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1. goes WA 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 HE i TR SUS I UIV OUP DUDE TEU e bh o EE m E un 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 The different options vary between Windows and Mac and also different formats and plug ins The 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 you ll find them in text format in the following locations MAC OS Library Ap2. Tech They make great gear Period Every time we get to borrow Tube Tech stuff we immediately fall in love and want to keep it Credits Niklas Odelholm modeling Arvid Ros n modeling Torsten Gatu framework program ming Oscar Oberg framework programming Ulf Ekel f 3D rendering Original hardware was designed by John G Petersen at Tube Tech Lyd kraft ApS Denmark TUBE TECH IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF LYDKRAFT APS DENMARK ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED dB S High Frequency Boost 1 5 kHz 100 Softube
3. e 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 info0softube com Phone 46 13 21 1623 9 am 5 pm CET Contents 1 User Interface 5 MEI ROW 5 56 25 2 2 2 08 adios 5 Key Commands bo hie v E 6 2 Tube Tech ME 18 Midrange Equalizer 7 Introduction oaa 7 User Interface 8 Filter Graphs oaa 10 Buying Recommendations 10 Credits NEE EE LAN a EE e 10 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 These 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 Na 5 oftube Mode Active A Menu Row a ur 5 oftube Mode Eypa m 7 SETUP i In the bottom of the plug in interface you will see a thin black row with some buttons We ll use the Dyna mite plug in as example but the same
4. lways attenuate the selected frequency Ihe other two sections low and high frequency boost the frequencies But as soon as you start to use the ME 1B in conjunction with the PE IC you ll find that these sections will complement the PE IC In addition to this you get an Output Gain control It isn t included in the original hardware but is useful in a plug in Low Freq Low Peak Mid Freq Mid Dip High Freg High Peak TUBE TECH MID EQUALIZER ME 1B LYDKRAFT DENMARK lt Output Gain Low Frequency Section Mid Frequency Section High Frequency Section Low Frequency Section The low frequency section consists of a sweepable bell shaped peak filter and a gain knob Low Frequency Sets the center frequency of the peak filter The frequency settings are 200 Hz 300 Hz 500 Hz 700 Hz and 1 kHz All these frequencies overlap with settings in the Mid Frequency Low Peak The right hand knob adjusts the amount of gain in the peak filter Adjustable from 0 dB to about 10 dB Mid Frequency Section The mid frequency section consists of a sweepable and attenuating bell shaped filter and a gain knob With the gain set at 10 you get full attenuation about 10 dB from the mid filters Mid Frequency Sets the center frequency of the dip filter The frequency settings are 200 300 500 700 1000 Hz overlaps the low frequency section 1 5 2 3 4 5 kHz overlaps the high frequency section and finally 7 kHz Mid Dip Sets the amoun
5. plication 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 Tube Tech ME 1B Midrange Equalizer Introduction Why do I need another eq Well That is certainly not a new ques tion But for some reason the Pultec design of equalizers have managed to survive through the decades The original Pultecs were built in the fif ties and Tube Tech has been making their Pultec clones since the mid eighties Since the first Pultecs came out there have been tons of inven tions that could have rendered this design useless transistors op amps circuit board designs fully parametric designs total recall and the list goes on But for some reason the Pultec character is still de
6. sired in pro studios all over the world So do you need another eg There are certainly stuff going on in the Tube Tech ME 1B that is unique but its biggest mojo is that it is so well designed that almost whatever setting you use it will sound good And that is good product design and prob ably the reason to why everybody needs a Pultec style equalizer About the ME 1B Just like the PE 1C Pultec equalizer the Tube Tech ME 1B is a passive tube based equalizer It was designed to accompany the PE 1C equalizer and provide control over the frequencies that the PE 1C doesn t adjust On its own it s a great tool to shape the mid range of any audio material and together with the PE 1C it becomes a versatile and full featured equalizer The focus of the PE 1C program equalizer is the shelving filters and the mid range boost It cannot attenuate the mids and you dont have the ability to get bell shaped filter curves in the lows and highs The ME 1B solves all these drawbacks by offering the user three bands of equalization low frequency boost 200 1000Hz an almost full range sweep able cut 200 7000Hz and a high frequency boost 1 5 5kHz Together they are strong User Interface The user interface of the ME 1B is pretty straight forward You have three different sections the Low Frequency Peak Mid Frequency Dip and the High Frequency Peak Ihe only confusing thing is that the mid section never boosts but a
7. t of attenuation at the selected frequency Ranges from 0 dB to about 10 dB High Frequency Section The high frequency section consists of a sweepable bell shaped peak filter and a gain knob High Frequency Sets the center frequency of the peak filter The frequency settings are 1 5 2 3 4 and 5 kHz High Peak Sets the amount of gain in the peak filter Adjustable from O dB to about 8 dB The exact gain depends on the frequency setting Output Section Output Gain The output gain wasn t included in the original ME 1B but it is pretty useful to have a gain control especially when you want to A B between bypassed and engaged mode Ranges from 10 dB to 10 dB Filter Graphs Here are some examples of the filter curves for dif ferent gain settings It is worth to note that the exact shape of these curves depend on three things 1 What other knobs are set at they depend on each other 2 Ihe frequency of the peak or dip filter 3 Ihe output impedance of the amplifier that is driving inserted before the real ME 1B In order to satisfy most setups we chose to model the impedance so that you can get a little bit more gain or attenuation from the filters That way you can always back it off a bit if you need the plug in to match exactly to your hardware setup Buying Recommendations The best way to get as close as possible to the original Pultec Midrange EQ sound in hardware is to get the ME 1B from Tube
8. w Softube User Manual Tube Tech ME 1B Rev Jun 28 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 humans Please let us know about the mistake and w
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