaneous output level Examining this meter while you are adjusting the dynamics controls will provide you with a great deal of information about how the processor is operating and how the controls interact 90 18 Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we ll discuss what each processing block does and how the controls work High Alia Output ci Low Expander Figure 18 1 Mul
34. an ana 19 DA le Permission CO NE FES a A EE 20 2 12 Installation GO MAD lle apre 20 Al Characters User Intertaco is 24 ball Character Mode MENU lla ae 25 S TOO A O O cen eiosaaes 25 o COMO saltella 25 A AML ICSI plc 25 Galt Character Block Diagiant allo 27 anne tips WISE FM CTT AGG ille 33 Bl OW CDE OO scorre 34 Bie PIS AMI IS ITN Oe lai 34 Bee DOVER IMO alla a 34 Gye AUIS IAC A A A ES 34 0 55 Topole DUO iON selle 35 0 06 Tosele DUONON rr 35 Bl Master alal 35 00 PEAKING Para Melia sil 36 LU ii NA ec 36 O a E alas 36 ESA Leali 36 A 06 RETRO RR O IAA 36 A A dbz 36 Bile Sidechan ROUNE SWIC ii 36 8 15 Sidechain Listen Button Disabled sl Lil ie 37 8 16 Sidechain Listen Button Lili ra 37 0 17 COmpressor Character SWC sarei 37 Olo Wi SIZE ONTO lia 37 Bel Os TOO Ps COMUO aule ie AA a 37 6 20 Graph Disclosure Button sleale 37 024 Pak E E E ear 38 022 E Reduction METET sla a 38 e CUUNDULIVICICE elle lille 38 a o O A N A aa ORY Venn CAN a IRIE ea mT ea 39 Ze A eli 40 020 IMA MIES UNES aldeidi 41 OE Siena FIOW Compressor IS Pres a a A asa 42 07 Siemal Flow Compressor 15 POSTEO iii ss eae A E 42 SHEN ai a ia 43 SA EO DRE E E sla ee 45 CSF MES CONTO LAO aai A A 47 SA C OTO A A E A A dunes cntacRiacades 47 Production Bundle Users Guide So Knes Conroldb05 iaia 47 ks FOSSCClON Salina ps sis loss 51 SCOLO CIRO RE E 52 INOS LONA hier lalla 52 Lia 52 DADs EOWA SHCI liana 52 OAS IWC ONC riali 5
35. ation of a visual representation of how the plug in is processing the signal and an intuitive controller for the crossover filter bands The horizontal axis provides frequency calibration in Hertz Hz while the vertical axis provides level cali bration in decibels dBr The heavy white line indicates the relative change in level at each frequency that is created by the combined effects of all of the active bands in the plug in Each crossover point low to mid and mid to high is represented by a colored dot in the transfer function You may drag the dots to adjust the crossover points If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the transfer function you will see a menu to set the vertical dB scale for the display The values are e 3 dB e 6 dB e 12 dB e 24 dB e 36 dB Spectragraph Analyzer Clicking the SpectraFoo logo in the upper right hand corner of the transfer function will activate the spec tragraph showing the realtime frequency analysis of your signal Dynamic Transfer Function 12 Li j EF 10 100 1k 10k Figure 14 13 Spectragraph Display The traces are e White Left channel instantaneous display e Red Right channel instantaneous display e Yellow Left channel average display e Blue Right channel average display The instantaneous trace updates in real time allowing you to see the immediate peak level of your audio The average trace displays the level as averaged over a short pe
36. ay also be used to pad out signals by up to 30 dB While you may find this attenuation useful to just bring down the level through the strip simply and quickly you must realize that this gain is applied after the signal reaches Multiband Dynamics and will not pad out any clipping that occurs in the A D converters or in a plug in that is inserted before Multiband Dynamics The input gain is controlled by the In Gain knob Crossover The crossover seperates the audio input into low mid and high bands each of these bands is then fed through a compressor section There are two controls to set the crossover points Lxover Hz Hxover Hz Figure 15 2 Crossover Controls The control marked LXover sets the frequency of the low to mid crossover and the control marked HXover sets the frequency of the mid to high crossover 75 Processing You may also adjust the crossover points in the dynamic transfer function Dynamic Transfer Function 24 12 l i i 1 RENE O O 10 100 ik Figure 15 3 Dynamic Transfer Function Simply grab one of the handles at the bottom of the display and drag to desired frequency The orange handle adjusts the low mid crossover point and the green handle adjusts the mid high crossover point Compressor Figure 15 4 Compressor Low Frequency Shown Introduction Multiband Dynamics contains three separate compressors one for each crossover band They are ident
37. b The diagram does not indicate the metering blocks Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in the diagram Prefilter These controls set the frequency and level of the shelving pre filters Using these controls allows you to tailor how much low and high frequency material is removed before the signal enters the reverb process Reverb Pre Filter 241 12 0 12 24 10 100 1k 10k Figure 12 2 Pre filters at 34 Hz and 9kHz Reverb Let s take a look at what HaloVerb s parameters do using the Reverb Impulse display All controls will be at the factory default except the control being discussed so that you can see how that control changes the reverb characteristics Please note that some combinations of settings will look similar in the impulse display but will sound very different Predelay The Predelay control sets the time in milliseconds before the first reflection of the reverb is heard up to a maximum of 170 ms When looking at the Reverb impulse the predelay is seen as the time between the left side of the window and the beginning of the impulse 62 Processing Figure 12 4 Predelay of 45 ms RT60 The RT60 control sets the overall reverb time in seconds RT60 is a standard measurement of how long it takes the acoustic energy in a room to fall below 60 dB When looking at the Reverb impulse changes in the RT60 will be seen as a thickening of the reverb tail Figure 12 6 RT60
38. band Figure 9 13 High Shelf High Shelf a shelving filter that applies boost cut to high frequencies Boost cut is limited to 12 dB 24dB The bandwidth controls the dip peak that is added at the end of the transition band Figure 9 14 Bandpass Bandpass a bandpass filter with 6dB per octave skirt on the high and low ends of the pass band The width of the pass band can be adjusted between 0 1 octaves and 2 5 octaves and the center of the pass band is continuously adjustable between 20 Hz and 20 kHz Filter Enable Button Use this toggle button to enable each filter band When the filter band is turned off the signal will pass through the filter unchanged 52 Processing Filter Band Boost Cut Control Use this knob labeled dB in the illustration to adjust the gain of the filter band for the peaking high and low shelf filter types This parameter is ignored for the other filter types In the shelving filters the maximum boost is 12 dB and the maximum cut is 24 dB In the peaking filters the maximum boost cut is 24 dB When you increase the boost for a filter band above 15 dB the filter gets very aggressive and resonant You can use this feature to good effect when you need to reconstruct a resonance for a recorded instrument that lacks one For example you could place a narrow 24 dB peaking filter between 60 and 80 Hz on a kick drum track that lacked a belly for the drum Filter Band Frequency Use this
39. cation that caused recording of automation for ChannelStrip to not function Added work around to fix problems with multi parameter touch automation recording in Logic works around Logic bug 120 Changelog Soft Interpolation of band Bypass in ChannelStrip EQ Fix slight transparency on some controls Fixed problem with tool tip tracking Fixed problem with phantom mouse clicks after dragging beyond UI boundary Fixed problem with silent output from CS2 CS3 on some hosts with disconnected sidechain input Fixed problem with compressor gain state on instantiation ChannelStrip removed recall of Bypass from preset state to match standard PT behavior Add support for Mac OS 10 5 Add support to cancel text entry with 36 Command Control Control on Win Fixed interpolation to support bit clean bypass Fixed noise problem with LF high pass filters Fix problem with tooltips appearing even if window is covered by another window or is hidden Added a preference to control auto enable of bands to the Transfer Function popup menu in Channel Strip 3 Fixed interpolation in ChannelStrip e Stereo EQ bands e Compressor Limiter threshold e Stereo Gate Fixed interpolation in Multiband Dynamics e Compressor Limiter threshold Knee control in ChannelStrip 3 is hidden when not in MIO character mode Added version number reporting and update notification Initial release for Windows AAX Initial release for Macintosh AU Initial re
40. ct e Inserted on all channels Create a virtual mixing console or use different models for different groups of inputs mic pres for vocals DIs for bass tubes for drums e Inserted on the master bus Put a Soft Sat model on the master 2 bus for the analog glue to finish off your mix e All of the above 28 Part III ChannelStrip 3 Table of Contents e A A 32 O r III 34 CONO 34 loo Sbulera eeeh 35 l e O o PO A O es ae ee E 35 A A E 36 Sidee harm ROUNE S WHEN tloed ected ace cotetall niece Maieeeiads 36 Sidec hame Listen BUON arditi 37 Compressor nara clar nre 37 ser lintemac en CO eee eo alia 37 KOOD ACO PROLE REREC I RITO ESE III 37 Grapas LD selosure Conta Aa 37 E A A e le 38 Galli REGUECHIONVIMI CLO insta aa a a de ones Weer oue 38 Peak RMS VU OUUTE sli elia 38 BG Mini eri NG LION saxo cancun RAEE AIA TIA RIN 39 SIS CU AS FAI AY Z CP lio 40 Didier 41 A ONET O la 41 CORE OI 42 A DICTATING ICSC TOM elle alal da tienen aden aia 42 NPURCORATON IAS seni aaa 42 Es a 43 neo Or OC AON sad 43 Gate Enable olas 44 Repertorio 44 A EN A A A 44 Release CONTO AA io 44 Using The Sidechain Key Input w Selectable Filter 44 Sidechain Listen BUMON o 44 Sidechaimnm ROGNE BURON in di 44 Sidec hanm Fer ENS a ee eed 44 Eker lype BUON iS iia 44 Filter Band BOGS CUCC ONTO aseissa a ES 45 Alte EIB ANY FICO dos a sesia dle ecient 45 Alte Ban WII a aa 45 ROOMS SOI cla 45 ANCOR OROPESA 46 PUNTO BD A ARRE T
41. d dynamics processor at any given time If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the meter you may set the scale of the gain reduction meter to any of the following values e 54 dB e 24 db e 12 db e 6 db e 3 db 71 Operation Output Meter Figure 14 11 Output Meter For the main output stage of Multiband Dynamics we have provided meters driven with SpectraFoo metering technology These meters show in addition to the peak metering provided for the input stages RMS level and VU level The peak level is represented by the floating colored bar the RMS level by the solid colored bar and the VU level by the overlaid gray bar Both the Peak and RMS level are represented with fast PPM ballistics The VU meter shows IEEE standard 300 ms RMS average level When Multiband Dynamics is on a mono insert there will be a single meter When Multiband Dynamics is running in stereo mode the left meter shows the left channel output level and the right meter shows the right channel output level The output section clip lights activate if there is an over in the output stage or in any of the processing section input stages It is reset by clicking on the meter Mac X Option click or Windows Alt click to reset the clip lights on all the meters Dynamic Transfer Function Dynamic Transfer Function i 24 i 10 100 1k 10k Figure 14 12 Dynamic Transfer Function 72 Operation The dynamic transfer function is a combin
42. d for the bandwidth control You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways Click and drag the knob to change the value continuously Dragging up or to the right will increase the value while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value If you hold down the Mac 86 Command key or Windows Control key when you click you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision If you hold the Mac X Option key or Windows Alt key when you click the knob will reset to its default value You may also double click a knob to reset it Click on the number readout of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a number directly The pop up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the return enter tab Mac 86 Command Windows Alt key or ESC keys Hit return or enter to confirm the value and dismiss the pop up Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control tab Shift tab will display the entry field for the previous control Hit the Mac 38 Command Windows Control Control or ESC Escape to dismiss the pop up and cancel the change When you enter a number into the pop up entry you can use a couple of abbreviations k multiplies the number by 1000 and m divides the number by 1000 So if you want to enter 16 500 Hz you can just type 16 5k Listen Control Figure 20 3 Listen Control 9
