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1. Users Manual 1 QUICK STAIN oes tote tome SOT idotdatou tmu e ME page 3 2 Initial approactmdol DUY 3 Tz cioe Ett O page 4 3 Inserting DUY31 in Audio or Aux tracks nnn page 5 3 1 ProTools TDM users page 5 3 2 Audio Units AU RTAS MAS and VST users e page 6 4 DUYS31 graphic 2 e page 7 a EOUMO RTT E page 8 4 1 1 Patch Manager page 8 4 1 2 Edit Buttons page 10 4 1 3 Memory Buttons page 10 4 1 4 Help page 11 4 2 Input section onc page 12 4 2 1 Input level meter page 12 4 2 2 Input gain level page 12 4 2 3 Live button page 12 4 3 Control options page 13 4 3 1 Band gain display page 13 4 3 2 dB Range page 13 4 3 3 Transparency page 13 4 3 4 Meters page 14 4 3 5 Scale page 14 4 3 6 Mode G Eq Pinker page 15 4 3 7 Feedback Scan page 16 4 4 Output SECTION oo mmmmumumunumununannunnunnununusnunaananannnue page 17 4 4 1 Modifiers page 17 4 4 2 Output level meter page 17 a sa 510 Oa al POOR RA NE a ne ene on eee eS ee PERROS page 18 4 5 1 The faders page 18 4 5 2 Band On Off page 18 4 6 Memory scenes oi ccsmmmummumummannaannaneannuniunnannunnuua page 19 DUY31 User Manual Page 1 5 DUY31 analyzer 5 1 Control options 5 1 1 Play Pause 5 1 2 Measure 5 1 3 Scale 5 1 4 Gain 5 1 5 Type 5 1 6 Speed Sensitivity 5 1 7 Graph Mode 5 1 7 1 Standard display modes 5 1 7 1 1 Simple 5 1 7 1 2 Slide 5 1 7 1 3 Hold 5 1 7 1 4 Slide amp Hold 5 1 7 1 5 Infinite 5 1 7 2 Special display modes 5 1 7 2
2. Therefore you have 10 levels of Undo or Redo If you would like to clean the history or stored states click on the Copy button while holding the Opt key In depth the Copy function acquires data of the plug in and audio scene the noise contents and the plug in s parameters 6 4 2 Memory Buttons A B C D The A B C D buttons are temporary memories which are useful in many cases For example if you would like to compare several settings To save a screen state to one of these memories simply click on the memory button A B C or D If the memory is empty the button will be highlighted in gray Once you click on the button and save the content of the screen the lettering will turn black If you want to empty a memory click on the button while holding the Opt key DUY31 User Manual Page 31 By Jose Ignacio Mart n amp Xavier Sanchez Roemmele This guide is copyrighted 2008 by DUY with all rights reserved Following copyright laws this software manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of DUY All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Features and specifications may be subject to change without notice DUY31 User Manual Page 32
3. 1 One Band 5 1 7 2 2 3D Line 5 1 7 2 3 3D Smooth Line 5 1 7 2 4 3D Bars 5 1 7 2 5 Levellogram 5 1 8 Channel 5 1 9 3D Lag 5 2 Analyzer display 5 3 Signal level meter 6 DUY31 noiser 6 1 Output level 6 2 Noise type 6 3 Waveform display 6 4 Edit amp Memory Buttons DUY31 User Manual 0eetosososssosososososcossoosososssossssessossososssososscssososscososscssososotsososcosseooseoseosososossooseososososoosoososocsccscosossessosocseoseocsessosocesovece page 24 page 26 Pre ee eee eee SUC CU ree See ere cer re reece cree reser ree cer rrr re creer cer rer rer reer errr reser e rer cece reece e rrr re reer re reser resi errr cer terre reer eres terre rire r errr eee eee CCU eee eee rere reer re secre eres eer re secre ere rere r eres ere rere e reece reese errr rec rer rere c rrr re reer rece seer reser rrr restr ire r rrr rrr er rere rrr reir eri eee ee Cee eee Ce CUe reece reer reser ree rec rer reser rer rer rrr re cee re sce r errr errr reser e rrr rec rer rec ec ere rec rrr re reser eres rere secre ire reer rere reer rec cerca rer re rre rrr errr rrr ere rer rere rrr Page 2 1 Quick start Please read DUY31 s Installation Guide to install the software You will find it included both in the Downloaded version or in the CD you purchased according to the version you chose when you purchased the software If you have purchased DUY31 as an online download make sure that the software has been downloaded correctly Once you unco
4. 13 4 3 4 Meters The Meters section allows you to visually monitor frequencial contents per band of either the input or output signal Each band s slider is highlighted according to the corresponding level There are 3 options e OFF Doesn t display any frequency contents in realtime e IN Displays the levels for each band before entering DUY31 graphic even before the input gain e OUT Displays the levels for each band after being processed by the EQ in DUY 31 graphic Please note that some hosts don t allow monitoring while the plug in is in bypass This Metering section is intended to help you perform a quick check of the EQ process his visual display works in idle time when the plug in the window is open The advantage is that no DSP time is consumed and if you close the plug in window there will be no consumption either On the other hand if you use this option depending on the power of your computer it may occasionally be sluggish We advise you to use the DUY31 analyzer included in this plug in package for accurate analysis and improved performance 4 3 5 Scale Allows you to set the visualization of the meters explained in point 4 3 4 to Linear Lin or logarithmic dB DUY31 User Manual Page 14 4 3 6 Mode This option is extremely interesting for live applications or any room frequency compensation calibration use You have 2 choices within this menu 4 3 6 1 G Eq When this option is selected th
