Solid State Logic DUENDE 82S6MC060A User's Manual
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1. To find out the latency introduced on a particular track by Duende plug ins go to the channel in the mixer and Command Ctrl Click twice in the green text below the fader normally showing vol The value shown dly is the latency introduced on that track in samples Now load the Digidesign Time Adjuster Long plug in on for example a track with no Duende plug ins Double click on the delay box and type in the latency value of the track that has the most Duende plug ins The track with the most Duende plug ins and the track with none will now be perfectly in sync on playback 10 Cs ICu Ji Cs ICu Ji Cs ICE ifn CSE ee SS CO r on m ooo ouar M E E ee AR IR EREE TIME AAIUSIER Any tracks that have a smaller latency than the maximum must also be delayed but by a smaller amount i e tracks with 1 Duende plug in where the maximum has 3 The delay value for these will be maximum latency minus the latency reported by that track Using Automatic Delay Compensation in Pro Tools HD Pro Tools HD users have the luxury of being able to use Automatic Delay Compensation as opposed to the manual method required in Pro Tools LE and M Powered However there are still some considerations to be taken into account to make sure all Duende plug ins are compensated for and everything stays perfectly in sync To turn on ADC go to Setup gt Playback Engine whilst Pro Tools is stopped and you will see a box2. at moderate settings the gentle Q curve lends itself to the application of overall EQ on combined sources and subtle corrective adjustments to instruments and vocals 15 16 Channel Equaliser Curves Amplitude dBr v Frequency Hz LT TT Waa 20 100 1k 10k 100k When the EQ is switched to E operation by pressing the E button in the GUD the bandwidth of the HMF and LMF sections remains constant at all gains so at lower gains the EQ curves are comparatively narrower for a given Q setting This is particularly useful for drums since relatively high Q is available at low gain settings However it is not so suitable for overall EQ or subtle corrections as you need to adjust the Q to maintain the same effect when the gain is changed The E Series curve could be described as more aggressive Channel Equaliser Curves Amplitude dBr v Frequency Hz E type Nee Both 10 100 1k 10k 20k There are three buttons associated with this section of the plug in EQ IN Switches the EQ section into circuit E Switches the EQ from G
3. automation with the host consult the host application documentation 4 1 Duende Preferences Control Panel lt gt Showail CE Enon 28rooa otona Firmware version 2 09 15 04 29 Apr 4 2007 Serial number 1225 SEL Ovende Proferernta Version 12 Windows XP OS X The Duende Preferences Control Panel shows information about your Duende s such as serial number Authentication ID firmware version and driver version It also displays DSP resource information and allows you to easily see how much DSP you have available at any time Windows XP The panel can be found in Start Menu gt Programs gt Solid State Logic gt Duende or in the Windows control panel OS X The panel can be found by navigating to Apple Menu gt System Preferences gt SSL Duende Each mono plug in loaded into Duende will take up one slot a 1 representing a used slot and a or representing an unused slot At 44 1 and 48kHz there are 32 slots available and at 88 2 and 96kHz there are 16 slots available A stereo version of a plug in will take up 2 slots 4 2 Launching a Duende plug in Each host application has its own particular methods for instantiating launching a plug in Consult the host application documentation for specific instructions on loading and using plug ins within the application EQ Launching a Duende channel strip in Logic 7 Qo m Ss osman blicke Launching a Duende chan
4. is program dependent 3mS 30mS The yellow and red LEDs on the bottom of the LED display area indicate the amount of gain reduction compression Expander Gate Introduction The gate expander section contains a number of useful features including a variable range from 0 to 40dB a variable threshold from 30dB to 10dB a fixed attack time switchable to Fast Attack of 100s a variable hold time from 0 to four seconds and a variable release time from 0 1 to 4 seconds The sidechain signal is sourced from the signal feeding the dynamics section and the filters and or equaliser can be inserted in this sidechain The green LEDs indicate the amount of gain reduction on the expander gate By default the Gate Expander section functions as an 00 1 gate When the EXP button is pressed the section becomes a 2 1 expander Detailed Parameter Description RANGE Determines the depth of gating or expansion When turned fully anticlockwise Range 0 this section is inactive When turned fully clockwise a range of 40dB can be obtained THRESHOLD A Variable hysteresis is incorporated in the threshold circuitry For any given open setting the Expander Gate will have a lower close threshold The hysteresis value is increased as the threshold is lowered This is very useful in music recording as it allows instruments to decay below the open threshold before gating or expansion takes place RELEASE This determine
