D16 Antresol Manual
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1. i HIGHS FREQUENCY Time variant frequency response of white noise and LFO modifying the BBD line delay value with linear characteristic e Concave Concave characteristic The change dynamics is big for bigger delays and small for smaller values which can be observed in the frequency response TIME l HIGHS FREQUENCY Time variant frequency response of white noise and LFO modifying BBD line delays with concave characteristic Signal flow e Basic modules ee POPP eee ee eee eee rere reer reer reer reer errr errr errr reer errr er ere rere errr rere rere rere reer rere errr rere rere errr rere reer errr errr rere reer rere reer errr rere rere rere rere rere rere rere etre errr ee ee ee 7 JG group e Range Parameter which readjusts the oscillator clock s frequency at the same time modifying the range of delays generated by BBD line 2 J Range parameter 3 Knowing which parameters are used to control the LFO section and the True BBD line let s see how the sections are connected on the signal flow level The diagram below illustrates the manner in which the signal generated by LFO and the BBD delay line parameters influence each other Signal flow e Basic modules ee POPe eee eee eee eee reer reer errr errr reer errr rere errr reer errr errr rere reer reer errr errr errr errr rere errr errr rere reer reer ere errr errr errr rere reer rere rere rere rere rere ere rere rere etre reer e2. after the feedback loop and controlled by the Low Cut parameter on GUI 2 Low Cut parameter Set to Mistress apart from removing low tones from the feedback loop s signal it additionally activates a low tone reconstruction block during the automatic Dry and Wet signal mixing Mistress Auto Mix Mode must be active 3 Setting these values on the two aforementioned parameters causes the plug in to act as an exact emulation of the classic Mistress guitar effect Signal flow e Working with the Mono tracks ee POOP eee eee e eee eee rere reer errr reer errr errr reer reer ere rer errr reer reer reer errr errr errr errr errr errr errr rere reer errr rere rere rere reer reer errr errr rere rere errr rere rere rere rere errr reer ee eee ee 7 JG group Working with the Mono tracks If we use Antresol on a monophonic track only the Left plug in channel parameters are used to control the processing 2 track Additionally some of the parameters do not work at all Here is a list of all controllers which functioning is changed when the plug in is used on a mono track e MS Mode switch does not work Due to processing of a monophonic signal we are unable to select a type of representation for the stereo signal e Link diodes from the LFO and Feedback sections do not work e LFO parameters from R S row for the Right channel do not work The LFO generator is controlled by the Left channel parameters only e Feedback R S parameter
3. can be freely modified shared with other users etc 3 Choosing any of them will cause narrowing the results to the presets from one resource 3 Preset Filters The plug in enables classification of presets with the use of Categories and Tags system whose aim is to facilitate the process of browsing the content by filtering T FILTERS Bit Crusher Free running Neutral Stereo Enchancer Chorus None Distortion Synchronized Flanger Vibratto Preset Browser Categories Filters Categories and Tags 3 Each preset is described by a few common Categories Within each of them there may be one or more Tags from a particular set Preset Management e Browsing Presets 3 CATEGORY NAME a Distortion TAGS Flanger Vibratto A single category ina filter with a description of its elements Presets from Factory resource were described by Categories and Tags during the stage of its creation Categories and Tags are chosen in such a way so as to describe the content in the best possible way taking into account the plug in purpose Edition of Categories and Tags in case of Factory content is not possible it is blocked User presets may be described only with Categories and Tags from factory content or alternatively the users may define their additional Tags in order to describe their own presets Results This is a list of presets from chosen resources that meet the filtering criteria The basi
4. circuit is pulse clocked by an external timing signal One clock tick means transferring the signal from cell N 1 to cell N from N 2 to N 1 and so on up to the last step which is transferring the cell state from cell 1 to cell 2 The signal state from the delay line is saved to cell 1 meaning a single movement of the cell states by one position in the output direction 3 The time intervals between subsequent ticks are finite small values which is the reason why the delay occurs at all The Signal in the form of states is moving in finite time intervals through subsequent cells from the first to cell N to finally reach the output Signal flow e Basic modules ee POPP eee eee eee eee rere eee rere reer errr rere errr rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere reer rere rere rere rere reer rere reer rere reer errr errr reer rere reer errr eer rere errr errr rere rere etre rere ee eee ree 7 J1G group Therefore if we have for example 256 cells the time needed for the signal to pass through the buffer is 256 clock ticks 2 LFO Basic parameters 3 The BBD delay line s time is controlled by a LFO generator which output is passed on as a True BBD delay line s clock signal after the conversion to a series of timing pulses The LFO is controlled by the following parameters top row LFO section on GUI Signal flow e Basic modules d1G group e Offset The time offset between the undelayed signal Dry and
