DUY Magic Spectrum 1.0
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1. DUY Magic Spectrum 1 0 USER S MANUAL ouy l GUCKT serrana a cscs canst seh amne ies page 2 2 Inserting DUY Magic Spectrum in Audio or Aux tracks on page 3 Sy JOUCKE OIGE cotnenta cine dooce R page 5 4 What is DUY Magic Spectrum immune page 6 5 How does DUY Magic Spectrum work mn page 7 Bp liBasie Mode surem oroen hearann ea e o a a Malta Moe page 7 5 2 How to Learn Audio efficiently n page 8 6 DUY Magic Spectrum sections omni page 10 Gt Edition bah i205 mame tet atte eet ee ee page 13 6 1 1 Patch Manager page 13 6 1 2 Edit Buttons page 14 6 1 3 Memory Buttons page 15 6 1 4 Help page 15 G2 INDUE SSCH ON setts ter cece ht tae atta ta rt ha lela page 16 6S 1810 3 Uns 16 181 kere Meer tent i eae em tere ARS page 17 6 4 Tab Pages Section Magic Spectrum Modes u page 18 6 4 1 Basic Page page 19 6 4 1 1 Learn Source and Destination 6 4 1 2 LCD Display 6 4 1 3 Spectrogram 6 4 2 Emphasis Page page 22 6 4 3 Vector Page page 24 6 4 3 1 Direct Vector Match Button 6 4 4 Expert Page page 26 6 4 4 1 Edit Curve Selection 6 4 4 2 Edition Tools 6 4 4 3 Transform Section 6 4 4 3 1 The Frequency Limiter 6 4 4 4 Spectrogram in depth DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 1 1 Quick start Please read DUY Magic Spectrum s installation guide to install the software You will find it included both in the Downloaded version or in the CD you purchased according to the version you chose when you purchased the software2. If you have purchased DUY Magic Spectrum as an online download make sure that the software has been downloaded correctly Once you uncompressed the downloaded file it should look like this Install Magic Spectrum If the icon looks different it means that you may have had some problem during the download and the file may be corrupted Therefore please download the file again and repeat the process To install the software double click on the Install icon Read the License Agreement very carefully and click on the Agree button only if you agree to accept the terms and conditions of the provided license agreement You will be asked to enter your serial number Please enter it Make sure the serial number is inserted in capital letters with no spaces and looking similar to this XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Where X can be a capital letter or a number The serial number will be provided at the top of your registration card if you have purchased a boxed CD or in the email we provided if you have purchased the software as an online download You must also install DUY Magic Spectrum s settings included in a separate installer using the same procedure as detailed above DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 2 2 Inserting DUY Magic Spectrum in Audio or Aux tracks DUY Magic Spectrum PRO for TDM is presented as a Mono to Mono equalization effect Depending on your version of ProTools or other DAE aware application the pro
3. a piece of audio and applies them to another In DUY Magic Spectrum we call SOURCE the frequential spectrum we d like to apply to the DESTINATION s frequential spectrum Therefore the source is the sound we like and the Destination is the sound we currently have which will later be modified applying the characteristics of the Source frequencial spectrum As you can imagine in order to apply one spectrum to the other the Spectral Matching process must have the information of both sounds We will teach Magic Spectrum all about our Source and Destination thanks to the Learning process However DUY Magic Spectrum includes a vast library of elaborated spectrums which have been obtained by analyzing commercial recordings This means that if you prefer using the provided library you only need Magic Spectrum to learn the Destination 6 4 1 1 Learn Source amp Destination The Learning process of both the source and destination takes place within the Basic mode The Learn section of DUY Magic Spectrum consists of 2 main buttons Learn and Clean and 4 additional buttons Apply Manual Auto and Reset Destination Click on the Learn button o start or stop the learning process While DUY Magic Spectrum is learning it will be compiling information on the audio to process The Learning process is considered the most important step in the correct functioning of Magic Spectrum because it implies analyzing the pr
4. arbitrary equalizations according to the tables loaded in each spectrum or start from scratch in the Expert page When the Direct Vector Match button is ON the Matching Destination section will darken and become unavailable Please note that while you re in Direct Vector Matching mode the tables loaded from the provided presets are not necessarily apt for being used or may not be musically convenient We advise you to try going for an Expert edition to create curves or use settings as a pure equalization without Matching DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 25 6 4 4 Expert Page The Expert page contains tools that allow you to perform a very powerful manual edition for any of the spectrums in each one of Magic Spectrum s pages Cursor Value Curve Selector Fade Last Action Frequency Limiter Modifiers al Tool Section p Edit Zone Zoom Box When you re using the Expert mode you become a digital surgeon editing with great precision DUY Magic Spectrum provides a pixel by pixel editable spectrogram To understand what Magic Spectrum s spectrogram is we advise you to read the Spectrogram in depth section The spectrogram is located at the bottom of the Expert page and has a scroll bar that helps you to visually slide the spectrum in the screen With your mouse and 3 edition tools you ll make amazing changes to the spectrum 6 4 4 1 Edit Curve Selection A 7 button section allows you to select
