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User Guide for AudioThing models including: Springs Vintage Spring Reverbs and Baxandall
AudioThing Springs Vintage Spring Reverbs and Baxandall 11-31557
SPRINGS Springs is a plugin which features a collection of vintage spring reverbs paired with an authentic Baxandall EQ emulation.Springs features emulations from 9 types of spring reverbs, ranging from along 6-spring pipe to atiny battery-powered single-spring unit. We have used a combination of convolution and modelling to recreate the vintage
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DocumentDocumentSPRINGS USER GUIDE v1.2.6 SPRINGS....................................................................................................... 3 INSTALLATION..................................................................................................3 REGISTRATION..................................................................................................4 PARAMETERS............................................................................................... 5 LIST.....................................................................................................................5 SPRING REVERBS..............................................................................................6 BAXANDALL EQ................................................................................................9 BANDWIDTH.....................................................................................................9 EDITOR.............................................................................................................. 9 FEATURES................................................................................................... 10 PARAMETER LOCK..........................................................................................10 EDIT VALUE.....................................................................................................10 CASE SOUND FX.............................................................................................10 WINDOW SIZE.................................................................................................10 PRESET COPY/PASTE......................................................................................11 ENABLE/DISABLE NOTIFICATIONS...............................................................11 SWAP MOUSE BUTTONS...............................................................................11 ENABLE/DISABLE GUI ACCELERATION........................................................11 DARK / LIGHT THEME....................................................................................11 END............................................................................................................. 12 WHERE IS EVERYTHING?................................................................................12 CREDITS...........................................................................................................12 EULA................................................................................................................ 12 THANK YOU....................................................................................................12 AudioThing Springs Page 2 SPRINGS Springs is a plugin which features a collection of vintage spring reverbs paired with an authentic Baxandall EQ emulation. Springs features emulations from 9 types of spring reverbs, ranging from a long 6-spring pipe to a tiny battery-powered single-spring unit. We have used a combination of convolution and modelling to recreate the vintage character of each reverb. Spring reverbs were usually paired with tone stacks from guitar amplifers. Springs features one of the most iconic and unique sounding tone stack equalizers: the Baxandall EQ. A classic Baxandall tone stack usually features just the bass and treble bands, but we have also added a Mid band (with control over the Q). INSTALLATION MAC OS · Double click on the DMG archive to extract it · Right click on the PKG installer and click open · Follow the instructions to install the plug-in(s) WINDOWS · Extract the ZIP archive · Double click on the setup fle (.exe) · Follow the instructions to install the plug-in(s) AudioThing Springs Page 3 REGISTRATION You can open the registration window by clicking on the icon button, in the top-right corner. You can choose between Online and Ofine authorization. next to the bypass ONLINE · If you haven't created an account yet, you can signup here using the same email address used at check out. · Just input your credentials into the text felds and click on Log In OFFLINE · Download the license fle from your account. · Copy the fle to your ofine computer. · Just drag and drop the license into the registration window or click on the Load License File button and browse to the downloaded license. AudioThing Springs Page 4 PARAMETERS LIST Main Bandwidth Input Drive Dry Wet Dual flter: LowPass (right), HiPass (left) Controls the amount of input signal Controls the amount of pre-amp distortion Controls the amount of dry signal Controls the amount of wet signal Springs Decay HQ Phase Noise Env Pre Delay Stereo Width Emphasis Compress Selects a short or long decay for the reverb Toggles the High Quality mode on/of. HQ mode uses more CPU but adds more details to the emulation Inverts the phase of the reverb signal Controls the volume of the background noise Enables/Disables the envelope to activate the noise only when an input signal is passing through Applies a delay in ms before the reverb signal Controls the amount of stereo width (from mono to wide) Boosts a specifc high frequency (slightly diferent for each emulation) Applies a soft compression to the reverb signal Baxandall EQ Freq (Bass, Mid, Treble) Controls the frequency of the selected band Gain (Bass, Mid, Treble) Controls the gain of the selected band Mid Q Controls the Q of the mid band Bypass Enables/Disables the EQ Mode Applies the EQ to the Mix (dry+wet) or Wet only signal Soft Clip Applies a Soft Clip that smooths the peaks over 0dB AudioThing Springs Page 5 SPRING REVERBS We have collected and emulated several spring reverbs. Each one has its