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1. Rear min Volume level of the center channel Volume level of the LFE channel Output volume of all audio channels Determines the angle of the left audio signal from 0 to 360 Determines the distance of the left audio signal to the center position of the surround format In this pull down menu you can select how to move the audio signal s e free each audio signal gets moved individually e x mirror The audio signals gets mirrored against the x axis e y mirror The audio signals gets mirrored against the y axis e xy mirror The audio signals gets mirrored against the x axis and the y axis e sync Parallel movement of the audio signals to the x axis and the y axis angle distance Free SE front max front min V rear min x Mirror d Y Mirror The angle of the right audio signal from 0 to 360 The distance of the right audio signal to the center position of the surround format The maximum volume level for the front position of the audio signal The minimum volume level for the front position of the audio signal The volume level for the center position of the audio signal The maximum volume level for the rear position of the audio signal The minimum volume level for the rear position of the audio signal TIP 1 The distance parameter also allows negative values up to 100 This way you can move the audio signal s from the front left position to the rear right position with a single move fo
2. L R C LFE Ls Rs 6 0 Dolby Surround EX L C R Ls Cs Rs 6 1 Dolby Surround EX L C R Ls Cs Rs LFE 6 0 Music L R Ls Rs Le RA 6 1 Music L R LFE Ls Rs L2 R2 6 0 Film L R C Ls Rs Cs 6 1 Film L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs 7 0 SDDS Film L Le C Re R Ls Rs 7 1 CMAR Files 1 1 5 Dr Ble De I EE IMPORTANT The processing Impulse Response files takes a lot more CPU power than any other Freedom insert filter or effect 48 CHAPTER 13 Specials IR file info The IR file info button in the upper left corner of Origami lets you switch to the info page of the currently loaded Impulse Response file Here you can enter your own notes and you will see if available the location details and additional author details After the first click the IR file info button will switch to the status back To return to the main page just click the button again O ORIGAMI IR format Presets back positioner IR file into User notes click here to enter your info test Location Notre Dame of Kispest Author notes Author name INSP IF impulse library Author weblink LULULU INSpiredacoustics com Import Positioner Pre delay Time Tail yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 49 Manual Use this pull down menu to import your own impulse response files You can also import IR files via drag n drop of the files onto the waveform display se 4 ORIGAMI IF format Presets IR file info DU DS d Recen
3. Off Center 2 x 10 Cabinet Far 2 x 12 Cabinet Centered 2 x 12 Cabinet Off Center 2 x 12 Cabinet Far 4 x 10 Cabinet Centered 4 x 10 Cabinet Off Center x 10 Cabinet Far x 12 Cabinet Centered x 12 Cabinet Off Center x 12 Cabinet Far 8 x 10 Cabinet Centered Rwy 10 Fahinat Off enter yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 55 Manual Mic Modeler se 0 MIC MODELER Presets model output gain The Mic Modeler allows you the immediate assignment of different microphone characters to your instruments Available are 14 different legendary microphone models of the categories condenser dynamic and tube Depending on the microphone model you can even select between the different positions and characters omni directional directional close directional far and directional farer Model Use this pull down menu to select your mic model Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal 4 MIC MODELER presets model d Condenser Mic Model 1 Condenser Mic Model 2 Condenser Mic Model 3 Condenser Mic Model 4 Condenser Mic Model 5 Condenser Mic Model 6 Condenser Mic Model 7 d Condenser Mic 1 omni directional Condenser Mic 1 directional Close Condenser Mic 1 directional Far Condenser Mic 1 directional Farer Dynamic Mic Model 1 Dynamic Mic Model 2 Dynamic Mic Model 3 Tube Mic Model 1 Tube Mic Mo
4. E cathedral 1 k d cathedral 2 early reflections F 9 chorus 7 room 1 level Spread predelay frequency depth room 2 room 3 Ory Wwet plate Same as Reverb Additionally you have some further parameter for an even more realistic reverb simulation A real reverb always consists of three parts The original audio signal the first early reflection and finally the ambience produced by the impulse Early Refl Selection of the room for the first early reflection Y none hall room plate Level Volume of the first reflection Spread Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously 100 corresponds to the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to mono Predelay Introduces a short pre delay before the reverb takes effect Frequency Determines the tempo of the modulation of the processed signal in hertz Depth Determines the level of the modulation of the processed signal in Dry Wet Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet audio signal yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 45 Manual Special Origami amp Origami LE Origami is a high end real time engine to use and edit Impulse Response files developed by yellow tools software developers and audio engineers In Freedom Origami and Origami LE are already integrated Featured with IR files of the fantastic INSP IR Impulse Library from Inspired Acoustics Origami gives you an amazing listening experience as if you would be
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6. ctrl host ctrl o 9 b 10 19 b gt 20 29 gt 30 39 k 30 40 49 ki 31 50 59 b 60 63 gt 33 70 79 ki 34 80 89 po 35 90 99 ki 36 100 109 pk 37 110 119 gt 38 120 127 ki 39 Snapshot automation Beside the automation of the insert filters and effects parameters Freedom also supports the entire MIDI and Host automation for the three Snapshot Slots Freedom atelir insert fs bank rema 0 PARAMETRIC EG HM band LO bande midi learn host learn midi ctrl host ctrl The assigment of the automation works exactly like you do with the inserts yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 19 Manual Additional automation features The automation pull down menu contains beside the learn and manual assignment of automation controllers also additional and very useful parameters off With this option you can delete the automation of the assigned parameter pypass With this option you will not delete the automation but only mute it temporarily The assigned controller number maintains invert If you activate this option Freedom will process the incoming messages from your controller inverted Set automation minimum value amp set automation maximum value Beside the general automation of parameters you can additionally set a minimum and maximum automation value for each parameter This means that you can use the full range 0 to 100 of the se
7. in the room yourself To enable you to move your instruments inside the loaded room individually we expanded Origami by the Positioner feature After the Positioner is activated you can move your audio source and thus your instrument completely free within the loaded room as usual for Freedom in real time of course O ORIGAMI IF format Stereo Presets IF file info Cathedral medium stereo positioner pre delay time tail tail curve high cut 46 00 ms 32 0 ao 63 0 vo 193 0 vo COOOO Hz 3 558 SEC 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EQ CO lowshelt HM band 1 5 bande C4 highshelf ED Hz 500 Hz 4500 H2 12000 Hz 0 0 de 0 0 dB 0 0 dB 0 0 dB 1 0 1 0 dry 0 0 dB LUE 11 0 dB pitch 0 00 st formants tempo 100 0 a undefined output gain WE DD dB ORIGAMI additionally contains the Elastique SOLOIST Time Stretch algorithm developed by zplane development With this feature you can edit and customize the playback time and tune of your audio and impulse response files The result is a high quality manipulation which is specially designed for creating amazing effects 46 CHAPTER 13 Specials IR format Multi channel audio files interleaved have to get specified before you can use them in Origami An IR file with 5 channels can be 5 0 DD DTS or Music for example In this pull down menu you can select the format for the processing of your Impulse Response files independent from your selected input output format This way you can use a