5. for the Right channel does not work The control is made by means of the Left channel Feedback parameter only e Gain R S parameter for the Right channel in the FX section does not work Only Gain L M parameter is responsible for controlling the feedback loop output volume Signal flow e Demonstrative schemes ee Sere eee Teer ere Perret errr rere reer rrr re rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr errr errr rrr rrr rerr rrr rrrrrerrrrr rrr rrrrtrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrr rrr rrrrrr terrier rrr rr nae JG group Demonstrative schemes 3 The following diagram pic 33 illustrates the general scheme of the effect 2 WOE EERE E EEE EERE EEE ES TEES EERE EEEEEEESES EERE EEE ES Optional L R to M S i a4 encoding AUTOMIX ACTIVE eevee FREQ renee FEEDBACK IN i ouT MISTRESS FILTER preamp Lal acelin eee Antresol effect diagram 3 The input signal is passed on the optionally working if auto mix is activated Mistress pre filter Next preamplification and optional representation shift from L R to M S occurs In the subsequent step the signal is passed on to stereo channels cross talk addition block Afterwards it enters the feedback loop Signal flow e Demonstrative schemes ee d1G group After leaving the feedback loop the signal goes through the Low Cut Hi Pass filter and subsequently it is passed on the mixing block with the unprocessed signal This section is illustrated i
6. ANTTIR IES OL Analog BBD Stereo Flanger User Manual Overview ee POPP eee ee eee eee eee rere eee errr eee reer errr reer ere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere reer rere rere errr rere rere errr errr reer errr errr errr errr errr errr eer errr errr e errr rere rere errr rere etre errr ee eee ee 7 JG group Overview Antresol is a flanger type effect based on an authorial emulation of a discrete time delay line BBD Bucket Brigade 1 Device characterized by an ultra low aliasing level inspired by a classic stomp box from the Mistress series 3 After loading the plug in to a host application the GUI appears ANTIRESOL ANALOG BBD STEREO FLANGER INIT MISTRESS AUTO MIX Antresol graphical interface We can distinguish two sections there e Configuration and preset management ABOUT INIT RELOAD SAVE g gog O 5 PRESET NAME B E Configuration and preset selection section e Signal processing control section consists of all remaining controls Signal flow e Basic modules d1G group Signal flow 3 This chapter describes the path of the signal s flow through the Antresol plug in presents the basic components of this 2 effect unit and its control parameters Basic modules In general the plug in structure can be described as a delay feedback loop with an adjustable value and a delay time controlled by a LFO Low Frequency Oscillator generator In this general structure mor
7. HANNEL s LFO RIGHT CHANNEL s LFO Phase Shift between generators for each stereo channel Signal flow e Basic modules Sere Eee eer eer Perret rere reer errr errr errr r rrr rrr rrr r rrr errr rrr reer rer rr rrr err errr rrr rrr terre rr rrrrrrrtrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr terre rr rrrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrr rrr rae JG group Stereo Link Internally Antresol processes the stereo channels independently Also the LFO generators can operate with different 2 parameter values for each channel Both generators are linked by default operating with the same parameter values With this setting it does not matter whether the LFO parameters are controlled by the knobs situated in the top row or in the bottom row for Left or Right panel since the indicator lights are visually paired as columns Parameters controlling the left channel LFO work or the work of both chanells in link mode 3 Let us look at the Link diodes in the bottom part of the section Diodes controlling LFO parameter linking for Left and Right channel Signal flow e Basic modules ee d1G group They allow to unlink the chosen LFO parameters Offset Rate Depth in order to apply independent values per channel If a diode under a particular parameter is turned off we use the knobs in the top row to control the Left channel or Mid LFO parameters From the bottom row we control the Right channel or Side LFO parameter 2 3 BBD line configu
8. c function of this section is browsing and loading presets in Browsing Mode by default RESULTS Acoustic Dimensions Border Line Dirty Choir Flange on the Loose High Band Transmission Move Forward Ali quote Bottoms Up Drum Loop Dazzler Floating Crusher i m Choking Not enough memory Alias at Sth Brass Tube Exciting Vibratto Floating Delay Loop Kill All Humans Nylon s Tale Another Room Cords Excuse Me Miss Genie s Bottle LR Alias Outsider Another World Crunchette Fed Back Going Through M String Overtones Ballad String Decimort s Heritage Fill That Form Greek Notches Mediator Oxygene 4 Sync BBD Crickets Deeper Essence Filter Matrix High Gritty Mistress Max Depth Oxygene 5 Bonus Laser Harp Depth of Field Filter Matrix Low Hidden Dimensions Mistress Min Depth Pastha Results Section in Preset Browser Preset Management e Browsing Presets ee POPe eee ee eee eee reer rere rere reer rere errr errr errr reer errr errr errr errr errr errr errr errr reer errr reer errr errr rere errr reer errr errr rere rere reer errr rere rere reer errr rere re rere rere errr eee ee eee ee 7 J1G group Click any name to choose and load the preset gt cient inthe Double click the name to enter preset name edit mode gt 3 it Mode 3 Presets Filtering 3 Filters section columns represent particular Categories Category filters while rows in each of these columns represent Tags available within each Category T FILTERS Bit Crusher Neutral Fre
9. d which cuts frequencies below 100 Hz FX section This is the final block of this processor in which the unprocessed signal is mixed with the processed one Signal flow e Basic modules ee POO eee eee eee eee eee reer reer rere reer rere reer rere rere rere reer reer errr reer rere rere rere rere reer rere errr rere errr rere errr reer errr reer errr errr rere rere rere reer errr rere errr rere errr errr ee eee ee 7 JG group FLANGED OUT MISTRESS AUTO MIX MODE FX Section The FX block can generally work in one of two modes e Manual e Automatic We select the work mode with a bistate button Mistress Auto Mix Mode MISTRESS AUTO MIX MODE Mistress Auto Mix Mode parameter Signal flow e Basic modules ee Perret et treet errr rr rrr rrr rrr rt tir rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrrrrrrtrrrrrrrirrr rrr rtrrrrrirrrrtinrrrri rrr trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrr nnn nn d6 group Dry Wet manual mixing In this mode we manually set changes in the ratio between the processed and unprocessed signal using the following 2 parameters 7 The filter can operate in one of three modes e Gain L M Volume of the Left Mid Wet signal channel e Gain R S Volume of the Right Side Wet signal channel e FX the ratio of mixing Wet and Dry signals Dry Wet automatic mixing Mistress Mode 3 In this mode the unprocessed and processed signals are mixed together automatically and the ratio is applied on the ba
