User manual ARBORETUM HYPERPRISM-TDM

[. . . ] Hyperprism-TDM Manual Table of Contents Copyright ©1999 by Arboretum Systems, Inc. This documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, reproduced or translated without prior written consent of Arboretum Systems. Hyperprism-TDM Multi-Effects Processing Software Documentation current for version 2. 5, last updated 2/5/99 Copyright ©1999 by Arboretum Systems, Inc. This Documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, reproduced or translated without prior written consent of Arboretum Systems. Contents: Software License Agreement Introduction To Hyperprism-TDM q q q q q About Hyperprism-TDM New Features in version 2. 5 System Requirements About the Demo Versions Compatibility Note Installing Hyperprism-TDM Using Hyperprism-TDM q q q q q q q q q q q Mono/Stereo Effects Accessing Hyperprism-TDM Effects Assigning parameters to the Blue Window Changing parameter values The Input Gain Faders The Smoothing parameter Automating Parameter Changes About Parameter Range Changes and Automation Using Presets About Hyperprism AudioSuite Plug-ins and Hyperprism-TDM External Controllers q q q About Parameter Range Changes and External Controllers DSP usage About the Rest of This Manual Hyperprism-TDM Processes, part one q q q q q q q q q q q q q q Bass Maximizer Harmonic Exciter Tube-Tape Saturation Low Pass/High Pass Filter Band Pass/Band Reject Filter Flanger Chorus Ring Modulator Tremolo Vibrato Sonic DecimatorTM Phaser Pitch Changer Noise Gate Hyperprism-TDM Processes, part two: Stereo Effects q q q q q q q q q Balance Auto Pan Quasi Stereo Stereo Dynamics More Stereo M-S Matrix Hyper Stereo Doppler Hyper Pan Appendix A: Troubleshooting Appendix B: About Digital Audio Files About This Manual The documentation may be viewed or printed from any browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. If the text is too small or you wish to change the background color, go into your browser's Preferences and set them as you wish. [. . . ] The Ring Modulator is available on both the mono and stereo bus. Parameters Base Frequency The modulator frequency in cycles per second, by default 0 to 10, 000 Hz. LFO Frequency The LFO frequency, which modulates the Base Frequency, in cycles per second, by default 0 to 1, 000 Hz. LFO Depth The degree of LFO modulation to be applied to the Base Frequency, by default from 0% to 100% Mix Mix controls the direct/effect mix between the original sound and the Ring modulator's output, from 0% to 100%. A setting of 100% lets you hear only the processed output signal, without any of the original source. A setting of 0% lets you hear only the original signal, with no effect. Smoothing Tremolo Tremolo varies the amplitude (volume) of the input sound smoothly according to a sinusoidal function. For many sustained sounds (such as violins) a tremolo between 4 and 7 cycles per second adds expressiveness, particularly when applied in an increasing manner over the course of the sound. (See the following figure. ) Very fast oscillations (i. e. 5, 000 Hz) result in amplitude modulation effects. Hyperprism-TDM's Tremolo comes in both mono and stereo versions. Effect of an increasing tremolo effect on a guitar pluck. The tracer went from 0 Hz to 7 Hz on the frequency scale, and 0 to 55% on the depth scale. Parameters Frequency Number of amplitude variations per second, from 0 to 1000 Hz by default. Depth Degree of amplitude variation as a percentage of the total output, by default from 0 to 200%. The 100% to 200% range creates inverse tremolo. Smoothing Vibrato Vibrato imposes a time-varying pitch change or modulation on the input signal. The modulation varies sinusoidally at a rate controlled by the user. For many sustained sounds, a vibrato between 4 and 7 cycles per second adds expressiveness, particularly when applied in an increasing manner over the course of the sound. maximum depth, plus frequency rates of 20 to 200 Hz result in frequency modulation-like effects. The Vibrato effect comes in both mono and stereo bus versions in Hyperprism-TDM. Parameters Frequency The number of pitch variations per second, by default from 0 to 1000 Hz. Depth Degree of pitch variation, from 0 to 100% by default. Smoothing Sonic Decimator (TM) The Sonic Decimator allows you to reduce the apparent sample rate or bit-depth of your sound file. [. . . ] Unfortunately, lower bit depth and sample rate settings can compromise the audio quality of your sound files. Lower sample rates lose high frequency response, and 8-bit storage causes a reduction of your sound's dynamic range, resulting in noisier, "grainy-sounding" audio, especially during softer passages. If you are creating 8-bit audio (for example, for multimedia or Internet distribution), you will get best results if you do all your signal processing at 16-bits and 44. 1 or 48 kHz, and then create an 8-bit file at the end of the process. The distortion of low-level signals can be minimized by normalizing your 16-bit file before 8-bit conversion, or better still, by using dynamic range compression or manual gain-riding to make soft parts of your sounds louder before reducing their resolution. [. . . ]