User Manual
VSS4 HD NATIVE AUTHENTIC SPACE REVERB
True-Stereo High-Denition Authentic Space Reverb Based on the
Legendary and Award-Winning System 6000 as a Native DAW
Plug-in for Mixing, Mastering and Post-Production
2021-03-12, Rev. 2
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions ...................................... 3
Legal Disclaimer ............................................................. 3
Limited warranty ............................................................ 3
1. Introduction ............................................................... 4
2. Plug-in Installation .................................................... 4
2.1 Installation on a PC ............................................................. 4
2.2 Installation on a Mac ......................................................... 5
3. Activate the VSS4 HD NATIVE iLok license ............. 5
3.1 Activation............................................................................... 5
3.2 Get a Free Demo License ................................................. 5
4. Connection and Setup .............................................. 6
4.1 Inserting the VSS4 HD NATIVE in your DAW .............. 6
4.2 Operating the VSS4 HD NATIVE..................................... 6
4.3 Signal ow through the algorithm:.............................. 6
5. User Interface ............................................................. 7
5.1 Overv iew ................................................................................ 7
5.2 Main Page .............................................................................. 8
5.3 Setup Page .......................................................................... 10
5.4 Colour Page ........................................................................ 11
5.5 Gloss Page ........................................................................... 12
6. Presets ...................................................................... 13
6.1 Factory Presets ................................................................... 13
6.2 User Presets ........................................................................ 13
6.3 Favorite Presets ................................................................. 14
6.4 Make Current Preset Default ........................................ 14
6.5 Reveal User Preset Folder in Explorer ....................... 14
7. Software Updates ................................................... 15
8. Specications ........................................................... 15
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(including ampliers) that produce heat.
or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
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Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
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is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen
into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed
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LIMITED WARRANTY
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your VSS4 HD NATIVE authentic space reverb.
Originally launched in 1999 and available in Music, Mastering, Broadcast and
Film variants, TC Electronic's Flagship System 6000 processor is recognized as
an industry standard for mix, mastering and post-production applications. You
will nd System 6000 in literally thousands of world-leading recording, lm,
post and mastering studios all over the world, and in quite a few OB vans and
broadcast production studios as well. The platform has won no less than three
of the prestigious TEC Awards over the years: in 2000 for the original System
6000, in 2005 for Mastering 6000 and in 2010 for System 6000 MKII. No longer
the preserve of the recording elite, these native DAW plugins will deliver all of the
performance of the iconic original unit combined with modern day convenience.
TC Electronic set about re-imagining the legendary System 6000 as native DAW
Plug-ins without sacricing any performance, character or useability. The Danish
engineers, including many from the original System 6000 team, rened audio
quality whilst staying faithful to the original hardware version. The development
team fastidiously re-engineered these new native plug-ins to oer full support
for standard DAW automation and project recall with new optimized user
interface ergonomics.
VSS4 HD NATIVE Main Features
• Real-room realistic reverbs
• Precise positioning of the source in the room
• Individual 4-band decay controls
• Chaotic response
• Tweakable early reections
Available for the rst time as a plugin for DAW based productions, VSS4 HD
NATIVE is the most transparent reverb ever made for your DAW, tailormade for
music and sound production in all forms. VSS 4HD NATIVE is a highly advanced
true stereo or Dual-Source reverb that features our nest room simulation
algorithm that is capable of treating your program material with source-related
reections from multiple angles.
To download the most current version of this manual, visit the web page:
www.tcelectronic.com/Categories/c/Tcelectronic/Downloads
If you still have questions about your TC Electronic product after reading its
manual, please get in touch with TC Suppor t:
www.tcelectronic.com/brand/tcelectronic/support
2. Plug-in Installation
The VSS4 HD NATIVE plug-in installer can be downloaded from the following
page:
https://www.tcelectronic.com/p/P0ED4
The VSS4 HD NATIVE plug-in requires an active PACE iLok license to work. See
Chapter 3.
Save the installer le (.pkg or .msi le) in a convenient location on your hard
drive.
2.1 Installation on a PC
Double click the installer (.msi le). If you get a security warning, click ‘Run’.
Accept the license agreement and click ‘Next’.
VSS4 HD NATIVE is a genuine Stereo Reverb that radically departs from the
blurry sustain concepts of the past. Based on source-related reections from
multiple angles, its precision is comparable to real-world mono or stereo sources
positioned in an authentic space.
VSS4 HD NATIVE includes numerous highly-tweakable authentic spaces from
transparent, to distinctive character, with localization and depth and sourcecomplementing spaciousness through adjustable early reections and reverb
tails.
