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1. Browse and select a file with a saved MIDI Map After selecting the MIDI map the text box on the left from the Browse button shows the path to the active map file Adefault MIDI map is loaded each time when the plug in is loaded Presets tab Preset Storing Using Prev Next buttons or the Preset Browser navigates through the preset bank Any change in the current preset can be stored automatically or on demand Depending on the selection one of the two options is active Preset Storing Automatic On Demand Preset Storing flag RED OR TORR AAAA ENEE SEEE EE E ENE 18 Configuration e Presets tab 2 eececoecococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcececococococococococococococococcecesocococecocococecooo i d16 group e Automatic Any change of a parameter in the current preset is automatically stored e OnDemand If any parameter is changed the change is not saved in the current preset until the Store option 4 is used CTRL Browse Selecting a different preset from the bank causes irreversible loss to changes applied to the parameters unless the Store option is used 3 The Preset Storing flag is saved in the Redoptor configuration file and applies to all new instances of the plug in When removing any instance of the plug in from the host application the configuration file is saved Changing Type Changing between presets m2. and the dry signal after the tube distortion Diagram representing Tone parameter e Brightness Number of harmonics that emerge in the tube This could also be described as the control which gives asmooth transition between tube distortion and diode clipping distortion EEK E 4 Signal flow e Basic modules A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee re errr rrr eer rrr rr cree rrr errr rrr errr rrr cere rrr rr eee eee eee rrr errr er errr eee eee errr errr eee eee eee eee eee re i d16 group Parametric equalizer Parametric equalizer section with four frequency controls 2 e Bass For boosting or cutting range 40 Hz 300 Hz e Middle For boosting or cutting range 300 Hz 2 kHz e Treble For boosting or cutting range 2 kHz 5 kHz e Presence For boosting or cutting range 5 kHz 12 kHz TREBLE PRESENCE 35ih ESH ihe HJH HE oH 2HE AH SEHZ ERHI ri r GAH i g l l E S a q EES Pte Ee EEE i te na Fm Tr kr A E b a Aiiki Aj se 7 EPAD Fa 1 ties ma TERR A48 i HAME pi J F ri BARDHTOTH z a i i e i Lr i 0 Sal f Sy dl 0 Hz Sk 1e a TL E Equalizer section Each band is controlled by following parameters e Frequency Centre frequency of a peak e Gain Gain value for a band 24 dB 24 dB e Band width Width of the band 4 octaves 0 5 octave RED OR TORR AAEE SEEE EE E Signal flow e Basic modules e Path of the signa
3. application project file 4 The flag is not saved in the preset Default Quality Default value of the Current Quality flag for new instances of the plug in The flag is saved in the Redoptor configuration file When removing any instance of the plug in from the host application the configuration file is saved REDOR TORR AA ENSE E EEA E EE 22 Contents A PEE E Apna E E E E A N N EEA E A OEA E A A S E E E E A T 016 group 1 Overview ss sssssseseseseseseseseeseseseseseseseesesescsesesosesseseseseseseses 1 Unlinking and midi link management 17 5 2 Signal OW ennen 2 Default MIDI Map vnrurnnninnnnnininnnnn 18 Basic MOCUNGS orderne nere 2 PSS CCS CAD ea SENSE SEE eceeicre teats 18 PS AMMO vc cstsocte coe E E E EAE A 2 Preset 3tOrINE ucinne 18 Tube distortion sesesesssesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesss 4 Changing Type ssessssesesseseesessesesseseesessesessesessesessesees 19 Parametric equalizer sssesesesssessoesssesssessorsserssesss 5 Default Presets ea 20 Master section eseeseseseseseseseesesesoseseseseesesesesesesesessses 6 Quality taD soreer cv ne ARESE 21 Path of the signal s flOW ssessessessesseseeessesseseeseessessess 6 Current Quality seessessesseesessesseeseeseeseessesseseessessessesss 22 3 Preset Management ccccsssssssssseesssssssssssssssssssecseeeseee 7 Default Quality sscsssssssseensssesnsssesnsssesnsssesnsssennses 22 Browsing presets