10. e BBD Section The most important block of the entire effect is True BBD It is actually the heart of the plug in as well as the code name for our authorial technique of emulating the discrete time delay line known from literature as BBD Bucket Brigate Device operating in the feedback loop From the True BBD section on GUI we control the delay line s main configuration parameters Before learning the function of each of the parameters let us familiarize with the BBD s Operating principles Signal flow e Basic modules ee POPP eee ee eee eee reer reer reer reer reer errr errr reer reer errr errr errr errr errr errr errr errr errr errr reer errr errr rere reer errr errr errr reer rere reer er errr rere rere reer rr reer rer rrr rere etre errr ee eee ee N dG group BBD delay line s demonstrative scheme buffer cells and timing clock The BBD delay line works like a buffer FIFO structure first in first out to which the signal is passed on the input and 3 after a while it emerges on the output 3 BBD is defined as a discrete time delay line because it is composed of a definite series of cells condensers each of which stores samples the current value of the signal However we cannot talk about sampling per se because the Signal s value is analogue and only the time is discretized The delay between the line s input and output is a result of the BBD s operating principle and not its construction The entire
11. e detailed and additional functional blocks can be distinguished which have their equivalents in the graphical interface sections 2 Parameters of modules located before the feedback loop 3 Initially we have a set of parameters which influence the signal before passing it on the feedback loop Pre Loop parameters Signal flow e Basic modules ee POPP eee eee eee reer errr rere reer errr rere errr rere rere rere rere reer rere rere rere reer reer rere rere rere rere errr errr rere rere errr errr errr errr rere reer errr rere rire errr eer ere rere errr errr ee eee ee 7 JG group 3 We can distinguish e Preamp Preamplification of the signal in the range from O to 24 dB 2 e M S Mode The choice of stereo representation of the processing signal The switch is turned off by default which results in processing in the L R Left Right domain However if we turn it on the signal is processed in the M S Mid Side domain e Ch X Fade Signal crosstalk control between stereo channels depending on the representation The parameter works as a double crossfader LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT NONE CLONE SWAP L R L R L R Ch X Fade in its full value range When the value of the parameter is set to minimum None the crosstalk between channels does not occur therefore the stereo signal is passed on to the loop in an unchanged form Along with increasing the parameter value to the Clone position a bigger portion of the Left or M cha
12. e ee ee N dG group As we can observe the LFO generator s output is connected to the Delinearize block in which a proper transfer characteristic from the LFO to the BBD clock s frequency is applied Subsequently the output frequency is scaled with the Range parameter and passed on to the clock input of the delay line as a series of timing pulses 2 3 While selecting delay line parameters the Freq display might be of help in the True BBD section BBD Frequency 3 It informs about the current frequency of the BBD s timing clock This frequency is determined by many factors 3 Range parameter LFO to Clock Voltage Curve BBD Length and LFO section settings Itis worth mentioning that for low frequency of timing pulses below the sampling frequency we can hear interesting sound effects resembling a signal s decimation which of course are not an unexpected side effect Exactly the same type of sound artifacts would appear in the original which was an inspiration for Antresol if its internal parameters were properly readjusted in order to achieve a similar operating range of the BBD s timing clock This is due to the fact that the innovative algorithm applied in Antresol operates on a quasi analogue signal representation precisely reflecting all the aspects of electronic circuits operation and coappearing side effects Signal flow e Basic modules d1G group Feedback value Feedback section 3 This
13. e rere reer rere ee ee ee eee 7 JG group Tempo sync 3 The LFO in Antresol can optionally synchronize the frequency and phase of oscillation with the host application s 2 tempo The Tempo Sync parameter is used to activate this function TEMPO SYNC Full Dotted Triplet Off Tempo Sync parameter in the LFO section The parameter can be set to one of the four available values e Off Synchronization is inactive and the LFO speed is controlled by the Rate parameter in absolute units Hz ranging from 0 02 to 40 e Full Synchronization is active and the rate of LFO s oscillations is equal to the rhythmical value of the note set by the Rate parameter e Triplet Synchronization is active and the rate of LFO oscillation is equal to the duration of the triplet note set by the Rate parameter e Dotted Synchronization is active and the rate of LFO oscillation is equal to the rhythmical value of dotted note set by the Rate parameter Signal flow e Basic modules ee PO eee ere treet etter etter errr rrr rrr rrr rrr terre r rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrrrrrirrirrrrirrrrrrr irri rr rrritrtrrrirrrrrrnrirririrrrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrr nn nn d6 group When the synchronization is active the Rate parameter can be set to one of the following rhythmical values 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 bars half note 1 2th quarter note 1 4th quaver 1 8th semiquaver 1 16th and demisemiquaver 2 1 32th 1 BAR Bar division i
