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1. You can use mouse double click as well All options can be found on the editor s toolbar context menu and main Editor menu V v Programs in the setup editor can be reordered using drag and drop as well Reordering programs makes sense only when programs belong to the same categories and category levels Skin thumbnails images are NOT generated automatically for each skin in the repository Nebula Setups comes with more than 100 pre made skin thumbnails and new ones are being added constantly If you see No image thumbnail there is no proper image available for this particular skin yet You can manually make your own skin thumbnails if necessary make a jpg file with fixed size 256 x 128 pixels white background is preferred and skin image should be centered Thumbnail must be saved into Thumbnails Skins sub folder of the Nebula Setups common folder 10 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Tweaking Nebula parameters Tweaking tuning Nebula parameters engine for a specific functionality compression for example or performance sound quality improvement is a known practice and necessity for many advanced Nebula users Usually parameters can be changed within Nebula plugin settings or by directly editing Nebula XML configuration files with text editor Nebula Setups offers a very elegant and simple tweaking using a Tweaks list Nebula parameter tweaks It is located at the lower right side of the main window2. This option can be found on o main window s Editor menu Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual o context menu of the browser s category tree o setup editor s toolbar and context menu For each added program its categories name description file name and number will be displayed in a single row rs Multiple instances duplicates of the same program are not allowed within a single setup If a duplicate program is encountered while adding program s operation is canceled as a whole Setup editor in detail displays the actual contents of the current setup it consists of a toolbar s skin selector and a program list e Setup s skin can be selected from the list of the installed Nebula skins program s can be added deleted and reordered e additional information about each program in the program list is available categories name description file name and number default auto load program can be selected its name is shown in the status line columns in the program list can be reordered and re sized Setup editor raCara f F ZabukowcSoundLibrary nebulatemprepository Skins 04 BSK WL RAINBOW N2S m Cat1 Cat2 Cat3 Name Description File name Number SCS 44 MN SCS HQ TREB BASS Amp 3D M TimPetherick co uk SCSERIES TREB amp BASS 44 1 HQMN 3D n2p 3699 SCS 44 MN SCS HQ TREB BASS Amp MN TimPetherick co uk SCSERIES TREB amp BASS 44 1 HQMN n2p 3698 SCS 44 MN SCS TREB BASS Amp 3D MN TimPetherick co uk SCSERIES
3. Nebula parameter tweaks pm 1 Ca Cg a Local Global Parameter Value LTIMED 5500000 AHEADLENGTH 23000 Nebula parameter editor Parameter AHEADLENGTH Look ahead buffer size Value 23000 ie ncaa There are two kinds of Nebula tweaks available Global and Local Global they are a part of the global Nebula Setups preferences they are applied to EVERY saved setup they override default Nebula parameters Local they are a part of the setup which defines them they are applied ONLY to the setup which defines them they override default Nebula parameters AND global tweaks Tweaks list in detail Following rules apply to both types of tweaks list should contain tweaked parameters only strange and unexpected things may happen when loading Nebula plugin 11 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual with incorrect parameters settings so tweaking must be done with a great care before tweaking make sure you 100 know what you are doing and why you are doing it most of the available Nebula parameters should never be changed at all there is absolutely no control of parameter values make sure you enter a valid parameter value duplicated tweaks are not allowed the order of the tweaks in the list can be changed using a mouse drag and drop moving multiple items at once is supported reusing the same tweaks list for the multiple setups is easy using
4. ACQUA AU plugin binary The exact location of the current 64 bit ACQUA AU plugin file Mac OS X only Thumbnail Image of plugin Different image can be selected by double clicking on the image Default JPG images can be found in Nebula Setups common folder sub folder Thumbnails AcquaPlugins 23 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual If all ACQUA plugins of the same architecture are installed in the same folder so called variables can be used acquavstx86dir ACQUA x86 VST plugins folder specified in settings acquavstx64dir ACQUA x64 VST plugins folder specified in settings acquaaux64dir ACQUA x64 Audio Units AU plugins folder specified in settings In the process of updating these variables will be replaced with the actual values specified in settings P Why use variables When if for any reason actual plugins folder changes you need to modify settings only Because of variables specified ACQUA plugin location will still remain correct so no additional editing will be necessary 24 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Preferences x It is extremely important to set up preferences properly Successful iy creation updating of setups and ACQUA plugins updating is possible only if preferences are 100 correct Settings windows is divided into three tabs categories General Nebula Setups and ACQUA Plugins Preferences General Ne
