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1. For each of these reverb types the Reverb Color selector allows you to choose between two variants of the algorithm Click Dark to get a gloomier somewhat muffled effect or click Bright to obtain a sparkling more singing reverb 8 Quantization Noise button Enables sound artifacts that are created as a side effect of the lower bit resolution of classic hardware devices for a more authentic vintage sound The state of the Quantization Noise button is not saved with the preset However it will be saved with your project in your host software 9 Realtime Audio Analysis button If you disable the Realtime Audio Analysis button the dis play in the Spectrum page only shows the static cloud of the reverb i e without live input Disabling the Realtime Audio Analysis can be useful to save CPU power for example if you have many plug in instances running in your host See 73 3 2 The Spectrum Page for more information The state of the Realtime Audio Analysis button is not saved with the preset However it will be saved with your project in your host software RC 24 Manual 21 Using RC 24 Adjusting the Reverb Parameters 3 4 Adjusting the Reverb Parameters In the bottom part of the RC 24 interface you can adjust each single parameter of the reverb effect These parameters are arranged into two groups Parameters in the left part define general characteristics of the reverb shape These are mostly independent of the input2. www native instruments com NEN NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Native Instruments GmbH 2012 All rights reserved Contact Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 WEICOMETORE ee 5 1 1 ANTE E 5 1 2 VL KLEE ES E EE 5 2 Installation And TO UCI 7 ZA WS ee 2 2 GENEE 11 6 472 eegen 3 Usme e EE d Jd eh Oe UR 10 31 1 CN 10 3 1 2 SCHANEN 12 313 A B ET 14 3 1 4 Bue ed LE 14 32 E EE ee 14 33 US EL LSA EEN 16 3 3 1 Common KE 16 332 Ree dr 17 SKS te Bug 20 3 4 Adjusting EENHEETEN 22 2 TEE 25 RC 24 Manual 4 Welcome to RC 24 What Is RC 24 1 Welcome to RC 24 Thank you for downloading RC 24 by Native Instruments The following manual will give you an overview of the features of RC 24 as well as explain how to use the software 1 1 What Is RC 24 The RC 24 is a classic reverb with a very special and warm sound that was inspired by a clas Sic hardware device The RC 24 brings this renowned unit to your DAW successfully recreating its unique vintage sonic characteristics while greatly extending its usability 1 2 Manual Conventions This manual uses particular formatting to point out special facts and to warn you of potential issues The icons introducing the following notes let you see what kind of information is to be expected Whenever this exclamation mark icon appears you should read the corresponding note carefully and follow the instructions and hints given there if applicable This light bulb icon indic
3. _ Ever RefleX nifx Ever RefleX _ Fridgy Verb nitx Fridgy Verb The User submenu of the Preset menu mirrors the file structure in your file system You can create nested subfolders within your user preset folder These will appear as nest ed submenus in the Preset menu You can also rename and delete the preset files in your file system The changes will be mirrored in the Preset menu 3 1 2 Saving and Deleting Presets If you change any setting in the loaded preset an asterisk appears in front of the preset name in the Menu bar to indicate that the preset has been modified RC 24 Manual 12 Using RC 24 The Menu Bar The asterisk indicates that the settings have been modified To save the current settings as a preset l 2 Click the drop down arrow to the very left of the Menu bar to open the File menu Select Save as from the File menu Show User preset folder Open Manual Visit RC 24 on the web Enter the name of your preset in the field under the label New Preset Name Save New Preset New Preset Name Fridgy Verb CANCEL Click SAVE to finish the process and close the dialog box The current settings are saved as a user preset file on your hard disk The preset will ap pear in the User submenu of the Preset menu 1 In Demo mode you can save your own presets but you cannot recall them You will be able to load user presets once you have activated your effect see section 12
4. 2 Activating RC 24 for more on this Deleting a User Preset If you wish to remove a user preset you no longer want you can delete it by loading it and se lecting Delete from the File menu RC 24 Manual 13 Using RC 24 The Menu Bar Alternatively you can delete the preset file extension nifx from the Explorer Windows or in the Finder Mac OS After restarting the RC 24 plug in the list in the Preset menu will be updated accordingly You cannot delete factory presets 3 1 3 A B Comparisons RC 24 offers an A B comparison system to help you fine tune your settings Basically this feature gives you two slots into which you can enter different parameter set tings You can then quickly switch between the two slots to quickly compare the settings and use whichever sounds better By default you edit the parameters of slot A To switch to slot B Click on the AB switch located beside the preset menu You will now be editing and listening to the parameters of slot B until you click on the Switch again To copy the settings of slot A to slot B gt Go to the File menu on the left side of the menu bar and select Copy A to B from the list You can also copy from B to A when editing the parameters of slot B 3 1 4 Other functions The File menu also offers the following options Open Manual opens this PDF document for reference e Visit RC 24 on the web opens your default web browser and takes you
