Tonelux Tilt Manual
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1. GIDESIGN VENUE system and contains features requested by live sound engineers Ihe TILT also includes modeling of the transformer found in the MP1a mic preamp which adds a subtle distortion for bass frequencies that fat tens up the low end of a track Tilt Section The Tilt section consists of Tilt Eq In which engages the Tilt Loud equalizer the Shape switch which lets you select between a Tilt style equalizer or a Loudness equalizer and finally the Tilt knob with which you adjust the amount of the equaliza tion When using the Tilt knob less is more Remember that when for example cutting high frequencies the percep tion can be that you re boosting low frequencies Thus you will have double effect when turning the Tilt knob Tilt Equalization The Tilt control rebalances the whole sound of a track with just one twist of a knob going from a bright and shimmering top to a warm and wide low end The filter of the Tilt is shaped so when one end of the frequency spectrum goes down the other end goes up thus cutting frequencies in one end while boosting in the other The center frequency of this In Tilt shape mode and the Tilt knob fully clock wise at 4 oclock you will get a high frequency boost and a low frequency cut equalizer has been carefully selected to work on a wide range of material and provides a safe way of altering your sound without it getting too harsh or too boomy The gain of the filter goes fr2. Hz and is set to attenuate the signal 6 dB per octave By engaging disengaging the Filter In button the HP and LP filters will be enabled or in bypass respectively Output Section Depending on what version of the TILT you are running the TILT or TILT LIVE the knob in the output section will be either a Gain control TILT or a Boost Ceiling control TILT LIVE The Boost Ceiling is explained below in the TILT LIVE sec tion The Gain control is a standard make up gain going from 6 dB to 6 dB The Polarity Invert button inverts the phase when pressed lit up Tilt Live The TILT LIVE plug in is optimized for the Avid VENUE system and contains features requested by live sound engineers Ihe TILT LIVE version does not include the transformer modeling to preserve DSP power and features the Boost Ceiling control The TILT LIVE is perfect for in ear systems when you want to tweak the mix to adjust for ear fatigue without changing the actual volume of the mix In normal operating mode Boost Ceiling on full the filters in the Tilt Loud circuit will attenuate some frequencies while boosting others just like the normal TILT plug in For live performance purposes this can be a drawback since boosting frequencies can sometimes cause feedback in a live monitoring system By setting the Boost Ceiling on min you have limited the amount of boost to O dB ie no boost at all Whatever setting you put on the TILT LIVE
3. ck row with some buttons We ll use the Dyna mite plug in as example but the same goes A for all plug ins Enable About Box Opens the About Box with When the Enable switch is set to on I the plug version info in is active and will process audio When set to OFF 0 it will be bypassed and not process any audio It Value Display Displays the knob value when will take considerably less CPU when it is bypassed the mouse is hovering over a control About Box Value Display Enable Setup Lol we Softube Hormal Volume 4 5 TE SUS I UIV OUP TV DE TED z ki m E un z Setup In the Setup window you can change settings that will affect all instances of that particular plug in If you for example de select the Show Value Display option in the Bass Amp Room plug in the value display will be off for all Bass Amp Rooms on your system until you select that option again Ihe different options vary between Windows and Mac and also different formats and plug ins Ihe most common options are SHOW VALUE DISPLAY Enables the parameter and value display in the bottom row of the plug in REVERSE MOUSE WHEEL DIRECTION Mac OS Only Changes if the a knob is turned up or down when the mouse wheel is turned up or down Mac OS Only You need to restart your host software DAW before the changes to fully take effect If you messed something up and manually need to set these options y
4. hannel Tonelux Tilt rack unit Here you can see the eight channel Tilt unit by Tonelux and below is a photo of the prototype Paul Wolff sent us It looks like well a prototype but sounds fantastic Credits Niklas Odelholm modeling Oscar Oberg DSP programming Torsten Gatu framework programming Arvid Rosen framework program ming Ulf Ekel f 3D rendering Original hard ware was designed by Paul Wolff at Tonelux Softube
