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Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide 4 Authorizing Plug-Ins iLok Digidesign plug-ins are authorized using the iLok USB hardware key from PACE Anti Piracy. One i

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide94Pitch ParametersGlideGlide, also known as portamento, determines the amount of time it takes for a pitch to glide from the

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 95LPF/Voice ParametersLPF (Low-Pass Filter)Reso’s Low-Pass Filter is a single resonant filter that is applied to all of Reso

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide96notes simultaneously. A voice stack setting of All will allow only one note at a time, but will stack all 24 voices on that

Chapter 11: Reverb One 97chapter 11Reverb OneReverb One is a world-class reverb processing TDM plug-in. It provides a level of sonic quality and rever

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide98A Reverb OverviewDigital reverberation processing can simulate the complex natural reflections and echoes that occur after

Chapter 11: Reverb One 99Reverb One ControlsReverb One has a variety of controls for produc-ing a wide range of reverb effects.Adjusting ControlsYou c

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide100To adjust high frequency cut or damp: Drag the yellow dot right or left.Master Mix ControlsThe Master Mix section has con

Chapter 11: Reverb One 101Decay Ratio Controls the ratio by which reverb time is increased when a signal is above or below the Threshold level. Dynami

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide102reverb Size before Time. Setting Time to its max-imum value will produce infinite reverberation. The HF Damping and Reverb

Chapter 11: Reverb One 103Simulating Early ReflectionsDifferent physical environments have different early reflection signatures that our ears and brai

Chapter 1: Getting Started With Plug-Ins 5Macintosh OS 9To remove an expired plug-in:1 Open the DAE folder inside your System Folder.2 Open the Plug

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide104Spread Globally adjusts the delay characteristics of the early reflections, moving them closer to-gether or farther apart.

Chapter 11: Reverb One 105Set the crossover to 500 Hz to boost low fre-quencies most effectively. Set it to 1.5 kHz to cut low frequencies most effect

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide106Input Level MetersInput meters indicate the input levels of the dry audio source signal. Output meters indicate the output

Chapter 12: SoundReplacer 107chapter 12SoundReplacerSoundReplacer is an AudioSuite plug-in de-signed to replace audio elements such as drums, percussi

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide108The SoundReplacer SolutionSoundReplacer solves these timing problems by matching the original timing and dynamics of the s

Chapter 12: SoundReplacer 109If you change the audio selection on the source track, click Update to update the waveform dis-play. If Auto Update is se

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide110To audition a replacement sample before load-ing it into SoundReplacer, use the Import Audio command in Pro Tools. Once yo

Chapter 12: SoundReplacer 111Auto UpdateWhen Auto Update is selected, SoundReplacer automatically updates the waveform display each time you make a ne

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide1126 Repeat steps 3–5 to load replacement sounds into amplitude zones 2 and 3.7 To align the amplitude peak in the replace-

Chapter 12: SoundReplacer 113In general:◆ Turn on Peak Align if you are replacing drum or percussion sounds whose peak level occurs at the initial att

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide6Conventions Used in This GuideAll Digidesign guides use the following conven-tions to indicate menu choices and key com-mand

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide114If you use a single amplitude threshold to trigger the replacement sample, you have to set the threshold low enough to tri

Chapter 12: SoundReplacer 115By always putting replacement audio files in this special folder, you can freely exchange Sound-Replacer settings—and the

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide116In the Demo session:1 With SoundReplacer’s Zoomer, zoom in closely on one of the yellow trigger markers in the waveform d

Chapter 12: SoundReplacer 117In the Demo session:1 Zoom the waveform display out and compare the yellow trigger points with the red trigger points.2

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Chapter 13: SurroundScope 119chapter 13SurroundScopeSurroundScope is a TDM and RTAS plug-in that assists with multichannel mixing by visually represen

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide120SurroundScope ParametersEach of SurroundScope’s interactive meters dis-plays a different type of information about a multi

Chapter 13: SurroundScope 121To understand the precise location of an audio signal within the sound field, observe how the circular sound pattern move

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide122To choose the channels you want to compare on the Phase meter:1 With SurroundScope inserted on a track, click in the Surr

Appendix A: DSP Requirements for TDM Plug-Ins 123appendix aDSP Requirements for TDM Plug-InsThe tables on the following pages show the total number of

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 7chapter 2Working with Real-Time Plug-InsReal-time plug-ins process audio non-destruc-tively in real time.

