Welcome!
Grand Finale is a multi effect plug-in designed for finalizing complete mixes,
stems, buses and/or individual audio tracks. It comes as an Audio Unit, VST &
AAX for macOS, and VST & AAX for Windows.
The plug-in offers several modules in a pre-routed configuration. Each module has
parameters to alter, and most modules offer a set of algorithms to select. These features
come together to make Grand Finale a powerful tool for quickly finalizing a track, bus or
mix.
Authorizing
Grand Finale will initially open in
Demo mode – in this mode, all
audio passing through the plugin will be muted for a short time
every minute. To dismiss the
popup window on launch, just
click outside it.
If you’ve purchased Grand Finale,
you should also have got a serial
key. To use the key, open the
plug-in and enter the serial
number (or copy/paste it) into
the textbox showing at launch. If the box was dismissed, click the Demo button (top left) to
bring it up again. After a correct serial is inserted, the Demo button and the initial popup
will be removed.
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Audio Finalizer
Signal Path
Grand Finale’s modules are combined in a fixed order, as shown here:
Anatomy
1. Header
2. Master Section
3. Main Signal Path
4. Add Signal Path
5. Window size flip button!
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1. Header
1.1. Factory preset menu
Click to reveal the preset menu. Factory
presets are divided into five categories. A
preset can alter every part the full state of
the plug-in.
1.2. Demo button !
(only visible when unauthorized)
Click to bring up an authorization pop-up with a serial number input.
1.3. Contextual info
When you hover your mouse over a parameter, this box offers some detailed info about the
item’s state and what it does.
2. Master Section
This module contains a high-pass filter, input and output gain knobs, a limiter and some
metering. The red and green lines reflects how audio is routed to and from this box.
2.1. HP (High Pass)
Initial high-pass filter. Choose between 20 Hz, 35 Hz and 70 Hz, or turn it off using the
bypass button.
2.2. Input
Input gain level. Click and drag the knob to alter the gain before your signal hits any of
Grand Finale’s modules. The indicator below lights up to green when the input level is
optimal.
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2.3. Output
Output gain level (pre limiter). Click and drag the knob to alter output gain. This knob also
reflects the limiter’s gain reduction, showing it counter-clockwise inside the knob.
2.4. Plug-in Bypass
Bypasses the whole plug-in without changing latency. Useful for A/B testing.
2.5. Limiter
The limiter is the last module in the audio chain, and its threshold is fixed at 0dB. Its
release time can be changed by clicking one of the options. To turn it off, click the bypass
button.
2.6. Metering
The meters give you information about the levels of the output signal, reading LUFS to the
left and RMS to the right. By hovering your mouse over the meters, a tooltip will show exact
peak values. To reset the peak indicators, click on the meters.
3. Main Signal Path
After the Input gain (see 2.2), the signal is sent to the main signal path. All the modules in
this box are processed in serial from left to right.
3.1. Compressor
An ordinary compressor. Click and drag the knob to alter amount of compression (0%
equals none, and 100% equals max compression). This knob also reflects the gain
reduction by drawing it counter-clockwise inside the knob. To change algorithm, press the
text box to reveal a popup and choose one of the algorithms available.
3.2. Multi-band Compressor
A four-band multiband compressor with one knob per band. Each knob works exactly as
the compressor knob (see 3.1), but only affects a part of the frequency spectrum. To
change algorithm, press the text box to reveal a popup menu.
3.3. Stereo
Alters stereo width by using MS Stereo (IE, it won’t work on a mono signal). Click and drag
the knob to alter the amount of effect. The different algorithms do very different things, so
maximizing the value won’t necessarily widen the stereo field.
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3.4. EQ
These bipolar knobs go ”both ways”. Click and drag up to raise the gain, and drag down to
lower the gain. The Bass knob alters the low frequencies, and the Treble knob alters the
high frequencies. To change algorithm, press the text box to reveal a popup and choose
one of the algorithms available.
4. Add Signal Path
After the Output gain (see 2.3), the
signal is split and also sent to the add
signal path. This path is then mixed
together with the main signal path,
before the output gain (see 2.3).
4.1. Dist
A distortion module. Click and drag
the knob to alter the amount of
distortion. To change algorithm, press the text box to reveal a popup menu.
4.2. Comp
A compressor working exactly as the other ones (see 3.1)
4.3. Gain
Add signal path gain level.
4.4. Solo
Turning the solo button on (off by default) will turn off the main signal path. This can be
handy when tweaking the add signal.
5. Window size flip button
Alters the plug-in window size (removes the header). Click again to set it back to
normal.!
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Other info
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Grand Finale introduces 23ms latency
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Knob values can be altered by using the mouse wheel
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Fine-tune by holding down the alt-key while dragging a knob.
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Double-click a knob to set it back to its default state.
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Grand Finale has no internal phase artifacts, but when using it in parallel with the same
audio content, there will be phase differences introduced by the internal filters. We don’t
recommend parallel processing with Grand Finale, but if it’s impossible to avoid, just put
an instance on the parallel track with the default setting.
System requirements
libebur128 is used for LUFS measuring (Copyright © 2011 Jan Kokemüller)"
More info: https://github.com/jiixyj/libebur128
Special thanks to James Russell for language finalizing
klevgrand.se/products
© 2017 Klevgränd produkter AB
Mac
Windows
macOS 10.7+
Windows 7+ with SP1 or higher
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VST and VST3 are trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
AAX is a trademark of Avid Technology, Inc.
AU and Audio Units are trademarks of Apple Inc.
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