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- Page 1 USER GUIDE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
COMP .............................................. 10 AMP SECTION ..........................................11 TONE SECTION ..........................................12 FX SECTION ..........................................13 PHASER ............................................15 CHORUS ............................................17 REVERB ............................................18 KEYBOARD CONTROL ........................................ 20 2.3 WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR CONTROLS ................................21 CHAPTER 3 CLAVINET STANDALONE APPLICATION ..................... 23... -
Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your Waves instrument, please take some time to read through this user guide. We also suggest that you become familiar with www.waves.com/support. There you will find an extensive answer base, the latest tech specs, detailed installation guides, new software updates, and current information on licensing and registration. -
Page 4: Product Overview
1.2 Concepts and Terminology • In the case of the Clavinet, the term “Mute” does not describe a full mute of the sound. Instead, it refers to the action of a fader-like lever to the right of the Clavinet’s keys that mechanically chokes the sustain and introduces a faster decay and mellower tone. -
Page 5: Components
Clavinet is a virtual instrument plugin and will appear under the related selection menus for virtual instruments in all supported DAW host applications. Waves Clavinet also has a standalone application. It uses ASIO (Windows) or Core Audio (Mac) drivers to enable play through any audio device of choice. Clavinet receives MIDI data to trigger notes and control changes. -
Page 6: Functional Block/Flow Diagram
Volume 1.5 Starting Clavinet Insert the Clavinet plugin on an instrument track in your DAW, or launch the standalone application. The plugin will load its default settings and will be ready to use. Before getting started, use the Velocity Curve control to adjust your keyboard to get the feel you like. Once you’re happy with the touch, you can uncheck the VEL (velocity) box in the top bar. -
Page 7: Chapter 2 Interface And Controls
CHAPTER 2: INTERFACE AND CONTROLS 2. 1 Interface 2.2 Controls Keyboard Control A virtual keyboard enables you to preview the sound of a note when a keyboard controller is not available. Use a mouse or similar input device to play a note. This control cannot be automated, although it will follow any MIDI input device. -
Page 8: Keyboard Section
Keys Section Vel Curve The Vel Curve control changes the curve of the velocity response from logarithmic to exponential. Use it to adjust the feel of your MIDI keyboard. When the control is set to 0, the curve of the velocity response is linear. Range: -50 to +50 Initial Value: 0 Reset Value: 0... -
Page 9: Mix Section
Mix Section Main Main controls the sampled sound of the Clavinet without the mechanics and the release keys sounds. It controls the Main samples level in the overall mix. Range: 0% – 100% Initial Value: 90% Reset Value: 90% Continuous control Key Up Key Up controls the sound of the keys while releasing. -
Page 10: Comp
Mechanics Mechanics controls the sampled sound of the Clavinet mechanics without the Main or Key Up sounds. It controls the Mechanics (thump) samples level in the overall mix. Range: 0% – 100% Initial Value: 12% Reset Value: 0% Continuous control Comp The Comp control influences the mix of the internal compressor. -
Page 11: Amp Section
Amp Setion Amp On/Off The Amp button turns the Amp section On or Off. Range: Off or On Initial Value: Off Switch: Off or On Reset Value: Off Drive Controls the level of the amplifier overdrive. Range: 0–100 Initial Value: 0 Reset Value: 0 Continuous control... -
Page 12: Tone Section
Type There are two microphone options in front of the amplifier: Condenser and Dynamic. Range: Dyn or Cond Initial Value: Cond Reset Value: Cond Two-state switch Tone Setion Bass The Bass control is a bell filter at 100Hz, which can be increased or decreased by up to +/-18 dB. Range: -50 –... -
Page 13: Fx Section
Reset Value: 0 Continuous control Treble The Treble control is a high-shelf filter at 7.5KHz, which can be increased or decreased by up to +/-18 dB. Range: -50 – +50 Initial Value: 18 Reset Value: 0 Continuous control FX Section FX In/Out The FX button turns the FX On or Off. - Page 14 AutoWah On/Off The AutoWah button turns AutoWah On or Off. Range: Off or On Initial Value: Off Toggle Switch Reset Value: Off Sens Sens controls the sensitivity of the Wah effects envelope detector. Range: 0 – 100 Initial Value: 80 Reset Value: 80 Continuous control Speed...
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Page 15: Phaser
Range Range controls the center frequency of the Wah filter. Range: 0 – 100 Initial Value: 30 Reset Value: 35.1 Continuous control Direction The Direction switch flips the movement direction of the Wah filter. Range: Up or Down Initial Value: Up Toggle Switch Reset Value: Up Phaser... - Page 16 Phaser On/Off The Phaser button turns the Phaser section On or Off. Range: Off or On Initial Value: On Toggle Switch Reset Value: Off Phaser Mix Phaser Mix controls the level of the Phaser effect. Range: 0% – 100% Initial Value: 50% Reset Value: 0% Continuous control Phaser Rate...
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Page 17: Chorus
2/1 equals one cycle in two bars. Scaling: Custom. Range: Sync 1/32T – 2/1 / Free 0.01 Hz – 22 Hz Initial Value: 1 Bar Sync rate Reset Value: 0.18 Hz Free rate Continuous control. Phaser Depth Phaser Depth controls the Phaser feedback. Range: 0 –... -
Page 18: Reverb
Depth The Depth control influences the dry/wet mix of the signal into the chorus and determines how much the module oscillator will influence the delay. The chorus engine contains four delays and four oscillators. Range: 0 – 100 Initial Value: 34 Reset Value: 0 Continuous control Reverb... - Page 19 Reverb Predelay Reverb Predelay controls the amount of the delay between the dry and wet signals. Range: 0 ms – 500 ms Initial Value: 20 ms Reset Value: 0 ms Continuous control Reverb Time This controls the reverb time. Range: 0.4sec – 6 sec Initial Value: 1.3 sec.
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Page 20: Keyboard Control
Keyboard Control Volume Volume controls the output gain level after plugin processing. Range: 0 –10 Initial Value: 7 Reset Value: 7 Continuous control Limit The Limit control confines the instrument’s output with respect to full scale. When Limit is active, the clip LED pulses to reflect limiter gain adjustment activity. -
Page 21: Wavesystem Toolbar Controls
Green = Right 2.3 WaveSystem Toolbar Controls The WaveSystem Toolbar sits at the top of most Waves plugins. It’s used to save and load presets and to compare settings. It’s a very handy tool. To learn more, please refer to the WaveSystem Toolbar user guide: www.waves.com/downloads/manuals... - Page 22 Clavinet loads the default sample library when the plugin is instantiated or the application is launched. Click on the Samples button to navigate to another sample library folder. This library will become the default until you load another library. The folder must contain valid Waves sampled instrument files, otherwise the OK button will be grayed out.
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Page 23: Chapter 3 Clavinet Standalone Application
CHAPTER 3: CLAVINET STANDALONE APPLICATION The Clavinet application can be used as a standalone instrument. It requires ASIO drivers for Windows or Core Audio for Mac OS X. Clavinet.exe (Win) or Clavinet.app (MAC) loads the Clavinet instrument and configuration preferences dialogs. - Page 24 MIDI Input device displays a list of available MIDI input devices on the current system.Select the MIDI device for receiving MIDI data. Input Channel: The Clavinet standalone is ready to receive MIDI in OMNI mode from all channels. The MIDI channel control allows the selected MIDI device to receive MIDI input only from certain channels, as selected in the checkboxes.
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