Solid State LogicメーカーVocalstripの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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V ocalstrip™ One S top V ocal P rocessing Plug-in for SSL Duende – a U ser’ s Guide Duende. This is SSL..
Contents 1. Introduction 1 Key F eatures 2 Hardwar e Limitations 3 V ocalstrip Graphical U ser Interface 4 2. System R equirements 5 Apple M acintosh 5 Windo ws/PC 5 3. Installation & Authorisation 6 4. V ocalstrip In Detail 8 4.1 De-esser 8 4.2 De-ploser 8 4.
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the V ocalstrip plug-in for the SSL D uende platform. V ocalstrip is a one stop solution for superior vocal processing, with all the tools you need to take y our vocal sound into the big league.
K ey F eatures • Intelligent De-esser • Intelligent De-ploser • 3 band EQ • Compander featuring compression, downwar ds expansion and output drive • Extensive visual feedback including a rea.
P age 3 Hardwar e Limitations Because of the many processor -intensive processes that ar e part of V ocalstrip, this plug-in uses a large number of Duende DSP cycles. Although this is un-noticeable for most ‘ normal’ use, it does mean that if 6 or more V ocalstrips are loaded onto one Duende DSP at 44.
V ocalstrip Graphical User Interface P age 4 1 P reset Management buttons 2 Input gain control 3 Equalisation module 4 Input meter 5 Latency free plug-in bypass 6 De-esser 7 De-ploser 8 Compander resp.
2. System R equirements Apple M acintosh • SSL Duende runn ing V2.59 softwar e and 2.19 firmware • Mac P owerPC G4/G5 or I ntel 1Ghz or higher • 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) • Mac OS X (‘T iger’ 10.
P age 6 3. Installation & Authorisation A tim e limi ted tr ial ve rsio n of V ocal stri p will b e ins tall ed dur ing th e Due nde v2 .6 sof twar e upd ate. This al low s V ocals trip to be run in evaluation mode, which means the plug-in can be used with full functionality until a certain number of sampl es of audio h ave been p roces sed.
P age 7 5. In step 3. of the purchase y ou will be asked to enter the Authentication ID (see step 1. above). 6. If your Duende har dware is not already regist ered you will be asked to register it her e. 7. Enter your payment details and your or der will be completed and you will be provided with the U nlock Key .
P age 8 4. V ocalstrip In Detail 4.1 De-esser Sibi lance is a res onance often f ound in voca l recor dings which ca n cause undesi rable distor tion artefacts which sounds like the ‘S’ constants are o verly high in level.
P age 9 4.3 Equaliser Thr ee popu lar EQ ty pes ar e pro vided to al low y ou to cut l ow fr eque ncies , find and attenuate r esonances and sh ape the top end of the signa l.
P age 10 4.4 Compander The term Compander is a hybrid of Compressor and Expander . F irst the signal enters the downwards expander , which has a fixed ratio of 1.5:1 and is designed to reduce room ambience, spill or br eath noise that is often brought up by the subsequent compression.
P age 11 5. Graphical Displays V ocal strip fe atur es an assi gnable d isplay i n the top ri ght hand c orner of t he plug- in GUI. This toggle s betwe en sho wing the Compander Law Graph and the EQ r esponse curve. Clicking on any of the controls in either the Compander or EQ section will switch to the appropriate display .
P age 12 5.3 Compander Law Display This shows the output level for any given input lev el according to the Compander controls which are currently being used.
P age 13 5.5 Meters The V ocalstrip input and output meter displays are, in fact, three meters in one. They offer various ways to easily read the P eak and RMS levels of a signal o ver time, and the ‘ dynamic history ’ meter allows you to see at a glance ho w the amplitude has been changing over the past second or so.
P age 14 6. Control Options M ove the mo use cursor either up/ down or in a cir cular mo vement o ver a knob to adjust it s parameter val ue. The exac t nature of the mov ement you need to make to change a knob value is dictated by your DA W .
P age 15 Clicking the Load button with the left mouse button will b ring u p a stand ard M acintos h OS X or W indo ws dialogue box asking you to choose a file to load. The Save button behaves in the same manner , and when clicked will ask you choose a destination to store the file.
P age 16 Tip: Copy from locatio n A to location B • Save the preset to a temporary location on your hard disk whilst in location A • T oggle to location B • Load the stored preset 6.3 Automation E very V ocalstrip plug-in parameter can be automated as long as parameter automation is supported by the host application.
P age 17 7. V ocalstrip Par ameters & Control R anges Equaliser De-esser and De-ploser Compander Control Range Compressor Ratio 1:1 to 50:1 Compressor Thr eshold 0dB to –48dB Attack 0.
P age 18 8. V ocalstrip Support Support F AQs T o access the latest support information on Duende, please visit our online support site at: www .solid-state-logic.com/music/Duende/Classic/faq.asp The information within the F AQ is kept up to date to ensure all information is accurate and av ailable to you 24/7.
Visit SSL at: www .solid-state-logic.com 82S6MC160A © Solid S tate Logic All Rights reserved under International and P an-American Copyright Conventions Duende and V ocalstrip are trademarks of Solid.
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Solid State Logic Vocalstripをまだ購入していないなら、この製品の基本情報を理解する良い機会です。まずは上にある説明書の最初のページをご覧ください。そこにはSolid State Logic Vocalstripの技術情報の概要が記載されているはずです。デバイスがあなたのニーズを満たすかどうかは、ここで確認しましょう。Solid State Logic Vocalstripの取扱説明書の次のページをよく読むことにより、製品の全機能やその取り扱いに関する情報を知ることができます。Solid State Logic Vocalstripで得られた情報は、きっとあなたの購入の決断を手助けしてくれることでしょう。
Solid State Logic Vocalstripを既にお持ちだが、まだ読んでいない場合は、上記の理由によりそれを行うべきです。そうすることにより機能を適切に使用しているか、又はSolid State Logic Vocalstripの不適切な取り扱いによりその寿命を短くする危険を犯していないかどうかを知ることができます。
ですが、ユーザガイドが果たす重要な役割の一つは、Solid State Logic Vocalstripに関する問題の解決を支援することです。そこにはほとんどの場合、トラブルシューティング、すなわちSolid State Logic Vocalstripデバイスで最もよく起こりうる故障・不良とそれらの対処法についてのアドバイスを見つけることができるはずです。たとえ問題を解決できなかった場合でも、説明書にはカスタマー・サービスセンター又は最寄りのサービスセンターへの問い合わせ先等、次の対処法についての指示があるはずです。