5. Lee neon toe FRI Ie eA awe SEE eds 16 Importing a setup full version only ssseeesseeeee emn 17 Setups Manager full version only eeeeeeesseenn nnnm 18 Backup SysEelTiussd esse EO vM noeh tuse Eh Eh amen uu c ee hs UE e Ud 20 ACQUA Plugins Manager full version only eeeeem een nnnas 21 Creating and editing ACQUA plugin description seeseeeeeeeeeeeee 23 Preferences usi usse sd rade Delays eu Luke SERA A OIM DA EU Ei daw baw be eee 25 Nebula Setups common folder sseeeesesseeeeeee enne 28 Appendix A Important keyboard ShOrtCUtS ssssssssssssrrrnnnrnnrrrrrrrnennrrennn 29 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual What is Nebula Setups Nebula Setups is a standalone program which allows you to create custom copies versions of the original Acustica Audio Nebula plugin VST AU Each copy of the plugin so called setup can have its own program list This means that you can have for example one separate Nebula instance for equalizers another for compressors third for tapes etc Another popular approach is to make a separate setup plugin for each Nebula library Nebula Setups 2 1 dev 3 x64 AITB Mamooth EQ Manley Massive Passive ecu S j22 21539720i74 Search for program name 4 BD Nebula repository a Cat Cat3 Nime s Descngt ES 73EQ 73eQ Pro Neve 1073 CAS Ol 1 Smooth Customer 10k E5 BMQ Black Master eQ API 5500 CAS Of 1 Smocth C
6. be restored anytime even if you wipe 19 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual and reinstall your Nebula repository from the scratch Backup system As already noted options related to setups updating are basically the same as the ones available when saving a setup with Save option There is one additional option though which is unique to Setups Manager and it can not be found when saving setups regularly It is called Backup file s before updating If checked each file to be replaced is first copied backed up to the special folder In case something goes wrong plugin files can be manually copied restored to their original locations With each update operation new folder is created under Nebula Setups common folder Name of the folder is displayed in Update report window after update process has been completed Name of the backup folder has following format setups yyyymmddhhmmss The name contains type of update process setups and the rest of the name contains the exact date and time when the process was started If you browse into backup folder using file explorer finder you ll find additional folders for each architecture x86 x64 etc Inside these folders you ll find the actual plugin files dll vst component xml m ACQUA plugins manager described in the next chapter uses the same backup system The only difference is that backup folder name contains different type of update process which is acqua 2
7. option File Preferences on Windows or NebulaSetups2 Preferences on Mac OS X select General tab and look for the Nebula repository configuration parameter at the top Click on the button with a folder icon and a dialog window will show up e Can not load ACQUA library check settings Windows navigate to the Acustica folder inside your vstplugins folder for example c Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica Select file Nebula3 Reverb xml and select Open button Mac OS X navigate to the Acustica folder inside your VST plugins folder for example library audio Plug Ins VST Acustica Select file Nebula3 Reverb xml and select Open button Select OK to confirm changes You will now see the Nebula engine being initialized assuming configuration file you ve selected is correct Installed Nebula categories and programs Nebula repository contents will show up and become available in the Nebula Setups First time loading of your ACQUA configuration may be slower than you expect this is completely normal This load time will be much quicker after the first time until you need to change the configuration file if that ever happens F There are many other important settings located on the Preferences v dialog which are required to be set properly before creating and saving setups This fact will be often emphasized in this document because of its extreme importance For further expl
8. tweaks M Use global tweaks V Backup file s before updating Close When opened Setups Manager will show all available tracked setups Version info and the date of the last modification are also available for each setup on the list By default all setups are selected but you can select only the ones you wish using standard mouse keyboard selecting procedures After the desired setups are selected you may use following options using toolbar or mouse right click context menu 18 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Update or re create setup s This will create if non existing or update overwrite all your setups in the same way as if you would save them manually within the program Before update set options found at the bottom of the window You will recognize most of the options which are the same as when manually saving a setup Carefully read warnings and proceed when you are sure When operation is completed a list log of the processed setups is displayed Rename a setup Rename currently selected setup to a new name Note a single setup must be selected for this operation renaming of multiple setups at once is not supported Delete setup s Delete selected setup s Note this destructive operation can not be undone so be careful and don t forget to backup your stuff When you delete a setup all of its files will be permanently deleted including common folder files plu