5. 20 202 22 202 202 220 20 20 20 20 2 2 The main central area of the interface is used for displaying the signal as per the values set with the controls above and very especially according to the selected Graph Mode As a redundant comment explained in point 5 1 6 2 please note that when you select any of the special display modes see section 5 1 6 with the exception of the One Band mode you are allowed to select the colors of the displayed signal We have set by default a red color for the high frequencies and a blue color for the lower ones grading the colors of intermediate frequencies However you may modify these colors by clicking on a small button at the lower left and right corners of the display next to the frequency values In the case of the Levellogram the meaning of these colors is different please read section 5 1 6 2 5 for further information 5 3 Signal level meter Below the main display area the signal is displayed in the form of a standard plasma meter DUY31 User Manual Page 29 6 DUY31 noiser DUY31 noiser is a high quality white and pink noise generator No audio is entered into the plug in It is uniquely a signal generator This utility is extremely useful for callibration purposes and ridiculously easy to use Edit amp Memory Buttons Output Level Waveform Display Noise Type Button te M 6 1 Output level Lets you set the value of the generated noise The leve
6. 4 1 4 Accent exaggerates the EQ tendency Therefore the attenuations and gains are more outstanding 4 4 1 5 De accent decreases the tendency of the EQ by flattening out the outstanding values making the result closer to the average 4 4 2 Output level meter displays the output value in realtime in the form of a plasma meter DUY31 User Manual Page 17 4 5 Graphic EQ This section contains the faders sliders and the Band On Off buttons 4 5 1 The faders The 31 sliding faders allow you to increase or decrease the gain value for each one of the bands To increase the gain click on the fader and move your mouse upwards To decrease the gain click and move the mouse downwards Fader key commands To fine adjust the gain level hold the Cmd key and drag the slider upwards or downwards in order to increase or decrease the level in 0 1 dB increments To set the slider value to O dB default value hold the Opt key and click on the slider Shift Click Dragging the mouse on one slider will increase or decrease the gain value for all the sliders in the EQ If you would like to draw a free hand curve in the EQ hold the Ctrl key and draw the desired curve over the sliders 4 5 2 Band On Off Each band has a button below it When the red led is ON the slider gain value is applied to the band If the led is OFF highlighted in grey the band is muted This means that when the led is OFF no signal will go through the b
7. Page 26 5 1 7 2 3 3D Smooth Line Equivalent to the 3D Line display mode it visually rounds out the peaks 5 1 7 2 4 3D Bars Displays the signal frequencially in the form of one per band vertical bars Also very useful to see the evolution of the spectrum throughout time setting the 3D Lag value accordingly 3D Bars with 3D Lag to approximately 75 DUY31 User Manual Page 27 5 1 7 2 5 Levellogram Also an unusual display system although extremely useful the current signal is displayed at the bottom of the displayed and rolled upwards as time goes by The colors indicate higher or lower signal levels for each band Here the color set on the right hand side of the display corresponds to the higher levels whereas the color set on the left side of the display is related to the lower levels of the signal 5 1 8 Channel Lets you select if you want to display the frequency analysis of the left L right R or the sum of the left and right channels Sum 5 1 9 3D Lag In any of the 3D display modes this slider allows you to control the length of time variation of the signal displayed A higher value to the right will display the frequency contents of a longer amount of time A low value will just show the instant signal with no display of the variation of the signal throughout the time domain DUY31 User Manual Page 28 5 2 Analyzer display 228 220 220202020 20 20 2020 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
