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1. Preset Manager 3 The left side shows the list of groups inthe preset bank The right side shows the list of presets in the selected group a Drums Guitars a Basses a Misc a Organs li Pads a Pianos t Synths Martin Roth List of groups in the preset bank gt Jh ACID Scratcher i d Saw can talk Jh Acid dh Acid dh Acid J Acid J Acid 2h Acid J Acid Overloaded mixer Higher states Soft plastic Gentle accent Dirty sound Popular 1 Popular 2 P 4 List of presets in the selected group Preset Management e Preset Browser A eecececocococococococococoececoececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococecececocococococococococococococcccecesecococecocococecooo 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 papel Change its position in the group by dropping it in a2. User Manual Overview GI i a a a a a a a a a a a a a aa a a a T d16 group Overview Devastor is a multiband stereophonic distortion effect unit It has two independent signal processing paths for each 1 channel L R After loading the plug in within a host application the GUI will appear ACID Seratcher T 7 F _ F 2 eae ye he p Devastor graphical interface There are two sections e Configuration and preset management m a Hf Configuration and preset selection section e Signal processing control section consists of the all remaining controls DEVAS TOR Signal flow e Basic modules A eecececocococococococococccececececocococococococococococococcececececococococococococococococococcecocecocococococococococococococcececococococococococococococococccecececococococococecooo i d16 group Signal Flow 3 This chapter describes the signal path through Devastor It also explains the basic components of the effect unit 2 and their control parameters Basic modules Internally Devastor consists of a few basic components These correspond to the sections on the graphical interface Dynamic s flattener Depending on the value of Dynamics knob this module will equalize levels in the signal s amplitude SHAPER Its principle of working is similar to a compressor s operation with auto normalization of the amplitude sabe However its control using one k
3. 2 Signal FIOW sa 2 Unlinking and midi link management run 19 Basic MOCUIES viacssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssseeen 2 Defaut MIDI MAP sssrinin 20 Dynamic s flattener ou essecscescescessessscssctscecseeseeees 2 Presets CAD seran EE E 20 Diode clipper ss sssssssssossssssrrsosssssresssssnssrnossssnsrenesss 2 Proe TONIE err ea E 20 FV ceacancerczsces posers oeteegedasseteetsatpecerasseeapreien ee ecaeeieteies 4 Changing Type sssssssssssssessseessesseessesennnnsnnssnsssssssssee 21 Master section cccccccessssesessscesessececessesesecsececsesececseeess 5 Default Preset sissies 22 Possible filters configurations ssess000100000000 6 OEY CAO eaea a A 23 Path of the signal s flOW sssseessssoesssssoeressseorsssseeresssees 8 Current Quality wo cesesssssssssststststssssssseeeesens 24 3 Preset Management 0 csssssssssscccccsssseeeseeceseessnneesees 9 Default Quality sessessesennerntetennennenteneennentnn 24 Browsing presets cecsscsssssesccsssssssecsessesscsesssssesseeseens 9 Contents se seosossosossossosossosossosossoseosossosossossssosssersssssssssos 25 PPCSCC BOWS EI ier tee tee elec 10 Loading and Saving presets ss sessesessesesseseeseseese 14 4 Configuration ccccssesescsccssssscucscsssnscecesssessscsceseseseees 15 MAGI COMUTFOM TAD scsssseetescesssesenscenicceenrnenanncetancase 16
4. The path to the user s preset bank Configuration e Quality tab A ecocococeccococeceocococeocococeocococeccocococeocococeccocococceocococeocococeccocococeocococeccococeceocococeocococeccocococeocococeocococeococococeocococeccococeccocococeocococeccocesoo d16 group Quality tab 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 in the configuration panel Configuration e Quality tab A eececoecococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcececocococococococococococococcccecececocococococococooo d16 group Current Quality The Current Quality flag value is stored in Devastor per instance and saved within the host 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 Devastor configuration file When removing any instance of the plug in from the host application the configuration file is saved Contents A MrT ee re ere er eee d16 group 1 Overview nen eset nn te ve nee 1 PST CUES GEN sacs ces ns soccer cee oT EE AE AAE 17 3
5. different slot in the list of presets in a selected group presets ina group Move the preset to a different group by dragging and dropping it in the chosen slot in the group list ae 3 Holding CTRL or SHIFT and using the mouse button allows to select more presets ie i 3 Holding CTRL and clicking on presets selects single items dragging several Using SHIFT allows to select a range of presets The first click marks the beginning of the range and the second presets ina group is inactive click marks the end When more than one presets are selected it is possible to drag them to a different group Preset Management e Preset Browser A eecececocococococococococoececoececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococococecececococecocococecooo 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 wW _Misc a Organs E Empty group in the Preset Browser i Pastes the edited preset to the buffer works exactly like the combination of Prev and CTRL CeEELE Overwrites the se
6. tab G eececoecoecococococococococcccecececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececococococococococococococoecececococococococococococococococcececececocococococecooo d16 group e Automatic Any change of a parameter in the current preset is automatically stored e On Demand 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 The Preset Storing flag is saved in the Devastor 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 3 Changing between presets may cause undesirable sonic artifacts Switching the Changing Type flag may prevent this phenomenon Changing Type Normal 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 The flag is saved in the Devastor configuration fil