43. djusts the shelf transition point Filter Bandwidth Use this knob labeled BW in the illustration to adjust the characteristic width of the filter This control only has effect for peaking shelving and bandpass filter types Please note that this parameter controls the bandwidth measured in octaves not the quality factor or Q If you have been using Q controls the numbers will be backwards from what you are used to Small numbers mean narrow filters and large numbers mean wide filters For peaking and bandpass filter types this parameter controls the bandwidth of the filter in octaves For the high and low shelving filter types this parameter adjusts the amount of dip peak and the slope of the shelf When this parameter is set to 0 1 you will get the largest dip slope available and when the parameter is 2 5 you will get a classic first order shelf which has a transition band that is about 1 decade wide e g if it is a high shelf with a frequency of 10 kHz and a gain of 10 dB the gain will be at 0 dB near 1kHz Compressor Depending on the state of the Post EQ button the default state is for the compressor to come first in the signal chain the next block in the signal processing chain is the compressor The compressor is used to adjust the high level dynamics of a signal As with the gate the sidechain can be used to make the compressor frequency sensitive so it can be used like a de esser or to reduce the gain of the
44. e Left channel instantaneous display e Red Right channel instantaneous display e Yellow Left channel average display e Blue Right channel average display The instantaneous trace updates in real time allowing you to see the immediate peak level of your audio The average trace displays the level as averaged over a short period giving you a more general view 40 Operation The spectragraph analyses the signal post filter allowing you to see the effect of your EQ filter s the EQ s spectragraph is also after the Master Gain and Limiter The spectragraph may only be used in one window at a time and will toggle between sections For example if your are viewing the spectragraph in the EQ window and then click the the SpectraFoo icon in the compressor s sidechain window the spectragraph will switch to that window To disable the spectragraph entirely click the active Foo icon If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the transfer function you will see a menu to set options for the spectragraph Show Instantaneous Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the instant response of your audio Show Average Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the averaged response of your audio Show Left Channel Toggles the left channel spectragraph display Show Right Channel Toggles the right channel spectragraph display These settings are stored for each transfer function window separately and for each instance of C
45. e the signal used by the sidechain is the signal being processed by ChannelStrip When the compressor is in the SC state the signal used by the sidechain is the input or bus selected in the side chain input pop up in your DAW s plug in window header If nothing is selected in that pop up the input to the sidechain will be silence and the compressor will never compress You can use the filter to achieve a de essing effect by using the bandpass filter to only compress when the ess is present You can also achieve a combined compression de essing effect by using a peaking filter to accentuate the ess frequencies and adjusting the threshold and ratio to perform compression when the ess is not present and limiting when the ess is present Take a look a the presets for examples Sidechain Filter Enable This button labeled SC Ena allows you to toggle the sidechain filter in and out of the audio path to the detector Filter Type Button This button indicating a peaking parametric filter in the illustration is used to select the filter type of the single band of side chain EQ You may choose from 6 different types of filters detailed in the filter type section in Operating the Strip Filter Band Boost Cut Control Use this knob labeled dB in the illustration to adjust the gain of the filter band for the peaking high and low shelf filter types This parameter is ignored for the other filter typ
46. e Knee control is set to 0 the transfer function of the compressor is a classic hard knee in which the compressor applies no gain reduction when the detector is below the threshold and the gain is reduced by the ratio when the detector level is above the threshold 77 Processing Compressor BO 60 40 20 0 Figure 15 5 Knee Control at 0 When you increase the Knee parameter from 0 to 1 the knee of the transfer function gradually softens until the compressor functions as a soft knee compressor when the Knee parameter is 1 Compressor B0 60 40 20 Figure 15 6 Knee Control at 1 You can also adjust the Knee parameter to negative values which has the effect introducing a kink in the compressor transfer function at the threshold This can yield useful results on percussive material Compressor 80 60 40 20 O Figure 15 7 Knee Control at 0 5 Attack Control The Attack knob allows you to adjust how quickly the gain reduction is increases when the detector level goes above the threshold level This control is calibrated in milliseconds and values range from 0 to 500 ms The compressor has an 8 sample look ahead buffer that allows it to have an instant attack when you set the 78 Processing attack time to 0 Fast attack times will control the transients of impulsive sounds Use longer attack times to let the transients through but control the sustains Release Control The
47. e sounds Use longer attack times to let the transients through but control the sustains 48 Processing Release Control The Release knob controls the release time of the compressor This knob is calibrated in milliseconds and can range from 5 ms to 5 sec The release time controls how quickly the gain reduction returns to zero after the detector drops below the threshold value For settings below 40 ms or so the compressor releases pretty abruptly and may introduce unwanted artifacts into your audio depending on the signal In addition be careful making the release time faster than the attack time Using The Sidechain Key Input w Selectable Filter The compressor provides a sidechain that processes audio before the detector determines the current level The sidechain can process either the channel signal or some external side chain input signal Sidechain Listen Button This button the speaker icon next to the Sidechain Enable allows you to monitor the audio being sent to the compressor s detector This will allow you to listen to external audio that is being routed to the sidechain and also hear the effect of the sidechain filter When you are done listening to the sidechain click this button again to hear ChannelStrip s normal output Sidechain Routing Button This button labeled C in the illustration is used to control the routing of the input signal to the compressor sidechain When the button is in the C stat
48. e used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process There are three styles of encoders Diffusion Figure 11 1 Swept Knob The rings around these encoders sweep from a minimum to maximum value from left to right The exception is the Cutoff controls which sweep from right to left Figure 11 2 Spread Knob The ring around this encoder starts at 12 o clock and spreads to both sides equally as the Stereo Width is increased Gain dB Figure 11 3 Plus Minus Knob The rings around these encoders start at 12 o clock and sweep to either side These knobs are used for Wet Dry and Gain controls You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways Click and drag the knob to change the value continuously Dragging up or to the right will increase the value while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value If you hold down the Mac 86 Command key or Windows Control key when you click you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision If you hold the Mac X Option key or Windows Alt key when you click the knob will reset to its default value You may also double click a knob to reset it Click on the number readout of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a number directly The pop up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the return enter tab Mac 38 Command Windows Alt key or ESC keys Hit r
49. equencies Boost cut is limited to 12 dB 24dB The bandwidth controls the dip peak that is added at the end of the transition band Figure 8 13 Bandpass Bandpass a bandpass filter with 6dB per octave skirt on the high and low ends of the pass band The width of the pass band can be adjusted between 0 1 octaves and 2 5 octaves and the center of the pass band is continuously adjustable between 20 Hz and 20 kHz You can select from these types via three different methods Each time you click on the Filter Type control the band will switch to the next type in the list and wrap to the beginning when you hit the end of the list If you click and hold the mouse button a pop up menu listing all of the types will appear after about 1 4 of a second You can select the type directly from this pop up menu If you want to access the menu without having to wait hold down the Mac Control key when you click or right click Mac Win Sidechain Routing Switch Figure 8 14 Sidechain Routing Switch Operation Each sidechain routing switch allows you to control the signal sent to the sidechain input of its associated gate or compressor By default the level detectors in the dynamics processors key off of the signal that they are processing Under some circumstances you may want to use a different signal to open the gate or compress the signal Most DAWs allow you to specify an input or bus as the source for ChannelStrip s sidechain input
50. es In the shelving filters the maximum boost is 12 dB and the maximum cut is 24 dB In the peaking filters the maximum boost cut is 24 dB When you increase the boost for a filter band above 15 dB the filter gets very aggressive and resonant Filter Band Frequency Use this knob labeled Hz in the illustration to adjust the characteristic frequency of the filter For the peaking and bandpass filter types this controls the center frequency of the filter For the high and low cut filter types this control adjusts the 3 dB point of the filter For the shelving filters this control adjusts the shelf transition point Filter Bandwidth Use this knob labeled BW in the illustration to adjust the characteristic width of the filter This control only has effect for peaking shelving and bandpass filter types Please note that this parameter controls the bandwidth 49 Processing measured in octaves not the quality factor or Q If you have been using Q controls the numbers will be backwards from what you are used to Small numbers mean narrow filters and large numbers mean wide filters For peaking and bandpass filter types this parameter controls the bandwidth of the filter in octaves For the high and low shelving filter types this parameter adjusts the amount of dip peak and the slope of the shelf When this parameter is set to 0 1 you will get the largest dip slope available and when the parameter is 2 5 you will get a clas
51. eturn or enter to confirm the value 58 Operation and dismiss the pop up Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control tab Shift tab will display the entry field for the previous control Hit the Mac 38 Command Windows Control Control or ESC Escape to dismiss the pop up and cancel the change When you enter a number into the pop up entry you can use a couple of abbreviations k multiplies the number by 1000 and m divides the number by 1000 So if you want to enter 16 500 Hz you can just type 16 5k Tooltip Control 4 F Figure 11 4 Tooltip Control This button toggles the tooltip display When enabled tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a control When the tooltip display is disabled you may still see tooltips by holding down the key and hovering over a control Graph Disclosure M Figure 11 5 Graphs Closed Figure 11 6 Graphs Open This button toggles the display of the high frequency pre filter and reverb impulse displays Output Level Meter Figure 11 7 HaloVerb Output Level Meter 59 Operation The HaloVerb provides a meter displaying the output level of the plug in The top segment of the meter above OdB is used as a clip indicator and is illuminated red if the output section of the processor detects an over The clip light remains illuminated until you click on the meter Mac Option click or Windows Alt clic
