NLW vst effect User manual 1 Introduction NLW (Non
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1. means of the eqs 5 3 Adding harmonics to a track or a mix Set to Harmonics mode set the sidechain eq all way down for each band you get silence slowly raise some bands to get some distortion set very low threshold and very high ratio and mix it back to the original audio with upper band level and wet dry slider SK Cooperativa Sede legale via Montello 7 95037 S G La Punta CT P IVA e C F 04427010873 Sede operativa via S Croce 22 95037 S G La Punta CT Tel e fax 095 7891441 Cell 349 8887489 Web www skstudio it Email info skstudio it 2 NLW vst effect rev Draft OSkstudio User manual d i Remember in Harmonics mode only bands below the splitting eq cross freq affect the sound Have fun SK Cooperativa Sede legale via Montello 7 95037 S G La Punta CT P IVA e C F 04427010873 Sede operativa via S Croce 22 95037 S G La Punta CT Tel e fax 095 7891441 Cell 349 8887489 Web www skstudio it Email info skstudio it2. 2 NLW vst effect rev Draft Sk User manual 1 Introduction NLW Non Linear Works is a VST virtual effect for Windows It requires a VST compatible host to run VST and Windows are trademarks of the respective owners 2 Licensing and protection A license is given for personal and professional use There is no protection system Permission is given to the licensed person Each licensed copy of the software shows the owner s name on the user interface 3 General description NLW is an effect for dynamic processing of audio signals Two modes are implemented Dynamics and Harmonics Dynamics is for dynamic processing of the signal while Harmonics is for overddrive harmonic enhancement distortion It has one stereo audio input one sidechain stereo audio input and one stereo output Route a mono track to both inputs center panned or a stereo track to the stereo input The interface has been kept as simple as possible by means of graphical controls but it is a very complex effect The interface comprises six areas Visualisation top Dynamic curve left bottom Sidechain audio equaliser upper Splitting equaliser lower Input output parameters sliders right bottom Mode and preferences the bottom line aoa SS This version works only in internal sidechain mode SK Cooperativa Sede legale via Montello 7 95037 S G La Punta CT P IVA e C F 04427010873 Sede operativa via S Croce 22 95037 S
3. G La Punta CT Tel e fax 095 7891441 Cell 349 8887489 Web www skstudio it Email info skstudio it 2 NLW vst effect rev Draft Sk User manual ae 4 Details 4 1 Visualisation Instead of bars instruments leds a graphical dynamic interface is implemented to analyze the signal and show how the plugin affects the audio Four signal are shown Input left right mix Full blue Sidechain signal the output of the AC DC converter Line yellow Control signal increasing from top to bottom Line grey Output left right mix Line Red The screen scrolls from left to right so that a region doesn t move while on the screen 4 2 Dynamic curve This area contains controls and screen for the overall dynamic curve This version includes the following controls compression threshold compression ratio 1 1 to 00 1 compression knee 0 to 80dB softness compression max gain reduction gate threshold gate ratio 1 1 to 00 1 These controls are NOT repeated on the interface Please note that this is an overall dynamic curve it is not a gate plus a compressor While the gate section is before the compressor the same dynamic parameters i e time constants sliders area apply to the whole curve The curve has a slightly different meaning in Harmonics mode It becomes a waveshaper with linear scale for vertical and horizontal axis The gain control curve is shown too in a linear scale 4 3 Sidechain audio equalis
4. d then summed back to the low frequency band Please note only the lower frequency band is affected by the sidechain equaliser in Harmonics mode This means that if you raise a frequency on the sidechain eq higher than the cross frequency in the splitting eq you don t get any result The lower frequency band goes through Dynamics Harmonics The higher frequency band is routed directly to the wet dry slider 4 5 Sliders These are more parameters for input output and dynamics Time constants have different ranges for Dynamics slower or Harmonics faster modes Input attenuation or amplification fro the input signal affects the sidechain in internal sidechain mode Look lookahead time in samples You can see how it delays the audio looking at the screen on top input output waveform displacement Time the time constant for the AC DC converter peak to rms Attack attack time for the Dynamics Harmonics section Release release time for the Dynamics Harmonics section SK Cooperativa Sede legale via Montello 7 95037 S G La Punta CT P IVA e C F 04427010873 Sede operativa via S Croce 22 95037 S G La Punta CT Tel e fax 095 7891441 Cell 349 8887489 Web www skstudio it Email info skstudio it 5 NLW vst effect rev Draft OSksiudio User manual T Style this is a very useful control it fades from a feed forward style compression modern fast and transparent to a feedback style compression old des
5. er This is a linear phase graphic probably will be paragraphic equaliser with ten overlapping bands The bands divide the whole spectrum 20 2000HZz being equal spaced on a log frequency scale SK Cooperativa Sede legale via Montello 7 95037 S G La Punta CT P IVA e C F 04427010873 Sede operativa via S Croce 22 95037 S G La Punta CT Tel e fax 095 7891441 Cell 349 8887489 Web www skstudio it Email info skstudio it 5 NLW vst effect rev Draft OSksiudio User manual E i This equaliser has a different routing depending on Dymanics or Harmonics mode selection Dynamics the eq affects the sidechain signal Harmonics the eq affects the audio signal before the other eq In Dynamics mode this eq is useful to shape the sidechain signal In Harmonics mode this eq is useful to eq the audio before distortion The graphical control for sidechain eq contains an additional control The small square to the left adds a DC component to the sidechain signal bottom no DC top 12dB This is very useful for distortion in Dynamics as in Harmonics mode 4 4 Splitting equaliser This module is very useful for limiting which frequency region is affected by the effect It is a linear phase splitting equaliser with two controls cross frequency the audio gets divided in two channels summing to the original audio Hi frequency band level the higher frequency right part of the audio is attenuated or amplified an
6. igns less fast and warmer Wet Dry this is a sample accurate unprocessed processed signal mixer Useful for parallel compression together with the splitting equaliser Output attenuation or amplification for the output overall signal 4 6 Mode Options Two large button let you select the mode Parameter settings are not affected while their meaning can be different and the sound changes radically Option are to be added 5 Typical use of the software This software was built for dynamics control on mono or stereo signals with a great control on the results and a great versatility Harmonics mode has been added to get from subtle harmonic enhancement of a track or mix to heavy drive and distortion 5 1 Compressing a drum track Use as a common compressor set style for cleaner or warmer sound add nonlinearitioes with DC component in sidechain eq control the envelope through fine lookahead adjustment get great effects through gating and compression attenuation limiting dynamics curve Get very different behaviour by means of the sidechain eq and the splitting eq and mixing low frequency band hi frequency band an wet dry 5 2 Driving a bass guitar Set to Harmonics mode get lots of different sounds by setting a low threshold and an high ratio moving the max gain reduction control very near to zerodB up very near to the curve setting a dc component from the sidechain eq setting the gate Lots of different results by
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