VSS4 HD NATIVE has true stereo/dual signal paths with fully decorrelated outputs
for mono downmix compatibility. It also eliminates the risk of changed spectral
nature due to destructive phase components when summing the inputs, like
reverb processors often do. The two independent input sources can be used for
a nal stereo mix, or for positioning two independent mono sources in the same
virtual space. Unlike typical reverb processors, VSS4 HD NATIVE maintains full
transparency when bypassed and with two sources placed in plus and minus 30
degrees position.
VSS4 HD NATIVE is for the highly-critical ear. It is perfec tly suited for any
demanding mix and mastering projects and is also equally suitable for use for a
wide variety of content material in music and post-production, ideal for single
sources, buses and master mixes.
TC Electronic wishes you all the best, and we hope that you will enjoy using the
VSS4 HD NATIVE in your audio projects.
About this manual
Read this manual to learn how to install and use your TC Electronic VSS4 HD
NATIVE authentic space reverb. This manual is only available in PDF format from
the TC Electronic website. To get the most from this manual, please read it from
start to nish, or you may miss important information.
Select which VST and/or AAX components you want to install. Pro Tools uses AAX
and most other DAW programs use VST. The installer will oer a default location
to save the le, but you can choose another location by clicking
the ‘Browse’ button.
Click ‘Next ’ to begin the installation. When installation is complete, click ‘Finish’.
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Note: If your DAW fails to detect the newly installed plugin, this can often be
xed by adding the following paths to the Plug-in Manager (or similar) of the
DAW. The default paths on a PC are "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2" and
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3" for VST2 and VST3, respectively.
2.2 Installation on a Mac
Double click the installer (.pkg) le.
Proceed through the prompts to begin installation.
3. Activate the VSS4 HD NATIVE
iLok license
3.1 Activation
Step 1: Install iLok
The rst step is to create an iLok user account at www.iLok.com and install the
PACE iLok License Manager on your computer if it’s your rst time using iLok.
Step 2: Activation
In the received mail when buying the VSS4 HD NATIVE, you will nd your personal
Activation Code. To activate your software, please use the "Redeem an Activation
Code" feature in the PACE iLok License Manager.
Click ‘Continue.'
A default location will be selected for installation, or you can select another
folder manually. If you have administrator authorization in place, you will need to
enter your password before beginning installation.
3.2 Get a Free Demo License
Make use of this hassle-free oer to try out our plug-ins before you buy.
• 14-Day Trial Period
• Fully Functional
• No Feature Limitations
• No Physical iLok Key Needed
Step 1: Install iLok
The rst step is to create a free iLok user account at www.iLok.com and install the
PACE iLok License Manager on your computer if it is your rst time using iLok.
Step 2: Get your free trial license
Go to:
https://www.tcelectronic.com/brand/tcelectronic/free-trial-vss4hd-native
and enter your iLok User ID.
Step 3: Activation
Activate your software in the PACE iLok License Manager.
Click 'Close' when done.
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4. Connection and Setup
4.1 Inserting the VSS4 HD NATIVE plug-in in
your DAW project
Once you have downloaded the plug-in, you can now apply it to a channel in your
DAW to begin using the eect. This process may vary slightly depending on your
software, but generally should require these steps:
• Select a channel or bus in your DAW to which you would like to add the eect.
Access the mixer page where you should see a section dedicated to eect slots.
• Open the menu where you can select from a list of eect types, which
probably includes many stock plug-ins that are included with the DAW.
There should be submenu to view general VST/AU/AAX options.
• The plug-in will likely be found in a dedicated TC Electronic folder. Select the
VSS4 HD NATIVE and it will now be added to the signal chain.
Double click on the eect slot that contains VSS4 HD NATIVE to view the plug-in
UI.
4.2 Operating the VSS4 HD NATIVE
After you have installed the plug-in, and activated the iLok license, you can begin
working with the plug-in on your tracks.
Adjustments to the eect are done using the plug-in user interface:
4.2.4 Automation
Please be aware that automation of cer tain parameters, can cause audible
artifacts.
In case you need to automate these parameters, you should take care that
changes only take place in parts where no audio is sent to the plug-in.
4.2.5 Parameter Overview
The VSS4 HD NATIVE is a True Stereo Reverb – or two Source Input to Stereo
Output reverb. Overview:
• • The two Input sources can be used for either a nal stereo-mix, or for
positioning of two individual mono-sources in the same virtual space.