52. ffer allocation for De Esser AAX Add support for PT11 and 64 bit build AAX Win Implement full optimization for host code decreases CPU usage AAX Win Implement 64 bit Installers Sign Binaries for PT 10 3 x PT 11 Fix auto suffixing of parameter readouts to deal with negative numbers TransientControl Fix extend range of the sustain parameter Fix locking for threaded plotter of crossover functions to avoid potential race condition and crash Mac Fix problem with signing 32 bit binaries led to corrupted PT 10 3 x plugins Fix Gain Reduction meters for PT reported meters so that PT11 and control surfaces render them prop erly Fixed potential problem with licensing code when plugin scanner opens and closes plugin very quickly Moved drawing of HaloVerb impulse response onto background thread for responsiveness Moved drawing of Multiband dynamic EQ response onto background thread for responsiveness Added caching for background image of plugin window to reduce CPU used for drawing static image Fixed incorrect interpretation of wet dry parameter when computing HaloVerb impulse response display Optimized computing HaloVerb impulse response display Optimized redraw of EQ response curve Fixed problem with incorrectly showing that preset was changed when it wasn t via Compare button Deferred redraw of UI until host sends parameter changed message fixes PT UI pauses when changing certain parameters Fixed problem with parameter notifi
53. from e Smooth appropriate for full mixes or single instruments that do not have big transients Provides very smooth compression with few artifacts no distortion and limited transient control e Warm the most versatile setting for the compressor Balances transient control with audibility of the compression Appropriate for a wide range of signals including harmonic instruments with large tran sients e g Plucked bass e Fast provides significant transient control at the expense of transparency and added distortion Appro priate for impulsive signals with significant transients Supports very fast e g 1 sample gain reduction attacks as well as a new algorithm for ChannelStrip 3 e MIO provides the compressor characteristics from the MIOStrip compressor that runs on our interfaces This compressor algorithm is very different from the other three The MIO compressor generates its gain reduction directly from the detector level The Attack and Release parameters directly control the measurement of the detector level This allows the MIO compressor to function as a limiter as well as a compressor and a leveling amplifier The MIO compressor algorithm also supports an adjustable Knee In general the MIO algorithm is more flexible and controllable than the other algorithms and as a result we have made it the factory default for ChannelStrip 3 Threshold Control The Thresh knob controls the level at which the compresso
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55. ful to remove the initial transients of impulsive sounds Release Control The Release knob controls the release time of the gate This parameter is measured in milliseconds and can range from 5 ms to 5 sec The release time controls how quickly the gate closes after the detector drops below the threshold value For settings below 90 ms or so the gate closes pretty abruptly and may introduce unwanted artifacts into your audio depending on the signal Using The Sidechain Key Input w Selectable Filter The gate provides a sidechain that processes audio before the detector determines the current level The sidechain can process either the channel signal or some external side chain input signal Sidechain Listen Button This button the speaker icon next to the Sidechain Enable allows you to monitor the audio being sent to the gate s detector This will allow you to listen to external audio that is being routed to the sidechain and also hear the effect of the sidechain filter When you are done listening to the sidechain click this button again to hear ChannelStrip s normal output Sidechain Routing Button This button labeled C in the illustration is used to control the routing of the input signal to the gate sidechain When the button is in the C state the signal used by the sidechain is the signal being processed by Chan nelStrip When the button is in the SC state the signal used by the sidechain is the input or b
56. hannelStrip Dynamics Knee Compressor Figure 8 26 Dynamics Knee ChannelStrip contains a Dynamics Knee diagram for the gate and compressor processing sections The diagram provides feedback on the response of the associated dynamics processor Both the horizontal and vertical axes are calibrated in dBFS The horizontal axis corresponds to the input level and the vertical axis represents the output level The heavy line shows the dynamic of the associated processing block This means that if you sent in a sine wave at a given input level the output level would be equal to the level shown on the graph When the processor is working with real dynamic signals the graph is a good approximation of the response when the attack is fast and the release is slow In most cases however the dynamic response of the processor will not match its static response In order to represent this we have included a bouncing ball meter for both the gate and the compressor This metering is shown as a red circle that is overlaid on the knee diagram The red circle is placed so its horizontal position is equal to the instantaneous input level and its vertical level is equal to the instantaneous output level Examining this meter while you are adjusting the dynamics controls will provide you with a great deal of information about how the processor is operating and how the controls interact Auto Enables The processing sections of ChannelStrip will automatica
57. he Metric Halo License Agreement click the I accept the terms of the License Agreement checkbox and click Install e Windows will ask for permission to write the files 19 Installation 4 Metric Halo Production Bundle Setup User Account Control il p5 Do you want to allow the following program to install software on this computer e Program name lec65 msi Verified publisher Metric Halo Distribution Inc File origin Hard drive on this computer Show details Alar Figure 2 11 Permission to Write Files Click Yes to begin the installation e Once the files have been written you will see the completion dialog Metric Halo Production Bundle Setup Completed the Metric Halo Production Bundle Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard METRIC HALO Figure 2 12 Installation Complete Click Finish to close the installer If you do not see the Installation Successful message contact MH Support e The final step is to go to http www ilok com and install the software license to your iLok key That s it Enjoy using the Metric Halo Production Bundle Update Notification Each plug in will automatically check to see if there s a newer version available if your computer is connected to the internet If so the version number in the plug in s UI will turn into an update notice Click on the notice and a browser window wi
58. he clip light remains illuminated until you click on the meter Mac X Option click or Windows Alt click the meter to reset the clip light Gain Reduction Meter la II To SEB E EEEIII IANNEELELL CLK 42 36 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 0 Figure 20 6 Gain Reduction Meter The gain reduction meter which has an orange bar and grows down from 0 dB shows the amount of atten uation being applied by the dynamics processor at any given time If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the meter you may set the scale of the gain reduction meter to any of the following values e 54 dB e 24 db e 12 db e 6 db e 3 db 98 Operation Ess Band Transfer Function 10 100 Lk 10k Figure 20 7 Ess Band Transfer Function The ess band transfer function is a combination of a visual representation of how the de esser is processing the signal and an intuitive controller for the associated filter This display is sometimes called a Cartesian Graph by other manufacturers The horizontal axis provides frequency calibration in Hertz Hz The vertical axis provides level calibration in decibels dBr The heavy green line indicates the shape of the filter The center frequency is represented by a large dot in the transfer function with two smaller dots flanking it Clicking on the large dot and dragging will allow you to adjust the center frequency Mac Option click or Windows Alt the dot to adjust the bandwidth dragging right increase
59. he graph is a good approximation of the response when the attack is fast and the release is slow In most cases however the dynamic response of the processor will not match its static response In order to represent this we have included a bouncing ball meter for both the gate and the compressor This metering is shown as a red circle that is overlaid on the knee diagram The red circle is placed so its horizontal position is equal to the instantaneous input level and its vertical level is equal to the instantaneous output level Examining this meter while you are adjusting the dynamics controls will provide you with a great deal of information about how the processor is operating and how the controls interact 74 15 Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we ll discuss what each processing block does and how the controls work High pra imi Output Mid Compressor as Low Compressor Figure 15 1 Multiband Dynamics Signal Flow The block diagram above illustrates the overall structure of the processing system provided by Multiband Dynamics The diagram does not indicate the various metering blocks Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in the diagram Input Conditioning After the signal is routed to Multiband Dynamics it runs through an input gain block that provides input gain of up to 30 dB You can use this gain to condition signals that are low in level This input gain m
60. ic hard knee in which the compressor applies no gain reduction when the detector is below the threshold and the gain is reduced by the ratio when the detector level is above the threshold Compressor BO 60 40 20 o Figure 9 5 Knee Control at 0 When you increase the Knee parameter from O to 1 the knee of the transfer function gradually softens until the compressor functions as a soft knee compressor when the Knee parameter is 1 Compressor B0 60 40 20 0 Figure 9 6 Knee Control at 1 You can also adjust the Knee parameter to negative values which has the effect introducing a kink in the compressor transfer function at the threshold This can yield useful results on percussive material Compressor 10 20 30 40 B i B0 60 40 20 0 Figure 9 7 Knee Control at 0 5 47 Processing Manual Make Up Gain The O Gain knob allows you to manually adjust the makeup gain applied to the signal after the gain reduction applied by the compressor If the Auto Gain switch is off this is the amount of makeup gain applied If the Auto Gain switch is on then this parameter is a trim added to the internally computed makeup gain The makeup gain is enabled and disabled along with the rest of the compressor Compressor Character Use the compressor character button to determine the overall dynamic characteristics of the compressor There are three classic ChannelStrip 2 settings to choose
61. ical so we will only describe their operation once 76 Processing Compressor Enable When this button is off the compressor section will not change the signal Band Solo Button This button the speaker icon next to the Enable button allows you to monitor the selected compressor s output This will allow you to listen one or more bands of compression in isolation When you are done listening to the soloed band s click this button again to hear Multiband Dynamics normal output Auto Gain When the Auto Gain button is enabled the compressor automatically adjusts the makeup gain in the com pressor output stage so that if the manual O Gain knob is set to 0 dB the static gain reduction for a 0 dB input level will be about 7 dB This number was chosen because it works well with the default settings of the Attack and Release knobs to provide enough pad to not clip fast transients The O Gain knob will apply additional trim to the internal automatic gain If the threshold is set very low e g 60 dB and auto gain is enabled you will not be able to add very much manual gain only about 1 2 dB even though the readout on the knob will go up to 30 dB This is an internal limitation of the compressor Threshold Control The Thresh knob controls the level at which the compressor begins to reduce the gain applied to the signal When the detector level is below the threshold level no gain reduction is a