5. labeled Delay Compensation Engine Change the setting here to Long 4095 Samples per channel Pro Tools will then tell you that it will close and re open your session after clicking the OK button in the dialogue box therefore make sure you have saved your session prior to doing this Also put the CPU usage limit to 85 Pro Tools will now automatically compensate for any introduced latency of 4095 samples or less Playback Engine HD TDM Settings ns TT H W Buffer Size 512 Samples RTAS Processors 2Procesor Del CPU Usage Limit 85 amp Number Of Voices 32 Voices 1 DSP Sample Rate 44 1 kHz Delay Compensation Engine None Short 1023 Samples per channel _DAE Playback Buffer 0 yer channel Long 4 a Size Level 2 Default T8 Requires 22MB of system memory You currently have 115MB allocated 2 Minimize system memory allocation takes effect at next restart This means that you can generally use up to 2 Duende plug ins per channel without considering latency issues but this will depend on the buffer size set in Pro Tools the sample rate and which Duende plug ins are loaded Note that if an audio track with 1 Duende plug in is routed to an aux channel with 2 Duende plug ins the total latency for that audio getting to the mix bus will equal 3 plug ins this will however be clearly shown by Pro Tools To view the latency introduced by plug ins go to the bottom left hand cor
6. sensing attack time or selectable Ims attack time and a variable release from 0 1 to 4 seconds The Compressor Limiter has two modes of signal detection Peak and RMS As their names suggest these modes of detection either act on peaks of the incoming signals or on their RMS or average levels This gives two very different modes of compression and limiting with Peak Mode giving far more dramatic compression characteristics Detailed Parameter Description RATIO When turned to 1 1 the Compressor Limiter section is inactive Turning the control clockwise increases the compression ratio to give a true limiter at the fully clockwise position The compressor normally has an over easy characteristic Selecting PK changes this to peak sensing and replaces the over easy characteristic with a hard knee providing an alternative for some instruments THRESHOLD Whenever a signal exceeds the level set by this control the compressor will start to act at the ratio set by the RATIO control This control also provides automatic make up gain so as you lower the threshold and introduce more compression the output level is increased maintaining a steady output level regardless of the amount of compression RELEASE Sets the time constant speed with which the compressor returns to normal gain settings once the signal has passed its maximum FAST ATT Provides a fast attack time 3mS for 20dB gain reduction When off the attack time
7. the seventies but passion and innovation still lies at its heart In 2005 we decided to embark on a technology project to figure out how we could take the processing power of a console and squeeze it into a 1U rack so we could serve up the SSL sound to home and project studio owners who don t have the budget or the floor space required to install a large format console Drawing on our unique understanding of audio processing and years of DSP know how our team of engineers set about creating the SSL processing solution for your DAW environment We knew we needed serious DSP horsepower to accommodate our powerful algorithms and we knew it had to come in a package that could integrate seamlessly with the most popular workstations and so Duende was born Based on the digital technology behind SSL s C Series consoles Duende delivers the complete SSL mix experience powerful channel and dynamics processing and the legendary Bus Compressor Duende offers complete integration into the most popular workstation environments with one simple FireWire cable connection The different processing blocks appear as VST AU RTAS plug ins and include an authentic SSL channel strip with filters E and G series EQ and dynamics processing as well as the legendary SSL Bus Compressor We hope you will enjoy mixing your music with Duende For product news and software updates please register at www solid state logic com duende Don t forget to join t
8. REMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE 23 Solid State Logic SOUNDIIVISION Visit SSL at www solid state logic com Solid State Logic All Rights reserved under International and Pan American Copyright Conventions Drumstrip Duende SL 4000 B E G Series XL 9000 K Series Solid State Logic SSL and X EQ are trademarks of Solid State Logic All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means whether mechanical or electronic without the written permission of Solid State Logic Oxford OX5 1RU England As research and development is a continual process Solid State Logic reserves the right to change the features and specifications described herein without notice or obligation Solid State Logic cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from any error or omission in this manual E amp OE