8. of the Speed parameter changes into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host 30 CHAPTER 8 Modulations Phaser PHASER Presets Speed Start freg range feedback Spread o ee ee dry uet Like Flanger also the Phaser effect splits the input signal manipulates the frequencies of one split and then sums the two splits back together The result sounds similar to a flanger but softer and subtler Speed Start Freq Range Feedback Spread Dry Wet Sync Determines the speed of the modulation in hertz Sets the start frequency of the Phaser effect Determines the range around the start frequency in which the phaser modulation takes place 0 corresponds to no modulation 100 corresponds to maximum modulation Routes the delayed signal back to the module s input Higher values create a more intense effect Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously 100 corresponds to the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to mono Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet audio signal Enables the synchronization of the Speed parameter changes into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 31 Manual Ring Modulator D RING MODULATOR 7 presets shape frequency C The Ring Modulator modulates specified adjusted frequency ranges Shape Here you can ass
9. produce one or more delayed copies of the input signal and thus creates an echo like sound Delay L The interval for the left channel between hearing the straight signal and the first delay of the delayed signal Feedback L Sends a portion of the output of the left channels back into the input of the delay line which create repeating echoes 0 corresponds to no delay 100 corresponds to many delays Pan L Panorama settings of the delay of the left channel from 100L left to 100R right Dry Wet L Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet left channel of the audio signal Delay R The interval for the right channel between hearing the straight signal and the first delay of the delayed signal Feedback R Sends a portion of the output of the right channels back into the input of the delay line which create repeating echoes 0 corresponds to no delay 100 corresponds to many delays 36 CHAPTER 10 Delays Pan R Panorama settings of the delay of the right channel from 100L left to 100R right Dry Wet R Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet right channel of the audio signal Sync Enables the synchronization of the Delay L and Delay R parameters they change into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host Filter Delay FILTER DELAY presets delay L feedback L pan
10. which the audio signal gets boosted cut Emphasis of the selected frequency from 0 no emphasis to 100 maximum emphasis Volume of the Low Pass part Volume of the Band Pass part Volume of the High Pass part 26 CHAPTER 6 Filter 7 O LFE FILTER presets 1 pole 6 dB 2 pole 12 dB 3 pole 18 dB d 4 pole 24 dB 5 pole 30 dB 6 pole 36 dB 10 pole 60 dB 12 pole 72 dB If you are working in a surround format that contains a LFE you can use this filter to cut high frequencies depending on the selected slope slope frequency output gain LFE creator Creates a new additional LFE channel out of all available channels Slope Pull down menu to select the filter slope Frequency Specifies the frequency above which the LFE signal gets cut Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal IMPORTANT To use the LFE creator option you have to select a surround format that allows an LFE channel 5 1 for example in the input and output pull down menus Satellites HP Filter 7 UI SATELLITES HP FILTER Presets 1 pole 6 dB 2 pole 12 dB 3 pole 18 dB d 4 pole 24 dB 5 pole 30 dB 6 pole 36 dB 10 pole 60 dB 12 pole 72 dB If you are working in a surround format you can use this filter to cut low frequencies depending on the selected slope slope frequency output gain Slope Pull down menu to select the filter slope Frequency Specifies the frequency below which the audi
11. 2 sync stereon long delay sync Stereo short delay sync b F gt EQ 4 Limiter combi b E gt EQ 4 Origami combi b 3 EQ 4 Reverb combi b gt Final mis combi b E gt Instruments EG presets b ka Miscellaneous presets b ka modulation presets 7 Es Preamp 8 Cabinet presets electric bass 14 cabinet electric bass 1 electric bass 2 4 cabinet electric bass 2 electric bass 3 4 cabinet electric bass 3 electric guitar 1 centered 8 chorus electric guitar 1 centered flanger electric guitar 1 off center electric guitar 1 electric guitar 2 centered amp chorus p electric guitar 2 centered amp flanger electric guitar 2 off center yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 9 Manual FREEDOM enters a totally new dimension for the entire mastering and post production of your songs scores and sound recordings in mono stereo and surround up to 8 1 The extremely intuitive and easy to use rack functionality gives you immediate access to over 40 premium filters and effects including yellow tools sophisticated Impulse Response processor Origami with many IR files from the company INSPIRED ACOUSTICS and an audio import option FREEDOM offers three independent snapshot slots You can add an unlimited number of insert effects to each slot and easily change their order per drag n drop For a most intuitive workflow the order of your insert effects in the rack corresponds exactly to the progression of
12. 5 0 IR file for example also in an 5 1 or any other format up to 8 1 without any prior conversion of the file F Di ORIGAMI ormat e IR file info mono Center Only stereo pre delay 2 0 Stereo LR surround 2 1 Stereo LR LFE 2 0 Stereo Ls Rs 2 0 Stereo Le Ro 2 0 Stereo L2 R2 2 0 Stereo C LFE 3 0 Cinema Stereo LCR 3 1 Cinema Stereo LC R LFE 3 0 Cinema Stereo Alt LR C 3 1 Cinema Stereo Alt L RC LFE 3 0 Pro Logic w o Center LR 5 3 1 Pro Logic w o Center LE 5 LFE 3 1 Pro Logic w o Center Alt L R LFE 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EQ UD lowshelt HM band 4 bande UI E 4 0 Dolby Surround Pro Logic LCRS tempo 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic L CRS LFE output gain 4 0 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LRC5 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LR C 5 LFE 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LRCLFE 5 4 0 Quadraphonic L R Ls Rs 4 1 Quadraphonic LFE L R Ls Rs LFE 4 1 Quadraphonic LFE Alt LR LFE Ls Rs 5 0 Dolby Digital Film LC R Ls Rs 5 0 DTS Film LR Ls Rs C 5 1 DTS Film LR Ls Rs C LFE 5 0 Music L RO Ls Rs 5 1 Music L RC LFE Ls Rs 6 0 Dolby Surround EX L C R Ls Cs Rs 6 1 Dolby Surround EX LCR Ls Cs Rs LFE 6 0 Music L R Ls Rs L2 R2 6 1 Music L R LFE Ls Rs L2 R2 6 0 Film L R C Ls Rs Cs 6 1 Film L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs 7 0 5DD5 Film L Le Re R Ls Rs 7 1 SDDS Film L Le C Re R Ls Rs LFE 7 0 SDDS Music LE R Ls Rs L2 R2 7 1 SDDS M
13. FED ADVANCED EFFECT TECHNOLOGY IR file info positioner ka All Plug ins defaults OUTPUT pre delay time tail curve high cut autoload D 3 EQ 8 Compressor c K EG 4 Delay combi 4 band eg amp delay default sync 4 band eg amp delay default cool short delay sync electric guitar delay sync short filter delay sync slap back sync 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EQ stereo filter delay 1 sync W lowshelf wW band wW bande W highshelf stereo filter delay 2 sync stereo long delay sync stereo short delay syne Es EQ amp Limiter combi dry 7 EQ amp Origami combi CO EQ amp Reverb combi Tens gt Final mix combi e v Instruments EQ presets gt LEVEL METER PRO presets gt E gt miscellaneous presets gt Modulation presets Preamp amp Cabinet presets electric bass 1 amp cabinet electric bass I electric bass 2 amp cabinet electric bass e electric bass 3 amp cabinet electric bass 3 electric guitar 1 centered amp chorus electric guitar 1 centered amp flanger y l I I I I Cy CP GP CY CP CP input gain electric guitar 1 off center output gain electric guitar 1 electric guitar 2 centered amp chorus electric guitar 2 ered amp flanger electric guitar 2 off center YELLOWTOOLS O YELLOWTOOLS C DEEN CY M Operating Manual for Freedom 2 5 The information in this docu
14. L Oryrwet L am delay A feedback R pan Ory wet P high cut SEH Sas Same as Delay Additionally you have two more parameters Low Cut Specifies the frequency below which the audio signal gets cut High Cut Specifies the frequency above which the audio signal gets cut IMPORTANT The parameters Low Cut and High Cut only correspond to the processed wet signal Doubler se 4 DOUBLER Presets time panorama Sync dry uet Doubler produces a simple duplication of the audio signal Time Here you can assign the time distance between the original audio signal and the duplicated signal yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 37 Manual Panorama Panorama settings of the duplicated audio signal from 100L left to 100R right Sync Enables the synchronization of the Time parameter changes into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host Phase Invert If activated the phase of the newly generated signal gets inverted Dry Wet Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet audio signal Echo F 4 ECHO Presets variation delay echoes de pan HF damp d Ramp Up Ramp Down dry Wwet Constant With Echo you can simulate the typical echo effects of Vintage machines Variation Here you can select the volume progression of the echo effect Ramp Down starts the first echo with its ori
