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1. following terms and conditions License You may e Use the Licensed Software on only one computer You may not e Make copies of the Licensed Software or of the user manual in whole or in part except as expressly provided for in this agreement Your right to copy the Licensed Software and the user manual is limited by copyright law Making copies verbal or media translations adaptations derivative works or telecommunication data transmission of the Licensed Software without prior written authorization of the Author is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law e Make alteration or modifications to the Licensed Software or any copy or disassemble or de compile the Licensed Software or any copy or attempt to discover the source code of the Licensed Software e Sub license lease lend rent or grant other rights in all or any portion of the Licensed Software or any copy to others Term of the Agreement This agreement is effective until terminated by you or the Author In the event of breach of any of the terms of this agreement you shall pay the attorney s fees of the Author that are reasonably necessary to enforce the agreement plus resulting damages Chronotron is a registered trademark of Ianier Munoz All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders Limited Warranty and Disclaimer THE LICENSED SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF2. ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE The Author does not warrant that the functions contained in the program will meet your requirements The entire risk as to the use quality and performance of the Licensed Software is with you The Author warrants the medium on which the program is furnished to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 14 normal use for a period of ninety 90 days from the day of delivery to you as evidenced by a copy of your receipt The Author s entire liability and your exclusive remedy as to the medium will be the replacement of the medium SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA LOST PROFITS OR OTHER SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE AUTHOR OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LICENSE FEE REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK S
3. Chronotron 4 x User s Guide OVERVICW A ec eos od tk ee Ed ct pig LIS PI ad ae EI UT A ule 3 What are the main Chronotron features cceeeeeeee eset eee eee eee mme 3 Installation TET 4 Upgrading from Previous VErsiONnS ccceeeee eect eee eee eee ene eee meses 5 Basic operation Main WiINKOW cece cect EERE nnns nnn nnn 6 CONFIGUIFALION eR 9 Downloading YouTube videos with ChronoTube ccceeeeeee eee teeta e este eeeeaeeeaeaes 11 Processing Files with Chronotron oaa menm menie menie 12 Uninstalling ChronotrOD ioco nme xe dents Pee cete Pc acc d e d i a 13 License Agreement iecit rp ek x ERR Ea EX ERR EROR bevy cede pes ve CREER TA CERTE Ea 14 Change LOG 5o dt aea aue eR EX EX ERE HR eben say PEE RE RR TUER ERE PARAR ORAN ERR EXE pe ERE eters 16 Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 2 Overview Chronotron is a professional audio plug in that allows you to manipulate tempo and pitch separately in other words it allows you to change the tempo of music files without affecting pitch time stretching and or change pitch without affecting tempo key change You can use Chronotron in conjunction with Windows Media Player 9 x or later during playback of most types of media including video files The plug in can also be hosted on any DirectX plug in host application like Sony Sound Forge or Steinberg WaveLab to permanently change the tempo and key o
4. Loop Settings Help re IA cents Link tempo and key _ 1990 s 112000 check box IC ES J Natural Key Key edit box Increase decrease key spin buttons Tempo E gt dE 109 9 Decrease tempo button Te zm m more Tempo slider Reset tempo Increase decrease tempo spin buttons Tempo scale mode selector m Increase tempo button Tempo edit box Moving the Tempo slider will make the music play at a slower or faster pace You can move the slider at smaller increments by using the Increase Tempo and Decrease Tempo buttons You may alternatively enter the desired tempo scale in the Tempo edit box While the keyboard input focus is in the Tempo edit box you can press the Up and Down arrow keys to increment or decrement the tempo value To reset the tempo to its original value click on the Reset Tempo hyperlink The tempo value is expressed using one of the three different scale modes namely Percent Custom and ID3 The default tempo scale mode is Percent In this mode the tempo value represents the speed ratio with respect to the original material expressed in percent To change the current scale mode click on the percent symbol to display the context menu as shown in the screenshot below o Je cents 60 Natural Key es wv Percent Custom BPM Value BPM From ID3 Tag The Custom BPM Value mode allows you to manually enter an arbitrary number that will be used as the refer
5. OME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 15 Change Log Version 4 6 e Minor bug fixes and performance improvements e Chronotron Pro is being renamed to just Chronotron Version 4 5 2 e Updated ChronoTube to cope with recent YouTube changes Version 4 5 1 e Greatly improved stereo image e Added Mono to the Solo Channel selection Version 4 5 e The key change range has been increased to 12 semitones e The key change function now includes a formant preservation option e The Transients option has been removed Transient processing is now bound to the quality setting Version 4 3 1 e Fixed a bug that caused existing licenses to become invalid in some systems Version 4 3 e Winamp support is back e Major performance improvements on modern CPUs Version 4 2 2 e Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements Version 4 2 1 e Updated ChronoTube to cope with recent YouTube changes e Minor bug fixes to the standalone file processor application Version 4 2 e Reduced audio latency in all quality settings e Performance improvements to the Solo Channel functionality Version 4 1 7 e Updated ChronoTube to cope with some YouTube changes that caused download errors Version 4 1 6 e General performance improvements on mobile proce
