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SPL Vitalizer MK2-T Manual

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  • Page 1 SPL Analog Code Plug-in ® Manual Vitalizer MK2-T Sound Optimizing Processor...
  • Page 2 This document is the property of SPL and may not be copied or reproduced in any way, in part or fully, without authorization by SPL electronics GmbH.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Glossary ............SPL Analog Code Plug-ins, The Vitalizer .....

  • Page 4: Installation

    Installation Thank you for your purchase of the Vitalizer MK2-T plug-in. The native version includes licenses for systems supporting RTAS (Digidesign ProTools), VST (Cubase, Nuendo, WaveLab, etc.) and AU (Apple Logic) formats. Your software is registered to the email address and iLok account you entered during the purchase process.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    SPL Analog Code Plug-ins ® While SPL hardware products have been fascinating audio pro- fessionals from home studio owners to mastering engineers in the world’s most renowned facilities for years, the need for this technology in the form of plug-ins has also been an ever-growing demand.
  • Page 6 Introduction Music emphasizing technique One of the Vitalizer’s main features is the unmasking of overlap- ping sounds. The way it works is, in principle, opposite to the way compression formats (MP3, etc.) do: instead of deleting allegedly unnecessary information, it enhances it. In order to do that, the Vitalizer takes into account the perception of a frequency in rela- tion to its volume.

  • Page 7: Special Features, Applications

    Introduction    Special Features • Patented technology for automatic sound correction and optimi- zation • Simple control of complex processes • Processing of mid and high frequencies plus harmonics • Unmasking of overlapping sounds for more detail and clarity • Reinforcement of less audible frequency ranges to achieve more loudness •...

  • Page 8: Operation

    Keyboard Shortcuts All SPL Analog Code plug-ins support format and OS specific func- tions for value reset, fine adjustment and mouse control. For more detailed information please refer to the host program’s documen- tation.

  • Page 9: Mono, Stereo Or Multi-Channel Operation

    Operation Basics  Mono, stereo or multi-channel operation The Vitalizer plug-in can be used either for mono or stereo opera- tion. In stereo operation each control element governs both chan- nels simultaneously. The Stereo Expander function is active for stereo applications, whereas it is grayed out for mono applications due to the fact that you cannot control stereo elements in mono mode.

  • Page 10: Default Settings

    Operation Default Settings The following are the default settings of the plug-in and they have no impact on the audio signal: • DRIVE at “0” (center position) • BASS at “0” (center position) • COMPRESSION at OFF (hard left) • MID-HI TUNE at 3 kHz (center position) •...

  • Page 11: Control Elements

    Control Elements Active Use the ACTIVE function to turn the Vitalizer on and off. The Vital- izer is on when the ACTIVE switch is on. The POWER switch is always on and has no effect on the plug-in. When you open the plug-in, the ACTIVE switch blinks for a couple of seconds before remain- ing permanently on.
  • Page 12 Control Elements Bass With the BASS control you can emphasize two different sound colors in the low end. When set to the center posi- tion the signal is not processed. If you turn the BASS con- trol to the left you will achieve a warmer and softer sound; referred to as SOFT.

  • Page 13: Mid-Hi Tune

    Control Elements Mid-Hi Tune Use the MID-HI TUNE control to set the cut-off frequency. Frequencies above this frequency are amplifi ed whereas frequencies below are attenuated. The intensity is set with the PROCESS control. The frequencies affected range from 1.1 kHz (hard right) to 22 kHz (hard left). Con- sequently, the sound becomes brighter the more you turn the control to the right.

  • Page 14: Process, Lc

    Control Elements   Process Both BASS and MID-HI TUNE work with two differ- ent signal paths: the original signal and the processed signal, both of which are mixed together at the output. The PROCESS control determines the amount of pro- cessed signal used, i.e.

  • Page 15: Intensity

    Control Elements   Intensity The LC-EQ works with two different signal paths: the orig- inal signal and the processed signal, both of which are mixed together at the output. Use the INTENSITY knob to adjust the amount of LC-EQ effect mixed with the original signal, i.e.

  • Page 16: Stereo Expander, Output

    Control Elements   Stereo Expander The STEREO EXPANDER function is meant to create the impression of a wider stereo image. The space image is improved by doubling signals originally placed left or right in the stereo image, inverting their phase and summing them with the opposite channel.

  • Page 17: Settings

    Control Elements   Settings The four SETTINGS buttons allow you to save all your settings with a simple mouse click. The Vitalizer saves the current set- tings permanently. As soon as you click on another SETTINGS button, the current set- tings are saved under the previously active preset.
  • Page 18 Vitalizer MK2-T SPL Analog Code Plug-in ® Manual SPL – Sound Performance Lab Sohlweg 80, 41372 Niederkruechten, Germany Phone: +49 21 63 98 34 0 Fax: +49 21 63 98 34 20 Email: software@spl.info, Website: www.spl.info...

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