User guide (V1.01) - Soundart Chameleon
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1. o ir rares RR RIO OR ene 9 XT MENU REGNER ne 9 3 2 Parameters StrUcture r mmmrrerrverrverrvorrvenrrenrrennvennenrnnnenenenrernrassreeen 10 DNE I d rc 10 33 T Deres 10 De 10 3 3 3 Delay Fe 10 354 DTS 11 555 Delay TONN NES 11 4 Se 11 SLT Filter SAVNE 11 312 Ellen DUIS oen caine E pm RUE wees SEERE SEEREN 11 543 Fler 11 3 5 MOS d Hen OE ns eoe es 12 3 51 S BEO Statils sire uet ette NN 12 3 5 2 LFO Rate ect et ceo EE ite he 12 3553 LEO Shapes Geet ah uni eee 12 35 TONE 12 316 RUG 12 LX NI Cc 13 ST Master Status oce tte aeree TS 13 3 1 2 Master VED 13 9 7 3 Tap Status i e e mette eee 13 OVE ML 13 ENSE 13 34 6 Tap o3DBapz rein tiers 13 Eoadirig Applications i a a seddelen uer 14 ALA LEa E E T 16 MID EM DES errn rrea ra SEERE 17 Contact INFOPMALION cee seesececescecsceeseceeesssceeceesceeeseeceeeaeceeeeesceneaees 21 FX Designer User s Manual Chapter Introduction FX Designer is a professional audio multi effects processor application designed for Soundart s Chameleon multipurpose digital audio platform The sound is processed using modern digital audio processing algorithms taking benefit from the powerful DSP core running inside the Chameleon FX Designer is a delay based digital audio effects processor with a flexible signal processing design that allows to produce such audio effects as chorus flanger phaser spatial effects various reverbs and any combination of above Bu2. soundart FX designer by risa Chameleon Delay Based Effects Processor revision 2 03 2003 www soundart hot com www spinaudio com Copyright O 2001 2003 Soundart www soundart hot com Soundart makes no warranty of any kind expressed or implied with respect to the contents or use of the material in this document or in the software and hardware it describes and specifically disclaims any responsibility for any damages derived from its use Hardware and Software may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Soundart reserves the right to revise and modify the topics covered in this document periodically which are subject to change without notice This document may be reproduced and distributed freely provided no alterations of any kind are made Soundart software is subject to the terms of the Soundart Tools Software license Third party software is subject to the terms of their respective owners license Third party trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners Table of Contents Oo A 0o gt IntFodutHanis ae 4 DE FE ature ss 5 Laane 4 12 Getting S IgE BO co oh ene d pete E I atio adt n enun 5 1 2 1 Making the connections ts isos eov i e teet 5 1 2 2 Loading the appliCatiOTi actore e eerte d 5 1 2 3 Loading the factory DIBSOLS uoce o rp te 6 FX DESIGNET CONCEP E uge 7 Interface Refefente
3. or more nested allpass may be used allpass filters may i no ms allpass filters reverb be used FX Designer User s Manual The difference comes from how these blocks are inter connected For example chorus and flanger can be made by one or more parallel comb filters phaser is a series of allpass filters and a basic reverb is a combination of 4 parallel comb filters followed by a series of two allpass filters The effects also differ in the used delay time ranges and whether or not the delays are modulated FX Designer concept Chapter Interface Reference 3 1 Menu Reference FX Designer implements a controlling interface similar to all other Soundart applications for Chameleon The table below shows the menu structure specific to FX Designer Refer to their manuals for in depth description Group Page Parameter Value Dry VOLUME Wet 96 0 dB MASTER D Dry STATUS Wet On Off In Status On Off Gain 96 0 dB IS TETUR Pan L 60 dB center R 60 dB 3DPan R 100 center L 100 Type CB AP Time 1 100 ms DELAY TAP1 6 Feedback 0 100 LFO Off OSC1 0SC6 LFO Depth 0 100 ms Status On Off FILTER TAP1 6 Type LP HP Cutoff 100 16000 Hz In Master In TAP1 Out TAP6 Out ROUTING TAP1 6 Out Master Out TAP1 In TAP6 In Status On Off Rate 0 5 Hz LFO OPEL Shape gSine Tri Sine 2 Sn Sn2 Sn Sn2 Phase L 100