6. aying tab When Run plug in in a separate window is checked WMP will Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 9 show Chronotron in a separate window Note if you change this setting you will need to restart WMP and select Chronotron again out of the Plug ins menu The option Make the Chronotron window stay on top of other windows can be useful for example when playing high definition video to make sure that Windows Media Player does not hide Chronotron You can disable video processing if you experience issues during video playback by checking the Disable video processing option Please note that you can still process video files using the standalone File Processing application The On Track Change setting can take the following values e Leave the tempo key channel soloing and video delay controls unchanged e Reset the tempo and key to 100 video delay to zero and disable channel soloing e Set the tempo key channel soloing and video delay to the values used when the current file was last played Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 10 Downloading YouTube videos with ChronoTube ChronoTube is a Windows Media Player plug in that allows you to download YouTube videos in MP4 format to your hard disk This plug in is installed automatically when you install Chronotron To open ChronoTube go to the View Plug ins menu and select ChronoTube The main pl
7. ence tempo value that is the number that you enter will take the place of the 100 value in the tempo scale As an example if you enter the number 128 moving the tempo slider to its leftmost position will change the current tempo value to 32 i e 25 of 128 Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 6 Finally the BPM from ID3 Tag mode has the same meaning as the Custom BPM Value mode however the original tempo value will be taken from the Beats per Minute ID3 tag if present The current version of Chronotron does not detect the BPM value automatically You can use any tag editor to edit this value for your media files such as the Windows Media Player Advanced Tag Editor which you can access by right clicking any item on the Media Library and selecting Advanced Tag Editor out of the context menu Moving the Key slider will make the music play at a higher or lower pitch You can move the slider in whole steps by pressing the Increase Key and Decrease Key buttons To move the slider in smaller increments use the spin buttons next to the Key edit box You may alternatively enter the desired transposition value in the Key edit box While the keyboard input focus is in the Key edit box you can press the Up and Down arrow keys to increment or decrement the value Pressing Shift in conjunction with the Up and Down arrow keys will increment or decrement the value by 100 one semitone To reset the pitch to its ori
8. f your audio material A standalone application is also provided to process audio and video files without any additional software Chronotron was the first plug in to deliver high quality audio in real time at reasonable scaling ratios The Chronotron product line implements highly tuned algorithms featuring superior performance wider effect range and improved sound quality Chronotron requires Windows XP SP2 or newer Operating System What are the main Chronotron features e Wide configurable tempo range from 12 5 to 800 e Key change up to 12 semitones with optional formant preservation e State of the art algorithms offering superior quality and performance with support for virtually any sample rate and bit depth e All functions are accessible via the keyboard e It can be hosted as a DirectX plug in on professional audio applications e g Sony Sound Forge Steinberg WaveLab e A standalone application allows you to process audio and video files without any additional software e WMP only features o Download YouTube videos to your hard disk o Real time video playback support in a variety of formats o Tempo and key settings can be recalled for different media files o The loop function allows for easier music and speech transcription Please note that Windows Media Player disable DSP plug ins when playing protected content DVD DRM encoded WM files etc The player may also disable DSP plug ins when playing certain f
9. ginal value click on the Reset Key hyperlink The Natural Key check box activates formant preservation when changing pitch Enabling this option reduces the Chipmunk effect when transposing vocals This control is visible only when the selected quality setting supports this feature The Link check box links the key and the tempo together effectively turning Chronotron into a resampler The high quality resampling algorithm is implemented using state of the art technology to deliver crystal clear sound Clicking More Controls causes a window pane to appear containing other real time playback parameters shown in the screenshot below Video Delay edit box f7 Video Delay spin buttons js d Chronotron Pro Video Delay o Sms Solo Channel au Solo Channel spin buttons H Back to main pane The Video Delay edit box and its corresponding spin buttons can be used to better align audio and video during playback in case the original video material has slight synchronization issues The Solo Channel spin buttons allow you to isolate each individual audio channel This functionality is most useful for material where each audio channel contain different information e g language learning material karaoke files and multichannel music files The Loop in and Loop out buttons allow you to play simple loops Loops played through Chronotron are not seamless This feature is intended to be used during music and speech tran
