TDR VOS SlickEQ - Manual
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1. Magnitude dB 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k Frequency Hz German model Shelving filter s cut boost range 18 1171 12 Magnitude dB 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k Frequency Hz MODEL SOVIET Unique inverse proportional curves with increasingly smooth curves as the gain is increased Soviet model Bell filter cut boost range 420 18 4 jj t 4 ae 16 4 RR BE BE ER t 4 Td 14 jf EEE 1 __ LA vais a 12 4 4 nas 4 A CE RS 10 j 1 1 1 ber N 8 po LL LO A A l i 6 1 1 LI LIE A En ED T 1 1 4 II II 4 2 0 2 4 Magnitude dB 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k Frequency Hz Soviet model Shelving filter s cut boost range 2 18 16 14 nt I 12 AAH 10 nt 8 Et 6 i 4 I N 2 r3 2 se eS ae rT NS I 4 4 oe LL 4 1 1 4 Magnitude dB 20 50 100 200 2k 5k 10k 500 1k Frequency Hz EQ SATURATION The EQ SAT button activates a smooth non linearity inside the fi2. to activate the online help move and move the mouse cursor above the control of interest A mouse click closes the help mode again SETTINGS The settings button opens a dialog which gives control over additional user interface settings and latency information INFO ABOUT PAGE Opens a dialog with detailed information about the plug in version authors and contributors as well i as external links CONTEXT MENU Open the general context menu to access copy and paste functions which allow copying control states i e presets across plugin instances Copy State Ctrl C and plug in hosts Paste State Ctrl V Additionally share state opens a dialog with additional preset sharing Share State options via e mail or internet forums 13 INSTALLATION Windows 1 Runthe provided installer and follow the instructions Mac OS 1 Open the dmg archive double click 2 Double click pkg file to install VST and AU plugins 3 Follow given instructions GET IN TOUCH We want to hear your opinion Reach us via one of the websites below Check out the Tokyo Dawn Labs website for feedback news updates and downloads http www tokyodawn net tokyo dawn labs You can also directly head to the TDR VOS SlickEQ page http www tokyodawn net tdr slickeg TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Available binaries VST and AU both in 32bit and 64bit Input Output resolution 32bit floating point Internal
3. VARIETY OF SOUND amp TOKYO DAWN LABS SI IC K EQ Owner s Manual Product version 1 2 0 Revision 150 last update September 9 2015 Editors Herbert Goldberg Fabien Schivre The Concepto ott tutte oe RETE 4 Main Control ETE 5 torsen Benin Das en knnd 5 Model Americans 2 2 Bir als pF 5 Model British inii tt tert He eR PEL Reo D eR ver ERR Red Ee den 6 RUE 7 Model SOVIGE2 amer Ores a sere miele tere 8 EQ Sat ration a S 8 High Pass EIlter aa e Banane nr Br RH de E 9 Low Frequency Band er eee aar deden ete eo ee de or deduces tons eto enden to B en SA 9 Mid Frequency Band enne init een eee Rae aep s eee t e ee eae een 9 High Fr quency Band eerie Eile en eene re year eae arte es 9 IGI TOU 5 NE 10 Qutput Gain And Auto Galt ees ir cie are t ERR 10 EIT CREEEREN 11 sump 11 Process Target Hem rd Res Ian Es 11 Secondary Controls Toolbar a desc eases conde iu tet bete Sus ed E bean iin Ponda dans 12 Ree cec entre Nee 12 Preset Management ione rre ener eerte toL erro daos la ends 12 PESSIMI Ee ad rot seen 13 FEI DP Mod
4. de which shows the difference between OdBfs and the current max peak history value A left click on the trim display sets the output gain as indicated which practically normal izes the plug in s output gain Any click outside the region disables the trim mode again EM The AUTO button activates the auto gain mode This mode tries to preserve the subjec tive loudness during EQ while operating the EQ This mode gives a much better idea of what the EQ is really doing to the material because it strongly reduces perception issues related to gain differ ences In other words boosts don t automically give the impression to sound better and cuts tend to sound far OUT GAIN less boring than they seem without auto gain or careful manual loudness matching A blue LED indicates auto gain activity 10 BYPASS BYPASS 5 Bypasses the whole processor Processor latency is accurately compensated and the actual processing is never interrupted gap less to enable better comparisons QUALITY SlickEQ supports two quality modes Full Sterg e Full V Full SlickEQ s high quality processing mode 4 Eco e Eco Economic and low latency mode Note that Eco disables all nonlinearities such as EQ Sat and Out Stage Note that any change of quality mode also affects plugin latency It is probable that the plugin host playback requires to be reset stop gt play in order to refresh latency compensation PROCESS TARGET Stere