5. of the piece of audio we like b Learning the frequencies and levels of our own mix Once we know both spectrums a complex process of comparing both results will take place DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 7 Within the Basic level Magic Spectrum is a very simple to use plug in You just have to click on the Learn button and let Magic Spectrum read and learn the frequencial contents However we sincerely advise you to read the How to Learn Audio Efficiently section in order to make the best of the learning process and process the audio with a correct balance You must have in mind that the step of listening to the Source s spectrum is not always necessary This may be the case for instance when you re simply using the provided library classified in musical styles In this case you just need to Learn the song Destination and then choose your preferred Setting 5 2 How to Learn Audio Efficiently DUY Magic Spectrum must have information of the audio to be processed This is why you have a Learn button which can be switched on or off at any time clicking on the same button either for the Source or the Destination It is highly advised that you listen to the audio before going through the Learn process in order to locate the sections of the song with the richest frequential contents In Pop Music the best sections to Learn are the choruses because all the frequential components are presen
6. the same proportion Gain Down decreases the gain of all bands in the same proportion Shift Left moves all the bands towards the left inserting a new null band in the immediately superior frequency band Shift Right moves all the bands towards the right inserting a new null band in the immediately inferior frequency band Accent exaggerates the EQ tendency Therefore the attenuations and gains are more outstanding De accent decreases the tendency of the EQ by flattening out the outstanding values making the result closer to the average The resulting spectrum can be visualized in the Out Spectrum graph The scale can be set to Linear or dB This will affect all the spectrograms on all the different pages within DUY Magic Spectrum Each spectrogram has an auto range system to see the entirety of the available curve However the edition area within the Expert page has a better control over the range to simplify the change of level At the top part of the Expert page you can see the current range and 2 arrows up and down which allow you to change the visualization and edition range if possible since showing all the curve on screen is not always possible To decrease the edition and visualization range simply click on the Down Arrow in the Range section To increase it click on the Up arrow If you click outside the arrows the Auto Range will select the best possible range adapted to the existing curve DUY Magic Spec
7. 50 the value in dB will be half way from no change O dB in change to 3 7 dB DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 22 In summary DUY Magic Spectrum can behave as a constant parametric EQ To do so select the Emphasis tab without touching any other curve or spectrum and apply the EQ normally While you re viewing the Emphasis tab don t forget to save your setting DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 23 6 4 3 Vector Page The Vector section is designed to extend the Matching s functionality even further by allowing you to control different spectrums in a vectorial manner As you can see in the image the Destination spectrum is accessed in the same way as in the Basic mode with the Learn and Clear buttons below the graph Violet Vector Direct Vector Button Out Spectrum Out Spectrum L Rad Vector L Yellow Vector 2D Vector Control y Bue Vector f Matching Section Compared to the Basic mode the difference can be found in the Source It now corresponds to 4 different spectrums distributed along a circle with a Radius and Angle control to adjust the position To differentiate them in the Source we identify them with 4 different colors Yellow Vector Violet Vector Red Vector and Blue Vector The Vectorial system is controlled like a joystick 2D Vector Control This control displays the result of the vectorization according to its position This is the spectrum that s used for the Matching proce