10. he Output File button or the corresponding menu option e Set the pitch tempo and other settings in Chronotron e Hit Go Chronotron Audio Video Processor File Settings g Chronotron Pro Key E DDN E 3 o Je cents Dlink 73200 t1200 Natural Key y 20 Tame E amore Input file lead Close The Settings menu option allows you to select the desired output format AAC MP4 or WMA WMV This option requires Windows 7 or later Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 12 Uninstalling Chronotron To uninstall Chronotron open the Windows Control Panel select Uninstall a Program search for Chronotron and then click Uninstall Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 13 License Agreement The Chronotron software hereinafter referred to as the Licensed Software and accompanying materials are protected by copyright law Making copies adaptations or derivative works without the prior written authorization of Ianier Munoz hereinafter referred to as the Author is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law The Author retains all ownership rights to the software and its documentation The Author grants you a non transferable non exclusive license to use the Licensed Software under the terms and conditions stated in this agreement Use of the Licensed Software for any period of time indicates your agreement to the
11. ile types such as MIDI files These limitations apply to any DSP plug in and are not related specifically to Chronotron Supported video formats depends codec compatibility Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 3 Installation The Chronotron installer is distributed as a standalone executable To launch the installation locate chronotron exe using Windows Explorer and double click on it Enter your user name and registration key in the Customer Information dialog box as shown below 4 Chronotron Pro Setup AE Customer Information Please enter your registration information or leave it unchanged to install Chronotron Pro in demo mode Registration User Name John Smith Registration Key 11111 11111 11111 11111 11000 Click here to purchase a registration key online ma Wen Canc If you just want to try out the plug in before registering it just leave the default registration key unchanged i e 11111 11111 11111 11111 11000 This will cause Chronotron to be installed in trial mode which has the following limitations e Upon loading the plug in a popup window opens to remind you of the limitations of the trial mode e The plug in inserts random beeps in the audio stream after about 30 seconds of audio processing To obtain a serial number for full functional operation you need to purchase a registration key from http www chronotron com Please note that the Customer Informa
12. isable video processing not recommended use for troubleshooting On Track Change Leave tempo key and other real time controls unchanged Reset tempo key and other real time controls Remember tempo key and other real time controls for each item OK Conca The Range combo box defines the operation range of the tempo slider The Quality combo box can be set to either of the following values e Highest This is the highest quality setting It gives the best results but requires a very fast CPU e Very High High quality algorithm suitable for most audio video material Requires a fast processor e High Very good quality level with moderate processor usage This is the default setting e Speech Time Domain High quality time domain algorithm Good for speech and some transient rich material e High Medium high quality level with fair processor usage e Fair Medium quality level with fair processor usage e Preview Modest quality level with low processor usage Use this mode when using Chronotron on a slow PC Snap key changes to semitones causes the key and key buttons to align the key to the closest half step i e 100 cent bar If you don t check this option the key and key buttons will just increase or decrease the current key by 100 cents The following features apply only to Windows Media Player By default the Chronotron window appears in the WMP Settings area under the Now Pl
13. mpo key sliders had no effect on the sound e Windows 7 fix settings can now be changed even when UAC is on Version 1 2 e Ability to run in a separate window when hosted on WMP Version 1 1 e Native Winamp support e Range is configurable up to 8x Version 1 0 e Initial Chronotron Pro release Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 18
14. scription where the ability to repeat a section is a requirement The looping functionality is available only when the plug in is hosted natively on Windows Media Player Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 7 Press the Loop in button during playback to mark the initial position of the loop The Loop in button will glow red When the music reaches to the point where you want the loop to end press the Loop out button to start playing the loop from its initial position While the loop is playing both the Loop in and Loop out buttons will glow red Note that you can adjust the tempo and key during loop playback To exit the loop press either the Loop out or Loop in button again It is possible to reset the initial loop position to the current playback position without clearing the loop out position by pressing the Loop in button while holding the Ctrl key down Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved Configuration A screenshot of the setting window is shown below Configuration Chronotron Pro 4 5 0 0 General Chronotron com click here to register Range Ex v Quality Higher v Snap key changes to semitones Y Notify me when a new version of Chronotron Pro is available Windows Media Player only Run plug in in a separate window Chronotron Pro will appear in a different submenu Make the Chronotron Pro window stay on top of other windows D