62. in Reduction Meter ka Figure 17 10 Gain Reduction Meter The gain reduction meter which has an orange bar and grows down from 0 dB shows the amount of attenua tion being applied by its associated dynamics processor at any given time If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the meter you may set the scale of the gain reduction meter to any of the following values e 54 dB e 24 db e 12 db e 6 db e 3 db 86 Operation Output Meter Figure 17 11 Output Meter For the main output stage of Multiband Expander we have provided meters driven with SpectraFoo metering technology These meters show in addition to the peak metering provided for the input stages RMS level and VU level The peak level is represented by the floating colored bar the RMS level by the solid colored bar and the VU level by the overlaid gray bar Both the Peak and RMS level are represented with fast PPM ballistics The VU meter shows IEEE standard 300 ms RMS average level When Multiband Expander is on a mono insert there will be a single meter When Multiband Expander is running in stereo mode the left meter shows the left channel output level and the right meter shows the right channel output level The output section clip lights activate if there is an over in the output stage or in any of the processing section input stages It is reset by clicking on the meter Mac X Option click or Windows Alt click to reset the clip lights on all the
63. instance of the Precision DeEsser 100 21 Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we ll discuss how the controls work DeEssed Signal pa Listen To Detector Out of Band Signal gt Removed Material SpectraFoo Lo Filter Input Compressor Esses Figure 21 1 Signal Flow The block diagram above illustrates the overall structure of the processing system provided by the Precision DeEsser The diagram does not indicate the metering blocks Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in the diagram Ess Band Filter When the signal is routed to the Precision DeEsser it runs through a filter block that allows you to define the frequency area to be processed Figure 21 2 Ess Band Filter Controls The filter controls are e Center Sets the center frequency of the ess band filter e BW Oct Sets the bandwidth of the ess band filter Higher values widen the filter e Sharpness Sets the slope of the filter To use the filter set the Center parameter as close as possible to the undesired frequency Use the BandWidth control to set the overall width of the filter a narrow bandwidth will let less audio through to the compressor while large bandwidths will process more overall By using the Sharpness control you may shape the slope of the filter to adjust the transition between the processed and non processed audio Compressor The next processing block is the compre
64. irectly drag the fader knob The other tricks described for the knobs also work with the fader The fader is used to control the master output gain of the plug in before the limiter stage 35 Operation Filter Type Each filter band in the strip 6 EQ bands and 2 Side chain bands has a filter type control that allows you to choose the shape of the filter applied by that band Each band provides 6 different types of filter shapes Figure 8 8 Peaking Parametric Peaking Parametric a second order bell shaped parametric boost cut filter Boost cut has a range of 24 dB When the boost is greater than 15 dB the filter gains a resonant quality The center frequency of the filter can be any frequency between 20 Hz and 20 kHz The bandwidth of the filter is continuously variable between 0 1 octaves and 2 5 octaves Figure 8 9 Low Cut Low Cut a 12 dB octave low cut filter with a 3dB point that is continuously adjustable between 20 Hz and 20 kHz a E Figure 8 10 High Cut High Cut a 12 dB octave high cut filter with a 3dB point that is continuously adjustable between 20 Hz and 20 kHz Figure 8 11 Low Shelf Low Shelf a shelving filter that applies boost cut to low frequencies Boost cut is limited to 12 dB 24dB The bandwidth controls the dip peak that is added at the end of the transition band Figure 8 12 High Shelf High Shelf a shelving filter that applies boost cut to high fr
65. italics if the current settings do not match the library Click this pop up to select from the available presets The Compare button indicates when the controls have changed for the current preset settings Click this button to toggle between your current settings and the preset settings COMPARE Figure 25 2 Compare Button Clicking the Automation button causes Pro Tools to display the plug in automation configuration dialog box 113 Pro Tools Mac Win Plug In Automation Master Bypass Character Type Drive Output Gain Master Bypass Inserts None Character None None _ MIOConsoleConnect None None None None None Figure 25 3 Automation Window Showing Character s Parameters This dialog box allows you to enable any or all of the processing parameters for automation When a parameter is enabled for automation you will be able to record and play back automated parameter changes directly from your Pro Tools session If the channel that the plug in is inserted on has automation enabled Character will highlight the controls associated with the automated parameters e Off No color e Read Green e Touch Latch Write Red e Controlled via control surface Blue Key Commands The following key commands are used to when clicking on controls Table 25 1 Pro Tools Key Commands Mac Key Sequence Windows Key Sequence Display Automation Dialog 8 Option Command click Alt Control click
66. k the meter to reset the clip light A Note About Clipping Indicators The clip lights do not mean that the plug in is clipping it means that the audio level in the DSP is currently over 0 dBFS If you do not lower the signal level you run a chance of actually clipping the input of another processor or D A convertor Low and High Frequency Pre filter Reverb Fre Filter 10 100 1k 10k Figure 11 8 Low and High Frequency Pre filter The pre filter graph is a visual representation of the filter shape as set by the Cutoff Hz and Cutoff dB controls for the Low and High filters As these controls are changed the dots shows the knee freqencies and levels You may also click and drag the dots to change the filter placements Reverb Impulse Display Reverb Impulse Figure 11 9 Reverb Impulse Display The reverb impulse display gives you a visual indication of what the reverb parameters are doing The hori zontal axis represents time up to 5 seconds and the vertical axis represents unscaled level Clicking on the display will toggle between the Reverb Impulse Display and Energy Time Curve 60 Operation Figure 11 10 Energy Time Curve 61 12 Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we ll discuss how the controls work Wet Dry Pre filter Reverb anual Output Figure 12 1 Signal Flow The block diagram above illustrates the overall structure of the processing system provided by HaloVer
67. key when you click the knob will reset to its default value You may also double click a knob to reset it Click on the number readout of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a number directly The pop up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the return enter tab Mac 86 Command Windows Alt key or ESC keys Hit return or enter to confirm the value and dismiss the pop up Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control tab Shift tab will display the entry field for the previous control Hit the Mac 38 Command Windows Control Control or ESC Escape to dismiss the pop up and cancel the change When you enter a number into the pop up entry you can use a couple of abbreviations k multiplies the number by 1000 and m divides the number by 1000 So if you want to enter 16 500 Hz you can just type 16 5k 64 Operation Toggle Button Figure 17 3 Toggle Button Off Figure 17 4 Toggle Button On Toggle buttons are simple on off switches They light up when they are on and are dark when they are off You toggle the state of the button by clicking on it These buttons are used to enable compressor sections and the limiter and to select auto gain Fader Figure 17 5 Output Gain The fader is unique in that only one fader is used in the interface for Multiband Expander It works in much
68. knob labeled Hz in the illustration to adjust the characteristic frequency of the filter For the peaking and bandpass filter types this controls the center frequency of the filter For the high and low cut filter types this control adjusts the 3 dB point of the filter For the shelving filters this control adjusts the shelf transition point Filter Bandwidth Use this knob labeled BW in the illustration to adjust the characteristic width of the filter This control only has effect for peaking shelving and bandpass filter types Please note that this parameter controls the bandwidth measured in octaves not the quality factor or Q If you have been using Q controls the numbers will be backwards from what you are used to Small numbers mean narrow filters and large numbers mean wide filters For peaking and bandpass filter types this parameter controls the bandwidth of the filter in octaves For the high and low shelving filter types this parameter adjusts the amount of dip peak and the slope of the shelf When this parameter is set to 0 1 you will get the largest dip slope available and when the parameter is 2 5 you will get a classic first order shelf which has a transition band that is about 1 decade wide e g if it is a high shelf with a frequency of 10 kHz and a gain of 10 dB the gain will be at 0 dB near 1kHz Controlling The EQ With The Transfer Function As described in the operation guide earlier in this manual yo
69. l by the overlaid gray bar Both the Peak and RMS level are represented with fast PPM ballistics The VU meter shows IEEE standard 300 ms RMS average level When TransientControl is on a mono insert there will be a single meter When TransientControl is running in stereo mode the top meter shows the left channel output level and the bottom meter shows the right channel output level The output section clip lights activate if there is an over in the output stage or in any of the processing section input stages It is reset by clicking on the meter Mac X Option click or Windows Alt click to reset the clip lights on all the meters Ul Mode Button MO HH Figure 23 3 UI Mode Button 106 Operation This button switches TransientControl s user interface mode There are three modes available Figure 23 6 Advanced with Process Metering Adds Access to the Advanced Envelope Controls 107 Operation Tooltip Control m a n m Figure 23 7 Tooltip Control This button toggles the tooltip display When enabled tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a control When the tooltip display is disabled you may still see tooltips by holding down the key and hovering over a control Process Meter 24 dB 36 dB Include Output Gain Save Settings as default Figure 23 8 Process Meter with Settings Menu The process meter shows how TransientContro
70. l is modifying the audio signal Activity above the horizon of the meter shows the amount of gain increase from the Transient and Sustain adjustments while activity below the horizon shows the amount of gain reduction The scale of this display can be adjusted by clicking the process meter This menu will let you configure whether the gain adjustment from the Gain control is factored into the meter as well as allowing you to save your metering preferences as default Basic Controls The Basic UI mode gives you access to the most often used controls e Transient Controls the gain applied to the transient portion of the signal Adjust this parameter to boost or cut the transient spike of your signal For example Transient boost can bring out the pick attack in a bass line e Sustain Controls the gain applied to the sustain portion of the signal Adjust this parameter to boost or cut the audio material around the transient spike of your signal For example Sustain boost can round out the sound of an acoustic guitar e Gain Master output gain in dB Use this to set the output level after setting the Transient and Sustain controls Advanced Controls The Advanced Ul mode gives you access to the controls used to fine tune the transient and sustain envelope detectors You will not usually need to adjust these parameters but may find it necessary on challenging material You can also change these settings to create special effects
71. l its processing These elements are Character Model Menu Character Model Figure 5 1 Character Model Menu This pop up menu selects Character s model There are over 20 models available which are detailed in the Processing chapter Tooltip Control Figure 5 2 Tooltip Control This button toggles the tooltip display When enabled tooltips wil be shown when the mouse hovers over a control When the tooltip display is disabled you may still see tooltips by holding down the key and hovering over a control Control Knob Figure 5 3 Control Knob Control Knobs are used to control the Drive and Output Gain parameters You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways Click and drag the knob to change the value continuously Dragging up or to the right will increase the value while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value If you hold down the Mac 38 Command key or Windows Control key when you click you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision If you hold the Mac X Option key or Windows Alt key when you click the knob will reset to its default value You may also double click a knob to reset it Click on the number readout of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a number directly The pop up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the return enter tab Mac 86 Command Windows Alt key or ESC keys Hit retur
