Valley People Dyna
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1. through this chapter start with About the Valley People Dyna mite and User Interface Overview to get acquainted with the normal modes of operation During the learn ing period you will go through these steps 1 Utter confusion Desparation Did I really pay for this Solution Read Basic Limiting Basic Expand ing and User Interface Its just three pages Lis ten to the sound examples on the Softube web site 2 Pride You have learned what the controls do You think you master every aspect of it Solution Read the entire manual as well as the manual for the original hardware its available on www softube com 3 Awe You realize all the potential that is in this little thing and start to think about all the cool things you can do with it Solution Do it But dont despair It doesn t take much time to learn how to use it it s just that the first 15 minutes can be a bit confusing Final word from the developers Expanding is the new black About the Valley People Dyna mite The Dyna mite was designed for two main pur poses limiting and expanding You choose limiting or expanding by setting the Mode switch in either the LIMIT or EXP mode Threshold Release and Output works as in any limiter or expander Range is a nice addition that enables you to limit the maximum amount of gain reduction You can set the type of detector with the Detector Type switch the switch closest t2. will as well This is indicated by a clip LED and just as with the hardware it is possible for the clip LED to flash even with very heavy limiting because the transients will in some cases slip through for example in the AVG mode The original manual states The clipping signal is often of exceedingly short duration and is in all probability fully inaudible Any decision to lower the output level because of sporadic flashing of the clip LED should be based upon what you hear If the signal sounds clean you are probably better off to leave the output level alone Times change and today we often strive for a dirtier sound with distortion and clipping so feel free to crank up the Output volume and experi ence the brutal distortion of the original Dyna mite hardware Limiting Modes There are two basic limiting modes the avc and PEAK detection On top of this you can use the built in pre emphasis high frequency filter Detec tor Source Ds FM together with the internal signal Finally you can set the Detector Type to GATE which will give you negative limiting In theory the difference between AVG and PEAK lies basically in the way the detector calculates the envelope of the signal avc uses Linear Integration OUT dB AVG and PEAK mode Inf 1 Limiting GATE mode 1 20 Limiting THRESHOLD IN dB Detection a proprietary method that Valley Interna tional developed while
3. 0 dB to prevent the gate from reducing the gain by more than 30 dB and thus avoid the most audible artifacts from when the gate open and closes In the original hardware the Range control was only available in the EXP mode and left out in the LIMIT mode This was probably due to implementation difficul ties so we decided to introduce the Range knob to the other modes as well To get the plug in to behave exactly like the hardware just setthe Range knob back to 60 dB in the limit modes Advanced Range Knob in Limiting Mode Zones When limiting the Range control gives you a very powerful tool to create a zone in which the limit ing occurs If you for example limit a drum track and the Gain Reduction meter reads 40 dB in the peaks you can set the Range control to 25 dB and thus get three different zones 1 No limiting when the drums are below 40 dB 2 Inf 1 limiting in the range 40 dB to 15 dB 3 No limiting for peaks exceeding 15 dB Since the peaks in the third zone would cause a gain reduction above the limit of 25 dB and the Range is set at 25 dB no further gain reduction will occur Ihe effect is that you have a very effective limiting in zone 2 but with the transients of zone 3 being let through It s different but sounds somewhat similar to that of a parallel or New York style compression Release Classic release time control Determines the rate at which a gain is restored after Limiting or