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17. T yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 11 Manual User Interface amp Basics The user interface of Freedom is clearly designed and intuitively to use 3 4 5 6 EP YELLOWTOOLS add insert fv insert fx bank Fx Bank Browser LE preferences e ORIGAM IR format stereo presets search here Ji INPUT OUTPUT 5S music IR file info Cathedral m 5 0 Music L R CLs RsS gt gt All Plugins defaults EN 5 1 Music pre delay time tail tail curve high cut 24 00 ms 28 0 nie 64 0 K 9 0 a 20000 Hz Freedom autoload b E gt EQ Compressor combi 7 Es EQ 8 Delay combi 4 band eg 8 delay default sync 4 band eg 8 delay default cool short delay sync electric guitar delay sync short filter delay Sync 3 538 sec slap back sync HI 4 BAND PARAMETRIC ED stereo filter delay 1 sync W lowshelf UD band bande W highshelf 50 Hz 500 Hz 4500 Hz 12000 Hz 0 0 dB 0 0 dB 0 0 dB 0 0 dB stereo short delay sync 1 0 1 0 b F gt Eg Limiter combi dry 0 0 dB wet 1 0 dB pitch 0 00 st gt 3 Eg 8 Origami combi H ants tempo 100 0 undefined b E gt EQ Reverb combi e y Final Mix combi output gain S 0 0 dB a gt E gt instruments EG presets r v O LEVEL METER PRO e presets I F Miscellaneous presets I IS stereo filter delay 2 Sync stereo long delay sync modulation presets Es Preamp amp Cabinet presets elec
18. c w o Center LRS 3 1 Pro Logic w o Center LRS LFE 3 1 Pro Logic w o Center Alt LR LFE S 4 0 Dolby Surround Pro Logic L CRS 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic LC RS LFE 4 0 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LRCS 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LR CS LFE 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LRCLFES 4 0 Quadraphonic LR Ls Rs 4 1 Quadraphonic LFE L R Ls Rs LFE 4 1 Quadraphonic LFE Alt LR LFE Ls Rs 5 0 Dolby Digital Film L C R Ls Rs 5 1 Dolby Digital Film L C R Ls Rs LFE 5 0 DTS Film LR Ls Rs C 5 1 DTS Film LR Ls Rs C LFE 5 0 Music L RC Ls Rs 5 1 Music LR C LFE Ls Rs 6 0 Dolby Surround EX L C R Ls Cs Rs 6 1 Dolby Surround EX L C R Ls Cs Rs LFE 6 0 Music L R Ls Rs L2 R2 6 1 Music L R LFE Ls Rs L2 R2 6 0 Film L R C Ls Rs Cs 6 1 Film L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs 7 0 SDDS Film L Lc C Rc R Ls Rs 7 1 SDDS Film L Lc C Rc R Ls Rs LFE 7 0 SDDS Music L C R Ls Rs L2 R2 7 1 SDDS Music L C R Ls Rs L2 R2 LFE 7 0 Film L R C Ls Rs Le Re 7 1 Film L R C LFE Ls Rs Le Re 7 0 Music L RC Ls Rs L2 R2 7 1 Music L R C LFE Ls Rs L2 R2 8 0 Film L R C Ls Rs Lc Rc Cs 8 1 Film L R C LFE Ls Rs Lc Re Cs 8 0 Music L R C Ls Rs Cs L2 R2 8 1 Music L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs L2 R2 J amp Delay combi id eg amp delay default 10 eg amp delay default short delay sync tric guitar delay sync t filter delay sync back sync en filter delay 1 Sync a0 fi
19. ct to another slot without having to save them before XY PANORAMA OESE eft vr J ch eos X Stereo invert panorama copy Y Stereo mix stereo paste rebuild menu S VE 25 10 FX Bank Browser Content In this area all your FX bank presets of the available insert filters and effects get listed one below the other 16 CHAPTER 3 User Interface amp Basics Autoload feature If you save the settings of your currently loaded insert as autoload ytp file in the respective folder this insert get loaded with these settings automatically each time you add it to the rack General operation The operation of Freedom e filters and effects is extremely intuitive and user friendly You can make any adjustments with controllers and or input fields There are two different ways to use the input fields 1 With the keyboard Double click on an input field enter a new value and press the return key to activate the new value 2 With the mouse Click and hold the mouse button on an input field Keep the mouse button pressed and move upwards to increase the value or move downwards to decrease the value Release the mouse button when you reached the desired value The faster you move the mouse the faster the parameter value of the input field will change If you use the mouse for adjusting your values you can additionally use the following keyboard short cuts e For a better finetuning press and hold the shift key b
20. del 2 Tube Mic Model 3 Tube Mic Model 4 KA dh dh dE dh dh E dh Ah PP Ph 56 CHAPTER 14 Credits Credits Idea and conception Drazen Vlahovic Productdesign and projectmanagement Christian Hellinger Senior software developer Roman Glomb Impulse Response Files Inspired Acoustics INSP IR impulse library Entel Ltd Hungary User Interface yt art division Graphic Design Art Direction Packaging Designs Hedgehog advertising agency Germany Packaging and production Optime Service Germany Elastique SOLOIST by zplane development Special Thanks To Slavica Enna and Adrian Vlahovic for their limitless patience Gabriele Hellinger just for everything Roman Glomb for his 36 hours days Rita Schaupp Rolf and Ariane Hellinger Adelheid Nehring von Oettingen for their support Michael Lips from Gravis Shop Karlsruhe Rudi Metzler and RockShop Karlsruhe for the support Manfred Graf Reinhold Rausch KUK GmbH WIBU Systems AG Wolfgang Volker Patrick Kirst Zlatko Dozic Torsten Wieseler Marcel Millot Umbo Martin Straka Matthias amp Markus Loris Frank Lemmert Christian Auer Casi Pedro Weis the companies Apple Emagic Digidesign Entel Shirokuma and Chicken Systems all yellow tools beta testers and all our worldwide resellers and distribution partners yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 57 Manual License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY USING THE SOFTWA
21. eedom So you can be sure that you will install the latest version Depending on the version of Freedom you purchased you maybe first have to activate the software on your yellow tools authorization before you can use it Depending on the version you purchased the required yellow tools authorization key is not included in delivery If you first have to activate the software on your yellow tools authorization key please use the Activation Code that is printed on your registration card or invoice You can activate Freedom with the yellow tools key manager software that has to get installed separately and is available on the software CD ROM and the yellow tools website There are tutorial videos for the installation and the activation process on the software CD ROM For further details about the installation and activation of Freedom 2 5 please read the corresponding PDF documents Freedom system requirements MAC OS X ev PowerMac G4 or IntelMac 1GHz 512MB RAM e MAC OS 10 4 10 5 Leopard or higher e 350MB free hard disk space CD ROM drive e free USB port for yellow tools authorization key e recommended PowerMac G5 or IntelMac 1 8 GHz 1GB RAM WINDOWS Pentium Athlon XP 1 4GHz 512MB RAM e Windows XP Windows Vista e 350MB free hard disc space CD ROM drive e free USB port for yellow tools authorization key e recommended Pentium IV Athlon XP 3GHz 1GB RAM Available Interfaces for Freedom Mac OS X VST AudioUnits Windows XP VS
22. efore you move up or down e To reset the input field to its default value press and hold the command key Mac OS X or the ctrl key Windows XP and click on the respective input field As soon as you start editing the value of an input field whether with the keyboard or with the mouse the area of this input field and the value itself get displayed inversely You can open the MIDI and or host automation menu for parameters simply with the held Ctrl key and a mouseclick on the parameter you want to automate The automation gets explained with all details in the following chapter yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 17 Manual Automation Freedom offers MIDI automation with 128 MIDI CCs Continuous Controller and host automation with 128 host channels per entity On the following pages we will explain the MIDI and host automation assignment of parameters in Freedom Please read the user manual of your host application about the required settings and assignments for automation in your sequencer software IMPORTANT Because of the flexibility of Freedom s virtual rack functionality no parameter names get used for the automation but only numbers This enables you to use the same insert filter or effect several times in your rack with different automations assigned to the same parameter Setup of an automation To automate a parameter please click with the held ctrl key on the desired parameter to open the automati
