Focusrite Forte Suite User Manual
Forté Suite
User Guide
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Introduction .............................................................3
System Requirements .............................................3
Working with Forté Suite™ ......................................3
Accuracy ..................................................................3
Copyright .................................................................3
Installation ..............................................................4
iLok Activation .........................................................4
Removing Expired Plug-Ins .....................................6
Forté Suite™ Parameters ........................................6
Parameter adjustment ............................................6
Table of module variants and sections ....................6
Input/Output Section................................................7
EQ ............................................................................8
Parametric EQ .........................................................8
Shelving ...................................................................8
Low and high pass lters .........................................9
Compressor ...........................................................10
Dynamics ...............................................................12
De-esser ................................................................12
Filters ....................................................................13
Gate .......................................................................14
DSP Requirements .................................................15
Monitoring DSP Usage ...........................................15
Forté DSP Requirements .......................................16
DSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug-Ins ...................16
Forté DSP Delay .....................................................16
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Forté Suite™ plug-in for Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel or LE systems, brought to you by the
Focusrite team.
The Forté Suite™ is a high-quality EQ and dynamics plug-in that provides critical control over your audio signals. The Forté Suite™
is a real-time TDM and RTAS plug- in with the look and sound of Focusrite’s original ISA 110 and ISA 130 modules. The Forté Suite™
provides support for 192 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 96 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 48 kHz, and 44.1 kHz sessions.
The Forté Suite™ provides support for multi-mono and stereo formats. In addition, the ISA 130 compressor is available for all Pro
Tools-supported multichannel audio formats. Your Forté Suite™ plug-in package contains the following:
− Installation CD-ROM
− The Forté Suite™ Plug-In Guide (electronic PDF guide)
− Activation code (located on the sticker on the CD case)
System Requirements
To use the Forté Suite™, you need:
A Digidesign-qualied Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel or LE system
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A Digidesign-qualied Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel or LE system and a third-party software application that supports the Digidesign
TDM, RTAS or Audiosuite plug-in standard
Pro Tools Software Version must be 7.0 or above
For the latest compatibility information, contact your local Digidesign dealer or visit our website (www.digidesign.com/compato).
Working with Forté Suite™
Refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide, the DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide, or the electronic PDF copy of the Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide for
information on working with plug-ins, including:
− Plug-Ins as Inserts
− The Plug-In Window
− Editing Plug-In Parameters
− Automating Plug-Ins
− Using the Librarian
Copyright
© 2008 Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, photocopied, or be
transmitted / passed to a third party by any means or in any form without the express prior consent of Focusrite Audio Engineering
Ltd. DIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology, Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All features and specications subject to change without notice.
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Installation
To install the Forté Suite™:
1. Insert the Forté Suite CD-ROM into your disk drive.
2. Double click on the Forté Suite installer icon to begin installation.
3. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation.
The Plug-in les will be installed in the following locations:
TDM Plug-in les (The Forté Suite.dpm):
Mac: Macintosh HD – Library – Application Support – Digidesign – Plug-Ins
PC: C:\Program Files \Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Plug-ins
iLok Activation
Forté Suite uses PACE iLok. Before you can use Forté Suite you must register and activate the plug-ins to your iLok.
1. Connect your iLok and run Pro Tools HD. You will be presented with a pop-up window asking you to register.
Make sure you have the activation code to hand. You will nd it on a sticker on the back of the Forté Suite installer CD case.
It should be in the form 0000-0000-0000-0000
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2. Click Register to continue.
4. Enter your details and your activation code.
5. Once you have entered all the relevant details, click ‘Activate Software’.
6. Now go to https://www.ilok.com and log into your iLok account. You will see Forté Suite as a new license that can be
downloaded to your iLok.
7. Once the license has been downloaded to your iLok, go back to the activation window in Pro Tools.
8. Press ‘Finish’ to complete activation.
3a. If your Pro Tools computer is connected to the Internet,
select internet activation and click next. You will be
directed to the activation page on the Focusrite website
where you will be presented with the following screen.
3b. If your Pro Tools computer is not connected to the
internet, then you will need to go to an internet connected
computer, and open your web browser of choice. Navigate
to http://www.focusrite-estore.com/activation and you
will be presented with the following screen.
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