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Forté Suite

User Guide

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Summary of Contents for Forte Suite

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Page 2: ...rté Suite Parameters 6 Parameter adjustment 6 Table of module variants and sections 6 Input Output Section 7 EQ 8 Parametric EQ 8 Shelving 8 Low and high pass filters 9 Compressor 10 Dynamics 12 De esser 12 Filters 13 Gate 14 DSP Requirements 15 Monitoring DSP Usage 15 Forté DSP Requirements 16 DSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug Ins 16 Forté DSP Delay 16 ...

Page 3: ...m or A Digidesign qualified Pro Tools HD HD Accel or LE system and a third party software application that supports the Digidesign TDM RTAS or Audiosuite plug in standard Pro Tools Software Version must be 7 0 or above For the latest compatibility information contact your local Digidesign dealer or visit our website www digidesign com compato Working with Forté Suite Refer to the Pro Tools Referen...

Page 4: ...c Macintosh HD Library Application Support Digidesign Plug Ins PC C Program Files Common Files Digidesign DAE Plug ins iLok Activation Forté Suite uses PACE iLok Before you can use Forté Suite you must register and activate the plug ins to your iLok 1 Connect your iLok and run Pro Tools HD You will be presented with a pop up window asking you to register Make sure you have the activation code to h...

Page 5: ...e activation window in Pro Tools 8 Press Finish to complete activation 3a If your Pro Tools computer is connected to the Internet select internet activation and click next You will be directed to the activation page on the Focusrite website where you will be presented with the following screen 3b If your Pro Tools computer is not connected to the internet then you will need to go to an internet co...

Page 6: ...creen will modify the value upwards movement increases and downwards movement decreases the value This value will be displayed in red at the base of the dial as an adjustment is made NOTE Holding Alt and clicking on a dial will set it to a 0 default value Numeric typing As the mouse cursor moves over a dial its value is displayed in a text box underneath Clicking on this box will enable an exact v...

Page 7: ...t of the bar graph meters allow the user to control the level of gain at the input and output of the module The accessible gain range is 18dB to 18dB for both dials with 0dB selected when the dial points vertically upwards in the centre Meters The vertical bar graph meters indicate the level being fed to the input and output of the module and the action of the compressor and or gate when present T...

Page 8: ...the right hand side of the section each with a boost cut dial from 16dB to 16dB and a frequency select dial which rotates either in steps default or continuously see Switch explanation below The high frequency selection ranges from 3 3kHz to 15kHz and the low frequency selection ranges from 33Hz to 270Hz Shelving Eq In When the Eq In switch is pressed and illuminated the shelving is inserted into ...

Page 9: ...es Phase Pressing the Phase switch inverts the phase of the signal This function is still active when All Eq is deselected Overload The Overload LED indicates when the signal is reaching maximum level 0dBFS Graphical display and control A graph displays the EQ curve and allows operation of gain and frequency controls for the parametric bands shelving and filters Clicking and dragging on one of the...

Page 10: ...LFE switch in the I O section See multichannel variants section for further details Comp Pressing the Comp switch at the top right hand corner of the section activates the compressor the action of which is indicated by the bar graph meter in the I O section Thrsh The Thrsh threshold dial determines the level at which compression begins with a range of 50dB to 10dB The lower the threshold the more ...

Page 11: ...on the Gain dial allows you to increase the output level 20dB of makeup gain is available Auto When the auto button is pressed the release curve response is determined by the musical material and the auto release calculation The release rate varies to suit the dynamics of the signal This is especially effective on complex programme material and enables the use of fast attack times without incurrin...

Page 12: ...mpressed together Dynamics De esser The de esser section allows the user to remove excess sibilance from a vocal performance or in expand mode boost the selected frequency band De ess Pressing the De ess switch inserts the de esser into the signal path Essentially this is a narrow band filter driven compressor or expander The dial on the right labelled Hz controls the frequency of the filter rangi...

Page 13: ...ndicating that the filter is sent to the sidechain of the gate Pressing a third time illuminates the actual switch red indicating that the filter is in the signal path To de activate the filter simply press the switch a fourth time As with the original unit all sidechain filtering occurs after the External Key input High and low pass filters The two dials on the left control the frequency of the l...

Page 14: ...und so keep range at a low value unless it is essential to reduce high levels of background noise or unless an obviously gated effect is desired Hold The Hold dial controls the variable delay before the gate release starts This allows the gate to be held open until the signal has decayed sufficiently so that a rapid onset of gain reduction isn t noticeable Alternatively the signal can be deliberat...

Page 15: ...much DSP power is available in your system Since the TDM hardware on Pro Tools cards provides dedicated DSP for real time TDM plug ins such as Forté plug in performance isn t limited by CPU processing power The table below shows the total number of instances of Forté that can be powered by a single DSP chip on Pro Tools HD and HD Accel cards NOTE The table shows theoretical maximum performance whe...

Page 16: ...his can cause the channels to be slightly out of phase The delay incurred by the Forté plug in is 4 samples at all sample rates Channel Delay Indicator The Channel Delay Indicator in the Mix window displays the total delay in samples incurred on the track from the use of any TDM plug in on that channel To see the amount of time delay on a track that uses plug in inserts In the Mix window Control c...

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