ColorTone - TriTone Digital
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1. Welcome to the Land of Tone Congratulations on your purchase or free download of a great new TriTone Digital plugin This document contains all the information you need to get up and running and for you to understand the features and capabilities of your new plugin On a more personal note we warmly invite you to join our user forum There we provide additional support take suggestions for enhancements to our products and provide our users with sneak peaks and beta testing opportunities The orum can be found at We hope you will enjoy your new plugin and as always please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or just to say hello Warmest regards Salvator CEO amp Developper TriTone Digital TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 1 www tritonedigital com ColorTone Overview ColorTone is a Tone Box which simulates the signal path of analog devices through the use of convolution and various proprietary non linear processes ColorTone is designed to provide analog like character and flavor to the modern digital audio workstation FREATURES Includes a large selection of classic IRs Features the powerful Warmth algorithm Allows the user to increase the color intensity Allows the user to reverse the color Features a user accessible IR folder for adding more IRs Provides two2. O Important Make sure the output volume of the track that contains the source impulse is set to unity gain and that the signal coming back from the sampled equipment does not clip Now set your equipment to the settings you wish to sample For instance if you are sampling an EQ and wish to model it with a 3dB shelving boost beginning at 12 kHz simply set your EQ accordingly The desired recorded peak level for all recorded result impulses is 3 dBfs maximum You have two choices for achieving these levels a If you equipment has gain controls adjust these controls until the peak of the recorded result impulse is 3 dBfs b If your equipment does not have gain controls adjust the output of the source impulse in your DAW until the peak of the recorded result impulse is 3 dBfs Once you have set your levels you are ready to record your first sample Playback the source impulse and record the result impulse That s it TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 Al Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 12 www tritonedigital com Preparing the result impulse and loading it into ColorTone Save the result impulse as a new file with the following naming convention ImpulseName_SamplingRate wav Where sampling rate is one of the following suffixes 44 48 88 or 96 For example Neve Top Boost_44 wav O Important The actual impulse has to happen within t
3. D TRITONE DIGITAL TTD_ATR102_30ips_Hot SEJ Grito Medium RST TT Norm SLow Trim D Warmth Color ColorTone User s Manual TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2011 TriTone Digital Version amp All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 www tritonedigital com Table of Contents Welcome TO GG Landor TONG Ue cccrncuntasmnrenncanntescsenanencaamesoacaeacuenenenanontsenmanedeetunents l color TONG OVET VIEW aa E eee ETA T Q ColorTone System Requirements sssesrssesseresresersersesesseseesesreserseseesereeseeseseee Installation Instructions eesssesesesessseeseseseseseses Erreur Signet non d fini AUO a 8b Gaal og E a EA 5 Color TOn Foal UTO seareiro enaa E E E TEAS 6 WoE N UD ee e E E EEE 8 Sampling Your Own Equipment eessesseeseesscsesesssessesssceseessessesssessesssessessees 10 Loading the sampling impulse Audio file cc cceceeecesenceseeeeeeeeeecs 11 Playing the source impulse setting your equipment and recording the result iMpulse seessesseessessesssessessscssessscssesssessosssessosssessocssessosssessosssesseeeo 12 Preparing the result impulse and loading it into ColorTone 13 ColorTone Version FISCORY cisco vswsvesssooskevesncsvanesereveaeueanbedeunoebecewansiecewswsuosmenesseoss 14 PAPPOR E T E ase 15 TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 www tritonedigital com
4. Enter your Mac OSX Admin Password Authenticate TTD_ANGELTONE_Installer requires that you type your password Name osxusername Password eeeeeeeeeeee gt Details Installation is now complete TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 Al Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 4 www tritonedigital com Authorizing Your Plugin After installing your plugin it s time to authorize it so you can get to work Our plugins are protected by a proprietary Challenge Response authorization system based on the unique ID of your computer NOTE You need to download and install the full retail version to complete authorization The demo version cannot recall parameters settings or load XML presets and it will also mute itself after 5 min of processing You can re instantiate the insert if you want to demo further The retail version recall parameters settings and the timeout limitation is removed once authorization is completed Just follow the steps below Launch your favorite audio application and insert your new TriTone Digital Plugin on a track From the plugin interface click on the button labeled AUTHORIZE Click on the newly displayed button labelled COPY CHALLENGE This will copy your Challenge into your OSX clipboard Send us an authorization request once you have purchas