8. and frequency of the chosen band If you are working on more than one band at a time it will display the central frequency b FreeHand Pencil Tool The FreeHand Pencil Tool is controlled with the movement of your mouse drawing an arbitrary curve Due to the nature of the movement of your mouse the resulting curve you draw may not be precise For this reason we provide additional help to compensate for the drawing errors See the Transform section Additional FreeHand Pencil Tool controls Shift key pressed drawing draws a horizontal line to leave the bands gain constant Alt key pressed drawing draws a neutral equalization curve O dB gain for all the drawn frequencies Cmd key pressed drawing draws an EQ curve with a dB minus infinite dB gain c Eraser Tool deletes the frequential contents dB gain for the selected frequencies DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 27 6 4 4 3 Transform Section At any time you can undo the last edition softly with the Fade control Fade Last Edition located in the Transform section This section has 10 Modifier buttons Normalize sets the highest peak at a O dB gain Flat sets all frequencies at a O dB gain Smooth smoothens the transitions between bands and is especially useful when there are abrupt changes in gains between one band and another Random performs random changes for each frequency band Gain Up increases the gain of all bands in
9. ber to stop it yourself once you have played through your section enough by clicking on the Learn button again DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 20 to stop the process The more information you gather the more exact the spectral curve will be Clicking on the Reset button will flatten your frequency enhancements Please note that in the Emphasis mode this option is not available since its operation is independent from the Matching process Please read the Emphasis section for further information The Learn and Clear buttons can not only be found on the Destination part of the screen right hand side but also on the Source section at the left If you load any of the provided presets the spectrum on the Source section will be replaced by the characteristics of the loaded preset So if you have learnt the spectrum of your audio you should save it somehow to avoid losing it before loading a preset Once you re satisfied with the statistic values and calculations of your Source save this as a preset setting to use it in the future 6 4 1 2 LCD Display The LCD display shows the status of the progress in learning and the messages or important suggestions instructions that the system may need to give you Once the Learning process is over we advise you to use the Amount knob to increase or decrease the Matching effect The next step to perfection our process is to modify our EQ with either minor or major changes Read the Em
10. cess of inserting the plug in is done in one way or another Look for DUY Magic Spectrum PRO either in the list of Mono to Mono plug ins or if they re arranged by categories families you will find it in the EQ section SKORS Mastering with Magic a E E E E 1 Band EQ II mono 4 Band EQ II mono TDM plug in RTAS plug in Pitch Shift ifo Reverb Delay Dither Instrument Other vvvvvy Wid If you re going to be using DUY Magic Spectrum PRO TDM as a Stereo or Multichannel process which requires precise correlation you should insert your plug in in multi mono mode no insert multi channel TDM plug in multi channel RTAS plug in 1 Band EQ II mono 4 Band EQ II mono Pitch Shift Magic Spectrum HD mono N Reverb i Delay Dither Instrument Other vvvvvyv Vid For this last case stereo or multichannel make sure that the Link button is active If you re a user of the non TDM version of DUY Magic Spectrum for RTAS Audio Units VST or MAS you may also insert the plug in as a stereo instance DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 3 This is DUY Magic Spectrum s edition window in Basic Mode O Audio Magie Spectrum E __ lt tactory derautt gt compare auto sate Destination DUY Magic Spectrum is formed by e An LCD Display section that provides information and instructions on the operations of the plug in and its basic use e A Input Gain control wi
11. e Destination is saved it is not lost b We always advise adjusting the Amount knob properly making sure that the Overflow led is not alight If this occured you should lower the value of the Input Level knob Amoun DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 9 c Use the Emphasis page In this section you can correct the result using a 5 band parametric EQ with their Q frequency value control and variable gain The lower and higher bands Very Low Band and Very Hi Band are shelf section EQs Please read the Emphasis Leve d Use the Vector page This page contains the amazing Spectral Bidimensional Morphing Tool which allows 4 different spectrums to be combined proprietarily to form a new one Please read the Vector Level section 7 Direct Vector Match Out Spectrum DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 10 e Use the Expert page to edit the spectrum yourself You can actually edit the spectrum directly with the typical tools of a manual editor Please read the section for further information Expert Leve DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 11 6 DUY Magic Spectrum sections Mastering Button Audio tb Magic Spectrum HD _ FE __aotory setau LE compare auto sare W e o a SS e E S N S E E 317 Edit Bar Tab Page Selector Clip Light LCD Display Destination Spectrum Amount Apply Auto amp Manual Source Spectrum S