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide124“partial” indicates that a single instance of the plug-in is sharing more than 1 DSP chip.Table 1. Maximum instances of

Appendix A: DSP Requirements for TDM Plug-Ins 125“partial” indicates that a single instance of the plug-in is sharing more than 1 DSP chip.Table 2.

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide126≈ ≈Table 3. Maximum instances of real-time TDM plug-ins per DSP chip for a Pro Tools|24 MIX cardPlug-In Mono StereoDSP c

Appendix B: DSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug-Ins 127appendix bDSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug-InsTable 5 on page 128 shows the delays inherent in each

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide128≈* BNR and Maxim have different delays at different sample rates: 48 kHz/96 kHz/192 kHz.Table 5. Samples of delay incurr

Index 129Numerics100% Wet parameter 1001-2 Band EQ 494-Band EQ 496-Band EQ 49Aacoustic environments 43, 98adaptive quantization 33ADSR Envelope Genera

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide130CCartesian Graph 51Ceiling parameter 78Chan/Track Process Mode 25Channel selector 13Church algorithm 45Clip IndicatorD-Ver

Index 131Eearly reflections 44, 98Early Reflect On 104Early Reflections parameter 102ER (early reflection) button 105ER Settings parameter 103presets

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide132LFE Enable button 14LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) 35Librarian menu 13license card 4Limit LED of D3 60LimiterD3 controls 6

Index 133Pitch Parameters of Bruno 88Pitch Parameters of Reso 94pitched noise removal 61Playlist command 24plug-in parametersediting 15linking 15Plug-

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide8DSP Sharing Between TDM Plug-InsDigidesign’s MultiShell II technology allows dif-ferent types of TDM plug-ins to share the s

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide134Reverb Oneadjusting parameters 99Chorus controls 101DSP requirements 97HF Cut parameter 104HF Damp parameter 105Online Hel

Index 135Time parameter 101Time Trimmer 29TimeAdjuster plug-inusing for delay compensation 9time-slicing 81Toggle (harmonics) parameter 92Track Select

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 9CPU Usage LimitThe CPU Usage Limit controls the percentage of CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host pr

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide10Plug-Ins as InsertsReal-time plug-ins are available as in-line inserts on audio tracks, Auxiliary Inputs, and Master Faders

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 11Mono Plug-Ins Are designed for use on mono tracks. Some mono plug-ins (such as Mod Delay) allow you to ge

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide12To insert a plug-in on a track: Click the Insert Selector on the track and se-lect the plug-in that you want to use.To rem

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 13Settings Menu Allows you to copy, paste, save, and import plug-in settings.Track Selector Accesses any no

Copyright This guide is copyrighted ©2002 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Unde

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide14LFE Enable Enables plug-in processing of the LFE (low frequency effects) channel on a multi-channel track formatted for 5.1

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 15To open a Plug-In window for a specific plug-in: In the Mix window, Shift-click the Insert but-ton of the

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide16If necessary, you can unlink plug-in controls on specific channels of a track and edit them inde-pendently. You can also se

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 17To use a Key Input for side-chain processing:1 From the Key Input menu, choose the input or bus carrying

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide18To record automation:1 In the Automation Enable window, make sure that plug-in automation is write-enabled.2 On the track

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 19The Settings MenuThe Settings menu allows you to save, copy, paste, and manage plug-in settings files.Set

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide20If you choose Root Settings folder, Pro Tools saves to the Plug-In Settings folder within the DAE Folder unless you have sp

Chapter 2: Working with Real-Time Plug-Ins 21Creating Subfolders for SettingsTo make it easier to find specific types of set-tings, you can subdivide

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Chapter 3: Working with AudioSuite Plug-Ins 23chapter 3Working with AudioSuite Plug-InsAudioSuite plug-ins differ from TDM and RTAS plug-ins in that t

Contents iii contents Chapter 1. Getting Started With Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide24Plug-In SelectorThis menu allows you to select any AudioSuite Plug-In installed in your Plug-Ins folder.Selection Reference

Chapter 3: Working with AudioSuite Plug-Ins 25File Mode SelectorThis menu allows you to select whether or not the AudioSuite plug-in will process the

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide26Peak On Each Chan/Track Analyzes and pro-cesses each selected track individually. If you ap-ply the Normalize plug-in to mu

Chapter 3: Working with AudioSuite Plug-Ins 27Multichannel ProcessingMany Digidesign AudioSuite plug-ins allow up to 48 channels of audio to be proces

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide28The AudioSuite Processing Preferences DialogBefore you begin using AudioSuite plug-ins, use the Preferences dialog (Setups

Chapter 3: Working with AudioSuite Plug-Ins 29TC/E Allows you to select the Time Compres-sion Expansion plug-in and default settings used when editing