14. e running Stereo Enchancer Chorus None Distortion Synchronized Flanger Vibratto Preset Browser Categories Filters Filtering results have a form of a cascade columns from left to right This means that all presets available in the selected resources are filtered as to presence of Tags from the first Category first column from the left next a set of presets being a result of filtering by the first Category is filtered by the Category represented by the second column etc until it is filtered with the last active Category Filter Y Y CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY M TAG 1 TAG 1 RESOURCES Laas eos aoe RESULTS TAG 3 TAG 3 TAG N TAG N Presets Filtering with the use of Categories Tags Preset Management e Browsing Presets ee POPP eee ee eee eee eee reer ee errr errr errr errr reer errr errr errr errr rere reer reer errr errr errr errr errr errr reer errr reer errr rrr errr errr errr rere reer errr rere rere reer errr rere rere rere etre rere ee eee ree 7 J1G group The result of a cascade filtering process presets that meet the criteria of each filter is listed below in the Results section 3 Basic Actions on Filters 3 Tag buttons in Filters work in toggle mode Click to activate deactivate Tag Grey color means that the Tag in inactive teal blue means that the Tag is active If at least one Tag in a column Category is active then the Filter also becomes active 3 For example if the first colu
15. ee reer eee reer errr errr errr errr errr errr reer reer reer errr errr errr errr errr errr errr errr reer errr reer errr rere reer rere reer rere rere rere errr irre rere reer errr e reer ee ee eer ee N dG group Configuration 4 Parameter settings 3 Right click any plug in parameter to open the context menu LFO Rate L M 0 479Hz Y a Ubi Closed Context Menu It allows for e Checking the name and current value of a parameter e Checking if the parameter is attributed to MIDI CC controller and if it is to which number e Linking the parameter to MIDI CC controller 3 Clicking the arrow in any area of the menu expands it and displays all available options 3 Next right click on the parameter or left click outside the menu area closes it automatically MIDI Learn 3 MIDI Learn function enables a quick assignment of physical controllers from MIDI controller to plug in parameters The assignment can be divided into a few steps Configuration e Parameter settings 1 Right click the parameter which you want to attribute to physical MIDI controller in order to expand the context menu 2 Click arrow at the bottom in order to expand the context menu LFO Rate L M 0 479Hz MIDI CC unassigned Expanded Context Menu 3 Click the Learn button to put the plug in into a pending state until you move any MIDI CC controller 4 Click OK to save the change or click the Cancel button to restore the pr
16. eer rrr reer reer errr reer errr rere errr er ere rere rrr rere errr rere errr etre ee eer ree 7 J1G group Presets Editing Edit Mode 3 An active Edit Mode in Preset Browser changes its function enables the change of presets names edition of 3 Categories or Tags deletion of presets as well as their export or import One should bear in mind however that these Operations are not allowed in case of Factory presets but only for the User presets Edit Mode can be activated with a button located in the bottom left hand corner click again to deactivate Edit Mode Edit mode button 3 In this mode Preset Browser slightly changes its appearance not only function lt CONTENT epit Tacs Factory 2 A RESULTS t 5 import Preset Browser in Edit mode Preset Management e Presets Editing Edit Mode 1 The Filters section changes into the Edit Tags section whose appearance is almost identical but the function is different The section is used not as a filter but as an editor of Categories and Tags of chosen presets 2 The role of the Results section is to choose presets for edition edition is possible only for user presets 3 Atthe bottom of the screen there are Delete Export and Import buttons used respectively to delete or export selected User presets as well as to import a set of presets to the User resources 4 The choice of the resource in the Content section does not work as edition is
17. evious setting MIDI Unlink You can also delete MIDI CC code attributed to plug in parameter from the context menu 1 Open the context menu right clicking the parameter attributed to a particular MIDI CC 2 Expand the menu using the arrow at the bottom 3 Click the Clear button 4 Confirm with OK button d1G group Configuration e Plug in s current settings Plug in s current settings Current settings are relevant to a specific instance of a plug They are initialized when the plug in is loaded with the Default settings see the next chapter 3 At the bottom of UI there is a status bar that enables the change of Current settings Mt Normal Normal MIDI amp GUI Current Settings in a Status Bar From left to right there are e The setting of Current processing path quality for the Offline mode and the Real time mode e Saving Loading the MIDI CC Map e The choice of current size of GUI Processing Path Quality Clicking the item expands the menu that allows to select the Current quality of generated sound for Real time or Offline modes Eis I Le We x Mi E Ea Real time quality Normal High Ultra _ EE Offline quality Mt Normal Normal Processing Path Quality Settings We can choose from four available grades for each mode d1G group Configuration e Plug in s current settings Ott etter ttre r rrr rrr rrr rrr rt tir rrr errr rrr rrr rrr r irr rr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr trrr