9. x64 VST plugin V 64 bit x64 AU plugin v Nebula plugin binaries v Use local tweaks M Use global tweaks Settings Cancel M Nebula plugin configuration file s xml program list local global tweaks Setup name TimP U76 1176 COMP skin etc are transformed into an actual plugin s ready for use in DAW programs Most of the setup s components can be saved separately for example only plugin binaries can be updated without affecting plugin s configuration files s etc V Preview saved setup VST only There is also a button for quick access to the settings window if you need to do last moment Save changes Following options are available when saving a setup Setup name Setup s name This name will be used for all associated setup files including VST plugin s If a setup with this name already exists it will be overwritten after confirmation 32 bit x86 VST plugin If checked 32 bit x86 architecture VST version of a setup plugin will be created in VST format 64 bit x64 VST plugin If checked 64 bit x64 architecture VST version of a setup plugin will be created 64 bit x64 AU plugin Mac OSX only if checked 64 bit x64 architecture Audio Units version of a setup plugin will be created Nebula plugin binaries If checked plugin binary file s will be created for selected architecture s and format s see previous options Nebula plu
10. 0 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual ACQUA Plugins Manager full version only A common procedure for ACQUA plugins users is updating plugin engine with the latest updated version Nebula Setups is able to update installed ACQUA plugins engine in a simple way instead of endless copying and renaming files by hand The brand new ACQUA plugins manager is a place to do it found in main toolbar and menu Tools ACQUA Plugins Manager keyboard shortcut P Ls Make sure your settings are correct before proceeding go to v Preferences window Acqua plugins tab and check everything is set up properly eoo ACQUA Plugins Manager Version Last updated AmberEQ IE UN f Nebula3 1 3 899 Fri May 22 2015 19 35 08 Aquamarine AREE Bie Fri May 22 2015 19 35 08 z4 Nebula3 1 3 839 Fri May 22 2015 19 35 08 Fri May 22 2015 19 35 08 Fri May 22 2015 19 35 08 Update ACQUA plugin s options V 32 bit x86 VST plugin s V 64 bit x64 VST plugin s V 64 bit x64 AU plugin s V Backup file s before updating Close When opened a list of currently supported ACQUA plugins is shown Version info and the date of the last modification are also available for each plugin on 21 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual the list All currently supported plugins will be listed regardless if they are actually installed on your system List will be regularly updated in the future according to new ACQUA plugin releases Alt
11. 6 50 35 sre oktober 9 2013 11 17 07 ned julij 14 2013 15 40 32 pet november 8 2013 15 57 48 et november 7 2013 17 40 35 tor oktober 29 2013 12 04 04 pet november 1 2013 08 10 38 16 open j canei Importing a setu Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual full version onl Program provides two import options which will help you to import your old legacy setups created manually or with Set ups 1 program This way they will become tracked setups see Setups Manager and their further management will be much more simple There are two import options available Import program list This option will import raw program list XML file usually found in the setups sub folder of the Nebula Repository Information about auto load program will also be imported Finally you can select a skin and save everything together as a new tracked setup Import setup from Nebula configuration file Set ups 1 Option will import a complete setup from the Nebula plugin s XML configuration file The program list auto load program information and skin name will all be imported This is a preferred way to import manually created setups or the ones created with Nebula Set ups 1 x program When saving imported setup the original names of the setup files plugins and configuration files will be retained so they will be visible in your DAW as before Note if necessary the program list file in the Nebula Repository s
12. S X compatible computers If you want to use it you should first install and authorize Nebula software on your computer Version of installed Nebula software must be 1 3 7xx or greater 32 x86 and 64 x64 bit versions of Nebula Setups are available for Windows and 64 x64 bit version is available for Mac OS X Each version is able to create setups for both x86 and x64 architectures In addition to 32 and 64 bit VST setups Nebula Setups can now also create 64 bit AU Audio Units setups on Mac OS X Installation e Windows run Nebula Setups installation executable exe and follow the instructions on the screen Mac OS X mount Nebula Setups disk image dmg run installation package mpkg and follow instructions on the screen Uninstalling e Windows use the standard uninstall procedure Uninstall a program User data setups etc will not not be deleted Mac OS X delete Nebula Setups application file from Applications folder Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual First start and basic setup When executed for the first time Nebula Setups will show you an ACQUA initialization error Not really an error this means that access to the Nebula ACQUA is not yet available Program needs it in order to show contents of Nebula repository Nebula presets You have to select the appropriate Nebula configuration file which will then be used within Nebula Setups Click OK to continue Open Preferences dialog menu 5s