4. eee eee eee sees ie d16 group Loading and Saving presets At the bottom of the Preset Browser there are function buttons which allow to save load presets on from the hard 3 drive Preset Load Save Bank Load Save Loading and Saving presets from the hard drive functions Four buttons are available e Preset Load loads a single preset from a file file rdprs Redoptor preset gt Note Before Preset Save saves the current preset to a file saving the preset i to a file save it e Bank Load loads the entire bank of presets from a file file rdprb Redoptor bank in Redoptor using CTRL Browse when On demand function is selected in the plug in configuration e Bank Save saves the entire bank of presets to a file gt Note Files saved by Redoptor are compatible with XML format which enables their edition in any text editor RED OR TOR AAEE SEEEN EE KE SEERE 12 Configuration A eee eee eee eee eee eee errr rr er eer rr rr cere rer errr errr errr eee eee eee eee eee eee eee i d16 group E 4 Configuration and preset selection section After clicking on Options in the preset selection and configuration section a configuration panel unfolds in the bottom section of GUI The panel has three tabs Presets Midi Control Configuration panel tabs e Midi control configures MIDI communications with the plug in e Presets configures presets switch
5. A REDOPTOR ll FRAKKE virarai d16 group seececece0e0e0e0e0e0e0e0e0e0ce0e0e0 e0e0e0e0e0cece0ccecececceccececece0cceceecee User Manual Overview Os SCAR RES AR a SARE CR ANSE RR SHAR RRS RE SERS ESSEN NESS RENSEDE NES SRS RS THN DEN NER RRR RRS KERES ES ORS SEERE ERE DEER RSS SNERRE RSET ARR eT Se Se WEN a ONS ESSER REN ERE R ER TASS Ting T d16 group Overview Redoptor is a distortion effect with tube emulation 1 ABOUT Les T Honky To HonkY Tonk TUBE cor NTR Oo L Redoptor graphical interface 3 We can distinguish two sections there e Configuration and preset management Cory PASTE STORE j ae i ia H ACID Sorate her io ie EE i AE FREU WEHT BAQUE i PRES ET H Configuration and preset selection section e Signal processing control section consists of the all remaining controls REDOPTOR Signal flow e Basic modules A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee rrr rr eer rrr re cer eee errr rr eee rrr eee rrr errr eee eee err eee eee eee eee eee eee eee i d16 group Signal flow 3 This chapter describes the signal path through Redoptor It explains the basic components of the unit and its control 2 parameters Basic modules Internally Redoptor consists of a few basic components These correspond to the sections on the graphical user interface 3 Preamp This amplifies the incoming signal When it goes above the threshold
6. ay cause undesirable sonic artifacts Switching the Changing Type flag may prevent this phenomenon Changing Type Normal amp Silent Changing Type flag e Normal Changing presets takes place in a classical manner all parameter values are rapidly changed into new values e Silent Before changing the preset the output signal is muted Next the parameters are set to new values and the signal level is restored to its previous value This feature is significant in live performances during which sonic artifacts caused by preset changes are undesirable 3 The flag is saved in the Redoptor configuration file and applied to all new instances of the plug in When removing any instance of the plug in from the host application the configuration file is saved RED OR TOR AAAA ENEE SEEE EE E ENE 19 Configuration e Presets tab A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee errr rr errr eee errr eee eee i d16 group Default Presets D16 provides a set of default presets with Redoptor They are applied to every new instance of the plug in If a bank 4 of presets is created which should be applied every time instead of factory presets it is possible to select such anon option Default Presets section Default Presets amp Factory Presets Clear Presets User Defined Browse Default presets selection Options available in the Default Presets section e Factory Presets Default value after installing Redoptor Choosi
7. ee eee eee errr rr errr rr errr rr errr err errr eee eee eee eee eee eee i d16 group Actions available in the Preset Browser e Clicking on a slot in the preset list loads the selected preset 3 e Clicking ona slot in the group list selects a group of presets e Both presets and groups can be renamed Double clicking on a slot toggles edit mode After entering the new name press enter to finish e The bank of presets has exactly 128 items The number of presets cannot be changed This means that there is no possibility of adding or removing presets Only relocating them between groups or changing their order is possible By dragging the preset you may gt ieee Change its position in the group by dropping it in a different slot in the list of presets in a selected group e order i of presets in Move the preset to a different group by dragging and dropping it in the chosen slot in the group list is possible eed i 3 Holding CTRL or SHIFT and using the mouse button allows to select more presets single preset B i sis Changing the Holding CTRL and clicking on presets selects single items order 4 o Using SHIFT allows to select a range of presets The first click marks the beginning of the range and the second several presets aron click marks the end inactive When more than one presets are selected it is possible to drag them to a different group REDOPTOR iiirietesstnnsseeeennnnnnsccencnnnnnsccosecnnnnnscoosce
