5.2. Double Channel
The Double Channel configuration is the one we use to process stereo tracks. We don't need
to select it, since the plug-in automatically recognizes if the audio track is mono or stereo,
and opens the proper configuration accordingly.
However, the Double Channel configuration doesn't operate exclusively in Stereo mode. In
fact, we have three modes to work with in this configuration. The default one is, of course,
Stereo mode. We can confirm this because the sections are tied between left and right
channels (the Stereo Link button is On). So, when we move a control in the left channel, the
corresponding control in the right channel follows, and vice-versa.
But we can also work in Mid/Side (M/S) mode and in Dual Mono mode.
An audio tool that supports M/S processing (such as the V76-Pre) creates two separate
processes, one for the Mid channel (the center of the stereo image) and one for the Side
channel (the edges of the stereo image),
as we explained before [p.24]
.
To work in this mode, we have to adjust the corresponding switch (which is only present
in Double Channel configuration) to the M/S position. By default it is positioned in the L/R
position, for Left/Right, or Stereo mode.
In this mode the Mid and Side channels work independently, so any changes you make on
one channel are NOT followed by the other channel, as it happened in L/R mode. That's why,
when we switch the Stereo Mode to the M/S position, the Stereo Link button is automatically
turned Off.
As we said, in Mid/Side mode changes in the channel on the left (the Mid Channel) affect
the way we perceive the sound in the center of the stereo spectrum, while changes in the
channel on the right (the Side channel) affect the way we perceive sound in the edges of
the stereo spectrum.
We also have a third mode, which is Dual Mono. In this mode, each of the two channels
works independently, as if they were mono channels. Therefore, any adjustments we make
on one channel will not be followed by the other, and will affect ONLY that channel. This
may seem similar to the behavior of the M/S mode, but it is different because, in this mode,
we are processing each channel in Mono mode, while in M/S mode the processing done on
each channel has influence on the stereo image.
This mode is activated when the Stereo Link button is Off and the Stereo Mode button is in
the L/R position.
By default, the plug-in works in Stereo mode (the Stereo Link button is On and the Stereo
Mode button is in L/R position).
Now, let’s examine each control in Double Channel configuration:
5.2.1. Double Channel Preamp Section
The preamp section in the double channel configuration is similar to the one we have in
Single Channel, except that we have almost every control doubled.
So, we have two Input Gain control knobs on top. The original unit had a discrete control that
moved in 6dB steps, but in the Arturia plug-in version the Gain controls are continuous, with
a range that goes from +3dB up to +76dB. This is quite an extreme gain range, and although
the tube preamp model is extremely tolerant, it can distort nevertheless. At the right amount,
a pleasant saturation is induced. Default value is -3dB (full left).
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