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Summary of Contents for D16 Group Redoptor
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Page 1: User Manual
Vintage Tube Distortion User Manual... -
Page 2: Overview
Overview Overview Redoptor is a distortion effect with tube emulation. Redoptor graphical interface We can distinguish two sections there: • Configuration and preset management Configuration and preset selection section • Signal processing control section consists of the all remaining controls. -
Page 3: Signal Flow
• Basic modules Signal flow This chapter describes the signal path through Redoptor. It explains the basic components of the unit and its control parameters. Basic modules Internally Redoptor consists of a few basic components. These correspond to the sections on the graphical user... - Page 4 Signal flow • Basic modules Preamp is controlled by four parameters: • Preamp gain – Value of signal’s amplification in decibels – in range : [0 dB … 100 dB]. • cut – It’s a hi-pass filter’s frequency – in range: [0 Hz … 300 Hz]. • cut – It’s a low-pass filter’s frequency – in range: [1.5 kHz … 8 kHz]. • Off – Turning off a low-pass filter completely (Hi cut). Lo cut Hi cut control the bandwidth of the input signal which passes through the preamp. Low and Hi cut combination’s frequency response...
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Page 5: Tube Distortion
Signal flow • Basic modules Tube distortion This section emulates the tube distortion. Tube distortion section There are three controls in this section: • T ube bias – This controls the amplitude of the odd harmonics appearing in distorted signal. The greater value of this knob, the more harmonics in the signal. one – This is a cross fade between the output from the fixed Hi-pass filter and the dry signal after the tube • distortion. Diagram representing Tone parameter • B rightness – Number of harmonics that emerge in the tube. This could also be described as the control which gives a smooth transition between tube distortion and diode clipping distortion. -
Page 6: Parametric Equalizer
Signal flow • Basic modules Parametric equalizer Parametric equalizer section with four frequency controls. • Bass – For boosting or cutting range [40 Hz … 300 Hz]. • Middle – For boosting or cutting range [300 Hz … 2 kHz]. • Treble – For boosting or cutting range [2 kHz … 5 kHz]. •... -
Page 7: Master Section
Signal flow • Basic modules • Path of the signal’s flow Master section Controls output signal level and the signal wet/dry mix balance. The Fx knob controls the wet/dry signal mix Output volume knob controls the final amplification. Master section Path of the signal’s flow The picture below shows the signal flow through the plug-in: Signal flow... -
Page 8: Preset Management
Preset Management • Browsing presets Preset Management Browsing presets Presets in the plug-in are hierarchically organized in groups and, contrary to the linear structure, this setting is not compatible with the native methods used within the host application. The user can see the presets assigned Preset Manager. Groups can be also defined by the user. to particular groups in the Configuration and preset selection section Controls available in the preset selection section: P reset name – Displays the name of the selected preset. Allows editing of the preset name before saving • the preset. Clicking on the control causes a shift into edit mode. After applying changes through the keyboard, confirm the new name with the Enter button. • P rev / Next – Buttons used to navigate through the preset bank. Next button moves the browser to the next preset. If the current preset is the last preset in a group, pressing Next moves the browser to the first preset in the subsequent group. Prev button moves the browser to the previous preset. If the current preset is the first preset in a group, pressing Prev moves the browser to the last preset in the preceding group. • P rev CTRL –... -
Page 9: Preset Browser
Preset Management • Browsing presets • Preset Browser Changes in the preset bank are not permanent. After removing and reloading the plug-in, the default preset bank will be loaded. However, saving the project within the host application will also save the status of the plug-in including changes in the preset bank. After reloading the project, all changes in the current parameter settings and in the preset bank will be restored. Preset Browser As it was mentioned, the preset bank in the plug-in has a hierarchical structure i.e. presets are organized in groups. Presets can be selected by Next/Prev buttons, which navigate through the structure in a linear way or by using Preset Browser. The Preset Browser is a tool which allows to easily manage the preset structure. To open it, click Browse in the preset selection section: Configuration and preset selection section... - Page 10 Preset Management • Preset Browser Preset Browser will unfold under the GUI: Preset Manager The left side shows the list of groups in the preset bank: The right side shows the list of presets in the selected group: List of presets in the selected group List of groups in the preset bank...
- Page 11 Preset Management • Preset Browser Browser: Actions available in the Preset • C licking on a slot in the preset list loads the selected preset. • C licking on a slot in the group list selects a group of presets. • B oth presets and groups can be renamed. Double clicking on a slot toggles edit mode. After entering the new name, press enter to finish. • T he bank of presets has exactly 128 items. The number of presets cannot be changed. This means that there is no possibility of adding or removing presets. Only relocating them between groups or changing their order is possible. By dragging the preset you may: Note: Changing – Change its position in the group by dropping it in a different slot in the list of presets in a selected group. the order – Move the preset to a different group by dragging and dropping it in the chosen slot in the group list. of presets in a group is possible Holding CTRL or SHIFT and using the mouse button allows to select more presets:...
- Page 12 Preset Management • Preset Browser Preset Browser On the left side of the there are function buttons located: – A dds a new empty group to the preset bank. – R emoves a group from the preset bank, but only if the selected group is empty. Before removing a group, remaining presets should be relocated to different groups. An empty group can be recognized by the lack of bold font and the lack of a pointer on the right from its name. Empty group in the Preset Browser – P astes the edited preset to the buffer; works exactly like the combination of Prev and CTRL.
