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VSS3

Modulation

On this page, you find parameters for modulating the reverb.

Reverb Modulation

RevMod Type

Off, Smooth 1, Smooth 2, Perc, Wow, Vintage, Wild
Selects the type of modulation.

RevMod Rate

Range: -100, default, +100
Allows you to offset the speed of the LFO from the factory default assigned to each
Type.

RevMod Width

Range: 0% to 200%
Sets the Width of the modulation.

Содержание VSS3

Страница 1: ...MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...A s and discover new aspects of your TC product If you can t find an answer online you have the option of submitting a question to our technical support staff who will then reply to you by e mail The TC Support Team is on constant alert to help you in any way they can Contact Details Alternatively you may contact the TC Electronic distributor in your area or write to TC ELECTRONIC A S Customer Sup...

Страница 3: ...Information 2 Table Of Contents 3 VSS Introduction 4 Global Plug In Controls 9 The Plug In Parameters 8 Preset Management 18 Converting VSS3 Presets from System 6000 and Reverb 4000 19 Compare settings with A B Mem 20 Locking Parameter values using the Parameter Lock 21 ...

Страница 4: ...VSS 3 Reverb algorithm incorporates dedicat ed Early Reflection types for motion picture use e g Car Bathroom and Conference Rooms The VSS3 plug in runs at the common sample rates from 44 1 kHz to 96kHz on PowerCore PCI Element PowerCore Compact and PowerCore FireWire The plug in can be inserted in any VST or Audio Unit compatible host application as Stereo to Stereo Effect or as Mono To Stereo Ef...

Страница 5: ...r no tail That is up to you The VSS3 was designed to have the smoothest Reverb tail ever developed but it is the Early Reflections that define the personality of the room so try to experiment with this relationship By using these parameters correctly you can create a BIG sound without having a mix swimming in reverb wash Note When using small room sizes and short Decay times on percussive signals ...

Страница 6: ...ffect if turned up loud Many of the patterns can be used as a Doubling effect if the Reverb tail is not added Using the Hi Color and Lo Cut parameter on the Early Reflection page Once you have selected the desired type and size you can use the Hi Color and the Lo Cut controls to filter the Early Reflections The Hi Color parameter is an advanced Hi Cut function Please note that in most real rooms t...

Страница 7: ...ly assigned shortcut Note The ability to use the assignable key commands highly depends on the host application Some applications do not pass key commands on to the plug in Scroll Wheel Support If you are using a host application that supports this feature all of the VSS3 knobs and faders support scrolling on both Windows XP and Mac OS X Simply roll your mouse over a knob or slider and use the Scr...

Страница 8: ... Assign button The Assign button as well as one of the Focus Fields will be highlighted Select the Focus Field you wish to link a parameter to by clicking on that field Click on the parameter you wish to link to the selected Focus Field To get an unassigned empty Focus Field click again on the selected parameter Once you have finished the assignments click again on the Assign button to leave the a...

Страница 9: ...ge you can find the plug ins preset handling More about the preset handling can be found in the section Preset Handling later in this manual Decay Range 0 1 to 20s The Decay time of the Reverb Usually associated with the time it takes the Reverb Tail to decay 60dB This is the overall Master Decay for the four band Decay parame ters found in the REVERB section below which are multiples of this base...

Страница 10: ...flections Early Level Range Off 97dB to 0dB The output level of the Early Reflections When Early Level is set to Off the Reverb effect will consist entirely of Reverb Tail Dry Level Range Off 97dB to 0dB Attenuates the Dry signal level on the output of the plug in thus leaving the Reverb and Early Levels unaffected Off equals a kill dry setting The lock in the lower right corner of the control wil...

Страница 11: ...for Early Color Range 40 to 40 0 default Adjusts the spectral balance in the high end frequencies This is actually a simple way of adjusting a complex selection of frequencies Early Pos Here you can select between a Close and a Distant setting This enables you to change the distance between the listening position and the source in the same Early Reflection pattern Please note that some of the Earl...

Страница 12: ...he Early Size parameter field will be grayed out and show the text Fixes Size Early Lo Cut Range Off 25 to 400Hz Sets the Lo Cut frequency for the Early Reflections Early Balance Range 100dB R Center 100dB L The left right balance of the Early Reflections Allows you to offset the Early Reflections from the normal center position by attenuating the Early Reflections on the right or left channel ...

Страница 13: ...arly Level turned all the way off and the Rev Level all the way up Change the type to get a feel of what each one sounds like Rev Width Range Mono Center Stereo or Wide With this parameter you can change the width of the diffuse field The Mono setting is where the left and right Reverb Tails are completely identical the Center setting opens a bit up in the middle Stereo is the normal stereo image ...

Страница 14: ...B R center 100dB L The left right balance of the Reverb Allows you to offset the diffuse field from the normal center position by attenuating the Reverb Tail level on the right or left channel Diffuse Range 50 to 50 0 default This parameter gives you more or less diffusion than the algorithm designer intended for the given Decay time For optimum performance the diffusion is automatically adjusted ...

Страница 15: ...ay control would normally be omitted however TC Engineers felt you could use this parameter as a fine adjustment tool to tweak a preset to sound just right without having to adjust the master Decay parameter Hi Xover Range 500Hz to 20kHz Sets the frequency at which the transition from the mid frequencies to the high fre quencies takes place Hi Decay Range 0 01 to 2 5 Multiplier for the frequencies...

Страница 16: ...he reverb Reverb Modulation RevMod Type Off Smooth 1 Smooth 2 Perc Wow Vintage Wild Selects the type of modulation RevMod Rate Range 100 default 100 Allows you to offset the speed of the LFO from the factory default assigned to each Type RevMod Width Range 0 to 200 Sets the Width of the modulation ...

Страница 17: ...e of Space Modulation SpcMod Rate Range 100 default 100 Allows you to offset the speed of the LFO from the factory default assigned to each type SpcMod Width Range 0 to 100 Sets the width of the modulation SpcMod Depth Range 50 default 50 Allows you to offset the amount of space modulation from the factory default ...

Страница 18: ... to the next or previous by clicking on the up down arrows right from preset name All presets available at the default plug in preset location will be considered so you could in theory reach every preset this way Direct access to specific presets is done via the File button Preset File Menu Pressing the File button will open the plug in s File menu The following options are available from the File...

Страница 19: ...4000 here is something to get you in an even better mood The VSS3 plug in is able to read your System 6000 Reverb 4000 presets In order to convert presets from System 6000 Reverb 4000 to VSS3 you need to store the System 6000 Reverb 4000 presets in a preset file The file extension has to be either syx for example MyPresets syx or mid for a MIDI file The easiest way to export System 6000 Reverb 400...

Страница 20: ... file The conversion will only take a few seconds and only needs to be done once When the conversion is done all presets from your preset file will be available in a subfolder that has the same name as the preset file had The presets will show up in the same bank structure as on the System 6000 and presets that are not based on the VSS3 algorithm will not be converted The preset file will disappea...

Страница 21: ...e setting of the other hidden memory location will not be saved The Mem button will reset the A B memory locations to the current setting Locking Parameter values using the Parameter Lock The parameter lock function allows you to lock the Dry Level In Level and Out Level from changing when you change preset By using the parameter lock you can easily browse through the extensive set of pre sets tha...

Страница 22: ... you will se that most of the presets have the Dry Level set to Off In other words the Dry Level goes to Off all the time which is quite annoying And here comes the Parameter Lock Simply press the small lock in the Dry Level parameter field and the Dry Level will stay at the value that you ve set it on no mat ter what is saved with the preset you choose ...

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