13. TREB amp BASS 44 1MN 3D n2p 3695 SCS 44 MN SCS TREB BASS Amp MN TimPetherick co uk SCSERIES TREB amp BASS 44 1MN n2p 3694 SCS 44 ST SCS HQ TREB BASS Amp 3DST TimPetherick co uk SCSERIES TREB amp BASS 44 1 HQ 3D n2p 3700 SCS 44 ST SCS HQ TREB BASS Amp ST TimPetherick co uk SCSERIES TREB amp BASS 44 1 HQ n2p 3697 scs 44 ST SCS TREB BASS Amp 3D ST SCSERIES TREB amp BASS 44 1 3D n2p 3696 SCS 44 ST SCS TREB BASS Amp ST SCSERIES TREB amp BASS 44 1 n2p 3693 0 8 program s selected in the setup Default program SCS TREB BASS Amp 3D ST Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual The following options are available in the editor s program list Add program s from selected Add program s from selected category including all category subcategories to the setup editor Keyboard shortcut C Add selected program s Add selected program s from the browser s program list to the setup editor Keyboard shortcut A Delete selected program s Delete selected program s from setup editor Keyboard shortcut Backspace Move selected program s up Move selected program s in setup editor one row up Move selected program s down Move selected program s in setup editor one row down Un set default program Un set toggle a program which will be automatically loaded when setup plugin is initialized in DAW program Program is shown with reverse color text Keyboard shortcut Command Ctrl D
14. Use this if all plugins are installed in the same directory this will allow you to use variables in ACQUA plugins manager Common value is Windows c Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica64 Mac OS X Library Audio Plug Ins VST Acustica64 x64 Base ACQUA VST plugin binary Full path of the original base 64 bit ACQUA VST plugin engine which will be used for update Check with Acustica for the latest version x64 ACQUA AU plugins directory Mac OS X only directory where 64 bit ACQUA AU plugins are located Use this if all plugins are installed in the same directory this will allow you to use variables in ACQUA plugins manager Common value is Library Audio Plug Ins Components x64 Base ACQUA AU plugin binary Mac OS X only 64 bit AU is actually wrapped 64 bit VST plugin x64 Base ACQUA VST plugin binary will be used 27 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Nebula Setups common folder Nebula Setups is using a common folder for tracked setup files program s settings screen layout thumbnails etc Location of the common folder Windows 7 c Users username AppData Roaming Zabukowski Nebula Setups Windows XP c Documents and Settings username Application Data Mac OS X users username library Application Support Zabukowski Nebula Setups When Nebula Setups is uninstalled from your computer common folder and its files including user data are NOT del
15. Zabukowski Software Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual revision 6 updated to v2 5 1 http www zabukowski com software Written by Franci Zabukovec Revised by Rich Prewett Copyright Franci Zabukovec 2013 2015 Table of Contents What is Nebula Setups 12k oct eee teeta it antl a Suhail Saceshc a ner c 3 Installation ces cdrom Sese Seen hin a nae hea es bee bees bedded awd 4 Uninstalling sonara o eer oss tu alee oan a E uation mame erosut es Mate unseated 4 First stant and Dasic SebllD iius coitu Un de i e dois iden teats aioe ewan ved veg 5 Registration license installation eeeeeeeeeeeee een 6 Nebula Setups user Interfaces iood e iogo eet greet es oiu va eder es Fut es urge MER eds 7 Creating a Setip icri ie ciniti CERE PREEREPEARECREREPEKERENSE FOKDERR ENSURE FACERE PAXEEREVR A 7 Nebula repository browser ceeeessseeeeeen nennen menn nnne nnns 7 Selecting and adding Nebula programs to a setup esee 8 Setup editor I detallados ieiuna reto ir step cle tendons Salada delete eterna adios baa 9 Tweaking Nebula parareters o ixoegecececyd senex eeesusPreuxUrd eq DP exei ed 11 Tweaks list in detail eoni ea ears Sea XX REDDE RRA EIE RARE Rid 11 Saving a SCuu Draka eruta Veste MORE Paci easing POR E Eu D OR RO TRE Ete e ac QE E SP clad 13 Audio Units setup format Specifics x eise conie eA SRX ET AERx x OO RIPE ERR ERRIR NDE 15 Opening a setup full version only oet ee too
