Polarity Maximizer Installation & User Manual
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1. AUDISOMERE an AYA a Polarity Maximizer The Polarity Maximizer plug in is a multi track analysis tool that routes audio from several tracks to a single master controller that analyses the audio and automatically sets the appropriate Installation amp polarity in out of the plug in on each track The output is guaranteed to give the maximum RMS User Manual level of the summed audio Installation G How to use DADE Additional Features Questions DE NEXT INSTALLATION 2014 AUDIOMERE Installation After downloading the appropriate installer simply run the installer package and follow the provided instructions With the trial or purchased version the license NOTE To view your registration info key information needed to activate the plug in at any time or to upgrade was emailed to you After running the installer trom the trial demo to the open a session in your DAW create a new audio purchased version simply click aux track mono or stereo and add the Polarity on the AUDIOMERE logo in Maximizer plug in as an insert on that track A the lower right of the plug in window will immediately appear asking for the window license information sent to you via email which includes your name email address and license key Enter this information exactly as it appears in the email as shown in figure 1 simply cut and paste the into from the email into the registration window You wil2. The default routing mode of the plug in is SEND ON so each time the plug in is inserted on a track its audio is routed additionally to the Master for analysis The plug in can be inserted on both mono and stereo tracks and the mono stereo versions are shown in figure 3 The current number of tracks plug ins sending audio to the Master is shown in the LED counter SENDS display of the Master plug in POLARITY MAXIMIZER SIGNAL ROUTING SEND ON f SEND OFF MASTER POLARITY MAXIMIZER ROUTING SEND ON ME SEND OFF MASTER GAIN E 0 0 dB SIME 3 Use appropriate gain levels As the recorded audio might have widely different or poorly recorded gain levels it is suggested to set if needed the individual gain levels of the tracks to an approximate desired mix betore the analysis Note itis possible to get different polarity outcomes for different mixes as maximization is based on the ensemble of audio being analyzed As some DAWs Pro Tools have only pre fader inserts i e track faders do not affect the audio level entering plug ins a GAIN rotary knob is provided in each Send plug in figure 3 to adjust the level of the audio to both the Master and the track itself The outgoing signal strength in dBF S of the plug in is shown in the SIGNAL meter Double clicking on the GAIN knob resets the level to 0 dB figure 3 Send plug in panel Mono AUDIOMERE figure 3 Sen
3. uses only stereo tracks in a session where Pro Tools has both mono and stereo tracks available If you load a mono input signal onto a stereo track in Reaper by detault a stereo instance of Polararity Maximizer will be used For every stereo track there will be two independent audio signals L R being analyzed If you have a mono input signal on a stereo track use the LINK button on the Send panel forcing the same polarity for L and R to significantly reduce the processing time A set of mono tracks in Pro Tools will take approximately the same amount of time to process as the same set of tracks in Reaper with the channel link button engaged on each stereo track Many individuals and manufacturers incorrectly use the terms polarity and phase interchangeably Altering polarity reters to inverting tlipping the signal while phase relates more closely to temporally shitting delaying the signal or certain frequencies though polarity inversion can be considered as a constant 180 phase shitt Note that using polarity rather than individual phase rotation alteration does not alter the shape or characteristics of the wavetorm other than inversion An excellent overview of phase polarity and associated comb filtering is presented in Everest 2009 and additional related discussions can be found at Lindell 2013 Senior 2008 A useful case study addressing phase and polarity for improving a mix is provided in Senior 2010 Everest 2
4. 009 A F Everest MasterHandbookofAcoustics McGraw Hill 2009 Lindell 2013 B Lindell Phase Alignment Manifesto www benlindell com 2013 01 phase alignment manifesto senior 2008 M Senior Phase Demystified Sound on Sound April 2008 senior 2010 M Senior Mix Rescue Phase relationships Sound on Sound April 2010 HOME AUDIOMERE
5. are typically identical to the normal mode but when there is a difference it is usually slight and inaudible For easily comparing the audio betore and after maximization a Bypass button is provided in the COMPARE section of the Master By default the Bypass button is disengaged and the maximized polarity settings for the Sending tracks are used during audio playback lf the button is engaged the audio is passed through the Sending plug ins without any polarity change any GAIN knob changes remain active In essence engaging this button acts similar to a global bypass of the polarity setting for the Sending plug ins A small LINK button is provided in the stereo Send plug in panel that once engaged ensures the left and right stereo channels have receive the same polarity setting before after analysis Linking the lett and right channels also reduces the overall processing time This mode is particularly beneficial for DAWs that use only stereo tracks even though the input is mono e g Reaper and Live as employing the LINK button on stereo tracks containing mono input provides much more efficient and faster processing Questions 2014 AUDIOMERE JO Can I analyze different multi mic instruments within the same session Should the plug in be placed in the first or last insert slot of a track If you have more than one multi mic instrument to process e g drums piano gu
