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  • Page 1 Drawmer Dynamics Version 7.0...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2005 Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. This guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the express written consent of Digidesign. Digidesign, Avid, and Pro Tools are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Drawmer Dynamics DSP Requirements........
  • Page 4 Drawmer Dynamics DSP Delay ........

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    • License card (for installing Drawmer Dy- significantly, dynamics processors. namics plug-ins with an iLok USB Smart Key, not supplied) The Drawmer Dynamics plug-in is a real-time • Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide (elec- TDM plug-in that retains the look and sound of tronic PDF guide) Drawmer’s renowned hardware units, specifi-...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    System Requirements Register Your Plug-Ins If you purchase a plug-in online from the Digi- To use Drawmer Dynamics, you need: Store (www.digidesign.com) using Internet Acti- A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD system vation, you are automatically registered. – or – If you purchase a plug-in boxed version, check A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD system...

  • Page 7: Conventions Used In This Guide

    Guide The Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com) is your best source for information to help you All Digidesign guides use the following conven- get the most out of your Pro Tools system. The tions to indicate menu choices and key com-...
  • Page 8 Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Installation

    Dynamics Installers for your plug-ins can be downloaded from the DigiStore (www.digidesign.com) or can The Drawmer Dynamics plug-in is authorized be found on the plug-in installer CD-ROM (in- using the iLok USB Smart Key (iLok), manufac- cluded with boxed versions of plug-ins). Addi- tured by PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc.
  • Page 10 If you purchased a plug-in online at the Digi- Follow the on-screen instructions until you Store (www.digidesign.com), you authorize the are prompted to insert the License Card into the plug-in by downloading licenses from iLok.com iLok. to an iLok. See the iLok Usage Guide for details, or Separate the GSM cutout from the larger pro- visit the iLok Web site (www.iLok.com).

  • Page 11: Removing Expired Plug-Ins

    When removal is complete, close the Add or Remove Programs window. Mac OS X To remove an expired plug-in: Open the Plug-Ins folder on your Startup drive (Library/Application Support/Digidesign). Drag the expired plug-in to the Trash. Empty the Trash. Chapter 2: Installation...
  • Page 12 Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Drawmer Dynamics Parameters

    3 Drawmer Dynamics Parameters This chapter explains the parameters of the Adjusting Parameters Drawmer Dynamics Expander, Gate, and Com- pressor modules. The Drawmer Dynamics plug-in allows several methods of parameter adjustment. Editing Parameters with a Mouse Click and Drag You can adjust rotary controls with a mouse by dragging horizontally or vertically.

  • Page 14: Expander Module

    On a vocal track, for example, this can lead to the start or ending of words being accidentally removed, especially if the singer has a wide dy- namic range. Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...
  • Page 15 Setting this control above 0 dB permits upwards expansion, where over-compressed material can With slow, legato audio material, very fast re- be re-expanded. lease times can result in audible and possibly undesirable side-effects, due to the gain chang- ing too quickly. Chapter 3: Drawmer Dynamics Parameters...
  • Page 16 If the Expander changes the sound in an procedure that follows. unacceptable way, the Threshold is probably set too high. Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...

  • Page 17: The Gate Module

    The Threshold control sets the level below which gating takes place (the level at which the output of the Key Filter triggers the Gate). Threshold ranges from –70 dB to 0 dB. Setting this control fully counter-clockwise closes the Gate. Chapter 3: Drawmer Dynamics Parameters...
  • Page 18 Longer releases help retain the original enve- lopes of the gated audio. Range Control The Range control sets the level to which the Gate closes after the input signal has fallen be- low the Threshold setting. Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...
  • Page 19 3 dB below the average input level to see sound while excluding as much of the un- and hear the dynamic processing. wanted sound as possible. Used carefully, these filters can significantly decrease false triggering of the Gate. Chapter 3: Drawmer Dynamics Parameters...
  • Page 20 (Be sure to set the key input cantly from another in a stereo track, better to Side-Chain.) results may be obtained if the channels are treated as two mono channels. (For a side-chain key signal, the control is always a mono signal.) Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...
  • Page 21 The filters can be used to pander (with the Compressor bypassed) on the reduce fret noise or a player's breathing. key input source. This will give the key input source a more accentuated difference between Chapter 3: Drawmer Dynamics Parameters...

