Sound Machine Wood Works Manual
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1. OdB noon to 12dB maximum Output Knob This knob provides input level adjustment from infinite attenuation minimum to OdB noon to 12dB maximum Output Level Meter The output level meter shows output level for neck and body virtual microphones combined The power switch bypasses all plug in processing when off You can use this switch to compare the processed sound to that of the original signal Sound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug in User Manual revised January 14 2015 Sound Machine LLC _ pg 72. Sound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug In User Manual Superior Acoustic Guitar Recording Wood Works brings dramatic new versatility quality and simplicity to recording and mixing acoustic guitars Now you can truly have microphone quality sound when recording direct from an acoustic s on board pickup So you can get all the advantages of going direct without having to limit your final sound quality or flexibility You re free to re mic as you mix so you can refine your sound build complexity and drama or radically re think your production at any stage of the mix process all without having to re track Use Wood Works on its own or alongside physical mic ing No matter how you ve recorded and mixed acoustic guitars before Wood Works now gives you the freedom to do it better gt ORDIS p tot a DEFAULTS MANUAL INPUT OUTPUT gt gt The Sound Machine Wood Works plug in window Sound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug in User Manual revised January 14 2015 Sound Machine LLC pg 1 How To Start Using Wood Works The best way to first experience Wood Works is to record a quick track captured from the direct out of your acoustic guitar without applying Wood Works as part of the recording process Then play that track back in your DAW adding Wood Works As the track plays spin the big voicing dial in Wood Works to find your most preferred sound and don t be afraid of trying Studio and Jumbo voicings even
3. he sound of more than one instance of Wood Works at once which is basically like using more virtual mics on your guitar Multiple instances of Wood Works should be run in parallel not in series so you may want to put Wood Works instances on aux tracks or make multiple copies of the guitar track and apply Wood Works to them separately Try using different voicings in each instance for a richer soundscape Once you get a sound you really like if you want to monitor it while tracking you ll get the best experience by using headphones rather than speakers to Sound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug in User Manual revised January 14 2015 Sound Machine LLC pg 2 monitor and it s best if the headphones have good isolation This helps avoid any weirdness you may experience in hearing the sound directly from your guitar to your ears at the same time as the sound being routed through your computer and Wood Works If you record with an Apollo and run Wood Works in Apollo s Console application as you are tracking Wood Works will operate in mono if placed on an insert for your Hi Z input You can run Wood Works in stereo in Console if you run it as an Aux effect Of course it s not necessary to monitor Wood Works as you record since Wood Works lets you make all your acoustic guitar mic ing choices as you mix Compatibility with source pickups electronics Here s how to use Wood Works with 4 possible source types e Under saddle piezo pickup T
4. his is the most common type of pickup so if you don t know what you have start by trying this setup Run Wood Works in series routing on this source entirely replacing the sound of the piezo with virtual microphone sound If you want to run more than one instance of Wood Works or want to have the piezo source available to run directly through other processing or to mix in as another element of your sound then you may want to bus the source track out to multiple tracks where Wood Works or other processing can be run You ll want each instance of Wood Work to run parallel to others rather than series to avoid a twice baked sound same idea as running more than one amp model on the same source electric guitar audio Microphones Wood Works is a great complement to actual microphones giving you additional virtual microphones for instantly larger and more complex sound like you d get if using multiple microphones instead of one and dramatic new freedom to re voice your sound by blending in Wood Works voicings that are unlike the source guitar s original sound To be able to use Wood Works you ll need to capture a direct out from the mic d up guitar at the same time as you are mic ing it Then apply Wood Works to this direct source as you mix e Other hybrid pickups Some on board electronics such as Taylor Expression System 2 include additional resonance or microphone like sound aspects beyond what standard piezos provide For these s