16. anation see Preferences Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Registration license installation Nebula Setups requires a valid license file to run If the license file is not found invalid or expired Nebula Setups will continue to run with limited functionality This means that some important functions will not be available loading and importing setups Setups Manager ACQUA plugins manager etc Basic setup creating is still possible even without a valid license installed Once you acquire the license file save it to a temporary folder of your choice run Nebula Setups and select menu option Help About Nebula Setups on Windows or NebulaSetups2 About NebulaSetups2 on Mac OS X A license information dialog will show up Click on the Install license button and select the previously saved license file from your temporary folder When the license is imported its data is displayed in the dialog window If you want to remove the license from Nebula Setups use the same button Note when the license is already installed the button is labeled Remove license r About Nebula Setups 2 x64 License information Credits Name Zabukowski Software Email software support zabukowski com Type regular Version 2 xx Created ned nov 10 2013 Expires never Remove license LK jJ The same license file works on all supported operating systems You can install your license on any computer wh
17. at the moment so you ll have to keep track of this yourself for now Note that this magic number will be used for the VST version s of the setup as well If MAGIC is not specified with AU setup program will inform you about it when saving a setup Each new setup detected by AU host Logic X for example will be v automatically validated If you have trouble with validation delete audio units cache file and run host again This will force all plugins to be re scanned and validated from the scratch Cache file path Users username Library Caches AudioUnitCache com apple audiounits cache If your setup is not detected by host and you are 100 sure it exists in the correct folder check if its magic number is missing or it is duplicated When 15 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual renaming AU setups system restart is often required for setups to be properly detected Opening a setup full version only Saved setups can be opened with Nebula Setups anytime later for further editing Associated option Setup Open can be found on the main menu and toolbar r 17 Open setup Name AITB Mamooth EQ Manley Massive Passive ned julij 21 2013 11 26 02 Last modified AlexB TSX Fatso SCS TREBLE BASS UA 610 AlexB 73eq Pro Neve 1073 AlexB Black Master eQ API 5500 AlexB PCS Preamp Color Suite CDS Sontec 250 EX eq Massenburg GML 8200 eq sre september 18 2013 10 51 05 ned julij 14 2013 1
18. bit Nebula VST setups plugins are located Common value is Windows c Program Files x86 Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica Mac OS X Library Audio Plug Ins VST Acustica x86 Base Nebula VST plugin binary Full path of the original base 32 bit Nebula VST plugin Common value is Windows c Program Files x86 Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica Nebula3 Reverb dll Mac OS X Library Audio Plug Ins VST Acustica Nebula3 Reverb vst x86 Base Nebula VST plugin configuration Full path of the original base 32 bit Nebula VST configuration file Common value is Windows c Program Files x86 Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica Nebula3 Reverb xml Mac OS X Library Audio Plug Ins VST Acustica Nebula3 Reverb xml x64 VST setups directory Directory where 64 bit Nebula VST setups plugins are located Common value is Windows c Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica64 Mac OS X Library Audio Plug Ins VST Acustica64 x64 Base Nebula VST plugin binary Full path of the original base 64 bit Nebula VST plugin Common value is Windows c Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica64 Nebula3 Reverb dll Mac OS X Library Audio Plug Ins VST Acustica64 Nebula3 Reverb vst x64 Base Nebula VST plugin configuration Full path of the original base 64 bit Nebula VST configuration file Common value is Windows c Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica Nebula3 Reverb xml OS X Library Audio Plu
19. bula Setups ACQUA plugins Nebula repository configuration F9 C Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins acustica64 Nebula3 Reverb xml Nebula repository directory F ZabukowcSoundLibrary nebulatemprepository Nebula skins directory FifZabukowcSoundLibrary nebulatemprepository Skins Nebula setups directory F ZabukowcSoundLibrary nebulatemprepository Setups V Show programs from subcategories Following options are available on the General tab Option Description Nebula repository The root directory of installed Nebula click on a folder icon to directory select Common value is Windows c nebulatemprepository Mac OS X Library Audio Presets AcusticaAudio Nebula3 Nebula skins directory Directory of installed Nebula skins Common value is Windows c nebulatemprepository Skins Mac OS X Library Audio Presets AcusticaAudio Nebula3 Skins Nebula setups directory Directory of setups used by Nebula plugin s Common value is Windows c nebulatemprepository Setups Mac OS X Library Audio Presets AcusticaAudio Nebula3 Setups Show programs from Described in Nebula repository browser subcategories 25 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Following options are available on the Nebula Setups tab These options are directly related to setups creation both when saving or using Setups Manager update x86 VST setups directory Directory where 32