  • Page 22: The Compressor Module

    Ratio-type com- pressors are generally considered better suited to creative applications where large amounts of gain reduction are required. Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...
  • Page 23 1 dB to 16 dB of gain reduction. The meter threshold. Driving the gain too hard will often scale has been designed so that more sensitive produce excessive limiting. amounts of limiting are displayed, rather than the maximum available. Chapter 3: Drawmer Dynamics Parameters...
  • Page 24 Setting up the Compressor is simpler if the Ex- pander or Gate is initially set to Bypass and the Peak Limiter threshold set to maximum. This lets you adjust the Compressor in isolation. Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...

  • Page 25: The Limiter

    Drawmer Dynamics modules tend to minimize this effect, in extreme cases, it may be necessary In most cases, an output of 0 dBfs is the opti- to add a little artificial brightness to the pro-...

  • Page 26: Meters And Indicators

    When overdriven with Gain, it can also be used creatively to produce deliberate level- pumping effects. Meters and Indicators Drawmer Dynamics provides several types of LED-type signal meters and indicators. VU meter (stereo) Peak Input LED Stereo Input Balance The Peak Input LED indicates peaks in input sig- nals.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4. Using Drawmer Dynamics

    Track It does not alter the original source audio, but only applies its effects during playback. To use Drawmer Dynamics in a Pro Tools ses- sion, add it to a track as an insert. Using Plug-Ins as Inserts To show inserts in the Mix window: Choose View >...

  • Page 28: Using The Side-Chain Input In Drawmergcl

    (a hi-hat, for example) or low frequencies (a tom or a kick, for example) trigger the gate. To remove Drawmer Dynamics from a track: Click the Insert selector and choose No Insert. Using a Key Input for External Side-Chain Processing To use a filtered or unfiltered external key input to...
  • Page 29 Key Listen. To filter the side-chain input so that only cer- tain frequencies trigger the plug-in, set the LF Key Filter and HF Key Filter controls to the de- sired frequency range. Chapter 4: Using Drawmer Dynamics...
  • Page 30 Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...

  • Page 31: Appendix A. Dsp Requirements

    appendix a DSP Requirements The number of TDM plug-ins you can use at one Not all plug-ins are supported on all types of time depends on how much DSP power is avail- chips. The following tables indicate the number able in your system. Since the TDM hardware on of compatible chips per card.

  • Page 32: Drawmer Dynamics Dsp Requirements

    Drawmer Dynamics DSP Requirements The Drawmer plug-ins have the following DSP requirements: HD Accel Card Table 2. Maximum instances of plug-ins per DSP chip for an HD Accel card, at different sample rates, (mono and stereo). Compatible DSP chips per HD Accel Sample Rate: 44.1/48 kHz...

  • Page 33: Appendix B. Dsp Delays Incurred By Tdm Plug-Ins

    appendix b DSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug-Ins Virtually all TDM plug-ins incur some amount Compensating For Delays of signal delay. Automatic Delay Compensation Pro Tools HD If you are working with mono tracks, or are pro- systems provide automatic Delay Compensa- cessing all channels with the same plug-in, the tion to compensate for signal processing de- lays.

  • Page 34: Drawmer Dynamics Dsp Delay

    Drawmer Dynamics DSP Delay Table 3. Samples of delay incurred by each TDM plug-in on Pro Tools|HD cards Samples of Delay on Plug-In Pro Tools|HD Cards DrawmerECL DrawmerGCL Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...

  • Page 35: Appendix C. Drawmer Dynamics Demo Sessions

    Use the Bypass button Following are brief descriptions of each demo to compare the processed and unprocessed au- session and the features they illustrate. dio. Appendix C: Drawmer Dynamics Demo Sessions...
  • Page 36 The center channel carries audio that has the outputs during the duration of the vocal been over processed. This shows the kind of ef- track. fect that can be achieved with this type of dou- ble-pass processing. Drawmer Dynamics Plug-Ins Guide...

  • Page 37: Index

    index DSP requirements 27 ducking 16 adjusting parameters 9 Attack parameter 11, 14, 18 adjusting 16 Auto-Attack and Release 18 editing parameters authorizing plug-ins 6 moving to the next field 10 Auto Gain Make-Up parameter 19 Expander 10 auto-adaptive expansion 11 auto-adaptive expansion 11 features 10 Auto-Attack and Release 18...
  • Page 38 25 registration 2 inserting plug-ins on a track 27 Release parameter 11, 14, 19 inserts 23 removing Drawmer Dynamics 24 Installing Drawmer Dynamics 5 removing expired plug-ins Windows 7 internal side-chain processing 24 rotary controls...

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