5. reverse the color Displays the numeric value for the current position of the associated control Click to enter numerical data Displays the frequency curve of the currently loaded IR including any changes due to Color 2 or Trim 8 adjustments The horizontal middle line is for unity gain Vertical lines represent 100Hz 1kKHz amp 10kKHz Selects the desired IR Up and down arrows allow you to scroll through the list more easily Norm mode is straight modeling 100 wet The intensity is set by the Color 2 control In Blend mode a cross fade is calculated in real time between the dry original and the wet convoluted Signals The ratio of these signals as a result of this cross fade is based on the amplitude of your input signal Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital All Rights Reserved Page 6 www tritonedigital com 13 13 14 The hotter the input signal the more color in the final result as the cross fade will tend more towards the wet signal That s pretty cool already but here s something even better By changing the strength of the wet signal you can reshape the dynamics of your audio If the wet signal is Jower than unity gain you re turning the plugin into a compressor If the wet signal is higher than unity gain you re turning the plugin into an expander And this compression or expansion is oh so nice and colored This drop down menu provides settings for t
6. modes of operation Norm and Blend Contains a Trim control for fine adjustment of the dynamic behavior Provides convolution options adjusts overall sound quality and CPU load Features a frequency response display TTD _ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 2 www tritonedigital com ColorTone System Requirements D ColorTone requires the following minimum system configuration e Mac OSX 10 4 or later e Intel Mac Core Duo or faster recommended e Up to 32 bit 96 kHz operation e VST RTAS and AU support e ProTools 7 or higher for RTAS use TTD _ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page www tritonedigital com Mac installation VST RTAS amp AU Launch the TriTone Digital plugin installer Follow the on screen instructions click Continue read and agree to the License Agreement and then click Install Select the various formats you would like to install AAO w Installer ColorTone Pro Installation personnalis e sur Macintosh HD Nom du paquet Action Taille Introduction M ColorTone Pro RTAS Mise jour 9 9 Mo M ColorTone Pro AudioUnit Mise jour 9 9 Mo a M ColorTone Pro VST Mise a jour 9 9 Mo a a 4 5 s 29 7 Mo Restant 44 83 Go 6
7. ed From our site www tritonedigital com go to the menu Support Authorize a plugin and paste your Challenge We will send your response key back to you by email usually within 24 48h Check your emails and copy your Response key into your OSX clipboard Back to the the plugin retail version click on AUTHORIZE Click on the newly displayed button labeled Paste Response A message will confirm that authorization is successful Restart your audio application in order to update all plugins instances and you are now authorized Tip 1 You can demo the plugin then copy Challenge and email us an authorization request along your purchase That way you ll get you ll not have to wait Tip 2 TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 5 www tritonedigital com ColorTone Features Warmth Color TTD_ColorTone_Manual Version 1 2 Last Modified October 4 2011 Tavis TONCES z4 D Ha TRITONE DIGITAL i TTD_ATR102_30ips Hot STT OE Medium Ont 7 ES Norm SLow Trim A a A Ore 0 EX o f B end FAST Input Output re i a Adds additional pleasing harmonic content to the signal Negative settings thin the signal Multiplies the intensity of the original Impulse Response aka IR color from natural to several times greater Negative settings
8. ewheel support added e Lower latency e New plugin ID with better RTAS compliance e Intel based Mac only for now e Initial pluggo release TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 14 www tritonedigital com Support If you have any issues with your new plugin please first re read this manual paying particular attention to the sections on System Requirements Installation Instructions and Features Please also note any sections of the document indicated by these symbols Q Tips Q Warnings Also consider visiting our user forum at We often interact directly with our users on this forum to solve their issues By searching the forum you may find your issue has already been solved If these tips do not solve your issues then please don t hesitate to contact us at support tritonedigital com TTD _ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 15 www tritonedigital com
9. he convolution lengh Up and down arrows allow you to scroll through the list more easily The longer the convolution the better the bass response but the higher the CPU load User selectable speed knee options for blend mode operation 6 SLOW will provide a gentle softknee and smooth blend crossfade for compressor like operation FAST use an harder and more agressive knee with faster blend reaction which emulate saturation of preamps amp tape machines Lowers the amplitude of the currently loaded IR This allows you to compensate for louder IRs and helps to more easily achieve the various dynamic effects available in Blend 6 mode 10 Meter VU meters 12 Input Controls the main input level 13 Output Controls the main output level oe Switches the meters between metering the input and the output of the plugin process When The Lock is on the output knob automatically compensates for the gain setting of the input Knob In Blend 6 mode this allows you to drive the plugin providing the Blend process with a hotter input signal while maintaining a balanced output gain TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 7 www tritonedigital com Warming It Up ColorTone is very simple to use and really hard to screw up It s all about experimentation and colori
10. he 1000 samples of the result impulse audio file Trim the audio file with an audio editor if required Place the file in the following location s Mac HD Library Application Support TriTone Digital ColorTone Impulses Responses Restart your session and enjoy your new impulse Tip If the processed sound of your new impulse Q seems too loud or soft in comparison to other impulses you may need to adjust its level by using an external audio editor Adjust the gain of your IR accordingly and re load ColorTone Loading IRs from other sources ColorTone can read single spike IRs in the following file formats e Mono AIFF and WAVE files e 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz sampling rates e 8 16 24 bit fixed or 32 bit float bit depths To load these impulses simply follow the steps from the section Preparing the result impulse and loading it into ColorTone above TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 13 www tritonedigital com ColorTone Version History ColorTone e Native VST AU RTAS pluggo no longer needed e 30 less CPU usage e Load x3 faster e New bigger and improved convolutions e Improved Blend algo with fast distortion or slow compression settings e Improved FFT display e Allow to class user IR s with sub folders e A B comparison of settings added e Option click to reset parameters to default e Mous