5. he only logical move was to make a plug in While designing the features Softube and Tonelux thought that having a few extra options would really fill out the module We decided to model the transformer in the Tonelux products and added a very smooth high and low pass filter not to fix problems but to have the ability to use a filter that sounded like it wasnt there On top of that we added a loudness feature to the TILT knob allowing the engineer to boost both low and high at the same time much like a loud ness control used in post production to simu late near and far positioning So far the few friends that we have sampled it to have loved it with comments like its just smooth or beautiful on over heads just enough sheen After showing the TILT rack unit at a trade show it was suggested that we consider a live version which might include some different features one of which was a way of limit ing the boost but retaining the TILT effect to prevent feedback in wedges and side fills so Softube came up with a unique BOOST CEILING control where you can set the amount of maximum boost above normal to prevent feedback but when using in ear monitoring you can still have the original effect It works really well to compensate ear fatigue without altering a complex EQ or cer tain individual channel EOs It never really gets louder it just gets clearer Paul Wolff Designer and Founder of To
6. nelux Tilt EQ In Tilt High Pass Low Pass Output Gain 6 dB oct FILTER y 250 re 64 Ke gt Phase Invert Shape 12 dB oct Filter In Tilt Loud Select Select Introduction User Interface THE TONELUX TILT PLUG IN Is a joint develop The TILT is all about getting the sound you want ment effort between Tonelux designer Paul Wolff fast and easy Ihe interface is made up of three and Softube bringing the famous Tonelux sound sections which will give you flexible and powerful to the digital world The innovative Tilt design control of your sound was first featured on the Tonelux MP1a discrete mic preamp module and has been a godsend for engineers and producers that need to take control Second section High Pass Low Pass 12 dB oct of their sound in a fast and effective manner Often and Filter In the Tilt knob is all you need to make a track sit bet ter in a mix or to make a track warmer or cooler and it s perfect in a live situation where you need to tweak the whole mix to adjust for ear fatigue First section Tilt Eq In Shape and Tilt Third section Gain and Polarity Invert Want to do a fast mix Try inserting a TILT on each track of your mix and you ll find that often the Tilt knob is the The TILT plug in features not only the original Tilt only EQ you ll need design but also adds a couple of new features A special Live version of the TILT plug in is includ ed which is optimized for the DI
7. om 0 to 6 dB Loudness Equalization By pressing the Shape button making it unlit the function of the Tilt knob is changed from TILT to LOUD The Loup setting changes the shape of the filter to that of a loudness control meaning that when you turn the Tilt knob clockwise you will get more bass and more treble and turning it counter clockwise will give you less of both In Loud shape mode and the Tilt knob fully clock wise at 4 oclock you will boost both high and low frequencies Turning the Loud control from min to max can give the illusion of a sound going from far away to up close This is a handy effect for post production The EQ In button will engage or disengage the TILT LOUD filter making A B comparisons easy Try using the Loud filter with different settings on different sounds that needs to be separated For example imagine a guitar track and drum track getting in the way of each other Boost the Loud filter on the drums and cut it on the guitar will place the two in the mix with less clashing frequencies Filter Section The filter section with its two filters will further shape the sound or help you get rid of problematic frequencies in a track The Low Pass filter cut off frequency goes from 16 Hz to 1 kHz and will at tenuate the signal 6dB per octave When the 12 dB Oct switch is engaged the signal will be attenuated 12 dB per octave The High Pass filter cut off frequency goes from 20 kHz to 500