12. ecise information of the audio piece DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 19 DUY Magic Spectrum must have information on the audio to process In order to let Magic Spectrum capture all this data you must press the LEARN button To stop teaching Magic Spectrum what the audio mix sounds like click the LEARN button again and it will stop processing the information We advise you to listen to your audio before starting the LEARN process in order to make sure you are aware of the sections in your audio with the greatest frequential content In pop music it s usually in the chorus that you ll find the full instrumentation with rhytmic instruments and voices It s advisable that while you re in the Learn process you play these sections multiple times even in loop mode if necessary in order to achieve greater precision In orchestral music we advise you to use the tutti parts of the audio with low and high percussion timpani and cymbals and the different sections strings winds etc When the Progress bar has completed you can still go on learning As a matter of fact we advise you to perform additional auditions and repeating the Learn process in order to have a more complete and detailed analysis of your audio As well as seeing the progress bar move forward towards its completion you can also graphically visualize the result of the analysis in the response curve If at any time we re not satisfied wi
13. is manual You can switch from one to another by clicking on any of the 4 tabs that correspond to each page or mode DUY Magic Spectrum s most simple function is an intelligent Spectral Matcher capable of learning the spectrum frequency contents of a piece of audio and applying it to another However DUY has created an amazing tool that allows you to tweak this plug in far beyond that basic use DUY Magic Spectrum can arbitrarily modify the frequency contents of any audio signal Whenever you save your audio session Magic Spectrum will remember the mode also called Page or Tab you were using for the next time the session is recalled It will determine what spectral matching system is used in each case For example if you have saved a session within the Basic level tab its matching will be done at this level applying Source to Destination If it s been set to Vector the Vectorial matching system will be used If you save using the Emphasis or Expert modes no matching will take place these two levels are used for access to more precise controls and fine EQ ing as we will see further on DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 18 6 4 1 Basic Page The Basic Page is the simplest functioning mode within Magic Spectrum The point is the following we have a piece of audio and we want to make it sound frequentially like another This process is called Spectral Matching it studies the frequential fingerprint of
14. ll be the original audio there have been no changes made to the signal whereas for a 100 value the transformation curve is applied fully to the original signal Normally the best choice is to have the amount value set to 0 and once the LEARN process is complete gradually increase the Amount value slowly to choose exactly how much effect you want to add DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 5 4 What is DUY Magic Spectrum Magic Spectrum is a high quality tool that allows you to modify frequencial contents in a multidirectional and arbitrary way Therefore you can edit any frequencial content of any kind of audio material Its practical design includes a range of functions that vary from a very basic use to a total control over the audio spectrum with an impressive high resolution and an unprecedented degree of quality In the designing stage of DUY Magic Spectrum we strived to develop and ultimately achieve proprietary techniques and algorithms that enabled us to treat the audio signal in a strictly professional manner with internal 56 bit resolution phase coherence algorithms of immediate response in depth statistical analysis and much more The design of DUY Magic Spectrum provides different edition levels the basic mode allows you to match frequencial contents whereas the very powerful advanced manual mode provides intelligent tools and plenty of graphic information DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 6 5 How d