5. Development Eddie Mond Volker Hinz Product Design Andr Estermann Michael Hlatky Graphic Design Philipp Roller G sta Wellmer Efflam Le Bivic Kenneth Jensen Sound Design Andr Estermann Sebastian Muller Tommaso De Donatis Peter Funke Project Management Felix N lken Quality Testing Tom Scheutzlich Bymski Manual Nicolas Sidi RC 24 Manual 25
6. This allows you to quickly switch between pre sets of the same folder without having to navigate each time through the same submenu s Additionally in the menu a small dot is displayed in front of the loaded preset and its parent subfolder s if any Organizing Your Own Presets The Preset menu displays your various user presets in the way they are organized in your file system The menu directly mirrors the subfolder structure of your user preset folder To modify the way the Preset menu displays your own presets do the following 1 Click the drop down arrow to the very left of the Menu bar to open the File menu RC 24 Manual 11 Using RC 24 The Menu Bar 2 Select Show User preset folder from the File menu Save as Delete Copy A to B E Show User preset folder Open Manual Visit RC 24 on the web The folder containing your user presets opens in the Explorer Windows Finder Mac OS 3 In this folder create rename and move subfolders and move preset files extension nifx across subfolders according to your needs you could for example move into a subfolder the various presets used in a song or on the same track instrument A Close the RC 24 window and open it again so that the plug in can mirror your changes The Preset menu now mirrors the new preset organization o CL Wet D Mix Name Crazy Stuff gt JD A Neverb Neverb P B A Trip to You Trip to You gt
7. left and increasing to the right of the display in other terms the x axis represents the time it takes for the reverb signal to fade away o The y axis represents frequencies in hertz starting from the low frequencies at the bottom and increasing to the top of the display RC 24 Manual 18 Using RC 24 Using the Display o In the cloud a bright region indicates that the reverberated signal will have a strong response to these particular frequencies at this point in time of the reverb tail in oth er words these frequencies will be more present in the reverberated signal around these particular times in the reverb tail Realtime Audio Analysis When the reverb receives a signal at its input the spectrum display is enhanced by a live rep resentation of the sound travelling through the reverb cloud The incoming signal is analyzed in real time and the display shows how the signal is processed by the reverb as it runs from left to right through the reverb tail The same color coding is used the brighter the louder A series of kick and snare hits being processed by the reverb You can disable the Realtime Audio Analysis in the Options page See 13 3 3 The Options Page for more info Playing with the Reverb Parameters Of course the reverb characteristics strongly depend on the values of the reverb parameters Accordingly the display automatically mirrors any change made in the reverb parameters With some practice
8. signal s frequency content in other terms they affect the entire incoming signal Parameters in the right part allow you to set distinct reverberating behaviors for various frequency bands of the signal to be processed The RC 24 plug in honors a classic piece of hardware gear by taking over parts of Its quite un usual set of parameters For example there is not one reverb time also called decay time parameter for the reverb but two the Bass and Mid faders define decay times for two distinct frequency bands whose respective bandwidths can be adjusted via the Crossover knob below The reverb parameters frequency independent on the left 1 4 frequency related on the right 5 8 RC 24 Manual 22 Adjusting the Rever Frequency independent Parameters On the left side of the plug in interface you find four controls three faders and one knob 1 Predelay fader Adjusts the initial delay between the original signal and the first reverberant sound The possible values range from 24 to 152 milliseconds At higher values this can also be used in many creative ways 2 Depth fader Adjusts the apparent distance between the listening point and the source sig nal The possible values range from O to 71 Increasing Depth creates a richer fuller but also less focused reverb High values of Depth emphasize the running reverberation the rever beration occurring while the music Is playing whereas lower
