MIDNIGHT ™Plug
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1. MIDNIGHT Plug in Suite User Guide GD san Focusrite www focusrite com Contents ss A e 2 SPO CIE C ACEO si 3 PUSO FO MAS were E ea ose ee tee ae evn a este pein Tete eat ee 3 System Requirements caca 3 OSO ION rr A A AA GARA 3 SOM Ware ACUVALION a 3 Music computer connected to the Internet cccecceceeeeeeneeeeeeneeeeeeenseeeoscnsenenscnseneoeceeeeeescnsenenesueceenseusceenssuseusessueeusessnssas 4 Music computer NOT connected to the Internets occococcoccoconconcnnonconcnnonconcnnnnron cnn ara cnn arar annrnnrnannrnnrnannrnnrnrrnrnrnarnrnrnanns 5 IND ES et o A PO a cle ee etree ne ne bk see ee OE GO eee eae SR ae ae abana 6 BIN Ge nn PP 6 MOTOS sidonia RS RR idad 6 TIPO SIN OU E AE A E E E E eii tada 7 RATIO o AP 7 a A EA SR SE RSRSRS RAE RD ER E 7 ROLLS RR RECO DE ND E E ASR E DA DECR E ME e RR US MD O RO GUNS NO RE RE ER 7 AUTO ROL GAS 6 sensei assadas sagas and curas ada aci nei as 7 Make Up Call aaa oido 7 DIGNO AE sideral RS A 7 E O PR SPERO O 8 LOW UE DA RO MIO aitor a 8 LOW Shekand MONS penis o O O ENAS E EA 8 LOW FINED ANG Moh FIUO di 8 Copyright and Legal NOTICOS ctra 8 Introduction The Midnight plug in suite from Focurite brings the sound of their iconic equaliser and compressor the renowned ISA 110 and 130 into your digital studio in VST AU and RTAS formats Now you can take a massive step up and incorporate the pure warm delicious sound and the straightforward usability of these classic2. La a MIDNIGHT COMP COMPRESSOR GAIN REDUCTION 3 E E aq i BP A x L The controls are as follows In Gain The dial in the bottom left of the plug in window allows the user to control the level of gain at the input of the module The accessible gain range is 18dB to 18dB with OdB selected when the dial points vertically upwards in the centre Meters There are two level meters on the Midnight Compressor labelled Threshold In Out on the left and Gain Reduction on the right The Threshold In Out meter has two possible meter sources selected by toggling the Input Output switch to the right of the meter When set to Input the meter shows the signal level immediately after the In Gain control and the blue LED section of the meter lights up to show the static value selected by the position of the Threshold control This simultaneous display of both input level and threshold allows the user to quickly see whether the threshold is being exceeded by the input signal and therefore whether compression Is being applied Note The Midnight Compressor is a soft knee compressor As the input signal approaches the threshold point gentle compression is applied The result is a smoother more transparent compression This also means that if the signal level on the meters Is below but close to the threshold LED there will be a small amount of gain reduction When this meter is set to Output it shows the signal level imm
3. clockwise making the compressor react to the peak levels of the signal This is sometimes desirable but can cause unwanted pumping of steadier low level components of the signal due to short transients Rotating the dial clockwise will increase the attack time causing the compressor to ignore short transients and respond more to the average loudness of the signal Faster attack times will be useful on instruments such as a slapped bass guitar where the compressor is being used to create a very punchy sound Slower attack times will be more suitable on vocals for example or other instruments where the compressor is required to provide a more subtle control of signal level Release Release determines how quickly compression is removed once the level of the source signal has fallen below the threshold The release time begins at 0 1 seconds fully anti clockwise which may be appropriate for rapidly varying signals to avoid compressing the beats that follow but can result in excessive distortion on more sustained material Clockwise rotation continuously increases the release time giving a smoother effect but which at the same time may result in transients causing audible pumping The maximum release time is 4 seconds The setting of the Release control will have no effect on the signal when the Auto Release button is engaged as outlined below Auto Release When the Auto Release button is pressed the release curve r
