Duende User Guide
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Table of Contents
1. Safety and Installation Considerations ...............................................................................4
General Safety.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Power Safety ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Instructions for Disposal of WEEE by Users in the European Union.................................................................. 5
Standards Conformance............................................................................................................................................. 5
2. Product Specifications & System Requirements .................................................................5
Physical......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Environmental............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Performance................................................................................................................................................................. 5
System Requirements for Apple Macintosh:........................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements for Windows/PC:.................................................................................................................. 5
3. Introduction......................................................................................................................6
4. Installation........................................................................................................................7
Unpack.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Configure the Power Supply (If required)............................................................................................................... 7
Software & Hardware Installation (PC)................................................................................................................... 8
Software & Hardware Installation (Mac)................................................................................................................. 8
5. Operational Overview ......................................................................................................9
5.1 Duende Preferences/Control Panel................................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Launching a Duende plug-in............................................................................................................................. 10
5.3 DSP Resource Management............................................................................................................................... 12
5.4 General guidelines for plug-in Delay Compensation .................................................................................... 12
Using Automatic Delay Compensation in Pro Tools HD.................................................................................... 15
6. Duende EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip........................................................................18
6.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
6.2 Input Section ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
6.3 Filter Section ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
6.4 Equaliser Section ................................................................................................................................................. 20
Operation............................................................................................................................................................... 20
6.5 Dynamics Section ................................................................................................................................................ 22
Dynamics Section Diagram................................................................................................................................. 22
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Compressor/Limiter.................................................................................................................................................. 23
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Detailed Parameter Description ......................................................................................................................... 23
6.6 Advanced Signal Routing Options ................................................................................................................... 25