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide30To process audio with an AudioSuite plug-in: 1 Select the desired regions in the target track(s) and/or in the Audio Regio

Chapter 4: D-Fi 31chapter 4D-FiD-Fi consists of four separate plug-ins for TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite. D-Fi plug-ins form a unique sound design tool ki

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide32Vari-FiVari-Fi provides a pitch-change effect similar to a tape deck or record turntable speeding up from or slowing down t

Chapter 4: D-Fi 33Anti-Alias FilterThe Anti-Alias filter works in conjunction with the Sample Rate control. As you reduce the sam-ple rate, aliasing ar

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide iv Chapter 4. D-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide34Sci-FiSci-Fi is designed to mock-synthesize audio by adding effects such as ring modulation, reso-nation, and sample &

Chapter 4: D-Fi 35To use keyboard note entry:1 Option-click (Macintosh) or Windows-click (Windows) the Effect Frequency for the pop-up keyboard.2 Se

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide36If you select Envelope Follower as a modulation type, the Mod Rate slider changes to a Mod Slewing slider, which is adjusta

Chapter 4: D-Fi 37Alternating Rectification This alternates between rectifying the phase of the first negative waveform excursion to posi-tive, then th

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide38Vari-Fi ControlsSpeed UpSpeed Up applies a pitch-change effect to the se-lected audio, similar to a tape recorder or record

Chapter 4: D-Fi 398 Listen to the effect. Note how Trigger and Hold is used to cause modulation to follow the amplitude. This provides a much more in

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide405 Deselect Bypass to hear the effect.6 Try each Lo-Fi setting with this loop. The loop has a hip-hop feel, and demonstrat

Chapter 4: D-Fi 413 Compare the sound of the processed and un-processed audio using the Bypass button. This setting demonstrates how to use sub-octav

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Chapter 5: D-Verb 43chapter 5D-VerbD-Verb is a studio-quality reverb provided in TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite formats.About ReverbDigital reverberation p

Contents v Chapter 9. Maxim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide44Reflected SoundIn a typical concert hall, sound reaches the lis-tener shortly after it is produced. The original di-rect sou

Chapter 5: D-Verb 45Input LevelThe Input Level slider adjusts the input volume of the reverb to prevent the possibility of clip-ping and/or increase t

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide46fect the overall reverb density. High settings of diffusion can be used to enhance percussion. Use low or moderate settings

Chapter 5: D-Verb 47Selecting Tracks for D-Verb AudioSuite ProcessingBecause D-Verb adds additional material to the end of the selected audio (a rever

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Chapter 6: Focusrite D2 49chapter 6Focusrite D2Focusrite D2 is a high-quality digital equalizer plug-in for Pro Tools. Developed in cooperation with F

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide50D2 ParametersThe rotary controls on the D2 Plug-in can be ad-justed by dragging horizontally or vertically. Dragging upward

Chapter 6: Focusrite D2 51The Cartesian Graph The Cartesian Graph displays a visual represen-tation of the current EQ settings. As you adjust the para

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide52Low-Mid Peak FilterThe Low-Mid Peak Filter provides three rotary controls. The upper rotary control adjusts the center freq

Chapter 6: Focusrite D2 53Enabling, Disabling and Bypassing EQ FiltersYou can enable, disable, or bypass specific EQ filters by clicking them.To disab

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Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide54Using D2 in StereoBecause Focusrite D2 has a single set of Filter pa-rameter knobs, when it is used in stereo, you must sel

Chapter 7: Focusrite D3 55chapter 7Focusrite D3Focusrite D3 is a high-quality dynamics proces-sor plug-in for Pro Tools. Developed in coopera-tion wit

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide562 Click the Limiter icon.The D3 CompressorThe D3 compressor reduces the dynamic range of audio signals that exceed a user-

Chapter 7: Focusrite D3 57D3 ParametersTo adjust rotary controls, drag horizontally or vertically. Parameter values increase as you drag upward or to

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide58A red Clip Indicator appears to the right of the output meter(s). Clicking on the Clip Indicator clears it. Option-clicking

Chapter 7: Focusrite D3 59RatioRatio sets the compression ratio. If the ratio is set to 2:1 for example, it will compress changes in signals above the

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide60D3 Limiter ControlsThe Limiter icon, which represents a limiter curve, acts as a three-state switch for enabling, disabling

Chapter 8: DINR 61chapter 8DINRDigidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction (DINR) consists of a pair of DSP plug-ins (TDM and AudioSuite only) that provide