11. he first file into your audio program using a workspace that supports 24 bit 44 1 kHz mono WAV files We will call this file the source impulse Set this file to playback through your audio interface Tip The quality of your Digital to Analog and Q Analog to Digital conversion capabilities has a strong impact on the quality of the resulting IR model Please use the best D A and A D available to you Create an empty mono track You will use this empty track to record the output of the equipment you are sampling We will call the audio recorded here the result impulse Connect the output of your audio interface to the input of your equipment Connect the output of your equipment to input your audio interface Assign the empty track you created in Step 3 to receive signal from the input on your audio interface you connected in Step 5 TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 Al Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 11 www tritonedigital com Playing the source impulse setting your equipment and recording the result impulse Set your equipment to a setting that will pass audio at unity gain or something close to this Test your connection by playing back the source impulse through the equipment you are sampling and recording the result impulse onto your empty track The result impulse should be a very small audio event that looks similar to the source impulse
12. l path color of a compressor can be sampled as long as compression is not triggered Finally ColorTone uses short impulse responses and thus is not suitable for modeling reverberation The sampling process consists of 3 basic steps 1 Load the source impulse audio file into your favorite audio program 2 Play the source impulse out through the gear you wish to sample and record the resulting impulse back into your audio program 3 Prepare the result impulse file and place it in the designated ColorTone impulse folder You will repeat these steps for each sampling rate you wish to support up to 96 kHz Please note that ColorTone is capable of up sampling the sampling rate of the IR to match that of the session However sample rate conversion is never absolutely perfect so it s useful to sample your gear at each sample rate you plan to work in Now that you have the basic idea let s look at each step in detail TTD _ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 10 www tritonedigital com Loading the sampling impulse audio file There are 4 impulse files one for each sampling rate 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz provided with your installer These files are named CT_Source_Impulse_44 wav CT_Source_Impulse_48 wav CT_Source_Impulse_88 wav CT_Source_Impulse_96 wav These files are prepared with a peak value of 6 dBfs Import t
13. ng the sound to your taste Below you ll find some practical examples and tips from our experience with ColorTone as engineers A powerful feature the Blend mode The blend mode allows you to re shape the dynamics of your track in some pretty cool ways all with a colored sound On a vocal track insert ColorTone and set it to Blend mode Select the SLOW knee option Turn The Lock on Turn the Input knob all the way up the Output knob should go all the way down Turn the Trim knob down to something like 6 Select the IR named TTD_TubeEQ_NiceCurve Experiment with the Trim knob You will hear that the vocal passage is being compressed but that the sound of the signal as it compresses is that of the IR selected above Try the same trick with one of the various tape IRs and a drum track using the FAST knee option Tip Appropriate use of the Blend mode can also do wonders when you are trying to balance the picking of an acoustic guitar Controlling the CPU The Convolution Options drop down menu directly affects the load placed on your CPU While Large provides the widest frequency response it s not always the best Use your ears and choose whichever mode suits your track Sometimes the other modes sound better and hey they also use less CPU TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 8 www t
14. ritonedigital com Warm magic Adding harmonic richness to a signal is often perceived as making the signal sound thicker or fuller Thus positive value settings on the Warmth control sound more analog like warm while negative values sound cooler and thinner Both can be very cool Note With the Warmth algorithm a little goes a long way It s very easy to overdo it Tip A positive warmth value coupled with a thin IR or a negative color setting can sound very interesting I want some more OOOMMPH In Blend mode driving the plugin raising the input while lowering the output provides stronger color and increased dynamic effect Q Tip The lock control is very useful for objective comparisons TTD_ColorTone_Manual Copyright 2005 2008 TriTone Digital Version 1 2 All Rights Reserved Last Modified October 4 2011 Page 9 www tritonedigital com sampling Your Own Equipment Sampling your own signal paths is not as hard as you might think With that said IMPORTANT Please note that ColorTone is only suitable for sampling equipment that is stable linear in the time domain This means that the sampling of processes like chorus amplifier distortion etc is not supported Additionally the actual compression action of compressors cannot be sampled by their nature the attack and release components of compression change the shape of the signal over time However the signa
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