4. Ducking as well as the rate at which gain is reduced after Gating Keying or Expansion attacks Variable from 50 ms to 5 sec 20dB Anticipatory Release Computation With fast release time settings and certain material the gain reduction will follow the signal envelope too tightly and pumping will occur To escape these effects yet still allow the user to select rapid release times Valley Inter national developed a proprietary circuit scheme known as Anticipatory Release Computation ARC It analyzes the program input and anticipate conditions which would cause either waveform gain modulation or excessively rapid pumping and computes a different release enve lope in order to prevent or greatly diminish these effects Technical explanations apart the ARC circuit is definitely a big part of the famous Dyna mite sound Output Output volume control Ranges from 15 dBv to 15 dBv In limiting modes LIMIT and Ds FM the output volume will be automatically corrected to fit with the chosen Threshold level In all other modes the Output volume will act as a simple gain control You will soon find that this auto make up feature is very handy since it is extremely easy to make changes to the amount of limiting with the Threshold control without disturbing the balance of the mix Clip Indicator The plug in features an accurate model of the output stage in the hardware So whenever the hardware would clip the plug in
5. PEAK uses a more tradi tional log of the absolute value method In practice the differences lies in the timing AvG is a bit slower has a more natural sound but can be tricky to work with PEAK is faster and behaves more like a traditional limiter You can always toggle between the PEAK and AvG modes and listen to the difference Classic Limiting Mode LIMIT Detector Type avc PEAK limit avg MODE DET Detector Source INT Threshold Adjust to material Release Usually short 0 05 0 5 sec Range Typically 60 dB see section about Zones for usage Output Adjust to material typically above 0 dB These are the classic limiting modes If the detector is in PEAK mode you will be able to raise the total volume more than in AVG mode but the waveforms will be more distorted than in AvG mode In ave mode it is easier to get a more transparent limiting but it is also easier to get lots of punch in a drum track since the slower attack time will let the transients through Ihe original manual recom mends the AVG position except when you have very transient sounds Level Limiting INT LIMIT AVG Peak Limiting INT LIMIT PEAK Ratio Inf 1 Automatic make up gain during lim iting Range control forced to 60 dB on hardware unit but active in the plug in The limiter will let the fastest transients slip through especially in AVG mode These transients will be caught by the output clipping and
6. Please let us know about the mistake and we ll fix it in the mix or in the next version of this manual Support On the Softube website www sof tube com you will find answers to common questions FAQ and other topics that might interest you Support questions can be posted at http www sof tube com where we will help you as fast as we can Web www softube com E mail info0softube com Phone 46 13 21 1623 9 am 5 pm CET Contents User Interface 5 MEI ROW eros Rs Wg EE NGA 5 Key Commands a 4 EEE 6 Valley People Dyna mite 7 Basic Limiting 9 Basic Expanding 10 Switches aaa 11 NOD 2 E E ee ae a BT 13 Limiting Modes 15 Expanding Modes 17 Mono and Stereo Operation 19 Buying Recommendations 19 Credits 4 04 ca amp ANAK eee eh NG 19 User Interface SOFTUBE PLUG INS ARE what you see is what you get products You should be able to intuitively learn Enable Enable Activate the plug in the products within minutes so that you can work Set to OFF for bypass fast and efficient with them There are a couple of things that remain the same for all of our plug ins such as the menu row Ihese will be explained in this chapter For detailed information of a particular plug in please see its chapter Setup Changes global options for all instances of that plug in ee 5 oftube Mode Active A Men
