API 550 User Manual
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1. no aS Rd na n nd a Ru S oo Ro a Wa ud a RR a d ud 19 Waves 550 User Manual 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Welcome Thank you for choosing Waves In order to get the most out of your Waves processor please take the time to read through this manual In conjunction we also suggest that you become familiar with www wavesupport net There you will find an extensive Answer Base the latest Tech Specs detailed Installation guides new Software Updates and current information on Authorization and Registration By signing up at www wavesupport net you will receive personalized information on your registered products reminders when updates are available and information on your authorization status Waves 550 User Manual 3 1 2 Product Overview The Waves API 550 consists of the API 550A a 3 Band parametric equalizer with 5 fixed cutoff points per band and the API 550B a 4 Band parametric equalizer with 7 fixed cutoff points per band Modeled on the late 1960 s legend the API 550A EQ delivers a sound that has been a hallmark of high end studios for decades It provides reciprocal equalization at 15 points in 5 steps of boost divided into three overlapping ranges The high and low frequency ranges are individually selectable as either peaking or shelving and a band pass filter can be inserted independently of all other settings Featuring four overlapped EQ bands the API 550B feature2. API 550 User Manual 16 Value Window Buttons Value windows display the value of a control and allow click and drag adjustment or direct control via the keyboard e Using the mouse click and drag on the value window to adjust Some value windows support left right some up down as you hover over a button arrows will appear to let you know which direction of movement that button supports e Using the arrow keys click once with mouse to select the button and then use up down left right depending on the direction supported by that button to move in the smallest incremental steps across the button s range holding down the arrow keys will move faster through the range e Using key entry double click on the button to open the value window and directly enter the value from your keyboard If you enter an out of range number the button stays selected but remains at the current setting system beeps If system sounds are on Some processors have link buttons between a pair of value windows allowing click and drag adjustment while retaining the offset between the controls Sliders Click on the slider itself or anywhere within the sliders track The numerical value of the slider settings is displayed in a hover window above the slider path Hover Box Hovering boxes will appear and display the control value when hovering with the mouse over the control Multiple Selection of Controls One of the most powerful features of t
3. Waves API 550 User Manual 12 100 100 200 00 Hz 7 K 100 200 WAVES TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUGCTION 2 2 2 2 itn aec ia na nac dc na ano ia ne na nc da an nod Ra anno 3 3 1 2 PRODUGT OVERVIEW ceti e ett eset eter EE a cere b cheat eek m a Pa ewe c EE EE ve ek Te TER EXE VU Cv FAL Rae aA 4 119 cta som tek dE ran ce Pet bal pete Forte rated hu FORET reir t ot e a pete T PARET A 5 CHAPTER 2 QUICKSTART GUIDE 22 255525552 022 na 6 CHAPTER 3 CONTROLS AND 7 SU EQ SEGTION2 ex ret ra ade 8 3 2 OUTPUT SEGTION iti SOLA TR d u EE RR RA eT Do TREE RT UO 12 CHAPTER 4 THE WAVESYSTEM recen re re e eene sess sensns sns s nsns s nsns s sss sas se Dess 14 4 THE WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR dtia a
4. da gua tla dde revela 14 Toolbar FUNCTIONS Fie natat Re TEE E 14 4 2 PRESET HANDLING Let eerte ie tah ree eet bet eet eR elie eat oe e E dev Le oat 14 Preco c EA E yee 14 Loading Presets and Setups oo PE ee eT REPE Tp tere 15 Saving Presets and Setups minerari esr Ee E ei e n ee te RE RE eec ipo Pee doo DE bL ER nd 15 Deleting Presels ode TP e e ie IL Ed dede ta Re qoe ce ree ree d e Ed 16 A B Comparison and COPYING a a esee i Eee P reed e RE Rn a er Ene e e D ed 16 4 SIINTERFAGE GONTIROUS a 16 Togole Buttons aee eese c exte re abe de io n 16 Value Window BUutlohS o IR e ere doe eee Dae es e be ao Adie oe eoi need 17 atu css Ries d opt c Du Pues AE 17 Hover BOX etos oi cil Me Lucae rie b casis 17 Multiple Selection of Controls sisse iis ssiese eiie nein nint nasi ianoaaeie n pa th na aas 17 TAB RUhnCllODS uot iude dier ies tea LIS et pe ct Titans D MI arae 18 APPENDIX A 550A SR RR RR SR SR SR SR SR Rasa Sa sa sa sa aaa aa aa sara sa raa 19 APPENDIX B 550B CONTRODLS 1 2 tiec eiin dada ananas nan aduana au Re wa wn uo wa au