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Page 13: Loading And Saving Presets
Loading and Saving presets At the bottom of the Preset Browser there are function buttons which allow to save/load presets on/from the hard drive. Loading and Saving presets from the hard drive functions Four buttons are available: • Preset Load – loads a single preset from a file (file .rdprs – Redoptor preset). • Preset Save – saves the current preset to a file. Note: Before saving the preset • Bank Load – loads the entire bank of presets from a file (file .rdprb – Redoptor bank). to a file, save it in Redoptor using • Bank Save – saves the entire bank of presets to a file. -
Page 14: Configuration
Configuration Configuration Configuration and preset selection section After clicking on Options in the preset selection and configuration section, a configuration panel unfolds in the bottom section of GUI. The panel has three tabs: Configuration panel tabs M idi control – configures MIDI communications with the plug-in. • resets – configures presets switching; indicates personal resources loaded instead of default presets. • uality – conversion track quality settings. • Clicking on Options while holding CTRL opens a window with information about the version and the license owner. -
Page 15: Midi Control Tab
Configuration • Midi control tab Midi control tab Note: This feature Redoptor can assign its controls (on GUI) to any MIDI CC (Midi Control Change), allowing the control of the plug-in works only using external hardware or software. in the VST version of the plug-in, due to the fact that the AU specification does not include a MIDI input... -
Page 16: Midi Learn
Configuration • Midi control tab Midi learn Assigning a Redoptor control to the MIDI controller requires: 1. Checking Midi Learn Mode checkbox in the Midi Control tab: Midi Learn Mode selection checkbox 2. I n the status bar in the bottom section of GUI a message should appear “waiting for a controller or parameter movement…”: Status bar I n this mode the plug-in waits for any change in the parameter value (movement of any control on GUI) and for the movement of any MIDI CC control from the external MIDI controller, which operates on an active MIDI input channel directed to Redoptor. The order of these actions is irrelevant. D uring the above-mentioned actions, the status bar informs about the currently changing values of controls and provides their names. - Page 17 Configuration • Midi control tab W hen a MIDI control <–> GUI control link is established, a line is added to the MIDI CC link list: MIDI CC link list W hen a link is established for a controller, it is possible to repeat the operation for the next MIDI CC and parameter pairs. Subsequent links will be created and added to the list. 3. When all the needed links are created, uncheck the Midi Learn Mode checkbox. In order to create new links, it is possible to reactivate the Midi Learn Mode at any time. The links are always sorted in an ascending manner in relation to the CC column according to the MIDI CC code.
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Page 18: Unlinking And Midi Link Management
Midi control tab Unlinking and midi link management On the right side of the link list there are 4 function buttons located: MIDI CC link list and function buttons – R emoves a selected link; choosing any link from the list and clicking on it highlights the selected link. Using this button removes the selected link. – Removes all MIDI CC links. – Loads link lists/MIDI maps from file (.rdccmap – Redoptor MIDI CC Map). Note: MIDI map – Saves link lists/MIDI maps to file. files are saved in XML format, which enables their edition in any text editor. -
Page 19: Default Midi Map
Configuration • Midi control tab • Presets tab Default MIDI Map Selecting a default MIDI Map: Default MIDI Map selection Check the Default Map checkbox, which activates the Browse 1. button on the right. 2. Click Browse and select a file with a saved MIDI Map. After selecting the MIDI map the text box on the left from the Browse button shows the path to the active map file. A default MIDI map is loaded each time when the plug-in is loaded. Presets tab Preset Storing Prev, Next... -
Page 20: Changing Type
• – Any change of a parameter in the current preset is automatically stored. O n Demand – If any parameter is changed, the change is not saved in the current preset until the Store • option is used (CTRL + Browse). Selecting a different preset from the bank causes irreversible loss to changes applied to the parameters, unless the Store option is used. Preset Storing flag is saved in the Redoptor configuration file and applies to all new instances of the plug-in. When removing any instance of the plug-in from the host application the configuration file is saved. Changing Type Changing between presets may cause undesirable sonic artifacts. Switching the Changing Type flag may prevent this phenomenon. Changing Type flag ormal – Changing presets takes place in a classical manner; all parameter values are rapidly changed into • new values. -
Page 21: Default Presets
Configuration • Presets tab Default Presets D16 provides a set of default presets with Redoptor. They are applied to every new instance of the plug-in. If a bank of presets is created which should be applied every time instead of factory presets, it is possible to select such an on option Default Presets section: Default presets selection Options available in the Default Presets section: • F actory Presets – Default value after installing Redoptor. Choosing this option loads the factory presets with every new instance of the plug-in. C lear Preset – Zeroed parameters with every new instance of the plug-in. • U ser Defined – Preset bank selected by the user. When choosing User Defined option, the Browse button • on the right side is activated. Using this button opens a dialog box in order to select a path to the user’s preset bank. Confirming the path saves it in the Redoptor configuration file. The selected preset bank will be loaded as default. The text box on the left from the Browse button shows the path to the user’s preset bank. -
Page 22: Quality Tab
Configuration • Quality tab Quality tab Adjusts the quality of the conversion track depending on the processor’s capacity. Four quality values are available: • • Medium • High • Highest The higher the conversion quality is, the more processor’s capacity is required by the plug-in. Higher conversion quality leads to better sound quality. Quality tab... -
Page 23: Current Quality
Configuration • Quality tab Current Quality Current Quality flag value is stored in Redoptor per instance and saved within the host application project file. The flag is not saved in the preset. Default Quality Default value of the Current Quality flag for new instances of the plug-in. The flag is saved in the Redoptor configuration file. When removing any instance of the plug-in from the host application the configuration file is saved. -
Page 24: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents Overview ................ 1 Unlinking and midi link management .... 17 Default MIDI Map ............ 18 Signal flow ................ 2 Presets tab ............... 18 Basic modules .............. 2 Preset Storing ............ 18 Preamp ................. 2 Changing Type ............ 19 Tube distortion ............ 4 Default Presets ............ 20 Parametric equalizer ..........