15. o 22 05 KHz Move the scroll thumb and erase those upper frequencies In order to correct the very steep slope in the cutoff frequency we simulate a slope to smoothen the result This can be done by clicking on the Smooth button 25 times for example DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 30 This is the spectrogram of a Hi Pass filter Pass Zone 0 dB Cut Frequency m n Slope Reject Zone dB lo This can be done in the same way as the previous example though the passing band has been exchanged for the reject band We encourage you to practice with this example By following similar procedures you can achieve filters of very arbitrary responses Take a look at the Experimental amp FXs folder family included in the available presets which can be loaded from the patch manager DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 31 This guide is copyrighted 2006 by DUY with all rights reserved Following copyright laws this software manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of DUY All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Features and specifications may be subject to change without notice DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 32
16. oes DUY Magic Spectrum work DUY Magic Spectrum helps you in the search for the perfect chromatic sound balance by controlling the spectral contents of your audio You the user will have the feeling that you re only controlling a system with 2 buttons and faders if you re working in the basic mode or you can drive yourself to a degree of obsession and perfection by controlling frequency in a very thin range of the spectrum We have divided the interface in 4 sections which can be used complementarily or not depending on the degree of control you want to achieve These 4 sections are Basic Emphasis Vector Expert 5 1 Basic mode Within the Basic level users can go through the LEARNING process This stage is the first step obligatory and extremely important through which the system will listen to your audio in order to analyze it and subsequently proceed to process it This is the heart of the intelligent Matching Spectrum process What does DUY Magic Spectrum do It aims at making one piece of audio sound identical to another spectrally speaking Suppose you have a audio source with an EQ that you like very much Suppose you d like to apply the same frequential spirit to your own mix DUY Magic Spectrum will learn the characteristic frequencies of the original mix and will apply the same levels to each frequential band in your mix This process is divided in two steps a Learning the frequencies and levels
17. ommand key and click on the Copy button This tool may be useful for example when using DUY Magic Spectrum on a multi channel output project for mastering which may require to capture the details of the input spectrum for the most relevant channels and then apply the result to all the other channels 6 1 3 Memory Buttons A B C D E F The A B C D E F buttons are temporary memories which can be used in many cases For example if you would like to compare several settings To save a screen state to one of these memories simply click on the memory button A B C D E or F If the memory is empty the button will be highlighted in gray Once you click on the button and save the content of the screen the lettering will turn black If you want to empty a memory click on the button while holding the Opt key If you would like to load all the memories in a circular way click on the Rotate button If you only have memories A and B full the sequence in rotation from one memory to another will be A B A B 6 1 4 Help Magic Spectrum has Help Balloons and also Spoken Help you will need the Speech Manager in your system for Spoken Help to function To use any of these two click the respective icons DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 15 6 2 Input Section The input section is formed by an Input slider control a level display and a Mastering button It s important to check the system s internal overflow proce
18. pectrogram Input Gain DUY Magic Spectrum s window is formed by several parts in common which are always visible regardless of the level or the type of edition mode active at the time The central part is controlled by tabs which allow you to select the edition mode The Input and Output sections as well as the Edition Bar are always visible The Tab Pages section varies according to your choice DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 12 6 1 Edition Bar The Edition Bar allows to rapidly access the fast edition functions and the edition organization and search of settings presets DUY Magic Spectrum s Edition Bar consists of the following parts 6 1 1 Patch Manager Pop Up Menu The Patch Manager arranges the presets settings documents During the installation process the presets will be placed in a folder named Magic Spectrum patches in the Preferences directory Note that with all DUY products we also name presets as patches or settings Save as Save in Patch Manager as Load Preferences Ballad Classical Country This folder contains a series of subfolders that contain the presets themselves The subfolders correspond to the categories of presets within the main root Settings folder The first part of the menu above a separation line includes the managing options such as saving presets Below the separation line you ll see the list of presets grouped in familie