5. dpass 50Hz 15kHz Off Low shelf bell selector Shelf or Bell Shelf High shelf bell selector Shelf or Bell Shelf Output 18dB to 18dB OdB Trim inf to OdB inf Analog On Off On Phase Odeg 180deg Odeg Appendix B 550B Controls Control Range Default Low Band Gain 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB s steps Low Band Frequency 30Hz 40Hz 50Hz 100Hz 200Hz 300Hz 400Hz 50Hz Low Mid Band Gain 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB s steps Low Mid Band Frequency 75Hz 150Hz 180Hz 240Hz 500Hz 700Hz 1 kHz 500Hz High Mid Band Gain 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB s steps OdB High Mid Band Frequency 0 8kHz 1 5kHz 3kHz 5kHz 8kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 5kHz High Band Gain 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB s steps Off High Band Frequency 2 5kHz 5kHz 7kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 15kHz 20kHz 10kHz Low shelf bell selector Shelf or Bell Shelf High shelf bell selector Shelf or Bell Shelf Output 18 to 18dB 0dB Trim inf to OdB inf Analog On Off On Phase Odeg 180deg Odeg Waves API 550 User Manual 19 Waves 550 User Manual 20
6. he WaveSystem is the ability to select and adjust many controls at the same time Using the mouse simply drag select the desired group of button or graphic controls by clicking and holding at a point outside the controls and forming a rectangle to include the controls you wish to adjust Alternatively you can hold down Shift while clicking the mouse on any control you wish to link This second method is useful when you want to select two or more controls that are separated on the GUI by other controls you do not wish to select Waves API 550 User Manual 17 TAB Functions TAB moves the selected status to the next control with shift TAB moving in the reverse direction Additionally the Mac has an option TAB function for down movement and shift option TAB for up movement where applicable If you have several Value Window Buttons selected TAB functions will take you through the selected controls only Waves 550 User Manual 18 Appendix A 550A Controls Control Range Default Low Band Gain 120B to 12dB 2 3dB s steps OdB Low Band Frequency 50Hz 100Hz 200Hz 300Hz 400Hz 50Hz Mid Band Gain 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB s steps Mid Band Frequency AKkHz 8kHz 1 5kHz 3kHz 5kHz 1 5kHz High Band Gain 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB s steps High Band Frequency 5kHz 7kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 15kHz 7kHz Filter Ban
7. le in dbfs Phase Polarity Flip switch Turns On Off Noise and harmonics Output gain 18db Trim Trims the output to nominal gain 0 1db Hi Band filter type selector EQ Section 3 4 bands Band Pass S0hz 15khz In Out Low Band filter type selector Bypass s the eq Leaves only Noise and Harmonics Waves API 550 User Manual Sm 3 1 EQ Section NEN P API 550A Controls Low Band Gain Range 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB steps Default 0dB Low Band Frequency Filter types Shelf Bell Default Shelf Cutoff points 50Hz 100Hz 200Hz 300Hz 400Hz Default 50Hz Mid Band Gain Range 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB steps Default OdB Waves 550 User Manual ub Mid Band Frequency Range AkHz 8kHz 1 5kHz 3kHz 5kHz Default 1 5kHz Filter types Bell High Band Gain Range 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB steps Default OdB High Band Frequency Range 5kHz 7kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 15kHz Default 7kHz Bandpass Filter Applies a 50Hz 15kHz bandpass filter to the entire signal Range 50Hz 15kHz Default Off Filter types Shelf Bell Cutoff points 5kHz 7kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 15kHz Low Shelf Bell Selector Range Shelf or Bell Default Shelf High Shelf Bell Selector Range Shelf or Bell Default Shelf Waves 550 User Manual 9 API 550B Controls Low Band Gain Range 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB steps Default 0dB Low Band Frequency Range 30Hz 40Hz 50H
