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Table of Contents

Welcome to VC 2A ....................................................................................................

What Is a Compressor? ............................................................................................................... 5

Main Compression Parameters .................................................................................. 6

Other Compression Parameters and Features ............................................................ 6

The VC 2A ................................................................................................................................... 7

Using the VC 2A ........................................................................................................

The Menu Bar ............................................................................................................................. 9

The Main Interface ...................................................................................................................... 11

Credits ......................................................................................................................

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Page 2: ...he U S and other countries Windows Windows Vista and DirectSound are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other trade marks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not im ply any affiliation with or endorsement by them LA 2A and 1176 LN are registered trademarks of Universal Audio Inc Vintage Compressors is manufact...

Page 3: ...he Str 29 30 D 10997 Berlin Germany www native instruments de USA Native Instruments North America Inc 6725 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles CA 90028 USA www native instruments com Native Instruments GmbH 2012 All rights reserved Contact ...

Page 4: ... 1 1 What Is a Compressor 5 1 1 1 Main Compression Parameters 6 1 1 2 Other Compression Parameters and Features 6 1 2 The VC 2A 7 2 Using the VC 2A 9 2 1 The Menu Bar 9 2 2 The Main Interface 11 3 Credits 14 Table of Contents VC 2A Manual 4 ...

Page 5: ...strument group together and make them sit in the mix more naturally which is particularly helpful when mixing drum recordings Compres sion can also stretch the decay phase of instruments mostly drums and add sustain to the tone of electric guitars However compression can be used for a wide range of applications Here are a just few exam ples Electric guitars and basses Compression is applied to pic...

Page 6: ...t ratio For example when you select a ratio of 2 1 an input level that is 2 dB above the threshold will create an output level that is only 1 dB above the threshold By setting an extreme compression ratio you can practically prevent the signal from ex ceeding the threshold level The compressor then acts as a limiter Since the compression attenuates the higher levels of your input signal most compr...

Page 7: ... track as a control signal to trigger the compressor on the bass guitar track Another example is the auto talk over feature found on several mixers which automatically attenuates the level of the music as soon as you talk in the microphone Parallel Compression Sometimes you may want to keep the original signal and blend it with the compressed signal Setting up a signal path for parallel compressio...

Page 8: ...ol here since these were de termined by the analog hardware components used in the unit Nevertheless bringing vintage hardware into the software world allowed us to add a few great features For example unlike its ancestor the VC 2A offers both a side chain input and paral lel compression And of course as with any effect available through FX Framework you can save and recall presets for your favori...

Page 9: ... other functions The Menu bar is located at the top of the interface Saving and Deleting Presets To save a preset 1 Click the drop down arrow to the very left of the Menu bar to open the File menu 2 Select Save as from the menu 3 Enter the name of your preset in the area under the label New Preset Name 4 Click the SAVE button to finish the process and close the dialog box Using the VC 2A The Menu ...

Page 10: ...contain ing factory presets and one containing user presets By selecting a preset from the User sub menu the list of presets you have saved is brought to the front of the Preset menu and dis played below the Factory and User options By loading one of the presets from the Factory submenu the factory presets are brought back to the front A B Comparisons VC 2A offers an A B comparison system to help ...

Page 11: ...nu also offers the following options Show User preset folder opens a system window in the location of where your presets are saved Here you can rename your presets by changing the file names Open Manual opens this PDF document for reference Visit VC 2A on the web opens your default web browser and takes you to the VC 2A page on the Native Instruments website 2 2 The Main Interface This section des...

Page 12: ...he overall output level once you have set the desired compression via the PEAK REDUCTION knob See 1 1 1 Main Compression Parameters for more general information on the make up gain compression ratio and threshold level parameters 4 VU meter Allows you to visually monitor the compression in real time This VU meter has three operation modes which you can select using the Display mode selector see be...

Page 13: ...etector HP knob Applies a high pass filter to the control signal that is sent to the com pressor s detector When this knob is set fully counter clockwise off no filtering is applied Turning the knob clockwise progressively excludes low frequencies from the control signal sent to the detector The Detector HP knob in no way affects the amount of compression applied Instead it al lows you to select a...

Page 14: ... Project Management Felix Nölken Product Design André Estermann Graphic Design Efflam Le Bivic Kenneth Jensen Sound Design Sebastian Müller Jamil Samad Quality Assurance Tom Scheutzlich A B testing Niklas Odelholm Dan Lumbye Chuck Zwicky Additional testing Stephen W Tayler Robbie Bronnimann Special thanks Rolf Blixt Ulf Karlsson Credits VC 2A Manual 14 ...

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