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19. ge BBD Crickets Deeper Essence Bonus Laser Harp Depth of Field One can see three main sections e Content Sources from which presets can be read Dirty Choir Drum Loop Dazzler Exciting Vibratto Excuse Me Miss Fed Back Fill That Form Filter Matrix High Filter Matrix Low Free running None Synchronized Flange on the Loose Floating Crusher Floating Delay Loop Genie s Bottle Going Through Greek Notches Gritty Hidden Dimensions e Filters Configuration of presets Filters non active by default e Results List of presets from resources that meet criteria set by Filters ANTIRESOL High Band Transmission I m Choking Kill All Humans LR Alias M String Mediator Mistress Max Depth Mistress Min Depth dG group 3 Neutral Stereo Enchancer Move Forward Not enough memory Nylon s Tale Outsider Overtones Oxygene 4 Syne Oxygene 5 Pastha Preset Browser Preset Management e Browsing Presets ee Serer eee Perret errr rere reer rrr rer rrr rere r rrr rrr rr errr errr errr rrr rerrrrrrrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrtrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrrrrrrr rrr rrr rrr errr rrr nae JG group Resources In this section you can choose a resource resources in which you want to browse presets There are two resources to 3 choose from e Factory Delivered together with the plug in cannot be modified read only e User Created by the user during using the plug in and
20. i en inh 36 feedback OOD sesesssessessessessessessceseeseoseeseesseseessessessessesss 19 Change of Tags status LOW Cut cle oocccccccccccococcocococococoeecoooe ooo 19 WB SS OS EE E A E 36 FX section sss sssssssssssssrsosssosssosssnsrosssnornossnnorenssnnnresnsns 19 PROUT NCW TAES ear e 38 Dry Wet manual MiX ng ssseccccssssssessssssssseeeees 21 Presets Names Editing sessesessosessossssesssessesessesee 38 Dry Wet automatic mixing Deleting PrO SUS a E E 38 Mistress bY 01 0 ge nena 21 Presets Export and Import wc cccssstecseeees 38 Setting Antresol to Mistress emulation mode 22 Saving the current settings as Preset uo 39 Contents ee POPP eee eee eee eee reer reer errr reer errr rere rere rere rere rer errr reer reer reer errr errr errr errr errr errr errr rere reer errr rrr errr errr errr rere reer errr rere rere errr errr ere rere rere errr eee eee ree N dG group 4 a Configuration essessesssssseessosessosessossssesscaesecsscavsssassscesss 40 Parameter settings nsesesesessesessesesessssesessesesesseseseeses 40 MD LOA T aa E R 40 P ESIa EE E EE E T 41 Plug in s current settings essesesseseesessesessesessesessese 42 Processing Path Quality s sseseeseseesossesessesessesessese 42 Saving Loading the MIDI CC Map 43 Plug in s default settings seesesseseesessesessesessesessese 43 Current Size OF GUI eseesessesessessesessesessesesseseosersesersess 43 De
21. mn represents Type Category with a set of the following Tags Bit Crusher Chorus Distortion Flanger clicking the Chorus Tag will activate the Category Filter Type and narrow down a list of presets to 3 the items in case of which the Chorus Tag appeared in the Type Category If you click the Chorus item again you will deactivate the Filter so all presets from the content will be displayed again 3 All Any operator 3 In the Category Filter header to the right of Category name there is an toggle button with a default label Any Preset Management e Browsing Presets ee Peer e eee eee eee reer reer reer reer errr reer rere rere rere rere rere reer rere rere rere rere reer rere errr rere errr reer rere errr rrr rere errr errr errr reer errr rere rere rere errr errr rere rere reer rere reer eee ree 7 J1G group Clicking it will change its status to All 3 and change the work mode of the corresponding Category Filter changes the type of the operator connecting Tags in the Filter s In Any mode Activation of two or more Tags in the Category Filter extends the results by these presets in which there is at least one active Tag in the given Category This is the default setting For example if you activate Chorus and Distortion Tags in the Category Filter Type then only presets with Chorus or Distortion Tags will be displayed e In All mode Activation of two or more Tags in the Category Filter narrows the results t
22. n more detail in picture 33 below 2 AUTOMIX ACT ossssssossssessssse 3 LOCUT FREQ Svvcresscesseessesseeeeeeeeessguemueemee LOCUT FREQ OUT WET IN IN OUT FEEDBACK Yep BASS RECOVERY 4 AUTOMIX D MIX MODE WET i gt AUTOMIX ACTIVE DRY FEEDBACK OUT MISTRESS IN MANUAL IN CROSSFADE Dry and Wet signals mixing block in Antresol The Diagram depicts the Dry and Wet signals mixing block in Antresol which is partially based on the Mistress guitar pedal construction If the Auto Mix mode is active the signal goes through the Mistress Mode subsection The Dry and Wet signal mixing ratio is set automatically on the basis of the Feedback parameter Additionally if we switch the Low Cut filter to Mistress position the reconstruction block of the low signal frequency from the feedback loop is activated Bass Recovery Preset Management e Preset storage e Browsing Presets ee POPP ee eee eee eee errr errr eee errr reer errr errr reer reer errr er errr reer reer reer errr errr errr reer reer errr errr rere reer errr ere eer rer reer errr errr rere reer ere rere eee errr reer errr reer re errr ee eee ee N dG group Preset Management Preset Storage 3 Presets both those from the Factory content and User ones are stored as files in proper locations on a disc Each time the plug in instance is loaded to the project these locations are scanned and presets found there are consolidated into one linear s
23. nnel signal is added to the Right or S channel signal or vice versa until reaching the Clone position in which both channels contain the same signal The input becomes monophonic because both channels have 50 L and 50 R each Further increasing the value of the parameter towards the Swap position maximum value means that a smaller and smaller portion of the original input Left channel is in the Left output channel valid also for the Right channel up to the point in which we have the Right channel signal in the Left channel and vice versa Therefore the channels are swapped Signal flow e Basic modules ee POOP eee eee eee reer rere reer reer rere errr rere reer reer errr er errr reer reer reer errr errr errr errr rere errr reer rere reer errr reer reer rere errr re rere reer rere reer rere rere rere rere rere rr rere eee eee ree 7 JG group This parameter is extremely useful for all types of monophonic signals spatializations In particular while working in the M S domain in which component M can be duplicated in component S in properly applied volume ratio which on the other hand can be processed independently in subsequent stages of the processor s operation 2 Parameters of feedback loop modules 3 In this section a set of parameters is described which are directly connected with controlling the work of the delay line with a feedback loop and external modules interacting with it BBD line emulation True BBD Tru