8. analyzer DUY31 analyzer s window is formed by the following sections Control options Analyzer display Signal level meter Control Options Section Analyzer Display Signal Level Meters DUY31 User Manual Page 20 5 1 Control options dieesuwe GisiScale orun ujGain xt Type Speed Sens sae es Above the main analyzer display a set of advanced controls and options is provided These are the following 5 1 1 Play Pause While the Play button is active the input signal is visualized in realtime If you want to freeze the visual representation of the frequency contents at any time click on the Pause button This may be useful in certain passages of your track where for example you may need to focus on a certain peak or abrupt variation of your spectrum Please note that the Pause button may be needed as well when using the Average or Peak measuring methods to prevent audio information from entering the plug in s process 5 1 2 Measure You have 3 different ways of measuring audio data Norm Normal measure realtime display of entered audio signal Ave Running average Note that it calculates the average frequency amplitude values by sampling a number of takes This number is visualized in this section If you want to clear the number of takes click on the CLR button in this section Also make sure that you re not entering useless or unwanted data while the running average
9. certain frequency within the EQ system You have 3 options in this menu 1 OFF Doesn t process the audio with any notch filter it s a sort of bypass of this section 2 AUTO Automatically detects typical frequencies in the microphone feedback range which outstand from the audio level in a considerable Way 3 ON Lets you select the frequency values to be rejected with the notch filters You have a total of 6 notch filters available When you insert the plug in for the first time you will see 6 Free tags in this section To activate one notch filter click on any of those free available slots while holding the Cmd key The default frequency is set to 1 KHz To modify this value hold the Cmd button again and move your mouse upwards or downwards to adjust the frequency value To clear a slot hold the Opt key and click on it Please note that when the AUTO or ON options are active the sliders on the EQ may move a little slower DUY31 User Manual Page 16 4 4 Output Section The output section includes several modifiers for the EQ levels and a visual display of the output signal level 4 4 1 Modifiers 4 4 1 1 Flat Sets all the bands to 0 dB This means no EQ is applied and therefore no increase or decrease in level for any of the bands will take place 4 4 1 2 Gain up Increases the gain equally for all bands in small increments 4 4 1 3 Gain down Decreases the gain equally for all bands in small increments 4
10. display modes Standard display modes These are the most usual types of display which display the signal graphically and also show the numerical level values for each band according to measuring standards The available standard visualization modes are Simple Slide Hold Slide amp Hold Infinite Special display modes These types of visualization combine frequency analysis with the additional feature of displaying how the signal evolves throughout the time domain some of them unique and very useful One Band 3D Line 3D Round Line 3D Bars Levellogram DUY31 User Manual Page 23 5 1 7 1 Standard display modes 5 1 7 1 1 5 1 7 1 2 5 1 7 1 3 DUY31 User Manual Simple The Simple display mode shows the numeric level values for each band as seen in the following image Slide The Slide display mode functions in an equivalent way to the Simple mode although the signal peaks are slowly lowered when the signal decreases within a band Hold This display mode holds for a short amount of time the peaks for each band displaying them clearly and leaving space below the peak hat to visualize the signal continuously Page 24 5 1 7 1 4 Slide amp Hold Combines the two previous modes The peaks are held shortly and the signal value is slid downwards gently instead of abruptly with the change of the signal 5 1 7 1 5 Infinite Similar to the Hold display
11. is being calculated To stop this from happening click the Pause button on the left whenever you need to avoid audio entering the calculation process Peak Displays the highest amplitude values throughout the data collection process You may also clear the collected data peaks by clicking on the CLR button at the top of this section Regarding the Pause button the same applies as in the Average option The Normal Average and Peak modes are constantly monitoring data while the Play button is active This means that you can switch from one mode to the other at any time and compare the values DUY31 User Manual Page 21 5 1 3 Scale Allows you to set the visualization of the analyzer s display to Linear Lin logarithmic dB or the square root of the signal power dBq This last option is not in most papers but becomes useful when analyzing the floor level of the signal The Full button included in this section allows you to re scale the analysis values by normalizing the spectrum setting to highest value analyzed to the highest possible value in the display This may be useful when observing the variation of the audio spectrum in low level passages of your audio for example the initial part of a fade in the last section of a fade out 5 1 4 Gain Enables you to amplify the visual gain of the signal being displayed From x1 to x16 visual amplification 1 to 16 5 1 5 Type Allows you to select 2 types of measuring