4. various delay based effects from the basic building blocks comb and allpass filters Comb filter is just a delay with a gained feedback loop It produces a series of exponentially decaying echoes The decay time is determined by the feedback gain Allpass filter is a delay that in addition to feedback loop like in comb filter has also a feedforward loop It also produces a series of exponentially delaying echoes but every second echo has an inversed phase Many audio effects like phaser chorus flanger reverb are made using these two delay filter types The table below outlines these differences Effect Delay Delay Delay filter Frequency Interconnection Dry signal type range Modulation type used Filters scheme required Slap bee 30 100 no comb no 1 comb filter yes delay ms Multi 50 100 Parallel comb no comb no yes delays ms filters Multiple 50 100 Series of comb no comb no no delays ms filters 1 or more comb required if Chorus 20 40 ms yes comb no filters running in one comb parallel filter is used 1 or more comb 0 5 15 aM Flanger ms may be used comb no filters running in yes parallel Phaser 0 5 5 yes allpass ER Series of allpass strictly ms filters required 0 5 5 ms 4 parallel comb Low Pass Classic allpass allpass filters followed by no filters may no Reverb 1 100 ms comb a series of two be used comb allpass filters Nested 9 5 100 Low Pass
5. Rate Controller 114 LFO 6 Shape Controller 115 LFO 6 Stereo Phase Shift Controller 116 MIDI Map Appendix D Contact Information SpinAudio Software official web site http www spinaudio com To request general information about SpinAudio products email us at info spinaudio com SpinAudio Support Service can be contacted by the following address support spinaudio com FX Designer User s Manual 21
6. cation will be burned in the internal FLASH memory never turn off the Chameleon during this step If any problem happens during the downloading process the this try setting a lower tempo in the sequencer i e 90 BPM Loading Applications After the process has been successfully completed the Chameleon will power up itself automatically loading the new stored application which will need a few seconds to be fully operative after reconfiguring all the internal resources to it s needs in this stage if the Chameleon had another application inside before loading the new one the Presets of the old application will be erased NOTE There s no risk to damage the Chameleon with wrong or corrupted data as the Chameleon won t accept those data In case of error the old application will remain unharmed FX Designer User s Manual 15 Appendix B Specifications Effect class Multi FX Six modulated delay lines with a flexible interconnection Short Description Hardware Platform Soundart Chameleon Automation MIDI Automation Number of included 73 presets Sample Rate 48 kHz Processing precision 24 bit fixed point Input Output stereo stereo format Maximum delay 200 ms 100 ms base 100 ms for depth Release Revision 01 Last Updated on status 4 March 03 Specifications Kd wor map Parameter Controller Input Gain Controller 2 Dry Gain Control
7. center R 100 MidiChannel 1 16 MIDI MidiThru On Off Midi ID 1 128 FX Designer User s Manual 3 2 Parameters structure 3 3 Delays All the application parameters can be grouped into five logical blocks Delays block Filters block LFOs block Routing block Mixer block See the detailed description of every block below 3 3 1 Delay type The tap delay can work in two modes as a comb filter and as an allpass filter marked as CB and AP respectively The comb filter has only one feedback loop while allpass has also a feedforward loop Comb filters are mainly used to create chorus flanger like effects and allpass are used to create various reverbs and phasers 3 3 2Delay time This parameter sets the lower bound for modulated delay sweep The sweep depth is set by LFO Depth parameter So if you set delay to 20ms and modulation depth to 40 ms the modulated delay will be swept from 20ms to 60 20 40 ms Ranged 1 100ms NOTE When the modulation is off the actual delay is set to the middle of the delay sweep So if you want the actual delay to be equal to the delay parameter value set the LFO Depth to zero 3 3 3 Delay Feedback 10 The amount of feedback signal that is mixed back to the tap input For low delay values the feedback makes the sound more harsh and metallic Ranged 0 100 Interface Reference Important note be very careful when or better avoid at all working with feedback