6. compared to the pre maximized audio is reported below the MAXIMIZE button Each Sending plug ins now acts simply as a low latency pass through of polarity corrected audio At this point you can opt to press the NONE button under the LED counter in the Master plug in to put all Sending plug ins into the SEND OFF routing state NOTE Setting a plug in routing to SEND OFF does not bypass deactivate its polarity function or gain setting and thus the plug in by default passes through audio using its given polarity and gain settings NEXT ADDITIONAL FEATURES 2014 AUDIOMERE Additional Features LF BOOST FAST ALG COMPARE CHANNEL LINK Engaging the LF BOOST button in the Master uses an extra emphasis in the low frequency region only during the analysis stage not altering the audio itself This mode can be usefulin some situations where the low end frequencies are not as dominant in the overall signal mix Note there will be no reported increase in dB RMS after maximization due to the low end preprocessing Naturally a larger number of Sends will take longer to process For dealing with a very large track count when waiting time is of importance e g during a recording session a FAST processing mode has been provided in the Master When engaged this mode replaces the default analysis method with an extremely fast approximate approach Results of the FAST mode
7. d plug in panel Stereo L E J R AUDIOMERE STEP 4 Process amp automatic configuration The final step is for the Master to analyze the audio and then set the polarity of each Sending plug in First select the playback range on the timeline Next press the MAXIMIZE button in the Master of your DAW for the audio span to analyze panel to arm the plug in for analysis the small Note the timespan should cover all of the sonic LED will be lit as shown in figure 4 The Master characteristics of the instrument e g for a is now waiting for the audio playback to begin drumset use a timespan that also includes fills across the toms and cymbals or simply select the entire song recording duration figure 4 Master armed and waiting for audio playback POLARITY MAXIMIZER MASTER COMPARE SENDS ROUTING PROCESSING LF BOOST MAXIMIZE BYPASS f SEND ON SEND OFF FAST APPROX MASTER AUDISMERE Start the audio playback in your DAW When playback is finished the Master does its job and then automatically configures the needed in out polarity button setting in each Sending plug in see figure 5 POLARITY MAXIMIZER SIGNAL figure 5 a nce ene A sending plug in ROUTING a a F panel with polarity SEND ON engaged f SEND OFF A MASTER GAIN F rE 0 0 dB AUDISMERE COMPLETE You are now Maximized The number of polarity changes and the increase in dB RMS of the resulting audio as
8. ear hardware EQ compression etc betore the audio enters your DAW However if instead you tend to adjust the effects of each track in isolation of the other tracks the Polarity Maximizer plug in could be placed on the last insert Then after each track is individually shaped with effects the maximization would take place atterward to ensure the best final global polarity setting across the tracks One other possibility covering all bases could be to put the Polarity Maximizer in the first insert followed by other eftect plug ins and then another Polarity Maximizer in the last insert You could first maximize the audio using only the first insert plug ins to get the raw audio polarity corrected then adjust any other effect plug ins while listening to all of the tracks and lastly do a tinal maximization using only the last insert plug ins to make sure the effects chain did not corrupt the polarity Will I always hear a difference after using the plug in I ve analyzed the same number of tracks and song length in both Reaper and Pro Tools Why does it take longer to process in Reaper Is polarity the same as phase It your audio already has the correct polarity for each track then there will be no difference or change after analysis no channel flios and a 0 dB increase If the improvement is within 1 dB the audible difference may not be obvious though an improvement has been made Reaper and some other DAWs
9. itar you can begin by placing the plug in on all of the tracks By default each plug in is in Send mode So to process one of the multi mic instruments drums simply turn the routing to SEND OFF on the other plug ins for the remaining instrument tracks piano guitar and then proceed to maximize as usual To process the next instrument piano set the routing of the track plug ins for that instrument to SEND ON and set the remaining instrument tracks to SEND OFF then continue as before To make all of the routing switching easier use the NONE button under the LED counter in the Master plug in Pressing this button sets the routing to SEND OFF tor all Polarity Maximizer plug ins making it easier quicker to just activate send desired tracks In general the Polarity Maximizer plug in in Send mode should be placed on the first insert of each track before any other effect processing but there may be some situations where it could reside in the last insert or even both the first and last inserts It your standard procedure when mixing is to listen to the multi mic tracks of an instrument together while judging which plug in effects EQ compression etc to use and how much on each track it would make most sense to put the Polarity Maximizer plug in on the first insert of each track and maximize before including your effects Using the first insert would also be applicable when tracking with outboard g
10. l only have to enter this information once You are ready to go AUDIOMERE Please copy exactly from your registration e mail Elia John Smith Sure jsmith audiomere com License key ROCQCeeeee eee ee eee eee eee ee Cee eee ee eee ee eee figure 1 Registering the plug in 2014 AUDIOMERE How to use the Polarity Maximizer 1 JOIOJOJO STEP E Insert the Master The initial step is to open a session in your DAW and create a new track for the master controller to reside as performed previously for activating the plug in license Insert the Polarity Maximizer plug in on that track Next select the MASTER button in the ROUTING section on the left side of the plug in panel This sets the plug in into Master mode and it will appear as shown in figure 2 POLARITY MAXIMIZER MASTER COMPARE SENDS 2 gOCESSING LF BOOS MAXIMIZ ROUTING PROCESSING LF BOOST MAXIMIZE GENE BYPASS SEND ON EE SEND OFF FAST APPROX MASTER AUDISOMERE figure 2 Master plug in panel OOOH O SHOES OETEES EES OTOH EOOOOEE EES OEEOE OE ESOEE EES HOOEEEHSEHOEEEETOOHEESESEOHETETEOOHE EE EESOEE OTEP 2 Insert multiple Sending plug ins As the Master plug in needs to analyze audio from multiple tracks the next step is to place a new instance of Polarity Maximizer as an insert on each audio track of a multi mic recorded instrument e g across the tracks of a recorded drum kit to send route the audio to the Master
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