9. SOUND VISION Solid State Logic DUENDE IDUIENIDIE n User Guide 82S6MC060A 1 Introduction 2 System Requirements Windows PC Apple Macintosh 3 Installation Software amp Hardware Installation PC Software amp Hardware Installation Mac 4 Operational Overview 4 1 Duende Preferences Control Panel 4 2 Launching a Duende plug in 4 3 DSP Resource Management 4 4 Guidelines for Plug in Delay Compensation 5 Duende EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip 5 1 Introduction 5 2 Input Section 5 3 Filter Section 5 4 Equaliser Section 5 5 Dynamics Section 5 6 Advanced Signal Routing Options 6 Duende Stereo Bus Compressor Introduction Parameter Description 7 Duende Support 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Duende the SSL processing solution for your audio workstation As you re sat here reading this the chances are that you have a pretty good understanding of who we are and our outstanding reputation in audio recording technology How did we get here Well there were no great plans to make SSL into a major manufacturer of mixing consoles when it all started back in the seventies the company began with nothing more than an enthusiasm for music and the concept of recording Along the way that spirit coupled with a passion for excellence in music recording tools helped build a multi million dollar international business The SSL HQ may be a little bigger now than it was in
10. all gains This means that it can be particularly useful for surgery EQ tasks as it offers relatively narrow Q at relatively low gains Note at full boost or cut both curves are identical The plug in includes high and low frequency shelving equalizers which can be switched to peaking curves via the BELL button and two overlapping equalizers with adjustable Q The LF section operates over a frequency range of 40Hz to 600Hz and is capable of up to 16 5dB of cut or boost Selecting BELL in this mode switches the equaliser to a peaking curve The LMF section operates over a frequency range of 200Hz to 2 kHz and is capable of 20dB of gain with a continuously variable Q from 0 5 to 2 5 The HMF section operates over a frequency range of 600Hz to 7kHz and is capable of 20dB of gain with a continuously variable Q from 0 5 to 2 5 The HF section operates over a frequency range of 1 5kHz to 22kHz and is capable of up to 20dB of cut or boost Selecting BELL in this mode switches the equaliser to a peaking curve As default the Duende EQ is set to the G Series EQ curve The G Series shelving curves have a degree of overshoot undershoot depending on whether you are boosting or cutting below the selected HF frequency or above the selected LF frequency At any Q setting the bandwidth of the HMF and LMF sections varies with gain whereby an increase in boost or cut increases the selectivity of the EQ This type of EQ can sound effective when used
11. ck to the host application This transfer of audio data produces latency delay in the audio signal being processed Latency time is dependant on the sample rate type of plug in s loaded and the audio interface buffer setting If this latency is not compensated the processed audio will arrive late in relation to the unprocessed audio The more processing that takes place on a particular signal the later it will arrive back in the host Most host applications automatically compensate for this latency by simply turning on the Plug in Delay Compensation PDC or similar usually found in the applications preferences Some hosts even provide full plug in delay compensation throughout the entire signal path including sends groups and buses The location of the settings for the PDC option within some common host applications is as follows Cubase SX Nuendo 2 3 Always on unless the Constrain Delay Compensation feature is used to disable delay compensation on individual plug ins Devices Menu gt Plug in Information gt Use Delay Compensation Logic Pro Preferences gt Audio gt General Digital Performer 4 5 Setup menu gt Configure Audio System gt Configure Studio Settings Ableton Live Options gt Delay Compensation Important Delay compensation is fully automatic and requires no user intervention when Duende plug ins are used in hosts that support full Plug in Delay Compensation Steinber
12. de manual for more information on DSP resource management RTAS support is provided by the included FXpansion VST RTAS wrapper www fxpansion com 3 Installation Software amp Hardware Installation PC 1 Insert the Duende installation CD in to your CD drive 2 Navigate to your CD drive 3 Launch the Duende installer by double clicking the Duende installer icon 4 Follow the installation instructions on the screen 5 Connect IEEE 1394 Firewire Cable 6 Connect Power to Duende if required 7 Switch Duende On After the Duende installer has installed all of the required software on your computer click Finish to quit the installer Software amp Hardware Installation Mac 1 Ensure that both Duende and your computer are powered down 2 Connect IEEE1394 Firewire 3 Connect Power to Duende if required 4 Switch Computer On 5 Switch Duende On 6 Insert the Duende installation CD in to your CD drive 7 Click the Duende icon to view the CD content 8 Launch the Duende installer by double clicking the Duende Installer icon 9 Follow the installation instructions on screen After the Duende installer has installed all of the required software on your computer click Finish Up to quit the installer Please note that this document is intended to be read alongside the Installation Guide provided with Duende alternatively you can download a copy from http solid state logic com music D