7. COPY PASTE i ACIO Scecratcher B a E PHESET HEME 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 Prev 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 e Prev CTRL Prev button pressed while holding CTRL copies the edited preset to the buffer gt Note On MacOS use Apple CMD e Next CTRL Next button pressed while holding CTRL pastes the buffer to the current preset with postfix key instead _copy added to its name O IRERE e Browse Opens a Preset Browser menu in the bottom part of the GUI Preset Management e Browsing presets e Preset Browser A eececoecococococococococococececececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococcceoccecececocococococococococococococcececocococococococococococococccoecesecococecocococecooo d16 g
8. amplitude of the output signal after the adjustment Dry Wet knob controls proportions between processed and non processed sound outgoing from Devastor Master section Signal flow e Possible filters configurations A seecececococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococecececocococococococococococococcccecececococococococecooo d16 group Possible filters configurations 3 Using the Pre Post switches for each of the filters we can obtain up to 8 possible combinations configurations 2 of Filter and Clipper connections rarer Filter 1 Pre P Filter 2 Pre es t Filter 3 Pre Filter 1 Pre _ Filter 2 Post FILTER Filter 3 Pre Filter 1 Pre E Filter 2 Pre n Filter 3 Post FuTeRs Signal flow e Possible filters configurations Filter 1 Filter 2 Filter 3 Filter 1 Filter 2 Filter 3 Filter 1 Filter 2 Filter 3 Post Pre Pre Post Pre Post Post Post Pre FILTER 1 FILTER 3 FILTER 4 FILTER 2 H FILTER 3 Si FILTER 1 T FILTER 2 FILTER 3 d16 group Signal flow e Possible filters configurations A eecececoecocococococococococcecoececocococococococococococococcececececococococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococecececocococococococococococococococecesecococecococ
9. e 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 Configuration e Presets tab A seececoecococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococececececocococococococococococococcececocococococococococococococococecececococecocococecooo d16 group Default Presets D16 provides a set of default presets with Devastor 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 an on option Default Presets section Default Presets Factory Presets Clear Presets User Defined Browse Default Presets selection Options available in the Default Presets section e Factory Presets Default value after installing Devastor Choosing 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 Devastor configuration file The selected preset bank will be loaded as default The text box on the left from the Browse button shows
10. f the plug in due to the fact that the AU ets 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 Configuration e Midi control tab A eececoecoecocococococococococcecoececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococecececocococococococococococococococecesocococecocococecooo d16 group Midi learn Assigning a Devastor control to the MIDI controller requires 4 1 Checking Midi Learn Mode checkbox in the Midi Control tab Midi Control Presets idi Learn Mode CC Parameter Midi Learn mode selection checkbox 2 In the 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 d
11. irected to Devastor 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 Configuration e Midi control tab A ecccocococoooooocoooococoooocooooocococooococoooocooooccoooccocooccocococccocoocococooocoooocococooocococococcoccococococooocoooococoooococococococoooccoooooooooccocooocooooooccocooooooooooo 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 possible 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 3 In order to create new links it is possible to reactivate the Midi Learn Mode at any time The links are always sorted in an ascending manner in relation to the CC column according to the MIDI CC code Configuration e Midi control tab A ececcoceoceoceccoceoceoceccoccoceocecceccoccoceoceocoococcocceoceococcoccoceoceococcocceoceoceococcoccoceoceccoccoccoceoceccoccocoeoceoceococcoceoceoceccoccoceoceococcoccoceoceococcoceocesoo d16 group Unlinking and midi link management 4 3 On the right side of the link list there are 4 fu
12. lected 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 Preset Management e Loading and Saving presets A eecececococococococococococoecoececocococococococococococococccecececececocococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcececococococococococococococococoecesecococecocococecooo i d16 group Loading and Saving presets 3 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 from the hard drive functions Four buttons are available e Preset Load loads a single preset from a file file dvprs Devastor preset gt Note Before Preset Save saves the current preset to a file saving the preset toafile saveit Bank Load loads the entire bank of presets from a file file dvprb Devastor bank in Devastor using CTRL Browse e Bank Save saves the entire bank of presets to a file when On demand function is selected in the plug in configuration gt Note Files saved by Devas
13. nction buttons located CC Parameter CC Parameter CC Parameter 21 Filter 2 Cutoff 23 Filter 1 Cutoff Filter 1 Cutoff aeee lt D gt MIDI CC link list and function buttons 3 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 3 Removes all MIDI CC links i Loads link lists MIDI maps from file dvccmap Devastor MIDI CC Map gt Note MIDI map files are saved iri Saves link lists MIDI maps to file in XML format which enables their edition in any text editor 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 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 Configuration e Presets