20. copy paste operation The following options are available in the tweaks list Add Nebula parameter You can choose any parameter from a drop down list The list contains all existing Nebula parameters known from the standard Nebula XML configuration files Only one instance of each parameter is allowed Edit Nebula parameter Edit tweak value of the currently selected parameter You can also double click on a current parameter in the list to edit it Delete selected Nebula Delete selected parameter s from the list parameter s Copy Nebula parameter s Copy selected parameters to the clipboard Keyboard shortcut Command Ctrl C Paste Nebula parameter s Paste copied parameters from the clipboard Pasted items are always appended to the end of the list Keyboard shortcut Command Ctrl V All options can be found on the tweak list s toolbar context menu and main Tweaks menu Tweaking following parameters will have no effect E SKINNAME iy SETUPROMNAME i SCANBOOT These parameters will always be internally overwritten with values which guarantee proper setup configuration and functionality 12 Saving a setup Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Don t forget that setup can be successfully saved only if program s v preferences are set properly see Preferences e Save as setup With every save operation specified V 32 bit x86 VST plugin V 64 bit
21. ernatively you can define your own ACQUA plugin s if needed Don t be confused with a term ACQUA what you are dealing here with are ACQUA plugins Nebula ACQUA access described in chapter First start and basic setup has nothing to do with ACQUA plugins After the desired plugins are selected you may use following options using toolbar or mouse right click context menu Update selected ACQUA This will update overwrite all selected plugins with the plugin s new ACQUA engine specified in settings Before update set options found at the bottom of the window Carefully read warnings and proceed when you are sure When operation is completed a list log of the processed plugins is displayed Add new ACQUA plugin Define new ACQUA plugin Empty edit dialog will open See chapter Creating and editing ACQUA plugin description below Edit selected ACQUA plugin Edit existing ACQUA plugin Edit dialog with plugin description will open See chapter Creating and editing ACQUA plugin description below You can edit plugin data also by double clicking on desired plugin in the list Rename a setup Rename currently selected plugin to a new name Note a single setup must be selected for this operation renaming of multiple plugins at once is not supported Delete setup s Delete selected plugin s When editing renaming or deleting actual installed ACQUA plugins ig are not being affec
22. eted Complete screen layout windows tool bars columns splitters etc is stored in a text XML file named nebulasetups uilayout If you have problems with the screen layout or you just want to reset it you should delete this file It will be recreated the next time you start Nebula Setups Text XML file nebulasetups settings contains program settings If necessary it can be edited using programs like Notepad TextEdit etc 28 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Appendix A Important keyboard shortcuts C Add program s from selected category including all subcategories to the setup editor A Add selected program s from the browser s program list to the setup editor M Setups Manager Backspace Delete selected program s from setup editor delete selected tweak s Command Ctrl D Unset default auto load program in setup editor Command Ctrl A Select all items in the list programs tweaks Command Ctrl C Copy selected tweaks to clipboard Tweaks list Command Ctrl V Paste tweaks from clipboard Tweaks list 29
23. etups sub folder will be renamed to match the setup s name This is to avoid possible confusion with the file names and something you don t need to bother with at at all Import options can be found on the main toolbar and Setup menu 17 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Setups Manager full version only One of the major advantages of the Setups 2 program is a setup tracking The program remembers keeps track which setups were created with it Because of this re creating complete setups or updating setup s plugins with the new Nebula version for example is now very simple task using Setups Manager found in main toolbar and menu Tools Setups Manager keyboard shortcut M eoo Setups Manager m 2 rm L3 Le eo Version Last modified AlexB 73eQ Pro Neve 1073 Eq Nebula3 1 3 903 Thu May 14 2015 14 31 46 AlexB Modern Black Console API 1608 Nebula3 1 3 903 Thu May 14 2015 16 29 06 CDSoundmaster R2R Reel2Real TAPE Nebula3 1 3 903 Thu May 14 2015 11 26 04 Filter Nebula3 1 3 903 Sat May 16 2015 16 11 19 NEW SETUP Nebula3 1 3 903 Sat May 16 2015 15 56 41 TimP U76 1176 COMP Nebula3 1 3 903 Sat May 16 2015 16 24 53 VNXT BX20 demo reverb Nebula3 1 3 903 Fri May 15 2015 11 21 03 Re create update setup s options V 32 bit x86 VST plugin s V 64 bit x64 VST plugin s V 64 bit x64 AU plugin V Nebula VST plugin binaries vst M Nebula plugin configuration file s xml V Use local