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide62How Broadband Noise Reduction WorksThe Broadband Noise Reduction module uses a proprietary technique called Dynamic Audio S

Chapter 8: DINR 63DINR gives you a considerable amount of con-trol over the above three parameters and allows you to maximize noise reduction while mi

Chapter 1: Getting Started With Plug-Ins 1 chapter 1 Getting Started With Plug-Ins Digidesign plug-ins provide a comprehensive set of digital signal

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide64to follow the noise signature as closely as possi-ble will also help maximize noise reduction and minimize signal loss. See

Chapter 8: DINR 65unique because it operates only on the signal, not on any remaining noise. The Freq slider controls the center frequency of the filt

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide66After you use the Fit function, BNR will auto-matically boost the entire Contour Line 6 dB above the noise signature so tha

Chapter 8: DINR 67With a Selection: Clicking these buttons moves a selected breakpoint or breakpoints up, down, right, or left. If there is currently

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide686 Adjust the NR amount slider to reduce the noise by the desired amount. To compare the audio with and without noise reduc

Chapter 8: DINR 694 Click the Fit button to fit a Contour Line to it. 5 In BNR’s Spectral Graph, Command-drag (Macintosh) or Control-drag (Windows) t

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide70To edit the Contour Line:1 To move a breakpoint, click directly on it and drag it to the desired position. Moving a break-

Chapter 8: DINR 71To enable either of these features, click the cor-responding button. To disable them, click again.To process a region with the BNR A

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide72◆ If you have selected multiple regions for pro-cessing and want to create a new file that con-nects and consolidates all of

Chapter 8: DINR 73Center Frequency Sets the fundamental fre-quency of the Harmonic filter. Though the Learn function automatically sets the center fre

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide 2 Plug-In Formats Plug-ins are special-purpose software compo-nents that add additional signal processing functionality to

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide74In order for Hum Removal to learn the audio sig-nal from live inputs, Pro Tools must be in play-back mode. Signal Present L

Chapter 9: Maxim 75chapter 9MaximMaxim is a unique and powerful peak-limiting and sound maximizing plug-in provided in TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite forma

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide76About Peak LimitingPeak limiting is an important element of audio production. It is the process of preventing signal peaks

Chapter 9: Maxim 77How Maxim Differs From Conventional LimitersMaxim is superior to conventional limiters in several ways. Unlike traditional limiters

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide78By dragging the Threshold slider downwards, you can visually adjust the level at which limit-ing will occur. Maxim displays

Chapter 9: Maxim 79MixThis slider sets the ratio of dry signal to limited signal. In general, if you are applying Maxim to a main output mix, you will

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide80Using MaximFollowing are suggestions for using Maxim most effectively. To use Maxim:1 Insert Maxim on the desired track.2

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 81chapter 10Bruno and ResoBruno and Reso are a pair of TDM plug-ins that process audio using a sound generation tech-nique

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide82DSP RequirementsBruno and Reso each require one full DSP chip on a Pro Tools|HD, 24 MIX, or DSP Farm card.DSP and Voice Pol

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 83Notes played with the on-screen keyboard are triggered at a MIDI velocity of 92.To play Bruno/Reso with the on-screen key

Chapter 1: Getting Started With Plug-Ins 3 Demo Plug-Ins and Authorization Some plug-ins require an iLok USB hardware key present in order to run in

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide84Using a Key Input for Side-chain ProcessingBruno and Reso feature side-chain processing capabilities. Side-chain processing

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 85On-Screen KeyboardThe simplest way to play Bruno is to use its on-screen keyboard. You can click one note at a time or us

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide86no key input is used, the dynamics of the source audio will trigger switching. If a key input is used, the dynamics of the

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 87Conversely, if Gain Velocity is set to 0.0 dB, Bruno’s volume will not change no matter how hard or soft you strike a key

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide88Pitch ParametersGlideGlide, also known as portamento, determines the amount of time it takes for a pitch to glide from the

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 89Voice ParametersThese parameters control Bruno’s voice polyph-ony and allocation.ModeMono (Monophonic)In this mode, Bruno

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide90If all available voices are being used, playing an additional note will replace the first note played in the chord.Online H

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 91Resonance VelocityResonance Velocity increases or decreases reso-nance according to how hard a MIDI key is struck and how

Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide92All Adds all of the harmonic overtones gener-ated by the resonator. In synthesizer parlance, this produces a somewhat buzz

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 93Gain VelocityGain Velocity sets the velocity sensitivity of the Gain Amount parameter. This gives you touch-sensitive con