5. if your source guitar was a dreadnought Each voicing comes up with the two virtual microphones set to give a good starting point If you want to hear the neck or body mic alone turn down the other mic s knob Notice the DEFAULTS MANUAL switch below the voicing dial When set to DEFAULTS the NECK BODY and associated PAN knobs will be moved to good starting values each time you change voicing If you flip the switch to MANUAL those knobs will be left alone as you move the voicing dial making it easy to compare just neck mics body mics or maintain some other particular balance of the mics levels and pans As with real microphones you ll want to process the output from Wood Works through your favorite UAD 2 preamps EQs compressors reverbs channel strips or other plug ins We did not bake in any of this type of processing leaving you the greatest freedom to make your own choices You ll hear the signature sound of the preamps or other processing you use just as you would if applied to microphone sourced tracks One nice signal chain that will fit within a single SHARC chip on any UAD 2 Apollo device 44 1KHz or A8KHz is Source Acoustic Guitar gt Sound Machine Wood Works gt Pultec EQP 1A Legacy EQ gt Teletronix LA 2A Legacy Leveler gt EMT140 Plate Reverb If you need to run a Preamp plug in before Wood Works for instance to have it operate in Unison mode with an Apollo that works too We expect you ll also enjoy t
6. ould connect your acoustic guitar to a preamp with Hi Z instrument input then connect the line output of the preamp to a line input of your audio interface Follow standard practice for setting recording input level Nylon and steel bronze strings Wood Works operates equally well with nylon and steel bronze string sources Sound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug in User Manual revised January 14 2015 Sound Machine LLC pg 4 Sound Machine Wood Works Controls Voicing Dial The dial selects from the available voicings which provide resonances and other acoustic properties well matched to Jumbo Dreadnought and Studio small body guitars Select the voicing that best matches the natural sound of the source acoustic guitar or creatively re voice the source acoustic guitar by choosing other settings Changing voicing for different portions of a track allows the sound to evolve and transform to fit the emotional arc of a production like swapping to a different guitar or a different set of microphones Running multiple instances of Wood Works with varied voicings allows richer soundscapes to be built Defaults Enable Switch This toggle determines whether NECK BODY and PAN controls will be set to default settings each time voicing is changed DEFAULTS or remain as previously set MANUAL Defaults have been chosen to give optimal starting settings for each voicing and are particularly helpful when browsing voicings S
7. ound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug in User Manual revised January 14 2015 Sound Machine LLC pg 5 Neck Knob This knob sets the level of the virtual neck microphone equivalent to a microphone placed to mic the guitar neck near the 12th fret This mic will tend to emphasize somewhat higher frequency resonance points than the body mic as well as the high frequency content that comes directly off the vibrating strings Turn the knob fully clockwise minimum to silence the microphone and allow use of only the BODY microphone Body Knob This knob sets the level of the virtual body microphone equivalent to a microphone placed to mic the guitar body near the lower bout This mic will tend to emphasize somewhat lower frequency resonance points than the neck mic as well as the high frequency content that comes off the top surface of the guitar around the bridge Turn the knob fully clockwise minimum to silence the microphone and allow use of only the NECK microphone Pan Knobs Two pan knobs are provided to independently control stereo placement for the neck and body virtual microphones Double click a knob or click the word PAN above it to re set it to center position These knobs are disabled when Wood Works is run with mono output Sound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug in User Manual revised January 14 2015 Sound Machine LLC pg 6 This knob provides input level adjustment from infinite attenuation minimum to
8. ources run Wood Works as you would to complement an actual microphone on a parallel aux mixed in alongside the source sound Adding Wood Works gives you an instantly larger and more complex sound like you d Sound Machine Wood Works UAD Plug in User Manual revised January 14 2015 Sound Machine LLC pg 3 get if using multiple microphones instead of one adds additional microphone qualities and new freedom to re voice your sound by blending in Wood Works voicings that are unlike the source guitar s original sound If you re using Wood Works in Apollo s Console application you can put it on one of the Aux inserts to achieve this and since Console s Aux inserts are stereo whereas its channel inserts are mono this also means you get stereo goodness from Console Magnetic pickups Treat as you would a piezo pickup The signature sound of the magnetic pickup will be part of the resulting sound so you won t get as close a match to microphones as a neutral piezo source would allow but this is still a great sound that brings back the wood from your guitar with more honk than a piezo source would provide Hi Z inputs When recording acoustic guitars for processing via Wood Works you should connect the direct out of the acoustic guitar s on board pickup electronics to a Hi Z instrument input of your audio interface and process that audio via Wood Works If your audio interface does not have a Hi Z instrument input you sh
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