7. before the changes to fully take effect If you messed something up and manually need to set these options you ll find them in text format in the following locations MAC OS Library Application Support Sof tube WINDOWS username Application Data Key Commands All numbers and labels in the plug in are clickable This allows you to easy select a setting by clicking on the wanted value Hovering above a label will turn the mouse pointer into a pointing hand Mouse Up Down or Mouse Wheel Change a parameter such as a knob or a switch Keyboard Fine Adjust 3 Mac or cTRL Win while changing the parameter value Reset to Default art while clicking on the knob or fader Plug In Specific Key Commands In many plug ins you can SHIFT click on a knob or a switch to get some extra functionality Metal Amp Room SHIFT click and drag a mic will move both mics simultaneously All Amp Rooms SHIFT click in the cabinet background will change cabinet or amp without any animations Valley People Dyna mite If you haven t used the Dyna mite before you will feel extremely confused DON T PANIC As soon as you have acquainted yourself with the slightly weird layout and panel labels you will learn how to master this powerful tool and soon you will feel comfortable in knowing that you belong to the music industry s version of the Irekkies ie the Valley People fanatics Take your time to look
8. ector Type Three different ways to detect the signal Play around and try them out For more detailed explanations of each knob please see the following chapters 30 ART e m ww y exp pgate 50 AE fm GAIN REDUCTION e Ha dBv xx MM REE dB dB THRESHOLD RELEASE pp 40 30 20 15 10 6 3 1 MODE DE RANGE OUTPUT O O O O Basic Limiting Limiting is a hard Inf 1 ratio compression that can be used to increase the apparent volume or to even out dynamic differences in a track It works by reducing the gain for passages that are louder than the selected threshold Ihe limiting mode on the Dyna mite is often used to squash drum tracks Mode LIMIT limiting Detector Source nT internal source Detector Type ave slow attack or PEAK fast attack Threshold Adjust to set amount of limiting as read from the GAIN REDUCTION meter Release Adjust to set release time Range 60 dB Output 0 15 dB Procedure 1 Set Ihreshold until you get the desired amount of limiting as red on the LED array Set the Output volume until you get the desired output volume Set the Release control by ear If you get too much pumping increase the release time A Toggle the Detector Type between avG and PEAK to get different attack times 15 O dyna mite zi fm GAIN REDUCTION out dBv ey rr dB THRESHOLD RELEASE y 10 30 20 16 10 6 3 1 MODE DET RANGE OUTPUT Basic Expanding Expanding is when you l
9. ed to the detector DS FM Internal source but with a detector filter that boosts the high frequencies thus mak ing it easier for high frequencies to trig the detector This mode can be used for de essing or it can be used rather creatively when in creased sensitivity to high frequencies is desirable EXT External source This option is not available Mode EXP OUT LIMIT Determines if the Dyna mite should expand or limit the sound EXP Expander mode Reduce gain for signals below Threshold 0UT Bypass Output volume knob and output stage clipping still active LIMIT Limiting mode Reduce gain for signals increasing above Threshold Detector Type GATE PEAK AVG This switch determines the ratio and attack times of the detector GATE Fast and aggressive attack This is the most extreme mode Fast attack time about 50 us In LIMIT mode the ratio is negative 1 20 which means that for every dB above threshold the output signal will be reduced by 20 dB In exp mode you ll have a hard noise gate with a 1 20 ratio So for every dB below the threshold the signal will be reduced by another 19 dBs PEAK Fast attack time about 50 us useful for hard limiting of transient material Inf 1 ratio in LIMIT mode and 1 2 ratio in ExP modes for soft noise gating AVG Slow attack A slower and more complex attack time about 1 15 ms Inf 1 ratio in LIMIT mode and 1 2 ratio in EXP modes for soft noise gating D
10. elholm graphics programming Torsten Gatu framework programming Arvid Ros n modeling and frame work programming Ulf Ekel f 3D rendering Original hardware was designed by Valley People Incorporated ALL VISUAL AND AURAL REFERENCES TO THE VALLEY PEOPLE DYNA MITE ARE TRADE MARKS BEING MADE WITH WRITTEN PERMIS SION FROM PMI AUDIO THE VALLEY PEOPLE DYNA MITE AND ASSOCIATED LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OF PMI AUDIO GROUP USED UNDER LICENSE ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED gt tm dyna mite di tm GAIN REDUCTION out 3 apk limit avg DE Softube Softube