15. ssors Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 16 e Fixed a regression bug in looping functionality e The quality setting Drums Vocals has been renamed to Speech Version 4 1 5 e The file processor application has been revamped e Removed Winamp support e Channel selection and video delay parameters are now persisted with DX plug in presets e Minor bug fixes and performance improvements Version 4 1 e New Video Delay control that allows for more accurate video synchronization e New Solo Channel control that allows isolating a specific audio channel e A message has been added to the installer to warn Windows XP users that their OS will no longer be supported in future releases Version 4 0 e Download YouTube videos directly from Windows Media Player e Further improved audio quality e Transient enhancement has been extended to cover the full tempo range e Video playback functionality now supports hardware accelerated videos Version 2 5 e Greatly improved audio quality with better bass response and transient handling The Quality configuration setting has been extended accordingly e Fixed some stability issues with Windows Media Player Version 2 4 e Fixed a bug in looping functionality e Improved audio fidelity for all quality settings e Technology upgrade Net framework 4 so no additional components are required on Windows 8 Version 2 3 e Greatly improved install and
16. tion dialog box is the only place where the registration information can be entered so in order to input your new registration key you will need to reinstall Chronotron by running chronotron exe again After installation the plug in will appear in the DirectX plug in menu on your favorite audio editor under the name Chronotron Pro Filter To use the plug in on Windows Media Player go to the View Plug ins menu and select Chronotron Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 4 Upgrading from Previous Versions If a previous version of Chronotron is already installed on your PC there s no need to uninstall it before running chronotron exe The installer will take care of the upgrade process and will even remember your user name and registration key However if the installer detects that Chronotron v3 x is installed on your PC you will be asked to uninstall it first Earlier versions of Chronotron required the user to uninstall the product annually before installing new releases Starting with version 2 3 0 0 the upgrade process has been made simpler Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 5 Basic operation Main window The main Chronotron window is shown in the screenshot below along with the description of its main elements Key slider pec Loop in button Loop out butt Reset key ee tm TIUS INO Increase key button Decrease key button E chronotron Pro
17. ug in window is shown in the screenshot below along with the description of its main elements YouTube URL edit box Download button CN N amp ChronoTube Output folder selection o Auto open checkbox button Enter the desired YouTube link in the YouTube URL edit box and click the Download button A valid URL usually looks like this http www youtube com watch v OPNjPu4 U5g You can copy the link from your web browser s address bar or alternatively enter some keywords to start a YouTube search on your default web browser If the Auto open option is checked playback will start right after the video has been downloaded You can select where downloaded videos are stored on your hard disk by clicking the Output Folder button and select a target directory The MP4 format is supported by Windows Media Player on Windows 7 and later Older Operating Systems may require additional codecs to be installed Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 11 Processing Files with Chronotron The Chronotron Audio Video Processor application lets you change the tempo and or pitch of audio and video files without using any additional software You can find this application in your Windows Start Menu Processing a file is simple e Select a file to process by clicking the Input File button or the corresponding menu option e Select the target path and file name by clicking t
18. upgrade experience e Performance improvements on recent Intel CPUs e Fixed a bug that caused the plug in to crash when running on some very old CPUs Version 2 2 3 e Fixed compatibility issues with Windows 8 e Improved video codec compatibility Chronotron User s Guide 2013 Ianier Munoz All rights reserved 17 Version 2 2 2 e Fixed some bugs related to video conversion in the file processor application e Cosmetic improvements to the file processor application Version 2 2 1 e Fixed a bug that caused an audio gap on WMP track change Version 2 2 e The installer is now packaged in a single executable e Improved DirectX host compatibility e Automatic online version check e A bunch of bug fixes Version 2 1 e Remoting API compatible with Chronotron v3 x e Improved 64 bit OS compatibility Version 2 0 e New standalone application to process audio and video files e A new quality setting is available which is more suitable for voice e Video support has been improved Video support can now be disabled via the Settings window e The product version is now displayed in the Settings window e A bunch of bug fixes Version 1 5 e Windows 7 fix the plug in now runs in a separate window by default WMP 12 does not properly handle settings area plug ins not even the built in ones e g SRS WOW e Windows 7 fix fixed a bug that caused the window to lose its connection to the DSP so moving the te
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