8. efault the application comes with all the presets set to the default state with the three effect units disabled Before to start editing presets as described in the next chapter you may want to load the Factory presets distributed with the application to take a quick overview of the application features and possibilities as described in the next section FX Designer User s Manual 5 1 2 3 Loading the factory presets FX Designer factory presets come inside a MIDI file called FXDesignerXXFactory mid where XX is the application version You will need a MIDI sequencer with a free MIDI output When the application is started connect the output of your sequencer to the MIDI input of the Chameleon Then play the MIDI file containing the factory presets and the presets will begin to load inside the Chameleon non volatile memory Once the Midi file finishes playing presets will be loaded If you feed the Chameleon audio input with some audio signal you will hear how the sound is processed depending on the currently active preset To switch to another preset move the encoder left or right or use the VALUE UP and DOWN keys NOTE Factory presets can be edited modified and overwritten like any other preset so all 128 available presets are considered as user presets and there are not the so called ROM presets 6 Introduction Chapter FX Designer concept The main idea behind the plugin is provide an easy way to create
9. es a gain applied to the signal at tap output Ranges 96 dB 0dB 3 7 5 Tap Pan This is a conventional stereo pan Ranges 100 L 100 R 3 7 6 Tap 3DPan This is a binaural pan It s also called equal power pan Unlike conventional stereo pan that creates panning effect by differential gaining of left and right signals binaural pan creates the panning effect by introducing a small delay between left and right channel FX Designer User s Manual 13 Appendix A Loading Applications To load a new application or version update inside the Chameleon follow the instructions below MIDI OUT MIDI IN i 6660 SHIFT MIDI Sequencer Player The Chameleon must be powered ON with the SHIFT key pressed so the following screen will be displayed Connect the MIDI OUT of your MIDI Sequencer Player machine for example a computer with a MIDI interface to the MIDI IN of the Chameleon and Play the Application MIDI File containing the new application or version update It s recommended to disable the MIDI clock in the MIDI Sequencer Player If all is properly connected the following screen will be displayed showing an increasing block counter When the counter arrives to the last block the Chameleon will ask you to store the application in the internal Flash memory this must be confirmed by pressing the SHIFT key within the next 20 seconds in order to accept the received data After pressing the SHIFT key the appli
10. ler 3 Wet Gain Controller 4 Tap 1 On Off Controller 5 Tap 1 Delay Type Controller 6 Tap 1 Delay Controller 8 Tap 1 Feedback Controller 9 Tap 1 Assigned LFO Controller 12 Tap 1 Delay LFO Depth Controller 13 Tap 1 Binaural Pan Controller 14 Tap 1 Stereo Pan Controller 15 Tap 1 Filter Mode Controller 16 Tap 1 Filter Type Controller 17 Tap 1 Filter Frequency Controller 18 Tap 1 Assigned Input Controller 19 Tap 1 Assigned Output Controller 20 Tap 1 Output Gain Controller 21 Tap 2 On Off Controller 22 Tap 2 Delay Type Controller 23 Tap 2 Delay Controller 24 Tap 2 Feedback Controller 25 Tap 2 Assigned LFO Controller 26 Tap 2 Delay LFO Depth Controller 27 Tap 2 Binaural Pan Controller 28 Tap 2 Stereo Pan Controller 29 Tap 2 Filter Mode Controller 30 FX Designer User s Manual 17 18 Parameter Controller Tap 2 Filter Type Controller 31 Tap 2 Filter Frequency Controller 33 Tap 2 Assigned Input Controller 34 Tap 2 Assigned Output Controller 35 Tap 2 Output Gain Controller 36 Tap 3 On Off Controller 37 Tap 3 Delay Type Controller 38 Tap 3 Delay Controller 39 Tap 3 Feedback Controller 40 Tap 3 Assigned LFO Controller 41 Tap 3 Delay LFO Depth Controller 42 Tap 3 Binaural Pan Contro