23. empo Sync Button O Tempo Button Output Gain The following processing is supported mono to mono stereo surround stereo to mono stereo true stereo surround true surround surround to mono stereo true stereo surround true surround See chapter Equalizer Volume of the unprocessed audio signal Volume of the processed audio signal Here you can change the pitch of your impulse response file This option is very useful for manipulation and effects preserve formants If activated the formants of the audio file will be preserved during the processing This imporoves the time stretch quality Changes the length of your impulse response file to play it faster or slower 100 is the original tempo Higher values cause an acceleration lower values cause a slowdown If activated the impulse response file gets synchronized with the tempo of your host application This is very useful if you use loops as impulse response file Here you can enter the original tempo of the impulse response file into the parameter value field This is specially designed for the use of audio loops With a click on the button the loaded file gets scanned and the tempo will be recognized automatically Depending on the number of bars you maybe have to enter a revised value manually The output volume of the audio signal yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 51 Manual Origami Positioner When you click on the positioner button in t
24. ents Freedom is a very powerful but still easy to use Virtual Effect Rack The workflow the user interface and most of the inserts can be used very Freedom English Manual intuitively rou will get best and fastest results if you take a few minutes to Freedom German Manual open PDF read the documentation Freedom Online yellow tools is constantly improving Freedom website open link this product for you We recommend you to check out the Freedom websites and the yellow tools user Freedom updates open link area regularly for hottest news detailed tutorial videos and latest Freedom FAQs open link updates for your product Discuss your impressions with other users in the yellow tools online forum or get in seligu tants homepage open ee touch with the yellow tools support yellow tools online forum open link center if you need any assistance FREEDOM ROOT FOLDER yellow tools Freedom 2 0 Freedom Root Folder input gain output gain 0 0 de SAVE PREFERENCES 0 0 dB Es ae Version 2 5 0 Mar 25 2009 EI Yellow Tools Elastique SOLOIST by zplane development yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 15 Manual On the Preferences page you have several links to PDF documents manuals version history and to some online links for the newest updates tutorials and much more The online links require an internet connection and to read the PDF documents on your computer you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other appl
25. enunnenuen 14 UTAN cece acee cea tase wren te aute sents ane speccanecentatenaderscccnacsern lt asuecsecraeese 15 Insert RacK nannununnnnununnnnnnunnnnnnunnvnnnununnnnunnnnnnunnvnnnunnnnnnvnunnnnununnnnnnvnnnnunve 15 FX Bank Browser Content nrarnnnannnnnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnnenunnenunuenuen 15 Autoload feature arrarnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnnnnunnnnunnnnunnunnnnnnnununnunnnnunnnnunnununnunnener 16 Gen 16 PNAN rece cccisie ceisler etc nsstrccre sendin ene oie rececsemeseeneneeeounct 17 Setup of an automation esnarnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnennnnnnnnennnennnere 17 Snapshot automatioOn rrannannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnennnennnune 18 Additional automation features r rrannnnnnunnnnnnnunnunnunnunnnnnnnnnnunnunnunnunnunnn 19 Visual presentation of automated parameters rarrnnnvnnnnnnnnvnnnvnnnnnnn 20 AILS EEE TA 21 4 band parametric EQ ennnnrrnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneee 21 6 band parametric EQ nrnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvennnnunnnnnnvnnnnnvennnnnr 21 Vintage 3 band EU Laser 22 2D Filter sisvisivsncccsnenadscniaaatencainnescdneduaseaennensenencawtniacentnewsseadendawaccsuareixedwens 23 FT EE tc EE I E E E A A E T 23 Filter Follower ararannunannnnunnnnnnunnvnnnunnnnnnununnununnnnnnunnvnnnunnnnnnununnnnvnunnnnnnve 24 Low Cut Filter an 24 aleet a dl 25 Multi Mode Filter axnuravnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnvnnnununn
26. esponds to a movement between the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to no movement A P Speed The speed of the Auto Pan movement in hertz One complete movement in one second corresponds to 1 00 hertz Sync Button Enables the synchronization of the Speed parameter changes into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host XY panorama UI xy PANORAMA Presets right Here you can limit the panorama relation of the audio signal You can assign different values to each channel yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 39 Manual Phase invert D PHASE INVERT presets phase invert L phase invert l i r Here you can invert the phase of the left and or right channel Level meter se OU LEVEL METER Presets The Level Meter displays the current output volume level of the audio signal Level meter Pro se OU LEVEL METER PRO 7 Presets The Levelmeter Pro shows RMS and peak values simultaneously Calibration O CALIBRATION 7 presets calibration signal volume ch select se ill d All Channels To calibrate the speakers for a surround environment you can use this helper 40 CHAPTER 11 Helper Metronome OU METRONOME Presets sync tempo meter accented unaccented You can use the Metronome with custom tempo or synced to the tempo of your host Reference Tone OU REFERENCE TONE 7 Presets tune volume Use this helper to tu
27. filters 22 CHAPTER 5 Equalizer Vintage 3 band EQ 7 O VINTAGE 3 BAND EG presets band 1 band 2 output gain frequency frequency frequency As the name implies A precise reproduction of a Vintage EQ The slope of the curve is already determined for each filter Band 1 The adjusted frequency can get boosted positive dB values or cut negative dB values Frequency Specifies the frequency above below which the audio signal gets boosted cut Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 23 Manual Filters 2D Filter O FILTER 7 Presets 2 pole lowpass 12 dB 2 pole highpass 12 dB slope 2 pole bandpass 12 dB 4 pole lowpass 24 dB 4 pole highpass 24 dB 4 pole bandpass 24 dB frequency resonance 6 pole lowpass 36 dB 6 pole highpass 36 dB 6 pole bandpass 36 dB 10 pole lowpass 60 dB With the 2D Filter you can boost or cut the range of 10 pole highpass 60 dB frequencies depending on the selection of your filter 10 pole bandpass 60 dB type and slope Use the spot in the 2D matrix to edit both parameters Frequency and Resonance 12 pole highpass 72 dB simultaneously 12 pole bandpass 72 dB Slope Pull down menu to select the filter type and slope Frequency Specifies the frequency above below which the audio signal gets boosted cut Resonance Emphasis of the selected frequency
28. from 0 no emphasis to 100 maximum emphasis X Filter OU X FILTER 7 Presets frequency resonance filter mode e e 7 2 pole 12 dB q 4 pole 24 dB 6 pole 36 dB With X Filter you can assign an infinitely variable fade between the three filter types Low Pass Band Pass and High Pass Frequency Specifies the frequency above below which the audio signal gets boosted cut Resonance Emphasis of the selected frequency from 0 no emphasis to 100 maximum emphasis Slope Pull down menu to select the slope Filter Mode Fade between Low Pass Band Pass and High Pass from 0 to 100 24 CHAPTER 6 Filter Filter Follower se OU FILTER FOLLOWER Presets frequency resonance filter mode intensity attack release output gain Same as X Filter Additionally the Filter Follower changes the settings for Frequency and Resonance of the selected Slope and Filter Mode in a dynamic ratio to the volume of the audio signal d 2 pole 12 dB 4 pole 24 dB 6 pole 36 dB Frequency Specifies the frequency above below which the audio signal gets boosted cut Resonance Emphasis of the selected frequency from 0 no emphasis to 100 maximum emphasis Slope Pull down menu to select the slope Filter Mode Fade between Low Pass Band Pass and High Pass from 0 to 100 Intensity Intensity of the filter Attack The moment the f
29. ginal volume level and the following echoes get turned down Ramp Up starts quiet and becomes louder With Constant all echoes have the original volume level of the audio signal Delay The interval between hearing the straight signal and the first echo of the delayed signal Echoes Number of echoes De Pan Automatic movement of the echoes between the left and right channel 100 corresponds to a movement between the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to no movement HF Damp All frequencies of the audio file above the set value get cut Dry Wet Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet audio signal Sync Enables the synchronization of the Delay parameter changes into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host 38 CHAPTER 11 Helper Helper Volume 0 VOLUME Here you can assign volume changes to the entire audio signal Panorama PANORAMA 7 Presets panorama spread auto pan a p speed SUNE Here you can assign the panorama relation of your entire audio signal Panorama Panorama settings from 100L left to 100R right Spread Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously 100 corresponds to the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to mono Auto Pan Automatic movement of the echoes between the left and right channel 100 corr