72. lease of ChannelStrip 3 for GarageBand Fixed issue with grunge when DSP is filled with MH Precision De esser Further optimized CS3 Precision De esser and MH MultibandDynamics leading to an increase in instance counts Fixed bit cleanliness on bypassed CS3 blocks so now CS3 with phase invert nulls with unprocessed audio Substantial optimization of the processing code especially for HDX Accurate Cycle Counts for HDX Enhanced control surface page table layouts Fix for some corner case bugs that apparently can cause a DSP crash on heavily loaded systems Additional interpolation of various parameters in the plugins to provide glitch free parameter changes Fixed a conflict between CoreGraphics and DAE that can lead to DAE errors DSP Native CPU Spiking or CPU overloads Native Fixed a filter stability issue for high session sample rates Fixed an issue where the average trace in the analyzer view can get stuck Reduce the size on disk and in memory of the plugins Fixed some missing control surface metering support and clip detection Fixed some small graphic anomalies Fix for detector for classic compressor in CS3 when Side Chain filter is enabled 121 Changelog e Signed installer for Mountain Lion compatibility 1 0 Initial release for Macintosh AAX 122
73. ll open to our download page where you may download the newest installer 20 3 Introduction The Metric Halo Production Bundle is a collection of seven great sounding plug ins e Character e ChannelStrip 3 e Haloverb Multiband Dynamics Multiband Expander e Precision DeEsser TransientControl This document will describe how the plug ins work and describe how to use them with popular DAW hosts 21 Part II Character Table of Contents A IMIR ABO CAG nia leone 24 DEN rd ea ie cnas ioss 25 O E E A E a a E EE E oa 25 TOOP C ORTOR Ar pe arr E a E T en eae meen ee Meee Tree 25 Cool 25 MPO MEET caldo a sli ne cda ii a iau 2 isd OG OS SINE licia 27 AD eta Descrip ibridi 27 ANO pria 27 A A T A yeh oe ia emer 27 OPUS EA AA INS 28 Usine Character m VOU PIO ec ehi 28 23 4 Introduction Character is a modeling plug in for digital audio workstations We measured a number of our customers favorite analog signal processors to determine what they did to the audio signal being run through them By measuring the harmonic distortion fingerprint of each device we have been able to recreate their unique properties in Character Cha nacter 12 9 6 3 0 Figure 4 1 Character s User Interface By combining circuit modeling with variable gain Character is capable of shaping your sound with subtle or over the top results 24 5 Operation The Character user interface uses a few different control elements to contro
74. lly enable when one of its parameters are adjusted For example if the EQ master enable is off adjusting any EQ parameter will turn it on This way you will never make phantom adjustments where you make adjustments and hear no change The same is true for the sidechain filters 41 9 Processing A Detailed Description In this chapter we ll discuss what each processing block does and how the controls work Sidechain Spectragraph Select Toggle SC Key Input i l i SpectraFoo Sidechain Select O Sidechain Listen S C Enable S C Enable mi ee l Figure 9 1 Signal Flow Compressor is Pre EQ Input Output Phase Invert Limiter O Sidechain Spectragraph Select Toggle SC Key Input cit SpectraFoo Sidechain Select SC y x Output EG S C Enable S C Enable O O Input Gain Gate G Comp Figure 9 2 Signal Flow Compressor is Post EQ The block diagrams above illustrate the overall structure of the processing system provided by ChannelStrip The diagrams do not indicate the various metering blocks The configuration is controlled by the Post EQ button in the compressor and it changes the path of the signal through the processor The internal signal switching provided by ChannelStrip allows you to explore the various effects of re ordering processing blocks without having to waste time stopping the transport removing and reinserting plug ins and then finally restart ing the transport
75. lug in on multiple channels in your mix you should Mac X Option or Windows Alt insert the plug in on the desired channels and ensure that the plug in is inserted on the same insert point on every channel e g ensure that the plug in is on insert a for every channel This will allow you to take advantage of a number of time saving features provided by Pro Tools Plug in Window The illustration below shows the standard Pro Tools plug in window Track Preset 5 Auto Audio 1 factory default MSU BYPASS MH HaloWerb COMPARE SAFE Native Figure 25 1 Pro Tools Plug in Window If you have inserted your plug in s as we suggested above you can click on the channel name pop up in the upper left hand corner of the window labeled Audio 1 above to switch from channel to channel The next pop up in the window labeled b above allows you to switch to another insert on the same channel You would use this to switch to another plug in on the same channel The bypass button allows you to bypass the effects of the plug in The Pro Tools editor librarian button the small downward pointing triangle provides access to a pop up menu that allow you to manage presets and libraries of settings for the plug in Use this menu to save libraries or open groups of libraries See your Pro Tools documentation for more information The preset library pop up menu labeled factory default above shows the active preset name in
76. meters A Note About Clipping Indicators The clip lights do not mean that the plug in is clipping it means that the audio level in the DSP is currently over 0 dBFS If you do not lower the signal level you run a chance of actually clipping the input of another processor or D A convertor 07 Operation Dynamic Transfer Function Dynamic Transfer Function lig 24 10 100 lk 10k Figure 17 12 Dynamic Transfer Function The dynamic transfer function is a combination of a visual representation of how the plug in is processing the signal and an intuitive controller for the crossover filter bands The horizontal axis provides frequency calibration in Hertz Hz while the vertical axis provides level cali bration in decibels dBr The heavy white line indicates the relative change in level at each frequency that is created by the combined effects of all of the active bands in the plug in Each crossover point low to mid and mid to high is represented by a colored dot in the transfer function You may drag the dots to adjust the crossover points If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the transfer function you will see a menu to set the vertical dB scale for the display The values are e 3 dB e 6 dB e 12 dB e 24 dB e 36 dB Spectragraph Analyzer Clicking the SpectraFoo logo in the upper right hand corner of the transfer function will activate the spec tragraph sho
77. n increase in signal level when using positive Drive gain with some models you can use the Output Gain control to correct this Please note that the Drive parameter may have a greater range than you need for a given model Character Model Each Model represents a digital copy of an analog device some models are made from measuring a device with different combinations of settings The most effective way to utilize Character is to listen to how each model affects your sound rather than relying on the name alone e None No modeling is applied e Transformer Applies the harmonic distortion signature of a transformer coupled input e Valve A tube based EQ input stage e FET Model of a solid state transistor front end e Soft Sat Tube based EQ with saturation e Boutique Tube Hand made tube mic pre e American Transformer 1 A variation of the Transformer model e American Transformer 2 Second variation of the Transformer model e California Tube Mic American designed tube mic pre 27 Processing e California Tube Line American designed tube line input e Modern Tube DI Mastering quality tube DI e Modern Tube EQ Mastering quality EQ e Modern Tube Soft Sat Mastering quality EQ with saturation e Modern Tube LG A tube mic pre with a low gain setting e Modern Tube MG A tube mic pre with a medium gain setting e Modern Tube HG A tube mic pre with a high gain setting e Modern Tube Sym Mastering
78. n on the same channel When the Link button the button with the chain icon is on a single plug in window is used to display all plug ins Turn this off if you would like to have multiple plug in windows open at once The View button is used to toggle between the generic AU user interface for the plug in and the standard view provided by Metric Halo The Bypass button allows you to bypass the effects of the plug in The effects of all the processing sections within the plug in are removed from the audio chain when the plug in is bypassed The Compare button allows you to toggle between the current settings and the settings as they were before the last paramenter change By using the Compare button you may A B changes in settings The left right arrows move backward and forward between presets The Logic preset menu the pop up menu with the small downward pointing triangle next to the left right arrows allows you to manage presets and libraries of settings for the plug ins Use this menu to save libraries or open groups of libraries See your Logic documentation for more information The Copy and Paste buttons allow you to copy settings from one instance of a plug in and paste them into the same plug in on other channels without creating a preset The sidechain input pop up menu allows you to select from any mono input or bus in your system and feed it to the internal sidechain bus within plug ins that have sidechain support You then
79. n or enter to confirm the value and dismiss the pop up Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control tab Shift tab will display the entry field for the previous control Hit the Mac 38 Command Windows Control Control or ESC Escape to dismiss the pop up and cancel the change Output Meter 42 36 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 0 AAA ee E ee FE Figure 5 4 Output Meter 25 Operation For the main output stage of Character we have provided meters driven with SpectraFoo metering technology These meters show in addition to the peak metering provided for the input stages RMS level and VU level The peak level is represented by the floating colored bar the RMS level by the solid colored bar and the VU level by the overlaid gray bar Both the Peak and RMS level are represented with fast PPM ballistics The VU meter shows IEEE standard 300 ms RMS average level When Character is on a mono insert there will be a single meter When Character is running in stereo mode the top meter shows the left channel output level and the bottom meter shows the right channel output level The output section clip lights activate if there is an over in the output stage or in any of the processing section input stages It is reset by clicking on the meter Mac X Option click or Windows Alt click to reset the clip lights on all the meters A Note About Clipping Indicators The clip lights do not mean that the plug
80. nc hereinafter METRIC HALO Licensor LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING Print Save GoBack Continue Figure 2 4 Accepting the License Agreement e Now select the disk you would like the software to be installed to 16 Installation Select a Destination How do you want to install this software Introduction O License Lid Install for all users of this computer Destination Select Installation Type 3 Install on a specific disk Installation Summary Installing this software requires 50 MB of space You have chosen to install this software for all users of this computer Go Back Continue Figure 2 5 Selecting the Installation Disk We recommend installing for all users unless you have a specific reason not to Select the drive and click Continue e Next you have the option to select the location on the disk you would like the software to be installed to Standard Install on Arkham Introduction License This will take 50 MB of space on your computer Destination Select Click Install to perform a standard installation of Installation T this software for all users of this computer All at users of this computer will be able to use this Installation software Summary Change Install Location GoBack Install Figure 2 6 Selecting the Installation Location We recommend that you use the standard installation loca