24. g Ins VST Acustica64 Nebula3 Reverb xml x64 AU setups directory Mac OS X only directory where 64 bit Nebula AU setups plugins are located Common value is Users username Library Audio Plug ins Components x64 Base Nebula AU plugin binary Mac OS X only full path of the original base 64 bit Nebula VST plugin Common value is Library Audio Plug Ins Components Nebula3 Reverb component x64 Base Nebula Mac OS X only full path of the original base 64 bit Nebula VST 26 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual AU plugin configuration configuration file Common value is Library Audio Plug Ins Components Nebula3 Reverb xml Following options are available on the ACQUA plugins tab These options are directly related to ACQUA plugins management updating x86 ACQUA VST plugins directory Directory where 32 bit ACQUA VST plugins are located Use this if all plugins are installed in the same directory this will allow you to use variables in ACQUA plugins manager Common value is Windows c Program Files x86 Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica Mac OS X Library Audio Plug Ins VST Acustica x86 Base ACQUA VST plugin binary Full path of the original base 32 bit ACQUA VST plugin engine which will be used for update Check with Acustica for the latest version x64 ACQUA VST plugins directory Directory where 64 bit ACQUA VST plugins are located
25. gin configuration file s xml If checked plugin configuration file s will be created for selected architecture s see previous options Use local tweaks If checked local tweaks will be used in saved setup plugin They will override existing default Nebula values AND global tweaks as well Use global tweaks If checked global tweaks will be used in saved setup plugin They will override existing default Nebula values Preview saved setup If checked a preview of the saved setup will be opened in a 13 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual separate window This is the actual Nebula VST plugin which represents the saved setup You can check setup s program list skin etc here without opening your DAW Preview of AU plugins is not supported When a setup is saved you can check test it immediately Open your DAW program and load a plugin which has the same name as saved setup You can repeat this procedure for all chosen architectures and formats VST AU Some behind the scenes technical info when a setup with all options checked is saved a copy of the base Nebula plugin s and its configuration file s is made with a name equal to setup s name Program list with auto load setting is created in Nebula s local setups directory A plugin s configuration file is adapted to the new setup as well Finally global and local tweaks are applied to the newly created setup configuration file
26. gin files and Nebula repository setup files Preview selected setup Preview of the selected setup will be opened in a separate window This is the actual Nebula VST plugin which represents the saved setup You can check setup s program list skin etc here without opening your DAW Preview of AU plugins is not supported Example of setup preview in Nebula VST plugin form using Preview selected setup option r W Setup preview AITB Mamooth EQ Manley Massive Passive c Program Files Steinberg Vstplugins Acustica64 AITB Mamooth EQ Manley Massi 9 jet Sm e0oe0 8 e e e e e e ai e e HPF BOOST DRIVE LIGDT e 9 40 8 o 6 N 3 PRF 22 00 16 08 0 00 6 60 8 8 12 8 EUG Hz KHz dB x 83 8 8 MAM EQ HPF HI 44 e 0 50 6 k z E ES e o e e e e ee DSC analoSinthebox com e 0260 FRT 44100 Hz gt 44100 Hz aa GAIN IN 4 0000 dB GAIN OUT 6 0000 dB HPF 22 008 Hz INPUT L 192 5 dB BOOST 10 000 KHz INPUT R 192 5 dB B OUTPUT L 192 5 dB li DRIVE mH 6 0080 dB OUTPUT R 192 5 dB S LIGUIDTY 8 8880 X x SE wl zi 4 Oe E mms ove V VIK T X VecroRiA VorreRRA KenneLs TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 1 E 1 Described options can be found on the Setup Manager s toolbar and context menu Each tracked setup is saved into program s common folder as well see Nebula Setups common folder This means that if you keep this folder safe all your setups can
27. ich has your licensed copy of Nebula software installed Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Nebula Setups user interface Main program s window is divided into the repository browser on the top and a setup editor with tweaks list at the bottom There are main menu tool bars and context menus mouse right click available Creating a setup Creating a setup is in fact a very simple task Basically it goes like this find and select desired programs with the repository browser add them to a setup editor select skin and default auto load program tweak setup s parameters if needed and save setup Nebula repository browser Search for program name Y z ES RAD Radios cati Num ES REV Reverb T utn Eo scs FTS FTS Flat www alessandroboschi eu FTS 44 F n2p 418 4 9 STQ FTS FTS Flat Tr www alessandroboschi eu ALEXB FTS 44 FT n2p 419 4 EQ FTS FTS G P Comp www alessandroboschi eu ALEXB FTS 44 GP n2p 420 BEL Bell TSX 44 FTS FTS Spank Comp www alessandroboschi eu ALEXB FTS 44 SP n2p 421 E CLN Clean TSX 44 FTS FTS Tracking Comp www alessandroboschi eu ALEXB_FTS 44_TR n2p 422 E gt SH Shelf TSX 44 FTS FTS Warmth www alessandroboschi eu ALEXB FTS 44 W n2p 423 PRE Preamp TSX 44 FTS FTS Warmth Tr www alessandroboschi eu ALEXB FTS 44 WT n2p 424 ES TB TapeBooster TLQ TLeQ Pro TL Audio Crim ES TPE Tape 4 TSX Tapes and Saturators FX 4 E 44 441kHz E FTS Empirical Labs Fats