9. you will see that the spectrum display is a very useful tool to experiment with the various parameters and quickly see how they affect the sound You will find a description of every parameter available in the lower part of the RC 24 inter face in section 13 4 Adjusting the Reverb Parameters Here are a few examples RC 24 Manual 19 Using RC 24 Using the Display A rather short reverb with longer tails in the high frequencies A similar reverb even shorter than above with interesting waving discrete echo like reflections the vertical structures A thundering reverb with very long delay times in the low frequencies A reverb with persistent mid frequencies Note the predelay on the left black vertical stripe 3 3 3 The Options Page The Options page of the display provides the following controls RC 24 Manual 20 Using RC 24 Using the Display HRH D The display showing the Options page 6 Input Gain and Output Gain knobs Adjust the level of the signals at the input and the out put of the reverb unit respectively Used in conjunction with the Level meters above these knobs notably allow you to avoid any clipping from occurring see 13 3 1 Common Controls for more on the Level meters 7 Reverb Color selector This selector is available only if the Reverb selector is set to Small Hall or Large Hall at the top of the RC 24 interface see 13 2 Global Parameters for more de tails
10. ates that a note contains useful extra information This informa tion may often help you to solve a task more efficiently but does not necessarily apply to the setup or operating system you are using however it s always worth a look Furthermore the following formatting is used Text appearing in drop down menus such as Open Save as etc and paths to loca tions on your hard drive or other storage devices is printed in talics Text appearing elsewhere labels of buttons controls text next to checkboxes etc Is printed in light blue Whenever you see this formatting applied you will find the same text appearing somewhere on the screen Important names and concepts are printed in bold RC 24 Manual 5 Welcome to RC 24 Manual Conventions gt Single instructions are introduced by this play button type arrow Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow RC 24 Manual 6 Installation and Activation Installing RC 24 2 Installation and Activation 2 1 Installing RC 24 The following section explains how to install and activate RC 24 Although this process is Straightforward please take a minute to read these instructions as doing so might prevent some common problems To install RC 24 double click the installer application and follow the instructions on the screen The installer application automatically places the plug in into a directory Alterna tively during the installa
11. e The Wet Mix switch can be very useful according to your current effect setup f you want to use RC 24 as an insert effect set the Wet Mix switch to Mix so that you can use the Dry Wet knob 3 to adjust the amount of reverb applied to your input signal e Alternatively if you want to use RC 24 as a send effect you would set the Wet Mix switch to Wet and adjust the amount of processed signal using the level control s on your send bus RC 24 M anual 15 Using RC 24 Using the Display 3 Dry Wet knob Adjusts the balance between the original unprocessed dry signal and the processed wet signal t e the signal onto which the reverb was applied The Dry Wet knob is enabled only if the Wet Mix switch 2 is set to Mix if this switch is set to Wet only the wet signal is output anyway At full left Dry you hear only the original signal At full right Wet you hear only the processed reverberated signal 3 3 Using the Display The middle part of the RC 24 interface holds a powerful yet intuitive multi purpose display This tool can be used both to visually monitor how the reverb affects the signal and to further Shape the effect The display provides two pages The Spectrum page displays a graphic representation of how the reverb affects the input signal Optionally you can superimpose a live representation of the input signal being processed by the reverb see the description of the Options page b
12. elow The Options page provides a few more parameters affecting the display and the reverb ef fect Either page can be enabled by clicking the corresponding tab at the top of the display as de scribed below 3 3 1 Common Controls At the top of the display you always find the same three elements the Spectrum and Options tabs and the Level meters The other elements in the display depend on the selected page RC 24 Manual 16 Using RC 24 Using the Display The three controls in the top row of the display are always visible 1 Spectrum tab Click this tab to show the Spectrum page 2 Options tab Click this tab to show the Options page 3 Level meters The Level meters allow you to monitor the input and output signal levels in real time Levels are indicated via horizontal segments starting from the center of the meters short segments that stay close to the center will indicate low levels while longer segments ex tending horizontally on both sides will indicate higher levels n the top row with a little I for Input in the middle the left and right white meters indicate the left and right input levels respectively n the bottom row with a little O for Output in the middle the left and right orange meters indicate the left and right output levels respectively These Level meters allow you to keep levels under control if necessary adjust the input and or output levels via t
