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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Head Measurements Presets ..........................12 Tips for Better Camera Tracking ..........................12 Selecting a Headphone EQ Curve ......................... 13 The Waves Nx HeadTracking Application ..................... 14 Camera Tracker Tab ............................... 14 Disable Auto-Launch .............................. 15 Bluetooth Tracker Tab ............................16 Setting Up the Nx Head Tracker ..........................
  • Page 3: Product Overview

    CLA Nx is a tool that lets you mix on headphones while monitoring in the exact space of Chris Lord-Alge’s legendary Mix LA studio. Using Waves Nx technology, CLA Nx actually puts you in the Mix LA control room, so you can trust what you hear and mix with confidence.
  • Page 4: Quick Start

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  • Page 5: Cla Nx Controls

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  • Page 6: Meters

    Output volume control: -24 dBFS to +6 dBFS; Default: 0 dBFS Please note: Nx can introduce clipping at the output, especially when fed with a signal whose levels are controlled by a limiter. In such cases, use the output gain fader to reduce the output. CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 7: Rotate Studio

    Range: -60% to 160% Save and load presets, compare settings, and undo/redo adjustments using the WaveSystem toolbar, which is located above the plugin. Refer to the WaveSystem User Guide to learn more. CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 8: Head Tracking

    When Head Tracking is off, the soundscape moves with you as you turn your head. This is normal stereo headphone behavior. Head Tracking Controls RACKING Toggles Head Tracking on or off. This does not affect Nx sound processing, which is always active. CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 9 RACKING EVICE Use this drop-down menu to select the device used for head tracking. CLA Nx can track head movement from two sources: Camera and Nx Head Tracker. activates the computer’s camera for head tracking. If more AMERA than one camera is available, choose from the list.
  • Page 10: Head Modeling

    If you do not provide these measurements, the default settings will be used. Please note: Entering values completely unrelated to your personal head measurements will compromise the effect. If you do not enter your individual measurements, it is advised that you use the default values. CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 11 Default: 25 cm / 9.8 in (average adult ear-to-ear measurement) Range: 15.0 cm to 40 cm / 5.9 in to 15.8 in CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 12: Head Measurements Presets

    2. Sit no more than 5 ft to 6 feet (150 cm–180 cm) away from the camera (optimal distance varies by camera). 3. Move no further than 30 degrees left or right, relative to the camera. CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 13: Selecting A Headphone Eq Curve

    Selecting a Headphone EQ Curve CLA Nx lets you monitor your stereo mix through headphones—with the loudspeakers and the room acoustics of this famous studio. It does not, however, affect the color of the mix. In order to create a headphone mix that reliably translates to other spaces, you may choose to modify the EQ curve of your headphones.
  • Page 14: The Waves Nx Headtracking Application

    The Waves Nx HeadTracking Application Waves Nx is the engine behind CLA Nx. Nx creates the space and converts stereo audio channels into a binaural headphone signal. Nx HeadTracker is the Nx utility that uses camera and/or Bluetooth Head Tracker information to interpret the mix engineer’s head movements.
  • Page 15: Disable Auto-Launch

    Disable Auto-Launch By default, the Nx HeadTracker application launches when you instantiate the CLA Nx plugin. If you do not want to use HeadTracking or you don’t want the application to open automatically, you can disable Auto-Launch.
  • Page 16: Bluetooth Tracker Tab

    1. Click the “Rename” button. A text box will open. 2. Enter a new name for the Nx Tracker device (between five and fifteen characters) and click OK. This process can take up to three minutes. CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 17 Bluetooth tracking RACKING device. The Bluetooth Tracker can follow motion in these directions: yaw, pitch, and roll. Each type of motion is illustrated in the head diagrams. CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 18: Setting Up The Nx Head Tracker

    ASIC OPERATION 1. Move your head left and right, then up and down, to confirm that the virtual head in the CLA Nx interface moves in sync with you. Note that, with some DAWs, you will need to play a bit of audio for the virtual head to wake 2.
  • Page 19: Troubleshooting Guide

    Nx Head Tracker will not Make sure that the Nx Head Tracker is NOT currently paired to your computer connect in the Bluetooth Settings menu. If it is paired with the computer, remove it manually. (Windows only) CLA Nx / User Guide...
  • Page 20 3. In some DAWs, Nx must be on the master buss or on a live input AUX path in order to run with the user-set buffer size. FW update fails in the middle of the Replace the battery. process. CLA Nx / User Guide...

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