12. systems Heterodyne focuses the measurement on the central frequency of the band Wide evaluates the frequency contents throughout the entire band not just the central frequency Both methods are valid for music applications 5 1 6 Speed Sensitivity These 2 sliders refer to the time response for drawing the curve on the display Speed The top slider corresponds to the speed parameter which defines how often the plug in will analyze the signal in order to display it When the slider is at the right it will take samples more often Sensitivity It is often interesting to evaluate the levels of certain sounds that appear very briefly in the audio signal for example percussive sounds The bottom slider belongs to the sensitivity parameter If you set the slider to a low value to the left you will visualize an average value of the signal contained in the band Therefore you can clearly see the persistance of the energy throughout the evaluation time If you want to see the fluctuation of the signal s energy for the band visualizing all the short and transitional sounds set the slider to the right Of course any value between the left and right will create an in between status that you can choose depending on your needs DUY31 User Manual Page 22 5 1 7 Graph Mode This pop down menu allows you to choose the format how you ll visualize the signal in the display In general there are 2 types of
13. which would mean you haven t clicked Copy first LI Ti r1 E Copy will copy the state of a whole screen This information can then be pasted using the Paste button in this instance of DUY31 graphic or in another The Undo and Redo buttons allow you to return to the previous or next state after your last edition A history of the last 10 editions is stored Therefore you have 10 levels of Undo or Redo If you would like to clean the history or stored states click on the Copy button while holding the Opt key In depth the Copy function acquires data of the plug in and audio scene the noise contents and the plug in s parameters 4 1 3 Memory Buttons A B C D E F The A B C D E F buttons are temporary memories which are useful in many cases For example if you would like to compare several settings To save a screen state to one of these memories simply click on the memory button A B C D E or F If the memory is empty the button will be highlighted in gray Once you click on the button and save the content of the screen the lettering will turn black If you want to empty a memory click on the button while holding the Opt key If you would like to load all the memories in a circular way click on the Rotate button If you only have memories A and B full the sequence in rotation from one memory to another will be A B A B DUY31 User Manual Page 10 4 1 4 Help DUY31 g
14. and This is actually a band rejection notch filter Please don t mistake it for a bypass On Off button key commands To switch on off several contiguous bands in one operation click on one of them to change the state and while holding the mouse down drag over the other buttons to change their state too To swith on off all bands at the same time click on one of them while holding the Opt key down DUY31 User Manual Page 18 4 6 Memory scenes 9 10 11 MET 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DUY31 graphic provides a Memory section in the lower part of the interface You have a total of 40 memory scenes split up in 2 banks A amp B numbered 1 to 20 These 40 scenes are meant for complex projects that may require different settings throughout the evolution of the material They are a simple group of memories which can be recalled at any time To memorize a scene click on the Store button followed by the number you d like to store it on 1 to 20 either on bank A or B To recall a memory scene at any time simply click on its number To delete a memory simply click on the Clear button followed by the number you d like to erase These memory scenes are stored in your session DUY31 User Manual Page 19 5 DUY31 analyzer DUY31 analyzer is a high quality 31 band spectrum analyzer These 31 bands are spaced in 1 8rd octaves starting at 20 Hz and ending at 20 5 KHz This follows the historical 31 band graphic EQ amp
