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- Page 1 The New Loud © 2010 by Brainworx Music & Media GmbH...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
manual Index 8.3.1 Gain Boost 1.0 bx_XL Quick Guide 8.3.2 Gain Reduction Meter 2.0 What is the bx_XL limiter? 8.3.3 Threshold 3.0 bx_XL Flow Chart 8.3.4 XL 4.0 What is M/S technology? 8.3.5 Attack time (0.1ms – 1.5ms) 4.1 What is M/S good for in Mastering? 8.3.6 Release time (0.01ms –... - Page 3 8.5.3 Master Threshold: 9.4 Manual 8.6 Solo buttons (with Auto mode) 9.5 Help/general info 10.0 Brainworx keyboard shortcuts 8.6.1 Solo M: 11.0 Troubleshooting 8.6.2 Solo S: 8.6.3 Solo L & R: 8.6.4 Solo Sidechain: 8.6.5 Auto Solo 8.7 Stereo Master Output LED´s 8.8 The M/S Summing Amp...
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Page 4: Bx_Xl Quick Guide
manual 1.0 bx_XL Quick Guide Advanced steps: • Insert bx_XL into the stereo master buss, place behind all EQs and • Sidechain mix: compressors! Mix any combination of 2 signals (MidLo, MidHi, Mid, Side, or • Play a stereo song you know well and press Solo M and Solo S External) to be your Sidechain signal and let this SC signal key the (center section) to understand what M and S are. - Page 5 manual strength… Certain music styles seem to require that squashed sound 2006/2007 and we have offered a plug-in emulation of this EQ ever and “loud first impression”, but you might achieve a bigger and longer since. Engineers and magazines around the globe rave about bx_digital lasting impact with a powerful mix that is loud… not dead. Please do so we decided to develop a limiter that “teams up”...
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Page 6: Bx_Xl Flow Chart
manual 3.0 bx_XL Flow Chart Below is an overview of the signal flow to help you understand the concept and idea behind the bx_XL. Maybe print this page and check it while using bx_XL for the first time! Crossover Frequency Input Mid Lo Gain Boost Crossover Frequency M Gain Sidechain Left Gain Input Mid Hi Gain Input... -
Page 7: What Is M/S Technology
manual 4.0 What is M/S technology? has certain “problems” - or if you simply want to enhance the perceived volume of your mix with as few audible artifacts as possible. Most engineers who are recording music know about the M/S micro- phone technique (2 different microphones for stereo recordings –... -
Page 8: Features Of Bx_Xl
manual 7.0 How do I get started with bx_XL Then dig a little deeper, try the Auto Solo Mode, the Crossover Frequency split while soloing M lo and M hi, use the XL knobs on all 3 channels, in a typical mastering session? etc. - Page 9 manual alternately to get used to how your mixes sound separated into these whole mix (through the external Sidechain input). 2 mono sums (respectively 3 bands). You will very fast be able to hear stuff inside your music that you might want to process / adjust, so why Make your mix wider than it originally was by increasing the Stereo don´t you just do it? Width without losing the center of your recordings! You will not loose...
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Page 10: Overview And Details
manual 8.0 Overview and Details The Input Gain also lets you adjust the overall level and intensity of the limiter sound once you have tweaked all the details. If you feel your mix sounds good but maybe just a bit too squashed try lowering the Input Gain by - 0.5dB or -1dB. -
Page 11: Crossover Frequency Mid Lo/Hi & Monomaker
manual 8.2 Crossover Frequency Mid Lo/Hi & MonoMaker Examples (for a standard pop / rock mix): Crossover Frequency below 100 Hz: Your Mid Lo channel will mainly contain bass drum information and the gain reduction of that channel will therefore be caused by bass drum peaks “hitting against the threshold”. -
Page 12: Mono Maker
8.2.2 Mono Maker limiter of that channel to “block” the audio above that level. The Mono Maker is another true Brainworx invention and is also featured This is the main purpose of the limiter. To show you how in bx_digital V2, bx_control V2, bx_dynEQ and bx_hybrid. -
Page 13: Attack Time (0.1Ms – 1.5Ms)
manual 8.3.4 XL to cut of all the peaks you want to get rid of. The XL knob allows to further push the signal and add some t As there is a stereo Peak Stop Limiter behind the M/S Summing warmth by the application of smooth third and fifth order Amp stage of bx_XL you don´t have to fear audible distortion because harmonics. Aliasing is prevented due to a special filtering... -
Page 14: Input, Output And Sidechain Led´s
manual 8.3.7 Input, Output and Sidechain LED´s but the XL processor added to the limited signal may cause the signal of the respective channel to exceed the Threshold level. This LED´s (individual channel LED´s) and Threshold slider needle is normal behavior and intended. t Any peaks exceeding the Threshold settings of individual channels “The needle lies!”... -
Page 15: Channel Switches
manual Channel switches will no longer target the internal audio signal of that channel but the Sidechain Mix audio you have selected. Channel Active, Solo on/off, Fader Link on/off, Sidechain active 8.4 Sidechain Mix 8.3.9 Channel Active All features (including the XL knob) will be bypassed when the Use two (2) of the following signals to LED is off. -
Page 16: Pro Tip
manual 8.4.1 Pro Tip: • Now if you blend together the multiple stems you have recorded (or bounced) you will get a mix that is still reacting “limited” on every Mastering stems with bx_XL using the External Sidechain: individual stem(!), but you have total control over all nuances from the multi stems you have in place…... -
Page 17: Solo Buttons (With Auto Mode)
Also, if you are interested in M/S processing in general: mix by using our Solo knobs. The phase corrected Solo S Brainworx offers a lot of tools that make use of the M/S idea in general, is a true Brainworx invention. -
Page 18: Auto Solo
manual 8.7 Stereo Master Output LED´s channel section. Or to any combination of the channels (Mid Lo and S, for example), or to ALL 3 channels. Peak, RMS, Dynamic Range To enable you to really judge what you are using as a Sidechain signal This multi-meter simulataneously shows you the Peak and we have added the Sidechain solo knob. -
Page 19: The M/S Summing Amp
manual 8.8 The M/S Summing Amp 8.9 The L/R Stereo Peak Stop Limiter The M/S Summing Gain will receive the 3 individual This one-knob peak stop limiter works in standard L/R channel signals (Mid Lo, Mid Hi and Side) and sum them mode with fixed very fast Attack and Release times to together in a very special way to create a highly mono- prevent short clippings that may occur when bx_XL mixes... -
Page 20: Master Metering
manual 8.11 Master Metering 9.0 The Master Panel Mid Lo/Mid Hi - Mid/Side - Correlation - Balance Bypass With the Bypass button you can bypass the whole bx_XL plug-in to compare your original mix and your corrections/ improvements with the bx_XL. Balance will show how the energy of the mix is shared between L and R channels. -
Page 21: Manual
Please see “10.0” for these shortcuts and some tips. 10.0 Brainworx keyboard shortcuts • Alt/Mouse Click: will reset any knob to its initial value • Apple key (MAC) or Ctrl key (PC) plus Mouse Click (or Scroll Wheel Use above any parameter!) will allow for fine tuning of any knob. - Page 22 ENJOY WORKING WITH bx_XL! t For more information and a video demo please visit: Hitdorfer Straße 10 40764 Langenfeld www.brainworx-music.de www.brainworx-usa.com Germany info@brainworx-music.de VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH www.brainworx-music.de RTAS is a trademark of Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc.
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