11. et the Dyna mite reduce the gain for passages that are below the select threshold You can use it as a soft noise gate use it more aggressively as a hard guitar drum gate or you can use to expand the total dynamics of a track Mode ExP expanding Detector Source nT internal source Detector Type ave slow attack PEAK fast attack or gate hard noise gate fast attack Threshold Adjust to set the threshold of expansion Release Adjust to set release time Range 60 20 dB Output 15 0 dB Procedure 1 Set the Release and Range to their min positions CCW 2 Adjust the Threshold so that the desired signals don t light up any LEDs no gain reduction while the undesired signals noise cause gain reduction LED array lights up 3 Set the Release control by ear too fast release time can cause unwanted abrupt effects when the signal goes down below the Threshold 4 Set the Range to get the desired amount of maximum attenuation 5 Toggle the Detector Type AVG PEAK GATE to get different kinds of gating effects Switches All three switches work independently of each other so don t be alarmed Once you know what each switch does the Dyna mite will be easy to operate Detector Source INT DS FM EXT Determines the source of the detector INT Internal source normal operating mode for noise gating expanding or limiting The p 8 5 5 EXP 5 5 gain reduction circuit acts upon the same signal that is f
12. etector Type GATE can be confusing in the beginning but you can see it this way In EXP mode the signal gets gated when the level drops below the threshold that s normal In LIMIT mode the signal gets gated when the level goes above the threshold that s weird 2 ds fm GAIN REDUCTION out dBv THRESHOLD SEC 20dB Knobs Threshold Classic threshold control Determines the signal level above which Limiting or below which Ex panding action begins Variable from 40 dBv to 20 dBv which in a plug in translates to about 60 dBFS to 0 dBFS A full scale 0 ABFS sine wave with Threshold set at max 20 dBv will cause the Dyna mite to just start to limit or expand The exact values depends on the mode selected VCA Gain Coupling a k a Auto Make Up Gain In internal limit and DS FM modes the Dyna mite en gages the VCA Gain Coupling which acts like an automatic make up gain ZONE 2 FULL LIMITING ZONE 1 NO LIMITING OUT dB ZONE 3 NO LIMITING IN dB ext 40 30 15 10 3 RELEASE DET lab MODE DET En R KE p dynamite xp p gate 50 60 pk dB dB limit avg RANGE OUTPUT Range This innovative control limits the maximum gain reduction It varies from 0 dB no gain reduction to 60 dB possible gain reduction This control is very useful when expanding or gat ing If you for example use the Gate mode INT EXP GATE on toms you can set the Range to 3
13. gnal x dB below Threshold will be attenuated another x dBs Use this setting as a traditional boring hard noise gate or use it to create hard hitting beats from almost any drum track Set a short release time and aggressive gating and set the Output volume high to get some distortion Stack up many Dyna mites with different amounts of distortion and release times to get fat snare and bass drum sounds Toggle the DS FM switch to include exclude cymbals Mono and Stereo Operation Inserting the Dyna mite in STEREO mode makes it behave just as the real unit in STEREO COUPLE mode Buying Recommendations Ihe Valley People Dyna mite is a very cool and affordable hardware limiter expander Many people dont know how to use it and say they dont like it just because they cannot operate it Once you ve learned the plug in you will have no problem at all to operate the real hardware so if you find a unit make sure you pick it up The thing on top of the unit is a description of all the different modes the same texts that are dis played in our nifty little display 30 o CUS o e a dyna mite 5 20 o 2 1 30 0 1 8 2 a 2 e s ds 4 20 exp ate 50 gt 1010 60 o fm GAIN REDUCTION out 4 pk z 54 dB 138 THRESHOLD RELEASE ger 30 20 1s 10 6 3 limit 9 RANGE i OUTPUT lip si ec 2008 at 5 THRESHOLD RELEASE DET 40 30 20 ta 631 MODE Credits Oscar Oberg modeling Niklas Od