13. g Cubase 4 Final Cut Pro Steinberg Cubase SX 2 amp 3 Soundtracks Pro Steinberg Nuendo 2 amp 3 Garageband Logic Pro 7 1 or higher Pro Tools LE and M Powered Digital Performer 4 5 amp higher Pro Tools HD 7 or higher Ableton Live 5 Cakewalk Sonar 5 amp 6 Depending on the host application implementation the delay compensation feature may not provide automatic compensation when Duende plug ins are inserted on sends groups or buses In this situation the solution is to manually compensate for the plug ins These explanations of delay compensation apply primarily to playback only Compensating for latency in Pro Tools LE and M Powered Because Pro Tools LE and M Powered do not feature PDC it must be done manually when Duende plug ins are used Due to the use of firewire and the nature of how signals are sent to and from Duende a latency is introduced which will delay any audio track aux input master fader or instrument track by a specific amount Tracks that use no Duende plug ins or fewer than the track with the most Duende plug ins will need to be delayed so that all tracks are in time Because this latency is reported by Pro Tools it is easily compensated for Here s how The track with the most Duende plug ins will introduce the most latency those with 1 or 2 plug ins will introduce less and those with no Duende plug ins will introduce no latency providing other plug ins that introduce latency are not used
14. he www mixbuss com community the on line resource for sharing knowledge on better music production 2 System Requirements Windows PC Apple Macintosh Minimum of Intel Pentium IV 1 GHz or equivalent e Mac PowerPC G4 GS or Intel 1 GHz or higher 512 MB RAM 1Gb recommended e 512Mb RAM Gb recommended Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher e Mac OS X Version 10 4 8 or higher 80Mb of free Hard Disk space 60Mb Hard Disk space Approved VST or RTAS compatible host application Audio Units VST or RTAS compatible host One available Firewire port 1394A 400Mbit application Please visit http solid state logic com music Duende for details on compatible cards 17 or larger colour monitor with screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher recommended Internet Connection for product registration and to download software updates One available Firewire port 1394A 400 Mbit Please visit http solid state logic com music Duende for details on compatible cards 17 or larger colour monitor with screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher recommended Internet Connection for product registration and to download software updates Plug in formats VST and RTAS versions are provided for use under Windows XP on the PC platform VST AU and RTAS formats are provided in a universal binary format for Intel based and PowerPC Macs As with other Duende plug ins X EQ will take one slot at 44 1 48kHz in mono Please see the Duen
15. ho will reply to you by email site Click here My Information Powaredty SHT Login to check the status of your questions ar modify your answer update notifications 2007 Sold State Lage Terms amp Condtonss Steinberg VSTGUI License Duende plug ins were developed party or totally using Steinberg VSTGUI technology which is covered by the following License Agreement Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution Neither the name of the Steinberg Media Technologies nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCU
16. l Processing Order There are two switches that control the order of the signal processing elements These are the Filters to INPUT switch in the Filter Section and PRE EQ in the Dynamics Section The table below shows the effect of these Switch 2 Processing Order Filters to INPUT Dynamics PRE EQ Filters to INPUT Dynamics PRE EQ Side Chain Processing Order The EQ and filter sections can be assigned to the Dynamics sidechain using the DYN S CH switches in the respective sections The table below shows the sidechain source and processing for the various combinations of these Switch 2 SC Source Sidechain Processing order Dynamics Input Dynamics Input Filters to Dyn S C Dynamics Input EQ to Dyn S C i Dynamics Input Filters 20 6 Duende Stereo Bus Compressor Introduction The Stereo Bus Compressor plug in is a stereo version of the legendary centre section stereo seen bus compressor found on the XL 9000 K Series console It provides high quality stereo RQCEOOE EAN SE EEE compression giving you critical control over the dynamic range of audio signals Uses may include inserting the bus compressor over a stereo mix which has the effect of gluing the mix together whilst still maintaining a big sound The dynamics of drum overheads or whole drum kits can be controlled very effectively with the bus compressor As it is available as either a stereo or mono plug in the bus compressor can be u