30. he upper right corner the display will switch to the positioner screen and the button changes into back If the Positioner is not yet activated simply click on the orange button inside the 3D panel to activate Origami s positioner and to move your instruments inside the virtual room se 4 ORIGAMI IR format Presets IF file info hack output gain As soon as activated a speaker icon comes up in the middle of the 3D matrix and the status of the button switches into active 52 CHAPTER 13 Specials se OU ORIGAMI IF format Steren Presets IF file info Scoring stage stereo hack D ACTIVE output gain WE Now you can change the position of the audio signal in your virtual room To return to the original position of the audio signal in the center please press and hold the Alt key and click on the icon Now the room position will be reset to its default values If you are pleased with your audio signal s position you can click the back button in the upper right corner to return to your basic screen Whenever the positioner is activated and you return to your basic screen or Origami s IR file info the positioner button gets bordered lightly to show its activated status 4 ORIGAMI IF format Stared Presets IF file info 7 Scoring stage stereo pre delay time tail tail curve high cut 0 00 ms 100 0 oa S0 0 oa 0 0 Sie COOOO Hz yellow too
31. hold SAVE a5 Blease save selected as Cal Ce C remove all insert fx Use this menu to add a group of insert filters and effects to your virtual rack You can also save your currently loaded inserts as an Insert Bank If you save your currently loaded inserts as autoload ytp file in your Insert FX Bank folder these inserts get loaded with every start of Freedom automatically 14 CHAPTER 3 User Interface amp Basics 5 Remove With this button you can remove one or more selected insert filters and effects from your virtual rack 6 FX Bank Browser Navigation Here you have all navigation parameters to browser through your FX Bank presets Using the arrow icons you can browse through your navigation forwards and backwards A click on the refresh button refreshes your entire FX bank preset folder and with the home button you switch back to the first level of your presets Using the load button or double click you can load the selected preset in the rack add or ctrl key Mac strg key Win and double click adds the preset to already existing inserts in the rack As soon as you enter a keyword in the search field the search will start automatically With a click on the X icon you switch back to the first level 7 Preferences With a click on this button you can open the preferences menu Freedom Q vettowtoots FREEDOM PREFERENCES OUTPUT 5 1Music PDF Docum
32. ication that can open PDF documents With the select button you can select your Freedom Root Folder If you change your Freedom Root Folder you have to click on the Save Preferences button afterwards and the restart Freedom 8 Output Channel With the Output pull down menu you can select the format of the outgoing audio signal The selected format gets displayed graphically in the room matrix below the pull down menu The level meter including the indicator displays the current volume level of the outgoing audio signal With output gain you can raise or lower the volume of this signal after the modulation in Freedom 9 Insert Rack In this area all your added insert filters and effects get listed one below the other The order of your insert effects in the rack corresponds exactly to the progression of your audio input signal You can change the order of the insert filters and effects simply per drag n drop All Freedom inserts can get shut and opened with the small triangle symbol on the left side of the insert name You can synchronize some of the insert filters and effects with your sequencer software host with a click on the sync button of the insert Additionally each insert effect contains its own bypass button and preset menu With this menu you can save all settings of each insert filter and effect and reload it afterwards at any time Use copy paste to transfer the current settings of an effe
33. ign the type of the modulation progress sinus square saw Frequency Here you can adjust the frequency range from 10Hz to 20kHz Rotary OU ROTARY Presets Crossover depth Oryruet output gain low rate low trem high rate high trem e This effect is the simulation of a Rotary Speaker Crossover Here you can separate the frequency range of the signal processing in above and below the entered value Depth The time based length of the rotary processing Dry Wet Here you can adjust the ratio of the non processed dry and processed wet signal Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal Low Rate The frequency of the lower oscillator Low Trem The intensity of the lower oscillator High Rate The frequency of the upper oscillator High Trem The intensity of the upper oscillator Sync Enables the synchronization of the low rate and high rate parameters to the tempo of your sequencer software host 32 CHAPTER 8 Modulations Vinylizer The Vinylizer includes three different vinyl types 33 45 78 tempo to simulate the sound of old recordings Beside the different tempos you can additionally choose between three categories 1 new recording 2 old recording 3 very old recording Model Model Vol Clicks Clicks Vol Noise Lowpass Highpass O VINYLIZER se Presets model model vol clicks clicks vol noise C lowpass hipass output gain Select
34. ilter will apply after the audio signal started Release The moment as of the filter will not apply any longer after the audio signal softens Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal Low Cut Filter O LOW CUT FILTER presets d 1 pole 6 dB 2 pole 12 dB slope frequency i 3 pole 18 dB 4 pole 24 dB With the Low Cut Filter you can cut low frequencies depending on the selected slope Slope Pull down menu to select the filter type and slope Frequency Specifies the frequency below which the audio signal gets cut yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 25 Manual High Cut Filter se O HIGH CUT FILTER Presets 1 pole 6 dB 2 pole 12 dB Slope frequency C 3 pole 18 dB 4 pole 24 dB With the High Cut Filter you can cut high frequencies depending on the selected slope Slope Frequency Pull down menu to select the filter type and slope Specifies the frequency above which the audio signal gets cut Multi Mode Filter se O MULTI MODE FILTER Presets slope frequency resonance lowpass bandpass highpass d 2 pole 12 dB 4 pole 24 dB 6 pole 36 dB The Multimode Filter allows the usage of the three filter types Low Pass Band Pass and High Pass simultaneously Slope Frequency Resonance Low Pass Band Pass High Pass LFE Filter Pull down menu to select the slope Specifies the frequency above below
35. ion of the vinyl type Volume of the selected vinyl type Simulation of the Crackle noises of old recordings 0 corresponds to no noises 100 corresponds to many noises An authentic value is between 3 and 7 Volume of the Crackle noises in dB Simulation of noise of old recordings dB All frequencies above the set value get cut All frequencies below the set value get cut Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal OU VINYLIZER Presets model model vol clicks clicks vol noise Lin ail Vinyl 33 1 Vinyl 33 2 hipass a output gain Vinyl 33 3 Vinyl 45 1 Vinyl 45 2 Vinyl 45 3 Vinyl 78 1 Vinyl 78 2 Vinyl 78 3 the vinylizer categories menu yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 33 Manual Distortion Time clipper 4 TIME CLIPPER 7 Presets treshold gain Speed volume Time Clipper hacks the audio signal and produces an analog rhythmic distortion This distortion is however not static but dynamic in dependence to the Depth and Speed parameters Treshold Sets the value for Time Clipper to start after the input signal exceeds the treshold level Gain Determines the level of the modulation in dB Depth Determines the level of the modulation in Speed Determines the speed of the modulation in hertz Volume The output volume of the audio signal Sync Enables the synchronization of the Speed para
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37. ld release output gain A A Limiter regulates the output level of the audio signal gently down before an over regulation can take place Finally the Limiter is also like an extreme type of the compressor since it works according to the same principle as the compressor however the level of the compression is substantially higher Treshold Determines the value in dB about how much you want to raise the volume of your audio signal Release Determines how long it takes for the limiter action to stop after the input signal falls below the treshold level Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal Gater 7 O GATE ze presets treshold attack release e A Gater only lets an audio signal pass through if a determined volume level of the audio signal is exceeded With the Gater you can avoid noises of the audio signal and also control its dynamic Treshold Sets the volume level above which the gater lets the audio signal pass through Attack The rise time of the audio signal after it exceeds the treshold level Hold This value balances small fluctuations of the audio signal within the entered time in milliseconds Release Determines how long it takes for the gater action to stop after the input signal falls below the treshold level yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 29 Manual Modulation Chorus EE 0 CHORUS Presets depth HF damp spread Orywet Choru