5. e xd Re ER lenende nennen 13 eerden Dent eee ani tender Dens ue eere nr adios endless ROS eere RR ser een tes 13 Info About Page uico Dh Pare a exte Be aea oH Sous re feb sente Red Pete Eie ceca 13 Context asser 13 IET 14 Get in touch zin eite pe Ee rto nee en ke pesa yb Per ERU E ERR EN Deipara ee 14 Technical specifications x5 o mir rrt EP TER i RERO VERSER E E PE suas Reset 14 ctr IEEE 14 Disclaimer and License sees sacs caus prep ete derer ure Ped orana aken deve ee PEU dE PUTA e e ATIS 16 atta Thank you for choosing a Tokyo Dawn Labs product THE CONCEPT Default gt BYPASS Stereo Slick EQ FREQ LOW 5 FREQ HIGH EQ SAT rRQ MID Gain E is CALIBRATE HP FREQ OUT GAIN 0 0 dB AUTO TDR VOS SlickEQ is a mixing mastering equalizer designed for ease of use musical flexibility and impeccable sound Three and a half filter bands arranged in a classic LOW MID HIGH semi parametric layout offer fast and intuitive access to four distinct EQ modes each representing a set of pre defined EQ curves and behaviors In order to warm up the material with additional harmonic content SlickEQ offers a switchable EQ non linearity and an output stage with various saturation models These options are meant to offer subtle and in teres
6. ge up to 40 kHz Gain controls the amount of boost or reduction applied to the selected frequency region Note The exact shape of the curve depends on the selected EQ Model as well as on the selected corner frequency and gain OUTPUT STAGE The output stage section offers access to five different models OUT STAGE Linear Linear As clean as it gets absolutely linear Silky Dynamic saturation with an open character Generates low order even and odd harmonics average case v Mellow Subtle warming Generates a very low level odd order harmonics series with a dominant 3rd par tial average case Deep Dynamic odd order distortion with a distinct frequency dependent touch for increased depth and dimension Funky Input transformer behavior including magnetic hysteresis Calibrate allows to adjust the output stage model drive in decibel It gives control over CALIBRATE the amount of generated harmonic content without the need to use clumsy input output drive techniques OUTPUT GAIN AND AUTO GAIN Output gain adjusts the output gain in decibel A red overload hold LED activates whenever the output signal exceeds OdBfs and remains active until re set The max peak history is automatically reset as soon an as audio param eter changes A left click on the LED forces a re set manually OUT GAIN 0 0 d8 Holding the mouse cursor over the overload LED enables a secondary output gain trim mo
7. lowed to sell or to rent this software You are not allowed to reverse engineer this software You are allowed to use this software for any artistic application including commercial music production This software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty In no event will the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software VST isa Technology and Trademark by Steinberg All other mentioned trademarks and brands belong to their respective owners 16
8. lter network EQ SAT This generates musical amounts of harmonic distortion which purely affect EQ boosts In other words no EQ boost no saturation HIGH PASS FILTER High pass filter frequency controls an 18db Octave Butterworth filter To disable the HP FREQ filter turn the knob fully counter clockwise The control will grey out to indicate its disa bled state The low band section features low shelving and bell shaped control over the low frequency region Use the buttons at the bottom of the section to select an appropriate shape Frequency controls the center frequency of the selected filter shape Gain controls the amount of boost or reduction applied to the selected frequency region Note The exact shape of the curve depends on the selected EQ Model as well as on the selected corner frequency and gain The mid frequency band consists of a bell shaped filter FREQ Frequency controls the center frequency of the bell Gain controls the amount of boost or reduction Note The exact shape of the curve depends on the selected EQ Model as well as on the selected corner frequency and gain HIGH FREQUENCY BAND The high band section features high shelving and bell shaped control FREQ HIGH over the high frequency region Use the buttons at the bottom of the section to select an appropriate shape Frequency controls the center frequency of the selected filter shape Note that SlickEQ offers a wide ran