11. ller 43 Tap 3 Stereo Pan Controller 44 Tap 3 Filter Mode Controller 45 Tap 3 Filter Type Controller 46 Tap 3 Filter Frequency Controller 47 Tap 3 Assigned Input Controller 48 Tap 3 Assigned Output Controller 49 Tap 3 Output Gain Controller 50 Tap 4 On Off Controller 51 Tap 4 Delay Type Controller 52 Tap 4 Delay Controller 53 Tap 4 Feedback Controller 54 Tap 4 Assigned LFO Controller 55 Tap 4 Delay LFO Depth Controller 56 Tap 4 Binaural Pan Controller 57 Tap 4 Stereo Pan Controller 58 Tap 4 Filter Mode Controller 59 Tap 4 Filter Type Controller 60 Tap 4 Filter Frequency Controller 61 Tap 4 Assigned Input Controller 62 Tap 4 Assigned Output Controller 63 Tap 4 Output Gain Controller 64 Tap 5 On Off Controller 65 Tap 5 Delay Type Controller 66 Tap 5 Delay Controller 67 MIDI Map Parameter Controller Tap 5 Feedback Controller 68 Tap 5 Assigned LFO Controller 69 Tap 5 Delay LFO Depth Controller 70 Tap 5 Binaural Pan Controller 71 Tap 5 Stereo Pan Controller 72 Tap 5 Filter Mode Controller 73 Tap 5 Filter Type Controller 74 Tap 5 Filter Frequency Controller 75 Tap 5 Assigned Input Controller 76 Tap 5 Assigned Output Controller 77 Tap 5 Output Gain Co
12. mains Figure 1 1 shows the Chameleon rear panel connections Before connecting the Chameleon to other units in the system ensure that the power to all units is off Connect the Chameleon audio inputs to your sound source outputs amplifier mixer etc Now connect audio cables from the left and right outputs to a suitable amplifier or mixing desk stereo inputs or use your headphones using the front panel jack Once all connections are made turn on the power of the Chameleon and all the other devices in your system OUTPUT t Figure 1 1 Rear panel of the Chameleon 1 2 2 Loading the application FX Designer application is contained into a MIDI file called FXDesignerXXApp mid where XX is the current version of the application Like any other Chameleon application you have to take care with the user data stored in the existing application before downloading FX Designer If you have an older version of FX Designer installed in your Chameleon your existing presets and configuration will be properly updated to the new version once you download it so it s not mandatory to make a backup of them although it is always recommended If you have a different application installed in your Chameleon you may loose your data if you don t make a backup of it before Please read the important notice in the Appendix A to learn about how to load applications in the Chameleon in a safe way Once the application is loaded it is ready to use By d
13. ntroller 78 Tap 6 On Off Controller 79 Tap 6 Delay Type Controller 80 Tap 6 Delay Controller 81 Tap 6 Feedback Controller 82 Tap 6 Assigned LFO Controller 83 Tap 6 Delay LFO Depth Controller 84 Tap 6 Binaural Pan Controller 85 Tap 6 Stereo Pan Controller 86 Tap 6 Filter Mode Controller 87 Tap 6 Filter Type Controller 88 Tap 6 Filter Frequency Controller 89 Tap 6 Assigned Input Controller 90 Tap 6 Assigned Output Controller 91 Tap 6 Output Gain Controller 92 LFO 1 On Off Controller 93 LFO 1 Rate Controller 94 LFO 1 Shape Controller 95 LFO 1 Stereo Phase Shift Controller 96 LFO 2 On Off Controller 97 LFO 2 Rate Controller 98 LFO 2 Shape Controller 99 LFO 2 Stereo Phase Shift Controller 100 LFO 3 On Off Controller 101 LFO 3 Rate Controller 102 LFO 3 Shape Controller 103 FX Designer User s Manual 19 20 Parameter Controller LFO 3 Stereo Phase Shift Controller 104 LFO 4 On Off Controller 105 LFO 4 Rate Controller 106 LFO 4 Shape Controller 107 LFO 4 Stereo Phase Shift Controller 108 LFO 5 On Off Controller 109 LFO 5 Rate Controller 110 LFO 5 Shape Controller 111 LFO 5 Stereo Phase Shift Controller 112 LFO 6 On Off Controller 113 LFO 6