15. e plug in functions as a standard 31 band graphic equalizer 4 3 6 2 Pinker This option will allow you to compensate the frequency character of the audio system used in the sonic room or open space environment where your audio is being performed In order to start the room calibration process which will evaluate the room s acoustics and the frequency response of the monitors you will need An omnidirectional microphone with the flattest frequency response possible a calibration microphone A pink noise generator Pink noise has equal energy in all octaves A noise generator is provided in this DUY 31 suite of plug ins DUYS1 noiser Procedure a Insert DUY31 noiser in a track Select the Pink Noise option from its interface You will hear noise which should be output using your PA system in live applications or your monitoring system for reduced studio or similar environments You should output using a realistic performance level therefore don t try to output a lower level than the one you ll be using during the real performance Please be careful with high signal levels They can damage your hearing b Create a track direct input or auxiliary track which collects the signal received from the calibration microphone This is the track where DUY31 graphic will be inserted c Make sure that the input signal is around 12 dB to allow for occasional peaks in the signal You shouldn t allow any clipping or disto
16. ede nse Above the graphic EQ sliders a set of advanced controls and options is provided These are the following 4 3 1 Band gain display Displays information related to the adjustment of the level of the band depending on the position of the mouse If you click on one of the EQ s sliders and drag the slider towards the desired position you will visualize the frequency value corresponding to the band and the Gain value at which you re setting the slider If you don t click on any of the EQ s sliders the displayed frequency value will correspond to the position of the mouse You will observe 2 gain values The top value shows the current slider value The bottom value shows the new gain amount at which the mouse is pointing 4 3 2 dB Range Allows you to set the maximum and minimum range above or below O dB default value for all the sliders The possible range values are 6 12 18 and 24 dB For example if you set the range value to 12 the central value of the EQ s sliders will be O dB and will allow you to increase 12 dB by moving the slider upwards or to decrease the band gain by 12 dB if the slider is moved downwards 4 3 3 Transparency This slider allows you to give a certain transparency to the sliders in the EQ This is especially useful when you re using the Meters option to visualize the frequency contents on each band allowing for a clearer display of the frequency contents in realtime DUY31 User Manual Page
17. ferences vi Cache On Cache Patches fe Cache Patches when needed Select Root Folder Re Build Patch list o Cache On allows you to activate the loading of all the presets in memory so that the system doesn t have to read from disk each time a setting is used This is helpful to reduce the time of reading to disk Cache Patches When the cache on is active if you select this option all the presets will be loaded when you use DUY31 graphic for the first time Cache Patches when needed If you select this option only the presets that are called or used during a session will be saved in the cache Select Root Folder allows you to choose the folder that contains the structure of subfolders that holds the presets You can have an infinite presets folders in your hard disk but only one can be active at a time So if you prefer to change the name of the folder or where it is stored in your hard drive you can manually move it and then select the position where it s located by using this option Once you have done this click on the Re build Patches List when you click OK if you would like the list of presets to be refreshed DUY31 User Manual Page 9 4 1 2 Edit Buttons Copy Paste Undo Redo These buttons allow you to copy paste undo or redo If it s not possible to use a certain function the button will be tagged in lighter gray This will occur for example if there is nothing to Paste
18. he following parts 4 1 1 Patch Manager Pop Up Menu i Mili D ar EL The Patch Manager arranges the presets settings documents During the installation process the presets will be placed in a folder named DUY 31 graphic patches in the Preferences directory Note that with all DUY products we also name presets as patches or settings Save a5 5ave in Patch Manager as Load Preferences Flat EC Enhancers Exciters Freq Cutters XEQ Effects W Wow This folder contains a series of subfolders that contain the presets themselves The subfolders correspond to the categories of presets within the main root Settings folder The first part of the menu above a separation line includes the managing options such as saving presets Below the separation line you ll see the list of presets grouped in families see image above The functions you can use are DUY31 User Manual Page 8 a Save as saves the active setting A window will appear allowing you to change the name you would like to give the preset and where you would like to store it on your drive b Save in Patch Manager as Does exactly the same as the standard save as function but the setting is saved directly into the main folder where the current settings are stored c Load allows you to select a settings document and open it to apply it to your audio d Preferences Shows the options you have within the Patch Manager Patches Pre