8. ing indicates personal resources loaded instead of default presets e Quality conversion track quality settings Clicking on Options while holding CTRL opens a window with information about the version and the license owner REDOPTOR iiirietesstnnsseeeennnnnnsccencnnnnnsccosecnnnnnscooscensnnesccosennnnnescoscennnensccoscensnnescesenannnsccoseenanensccesennnneescocsenannnesceseensn Gig Configuration e Midi control tab A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee errr rr eee eee eee rer errr errr rr errr er eee err er eee eee eee eee eee s d16 group Midi control tab Note This feature 3 Redoptor can assign its controls on GUI to any MIDI CC Midi Control Change allowing the control of the plug in 4 works only i e inthe VST version USINg external hardware or software of the plug in due to the fact that the AU Midi Control specification does not include a MIDI input port necessary to receive MIDI messages Midi Learn mode CC Parameter CC Parameter CC Parameter Midi Control tab 3 Controls included in the tab e Midi learn mode Checkbox which activates Midi learn mode e Alist of active MIDI CC links containing pairs comprising of a CC code and the name of the plug in parameter e Default Map Checkbox which activates a default MIDI CC map When the map is activated it will be loaded with creating a new instance of the plug in RED OR TORR AAEE SEEEN EEE aE 141 Configura
9. l s flow A eseecceoceoccooccocceoccoccecccoccooccocceoccoocooccoocooccoocooccoccceoccoccooccoocceoccoccceoccooccoccoocooccooccoccooccocceocooccooccoccooccooceoccoocooccoccooccoocooccooceoccoocooccooeoo i d16 group Master section Controls output signal level and the signal wet dry mix balance The Fx knob controls the wet dry signal mix 2 and Output volume knob controls the final amplification Master section Path of the signal s flow The picture below shows the signal flow through the plug in Signal flow REDOPTOR reen nn O Preset Management e Browsing presets A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ses eee eee eee eee eee eee sees ie d16 group Preset Management Browsing presets Presets in the plug in are hierarchically organized in groups and contrary to the linear structure this setting Is not compatible with the native methods used within the host application The user can see the presets assigned to particular groups in the Preset Manager Groups can be also defined by the user i ACID Scratcher H E Configuration and preset selection section Controls available in the preset selection section e Preset name Displays the name of the selected preset Allows editing of the preset name before saving the preset Clicking on the control causes a shift into edit mode After applying changes through the keyboard confirm the new name with the Enter button e P
10. ng this option loads the factory presets with every new instance of the plug in e Clear Preset Zeroed parameters with every new instance of the plug in e User Defined Preset bank selected by the user When choosing User Defined option the Browse button on the right side is activated Using this button opens a dialog box in order to select a path to the user s preset bank Confirming the path saves it in the Redoptor configuration file The selected preset bank will be loaded as default The text box on the left from the Browse button shows the path to the user s preset bank IREDOP TOI Configuration e Quality tab A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee terrier eee eee eee eee eee eee d16 group Quality tab 3 Adjusts the quality of the conversion track depending on the processor s capacity Four quality values are available 4 e Low e Medium e High e Highest 3 The higher the conversion quality is the more processor s capacity is required by the plug in Higher conversion quality leads to better sound quality Quality tab en Tied saa pees nga mk gna basen arouse en EET EEG O E E D Configuration e Quality tab A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee rer rrr rrr rer eee eee eee eee eee eee errr rrr errr rr errr errr eee eee eee eee eee d16 group Current Quality The Current Quality flag value is stored in Redoptor per instance and saved within the host