• • Because VSS4 HD NATIVE is a true stereo rendering of real rooms, even
with only one source input, you can get a stereo output including the
early reections and stereo diused elds.
• • The VSS4 HD NATIVE will run at sample rates up to 192kHz
4.3 Signal ow through the algorithm:
INPUT
GAIN
Most DAWs oer the ability to move or drag plug-ins from one track/bus to
another, and VSS4 HD NATIVE supports this as well.
Most DAWs also feature an on/o switch for plug-ins, accessible inside the
plug-in window and/or the track itself.
4.2 .1 Insert vs Aux Eect
The VSS4 HD NATIVE can be used as an insert directly on a channel, sub mix bus or
master bus, or as a send/return eect on an auxiliary bus.
When using the send/return method, make sure to remove the dry signal by
turning the Dry Gain all the way to OFF. Note that all of the factory presets are
made for the insert case, so we recommend using the lock button on the Dry Gain
parameter to avoid adding the Dry signal when loading presets.
SOURCE PANNING
REVERB
MODULATION
PRE DELAY
REVERB DELAY
REVERB
DRY GAIN REVERB GAIN
EARLY PATTERN
GENERATOR
EARLY GAIN
OUTPUT GAIN
4.2.2 Mono/Stereo Operation
On a mono track, the VSS4 HD NATIVE can be used as mono-to-mono or monoto-stereo instance, and on a stereo track it works as a stereo instance.
In case of a mono-mono instance, the output signal is made by mixing the left
and right outputs of the reverb.
4.2.3 Bypass
Press the BYPASS button at the top to bypass or engage the VSS4 HD NATIVE.
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Global Bypass
Adjustment
Cart
5. User Interface
5.1 Overview
There are four tabs along the left edge of the interface, that bring up various
pages of controls. The controls and features are described in more detail in the
following pages. As a general note, the parameters, controls, and graphs are
color-coded as shown below:
The top part of the display:
• • Bypass: Press this to bypass or engage the VSS4 HD NATIVE. This makes
it easy for you to listen and compare the overall eect of your work
Tabs on the Left
• • Main: Controls (blue) for the master reverb, and controls (orange) for the
master early reection pattern generator
• • Setup: Controls (blue) for the Location, and controls (orange) for input
and output gain
• • Colour: Controls (blue) for reverb colour, and controls (orange) for the
decay and crossover
• • Gloss: Controls (blue) for reverb setup, and controls (orange) for reverb
modulation
Controls
• • Any of the circular controls can be adjusted either by dragging on the
dials or numeric value in the box, or by double-clicking and entering a
numeric value
Meters
• • Input L/R meters (0 to -60 dB range)
• • Output L/R meter (0 to -60 dB range)
• • Use the input and output gain/trim controls in the Setup page to adjust
the levels if required.
Near the Bottom
• • Assign Focus Fields: You can place your own favorite set of parameters in
the 6 focus elds. (See section 5.2.1 for more details)
Along the Bottom Lef t
• • Preset number, preset name, preset type, preset favorite, preset up/
down
Along the Bottom Middle:
• • Tool Tips shows useful information about the current selection
Bottom Right Corner:
• • Setup
• • Shopping cart
• • User Interface size adjustment
Reverb Controls
Main Tab
Setup Tab
Early Controls Gain Controls
Colour Tab
Gloss Tab
Focus Fields
Pin
Assign
Preset Up/Down Preset Name Preset Type
Preset Number Preset Favorite
Tool Tips Window
Setup and
Input
Meter
L/R
Output
Meter
L/R
Focus
Fields
1-6
Window Size
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5.2 Main Page
Master Reverb (blue controls)
Master Decay
Range: 0.10 seconds to 20 seconds
< 1 sec in 0.01 sec steps
> 1 sec in 0.1 sec steps
Master reverb decay time for the late part (the diused eld) of the
reverberation. The decay time can be further adjusted using the controls on the
Colour page for the low, low-mid, high-mid, and high frequency bands.
Pre Delay
Range: 0 ms to to 300 ms in 1 ms steps
Pre delay on the complete wet signal, including both reverb and early reections.
Hi Cut
Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Attenuates the high-end frequencies of the reverb diuse eld.
Reverb Size
Range: 0 to 15
Adjusts the overall perceived size of the diuse eld part of the algorithm.
Normally you would attempt to dene the perceived room size by altering the
decay time. The Size parameter achieves a similar perceived alteration of the
room size, while keeping the Decay time. The default value is the size that the
specied location type is intended to have.