19. l in dB is displayed with the maximum value being O0 dB and the lowest o dB minus infinity inaudible signal To return to O dB hold the Opt key and click on the level slider To adjust the level finely in 0 1 dB intervals hold the Cmd key and click on the slider while moving it left or right Below the slider a plasma meter displays the amount of noise signal fed into your track 6 2 Noise type Click to select either Pink or White noise 6 3 Waveform display At the right of the interface a realtime display shows the noise signal waveform To reset the waveform display double click on this area DUY31 User Manual Page 30 6 4 Edit amp Memory Buttons At the top of the plug in interface the Edit and Memory buttons help you create temporary settings while operating with it 6 4 1 Edit Buttons Copy Paste Undo Redo These buttons allow you to copy paste undo or redo If it s not possible to use a certain function the button will be tagged in lighter gray This will occur for example if there is nothing to Paste which would mean you haven t clicked Copy first LI Ti d m Copy will copy the state of a whole screen This information can then be pasted using the Paste button in this instance of DUY 31 graphic or in another The Undo and Redo buttons allow you to return to the previous or next state after your last edition A history of the last 10 editions is stored
20. mode However in the infinite mode the peaks are held and visualized permanently in a clear way If you want to erase the peak information click on the CLR button available in the Graph Mode section of the plug in DUY31 User Manual Page 25 Dole Special display modes Please note that for all these display modes with the exception of the One Band mode you can select the colors of the displayed signal We have set by default a red color for the high frequencies and a blue color for the lower ones grading the colors of intermediate frequencies However you may modify these colors by clicking on a small button at the lower left and right corners of the display next to the frequency values 5 1 7 2 1 One Band This unusual display mode is extremely useful You can visualize the evolution of the level for one band throughout time Below the displayed signal you will observe that one of the frequency values is highlighted in red Simply click on the band you d like to visualize When you enter signal into the plug in you will see the change in level throughout the time domain exclusively for the selected band The current signal is represented at the left of the interface and the past signal is displaced towards the right 5 1 7 2 2 3D Line DUY31 User Manual Displays the spectrum in the form of a continuous line allowing you to see the evolution of the signal throughout time setting the 3D lag value
21. mpressed the downloaded file which is a disk image dmg double click on it This will mount a volume folder Open it One of the files it contains is the installer for DUY 31 It should look like this Install DUY 31 If the icon looks different it means that you may have had some problem during the download and the file may be corrupted Therefore please download the file again and repeat the process To install the software double click on the Install icon Read the License Agreement very carefully and click on the Agree button only if you agree to accept the terms and conditions of the provided license agreement You will be asked to enter your serial number Please enter it Make sure the serial number is inserted in capital letters with no spaces and looking similar to this XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX where X can be a capital letter or a number The serial number will be provided at the top of your registration card if you have purchased a boxed CD or in the email we provided if you have purchased the software as an online download You must also install DUYS1 s settings included in a separate installer using the same procedure as detailed above DUY31 User Manual Page 3 2 Initial approach to DUY31 DUY31 is a suite of 3 high quality plug ins e DUY31 graph A 31 band EQ with amazing versatility and control over the full audio spectrum e DUYS31 analyzer An amazing tool that will aid you in controlling and pla