14. parameter refers to the rate at which the modulation waveform oscillates Ranged 0 5Hz 3 5 3 LFO Shape The LFO waveform defines how the delay changes over time FX Designer supports five waveforms sinusoid triangle sinus squared sin2 sinus with original rate plus sinus with double rate sin2x sinus with original rate multiplied by sinus with double rate 3 5 4 LFO Phase Specifies phase shift between left and right stereo LFO channels Ranged 100 100 3 6 Routing The routing matrix is used to set up tap interconnection network Each tap has assignable input and output The input can be tap1 tap6 or plugin input and output can be tap1 tap6 or plugin output To connect two taps you need to specify only one link either to set one tap output to another tap or set one tap input to another tap There is no need to specify back link For example if you set tap1 output to tap2 there is no need to set tap2 input to tap1 If more than one tap are connected to other tap input then the signals are mixed at tap input 12 Interface Reference 3 7 Mixer 3 7 1 Master Status Switches on off Input Dry and Wet signals Note that when you use FX Designer in a send configuration you should turn the Dry signal off 3 7 2 Master Volumes Specifies the gains applied to Input Wet and Dry signals 3 7 3Tap Status Switches the tap on off Note that when a tap is off signal does not pass through it 3 7 4Tap Gain Specifi
15. t FX Designer is not just for creation of well known effects it s designed to create new unheard before effects Take an example With it it s possible to make a reverb that would sound like a room with sizes changing over time To create all that variety of the effects FX Designer offers 6 modulated delay lines with comb allpass mode switch 6 assignable LFOs and flexible tap signal router that allows to interconnect taps into a network 1 1 Main features The main features of the FX Designer are Six modulated stereo delay lines with Comb Allpass filter type switch Six assignable stereo LFOs with five waveforms and stereo shift controls Flexible tap signal routing Low Pass High Pass filter on each tap High flexibility to edit effects parameters using the Chameleon function keys and a logic menu structure Comprehensible MIDI implementation allowing to modify parameters using external MIDI controllers record parameter changes using a sequencer and preset dumps and requests Assignable Chameleon front panel realtime controllers to virtually any sound parameter 4 Introduction 1 2 Getting started This section explains how to get started with Chromasonic for the first time 1 2 1 Making the connections In order to start using FX Designer you need first to have the Chameleon unit properly connected Make sure that you have the Chameleon power supply 9V DC 1 2A plugged to the device and connected to the AC
16. value close to 100 It may create a dead lock feedback loop which may lead to significant output volume increase 3 3 4 Delay LFO This parameter denotes the index of the LFO used to modulate the delay 3 3 5 Delay LFO Depth The modulation or sweep depth controls how much the total delay time changes over time The sum of the sweep depth and delay parameters is the maximum delay used in processing the signal Alternatively you can think of the sweep depth as the amplitude of the LFO Ranged 0 100ms NOTE When the modulation is off the actual delay is set to the middle of the delay sweep So if you want the actual delay to be equal to the delay parameter value set the LFO Depth to zero 3 4 Filters 3 4 1Filter Status Turns on off using of tap LP HP filter When the button is on the tap signal goes through the filter when it s off the signal is bypassing it When the status is set to ON the signal from tap delay output goes through the tap filter when the status is OFF the signal bypasses the filter 3 4 2 Filter Type There are two types of tap filter available Low Pass marked as LP and High Pass marked as HP respectively 3 4 3 Filter cutoff Specifies the tap filter cutoff frequency Ranged 100 16000Hz FX Designer User s Manual 11 3 5 LFOs 3 5 1LFO Status Turns the corresponding LFO on off When LFO is turned off all the taps referring to this LFO will stop modulate 3 5 2 LFO Rate This
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