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N a t i v e

E f f e c t s

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Version 4 for Mac and Windows

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Page 1: Technical Support
S o u n d T o y s N a t i v e E f f e c t s Version 4 for Mac and Windows SoundToys P.O. Box 528 Burlington, VT 05401 Phone: 802-951-9700 Fax: 802-951-9799 Phone: 802-951-9700 Technical Support Web: www.soundtoys.com/support Email: support@soundtoys.com...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
THANKS!   What is SoundToys Anyway?   GETTING STARTED   System Requirements   The iLok   Installing the SoundToys Native Effects Plug-Ins   Where We Put Everything   Registration   What’s In the Box?   The Plug-Ins   Common Effects  ...
Page 3: I N Tro
All of us at SoundToys (formerly Wave Mechanics) are a bunch of effects fanatics, and we’re constantly searching for new ways to manipulate and mangle sound that will put a smile on your face and help you produce the next great song, movie, or video game.
Page 4: Getting Started
SoundToys Native Effects is a collection of virtual effects processors that ‘plug in’ to your favorite audio editing and mixing software application. In order to use SoundToys Native Effects you must have an audio application that supports the loading of “plug-ins” in one of the plug-in formats that we support: VST, Audio Units (AU), RTAS, and AudioSuite.
Page 5: Installing The Soundtoys Native Effects Plug-Ins
From here, you can download new authorizations, move authorizations between different keys, or even sell your authorization to someone else. Installing the SoundToys Native Effects Plug-Ins Installing our plug-ins is really pretty easy. The procedure is slightly different depending on whether you have purchased the download version or the boxed version.
Page 6: Where We Put Everything
If you haven’t done so already, please download it now. You will have also received a SoundToys Native Effects iLok ‘asset’ from us, deposited to your iLok.com account. This iLok asset is what we use to...
Page 7: Registration
If you purchased the packaged version of SoundToys Native Effects, please register your product by going to http://www.soundtoys.com/register. If you purchased the download version from the SoundToys web site, there is no need to register, as we have already done that for you.
Page 8: What's In The Box
OK, now you’ve got a box full of great effects plug-ins – how do you decide which one to use? Here’s a quick run-down of each plug-in in the SoundToys Native bundle, and a quick guide to some common effects and how to achieve them with our plugs.
Page 9 Harmonizing........Crystallizer Time Compression......Speed Warming/Fattening .......FilterFreak1 Doubling ...........Crystallizer, EchoBoy Saturation/Distortion ....Decapitator Auto panning ........PanMan, Tremolator...
Page 10: Soundtoys Basics
Knobs You can use a mouse to control all of the knobs in the SoundToys plug-ins, and they all work in the same way: To turn a knob up, (to the right, clockwise etc), click on the knob with your mouse and drag the cursor to the right or slide the cursor up (towards the ceiling).
Page 11 Returning a Knob to its Default Value To return to the knobs "default value", simply hold down the option key on the Mac or the Alt key on the PC and click on the knob. This will automatically move the knob back to its default value. Viewing a Knob’s Exact Value To view the exact numerical value of a knob simply hold down the control key and click on the knob.
Page 12: Toggle Switches
"other" setting. Click again to change it back. Really simple! LED Displays LED displays on SoundToys plug-ins work in a couple of ways: Nudge Buttons Most text readouts also include a pair of nudge buttons next to the display.
Page 13 field. You can also click & drag the cursor to change the value. Simply click on the value and drag the cursor up to increase the value or down to decrease the value, similar to using a knob control. Pop-Up Menus & Changing Values: For most text-based readouts (meaning things that aren’t a number), like Echo Style, etc., clicking on the readout with the mouse will display a popup menu.
Page 14: Tempo Control
Tempo Control Many SoundToys plug-ins can set modulation or delay times in musical units. When using this feature, the plug-in needs to know what tempo your song is at so that it can adjust what is needed to keep things all in sync.
Page 15 and pressing the Return or Enter key. This will set the tempo to the new value and set the sync times accordingly. Syncing to MIDI The MIDI switch allows you to quickly lock to your host application’s MIDI clock. If you have set the tempo in your session correctly, simply click on the MIDI switch so that it is in the “Up”...
Page 16: Soundtoys Effects Presets
S o u n d T o y s E f f e c t s P r e s e t s For your immediate listening pleasure and for those who just can’t wait, we’ve included a bunch of carefully crafted, creative, cool presets with each of our plug-ins.
Page 17 SoundToys presets. As soon as you change any parameter in one of our plug-ins, the compare light will come on. Click on the compare light to...
Page 18: Saving Presets
Saving Presets If you’ve made changes to an existing preset that you’d like to save, or created something totally new you’ve got to have for later here’s how you go about making that happen. Save This Preset Using “Save This Preset” saves changes to the current preset without changing the name.
Page 19 Organizing your Preset folder Select “Open Folder to Organize” from the Preset Manager drop down menu. This will open the folder the presets are stored in, allowing you to create, delete, or rename folders and sub-folders. You can also rename, delete, or move presets here as well.
Page 20: For More Details
If you made it this far, you deserve a medal! Now that you’ve taken the time to learn all the basics of using our plug-ins, go to it! For more details on specifics of each plug-in in the SoundToys Native Effects bundle, we’ve provided detailed user guides for each plug-in.
Page 21: Additional Information
AudioUnits Plug-ins: “Library:Audio:Plugins:Components” Presets: “Library:Audio:Presets:SoundToys” Plug-ins: “Library:Audio:Plugins:VST:SoundToys” Presets: “Applications:SoundToys:VST Presets” (Moveable) VST3 Presets: “Applications:SoundToys:VST Presets” SoundToys Waveform and Rhythm Presets: “Library:Application Support:SoundToys” Extras Manuals and Utilities: “Applications:SoundToys” (Moveable) File Locations: Windows Pro Tools Plug-ins: “Program Files\Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Plug- Ins\SoundToys” Presets: “Program Files\Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Plug-In Settings”...
Page 22: Removing Soundtoys Software
2. From the Finder, go to Applications:SoundToys: Utilities 3. To remove our plug-ins, launch (double-click) the application named: Remove SoundToys, and select whether you would like to remove the plug-ins, or the plug-ins and all presets (including ones that you created).
Page 23 2. From the “Start” menu, select “Control Panel”. 3. In Control Panel, open Add or Remove programs. 4. From the list of currently installed programs, select the SoundToys product you would like to remove. Click “Remove”, and follow the instructions.
Page 24: Trademark Info
SoundToys, Inc. *All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with SoundToys. These trademarks are used only for historical reference or to identify products whose sounds or tone were studied in the development of our plug-ins.