28. iptions contain the specified search text Note if the program list is already filtered because a non root category is selected in the category tree searching will be limited to the already selected category If you want to search through the whole repository select the root category first When category search is selected search will be performed inside the category tree There are Find next occurrence and Find previous occurrence buttons to help you browse through the search results If needed use the red cross button to quickly reset search text parameter Selecting and adding Nebula programs to a setup To select a single program just click on it in the repository s program list multiple programs click on the first desired program and then use Shift or Command Ctrl mouse click to add an additional programs to the selection To add selected program s to the current setup do one of the following things drag selected programs from repository s program list and drop them into setup editor use option Add selected program s which can be found on o main window s Editor menu o context menu of the browser s program list o setup editor s toolbar and context menu Alternatively you can add a whole category including all its subcategories at once using option Add program s from selected category In this case you don t have to previously select program s just select category in the category tree
29. o 7 r 0 8 program s selected in the Nebula repository To find and select a desired Nebula program s use repository browser located at the top of the main window It consists of a category tree left and program list right The later contains the categories name description file name and number of each program Columns can be reordered and re sized If the root node named Nebula repository of the category tree is selected all programs from the repository will be shown on the right Otherwise only the programs which belong to the selected category will be shown You can change this behavior using option Show programs from v subcategories found on Preferences dialog General tab If checked programs from current category and all its subcategories will be shown on the right To expand or collapse the complete tree use Expand all and Collapse options found in the tree s context menu mouse right click Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual If you can t find a desired program s quickly use a search tool Above the category tree there is a drop down selection box where you can define search mode You can search by a program name description or category only In any mode you must define text to be found by entering it in the text field to the right of the drop down menu If program name or description search is selected the program list on the right will display only the programs which names descr
30. see Preferences 14 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Audio Units setup format specifics From the end user perspective creating AU based setups is almost the same as creating VST based setups But behind the scenes there is much more going on AU plugins components can not be just simply duplicated and renamed as is the case with VST plugins without some additional dirty work which is done automatically for you by the program Check the Nebula Setups tab in Preferences window There are three options at the bottom where AU related info should be specified in the similar way as with VST setups To avoid any protection issues AU setups should be stored in user s v components directory Users username Library Audio Plug ins Components To access this directory you should have user s Library folder visible on your computer Please read this article for example if you don t know how to do it http www macobserver com tmo article mavericks easily make user library folder visible Make sure every setup has unique MAGIC string defined as local v tweak If not your setup will almost certainly not be properly detected by the host Select Add Nebula parameter option in Nebula parameter tweaks window and add MAGIC VST AU plugin ID parameter MAGIC value must be exactly 4 bytes long it can consist of any combination of letters and digits it is case sensitive There is no automatic tracking of these values
31. ted so you can t delete or otherwise ruin anything important Only local plugin definitions are being affected Contrary when updating actual ACQUA plugins are affected There are few options on the bottom which defines architectures x86 ig x64 and formats of the ACQUA plugins VST AU to be updated There is also option for optional backup of the existing files before update See chapter Backup system for detailed explanation 22 Nebula Setups 2 User s Manual Creating and editing ACQUA plugin description Parameters description of the ACQUA plugin should be specified in this window If new plugin description is to be created you will be prompted to enter unique plugin name first eoo ACQUA plugin Scarlet MHE 400 Factory name SCARLET x86 ACQUA VST plugin binary acquavstx86dir Scarlet vst x64 ACQUA VST plugin binary acquavstx64dir Scarlet vst x64 ACQUA AU plugin binary F gt acquaaux64dir Scarlet x64 component Available parameters are Factory name If you ve renamed ACQUA plugin binary file you must specify the plugin s original factory name here Otherwise is not required This is to avoid some problems which could occur when plugins have a different name than the original x86 ACQUA VST plugin binary The exact location of the current 32 bit ACQUA VST plugin file x64 ACQUA VST plugin binary The exact location of the current 64 bit ACQUA VST plugin file x64
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