4. sent to your email address Please remember to disable junk mail filters or to check your junk mail folder The file will be named midnight_plugin_suite_Licence XXXX XX XX fnlf where XXXX XX XX is the date of activation Step 2 Install License File Now return to the plug in window in your DAW and click on this icon Clik to ins Locate the Licence file which has been downloaded to the computer or transferred from another computer Once you have selected the licence file both Compressor and EQ plug ins will be authorised and ready to use Compressor A compressor essentially acts like an automatic volume control turning down the volume of a signal if it gets too loud This reduces variation between loud and quiet passages as It automatically reduces the gain when the signal exceeds a given volume defined as the threshold The overall level can then be turned up to make the signal as loud as possible Using the Compressor helps to even out a performance preventing a signal from clipping and or disappearing in the mix and can also give it a whole new sonic character The Midnight Compressor is modelled on the legendary Focusrite ISA 130 hardware compressor The Midnight Compressor as with the original ISA 130 compressor has a warm musical sound and will provide sensitive compression to a wide range of musical sources without compromising the integrity of the original recording OUTPUT Am ae Ad T Focusrite f
5. analogue processors in your own tracks The on screen front panels are as exquisitely detailed as the powerful smooth DSP modelling behind them and they deliver a classic Focusrite sound that ll blow your socks off Specifications Plug in Formats Mac OS 10 5 10 6 Universal Binary Windows XP Vista 7 x86 and x64 VST2 4 PowerPC Intel 32 bit VST2 4 32 bit 64 bit AU PowerPC Intel 32 bit Intel 64 bit RTAS 32 bit RTAS 32 bit Intel Mac only System Requirements Mac OS Windows Power PC G4 G5 or Intel Mac Windows XP Vista 7 x86 and x64 Mac OS 10 5 or higher Pentium 600 MHz CPU or faster 512 MB RAM 512 MB RAM XVGA High Colour 1024x768 XVGA High Colour 1024x768 Installation 1 Double click on the Midnight installer 2 Follow on screen instruction to complete installation Software Activation The Midnight plug in suite requires you to activate the software before you are able to use it Activation requires internet access however this is not specifically required on the computer on which the plug ins are installed Here are the steps required to activate your plug ins 1 Open your DAW of choice 2 Open any one of the plug ins in the suite in the same manner as you would open any other VST AU or RTAS plug in in your DAW If you are unsure how to do this please consult the user guide for your DAW or contact your DAW s manufacturer On opening the plug in an activation window will appear see next pag
6. e Music computer connected to the Internet Step 1 Submit Activation Request PA GAIN REDUCTION E q Click the www button and your computer will automatically open a web browser and navigate to the activation page Enter your details and your Midnight Activation Code The Activation Code can be found on a sticker on the back of the installer CD wallet if purchased as a boxed copy If you purchased the Midnight plug in suite on our E Store then the Activation Code will be emailed to you and also displayed in your browser at the time of purchase FO C U S R TE Products Your Account Your Order Focusrite gel Log In Your order contains s STO p s KRK Register no items Novation FOR THE FOCUSRITE FAMILY OF BRANDS Home Midnight Plugin Suite Software Activation Midnight Plugin Suite Software Activation You have reached the page for software activation of Midnight Plugin Suite First name Last name Email Address Re Enter Email Address Company Operating System Select your Operating Systerfad Country Select your Country Activation Code Activation Code is in the format XXXX XXXX XXXX XXKX Submit We accept VISA ss va DS 6D EB vse ee PayPal 2010 Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd Products Your Account Your Order Terms amp Conditions Help Focusrite Log In Your order contains no KRK Register items Built by Kleber Novati
7. ediately after the Blend control in the signal chain The LED portion of the meter will be unlit in this mode as the compression Is applied to the input signal and not the output signal The Gain Reduction meter shows the amount by which the compressor is attenuating the signal level and due to Its function this meter will operate from right to left Threshold The Threshold dial determines the level at which compression begins with a range of 50dB to 10dB The lower the threshold the more the signal is compressed Setting a higher threshold will leave quieter passages unaffected as only passages that exceed the threshold will be compressed When the Threshold In Out meter is set to Input this value will be displayed on the LED portion of the meter as detailed above Ratio The Ratio dial determines the rate at which compression is applied to a signal with increasing input and is the ratio of change in input level compared to change in output level The control gives a continuous range of 1 5 1 to 1 The lower ratio settings will be softer and provide gentler control over the signal levels However as the ratio increases the compression will become harder and more noticeable At very high ratios the compressor will behave in much the same way as a limiter Attack Attack determines how quickly compression is applied once the level of the source signal has risen above the threshold The attack time is fastest when fully anti