17. nel strip in Cubase SX 4 3 DSP Resource Management Due to the Duende having 4 DSP chips a minimal amount of resource management should be done when running Duende at high load If there are for example 2 slots free and you wish to load a stereo plug in Duende will under certain conditions notify you that you are out of DSP resources This will only happen if the two slots are on different DSP chips as Duende is not able to load a stereo plug in across 2 chips This may well occur because you have filled up all the resources and subsequently unloaded 2 mono plug ins This situation can be seen in the diagram below DSP 1 DSP 2 DSP 3 DSP 4 1111111 111 1111 11111111 11111111 As you can see above the two remaining slots reside on different DSP chips and in this case when you attempt to load a stereo plug in you will encounter the above mentioned situation The way to handle this is as follows 1 Save your project song 2 Close your project song 3 Re open project song When this has been done Duende will be forced to reload all the plug ins but will do so in the most economical way possible The 2 free slots will now reside on the same DSP chip allowing the loading of a stereo plug in 4 4 Guidelines for Plug in Delay Compensation When Duende plug ins are used the audio data to be processed by Duende is sent to the Duende DSP engine by the host application The audio is then processed by the DSPs and sent ba
18. ner of the Mix view click on the small black grey box and select Delay Compensation Here you will find 2 values dly is the amount of latency introduced by the plug ins on that channel and cmp is the number of samples Pro Tools is delaying the other channels by If the dly value is less than the 4095 set in the Delay Compensation box then you don t need to worry and everything will be compensated for As you can see in the picture shown left the kc merged channel has 1 Duende channel strip loaded onto it therefore Pro Tools is automatically delaying the other channels by that amount 1028 samples to ensure all audio is kept in sync If the total latency on a channel exceeds this maximum value the text will be red indicating that Pro Tools cannot compensate for this much latency In this scenario the additional latency which Pro Tools cannot compensate for will have to be dealt with manually The value of this will be the maximum latency minus maximum latency Pro Tools can compensate for ie 4095 samples In this case it is 4108 shown in red 4095 Pro Tools maximum 13 samples Please refer to the Compensating for latency in Pro Tools LE and M Powered found in this manual for information on how to do this manually 11 5 Duende EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip 5 1 Introduction The Duende EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip plug in is based on the EQ and compressor sections
19. of the XL 9000 K Series console SSL were the first manufacturer to feature dynamics and EQ on every channel on an in line console with the SL 4000 B Series in 1977 The plug in includes separate high and low pass filters a four band parametric equalizer an independent compressor limiter and gate expander as well as input and output gain adjustment knobs and a phase invert button Let s have a closer look at each section in detail Solid State Logic Oxford England EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip LMF EQUALISATION Process Order s FILTER an d EQ 5 2 Input Section Gain Controls the level of the incoming audio signal Phase Reverse Reverses the phase of the incoming input signal 12 5 3 Filter Section The Filter Section includes a 12dB Octave low pass filter and an 18dB Octave high pass filter The low pass filter operates from 3kHz to 22kHz and the high pass filter operates from 20Hz to 500Hz In addition each filter has an OUT position which bypasses the filter There are three positions where the Filter Section can be placed after the equalizer before the equalizer or in the sidechain of the dynamics section When no buttons in the Filter section are pressed the filters come after the Equalizer section With the INPUT button pressed the filters come before the Equalizer section When the DYN SC button is pressed the filters are switched into the sidechain of the Dynamics section The term proce
20. operation to E operation see above DYN SC Switches the EQ section into the sidechain of the Dynamics section The Filter Section can be switched independently of the EQ section If both Filter and EQ sections are assigned to the dynamic sidechain the EQ section precedes the Filter 5 5 Dynamics Section The Dynamics Section comprises a compressor limiter and an expander gate Both sections work independently but can be operational at the same time providing sophisticated control of signal levels The Filter and or the equaliser section can be assigned to the dynamics sidechain allowing for advanced processes like de essing etc The Dynamics Section has a few routing buttons ssociated with it DYN IN Switches the Dynamics section into the signal path post EQ PRE EQ Switches the Dynamics section pre the EQ section but post the Filter section if the Filter INPUT switch is pressed GAIN CONTROL RMS GAIN THRESHOLD RATIO REDUCTION DETECT COMPRESSOR GAIN RANGE REDUCTION Y y dB GATE EXPANDER 17 18 Compressor Limiter Introduction The Channel Compressor Limiter Section has a number of key features including a variable compression ratio from 1 1 to 00 1 a variable threshold from 20dB to 10dB auto