13. heir dedicated controls in the Options page see 13 3 3 The Options Page On either side of the meters an additional pair of clipping indicators lights up yellow in case of internal processing overload If this tends to happen too often decrease the Input Gain val ue in the Options page see 13 3 3 The Options Page or adjust the Bass and Mid faders until the clipping indicators stay continuously off 3 3 2 The Spectrum Page The Spectrum page of the display provides the following elements RC 24 Manual 17 Using RC 24 Using the Display The display showing the Spectrum page 4 Spectrum display Taking up the biggest part of the display the spectrum display visually illustrates the current effect of the reverb on the incoming signal see below for more details 5 Zoom controls The little and buttons allow you to halve double the time units on the x axis respectively The Spectrum Display in Detail In the picture above there is no signal sent to the reverb input The graphic representation in the spectrum display 4 looks like a cloud that represents the sound of the reverb with the cur rent parameter settings This cloud can be described as follows Short version The reverb cloud shows the overall frequency response of the reverb over time to a short audio burst containing the full frequency spectrum Longer version o The x axis represents reverb time in seconds starting from O at
14. o all available presets for your effect To load presets either Click the left and right arrows at the left of the Preset menu to cycle through and load the presets one at a time or Click the Preset menu displaying the name of the loaded preset to display a structured list of all available presets navigate through the preset folders and click the desired pre set to load it See below for a detailed description of the Preset menu 1 In Demo mode you cannot load user presets Presets saved in Demo mode will be available once you have activated your effect see section 12 2 Activating RC 24 for more on this RC 24 Manual 10 Using RC 24 The Menu Bar Using the Preset Menu Hall Random Hall razy Ss tut The Preset menu In the top part of the Preset menu presets are organized into several submenus Each subme nu represents a particular preset folder 1 Factory content submenus At the top a series of submenus holds the factory presets 2 User submenu Once you have saved presets of your own see 73 1 2 Saving and Deleting Presets a User submenu appears under the factory content submenus This User submenu holds all the user presets you have created You can organize its content into preset subfolders according to your needs see below for more on this 3 Current preset folder At the bottom of the Preset menu you can see all presets located in the same folder as the preset currently loaded
15. range from 0 60 to 70 00 seconds Lower values can be helpful for example to focus the reverb on higher frequencies while keeping the bottom clean Higher values of Bass can create massive reverb effects and even reach never ending reverb sounds RC 24 M Using RC 24 b Parameters anual 23 Using RC 24 Adjusting the Reverb Parameters 6 Mid fader Adjusts the reverb time for the higher frequency band The possible values range from 0 60 to 70 00 seconds Like Bass higher values of Mid can lead to infinite reverb sounds Of course this is even more true when increasing both parameters simultaneously 7 Crossover knob Adjusts the split frequency between the lower and higher frequency band The possible values range from 100 0 to 10 900 0 hertz Turn the knob counterclockwise i e towards the Bass fader to increase the split frequency hence widening the frequency band controlled by the Bass fader Inversely turn the knob clockwise ue towards the Mid fader to make the Mid fader control a wider frequency band 8 HiCut fader Adjusts the cutoff frequency of a low pass filter that is applied to the process ed signal to attenuate its higher frequencies The possible values range from 100 0 to 10 900 0 hertz Notably cutting the high frequencies of the reverberant sound can make it sound more natural RC 24 Manual 24 Credits 4 Credits Modeling Niklas Odelholm Arvid Ros n Oscar Oberg Torsten Gatu Application
16. sma e Ha Idi FH The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH The software described by this docu ment is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by Native Instruments GmbH hereinafter referred to as Native Instruments Native Instruments NI and associated logos are registered trademarks of Native Instru ments GmbH Mac Mac OS GarageBand Logic iTunes and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Windows Windows Vista and DirectSound are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other trade marks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not im ply any affiliation with or endorsement by them Document authored by Nicolas Sidi Software version 1 0 12 2012 Special thanks to the Beta Test Team who were Invaluable not just in tracking down bugs but in making this a better product Disclaimer Germany Native Instruments GmbH Schlesische Str 29 30 D 10997 Berlin Germany www native instruments de USA Native Instruments North America Inc 6725 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles CA 90028 USA
