User Manual - Sonoris Audio Engineering
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1. PROFESSIONAL MASTERING SOFTWARE Sonoris Mastering Equalizer 1 0 User Manual Sonoris Mastering Equalizer 0 2 0 dB il 0 18 7T ANS y M i h LN TT m A Ay bay ul TUN i Wh hi Js h 20 500 2 5k Ok e on ot Select T w w e w w 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 T Gain e 9 2 dB Freq w 7 2 kHz kia BW e 1 3 Oct alia ain u Registered to Pieter Stenekes Sonoris Audio Engineering TE JEDE Windows Mac uens Audio Units Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 1 16 Contents Contents Introduction What is it About the plugin Basic Operation Activation About this helpfile Features A B B1 7 buttons Filter type buttons Bypass Gain Frequency Bandwidth Slope Graph display Monitor Trim fader Metering Settings Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com O On Qe Ui R Ww Ww W Ww W W NM E hl a HR K M N Q Uu A WN FE DO 2 16 Introduction 2015 Pieter Stenekes for Sonoris Audio Engineering info sonorissoftware com Thank you for choosing Sonoris Mastering Equalizer What is it The Sonoris Mastering Equalizer SMEQ is a parametric equalizer in VST VST3 AU AAX and RTAS format for Windows and Mac It has selectable linear phase or minimum phase operation per band The plugin is suitable for mixing and especially mastering and features 7 bands including lowpass highpass peaking and shelving filters The SMEQ can be used to2. com 14 16 Metering The level meters show the real time level of the monitored signal When a level reaches 0 GB the clip indicator lights up You can reset this indicator by clicking on it Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 15 16 Settings In the settings menu are these choices Load This function allows you to recall previous settings stored in a file Save This function allows you to save the current settings to a file Analyzer Toggles spectrum analyzer Mode Selects the mode of the equalizer You can choose between 5 linear phase modes and minimum phase operation The linear phase modes controls the length of the buffer that is used to create the linear phase The higher the quality the longer the buffer and the higher the latency Auto mode sets the lowest quality for playback and the best quality for rendering in compatible hosts only Upsampling Selects upsampling Off 2x 4x 8x or Auto In Auto mode the upsampling factor is chosen for the best quality with the current sample frequency Save as Default Saves the Mode and Upsampling settings as default Help Shows this helpfile About Shows the about box with registration info Show tooltips toggles tooltips on or off Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 16 16
3. enhance or correct difficult material like vocal or instrumental soloists and groups orchestral recordings and complex mixes without introducing any unwanted coloring The linear phase implementation of the SMEQ ensures a transparent character and just boosts or cuts a frequency range without adding a sound It doesn t smear transients or create mud nor does it alter the imaging and depth information of the original sound This way it is possible to boost or cut more than with a conventional equalizer without any of these negative side effects Every band can be set up to process stereo L R or M id and S ide channels Processing the mid or side information can be very useful in certain situations In mastering for example it allows you to enhance a centered vocal while leaving the other instruments untouched Or to center a bass without losing the stereo imaging of the rest Adjustment of is made easy because the SMEQ allows for monitoring the LR or MS channels The plugin has a large graphical display that shows exactly what you get The size of the plugin can be changed to your liking by dragging the lower right hand corner The Sonoris Mastering Equalizer has an automatic as well as 2x 4x or 8x manual upsampling mode When upsampling the SMEQ has an even more accurate response especially at the higher frequencies About the plugin Much effort has been put in maintaining the sound quality All calculations are performed with 64 bit r
4. types This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 7 16 Bypass This button switches bypass on or off The bypass is a soft bypass disabling the filters the volume stage and the monitor setting This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 8 16 Gain This setting sets the gain of the filter The gain ranges from 18 to 18 dB Double clicking the thumb will reset the slider to OdB This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 9 16 Frequency The frequency value sets the resonance or cut off frequency for the chosen filter This setting ranges from 16Hz to 20KHz This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 10 16 Bandwidth Slope This sets the bandwidth for the peaking filters and the slope for the shelving and LP HP filters The bandwidth is scaled in octaves ranging from 0 1 to 4 0 For the LP HP filters the slope is measured in dB octave For the shelving filters the slope is a Q factor The slope ranges from 0 1 and 4 0 too This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 11 16 Graph display The graph display shows the magnitude response of the current setting This display updates whenever a setting is changed All filter bands h
5. ave a little dot with the band number written on it You can drag these dots up and down with the mouse to change the gain and frequency of the filter As soon as you click a dot the sliders will load the corresponding settings To affect the gain only hold the ctrl key during dragging To affect the frequency only hold the shift key during dragging Holding the ctrl AND shift key affects the BW or slope Clicking on the graph display switches between the three zoom levels These setting are automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 12 16 Monitor Chooses between the following monitoring modes All displays all curves and monitoring is stereo output all colors LR displays LR curves and monitoring is stereo output red L displays L curves and monitoring is left channel output blue R displays R curves and monitoring is right channel output cyan M displays M curves and monitoring is mid channel output yellow S displays S curves and monitoring is side channel output green This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 13 16 Trim fader With this fader you can adjust the output gain of the equalizer The gain ranges from 18 dB to 18 dB You can also use the mousewheel Double clicking the thumb will reset the slider to OdB This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware
6. esolution internally Basic Operation All controls can be controlled with the mouse by dragging or clicking To increase the resolution press the shift key while dragging The sliders have a snap function that allows for a quick reset to the default value An added feature is the possibility to adjust the knobs with the mousewheel Clicking on a value field enables the direct entry of a value Activation Details on how to activate the plugin can be found here http www sonorissoftware com catalog activation php About this helpfile This helpfile explains all settings and options to get started Basic knowledge of parametric equalizers is needed Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries VST VST3 is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH RTAS and AAX are registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 3 16 Features 7 band parametric equalizer Selectable linear phase or minimum phase operation per band Lowpass and highpass filters up to 48 dB octave Peaking and shelving filters Stereo L R or MS processing and monitoring No pre warping effects that is correct response up to Nyquist 2x 4x 8x or auto upsampling for an even more accurate response Soft Engage technology to prevent switch
7. ing noise A B comparison Large graphical display Spectrum analyzer Three zoom levels High resolution level meter Full automation possible Mousewheel support Settings can be saved and loaded 64 bit internal resolution Windows 32 64 bit VST VST3 and AAX versions Mac OS Universal Binary 32 64 bit VST VST3 AU and AAX versions Mac OS Universal Binary and Windows RTAS versions Installer uninstaller NS SS SS SS RNR RNR RNR RRA Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 4 16 A B This button switches between settings A and B for comparison All adjustments are automatically saved to the current set Copying from one set to another is possible by pressing the control key and the A B key at the same time This setting is automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 5 16 B1 7 buttons These buttons switch the filters on and off Soft Engage technology is used that guarantee no pops and crackles during switching Soft Engage is a Sonoris proprietary technology that prevent sudden changes in the audio data that could cause unwanted noise Right clicking the button on Mac also ctrl left click switches the band processing between LR stereo L eft R ight M id and S ide These settings are automatable Copyright Sonoris Audio Engineering 2015 www sonorissoftware com 6 16 Filter type buttons These buttons select between the various filter
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