81. nelStrip is running in stereo mode the detector is linked with the other channel in the stereo pair and the higher level of the two channels is used When the compressor is enabled the signal will be attenuated based on how much the detected level is above the threshold you set with the Thresh knob and what compression ratio is set with the Ratio knob The dynamic behavior of the opening and closing of the gate is controlled with the Attack and Release knobs and the compressor character switch Audio Dynamics Compressors are important in controlling the dynamic range of the source material you are working with While the instruments your ears the microphones and your digital audio workstation all have dynamic ranges that are greater than 100 dB most reproduction and delivery media have significantly reduced dynamic ranges Compression is used in its simplest form to help reduce the dynamic range of your project or elements of the project to a range that is reproducible It does this by making the soft material louder and the loud material softer This type of processing can also be used to change the character of the sound instead of just adjusting the dynamic range The compressor in ChannelStrip excels at both types of processing Compressor Enable This button is in the Master Enables section When this button is off the compressor section will not change the signal The order of this button will change depending on
82. o Tools Key Commands Command Mac Key Sequence Windows Key Sequence Display Automation Dialog 8 Option Command click Alt Control click Show Automation Breakpoint 86 Control Command click Control Windows click Set Parameter to Default Value XE Option click or double click Alt click or double click 118 B Service and Support Metric Halo takes great pride in the reputation for customer service and support that we have built If you have any problems questions or suggestions please get in touch with us at e http mhsecure com support e support mhsecure com e 727 725 9555 Please keep us informed about your successes and projects We love to hear from you 119 C Changelog Please note that this changelog incorporates changes for all plug ins across all supported formats 1 0 5 1 0 3 Fix alignment issue with some UI elements in ChannelStrip AU Fix issue in some hosts where parameter updates may be lost Fix for potential crash on deinstantiation in Multiband Plugins AU Fix for crash in some hosts specifically FCPX due to initialization on a thread AU Fix meter reset for MultibandCompressor AU Fix meter reset for MultibandExpander AU Fix potential crash in HaloVerb AU Fix meter reset for Character Fix meter allocation for MultibandExpander Fix analysis buffer allocation for MultibandExpander Fix analysis buffer allocation for MultibandCompressor Fix analysis bu
83. of Contents ER O A eda eee es 68 A A A RO 69 SOLO ill 69 NOS les BUM sosa 70 FO RO RR Sea ten eae RE RE MINA 70 Bana SO O BUON a a tas 70 TOOD C ONTO erer E N E E E E E 71 GrapnsbscIosure Cono 71 Gain Redu GON Mele AA A A 71 A O aan ee LZ Dynamic o A A A N R 72 SPECTA Fai ANAY ZOT A E 73 BE y E E E A E A E A E A E a 74 157 POC aaa 75 A DSA Description ili 75 IPpUrcondiionins Rella 75 CIO SON a 75 COP ES OT caldo 76 AE 610 VO EER ARA RR CR RR Se tC ae PR IRE IST FIT 76 Compressor enable ae asc nena eos 77 Bana 00 10 BUOI lalla I7 AO A a E E O EN N I7 INFeSA0ICECOnN Tolle 77 Manuk Make Upata SS 77 ROC E RPP tas UE A ae ee ets 77 Compressor Nee CONTO aeaa iaa 77 ARCO 78 Release CORTO NO A 79 CER RS NA 79 HA O onesie ee 79 MPOC SAM N A A A caRRne SU eno 79 o A A cee Se 79 Limiter Knee Contro sr eal cian caaa te lal Riectua Gels et icletiaciatdecdd duce eda 80 67 13 Introduction Multiband Dynamics is a plug in for digital audio workstations which provides frequency based dynamic processing Features include e Three way crossover e Three independent channels of compression e Limiter Disclosable graphic displays Dynamic transfer function display SpectraFoo spectrum analysis Cri Tranter Firmas Limiter F Figure 13 1 Multiband Dynamics s User Interface 68 14 Operation As with most plug ins Multiband Dynamics provides many copies of controls that are all operated in a similar manne
84. owing graphics show installation on an OS 10 7 system the process may be slightly different in other versions of the OS but the basic concepts are the same Small details such as file sizes shown may vary with subsequent releases e Double click the MH Production Bundle pkg application Figure 2 1 MH Production Bundle pkg e The installer dialog will appear 000 Install MH Production Bundle a Welcome to the MH Production Bundle Installer MH Production Bundle Introduction The installer will guide you through the process of installing the Metric License Halo Production Bundle for Pro Tools 10 This version of the bundle ae supports both AAX Native and AAX DSP Destination Select You will need to have a valid license on your iLok for this software to run O Installation Type if you do not have a license contact Metric Halo to purchase one Installation Summary Go Back Continue Figure 2 2 Opening Dialog Click Continue e Now you will see the Metric Halo License Agreement 15 Installation Software License Agreement Introduction License Metric Halo License Agreement roar Copyright 2007 2012 Metric Halo Distribution Inc Destination Select All Right Reserved Installation Type IMPORTANT Installation PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE Summary By installing the So
85. pplied As the detector level in creases above the threshold level the gain is reduced as indicated by the knee diagram associated with the compressor The compressor knee is soft The ratio increases as the difference between the detector level and the threshold increases The compressor threshold level is also indicated by the red bar above the gate input meter You can adjust the threshold level using this indicator as well as by using the Thresh knob Manual Make Up Gain The Gain knob allows you to manually adjust the makeup gain applied to the signal after the gain reduction applied by the compressor by 30 db If the Auto Gain switch is off this is the amount of makeup gain applied If the Auto Gain switch is on then this parameter is a trim added to the internally computed makeup gain The makeup gain is enabled and disabled along with the rest of the compressor Ratio Control The Ratio knob controls the terminal ratio used to compute the gain reduction of the compressor When the ratio associated with the soft knee hits the ratio specified by the ratio knob the knee hardens and remains at the same constant ratio If you set the ratio to 1000 1 the compressor will have a soft knee for all input levels and thresholds This makes the compressor work like a classic all tube limiter compressor Compressor Knee Control The Knee knob allows you to adjust shape of the compressor transfer function When th
86. quality EQ e Modern Tube Soft Sat Mastering quality tube mic pre with saturation e Classic British Mic Pre A favorite large console mic pre e American Solid State FET mastering EQ e California Vocal Box Transformer coupled tube vocal processor e California Vocal Box Drive Transformer coupled tube vocal processor with increased gain e British Mic Pre Clone A popular clone of a favorite British mic pre The soft sat variations are particularly good at providing the analog glue that many engineers want for their final mixes The sat stands for saturation such as you would get with analog tape The soft part of the name indicates that the level is lower after processing You may want to use the Output Gain to make up the lost gain While most of the models can be applied to every channel overuse of the saturation models can lead to undesired effects Output Gain The Output Gain applies 24 dB of gain to the signal after it has been through the modeling stage This can be used to increase the final output level after using a soft saturation model or otherwise gain stage the signal for the next processor Using Character in Your Projects There are several ways to use Character e Inserted on a single channel This lets you add a little flavor to a channel by itself or as a pre processor for another plug in By automating the Drive and Output Gain controls you can use Character as a creative effe
87. r The Multiband Dynamics user interface uses a few different control elements to control all of the processing These elements are Control Knob Control Knobs are used to control the value of various continuous parameters of a process Examples of these types of parameters include Attack Time Release Time Threshold etc There are two styles of encoders Thresh dB The rings around these encoders sweep from a minimum to maximum value normally from left to right The one exception is the threshold controls which sweep from right to left In Gain dB Figure 14 2 Plus Minus Knob The rings around these encoders start at 12 o clock and sweep to either side These knobs are used for gain control where straight up is no gain change turning to the left cuts the signal and turning to the right boosts it You can change the value of each knob in a number of different ways Click and drag the knob to change the value continuously Dragging up or to the right will increase the value while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value If you hold down the Mac 86 Command key or Windows Control key when you click you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision If you hold the Mac X Option key or Windows Alt key when you click the knob will reset to its default value You may also double click a knob to reset it Click on the number readout of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a
88. r begins to reduce the gain applied to the signal When the detector level is below the threshold level no gain reduction is applied As the detector level in creases above the threshold level the gain is reduced as indicated by the knee diagram associated with the compressor The compressor knee is soft The ratio increases as the difference between the detector level and the threshold increases The compressor threshold level is also indicated by the red bar above the gate input meter You can adjust the threshold level using this indicator as well as by using the Thresh knob Ratio Control The Ratio knob controls the terminal ratio used to compute the gain reduction of the compressor When the ratio associated with the soft knee hits the ratio specified by the ratio knob the knee hardens and remains at the same constant ratio If you set the ratio to 1000 1 the compressor will have a soft knee for all input levels and thresholds This makes the compressor work like a classic all tube limiter compressor Attack Control The Attack knob allows you to adjust how quickly the gain reduction is increases when the detector level goes above the threshold level This control is calibrated in milliseconds and values range from 0 to 500 ms The compressor has an 8 sample look ahead buffer that allows it to have an instant attack when you set the attack time to O Fast attack times will control the transients of impulsiv
89. reset by clicking on the meter Mac YX Option click or Windows Alt click to reset the clip lights on all the meters A Note About Clipping Indicators The clip lights do not mean that the plug in is clipping it means that the audio level in the DSP is currently over 0 dBFS If you do not lower the signal level you run a chance of actually clipping the input of another processor or D A convertor EQ Transfer Function Figure 8 24 EQ Transfer Function The following information applies to the EQ processing block as well as the sidechain filters of the gate and compressor The EQ transfer function is a combination of a visual representation of how the EQ is processing the signal and an intuitive controller for the associated filter bands This display is sometimes called a Cartesian Graph by other EQ manufacturers The horizontal axis provides frequency calibration in Hertz Hz The vertical axis provides level calibration in decibels dBr The heavy green line indicates the relative change in level at each frequency that is created by the combined effects of all of the active bands in the equalizer Each EQ band is represented by a colored dot in the transfer function The color of the dot matches the color of the rings around the knobs for the corresponding EQ band The band that is currently being edited will be displayed along with the overall response curve If the associated band is a parametric filter there will also be t
