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Focusrite Plug-in Suite User Manual

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Focusrite Plug-in Suite
User Guide
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Summary of Contents for Focusrite Plug-in Suite

  • Page 1 Focusrite Plug-in Suite User Guide FA0000-01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Installation ............3 Software Activation ........... 3 Focusrite Plug-in Suite Modules ......5 Compressor ........... 5 EQ ..............6 Gate ............... 7 Reverb ............9...

  • Page 3: Installation

    2. Follow onscreen instruction to complete installation. Software Activation The Focusrite Plug-in Suite requires you to activate the software before you are able to use it. Activation requires internet access, however this is not specifi cally required on the computer on which the plug-ins are installed.
  • Page 4 Enter your details and the Activation Code. The Activation Code can be found on a sticker on the back of the installer CD wallet (if purchased as a boxed copy). If you purchased the software on our E-Store, then the Activation Code will be emailed to you and also displayed in your browser at the time of purchase.

  • Page 5: Focusrite Plug-In Suite Modules

    Compressor The Focusrite Compressor is modelled on the legendary Focusrite hardware devices, with individually tuned optos to help create the sound of vintage 1960s compression. The plug-in can be used to squash the dynamics of a sound in varying degrees, e.g. remove the sudden loud bursts, so that the overall level can then be turned up to make the signal as loud as possible.
  • Page 6 The Focusrite EQ is 4-band, with 2 fully parametric mid bands and the option of shelving or high-/low-pass on bands 1 and 4, and exhibits the same curves as the classic Focusrite EQ; all that’s required to sculpt sound with truly professional flair! The two central bands have the same 3 knobs for modifying parameters: Frequency, Gain and Q.

  • Page 7: Gate

    Gate A gate is a useful tool for removing unwanted background noise, or merely isolating transients to create interesting performance effects. The gate’s action reduces or cuts (cuts in this case) any of the signal that falls below a certain level so that only the loudest sections are heard.
  • Page 8 Right 2 Input 1 Left 2: Left channel (Input 1) gates the right channel (Input 2) – hear both sides Input 2 Left 2 Input 1 Input 2 Right 1: Right channel (Input 2) gates the left channel (Input 1) – hear only the left channel (Input 1) Right 1 Input 1 Input 2...

  • Page 9: Reverb

    Reverb Reverberation is an effect that creates an environment for the affected signal. It does this by adding a reverberant tail of reflected sound, the properties of which correspond to a space of varying dimensions. The controls are: SIZE Knob – Defines the size of the reverberant space. Rotate clockwise to increase. Increasing the size makes the reverberation greater, e.g.