38. lected controler only for a specified value range of the assigned automated parameter Set the parameter to your desired minimum maximum value and select the minimum maximum option in the pull down menu afterwards recall automation minimum value amp recall automation maximum value Select this option and the parameter value will switch to the currently assigned minimum maximum value immediately reset automation range Select this option to reset both the current minimum and the current maximum values for the automated parameter se 4 CHANNEL MANAGER Presets sync link ch volume delay output ch L solo mute phase BT RA osolo mute phase off bypass invert midi learn h st learn d midi ctrl b host ctr b d set automation minimum value d set automation maximum value recall automation minimum value recall automation maximum value reset automation range 20 CHAPTER 4 Automation Visual presentation of automated parameters As soon as a parameter of Freedom is automated the color of the parameter value will change In Freedom parameters can be indicated in four different ways example Frequency 1 Standard view Parameter without automation color yellow F 1 MULTI MODE FILTER Presets slope frequency resonance lowpass bandpass highpass 2 midi learn host learn view A learn option for the parameter Frequency was ac
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40. ls FREEDOM 2 5 53 Manual Preamp Modeler 7 UI PREAMP MODELER 7 Presets model presence output gain CUSTOM PREAMP 1 Freedom comes with a selection of 12 premium preamps Model Use this pull down menu to select your preamp model Presence This DSP parameter increases the higher middle frequencies of the audio signal This way the sound becomes more presence Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal 7 UI PREAMP MODELER 7 Presets model Custom Preamp 1 Custom Preamp 2 VINTAGE Custom Preamp 3 PREAMP 1 Custom Preamp 4 Standard Preamp 1 Standard Preamp 2 Standard Preamp 3 Standard Preamp 4 d Vintage Preamp 1 Vintage Preamp 2 Vintage Preamp 3 Vintage Preamp 4 54 CHAPTER 13 Specials Cabinet Modeler OU CABINET MODELER Presets model output gain The Cabinet Modeler offers the simulation of the typical cabinet sound for any of your instruments but was specially designed for electric guitars and electric basses You can choose between 6 legendary cabinet models of different size and with different microphone position Model Use this pull down menu to select your cabinet model Color This parameter allows you to edit the EQ color of the audio signal Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal se UI CABINET MODELER 7 Presets model 1x 15 Cabinet Centered 1x 15 Cabinet Off Center 1 x 15 Cabinet Far 2 x 10 Cabinet Centered 2 x 10 Cabinet
41. lter delay 2 sync eon long delay Sync eo short delay Sync amp Limiter combi 8 Origami combi 8 Reverb combi ial Mix combi truments EQ presets sCellaneous presets dulation presets amp amp Cabinet presets tric bass 18 cabinet tric bass I tric bass 4 cabinet ric bass 3 amp cabinet tric bass 3 tric guitar 1 centered amp chorus tric guitar 1 centered amp flanger tric guitar 1 off center tric quitar 1 ric guitar 2 centered amp chorus ric guitar 2 centered amp flanger tric guitar 2 off center output gain yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 13 Manual 2 Slot Selection Freedom contains three different Snapshot Slots A B and C So you can create and save three independent effect setups for each loaded Freedom plug in Of course you can switch between these three Snapshot slots during your session to compare different effect setups with each other 3 Insert FX Menu Sr Sr eg filter dynamics modulation distortion delay helper reverb special origami origami le preamp modeler cabinet modeler mic modeler FTF KA TT eg Use this menu to add any number of insert filters and effects to your virtual rack 4 Insert FX Bank Menu add insert fx insert fx hank 1 4 BAND oa re Ge resets add preset le UD lowshelt Ui hshelf copy copy selected paste output gain rebuild menu OU COMPRESSOR presets input gain tres
42. lues produce a closer sound positive values produce a brighter sound Volume The output volume of the audio signal Tube distortion O TUBE DISTORTION Presets drive lowu cut HF damp shape volume symmetric asymmetric asymmetric Il Tube Distortion produces an analog symmetric or asymmetric distortion of the audio signal Drive The assigned dB value determines the volume level of the modulation Low Cut Specifies the frequency below which the audio signal gets cut HF Damp All frequencies of the audio file above the set value get cut Shape Here you can choose between symmetric and asymmetric processing Volume The output volume of the audio signal yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 35 Manual Delays Sample delay se UI SAMPLE DELAY 7 Presets time L time Fi sync With Sample Delay you can assign a time related movement of the audio signal Time L The delay of the left channel in milliseconds Time R The delay of the right channel in milliseconds Link Button If activated the entered value gets also assigned to the other channel automatically If you edit the value of one channel with your mouse the value of the other channel gets scaled accordingly Sync Button Enables the synchronization of the delay to the tempo of your sequencer software host Delay 4 DELAY Presets delay L feedback L pan L Ory wet L Sync delay feedback R pan Orysuwet P Delay can
43. ment is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of yellow tools GbR The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by yellow tools GbR All product and company names are or trademarks of their respective owners yellow tools GbR 2009 All rights reserved 6th edition Table of Contents Welcome nannunununununnununnnnnnnunununununnnnnnnnnnunnnunununnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnunueuene 8 Installation amp Product Activation aranannunannnnunnvnnnnnunnvnnnunnen 10 Freedom system requirements ranxnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnuenene 10 Available Interfaces for Freedom arnrauvannunnnnunnunnnnunnnnunnunnnnunnnnunnnnnennr 10 User Interface amp Basics rannnnannnnunnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnununnnnnnn 11 Input Channel EEE ennnen 11 oe ee sl 21 CEO MN EEE EEE EEE EP 13 Insert FX Menu a annununannununnnnnnunnvnnnunnnnnnununnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnununnnnvnvsnnnunee 13 Insert FX Bank Menu rannunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnununnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnununnnnunee 13 PRO le EE 14 FX Bank Browser Navigation snnannnnnrnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnvennnnnnnnuenene 14 PreferenCces arnnrnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnunnenunnenunnnnuenunvenunu
44. meter changes into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host Bit reduction se OU BIT REDUCTION 7 Presets bit red Sample red drive aliased lt Bit reduction reduces the resolution of the audio signal Thus you can reduce the sound quality and you can simulate the sounds of older equipment Bit Reduct Here you can assign the new resolution to your audio signal 24 bit correspond to the current standard of recording studios 16 bit to an audio cd 8 bit to older samplers and drum machines 4 bit to very cheap sound generators toys for example Sample Red Reduces the number of frames and thus creates interesting effects Aliased If sample reduction is used you can activate this option to avoid unwanted clicks Drive Creates a digital distortion 34 CHAPTER 9 Distortions Dual band distortion DUAL BAND DISTORTION presets freguency drive drive B color volume o Dual Band Distortion splits the audio signal and produces an analog distortion Each split gets modulated separately Frequency Sets the frequency value where the audio signal gets split Drive A This is the range below the set frequency The set dB value determines the volume of the modulation Drive B This is the range above the set frequency The set dB value determines the volume of the modulation Color With color you can make the modulated audio signal brighter or closer Negative va