19. phasis section for more information 6 4 1 3 Spectrogram The Spectrogram is a graph that displays the output spectrum this being the final spectrum that must be applied to the processed audio DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 21 6 4 2 Emphasis Page The Emphasis section allows you to apply additional equalization using a 5 band EQ with shelf type lower and higher bands with adjustable Gain Q and cutoff frequencies eee 600 gt EEE Next to the band name Very Low Low Mid you will find an ON OFF switch that lights up when active A miniature band state indicator also shows the state of the Emphasis added EQ on the pages modes tab Band State indicator Low Band Switch See The Emphasis mode functions exactly like a parametric EQ You must consider that the Emphasis section works independently from the Matching section This means that if you still haven t chosen a Matching system or if the frequencial curves are flat the Emphasis section will be active So to make it clear Imagine you do the following if you have flat curves and you switch on one of the bands in the Emphasis section change the gain to for example 3 7 dB If the Amount knob in the Output section of the plug in is set at 0 no changes will occur but if you increase the Amount knob to 100 the chosen band will be decreased in 3 7 dB at the chosen cutoff frequency Obviously half way through at
20. pth The spectrograms used in Magic Spectrum are a representation of the output gain vertical axis in dB or linear for each frequency horizontal axis Any frequency response can be expressed in form of gain per frequency The spectrogram allows you to see these gain values throughout the audible spectrum The graph shows a light gray horizontal line which shows the O dB gain area 1 0 in Linear scale Any frequency value above this line means that the signal is being amplified Below the O dB curve the signal will be attenuated decreased in level In both cases the amount of gain or attenuation is proportional to the distance to the gray O dB line To understand the meaning of the spectrogram let s use the Expert page to manually draw the response of known filters This would be the spectrogram of a Low Pass filter Cut Frequency Slo pe Reject Zone dB How do you do this Let s look at it step by step Within the Expert select the Main curve which corresponds to the output In this case there s no need to select any matching system In the modifiers section click on the Flat button to get a flat spectrum with no gain variations Select the Eraser tool and clean all the spectrum towards the right from the Frequency Cut value This deletes the high part of the spectrum from the cutoff frequency to 22KHz Remember that you will need to clean the frequencies from 11 05 KHz t
21. s see image above The functions you can use are a Save as saves the active setting A window will appear allowing you to change the name you would like to give the preset and where you would like to store it on your drive b Save in Patch Manager as Does exactly the same as the standard save as function but the setting is saved directly into the main folder where the current settings are stored c Load allows you to select a settings document and open it to apply it d Preferences Shows the options you have within the patch manager DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 13 Patches Preferences v Cache On 3 Cache Patches Cache Patches when needed Select Root Folder Re Build Patch list Cache On allows you to activate the loading of all the presets in memory so that the system doesn t have to read from disk each time a setting is used This is helpful to reduce the time of reading to disk Cache Patches When the cache on is active if you select this option all the presets will be loaded when you use DUY Magic Spectrum for the first time Cache Patches when needed If you select this option only the wets that are called or used during a session will be saved in the cache Select Root Folder allows you to choose the folder that contains the structure of subfolders that holds the presets You can have an infinite presets folders in your hard disk but only one can be active a
22. ss Each of the vector spectrums has a pop up menu which allows you to modify the spectrum Flat Clear load the spectrum in the Source or the Destination or load any of the settings presets included in the Patch Manager Flat Clear Load from Source Load from Destination Acoustic World Country Ballad Chart Classical Dance This setup allows you to load up to 4 different sources and gently combine them according to the position of the 2D Vector Control in the inner part of the circle DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 24 The result of the spectrum vectorization held by the 2D Vector control can also be transferred to any of the other vectors in case you need it This can be done by holding the Command button and clicking on the 2D Vector Control as seen in the image below This kind of spectrum transfer allows you to re vectorize any present spectrum ad infinitum or even move it to the Source or Destination of the Basic page to use it at that level if desired Transfer To Yellow Vector Transfer To Violet Vector Transfer To Red Vector Transfer To Blue Vector Transfer To Basic Source Transfer To Basic Destination 6 4 3 1 Direct Vector Match Button This button switches the Vectorial Matching system on or off When the Direct Vector Match button is ON the Matching system is disconnected to allow you to use the vectors as generic spectral equalization tables This means you can create