90. riod giving you a more general view 73 Operation The spectragraph analyses the signal post output gain allowing you to see the effects of the processors To disable the spectragraph entirely click the active Foo icon If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the transfer function you will see a menu to set options for the spectragraph e Show Instantaneous Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the instant response of your audio e Show Average Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the averaged response of your audio e Show Left Channel Toggles the left channel spectragraph display e Show Right Channel Toggles the right channel spectragraph display These settings are stored for each transfer function window separately and for each instance of Multiband Dynamics Dynamics Knee Figure 14 14 Dynamics Knee Multiband Dynamics contains a Dynamics Knee diagram for each compressor processing section The diagram provides feedback on the response of the associated dynamics processor Both the horizontal and vertical axes are calibrated in dBFS The horizontal axis corresponds to the input level and the vertical axis represents the output level The heavy line shows the dynamic of the associated processing block This means that if you sent in a sine wave at a given input level the output level would be equal to the level shown on the graph When the processor is working with real dynamic signals t
91. s the bandwidth left decreases the bandwidth Click and drag the smaller dots associated with a larger dot to adjust the filter bandwidth To dismiss the filter curve click anywhere in the black area of the transfer function This will deselect the filter point and the only trace displayed will be the green master curve Spectragraph Analyzer Clicking the SpectraFoo logo in the upper right hand corner of the transfer function will activate the spec tragraph showing the realtime frequency analysis of your signal tss Gand 12 24 36 10 100 Lk l k Figure 20 8 Spectragraph Display 99 Operation The traces are e White Instantaneous display e Yellow Average display The instantaneous trace updates in real time allowing you to see the immediate peak level of your audio The average trace displays the level as averaged over a short period giving you a more general view The spectragraph analyses the signal currently being audition as set by the Listen To button To disable the spectragraph entirely click the active Foo icon If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the transfer function you will see a menu to set options for the spectragraph e Show Instantaneous Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the instant response of your audio e Show Average Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the averaged response of your audio These settings are stored for each
92. sic first order shelf which has a transition band that is about 1 decade wide e g if it is a high shelf with a frequency of 10 kHz and a gain of 10 dB the gain will be at 0 dB near 1kHz Equalizer The next processing section is the Equalizer The equalizer may appear in the signal chain before the compres sor section depending on the state of the Post EQ button in the compressor The equalizer in ChannelStrip is a very flexible fully parametric 6 band equalizer Each band in the equalizer can be configured as any of the six available filter types Each parameter in the equalizer is continuously adjustable throughout its entire range so you can set the exact EQ that you need 50 Processing 6 Band EQ 42 36 30 24 18 129 630 Band Gain Freq Figure 9 8 EQ Section Theory Of Operation The equalizer in ChannelStrip work just like every other EQ under the sun with the exceptions that is more flexible more efficient and sounds better By adjusting the various parameters associated with each band in the EQ you can control the tonal and timbral balance of the signal The resonance effect of the peaking filters provides a facility to recreate acoustic resonances that are lacking in the source material with which you are working One of the nicest aspects of the filters in ChannelStrip is their time domain performance These filters ring significantly less than comparable filters in other signal processors This allows you equali
93. ssor The compressor is used to reduce the level of the audio within the filter boundary once it exceeds the threshold 101 Processing Figure 21 3 Compressor Controls Threshold Control The Thresh knob controls the level at which the de esser begins to process audio When the detector level is below the threshold level no processing takes place When the detector level is above the threshold level the gain is reduced at a ratio set by the Ratio control The threshold level is also indicated by the red bar above the input meter You can adjust the threshold level using this indicator as well as by using the Thresh knob Ratio Control The Ratio knob controls the ratio used to compute the gain reduction of the compressor Attack Control The Attack knob allows you to adjust how quickly the gain reduction is decreased to 0 dB when the detector level goes below the threshold level The maximum value is 100 milliseconds Release Control The Release knob controls the release time of the compressor This parameter is measured in milliseconds and can range from 10 ms to 1000 ms The release time controls how quickly the compressor closes after the detector drops below the threshold value 102 Part VIII TransientControl Table of Contents Ai CRI RITIRO RR OOO NT 105 BLOOR RAI 106 APA ii A i 106 PME aE E E E 106 Or E A O O IO A aah 106 MBO MIO COMO sele 108 POC CS SINC LOU iii 108 Bas ECG tol ata
94. t of the audio from the transient spike The detector envelope is tuned using the following controls which are available in the Advanced UI view e Attack Sets the attack of the sustain detector from 0 to 100ms e Fast Release Sets the fast release of the sustain detector from 0 to 1000ms e Slow Release Sets the slow release of the sustain detector from 0 to 1000ms 109 Processing The Fast Release and Slow Release controls define the thresholds that the audio mustbe within to be considered sustain while the Attack control sets how long the envelope stays open You generally will not need to change these controls from the default values Sustain Gain This control allows you to boost or cut the level of the audio that falls within the sustain detector s envelope The gain range is 300 Output Gain This control allows you to boost or cut the output level after all processing has been applied The gain range is 24 dB 110 Part IX Working with Hosts Table of Contents 25 Pro FOO NA 113 A A ane E OETA A 113 o ARA RR BIRRE cod ahd ened IT INI 114 PA A A schiaccia 115 A A mene ee oe em eT 115 PISO ANINO nella 115 112 25 Pro Tools Mac Win Your Pro Tools software provides a standard interface for controlling various aspects of AAX plug ins While you should refer to your Pro Tools documentation for a complete description we will summarize the most important points here If you wish to use a p
95. the higher of the two input levels and will detect an over on either input channel Gain Reduction Meter 42 36 30 24 18 129 6 3 0 Figure 8 22 Gain Reduction Meter The gain reduction meter which has an orange bar and grows down from 0 dB shows the amount of attenua tion being applied by its associated dynamics processor at any given time If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the meter you may set the scale of the gain reduction meter to any of the following values e 54 dB e 24 db e 12 db e 6db e 3 db Peak RMS VU Output Meter m ell Figure 8 23 Output Meter 38 Operation For the main output stage of ChannelStrip we have provided meters driven with SpectraFoo metering tech nology These meters show in addition to the peak metering provided for the input stages RMS level and VU level The peak level is represented by the floating colored bar the RMS level by the solid colored bar and the VU level by the overlaid gray bar Both the Peak and RMS level are represented with fast PPM ballistics The VU meter shows IEEE standard 300 ms RMS average level When ChannelStrip is on a mono insert there will be a single meter When ChannelStrip is running in stereo mode the left meter shows the left channel output level and the right meter shows the right channel output level The output section clip lights activate if there is an over in the output stage or in any of the processing section input stages It is
96. tiband Expander Signal Flow ia The block diagram above illustrates the overall structure of the processing system provided by Multiband Expander The diagram does not indicate the various metering blocks Now lets examine the various processing blocks indicated in the diagram Input Conditioning After the signal is routed to Multiband Expander it runs through an input gain block that provides input gain of up to 30 dB You can use this gain to condition signals that are low in level This input gain may also be used to pad out signals by up to 30 dB While you may find this attenuation useful to just bring down the level through the strip simply and quickly you must realize that this gain is applied after the signal reaches Multiband Expander and will not pad out any clipping that occurs in the A D converters or in a plug in that is inserted before Multiband Expander The input gain is controlled by the In Gain knob Crossover The crossover seperates the audio input into low mid and high bands each of these bands is then fed through a compressor section There are two controls to set the crossover points Lxover Hz HXower Hz Figure 18 2 Crossover Controls The control marked LXover sets the frequency of the low to mid crossover and the control marked HXover sets the frequency of the mid to high crossover You may also adjust the crossover points in the dynamic transfer function 91
97. tion unless you have a specific reason not to The standard locations are 17 Installation e Plug ins drivename Library Application Support Avid Audio Plug Ins MH Production Bundle e Presets drivename Library Application Support Digidesign Plug In Settings Click Install e You must now enter the name and password you use to log in to your computer to give the Installer permission to write the software Installer is trying to install new software Type your password to allow this f Password Cancel Install Software Figure 2 7 Giving the Installer Permission Enter your credentials and click Install Software e Once the installer has finished you ll see this dialog 000 Install MH Production Bundle a The installation was completed successfully Introduction O License Destination Select O Installation Type Installation The installation was successful Summary The software was installed Figure 2 8 Installation Complete If you do not see the Installation Successful message contact MH Support e The final step is to go to http www ilok com and install the software license to your iLok key That s it Enjoy using the Metric Halo Production Bundle 18 Installation Windows There are two versions of each Windows installer e Installers that end in msi are intended for 32 bit versions of Windows and install the
98. to change the value continuously Dragging up or to the right will increase the value while dragging down or to the left will decrease the value If you hold down the Mac 86 Command key or Windows Control key when you click you will be able to adjust the value with finer precision If you hold the Mac X Option key or Windows Alt key when you click the knob will reset to its default value You may also double click a knob to reset it Click on the number readout of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a number directly The pop up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the return enter tab Mac 38 Command Windows Alt key or ESC keys Hit return or enter to confirm the value and dismiss the pop up Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control tab Shift tab will display the entry field for the previous control Hit the Mac 38 Command Windows Control Control or ESC Escape to dismiss the pop up and cancel the change Output Meter 24 18 2 9 3 0 Figure 23 2 Output Meter For the main output stage of TransientControl we have provided meters driven with SpectraFoo metering technology These meters show in addition to the peak metering provided for the input stages RMS level and VU level The peak level is represented by the floating colored bar the RMS level by the solid colored bar and the VU leve
99. trol allows you to show and hide ChannelStrip s display graphs This allows you to maximize screen real estate while still providing details on the processing when they are needed Click on this control to toggle the visibility of the graphs ChannelStrip will automatically make the plug in window smaller when you hide the graphs 37 Operation ChannelStrip also uses a number of standard visual representations to give you feedback about what is hap pening within the processor These elements are Peak Meter 42 36 30 24 18 129 6 3 0 Figure 8 21 Peak Meter ChannelStrip provides a peak reading meter at the input stage of each processing block The meter uses the fast PPM standard for decay time 0 9 seconds per 20 dB and the digital PPM standard legend for calibration On the dynamics sections gate and compressor a white bar is visible on top of the meter and indicates the current detector level For the dynamics sections the processor threshold is indicated by the red slider over the input peak meter This slider can be manipulated directly with the mouse The top segment of the meter above OdB is used as a clip indicator and is illuminated red if the input section of the processor detects an over The clip light remains illuminated until you click on the meter Mac Option click or Windows Alt click any meter to reset the clip lights on all of the meters in ChannelStrip When ChannelStrip is running in stereo mode this meter shows