45. ne your guitars basses and other instruments Channel Manager A very powerful surround helper that also works in stereo format Additionally you can route any channel of your surround format to L left and R right and thus create a mix down of your surround format to stereo se UI CHANNEL MANAGER 7 Presets SUNG link volume delay output ch LFE yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 41 Manual Surround Panner SURROUND PANTER radius Presets center output gain angle distance angle distance front max front min center rear max rear min The surround panner enables you to use stereo mono and surround audio files in any Freedom environment Corresponding to the position of the stereo L amp R mono M or surround S icons new volume settings get calculated for all existing channels of your currently selected surround format Radius Here you can assign the radius of the surround panner The inner orange circle displays the center dB value and the outer red circle displays the rear minimum dB value of the newly created audio signal Mode Here you can select the mono for mono audio files stereo for stereo audio files or surround for surround audio files Surround panner se UI SURROUND PANTER Center stereo mona surround 42 CHAPTER 11 Helper Center LFE Output gain Angle Distance Type Angle Distance Front max Front min Center Rear max
46. nnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnununnnnununnnnnnve 25 Satellites HP Filter arnnnannnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnnvnnnnnnunnununnunnnnunnnnuenunuene 26 AAT 27 es scarce capac es ianea aa niaaa adi aaaeaii naian 27 Fa E 28 GAUP EE 28 Modulation EE 29 COMS ee 29 FANE er 29 Phaser EEE nnmnnn nnmnnn 30 RMO ee LE al EE EO 31 RON eege 31 VIT EE cat eceiiave E E E A E 32 MEN de n le Un EE 33 LI DNT LENS TENKES 33 Bit e Tei d e EE 33 Dual band distortion arannunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnununnnnunnnnnnunnvnnnunnnnnnununnnnunne 34 Tube e VE de 1 d Le 1 EE 34 BLE EEE E 35 STIS EE A T A E A 35 DETAN ae 35 PILF DEION aoran E EET EEA EEE S 36 Bleif TT EE 36 EIDET EE EE EEE 38 Le OG EE EEE OE 38 Panorama he 38 MPV 38 Phase NVE geed eege 39 Level meter anannnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnvnnnununnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnunnnnnnununnnnununnnnnnunnnnunve 39 Level meter Pro EE 39 CalibratiOn axwannunnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnunnnnnennnnenununnunnnnnenunvene 39 MetronOoMe EE EE 40 Reference ToOne a arnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnunnnnuenunvenunnnnunnnnuen 40 Channel Manager avanse ke 40 Surround Panner anuannnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnnnnnnunnnnuennnunnunnnnunnnnuenunuene 41 KONST 43 ROD NE 43 Reverb TWO nrarnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnunvnnunnnnnnnnnuenunvenunnnnunnnnuen 44 SE 45 Origami amp ONE Leese 45 Origami Re E TEE 51 Preamp Modeler wees arecccsnteincas
47. o signal gets cut Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 27 Manual Dynamics Compressor F UI COMPRESSOR F Presets input gain treshold ratio attack release i knee lookahead output gain With the Compressor you can reduce the dynamic of your audio signal and thus the differences between soft and loud signals Thereby you can turn up the overall signal higher without exceeding the available headroom and causing unwanted distortions The result is more presence and punch of your audio signal Input Gain Treshold Ratio Attack Release Knee Lookahead Here you can turn up or down the volume of your input signal before the compression applies Sets the level above which the compressor starts reducing peaks Determines the amount of compression Sets how long it takes for compression to kick in after the input signal exceeds the treshold level Determines how long it takes for the compression action to stop after the input signal falls below the treshold level The curve character of the starting compression after exceeding the treshold level 0 is a hard start of the compression 100 an extremely soft start This value balances small fluctuations of the audio signal within the entered time in milliseconds Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal 28 CHAPTER 7 Dynamics Limiter D LIMITER presets tresho
48. on pull down menu example MIDI automation of the Channel Manager parameter Volume F O CHANNEL MANAGER 7 Presets SYNG link Ch volume delay output ch L soo mute phase ona R osolo mute phase Gu bypass invert midi learn host learn midi ctrl g host ctrl 30 39 40 49 50 59 60 69 70 79 80 89 90 99 100 109 110 119 120 127 TT TT TV A AA AA AE TYTY Fl Select the MIDI controller number 26 and move your controller 26 of your MIDI keyboard or any other MIDI controller afterwards You will recognize that the Volume value will change accordingly 18 CHAPTER 4 Automation To make the assignment of MIDI controllers even easier we integrated next to the manual assignment also a midi learn function Just click on this option in the pull down menu and move any controller of your MIDI keyboard you want to use for Volume afterwards Freedom recognizes the CC number and its position automatically and assigns this number to Volume accordingly You can view this number in the midi ctrl menu at any time and of course also change it manually The host automation works exactly the same way you can assign host controller channels both manually and with host learn 4 CHANNEL MANAGER 7 Presets Sync link ch volume delay output ch solo mute phase SS AR soo mute phase ott bypass invert midi learn host learn midi
49. r example TIP 2 Use the surround panner in surround mode to balance your surround audio files Keep in mind that any changes of the positions of a surround audio file may cause phases Use the Channel Manager Helper insert to avoid this problem yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 43 Manual Reverbs Reverb hall I 7 0 REVERB presets LE EE hall 3 level time spread hf cut predelay cathedral 1 cathedral 2 ee u room 2 drysuet room 3 plate Reverb produces unlike echo continuous sonic reflections of the audio signal Thus allows an extremely real simulation of reverbs of different rooms Model Select between already prepared reverb simulations Level Here you can raise or lower the volume of the signal even before the modulation begins Time Determines how long the reverberation lasts in milliseconds Lower values equate to smaller rooms higher values equate to larger rooms Spread Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously 100 corresponds to the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to mono HF Cut All frequencies above the assigned value get cut Predelay Introduces a short pre delay before the reverb takes effect Dry Wet Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet audio signal 44 CHAPTER 12 Reverbs Reverb TWO OU REVERB TWO Presets hall I model i d hf del m t t ime Spread cu predelay hall 3 C amp C C
50. s doubles the audio signal and detunes the copy compared to the original signal Thereby the audio signal sounds softer and is more present Depth Determines the level of the modulation in Speed Determines the speed of the modulation in hertz HF Damp All frequencies of the audio file above the set value get cut Spread Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously 100 corresponds to the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to mono Dry Wet Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet audio signal Sync Enables the synchronization of the Speed parameter changes into a select pull down menu to the tempo of your sequencer software host Flanger i EE ne 4 FLANGER Presets depth Speed HF damp feedback Spread o drywet Flanger doubles the audio signal and delays the copy compared to the original signal Depth Determines the level of the modulation in Speed Determines the speed of the modulation in hertz HF Damp All frequencies of the audio file above the set value get cut Feedback Routes the delayed signal back to the module s input Higher values create a more intense effect Spread Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously 100 corresponds to the full stereo panorama 0 corresponds to mono Dry Wet Volume relation between the unprocessed dry and the processed wet audio signal Sync Enables the synchronization
51. snaavasudcnaupnesiesedeanswaiessnisennshinaiteetaarasienenteoeas 53 Cabinet Modeler arnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnunnvnunnnnuenunuene 54 MOMENT nnne 55 Be i e AEE E en ee ene 56 License Agreement nnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnunnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnunnnunnnennnnnnunnnennnen 57 8 CHAPTER 1 Welcome Welcome Thank you very much for purchasing FREEDOM 2 5 your ultimate Virtual Effect Rack Freedom allelic se add insert f insert fx bank remove F UI ORIGAMI IF format Stereo 7 Presets Cathedral m 5 0 music L RELS AS pre delay time tail 24 00 me PB 0 Bio 64 0 mo INPUT SIMusic IF file info tail curve 5 0 Vo high cut 20000 Hz 3 538 Sec IMC 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EG band 1 500 Hz 0 0 dB CO lowshelt 0 BO Hz 0 0 dB HM bande 4500 Hz 0 006 1 0 1 0 i highshelf 12000 Hz 0 0 dB 0 0 dB Wet 11 0 dB pitch D OO st undefined 0 0 dB 7 Presets dry formants tempo 100 0 BY 05 tempo output gain BE H LEVEL METER PRO input gain 0 0 de Fa Q vectowtoots FX Bank Browser gt Le b E Al Plug ins tdefaults OUTPUT 5 1 Music output gain 0 0 dB autoload b gt EQ 4 Compressor combi Ka EG 8 Delay combi 4 band eng delay default sync 4 band eng delay default cool short delay sync electric guitar delay sync short filter delay sync Slap back syne stereo filter delay 1 sync Stereo filter delay