11. nsnnesccosennnnnescoscennnensccoscensnnescesenannnsccoseenanensccesennnneescocsenannnesceseensn 10 Preset Management e Preset Browser A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee esse eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee rr rr eer rrr rr errr rr err errr eee eee eee eee eee eee i d16 group On the left side of the Preset Browser there are function buttons located Adds anew empty group to the preset bank 3 Removes a group from the preset bank but only if the selected group is empty Before removing a group remaining presets should be relocated to different groups An empty group can be recognized by the lack of bold font and the lack of a pointer on the right from its name r r Misc f r Organs r Empty group in the Preset Browser i Pastes the edited preset to the buffer works exactly like the combination of Prev and CTRL GoGo Overwrites the selected preset with the buffer content works exactly like the combination of Next and CTRL The postfix _copy is added Function buttons of the Preset Browser eee f to the name of the preset pasted from the buffer a Works exactly like Prev on GUI allows to move backwards on the hierarchical structure of presets Works exactly like Next on GUI allows to move forward on the hierarchical structure of presets EEN re EE E aE 11 Preset Management e Loading and Saving presets A eee eee eee eee eee cer rrr ree cer rrr eee eee
12. rev Next Buttons used to navigate through the preset bank Next button moves the browser to the next preset If the current preset is the last preset in a group pressing Next moves the browser to the first preset in the subsequent group Prev button moves the browser to the previous preset If the current preset is the first preset in a group pressing Prev moves the browser to the last preset in the preceding group 2Note OnMacOS e Prev CTRL Prev button pressed while holding CTRL copies the edited preset to the buffer AppleCMD key pene Next CTRL Next button pressed while holding CTRL pastes the buffer to the current preset with postfix of CTRL key copy added to its name e Browse Opens a Preset Browser menu in the bottom part of the GUI REDOPTOR ireren nens ennen a Preset Management e Browsing presets e Preset Browser A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee rrr reer rr errr rr eee eee errr eee eee eee eee eee eee i d16 group Changes in the preset bank are not permanent After removing and reloading the plug in the default preset bank will be loaded However saving the project within the host application will also save the status of the plug in including changes in the preset bank After reloading the project all changes in the current parameter settings and in the preset 3 bank will be restored Preset Browser As it was mentioned the preset bank in the plug in has a hierarchical struc
13. sible to repeat the operation for the next MIDI CC and parameter pairs Subsequent links will be created and added to the list 3 When all the needed links are created uncheck the Midi Learn Mode checkbox In order to create new links it is possible to reactivate the Midi Learn Mode at any time 3 The links are always sorted in an ascending manner in relation to the CC column according to the MIDI CC code RED OR TORR AAEE SEENE EE EE aE 16 2 d16 group Configuration e Midi control tab Unlinking and midi link management On the right side of the link list there are 4 function buttons located 4 CC Parameter CC Parameter CC Parameter 21 Filter 2 Cutoff m e a 7 JD MIDI CC link list and function buttons Ex Removes a selected link choosing any link from the list and clicking on it highlights the selected link Using this button removes the selected link Removes all MIDI CC links 3 t Loads link lists MIDI maps from file rdccmap Redoptor MIDI CC Map files are saved in XML format which enables their edition in any text editor gt Note MIDI map 3 tei Saves link lists MIDI maps to file REDOPTOR Configuration e Midi control tab e Presets tab d16 group Default MIDI Map 3 Selecting a default MIDI Map 4 Default Map Default MIDI Map selection 1 Check the Default Map checkbox which activates the Browse button on the right 2 Click