8. esponse is determined by the musical material and the auto release calculation The release rate varies to suit the dynamics of the signal This is especially effective on complex programme material and enables the use of fast attack times without incurring any pumping artefacts When Auto Release is on the release knob can still be rotated but the position and release value shown on the release knob does not affect the release time Make Up Gain After the overall level has been reduced by compression the Make Up Gain dial allows you to increase the output level Up to 40dB of make up gain is available Blend The Blend control allows the user to mix together the processed compressed and unprocessed signals allowing more of the dynamics of the original source to be maintained In the fully anti clockwise Dry position only the unprocessed signal will be audible whereas when set fully clockwise Wet only the compressed signal will be heard When the dial points directly upwards 50 50 equal amounts of processed and unprocessed signals are mixed together This simulates the common practice of mixing compressed and uncompressed signals on two separate channels of a mixing console known as parallel compression It can be particularly useful when compressing drums as a very heavily compressed signal can be blended with the uncompressed signal The result is that the required reduction in the dynamic range of the signal is achieved witho
9. ol of both Low Filter top left dial and High Filter top right dial Rotating the dials past the OFF position will make the filter active and allow a continuous sweep between the frequencies indicated 36Hz to 330Hz for the low filter and 3 9kHz to 16kHz for the high filter The High Filter will rolloff attenuate all of the frequencies above the selected frequency whereas the Low Filter will roll off frequencies below the selected frequency Copyright and Legal Notices Focusrite is a registered trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited Midnight is a trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited VST is a trade mark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Audio Units AU is a trade mark of Apple Inc RTAS is a trade mark of Avid Inc 2010 Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited All rights reserved 8
10. on Once you have entered your details press Submit and a licence file will be downloaded to your computer A backup licence file will also be sent to your email address please remember to disable junk mail filters or to check your junk mail folder Step 2 Install License File Now return to the plug in window in your DAW and click on this icon a E pa RIR dd Em E LL License File Locate and select the downloaded license file to authorise your software The file will be named midnight_plugin_suite_Licence XXXX XX XX fnlf where XXXX XX XX is the date of activation Once you have selected the license file both Compressor and EQ plug ins will be authorised and ready to use Music computer NOT connected to the Internet Step 1 Offline Activation a SOFTWARE ACTIVATI e UFO Fe IN roa l MIPE LA MEM Y AA 1 1 y P Click the Offline Activation button and choose a location on your computer to save the Activation Request File The file will be named FFMidnightPluginSuite Licence Request Now copy this file on to some transferable media e g a USB memory stick and then copy the file onto an Internet connected computer Whilst on the Internet connected computer double click the Activation Request File Your web browser will open and automatically navigate to the software activation page see previous page Once you have entered your details press Submit and a licence file will be
11. ut an overly squashed sound being audible The Blend control can also be used to great effect on signals where a very subtle compression is needed such as on vocals EQ Equalisation of sound is an essential part of the recording process necessary to remove or boost various parts of the audible frequency spectrum The Midnight EQ comprises of three sections Low Mid and High Mid parametric EQ in the centre of the plug in window Low Shelf and High Shelf bottom left and bottom right plus Low Filter and High Filter top left and top right OUTPUT GAIN de O Details of the different sections of the plug in are as follows Low Mid and High Mid The centre section of the plug in window features two separate bands of parametric EQ High Mid and Low Mid both with a boost cut Gain dial from 16dB to 16dB a Frequency sweep control and fully variable Q bandwidth The High Mid band s centre frequency covers the range 600Hz to 18kHz and the Low Mid band s centre frequency ranges from 40Hz to 1 2kHz Low Shelf and High Shelf High and low frequency shelving sections are available in the bottom right and bottom left corners of the plug in each with a boost cut Gain dial from 16dB to 16dB and a Frequency select dial that rotates continuously The High Shelf frequency selection ranges from 3 3kHz to 15kHz and the Low Shelf frequency selection ranges from 33Hz to 270Hz Low Filter and High Filter Two dials provide full contr
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