8. lowing you to cancel or the deletion A B Comparison and Copying The Setup A Setup B button may be clicked to compare two settings If you load a preset in the Setup B position this will not affect the preset loaded into the Setup A position and vice versa If you want to slightly modify the settings in Setup A you can copy them to Setup B by clicking on the Copy to B button then alter Setup A and compare with the original Setup B The name of the current setup will be shown in the title bar on platforms which support it and will switch as you change from Setup A to Setup B Note an asterisk will be added to the preset name when a change is made to the preset 4 3 Interface Controls Controls can be in one of three states e Not Selected where the control is not the target of any user entry e Selected where the control is the target of mouse control entry only e Selected and Active where the control is the target for both mouse and keyboard entry Toggle Buttons Toggle buttons display the state of a control and allow switching between two or more states Single click to change the control s state Some toggle buttons have a text display which updates with the current setting and others bypass solo or monitoring toggles illuminate when the control is active Some processors have link buttons between a pair of toggle buttons allowing click and drag adjustment while retaining the offset between the controls Waves
9. odeling on and off Range On Off Default On Waves API 550 User Manual 12 Output Controls the output level Range 18dB to 18dB in 0 1dB steps Default Displays the maximum peak level of the output signal and its distance from nominal gain 0 1dBfs Range inf to OdB Default inf Meters The API 550 meters display output level in 5 The LED located between the two meters lights up when output signal is clipping Waves 550 User Manual I Chapter 4 The WaveSystem 4 1 The WaveSystem Toolbar All Waves processors feature the WaveSystem toolbar which takes care of most administrative functions you will encounter while working with your Waves software The features of the WaveSystem toolbar are the same on practically all Waves processors so familiarity with its features will be helpful whichever processor you are using Toolbar Functions Undo Undoes the last 32 actions Redo Redoes the last 32 undone actions Setup A B Toggles between two presets This is useful for close comparison of different parameter settings Copy A 5B Copies the current settings to the second preset register Load Recalls presets from file Save Saves presets in the Waves file formats Opens the manual for the processor you are using 4 2 Preset Handling Preset Types Factory Presets are permanent presets in the Load menu Factory presets cannot be over written or deleted When applicable differen
10. s 7 switchable filter frequencies spanning up to 5 octaves per band Proportional Q automatically widens the filter bandwidth at lower settings and narrows it at higher settings It even lets you undo previous processing affect or even reverse tonal modifications With its vast range of tonal possibilities the API 550B is an exceptionally versatile EQ Waves 550 User Manual 4 1 3 Components WaveShell technology enables us to split Waves processors into smaller plug ins which we call components Having a choice of components for a particular processor gives you the flexibility to choose the configuration best suited to your material The API 550 has four component processors API 550A Stereo A 3 Band stereo equalizer 550A Mono A 3 Band mono equalizer 550B Stereo A 4 Band stereo equalizer 550B Mono A 4 Band mono equalizer Waves API 550 User Manual 5 Chapter 2 Quickstart Guide Approach the Waves API 550 as you would any conventional EQ Since the API 550 features Proportional Q which intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at lower settings and narrows it at higher settings feel free to push the API 550 harder than you normally would other equalizers The API 550 will deliver smooth natural and musical sound even at the most extreme settings Waves 550 User Manual s6 Chapter 3 Controls and Interface Waves system bar Output meter Sca