8. ou ll find them in text format in the following locations MAC OS Library Application Support Softube WINDOWS username AppLication Data Key Commands All numbers and labels in the plug in are clickable This allows you to easy select a setting by clicking on the wanted value Hovering above a label will turn the mouse pointer into a pointing hand Mouse Up Down or Mouse Wheel Change a parameter such as a knob or a switch Keyboard Fine Adjust 3 Mac or crrL Win while changing the parameter value Reset to Default art while clicking on the knob or fader Plug In Specific Key Commands In many plug ins you can sHIFT click on a knob or a switch to get some extra functionality Metal Amp Room SHIFT click and drag a mic will move both mics simultaneously All Amp Rooms SHIFT click in the cabinet background will change cabinet or amp without any animations Tonelux Tilt Foreword by Paul Wolff After the success of the TILT control on the MP1 and MP1a Mic Preamps I felt that a rack mount unit would be a nice addition to the Tonelux product line Ihe decision was made to make it an 8 channel unit with polarity in out and access with D subs for ease of use After using the TILT rack unit on a few sessions I was shocked at how useful it was and how smooth and sweet it made tracks I tried it on everything from Bass to Overheads Guitars Vocals etc It did so much with only one knob that t
9. plug in it will never boost any frequencies For monitor systems on stage the TILT LIVE can help you changing the balance of a mix without having to risk getting feedback from increasing the volume Boost Ceiling When using the TILT LIVE the Gain control will be replaced with a Boost Ceiling control The Boost Ceiling control makes the TILT filter behave differently depending on the Boost Ceiling setting When the Boost Ceiling is at its minimum the au dio level will never be amplified Ihe filters will have the same shape but will always be below 0 dB When the Boost Ceiling is set to its maximum it will work as the ordinary TILT When set between there will be some boosting of frequencies but never more than you dialed in 6dB 0 dB Tilt filter curves for different settings of the Boost Ceiling knob Top Boost Ceiling at In Ear setting 6 dB middle 3 dB and bottom 0 dB Wedge setting Buying Recommendations The TILT and TILT LIVE plug ins aren t based on a single piece of hardware Designer Paul Wolff wanted to create some extra functionality for the plug in version of his Tilt module and worked night and day to design a hardware prototype that is the basis of these two plug ins However if you are desperate to find the Tilt control in a hardware package we can strongly recommend the fantastic sounding Tonelux MPla mic preamp module that features the Tilt filters or the eight c
10. s Please let us know about the mistake and we ll fix it in the mix or in the next version of this manual Support On the Softube website www softube com you will find answers to common questions FAQ and other topics that might interest you Support questions can be posted at http www softube com where we will help you as fast as we can Web www softube com E mail info softube com Phone 46 13 21 1623 9 am 5 pm CET Contents User Interface 5 Menu ROW on 5 Key Commands o II 6 Tonelux Tilt 7 Foreword by Paul Wolff 7 Introduction 2 2 ise ss was Hue Back et 8 User Interface 2 oo on 8 Tilt Live lt lt oc 0 ee ea eee eee ee 10 Buying Recommendations 11 COGS 2 62 Phe Bees te Base er 11 User Interface SOFTUBE PLUG INS ARE what you see is what you get products You should be able to intuitively learn Enable Enable Activate the plug in the products within minutes so that you can work Set to OFF for bypass fast and efficient with them There are a couple of things that remain the same for all of our plug ins such as the menu row Ihese will be explained in this chapter For detailed information of a particular plug in please see its chapter Setup Changes global options for all instances of that plug in ee 5 oftube Mode Active A Menu Row a ur 5 oftube Mode Bypa m 7 SETUP r Se Y In the bottom of the plug in interface you will see a thin bla
11. w Softube User Manual Tonelux Tilt and Tilt Live User Manual for Version 1 3 16 Rev Feb 21 2013 Softube User Manual 2007 2013 Amp Room is a registered trademark of Softube AB Sweden Softube is a registered trade mark of Softube AB Sweden All visual and aural references to the Valley People Dyna mite Tonelux and Tilt are trademarks being made with written permission from PMI Audio The Tonelux and Tilt logo the Valley People Dyna mite and associated logos are trademarks of PMI Audio Group used under license All specifications subject to change without notice All Rights Reserved Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies Men tion of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Softube assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Softube products are protected by patents SE526523 and SE525332 and related patents patent ap plications including WO06054943 US11 667360 US20040258250 EP1492081 EP1815459 and JP2004183976 Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement End User Li cense Agreement Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate However there are a chance that we have made mistakes and we hope that you understand that we are only human
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