21. s the time constant speed variable from 0 1 to 4 seconds at which the Gate Expander reduces the signal level once it has passed below the threshold Note that this control interacts with the Range control FAST ATT Provides a fast attack time 100us per 40db When off a controlled linear attack time of 1 5ms per 40dB is selected The attack time is the time taken for the Expander Gate to recover once the signal level is above the threshold When gating signals with a steep rising edge such as drums a slow attack may effectively mask the initial Thwack so you should be aware of this when selecting the appropriate attack time HOLD Determines the time after the signal has decayed below the threshold before the gate closes Variable from 0 to 4 seconds Note that when the Dynamics Section is not in circuit its sidechain input is also bypassed Output Section The Output Section consists of a 20dB output gain control and a 6 segment LED meter S C LISTEN Pressing the SC LISTEN switch routes the sidechain directly to the output so you can monitor the sidechain signal BYPASS ALL Engaging this button will bypass all channel processing whilst still routing the signal through Duende This avoids the time shift which occurs when a hard bypass is done using the default DAW control allowing for easier A B comparison between processed and unprocessed signals 19 5 6 Advanced Signal Routing Options Channe
22. sed for practically any application that requires superior compression Parameter Description Compression Meter Shows Gain Reduction THRESHOLD Continuously variable 20dB to 20dB ATTACK Six switchable ranges 0 1 0 3 1 3 10 and 30ms RATIO Three switchable ranges ranges 2 1 4 1 and 20 1 MAKE UP Level compensation to compensate for compressor action continuously variable from 5dB to 15dB RELEASE Five switchable ranges 0 1 0 3 0 6 1 2 seconds and Auto With Auto selected the release time is dependant upon the duration of the signal peak COMP IN Switches the compressor IN OUT of the signal path DUENDE Stereo Bus Compressor 1 21 22 7 Duende Support Support FAQs To access the latest support information on Duende please visit our online support site The information there is kept up to date by our support staff to make sure all information is accurate All information is available to you 24 7 If you can t find your answer or a solution to your issue you can submit a question via the site to our support staff for resolution URL http solid state logic en custhelp com Solid State Logic SOUND LI VISION FAQs For Software We store all resolved problems In our solution database Search by product or keywords downloads click here For documentation eet ara Contact Us s ini s A Need help on using the Login to submit a question to our technical support staff w
23. ss sidechain will be discussed in greater detail in the overview of the Dynamics section Using Filters DYN SC The Filters are switched into the sidechain of the Dynamics section The Equaliser can be switched into the sidechain independently Note that DYN SC overrides the INPUT function see below INPUT Moves the Filters to put them in circuit immediately after the Channel Input section This allows the Filters to be used to clean up signals before compressing them Selecting Dynamics PRE EQ will allow the compressed signal to be EQ OUTPUT 12dB Oct 18bB Oct 13 14 5 4 Equaliser Section Operation Freq Hz dB dB Freq kHz dB Freq kHz dB Freq kHz 5 60000000 00 LF LMF HMF HF OUTPUT OT y l i The equalizer included with the Duende EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip plug in is a four band parametric EQ with filters Based on the XL 9000 K Series EQ circuit this plug in includes two distinct EQ curves one based on the SSL G Series EQ and another based on the latest version of SSL s classic E Series EQ The G series EQ bandwidth varies with applied gain and so increases the selectivity of the EQ This EQ type generally works best at moderate settings particularly on instruments or vocals as a gentle corrective EQ The E series EQ is the Black Knob circuit which has a constant bandwidth at
24. uende 4 Operational Overview Once your Duende hardware and software has been properly installed Duende plug ins are accessed and used just like any host based plug in You can run Duende plug ins simultaneously with your other host based plug ins in any combination All Duende plug ins support up to 40bit 96kHz operation Please note that Duende plug ins use twice as much DSP resources at 96kHz Duende parameters are changed by dragging rotating or clicking knobs and buttons whose behavior varies slightly depending on which software is being used to host the plug ins Generally the further away the mouse pointer is from the knob the more resolution is available for parameter adjustment When the mouse cursor is hovered over a knob it s value is displayed in the appropriate units At any point you can see exactly what value a knob has without touching it If you have a mouse with scroll wheel it can be used to change the knob position Windows XP To reset a knob to its default value hold Ctrl click on that knob For very fine adjustment hold SHIFT whilst dragging OS X To reset a knob to its default value hold Command click on that knob For very fine adjustment hold SH FT whilst dragging Every Duende plug in parameter can be automated so long as parameter automation is supported by the host application The method for recording and editing automation varies from host to host For specific instructions on using
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