24. nto smaller rhythmical values 3 The Triplet and the Dotted note are modifiers of the rhythmical value which can be selected using the Tempo Sync parameter The Dotted note is 3 2 longer than a normal note while a Triplet constitutes only 2 3 of its original rhythmical value SINGLE FULL NOTE E 3 2 SINGLE DOTTED NOTE 2 3 SINGLE TRIPLET NOTE Note length Signal flow e Basic modules ee Peer eee eee eee eee rere rere errr reer reer reer errr errr errr errr errr reer reer reer errr reer errr errr rere errr errr rere reer reer rrr errr errr errr errr errr errr rere reer rere rere reer errr e reer rere rere eee ee 7 JG group Stereo Phase Shift 3 When Antresol is used on a stereophonic track two independent delay lines operate implicitly controlled by two 2 separate LFO generators one per channel Each of them independently processing Left and Right channel or Mid and Side depending on the representation The Phase Shift parameter allows to control the relative phase shift of the LFO s oscillations between stereo channels 7 90 Phase Shift Parameter 3 For O degrees value the LFOs will have the same phase for the Left and Right channel they are going to be in the phase By increasing the phase shift we achieve a pleasant effect of widening the stereo panorama The shift can be increased up to the value of 180 degrees during which the LFO generators operate in counterphase PHASE SHIFT LEFT C
25. o these presets in which there are all existing Tags in this Category at the same time For example if you activate Chorus and Distortion Tags in the Category Filter Type then only presets with both Chorus and Distortion Tags in Type Category will be displayed 3 All Any operator is set for each Category Filter separately Preset Management e Browsing Presets ee Serer eee r reer errr rrr rrr err rrr rrr rrr errr rrr rrr errr errr rr retiree rrr rrr rer rrrrrrrrrrrrerrerrrrrrr rrr errr r rrr errr rr rrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrrrrrt rrr rrr rrr rrr terre nae JG group Reordering Categories 3 To the right of the Category Filter header there are buttons with arrow icons 3 Ses lt gt Filter reordering 3 They enable moving the Category to the left or right in a cascade Clicking the right arrow replaces the current Category with the Category on the right Clicking the left arrow replaces the current Category with the Category on the left gt KA Presets Filtering with the Use of Categories Tags 3 Clicking the left arrow for the Category located on the far left does not change anything The same is true for the Category located far to the right and right arrow as the column has no predecessor successor with which it could be replaced Preset Management e Presets Editing Edit Mode ee POPP Pree eee eee reer rere reer errr reer errr errr reer reer errr errr errr errr errr errr errr reer reer errr reer errr rere rere r
26. or more chosen presets sets or erases this Tag in all these presets The status change is signalized with an Asterisk located to the left of the Tag buttons Notification about Changes in Tags Status in Chosen Presets 3 Elements Tag buttons highlighted with pale teal blue colour meaning different values of a particular Tag buttons for the highlighted presets work in a three state system erasing the Tag grey colour setting of the Tag intensive teal blue colour or no changes pale teal blue for all selected items 3 Changes introduced during edition do not have to be confirmed they are signalized by asterisks located by Tag changed for particular presets dG group Preset Management e Presets Editing Edit Mode ee d1G group Adding New Tags Using the Plus button in the Category header you can add new Tag to a particular Category for chosen presets 3 Bit Crusher Adding New Tag Button After clicking you will see a dialogue box with a question about the Tag name After confirmation the Tag will be added toa particular Category and automatically set to chosen preset s Presets Names Editing Double click the name of a preset to enter name editing mode 3 Deleting Presets Selection of one or more presets activates Delete button at the bottom left corner It can be used to delete the selected presets Presets Export and Import Export and Import The use of Import or Export but
27. possible only for user presets 3 Selection of Presets for Edition You can edit both single preset and a set of presets Using the functionality of the Results section you can choose a preset or a set of presets in the following way e Click the preset Choose the preset from the list e Click the preset press CTRL Add another preset to an already chosen preset or a set of presets e Click the preset press SHIFT Select a part of a list of presets from the last chosen preset to the item clicked together with SHIFT button 3 Tags Edition 3 Change of Tags status in Presets Tag buttons work in toggle mode similarly as in case of filtering Clicking them you can respectively set Tag or erase them from chosen presets pt Crusher ee ee Stereo Enchancer Distortion Synchronized Vibratto Filters tags dG group Preset Management e Presets Editing Edit Mode Choosing a greater number of presets in which the tags were already defined enables their re edition Consequently jn case when a specific Tag appeared in all selected presets it will be marked with an intensive teal blue color When a specific Tag is set only in a part of chosen presets then it is codified with a pale teal blue The Tag that does not appear in any of the presets is marked with grey colour Bit Crusher Flanger Vibratto Notification about Tags Status in Chosen Presets The change of the Tag status for one