own sound, with diferent amounts and length of springs, overdrive, and noise. GBS Used by the BBC. A feat of British ingenuity - a pair of Accutronics spring tanks housed in a length of plastic drainpipe. Circa 1970-79 6 springs, 28cm / 11" RE-201 Classic Tape Echo with Reverb Tank. Although used mostly for their echo sections, these units have a very distinctive and raw spring reverb sound. Released in 1974 2 springs 15.5cm / 6.10" 1 spring 12.7cm / 5" (less wide than the other two) RV-1 Classic American Spring Reverb. Re-capped and serviced for a cleaner sound. Circa 1970-79 3 springs, 28cm / 11" AudioThing Springs Page 6 AudioThing Springs SR-202W Solid-state reverberation amplifer. Originally designed to add reverb to home stereos, this unit was modded to be "studio-ready". Used by many artists as the "secret weapon" to add depth and character to vocals. Released in 1971 2 springs, 14.5cm / 5.70" (one spring wider) HR-12 Vintage Japanese spring reverb. As per their Owner's Manual, a "Superior System Selector Unit", branded as "Echo Unit". Dating from the late 60s or early 70s 2 springs, 28cm / 11" A-199 Modern eurorack spring reverb module. 3 springs, 8cm / 3.15" REV-25 Vintage Japanese spring reverb. Also rebranded as AM-534. From the 70s 1 spring, 15.2cm / 6" RA-844 Very small, battery powered, solid-state reverberation amplifer. This one is an OEM Page 7 version as the unit was often rebranded by several companies. From the late 70s or early 80s 1 spring, 8.5cm / 3.34" Audition A small guitar head amplifer, very noisy, and with a very basic spring reverb. Released in 1975 1 spring, 15.2cm / 6" Echo Box Probably the smallest spring reverb ever. Due to the tiny spring, this unit sounds more like a boomy echo than a spring reverb. Circa 1970-79 1 spring, 5cm / 1.96" HVS-1 Germanium-powered spring reverb made for vintage Stereos/Tuners. Made in Germany but with a USA reverb tank. Released in 1964 2 springs, 14cm / 5.5" AudioThing Springs Page 8 BAXANDALL EQ The Baxandall EQ is a classic type of EQ, mostly found in guitar amps, and is usually limited to only a single tone control or two bands (bass and treble). We have added a third band (mid with Q control) to further shape the reverb sound. Our Baxandall EQ emulation is based on a passive circuit. The important characteristic is that the bands interact with each other. This may seem like an unwanted behavior, but it's one of the reasons why the Baxandall EQ curves are smooth and musical. BANDWIDTH With the Bandwidth control you can flter the input signal that goes into the spring emulation. Some springs have a boomy low end, some are too bright and boingy. By limiting the bandwidth of the signal you can dampen these characteristics. EDITOR By clicking on the wrench tool button you can open the editor window. Springs uses a combination of convolution and modeling to recreate each spring reverb. Here you can edit the impulse response of the reverb directly. This can be useful to fne-tune the size/decay of the reverb, but can also be used to completely mangle the source. AudioThing Springs Page 9 FEATURES PARAMETER LOCK If you want to keep the value of one or more parameters while changing presets, or when using the randomizer button, you can use the Parameter Lock feature. Right click on a parameter and choose Parameter Lock. Lock/Unlock Lock All Unlock All If locked, the parameter won't be updated when changing presets No parameters will be updated All parameters will be updated EDIT VALUE You can also manually change the value for knobs and sliders. Right click on a parameter and choose Edit Value. You can also access this feature with a SHIFT + Click. By clicking on the icon you can access additional features. CASE SOUND FX If this option is enabled, by left clicking on the wooden side panels on the interface, you can hear a "thump" spring reverb sound, similar to hitting the real object...which you shouldn't do...maybe! WINDOW SIZE You can resize the plugin window using three predefned sizes (small, standard, big). You can also resize the plugin window by clicking and dragging the bottom-right corner of the interface. Double clicking will reset to the standard size. AudioThing Springs Page 10 PRESET COPY/PASTE You can easily share presets by using this Copy/Paste feature. Copy to Clipboard the status of all parameters will be saved to the Clipboard Paste from Clipboard load a preset from the Clipboard ENABLE/DISABLE NOTIFICATIONS You can enable or disable the notifcations for updates and news (shown by the bell icon). This option is global and it will afect all AudioThing plugins. SWAP MOUSE BUTTONS If you are using the right button as your primary mouse button, the plugin might not recognize it. Use this option to enable it internally in the plugin. This option is global and it will afect all AudioThing plugins. ENABLE/DISABLE GUI ACCELERATION You can enable or disable the GUI acceleration supported by your system. The current and default library is OpenGL. DARK / LIGHT THEME You can choose a dark or light appearance for menus, popup values, and windows. This option is global and it will afect all AudioThing plugins. AudioThing Springs Page 11 END WHERE IS EVERYTHING? The installer will place the plugins, presets and other data in these folders. MAC OS AU: /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components/ VST: /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST/ VST3: /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3/ AAX: /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/ Data: /Users/Shared/AudioThing/ WINDOWS VST: custom path from installer VST3: \Program Files\Common Files\VST3\ AAX: \Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\ Data: \Users\Public\Public Documents\AudioThing\ CREDITS DSP & Code: Carlo Castellano Additional DSP: Natanael Nieland Design: John Gordon (vstyler) QA Engineer: Giuseppe Marrazzo Presets: RM (Ry Manning), GM (Giuseppe Marrazzo) EULA Please visit www.audiothing.net/eula/ to review this product EULA. THANK YOU Thank you for your purchase! We hope you will have as much fun using it as we had making this product. For help or any question, feel free to contact us here: www.audiothing.net/contact/ AudioThing Springs Page 12