23. ss state For this reason DUY Magic Spectrum has a clipping led at the output If the led lights up it s advisable that you reduce the input level to avoid having unwanted distortion The Mastering button active unless you click on it determines that you re looking for the ideal frequency response for Mastering If you re working on a live project we advise you to switch this option off so that a phase optimization algorithm comes into place sacrificing a 20 27 Hz range which is hardly ever audible This may result in having an added noise when the knobs are being tweakened DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 16 6 3 Output Section The output section is formed by the Amount control the Clip indicator and the output level value The Clip indicator will show us if there has been an internal calculation overflow If it goes alight you should move the input slider down The light can be switched off by clicking on it The Amount knob controls the amount of effect that should be applied to the input signal When at 0 the signal is a bypass ignoring the change of level caused by the Gain slider As you increase the value of the Amount control the effect of DUY Magic Spectrum will increase too DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 17 6 4 Tab Pages Section DUY Magic Spectrum s Modes DUY Magic Spectrum contains 4 edition and operation levels Basic Emphasis Vector Expert These 4 levels are also called modes in th
24. t for voices rhythmic instruments full instrumental arrangements Even if DUY Magic Spectrum tells you that the Learning process has ended successfully we still encourage you to click on the Learn button again and go through the richest passages several times because these are the sections that statistically hold the complete frequency response For orchestral music we recommend selecting the Tutti section where the low and high frequency percussion timpani and cymbals are present as well as the strings woodwinds etc are all sounding simultaneously Destination DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 8 Once the Learning process is over Magic Spectrum s calculation engine will have calculated millions of values for the frequential micro bands that form the piece of audio This is translated into the characteristic statistic result and The Magic will begin When the learning process is over for the Destination several options are available depending on the degree of edition you want to achieve a The first option is to apply the settings presets provided in the factory library You can select them by using the Patch Manager within the Edition Bar When you load a setting the Destination s information remains untouched but the Source s is changed to a new one brought to you by the selected setting When a session is saved in ProTools or another DAE aware host application the result of the learning process for th
25. t a time So if you prefer to change the name of the folder or where it is stored in your hard drive you can manually move it and then select the position where it s located by using this option Once you have done this click on the Re build Patches List when you click OK if you would like the list of presets to be refreshed 6 1 2 Edit Buttons Copy Paste Undo Redo These buttons allow you to copy paste undo or redo If it s not possible to use a certain function the button will be tagged in lighter gray This will occur for example if there is nothing to Paste which would mean you haven t clicked Copy first Copy will copy the state of a whole screen This information can then be pasted using the Paste button in this instance of Magic Spectrum or in another The Undo and Redo buttons allow you to return to the previous or next state after your last edition A history of the last 10 editions is stored Therefore you have 10 levels of Undo or Redo If you would like to clean the history or stored states click on the Copy button while holding the Opt key DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 14 In depth the Copy function acquires data of the Source s spectrum plus all parameters except for the Destination spectrum which depends on the position of the plug in instance If you need to copy the destination spectrum as well you can use the Total copy feature hold the C