14. ssesesessesesesseseseesesessssesesseseseosesese 7 Be COMUCTICS 2 E A EE 23 PRESSE BFOWSEF sasiada 8 Loading and Saving presets Wu sevevsrsrssresssrssssee 12 4 Configuration ssscauceuesesssssesssssesessssesssseesseesesneee 13 Midi control tab esssessssessssessssessssessssessssessssessssessssessses 14 Mille I ee dalede 15 REDOPTOR iiiitstetsnnnseeeecnnnenecccnccnnnnnscconcnnnnneccosccnnnnescooscennnnescoosennnsnsccseennnenscosennnnnescscennnenscceseennneesccesennnneescegeense 23
15. tion e Midi control tab A eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee rr eee eee eee eee eee err err eee eee eee eee eee eee ie d16 group Midi learn Assigning a Redoptor control to the MIDI controller requires 4 1 Checking Midi Learn Mode checkbox in the Midi Control tab Midi Learn Mode CC Parameter Midi Learn Mode selection checkbox 2 Inthe status bar in the bottom section of GUI a message should appear waiting for a controller or parameter movement Status bar In this mode the plug in waits for any change in the parameter value movement of any control on GUI and for the movement of any MIDI CC control from the external MIDI controller which operates on an active MIDI input channel directed to Redoptor The order of these actions is irrelevant During the above mentioned actions the status bar informs about the currently changing values of controls and provides their names EEN Er El ak ag Configuration e Midi control tab A eeoooocccoocoooooooooocococooooooooooccococoooooooocococococoooocococcococoooooooooccccococoooooooooocococcooooocoooccoccocoooooooooococcocoooooooooococooooooooooooccocooocooooooooooooooooo i d16 group When a MIDI control lt gt GUI control link is established a line is added to the MIDI CC link list CC Parameter CC Parameter CC Parameter 21 Filter 2 Cutoff 23 Filter 1 Cutoff JD MIDI CC link list When a link is established for a controller it is pos
16. ture i e presets are organized in groups Presets can be selected by Next Prev buttons which navigate through the structure in a linear way or by using the Preset Browser The Preset Browser is a tool which allows to easily manage the preset structure To open it click Browse in the preset selection section FEE Configuration and preset selection section EEN eee EEEE NE Preset Management e Preset Browser REDOPTOR The Preset Browser will unfold under the GUI f r Drums f r Guitars f r Basses f r Misc f r Organs f r Pads f r Pianos f _Synths f r Martin Roth YW List of groups in the preset bank J ACID Scratcher D Saw can talk Jh Acid J Acid dh Acid DK Acid dh Acid DK Acid dh Acid Overloaded mixer Hig er states Soft plastic Gentle accent Dirty sound Popular 1 Popular 2 B d16 group m Preset Load Save Bank Load Save dh ACID Scratcher dh Saw can talk 2h Acid JN Acid JN Acid JN Acid JN Acid JN Acid JN Acid Overloaded mixer Higher states Soft plastic Gentle accent Dirty sound Popular 1 Popular 2 Preset Manager The left side shows the list of groups in the preset bank The right side shows the list of presets in the selected group List of presets in the selected group Preset Management e Preset Browser A eee eee eee eee eee eer r rrr cere rrr reer eee eee eee e
17. value the tube clipping starts to work Shaping of the input signal can be performed using the Hi Cut and Lo Cut controls ABOUT eae TUBE CC oly Preamp section EEN ne EEE RE Signal flow e Basic modules A eee eee eee eee eee eee errr eee eee eee eee eee d16 group Preamp is controlled by four parameters e Preamp gain Value of signal s amplification in decibels in range 0 dB 100 dB 2 e Locut It s ahi pass filter s frequency in range O Hz 300 Hz e Hicut It s a low pass filter s frequency in range 1 5 kHz 8 KHz e On Off Turning off a low pass filter completely Hi cut 3 Lo cut and Hi cut control the bandwidth of the input signal which passes through the preamp FREQUENCY LO CUT HI CUT Low and Hi cut combination s frequency response RED OR TON AE EEE EEE E Signal flow e Basic modules A eee eee eee eee eee ree errr rrr errr rrr cere rrr cere rrr eee errr er eee sees eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee d16 group Tube distortion This section emulates the tube distortion 2 TUBE CONTROL TEL ube distortion section There are three controls in this section Tube bias This controls the amplitude of the odd harmonics appearing in distorted signal The greater value of this knob the more harmonics in the signal e Tone This is across fade between the output from the fixed Hi pass filter
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