52. t nema positioner pre delay Audio File s high cut Import Audio File 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EG C9 lowshelt HM band 1 MM bande C4 highshelf dry tempo output gain Click this button to open the Positioner feature The Positioner gets explained on the next page The moment the IR processor will start after the incoming audio signal You can assign positive and negative values Positive values create a delayed start with negative values the beginning of the IR file gets skipped Here you can assign if the IR file gets used completely or only by percentage of the entire length Here you can assign the decay time of the IR file depending on the time value 100 correspond to the entire length of the IR file less the time portion Tail Curve The curve characteristic of the decay phase Tail High Cut All frequencies of the IR file above the adjusted value get cut True button The sophisticated Freedom Impulse Response Processor Origami even manages true stereo one multi channel audio file with 4 separate channels and true surround processing up to 8 1 one interleaved audio file with up to 81 separate channels Even in true stereo and true surround mode you can still use the positioner feature and the new Channel Manager insert allows you any custom channel routing to fit your needs 50 CHAPTER 13 Specials EQ Dry Wet Pitch Formants Button T
53. t format 5 0 Dolby Digital You can see that with Freedom it is possible to extract separate channels of a surround file any combination is possible to edit them afterwards and finally to create a totally new surround format of these channels using the sophisticated Surround Panner If you are looking for a powerful virtual effect rack specially designed for working with professional surround environments Freedom is all you ll ever need Despite the simple and intuitive operation of FREEDOM we recommend you to read this manual carefully it will elementarily simplify your work and handling of filters and effects And now have fun with FREEDOM 10 CHAPTER 2 Installation amp Activation Installation amp Product Activation Installing Freedom 2 5 is very easy The package contains 1 Software Installation CD ROM the yellow tools authorization key depending on the version you purchased and the registration card with your serial number and Activation Code Depending on the version you purchased Please register Freedom immediately at our website after you ve opened the package As a registered user you get exclusive access to the yellow tools user area where you will get free software updates and many more add ons for Freedom On the software CD ROM you will find the software installers for your OS IMPORTANT Before you install the software from the CD ROM please check out the yellow tools website for available updates of Fr
54. tivated color orange 4 MULTI MODE FILTER 7 presets slope frequency resonance lowpass bandpass highpass 4 MULTI MODE FILTER slope frequency resonance lowpass bandpass highpass 4 bypass view he parameter Frequency is automated but currently muted color grey se 4 MULTI MODE FILTER presets slope frequency resonance lowpass bandpass highpass yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 21 Manual Equalizers Equalizer provide controls to boost or cut specified frequencies of the audio signal 4 band parametric EQ 7 UI 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EG 7 Presets CO lowshelt M band MM bande 4 highshelf output gain Lowshelf Below the adjusted frequency the audio signal is boosted positive dB values or cut negative dB values Band 1 Depending on the selected slope of the curve value 3 the adjusted frequency is boosted positive dB values or cut negative dB values Band 2 Depending on the selected slope of the curve value 3 the adjusted frequency is boosted positive dB values or cut negative dB values Highshelf Above the adjusted frequency the audio signal is boosted positive dB values or cut negative dB values Output Gain The output volume of the audio signal 6 band parametric EQ 7 UI amp BAND PARAMETRIC EG 7 Presets HM band HM bande Us Elek UI band 4 4 highshelt output gain C4 Inuushelf Same as A Band parametric EQ but with four identical
55. tric bass 18 cabinet electric bass 1 electric bass 2 amp cabinet electric bass 2 electric bass 3 amp cabinet electric bass 3 electric guitar 1 centered amp chorus electric guitar 1 centered amp flanger input gain electric guitar 1 off center output gain 0 0 dB electric guitar 1 0 0 des electric guitar 2 centered amp chorus electric guitar 2 centered amp flanger electric guitar 2 off center 1 Input Channel With the Input pull down menu you can select the format of the incoming audio signal The selected format gets displayed graphically in the room matrix below the pull down menu The level meter including the indicator displays the current volume level of the incoming audio signal With input gain you can raise or lower the volume of this signal even before the modulation of Freedom begins 12 CHAPTER 3 User Interface amp Basics Freedom Q vettowtoots FX Bank Browser ole OUTPUT 7 ORIGAMI IR format presets Search here x Y surround input gain IF file info positioner gt gt All Plug Ins tdefaults tail curve high cut autoload b ED amp Compressor combi Center Only 2 0 Stereo LR 2 1 Stereo LR LFE 2 0 Stereo Ls Rs 2 0 Stereo Le Rc 2 0 Stereo L2 R2 2 0 Stereo C LFE 3 0 Cinema Stereo LCR 3 1 Cinema Stereo LCR LFE 3 0 Cinema Stereo Alt LRC 3 1 Cinema Stereo Alt LRC LFE 3 0 Pro Logi
56. usic L C R Ls Rs L2 Re LFE 7 0 Film L R C Ls Rs Le Ro 7 1 Film LR C LFE Ls Rs Le Re 7 0 Music L R C Ls Rs L2 R2 7 1 Music L R C LFE Ls Rs L2 R2 8 0 Film L R C Ls Rs Le Re Cs 8 1 Film L R C LFE Ls Rs Le Re Cs 5 0 Music L RE Ls Rs Cs L2 R2 8 1 Music L R C LFE Ls Rs Cs L2 R2 yellow tools FREEDOM 2 5 47 Manual Presets Use this pull down menu to load the Impulse Response files that are included in Freedom or your own presets F D ORIGAMI at DEG Center Only IR file info stereo pre delay 2 0 Stereo LR surround 2 1 Stereo L R LFE 2 0 Stereo Ls Rs 2 0 Stereo Le Ro 2 0 Stereo L2 R2 2 0 Stereo C LFE 3 0 Cinema Stereo L R 3 1 Cinema Stereo LC R LFE 3 0 Cinema Stereo Alt LR C 3 1 Cinema Stereo Alt L RC LFE 3 0 Pro Logic w o Center LR 5 3 1 Pro Logic w o Center LE 5 LFE 3 1 Pro Logic w o Center Alt L R LFE 4 BAND PARAMETRIC EG UD Iopwshelf HM band HM bande UI dry 4 0 Dolby Surround Pro Logic L CRS tempo 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic LCR 5 LFE output gain 4 0 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LRC5 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt L RCS LFE 4 1 Dolby Surround Pro Logic Alt LR C LFE 4 0 Quadraphonic L R Ls Rs 4 1 Quadraphonic LFE L R Ls Rs LFE 4 1 Quadraphonic LFE Alt L R LFE Ls Rs 5 0 Dolby Digital Film LC R Ls Rs 5 0 DTS Film LR Ls Rs C 5 1 DTS Film LR Ls Rs C LFE 5 0 Music L R C Ls Rs 5 1 Music
57. your audio input signal FREEDOM supports full No Loss Patch Compatibility Regardless of your preferred platform or host application FREEDOM enables you to save all your effect setups and snapshots as No Loss presets and to transfer them to other host applications or platforms FREEDOMS comes with an outstanding and innovative host and MIDI automation including the additional parameters invert bypass host learn and MIDI learn All speed related filters and effects of FREEDOM can be synchronized comfortably to the speed of your sequencer software host Based on yellow tools innovative Advanced Effect Technology A E T FREEDOM offers the most powerful effects with lowest CPU usage Worldwide unique in Freedom is the flexibility of switching between different surround formats You can change the input and output format completely independent from the original input format of your audio file Generally Freedom recognizes the surround format of your host channel automatically and assigns the input and output format accordingly Nevertheless you can assign other surround formats afterwards at any time here an example Your host channel has the surround format 5 0 DTS You only want to edit the three front channels and finally create a new surround format after your editing Simply select the input format 3 0 Cinema in Freedom assign any insert filters and effects you want and finally select the outpu

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