14. nob is much simpler than that Diode clipper Dynamics Knob This is the central and the most important element of Devastor It simulates the behavior of a diode clipper analogue circuit The signal distortion is caused by the circuit clipping the top and bottom from the audio waveform Signal flow e Basic modules A eececoecococococococococococcecoececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcececococococococococococococococecececocococococococococococococococecesecococecococococooo d16 group Control of this module is performed by following controls e Preamp Amplification of signal in Diode clipper 2 e Threshold This is the nominal level of amplitude above this the distortion of the signal occurs e Shape Depending on a chosen Clipping curve this parameter changes its characteristics e Clip Clicking the display that shows Clipper s curve we can switch between 6 available different curves 1 2 3 1 Hyperbolic tangent Tanh 2 Arcus tangent 3 Linear hard clip EENE A 4 Crossover 5 Asymmetric hyperbolic tangent 6 Mixed Tanh and Linear hard clip Two LEDs Clip indicate exceeding the threshold value by positive and or negative halves of signal This module seanenes Sorte tee cee gt works asymmetrically relative i to zero Devastor Clipper s curves Signal flow e Basic modules CK SOOO eee Eee eee C reer Perret reer errr rrr errr rrr err err
15. ococooo d16 group Note When a filter is setto Pre mode itsoutput Q f volume mustbe H FILTER 1 greater than zero Filter 1 Pre or silence will herent tothe Filter 2 Post clipper Ifitisthe Filter 3 Post only filter being used nothing will heard FILTER 2 E rt FILTER 3 k Filter 1 Post 5 Filter 2 Post mem _ Filter 3 Post PFILTER3 O s FILTER 3 Path of the signal s flow 3 The input signal goes to the Flattener then depending on setting of the Pre Post switches it is sent to the group of Filters and the Diode Clipper Finally the amplitude of output signal is changed by the Output volume knob and mixed with dry signal accordingly with the value of Dry Wet value IN OUT DYNAMICS CLIPPER AND FLATTENER FILTERS Preset Management e Browsing presets A eececoecococococococococococcecoececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececocecocococococococococococcececocecocococococococococococococecececocococococoececooo d16 group Preset Management Browsing presets 3 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 STORE
16. r err rrr rrr er errr errr terre iret rere rrrrrrr tert rrrrrrrrrrtrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr rrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr tire tra d16 group Filter In Devastor we have three filter units at our disposal They are independently configurable and are able to work 2 in different configurations they are connected in parallel before or after the Clipper circuit see diagram below Filter s section 3 For each filter the following parameters can be controlled e Cutoff Filter s cut off frequency e Reso B Width Filter s resonance or in a case of band pass or band reject filters it s width e Volume Volume of output signal from the filter e Filter type Filter type LP low pass BP band pass HP hi pass BR band reject Off filter off e Pre Post Sets filter position to pre clipper or post clipper Set to Pre signal is filtered and then sent to clipper Set to Post the signal goes through the Clipper first and then the filter 3 Above parameters apply to all filters Filters can only be connected in parallel serial or mixed Signal flow e Basic modules A ecseeoceoceoccecccocceoccoccecccoccooccoccoeoccoccooccoocooccoocooccoocooccoccooccoocooccoocooccoocooccoocceoccooccoccooccocceocooccooccoccooccoccooccocceoccoccooccoccooccoocooccoccooccooeoo d16 group Master section Amplitude of the output signal is adjusted by the Output volume knob The Output meter shows the current 2
17. roup 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 3 Preset Browser As it was mentioned the preset bank in the plug in has a hierarchical structure 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 COPY PASTE STORE ACID Seratcher O E L Configuration and preset selection section Preset Management e Preset Browser eecoecoecococococococococococoecececocococococococococococococcececececococococococococococococococececececocococococococococococococcececococococococococococococococoecececococecocococecooo d16 group The Preset Browser will unfold under the GUI dh ACID Scratcher 2h Saw can talk Jh Acid J Acid dh Acid J Acid dh Acid J Acid dh Acid B m Overloaded mixer Higher states Soft plastic Gentle accent Dirty sound Popular 1 Popular 2 pular Preset Load Save Bank Load Save
18. tor are compatible with XML format which enables their edition in any text editor Configuration A eecececococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcecececececocococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcececococococococococococococococoecececococecocococecooo d16 group Configuration 4 f ACIO Scratcher O a E a PRESET NAME i 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 switching 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 Configuration e Midi control tab A eecececococococococococococcecoececocococococococococococococccececececococococococococococococococcecececocococococococococococococcececocococococococococococococococecesecococecocococecooo s d16 group Midi control tab gt Note This feature Devastor can assign its controls on GUI to any MIDI CC Midi Control Change allowing the control of the plug in 4 worksony using external hardware or software in the VST version o
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