Massenburg Design Works MDW 2x2 User Manual

High resolution parametric eq plug-in for mackie digital mixers

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Page 1 ™ U S E R ’ S G U I D E MDW 2x2 ™ Massenburg’s High Resolution Parametric EQ Plug-in for Mackie Digital Mixers ® ™...
Page 2 This icon marks information which is very important, so please make sure you have a read. “Mackie” and the “Running Man” figure are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, and are hereby acknowledged.
Page 3 Note: Any future revisions of this guide will be available for viewing and downloading from our website: www.mackie.com.
Page 4 Thank you for purchasing this EQ plug-in from Massenburg Design Works. It is one of the exciting new family of 24-bit plug- ins for the D8B, specifically designed for the new Mackie Universal Effects (UFX) card. This high-resolution parametric EQ contains five discrete, overlapping bands.
Page 5 The MDW High-Resolution Parametric Equalizer plug-in provides a five-band stereo/mono EQ to the D8B master stereo bus, any individual channel or the surround buses. It operates at double sample rates (96 kHz) to deliver excellent clarity and response with superlative smoothness in the high-frequency audio spectrum.
Page 6 • Plug-in Software We will assume you have successfully installed a Mackie UFX card and Mackie Real Time OS 3.0 software upgrade. If you have encountered problems with the installation of hardware or software please see their associated user guides or contact Mackie support (www.mackie.com).
Page 7 3. To obtain the unlock code, have the ESN and plug-in serial number ready. Then you have two options: • Log on to the Mackie plug-in authorization web page: (http://www.mackie.com/d8bauthorize.htm) • Telephone Mackie Tech Support at 800-258-6883.
Page 8 After booting the D8B you must assign the MDW plug-in to a UFX card. See FX Routing on page 17 for more details. 1. Click the Plugins menu and select Plugins, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P. 2. In the Plugin Configuration window, locate the card slot that contains the UFX...
Page 9 • Click the plug-in’s INPUT menu button to select an input source. In the example below, we have chosen the Aux 5 Bus as the input to the plug-in installed in slot 5. When a plug-in is fed from an aux bus, its output appears on the FX Return channels (faders in the EFFECTS bank).
Page 10 Band Boundary Graphical Display Markers (mouse active) Menu Input Source Preset Selection & Display Memory Both right and left Link for EQ curves stereo displayed control Expand Button (display controls) Meter Display (In/Out) EQ In/Out Edit Channel toggle button Global In/Out Global display buttons for both buttons for both...
Page 11 Each band’s gain can be adjusted within a range of +18 dB and –18 dB. There are a few ways of changing the level: • Click and drag up or down on the band’s Level control. • Click and drag up or down in the graphical EQ display within the band’s region (see note below).
Page 12 This control adjusts the bandwidth of the affected frequencies around the center frequency. A higher Q value creates a tighter bandwidth so fewer frequencies around the center frequency are affected. A smaller Q value creates a wider bandwidth so more frequencies around the center frequency are affected.
Page 13 EQ settings can be saved and recalled from the hard drive. You can save and load files from either Memory A or Memory B. 1. Click and hold the Menu button. 2. Select Save User Preset to overwrite the file currently opened.
Page 14 1. Click MEM A or MEM B to choose the memory location from which to load the file. 2. Click and hold the MENU button. 3. Select Load MDW Stereo (or Mono) EQ to open a file. The Load Preset File dialog box appears. 4.
Page 15 Reset the plug-in also reverts to its default state. 1. Click and hold the MENU button. 2. Select Reset MDW Stereo (or Mono) EQ. 1. Click and hold the MENU button. 2. Select Cut MDW Stereo (or Mono) EQ. The current settings are temporarily stored in the clipboard memory in case you want to paste them to a new patch.
Page 16 1. Engage AUTO TOUCH. 2. Engage ALL, disengage BYPASS, and send timecode to the console – the POSITION readout will change to show TC is being received. 3. Move a parameter or recall a patch (user or factory preset). Subsequent edits to any recorded automation moves may be performed in the Mix Editor.
Page 17 Card Slot Column Plug-in display toggle Input Channel Assignment Drop- down Menu Button Card A Card B Card C Card D (no card installed) Input Source As- Plug-in Assign- signment Column ment Column Close Window Stereo/Mono Mode Column Stereo/Mono Toggle Button...
Page 18 If the plug-in has a stereo input as well as stereo output, typically it will be fed from two aux buses and returned to a pair of FX return channels. In the diagram below, Aux 1 and Aux 2 feed the plug-in in stereo, and its output is returned to FX 1 and FX 2.
Page 19 A pre- or post-DSP channel insert can also be used as the input source for a plug-in. When a channel insert point is selected, the plug-in output returns to the channel. The FX return path is disconnected, although the plug-in output is still displayed on the FX return channel meter.
Page 20 Click on the associated input menu button and select an ♦ Aux input source. In the example below, we have chosen the Aux 5 Bus. 1. Send a signal to a D8B mixer input channel (MIC/LINE or TAPE IN). 2. Assign the input channel V-Pot/GUI Control Pot to an Aux Send.
Page 21 You will see the plug-in’s input meter become active as you raise the mixer input channel’s aux send. Set the plug-in input/output signal levels as you would with any effect, so the meter reaches it’s upper-most range every so often (always trust your ears first).
Page 22 Switch the D8B Bank Select to ♦ EFFECTS (49-72) and bring up faders one and two (channels 49 and 50). You will also see meter activity associated with these channels. FX Channels 1&2 (channels 49&50) Stereo Plug-in The Plug button toggles between Windows menu buttons and FX...