14. have a lots of high frequency content you should set it to int if you want to do actual noise gating But you probably want to use it more creatively anyway exp gate out p o pk limit avg MODE DET AVG MODE Soft Noise Gating INT DS FM EXP AVG Ratio 1 2 A signal x dB below Threshold will be attenuated another x dBs The least obtrusive noise gate Good for classic noise gating with sources that doesn t have strong transients such as voice and strings Use on slow to medium attack sounds exp p gate U Bo limit avg MODE DET PEAK MODE Soft Noise Gating with Faster Attack Time INT DS FM EXP PEAK Ratio 1 2 A signal x dB below Threshold will be attenuated another x dBs If the attack of the instrument is moderate to fast such as with drums or certain types of guitar it is better to use this PEAK mode The faster attack time in PEAK mode assures that the gain is fully restored when the transient strikes This mode can be pretty nice to use if you want to shorten the decay of a sound such as a bass line or steel stringed acoustic guitar With this mode you can get a standard Jazz Bass to sound like a damped Hofner string bass or a steel stringed 3000 Martin to sound like a 30 banjo Just setthe Release time so that you get the right amount of decay limit avg MODE DET GATE MODE Hard Noise Gating INT DS FM EXP GATE Ratio 1 20 PEAK detection of input signal A si
15. he AVG modes slower response time won t limit transient high frequency sounds like a t but will limit longer high frequency sounds like in sss PEAK mode Good for drum track limit ing if you want to limit the cymbal sibliants Setup a good limiting without using the DS FM mode and then toggle between INT and DS FM to hear which one you like the best limit avg MODE DET Weird Limiting Mode LIMIT Detector Type GATE Detector Source DS FM or INT In the category Weird Limiting we can find the negative ratio stuff Ihe negative limiting mode is a very special case and is normally used together with longer release times and the Range control In some settings specifically with long release times and a Range at about 10 15 dB you can get a very crackling sound Increase the Range or the Release time to avoid this Negative Limiting for Organ Effects INT LIMIT GATE Modified Negative Limiting DS FM LIMIT GATE Ratio 1 20 As input signal exceeds Threshold a 1 dB increase causes a 20 dB decrease in output level This is the mode that is the hardest to find some use for It crackles and pops a lot and one might suspect when reading the original manual that this is a mode that wasn t planned when designing the gear More like Wait what happens if you use the gate together with the limit ing mode Ahh Expanding Modes The expansion modes is operated in a very similar way
16. if they are very short in duration the effect ofthe clipping will be inaudible AVG mode is good for transparent limit ing or added punch to a bass line or drum track PEAK mode is good for hard limiting for example adding length to a snare drum sound or to limit fast transients limit avg MODE DET De Essing and Classic Limiting With Pre Emphasis Filtering Mode LIMIT Detector Type AVG PEAK Detector Source DS FM Threshold Adjust to material normally about 6 10 dB of gain reduction Release Usually short 0 05 0 5 sec Range Usually 60 dB Output Adjust to material This is a setting The DS FM filter only boosts that s very useful for the high frequencies on the vocal de essing but signal that enters the detector also whenever you The main signal the one you need to limit high can listen to is not affected by frequency sounds this filter such as controlling cymbal levels De essing DS FM LIMIT AVG Limiting High Frequency Sounds DS FM LIMIT PEAK Ratio Inf 1 Automatic make up gain during lim iting High frequency EQ inserted in detector path Range control forced to 60 dB on hardware unit AVG mode Good for vocal de essing The original manual says It is important to note that the use of Linear Integration Detection ie the AVG mode provides a much more effec tive mechanism for de essing than does the conventionally used peak detection The rea son for this is that t
17. o the Range knob AVG is smoother and slower than PEAK GATE is a mode that works best in the ExP mode With the Det Source switch you select if you want to use the un altered normal internal source INT or an pre emphasized de essing filter on the internal source Ds FM External side chain ExT is not available You will always get a brief explanation about the current mode in the Modes Display beneath the unit Detector Detector Threshold Release Source Mode Type Range Output 10 e UG 30 20 o tm o 20 30 144 i 10 10 40 5 60 y O 15 fm GAIN REDUCTION out pk t s dB dB dB Y ext limit avg THRESHOLD RELEASE per 9 20 10 6 3 1 MODE DET RANGE OUTPUT Clip LED en Voces Display Valley People Inc Y Softube Gain Reduction Meter User Interface Overview Range Sets maximum amount of gain reduction Advanced Leave at Threshold Adjusts the level at which the 60 dB as a start Dyna mite starts to expand or limit Output Sets output volume Lower the volume if the output clips to Release Adjusts the time it takes to much restore the gain after expan sion limiting Modes Display Shows quick help and param Detector Source Set it to INT normal operat eter values ing mode as a start Gain Reduction Meter Displays the current amount Mode Selects main mode of gain reduction EXP Expander Gate ouT Bypass LIMIT Limiter Clip LED Lights up when the output signal is clipping Det