11. t component plug ins may have different factory presets User Presets are your favorite settings of the plug in saved as a preset in the Load menu under User Presets User Presets can be over written and deleted Setup Files may contain more than one preset For example a single file can contain all the presets for a session When you open a Setup File all its setups become part of your Load pop up menu for fast access This can be particularly useful with multiple instances of a plug in in a single session By saving all the settings you create into a single Setup File they can all be quickly available for every instance of that plug in Waves 550 User Manual 14 Loading Presets and Setups Click and hold on the Load button to see the Load pop up menu The menu is divided into four sections If a section is not currently available it will not appear in the Load pop up menu Open Preset File Select to open any setup or preset file whether from the Library or your own creations Filename xps Displays any currently loaded Setup File and its presets Factory Presets Displays the default Factory Presets User Presets Displays any loaded User Presets Saving Presets and Setups Click and hold on the Save button to see the Save pop up menu Four options are available If an option is not currently available it will be grayed out and inaccessible Save to New File Save File Name Preset Name Save
12. to File Name As Put into Preset Menu As Select this to start a new Setup file There are two prompts first for the setup filename then for the preset name You must provide a name for both the setup file and the preset Click OK ENTER to complete the save It is a good idea to create a folder in which to save several setup files for a project Overwrites the settings of the loaded preset whether a User Preset or a preset from a Setup File with the current settings If a Setup File is currently loaded the name of the Setup File is displayed followed by the name of the preset itself If a User Preset is loaded its name is displayed Saves the current settings as a new preset into the Setup file that is open if one is not open the option is grayed out You will be prompted to give the preset a name Save the current settings into a User Preset that will always be in your Load menu until deleted You will be prompted to give this preset a name User Presets are stored in the plug in s preference file Waves API 550 User Manual 15 Deleting Presets You may delete User Presets and presets within a Setup File Factory Presets and Setup Library files cannot be deleted or overwritten 1 Hold the Command Mac Control PC key down 2 Click and hold the Load button to see the pop up menu 3 While still holding the Command Control key select the preset or setup to delete 4 A confirmation box will appear al
13. z 100Hz 200Hz 300Hz 400Hz Default 50Hz Filter types Shelf Bell Cutoff points 30Hz 40Hz 50Hz 100Hz 200Hz 300Hz 400Hz Low Mid Band Gain Range 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB steps Default OdB Low Mid Band Frequency Range 75Hz 150Hz 180Hz 240Hz 500Hz 700Hz 1kHz Default 500Hz Filter types Bell Cutoff points 75Hz 150Hz 180Hz 240Hz 500Hz 700Hz 1kHz High Mid Band Gain Range 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB steps Default OdB Waves API 550 User Manual 10 High Mid Band Frequency Range 0 8kHz 1 5kHz 3kHz 5kHz 8kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz Default 5kHz Filter types Bell Cutoff points 0 8kHz 1 5kHz 3kHz 5kHz 8kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz High Band Gain Range 12dB to 12dB 2 3dB steps Default Off High Band Frequency Range 2 5kHz bkHz 7kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 15kHz 20kHz Default 10kHz Filter types Shelf Bell Cutoff points 2 5kHz bkHz 7kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 15kHz 20kHz Low Shelf Bell Selector Range Shelf or Bell Default Shelf High Shelf Bell Selector Range Shelf or Bell Default Shelf In Turns the EQ On Off but leaves the Analog modeling Range On Off Default On Waves API 550 User Manual 11 3 2 Output Section The Output section which is identical on both the API 550A and API 550B consists of controls for Polarity Phase Inversion Analog Modeling Output Level and Trim Pol Polarity Shifts the phase by 180 degrees Range Odeg 180deg Default Odeg Analog Turns the Analog m
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