22. nning your spectrum visually e DUY31 noiser A white and pink noise generator to add extra EQ ing features The uses of these amazing plug ins is endless In the studio DUYS31 graph and DUY31 analyzer can serve a high degree of control over your recording In live applications you can combine these two plug ins with DUYS1 noiser to equalize your space room usually called Room EQ ing DUY31 graph NPNNFNNNN NN NNN NNN NNN NN NE NNN NN NN ON ON OWN DUY31 noiser DUY31 User Manual Page 4 3 Inserting DUY31 in Audio or Aux tracks DUYS31 is a suite of 3 plug ins DUY31 graphic DUY31 analyzer and DUY31 noiser They are available for TDM RTAS Audio Units AU MAS MOTU Audio System amp VST for Mac 3 1 ProTools TDM users In ProTools these 3 plug ins are presented under the following categories DUY31 graphic EQ DUY31 analyzer amp DUYS1 noiser Other 3 1 1 DUY31 graphic This plug in in its TDM version is presented as a Mono to Mono equalization effect Depending on your version of ProTools or other DAE aware application the process of inserting the plug in is done in one way or another Look for the plug in either in the list of Mono to Mono plug ins or if they re arranged by categories families you will find it in the EQ section 800 Tracks If you re going to be using DUY31 graphic as a Stereo or Multichannel process which requires precise correla
23. raphic has Help Balloons and also Spoken Help you will need the opeech Manager in your system for Spoken Help to function To use any of these two click the respective icons PP DUY31 User Manual Page 11 4 2 Input section The Input section is formed by the following parts 4 2 1 Input level meter displays the input value in realtime in the form of a plasma meter 4 2 2 Input gain level allows you to decrease the input signal using the provided slider At the bottom a numeric readout displays the signal decrease in dB The available key commands for this input gain slider are the following Opt click on the slider jumps to the default value O dB Cmd drag on the silder fine adjustment in 0 1 dB steps Its important to check the system s internal overflow process state For this reason DUY31 graphic has a clipping led at the input If the led lights up it s advisable that you reduce the input level to avoid having unwanted distortion 4 2 3 Live button The Live button enables a phase optimisation algorithm which in some rare cases may compromise the 20 27 Hz range which is hardly ever audible This option is very useful for Live applications but may be advisable to have this option unchecked when using the software for Mastering since you may get a totally normal added noise zipper noise when you re moving the graphic EQ controls in realtime DUY31 User Manual Page 12 4 3 Control options
24. rtion at the input during the process It s important that you make sure that you mute the track s output obviously not the input in order to avoid feedback d While receiving the microphone s signal click on the Pinker button A small bar below the button will indicate the stage of the room callibration DUY31 User Manual Page 15 e Once the calibration or pinking process is over you will see that the sliders on each one of the EQ s bands have automatically adapted the gain for each band to the room s characteristics f Obviously you should now save the obtained calibration state in order to recall it at a later time You can do this by saving as a preset using the Patch Manager located in the Edition bar Additional issues Note that above the Pinker button on the user interface you have a CLR button By clicking it you can clear the calibration data received until that moment This doesn t change the slider gain values It simply allows you to start the callibration process with fresh data again It may seem obvious but you shouldn t allow for any other signal than the noise itself to enter your system during the calibration process This would result in an incorrect calibration 4 3 7 Feedback Scan This option includes a series of very frequency precise notch filters that will avoid feedback in your system This is especially useful for live applications but may also come in handy if you want to reject a
25. tion you should insert your plug in in multi mono mode making sure that the Link button is active c DUY31 User Manual Page 5 3 1 2 DUY31 analyzer amp DUY31 noiser These 2 plug ins are included in the Other category within ProTools They are available as a Mono or as a Stereo plug in instance e080 DUY 31 Tracks w Y no insert multi channel TDM plug in multi channel RTAS plug in Sound Field gt gt DUY 31 analyzer stereo DUY 31 noiser stereo multi mono TDM plug in multi mono RTAS plug in ifo amp Ee Eo e E Ev Ev Eso KTA amp Ese Eo c E Eo 9 3 2 Audio Units AU RTAS MAS and VST users You can insert any of the 3 plug ins either as a Stereo or Mono instance according to your needs DUY31 User Manual Page 6 4 DUY31 graphic DUY31 graphic is a high quality 31 band EQ These 31 bands are spaced in 1 3rd octaves starting at 20 Hz and ending at 20 5 KHz This represents the historical 31 band graphic EQ DUY31 graphic s window is formed by the following sections The Edition Bar Input Section Control options Output Section Graphic EQ Memory scenes 1 Memory Scenes Section DUY31 User Manual Page 7 4 1 Edition Bar The Edition Bar allows to rapidly access the fast edition functions and the edition organization and search of settings presets DUY 31 graphic s Edition Bar consists of t

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