100. u can control each band of the EQ directly from the EQ transfer function display associated with the 6 band equalizer Master Gain The one fader in ChannelStrip s user interface controls the master gain of the plug in This fader is not shown in the illustration of the EQ section but it is shown in the overall processor illustration at the beginning of this manual The Master Gain fader allows you to add up to 10 dB of gain or up to 160 dB of attenuation to the output signal from the EQ processor or compressor block depending on the processor order before going to the limiter Delay Section You can add up to 255 samples of delay to the output of ChannelStrip This is useful for dynamically slipping tracks doing acoustical time alignment or compensating for the delay of other plug ins in your mix You can use automation on the delay to create interesting dynamic flanging effects Simply duplicate a track and enable automation on the delay control for one of the copies As you change the delay through one of the copies you will create a nice controllable phasey flanging sound Limiter Figure 9 15 Limiter 53 Processing The final processing block in ChannelStrip 3 is a limiter The limiter can be used to ensure that the final output of ChannelStrip doesn t distort due to extreme EQ boosts This also makes it very easy to use ChannelStrip as a mastering plug in on your final mix bus The limiter threshold may be set bet
101. umber readout of the knob to display a text entry field that allows you to type in a number directly The pop up will remain active until you dismiss it by clicking somewhere else or hitting the return enter tab Mac 86 Command Windows Alt key or ESC keys Hit return or enter to confirm the value and dismiss the pop up Hit the tab key to confirm the value and display an entry field for the next control tab Shift tab will display the entry field for the previous control Hit the Mac 38 Command Windows Control Control or ESC Escape to dismiss the pop up and cancel the change When you enter a number into the pop up entry you can use a couple of abbreviations k multiplies the number by 1000 and m divides the number by 1000 So if you want to enter 16 500 Hz you can just type 16 5k Figure 8 5 Toggle Button Off Toggle Button Figure 8 6 Toggle Button On Toggle buttons are simple on off switches They light up when they are on and are dark when they are off You toggle the state of the button by clicking on it These buttons are used to enable processor sections select keying sources and to switch the order of processing within ChannelStrip Fader Figure 8 7 Master Fader The fader is unique in that only one fader is used in the interface for ChannelStrip It works in much the same fashion as the control knobs Instead of dragging up right or down left to change the value you d
102. us selected in the side chain input pop up in your DAW s plug in window header If nothing is selected in that pop up the input to the sidechain will be silence and the gate will never open Sidechain Filter Enable This button labeled SC Ena allows you to toggle the sidechain filter in and out of the audio path to the detector Filter Type Button This button indicating a peaking parametric filter in the illustration is used to select the filter type of the single band of side chain EQ You may choose from the 6 different types of filters detailed in the filter type section in Operating the Strip 44 Processing Filter Band Boost Cut Control Use this knob labeled dB in the illustration to adjust the gain of the filter band for the peaking high and low shelf filter types This parameter is ignored for the other filter types In the shelving filters the maximum boost is 12 dB and the maximum cut is 24 dB In the peaking filters the maximum boost cut is 24 dB When you increase the boost for a filter band above 15 dB the filter gets nicely aggressive and resonant Filter Band Frequency Use this knob labeled Hz in the illustration to adjust the characteristic frequency of the filter For the peaking and bandpass filter types this controls the center frequency of the filter For the high and low cut filter types this control adjusts the 3 dB point of the filter For the shelving filters this control a
103. use the sidechain routing buttons within the plug in UI to assign the sidechain bus to the dynamics detectors This menu is only present when a sidechain enabled plug in is viewed 115 Part X Appendices Table of Contents KeK LC OMMAN S ea SACOS and UO A aT E A O EA A COM A IU E E E r E E A E O 117 A Key Commands There are several key commands used as modifiers combined with mouse actions Table A 1 Tooltip Control Mac Key Sequence Windows Key Sequence Show tooltips Hold down Hold down Table A 2 Control Knob Modifiers Mac Key Sequence Windows Key Sequence 46 Command click and drag Control click and drag Reset to default value XE Option click or double click Alt click or double click Table A 3 Numeric Field Modifiers Dismiss numeric pop up amp cancel Command ESC Control Control ESC change Table A 4 Meters Mac Key Sequence Windows Key Sequence Reset Clip XE Option click the meter Alt click the meter Table A 5 EQ Transfer Functions Command Mac Key Sequence Windows Key Sequence Toggle band enable 36 Command click or dou Control click or double click fre ble click frequency dot quency dot Adjust bandwidth click then drag X Option click frequency dot Alt click frequency dot Change filter type 36 Y Command Option click Control Alt click frequency dot frequency dot Access EQ TF settings 2 Control or right click graph Right click graph Table A 6 Pr
104. ween 0 and 12 dB using the Limiter Threshold knob The gain reduction is displayed via the ring around the encoder sweeping from right to left The limiter applies autogain to the audio when engaged as the threshold is lowered the output gain is in creased a complementary amount 54 Part IV HaloVerb Table of Contents TOS MOLI lla 57 lil A NO 58 A MO RR O IA III 58 LO LIE PORRI ITA Meer aren 59 CAI I TG CLOG ue ela e 59 UTE OVEN VICTOR a a siaest ne eae 59 Low and Nigh Frequency PRET LER sis lle lia 60 Reverb Impulse IG OIA Ves elle 60 LAO COS ooo ina 62 ANDEtatea Desc DON ila 62 A A o O A E 62 A ida 62 A ei alii E 62 RIO Siae 63 DAME salle ta 63 DIM gee E saat ease aes casa tee seascapes eee eta 64 NN 01 CCA o OE OE E a 64 We DICO SS A ila 64 OMPI CAMS A EA AAA IAS 65 56 10 Introduction HaloVerb is a plug in for digital audio workstations which provides a flexible algorithm based reverb to add depth and ambience to your recordings Features include e Comprehensive controls e Graphic display of the Low and High Frequency Pre Filters e Graphic display of the Reverb Impulse 50 00 1 sea aks a gt com a r 0 00 Gain dB y esca RT6O s ei Predelay Wet Dry Mix Figure 10 1 HaloVerb s User Interface 57 11 Operation The HaloVerb user interface uses a few different control elements to control all of the processing These ele ments are Control Knob Control Knobs ar
105. wing the realtime frequency analysis of your signal 88 Operation Dynamic Transfer Function LA raat i t i 10 100 1k 10k Figure 17 13 Spectragraph Display The traces are e White Left channel instantaneous display e Red Right channel instantaneous display e Yellow Left channel average display e Blue Right channel average display The instantaneous trace updates in real time allowing you to see the immediate peak level of your audio The average trace displays the level as averaged over a short period giving you a more general view The spectragraph analyses the signal post output gain allowing you to see the effects of the processors To disable the spectragraph entirely click the active Foo icon If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the transfer function you will see a menu to set options for the spectragraph e Show Instantaneous Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the instant response of your audio e Show Average Trace Toggles whether the spectragraph shows the averaged response of your audio e Show Left Channel Toggles the left channel spectragraph display e Show Right Channel Toggles the right channel spectragraph display These settings are stored for each transfer function window separately and for each instance of Multiband Expander 09 Operation Dynamics Knee Figure 17 14 Dynamics Knee Multiband Expander contains a Dynamics Knee di
106. wo smaller colored dots that can be used to control the bandwidth of the filter Clicking on a large colored dot and dragging will allow you to adjust the frequency and gain of the 39 Operation associated band Mac 38 Command click Windows Control click or double click the dot to toggle the band enable Mac Option click or Windows Alt the dot to adjust the bandwidth dragging right increases the bandwidth left decreases the bandwidth Mac Y Command Option click or Windows Control Alt click the dot to switch the band filter type Click and drag the smaller dots associated with a larger dot to adjust the filter bandwidth To dismiss the filter curve click anywhere in the black area of the transfer function This will deselect the filter point and the only trace displayed will be the green master curve If you right click Mac Win or Mac Control click on the transfer function you will see a menu to set the vertical dB scale for the display The values are e 3 dB e 6 dB e 12 dB e 24 dB e 36 dB This menu also allows you to specify whether adjusting a filter causes it to automatically be enabled This preference is for all instances of ChannelStrip 3 Spectragraph Analyzer Clicking the SpectraFoo logo in the upper right hand corner of the transfer function will activate the spec tragraph showing the realtime frequency analysis of your signal Figure 8 25 Spectragraph Display The traces are e Whit
107. y be used to make the control of the dynamics frequency sensitive This can be useful when you are trying to gate out a noisy signal that has a specific very strong signal in a limited frequency range when you want the gate to open Gate Expander 42 36 30 24 18 129 63 0 42 36 30 24 18 129 6 3 0 Figure 9 3 Gate Expander Theory Of Operation Based upon your setting for the sidechain routing switch either the Pro Tools sidechain input signal or the channel signal is fed to the sidechain filter The sidechain filter provides one band of equalization that may be used to accentuate or cut certain frequencies parametric or shelf filters or limit the key to a certain range of frequencies cut or bandpass filters You control the filter type and the filter parameters with the filter type button and the dB Hz and BW knobs You can enable the side chain filter with the green SC Ena button After the sidechain signal has been processed by the sidechain filter it is measured by a level detector that determines the instantaneous level of the signal in the case that ChannelStrip is running in stereo mode the detector is linked with the other channel in the stereo pair and the higher level of the two channels is used When the gate is enabled the signal will be attenuated based on how much the detected level is below the threshold you set with the Thresh knob The dynamic behavior of the opening and closing
108. ze signals without the normal time smearing that you encounter with other equalizers 51 Processing Master Enable Button This button is in the Master Enables section When this button is off the EQ section will not change the signal The order of this button will change depending on whether the compressor is set to Post EQ Filter Type Button This button indicating a peaking parametric filter in the illustration is used to select the filter type of the single band of side chain EQ You may choose from 6 different types of filters Figure 9 9 Peaking Parametric Peaking Parametric a second order bell shaped parametric boost cut filter Boost cut has a range of 24 dB When the boost is greater than 15 dB the filter gains a resonant quality The center frequency of the filter can be any frequency between 20 Hz and 20 kHz The bandwidth of the filter is continuously variable between 0 1 octaves and 2 5 octaves Figure 9 10 Low Cut Low Cut a 12 dB octave low cut filter with a 3dB point that is continuously adjustable between 20 Hz and 20 kHz i Figure 9 11 High Cut High Cut a 12 dB octave high cut filter with a 3dB point that is continuously adjustable between 20 Hz and 20 kHz Figure 9 12 Low Shelf Low Shelf a shelving filter that applies boost cut to low frequencies Boost cut is limited to 12 dB 24dB The bandwidth controls the dip peak that is added at the end of the transition

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