17. tion process choose the directory where you would like to have RC 24 installed 2 2 Activating RC 24 When installation is finished start the Service Center application which was installed with RC 24 It will connect your computer to the Internet and activate your RC 24 installation A As long as your NI product has not been activated it will run in Demo mode with limited A functionality In order to activate your copy of RC 24 you have to perform the following steps within the Service Center Log in Enter your Native Instruments user account name and password on the initial page This is the same account information you used in the Native Instruments Online Shop where you downloaded RC 24 and for other Native Instruments product activations Select products The Service Center detects all products that have not yet been activated and lists them You can activate multiple products at once If necessary Activate After proceeding to the next page the Service Center connects to the Native Instru ments server and activates your products RC 24 Manual 7 Installation and Activation Activating RC 24 Download updates When the server has confirmed the activation the Service Center automati cally displays the Update Manager with a list of all available updates for your installed prod ucts Please make sure that you always use the latest version of your Native Instruments prod ucts to ensure they function correctly Do
18. to the RC 24 page on the Native Instruments website 3 2 Global Parameters The upper part of the RC 24 interface contains a few global parameters RC 24 Manual 14 Using RC 24 Global Parameters RC 24 Softube The upper part of the user interface 1 Reverb selector Selects from three different reverb algorithms each of them emulating a different type of reverberating room The Reverb selector is your first stop when searching for a particular reverb sound since it defines the overall type size and characteristics of the room to be emulated Click the desired radio button or the label nearby to select the corresponding room type the selected radio button lights up while the other two labels are grayed out Avail able algorithms are Room Small Hall and Large Hall These algorithms closely emulate the corresponding programs of a classic hardware unit including their distinctive and meanwhile much appreciated limitations and flaws 2 Wet Mix switch Selects whether the effect should output the reverberated signal only switch set to Wet or a mix of the reverberated signal and the original unprocessed signal switch set to Mix Click the switch to change its setting Setting the switch to Mix activates the Dry Wet knob 3 next to it see below The Wet Mix switch is the only control in the plug in interface that is not saved with the preset However it will be saved with your project in your host softwar
19. values bring out the attack of the sound 3 Modulation knob Allows you to choose from four modes labeled Mode A D These modes subtly modulate the reverb tail in various ways This can lead to somewhat unstable phases and pitches during the decaying phases while producing a warmer sound Whatever mode is selected here the intensity of the modulation is controlled via the Intensity fader 4 From the four modes mode A has the smallest impact on the sound while mode B C and D modify the sound increasingly in that order The resulting changes in the reverberant sound are especial ly noticeable on very long decaying phases 4 Intensity fader Adjusts the intensity of the modulation as selected with the Modulation knob below The possible values range from 1 00 to 3 00 At the minimal value the modula tion is rather subtle Increasing the Intensity value accentuates the slight phase and pitch var lations in the reverb tail Frequency related Parameters On the right side of the plug in interface another four controls also three faders and one knob let you adjust parameters related to specific frequency bands Indeed the input signal is dynamically split into two frequency bands the low frequencies and high frequencies Hence you can apply different reverbs to each band and further modify the frequency content of the processed signal 5 Bass fader Adjusts the reverb time for the lower frequency band The possible values
20. wnloading updates is optional After activation is complete you can always quit the Service Center RC 24 Manual 8 Using RC 24 3 Using RC 24 RC 24 has controls that are common with a classic hardware unit as well as some unique fea tures in particular a powerful display and a more streamlined interface The user interface is organized as follows RC 24 aset nd Softube Large Hall The RC 24 interface The topmost row provides a Menu bar with various features mainly concerning preset management RC 24 Manual 9 Using RC 24 The Menu Bar The upper part above the display holds a few controls affecting the overall behavior of the reverb unit The middle part holds the multi purpose display The bottom part holds the faders and knobs allowing you to finely adjust the characteris tics of the reverb For all knobs and faders the value is displayed in place of the control label when the mouse cursor hovers over the control or when you are interacting with the control The following sections describe each of these areas 3 1 The Menu Bar At the very top of the RC 24 interface you will see the Menu bar This is primarily used for saving and loading presets but also has a few other functions Fridgy Verb The Menu bar is located at the top of the interface 3 1 1 Loading Presets In the center part of the Menu bar you will see the Preset menu This menu provides quick access t
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