Reverb Delay
Range: 0 ms to to 300 ms in 1 ms steps
Reverb Width
Range: -10 to +10 in steps of 1
Reverb diuse eld width.
Reverb Gain
Range: OFF, -97 dB to 0 dB
< -40 dB in 3 dB steps
> -40 dB in 0.5 dB steps
Reverb diuse eld gain.
Click on the "M" icon inside the control to mute the reverb for a quick comparison
of its eect. Hold Shift while clicking the “M” icon to mute both Reverb and Early
signals. This is useful for comparing the total eect of the reverb and early signals
without changing the dry signal.
Dry Gain
Range: OFF, -97 dB to 0 dB
< -40 dB in 3 dB steps
> -40 dB in 0.5 dB steps
Direct unprocessed dry gain. Set to OFF to kill the dr y signal when on an aux send.
Click on the Lock icon inside the control, and the dry gain value will not change
when a new preset is chosen.
Reverb diuse eld delay.
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Master Early (orange controls)
For control of the Early Reection part of the reverberation, the following
parameters are available:
Early Decrease
Range: 0% to 100% in 1% steps
Decrease the amount and order of early reections. The 0 % setting will enable
the full response, while 100 % is full reduction.
Reection patterns are rendered to a high order: 1st-order reec tions have hit
one surface before arriving at the listener, 2nd-order reections two surfaces
etc. High order reec tions are often more diuse than low order ones. In the
VSS4 HD NATIVE plug-in, this eect is emulated by assigning individual diusion
characteristics to each reection.
During perceptual experiments, we have found that reducing particular orders
of reections can be useful for optimizing the room response for a given
microphone placement.
Early Start
Range: 0% to 100% in 1% steps
Adjusting the Start time is an ecient way of getting rid of the rst reections
that normally color the source the most. By adjusting the Start time, the
rst reec tions are discarded, but the timing of the later reections remains
unchanged. Therefore this adjustment is typically more acoustically-precise and
useful than a normal Pre-delay control.
5. 2.1 Focus Fields
Each of the six Focus Fields along the bottom can be assigned to any of the
available controls. These useful assignments remain visible when you switch to
dierent pages. For example, you can adjust the Master Decay while you are on
the Setup page.
Click on ASSIGN in the lower left, and you will notice that the control knobs will
become blank. (This is a good reminder that you are in ASSIGN mode.) Click and
drag any of the controls and drop it down onto the desired Focus Field 1 to 6.
You can also click the desired focus eld and then click the control to assign to it.
When nished assigning, select the ASSIGN button again.
Early Stop
Range: 0% to 100% in 1% steps
The Early Stop parameter can reduce the later reections in the Early Reections
pattern. When using large location types, this can be a useful parameter to
smooth the overall perception of the room.
Hi Colour
Range: -50 to +50 in 1 steps, 0=default
Early reection high-frequency colour adjustment.
Lo Colour
Range: -50 to +50 in 1 steps, 0=default
Early reection low-frequency colour adjustment.
Early Gain
Range: OFF, -97 dB to 0 dB
< -40 dB in 3 dB steps
> -40 dB in 0.5 dB steps
Early reection gain adjusts the level of the early reections from two sources.
Click on the "M" icon inside the control to mute the early reections for a quick
comparison of its eect. Hold Shift while clicking the “M” icon to mute both
Reverb and Early signals. This is useful for comparing the total eect of the reverb
and early signals without changing the dry signal.
Click on the PIN Icon inside the ASSIGN button, and the Assigned Focus Fields will
remain when presets are changed, although the numeric values within the Focus
Fields will change to the new preset values.
In the example below, Focus Field 1 has become Early Gain by dragging the
control down and releasing it over the Focus Field 1 button. It will stay like this,
even when you move to another page. Note that Focus Field 1 is highlighted in
colour while it is being assigned, as is the Early Gain control.
When a control is assigned to a Focus Field, its number will appear in the control.
In this example, there is a "1" in Early Gain, as it is assigned to Focus Field 1.
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5.3 Setup Page
Location (blue controls)
Location Type
Options: Jazz Club, Concert Hall, Vienna Hall, Bathroom, Parking Garage, Living
Room, Theater, Castle Hall, Church, Cinema, Oval Room
The location type sets the reverb diuse eld, and the early relections pat tern to
give an optimum starting point for further adjustments.
Source 1
Range: L 30°, L 15°, L 7°, Center, R 7°, R 15°, R 30°. Center Front and Center Rear
are also available for some Location types. Typically, the larger locations have
more position options.
Source 1 (left input) sets the location relative to the listener position.