28. ration The True BBD section controls the operating parameters of the delay line and allows to monitor the pulse frequency of the delay line s timing clock True BBD Section Here we can distinguish e BBD Length Delay line s buffer length number of cells which can have the following values 16 32 64 128 256 and 512 256 BBD Length parameter Signal flow e Basic modules d1G group e LFO to Clock Voltage Curve The characteristics of converting the values generated by LFOs to series of impulses for the BBD line oscillator clock which allow different dynamics of frequency response changes in time 2 LFO to Clock Voltage Curve parameter We have 3 different characteristics to choose from e Mistress Characteristic transferred from the classic guitar flanger Mistress which can be described as Convex It results in higher dynamics of delay time changes for smaller values and lower dynamics for bigger delays creating a characteristic image in spectrum changes ined P fe i a Do SEH N EAN _ Ce i LOWS HIGHS Time variant frequency response of white noise and LFO modifying the BBD line delay value with Mistress characteristic Signal flow e Basic modules d1G group e Linear Linear characteristic The conversion of the signal s value generated by the LFO to the clock s frequency has a linear image in the frequency response dynamics 2 ji
29. reer ereereeee eee reereereeeeerereereere ere rr ereereere ere eee eee eee re eee eee reer eee ee ee JG group Default Processing Path Quality Real time Normal T Offline Normal Processing Quality Choice Section 3 In this section you can configure a default quality of the processing path for the Real time mode and the Offline mode Default MIDI CC Map MIDI CC map Browse Default MIDI Map Choice Section 3 This section allows for setting of a path to a file with a default MIDI Map that was prepared before Clicking MIDI CC Map check box activates load of MIDI Map and the possibility of pointing it Browse button 3 Default size of UI Skin size Big T Processing Quality Choice Section In the User Interface you can choose a default size of the UI Contents ee POO eee eee eee eee eee rere rere eee re errr rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere reer rere errr rere rere errr errr errr errr e errr rere rer rrr errr er errr rere rere reer errr errr errr reer rere eee ee ee N dG group E Overview sssesssssscsseoseosesssossossssoseossososssosossossosesscssossossossososses 1 Working with the Mono tracks cass 24 f Demonstrative SCHEMES s ssesessesesseessesseseescssessesseseesesss 25 E Signal flow oeseose00000000seseosessssessssacssoaoseveossousssossssssssacsessssscasss 2 Basic modules ccccsssssccssecscsssecccsssccsssucccsssseccssuccessuccesssseesssees 2 3 Preset Management se
30. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrirrtrnrt rrr irr rirrrrrrrrrrrrrrnr rrr nnn rrr nn JG group Saving Loading the MIDI CC Map This item enables to save current parameters of MIDI CC codes as MIDI Map in a file or to load them 4 a Normal MIDI amp Gu Saving Loading the MIDI CC Map Current Size of GUI This last item allows for a choice of plug in interface size There are two sizes to choose from MIDI A Gui Choosing the plug in interface size Plug in s default settings The Options panel in Antresol allows us to change the Default settings of the plug in Every time an Antresol is loaded in the host application new instance is created a Default settings are used for initialization of the Current settings Default settings are stored within a configuration file of the plug in This file is updated at the moment of unloading any of active plug in instances from the host application Configuration e Plug in s current settings z dG group Options button The Options panel operates as an accordion where you can click a specific section to expand it Default Settings gt PROCESSING QUALITY gt MIDI W USER INTERFACE Skin size Options Panel There are three sections e Processing Path Quality e MIDI Map Setting e Interface size settings Configuration e Plug in s current settings POPPERS E TEESE Eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ee eee eeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeee rere eee ereeeeeeereeeeeee eee
31. section s parameters control the feedback value of the delay loop If the stereo channels are linked Link flag on Feedback parameter s stereo link flag The feedback is controlled for both channels simultaneously by using any of two potentiometers they are visually linked If we turn off the Link flag the feedback value can be controlled independently for both stereo channels L R or M S by using both potentiometers The knob in O is the neutral position no feedback An inclination to the right increases positive feedback whereas an inclination to the left increases negative feedback Signal flow e Basic modules ee POPE eee eee ee eee eee reer reer rere reer rere reer rere rere rere reer reer errr reer rer errr errr errr errr errr errr errr errr reer rere reer errr rere reer rere reer errr rere rere errr errr rere rere reer rere reer eer ee 7 JG group Parameters of modules located after the feedback loop 3 This section describes modules which process the feedback loop s output signal 2 Low Cut Filter The Low Cut Filter allows to discard the excess amount of energy accumulated in the lower signal s register which is cumulated during the passing of the signal through the feedback loop Low Cut filter 3 The filter can operate in one of three modes e Off the filter is inactive delays e Low apassive filter is activated which cuts frequencies below 50 Hz e Mistress a passive filter is activate
32. sis of feedback loop parameters to achieve the best sound effect Signal flow e Setting Antresol to Mistress emulation mode d1G group Setting Antresol to Mistress emulation mode 3 Antresol is inspired by the classic flanger type guitar effect from the Mistress series and the solutions applied in it 2 constituted a strong inspiration for the functioning of our processor 1 Firstly the automatic Dry and Wet signal mixing is activated with the Mistress Auto Mix Mode switch MISTRESS AUTO MIX MODE Mistress Auto Mix Mode parameter Then Dry and Wet signals are mixed together in a ratio arbitrarily set on the basis of the feedback loop parameters in order to achieve the best sound effect Additionally activating the automatic mixing mode activates also a special pre filter depicted on diagram Low Cut parameter which limits the input signal on bands The parameters of these filters are not controlled by any GUI parameters and are affixed on the value corresponding to an identical mode which can be found in the Mistress guitar pedal Signal flow e Setting Antresol to Mistress emulation mode ee POOP ee eee eee errr reer rere reer reer rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere rere errr reer rere errr reer errr rere errr rere errr errr reer errr errr rere rere rer reer reer rere rere reer reer rere ee ee 7 JG group 2 Another element which allows to achieve an original Mistress sound is the high pass filter located