26. th a level visualizer e The lower central part shows a dynamic spectrogram which displays updated information about the current state of the spectral analysis e At the right hand side of the plug in s interface you will find the Amount knob to control the amount of effect you want to add and an output level visualization with a Clip indicator DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 4 3 Quick use guide We sincerely recommend reading chapters 5 and 6 of this manual which include detailed explanations of all sections and tools within DUY Magic Spectrum To process audio with DUY Magic Spectrum insert it in a track and press Play on your host system Click on the LEARN button within the Destination section of DUY Magic Spectrum Your audio will be analysed You can stop the analysis at any time by clicking on the same LEARN button and then re start it again if you like We advise you to process your audio track through those parts where the instrumentation is at its richest stage and therefore the frequency content is the greatest Once you have started the LEARNING process you will be able to modify any parameter and also select any of the available settings When the PROCESS bar is complete this will mean that DUY Magic Spectrum has already enough information to make the appropriate spectral adjustments to your audio The AMOUNT adjustment is very important If the amount value is 0 then the output signal wi
27. th the content of the audio we have played to Magic Spectrum while the Learn button was active we can click on the Clear button to delete the learning history The Matching process has an Automatic and a Manual mode e In Auto the frequential Matching occurs every time the statistics and calculations require so In this case it s not necessary to click on the Apply button at any stage e In Manual mode you won t automatically see the progress of the matching algorithm as it evolves You will only match the spectrums when you click on the Apply button The plug in interface shows a graph with the spectral curve processed and analysed until the moment as well as a progress bar The system is optimum when the analyzed spectrum is stable which means you have played enough representative information to Magic Spectrum while in the Learn process This is represented by the progress bar below the curve The bar should be at 100 to consider the analysis finished Remember you can always perform additional analysis for greater precision If you clicked on the Learn button the learning process will be automatically stopped when enough information has been gathered It s at this stage that you can use other levels of edition and adjustments to your sound using the Emphasis or Expert modes Nevertheless you can always click on the Learn button again to gather more information on the characteristics of your audio remem
28. the spectrum you d like to edit These are the editable spectrums the basic Source and Destination Src Dst the vectorial Yellow Violet Red and Blue Ylw Vio Red Blu and a seventh called Main The Main spectrum holds the result of any matching which means it s the final spectrum before applying the Emphasis and Amount It s very important that you consider that when you proceed to edit the Main spectrum you re editing the final curve and therefore this is the closest access to the plug in s process To select a certain curve click with your mouse on any of the 7 buttons DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 26 You may also copy from one spectrum to another by clicking on one of them and dragging and dropping the mouse over the other the spectrum over which the first should be copied 6 4 4 2 Edition Tools The available edition tools are the following Shaped Tool FreeHand Pencil Tool and Eraser a Shaped Tool has 5 different types of available curves Gaussian Spline Cosine Spline Cubic Spline Linear Spline and Step Spline The Size control lets you select the size of the edition The Shaped Tool is always the soft edition tool in the outline and edges so no abrupt changes will occur unless you use the Step Spline control which mathematically produces a discontinuity at the edges The Cursor Value box displays the values of the manual edition it shows the gain
29. trum User s Manual Page 28 6 4 4 3 1 Frequency Limiter Take a close look at the Out Spectrum window At the top left hand side of the graph you will see a round dot Click on it to open the Frequency Limiter menu Frecuency Limiter ON 24 08 dB Frecuency Limiter ON 18 06 dB Frecuency Limiter ON 12 04 dB Frecuency Limiter ON 6 02 dB Frecuency Limiter ON 0 00 dB WARNING Limiter OFF Peak INF dB The frequency limiter allows you to limit the frequency variation from O to 24 0 dB in 6 dB steps see the image above You can also switch the limiter off though this is not recommended since you could overemphasize certain frequencies too much We advise you to lower your monitoring system s level when using this menu The Frequency Limiter dot shown in the Out Spectrum window will light in the following cases Highlighted in purple The limiter is active and limiting Highlighted in red The limiter if OFF and you must pay special attention to the output level Off gray The limiter is on but no frequencies have been limited yet The limiter functions within the frequency domain and isn t related to the output level For example you can program DUY Magic Spectrum to bring the level up 5 dB at a certain frequency but if the audio doesn t contain that precise frequency the increase in level will not be reflected at the output DUY Magic Spectrum User s Manual Page 29 6 4 4 4 Spectrogram in de
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