18. to the limiting modes with the big exception that it is well expanding rather than limiting Another exception is that the GATE mode actually gates the signal in the Exp mode while it in the LIMIT mode acts like a negative ratio limiter OUT dB AVG and PEAK mode 1 2 Expanding GATE mode 1 20 Expanding GATE mode used with Range control THRESHOLD IN dB Classic Expansion Noise Gating Mode Exp Detector Type avc PEAK GATE Detector Source INT DS FM Threshold Adjust so that the desired sound levels extinguish all lights on the Gain Reduction LED array Release Start with minimum setting and then adjust by ear Range Start with 60 dB adjust to decrease the ef fect caused by the gating Output Usually below 0 dB In the classic noise gating mode you have three different settings of the Detector Type AVG PEAK and GATE The GATE mode is the most brutal mode and is pretty efficient to use on drums or heavy met al guitar if you want a more aggressive sound but it should be regarded more as a creative tool rather than a problem solver In all of these modes you can toggle between INT and DS FM to get different weighting of the frequencies Setting the Detector Source in Ds FM mode will make the expander trig more easily on high frequencies which can be a good thing if you for example are gating a drum beat and want to avoid gating the high frequency cymbals Since noise often
19. u Row a ur 5 oftube Mode Eypa m 7 SETUP Si In the bottom of the plug in interface you will see a thin black row with some buttons We ll use the Dyna mite plug in as example but the same goes A for all plug ins Enable About Box Opens the About Box with When the Enable switch is set to on I the plug version info in is active and will process audio When set to OFF 0 it will be bypassed and not process any audio It Value Display Displays the knob value when will take considerably less CPU when it is bypassed the mouse is hovering over a control About Box Value Display Enable Setup bl we Softube Hormal Volume 4 5 TE ID UIV OUP TV DE TED ma z ki my m E un z Setup In the Setup window you can change settings that will affect all instances of that particular plug in If you for example de select the Show Value Display option in the Bass Amp Room plug in the value display will be off for all Bass Amp Rooms on your system until you select that option again Ihe different options vary between Windows and Mac and also different formats and plug ins Ihe most common options are SHOW VALUE DISPLAY Enables the parameter and value display in the bottom row of the plug in REVERSE MOUSE WHEEL DIRECTION Mac OS Only Changes if the a knob is turned up or down when the mouse wheel is turned up or down Mac OS Only You need to restart your host software DAW
20. w Softube User Manual Valley People Dyna mite User Manual for Version 1 3 16 Rev Mar 04 2013 Softube User Manual 2007 2013 Amp Room is a registered trademark of Softube AB Sweden Softube is a registered trade mark of Softube AB Sweden All visual and aural references to the Valley People Dyna mite Tonelux and Tilt are trademarks being made with written permission from PMI Audio The Tonelux and Tilt logo the Valley People Dyna mite and associated logos are trademarks of PMI Audio Group used under license All specifications subject to change without notice All Rights Reserved Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies Men tion of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Softube assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Softube products are protected by patents SE526523 and SE525332 and related patents patent ap plications including WO06054943 US11 667360 US20040258250 EP1492081 EP1815459 and JP2004183976 Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement End User Li cense Agreement Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate However there are a chance that we have made mistakes and we hope that you understand that we are only humans
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