9. o The plugin can be processed in Stereo Mono Left Right Sum and Diff mode Sum and Diff represents Mid Side processing SECONDARY CONTROLS TOOLBAR UNDO REDO tool tip Note that certain controls are not tracked by this function e g Bypass The undo redo buttons allow to navigate previous control states The exact event is shown in a PRESET MANAGEMENT The preset drop down list gives quick access to Default factory and user presets Alternatively up down Default buttons allow to cycles through them Freshmaker Millenium 4 8kHz Cooltec 5kHz MEQ 500Hz Bass Trick Adding Weight Mojo German Mastering Soviet Crisis The context menu right click to offers several preset related options Reset to Original State Reset to Original state re sets the preset to its Save As New Global User Preset original state Save As New Global User Preset opens a dialog used to create User Presets These presets persist across sessions presets are saved on Copy State Ctri C your machine Paste State Ctri V See section Context Menu below for details Share State about the Copy Paste Share State options 12 A B CONTROL A A gt B A B allows to quickly compare two alternative control settings A gt B or B A copies one state to the other HELP MODE The online help mode offers detailed information about the different elements of the user interface Click the 2 button
10. resolution 64bit floating point Latency 44 1 48 kHz 183 samples 16 samples eco mode Latency 88 2 96 kHz 171 samples 16 samples eco mode Latency 176 4 192 kHz no latency Supported sample rates From 44 1 kHz to 192 kHz Supported channel configuration Mono and Stereo CREDITS Original idea by Vladislav Goncharov and Herbert Goldberg DSP code by Vladislav Goncharov Herbert Goldberg and Fabien Schivre GUI design and implementation by Fabien Schivre Evaluation and quality assurance by Dax Liniere Puzzle Factory Dean necromachine Gregg Janman Her metech Mastering Karkainen Resoundsound Ilya Orlov Jeff Rippe Nonlinear Jonas Ekstr m Master tone Laurent Sevestre Maximalsound Mario EvilDragon Mario susiwong Miguel Marques Bender Mas tering Studio Murray Campbell Beatworld Niklas Silen bmanic Roland L hlbach Compyfox Shane Johnson and Vitaly Zolotarev VoS logo designed by Patrick Barca Frequency magnitude plots made with VSTAnalyser Copyright Tokyo Dawn Records All rights reserved 15 DISCLAIMER AND LICENSE The contained software is given to use under a freeware license This software is provided free of charge but the authors retain copyright You are not allowed to distribute this software including but not limited to making the software available for download or making this software part of a software CD DVD Blue ray compilation You are not al
11. ting textures rather than obvious distortion The effect is made to add the typical mojo often associated with high quality analogue audio gear An elaborate auto gain option automatically compensates for changes of perceived loudness during EQ within reasonable limits and a gain trim feature helps controlling peak overloads with ease The 64bit multi rate processing scheme a k a oversampling practically eliminates typical problems of digital EQ implementations such as frequency warping quantization distortion and aliasing Beside the primary controls the plug in comes with an array of additional helpers Advanced preset manage ment undo redo quick A B comparison copy amp paste an online help editable labels mouse wheel support and much more Finally SlickEQ allows to exclusively process the stereo sum or stereo difference without addi tional sum difference encoding see M S microphony SlickEQ is a collaborative project by Variety of Sound Herbert Goldberg and Tokyo Dawn Labs Vladislav Goncharov and Fabien Schivre MAIN CONTROLS EQ MODEL One of four different EQ models curves and behaviors can be selected via the central drop down menu or cycled through with the help of prev next buttons The interface s background color changes depending on the selected model The models represent a specific set of curves and EQ behaviors each providing their own musical feel The different names and colors ha
12. ve no deeper meaning they are meant to help with memorization and identifica tion of the different models MODEL AMERICAN Classy and gentle slopes American style Proportional Q design Magnitude dB o 50 100 200 2k 500 1k Frequency Hz American model Shelving filter s cut boost range Magnitude dB o 50 100 200 2k 500 1k Frequency Hz MODEL BRITISH Slightly steeper curves with more grab and a subtle shelving dip A propor tional Q design with distinct differences between boost and cut operations 20 12 Magnitude dB 100 200 2k 5k 10k 20k 500 ik Frequency Hz British model Shelving filter s cut boost range 20 18 16 1 12 Magnitude dB 2k 5k 10k 20k 20 7 50 100 200 500 1k Frequency Hz MODEL GERMAN Special tilt shelving filters with large linear transitions at low amounts of boost cut Well suited for corrective duties or mastering tasks 20 T T 18 16 14
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