33. ssseenseensesnnsennneernneetnereen 2 Dar anietere or modules located before Preset storage srrccese cepasssreaseascssessanstsesasesset essences 27 the feedback loop cccccccssessssescseccsessssecssecssecsssscssecssecessees 2 Browsing Presets sesesessesessosesersossseosesessosossssosesesses 27 Parameters of feedback loop modules 4 FS OSS aparer reren 29 BBD line emulation True BBD 4 Preset Filters ccecessasaceotadaavesslbetisusasesenieieecrauaaeteietss 29 LFO saire N EEA EE 6 Categories aha TAES resessie P Basic parameter S ssrssreresisssriscorsrdereradersnsenesoiro osis 6 FOSS NS E EAE EEE TET EE ET 30 Dependence between Rate and Depth 8 Presets Bank Content Filtering eseseseeseessessersess Gul TEMPO SYNC ceseesccssssseccccsssescccssssccerssssecescesssesessnsseseesssees 9 Basic ACTIONS ON FIIUCKS cies scsssasssesssanssesvscateeensastcas 32 Stereo Phase Shift nc eccsssssssssssessccsseessesssseesseen 11 AWAY OPTATO ess ztecessectacetsesierexticiesectsatnestatetiaces 32 Stereo LINK sssssssssssssrosssrssssresssrosssresseressrressrressreees 12 Reordering CategorioS saisissait 34 BBD line emulation True BBD 13 Presets Editing Edit Mode uu scsscsssesssscesesesrees 35 Feedback value eesessessseessessessesesscssessessosessesseseesesss 18 SCIECUON OF Presets Tor Edi UON srasni 36 Parameters of modules located after the Tags EOIN scrusescoan ennai
34. the LFO oscillation s minimum e Rate The rate of the LFO generator s oscillations in Hz from 0 02 to 40 Hz 2 e Depth The depth of the LFO generator s oscillations When the value of this parameter is O the delay is constant and it is defined only by the Offset parameter 3 For a better understanding the following picture illustrates the manner in which the LFO influences the delay line s time LFO controlling the delay time If we imagine the delay line controlled by the LFO as a read head which moves across the signal as it would across a tape then the LFO controls the acceleration of the head Signal flow e Basic modules Dependence between Rate and Depth Contrary to most of this type effects in Antresol the LFO s oscillations depth is indirectly dependent on their rate 2 Along with increasing the rate of oscillations their amplitude is relatively decreasing This dependence makes the effect more musical and its reaction to changes of those two parameters is more natural exactly as in the Mistress 3 flanger TIME Time variant frequency response of white noise and LFO modulating the value of the BBD delay line with an increasing rate of oscillation ANTIRESOL Signal flow e Basic modules ee POPP eee eee eee eee reer reer rere reer rere reer rere rere rere rere rere errr reer rere rere rere errr reer rere rere rere errr reer errr reer errr errr errr errr errr rere reer rer errr errr e rer
35. tons at the bottom part of the Preset Browser enables a proper import of presets paar ieee ah package exported before or export to the presets package gt the presets selected in the Results section resources 3 Preset Management e Saving the Current Settings as Preset ee Sere eee Teer ere errr err errr rrr rrr errr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr terre errr rrr rrrrerrrrrrrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrtrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrr rrr errr rr rrrrrrrrrrr tert rr rr rrtrrrrrrrrrr errr rrr nae JG group Saving the current settings as Preset 3 To save plug in parameters settings as a user preset use the Browse button pressed together with CTRL button in 3 Configuration and Presets Browsing section This action automatically opens the Preset Browser with an active Edit Mode CONTENT EDIT Tacs as ua Bit Crusher Free running Neutral Chorus None Stereo Enchancer Distortion Synchronized Flanger Vibratto RESULTS 13123 asdasd Saving the Settings as Preset 3 Additionally at the bottom there will be a textbox into which you should enter a name of a newly created preset and then confirm it by clicking Save or cancel by clicking Cancel 3 As the Preset Browser is in the Edit Mode before confirmation of the newly created setting as preset we can straightaway categorize a particular setting using functionality of the Edit tags section even just before saving it as Preset Configuration e Parameter settings ee POOP eee eee eee reer rere e
36. tructure list in the Preset Browser Browsing Presets Presets Configuration and Management section enables quick navigation and browsing of presets structure INIT RELOAD SAVE sROWSI E Presets Configuration and Management Section Default PRESET NAME e Preset Name Displays the name of the currently loaded preset e Prev Next Buttons that allow for linear browsing of presets list depending on currently set filters see sections below gt CTRL button in Init Prev CTRL s Simultaneous use of the Prev button and the CTRL key restores initial settings of plug in Windows systemand parameters Apple CMD in Mac OS X system Reload Next CTRL gt Simultaneous use of the Next button and the CTRL key reloads a current preset e Save Browse CTRL s Simultaneous use of the Browse button and the CTRL key saves current parameters as a new preset or allows for overwriting of the existing one see sections below e Browse Expands the Preset Browser panel at the bottom of GUI section ANTIRESOL Tisdale acs ebsteh ue A EE N E A Sa yuia einen Ama ead A TE EEE EE annie rete 27 Preset Management e Browsing Presets The Preset Browser looks as follows T FILTERS Factory User Bit Crusher Chorus Distortion Flanger Vibratto RESULTS Acoustic Dimensions Border Line Ali quote Bottoms Up Alias at 5th Brass Tube Another Room Cords Another World Crunchette Ballad String Decimort s Herita
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