The graphical display shows the position of source 1 and 2, relative to the listener
position, represented by a triangle.
Source 2
Range: L 30°, L 15°, L 7°, Center, R 7°, R 15°, R 30°. Center Front and Center Rear
are also available for some Location types.
Source 2 (right input) sets the location relative to the listener position.
The graphical display shows the position of source 1 and 2, relative to the listener
position, represented by a triangle.
Source Location Display
The graphical display shows the position of source 1 and 2, relative to the listener
position, represented by a triangle.
Source 1 and Source 2 can also be set by dragging and dropping the blue dots
between the available grey source positions
Center
Rear Center
L7 R7
L30
L15
Center
Front
Listener Position
R15
R30
Levels (orange controls)
Input Gain
Range: OFF, -97 dB to 0 dB
< -40 dB in 3 dB steps
> -40 dB in 0.5 dB steps
Output Gain
Range: OFF, -97 dB to 0 dB
< -40 dB in 3 dB steps
> -40 dB in 0.5 dB steps
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5.4 Colour Page
Reverb (blue controls)
Lo Cut
Range: 20 Hz to 200 Hz in 1 Hz steps
Reverb diuse eld low-cut frequency. Signals whose frequencies are below this
level are attenuated by an amount set by the Lo Dampen control.
Lo Dampen
Range: -18 dB to 0 dB in 0.5 dB steps.
Adjusts the level of the reverb diuse eld low frequency damper. Set the
frequency using the Lo Cut.
Hi Cut
Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Adjusts the high-cut frequency for the diuse eld part of the reverb.
Hi Soften
Range: -50 to +50 in steps of 1.0, 0=default
Reverb diuse eld high-frequency soften. Increase this to reduce harshness.
High Soften is a special lter used to “soften” the high frequencies of the Reverb
diuse eld. This is not a simple Hi Cut lter, but a complex set of lters working
together to remove the frequencies that gives a “brittle” or “harsh” sounding
Reverb. Hi Soften is scaled/linked to the Hi Cut and Hi Decay parameters.
Decay/Crossover (orange controls)
Lo Decay
Range: 0.01 to 2.50 in 0.01 steps
Decay multiplier, relative to the Master Decay, for the frequencies below the Lo
Xover.
Example: When a decay multiplier is set to 1.25 and the Master Decay is 2.0
seconds the resulting decay time will be 1.25 x 2 = 2.5 seconds.
Lo Mid Decay
Range: 0.01 to 2.50 in 0.01 steps
Decay multiplier relative to the Master Decay, for the frequencies above the Lo
Xover and below the Mid Xover settings.
Hi Mid Decay
Range: 0.01 to 2.50 in 0.01 steps
Decay multiplier relative to the Master Decay, for the frequencies above the Mid
Xover and below the Hi Xover settings.
Hi Decay
Range: 0.01 to 2.50 in 0.01 steps
Decay multiplier relative to the Master Decay, for the frequencies above the
Hi Xover settings.
Lo Xover
Range: 20 Hz to 500 Hz
Low frequency crossover frequency
Mid Xover
Range: 200 Hz to 2 kHz
Mid frequency crossover frequency
Hi Xover
Range: 500 Hz to 20 kHz
High frequency crossover frequency
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5.5 Gloss Page
Reverb Setup (blue controls)
Reverb Type
Options: Normal, Coloured
Reverb/diuse eld type, normal/transparent, coloured/vintage.
When a Location Type is selected, a Reverb Type is automatically set. Use the
Reverb Type control to select between the most natural sounding diuse eld
(normal), and a more coloured “vintage” diuse eld setting.
Reverb Diuse
Range: -25 to +25 in steps of 1, 0=default
Reverb/diuse eld diusion amount.
This parameter gives you more or less diusion than the algorithm designer
intended for the given decay time. For optimum performance the diusion is
automatically adjusted behind the scenes whenever you change decay times.
This parameter gives you the added control to vary the diusion around this
automatic setting.
Reverb Modulation (orange controls)
Modulation Type
Options: O, Default, Front/Rear, Front/Rear Subtle, Front/Rear Diuse, Left/
Right, Clockwise, Counter Clockwise, Chaos, Sync
Reverb/diuse eld modulation type, simulates air movement.
The algorithm designers have adjusted the diuse eld par t of the reverb to be as
smooth and natural sounding as possible. However to integrate with the source
material or to get a dierent sound, it’s sometimes needed to add in modulation
to the late part of the reverb.
Modulation Rate
Range: -50 to +50 in steps of 1, 0=default
Adjusts the rate of the selected modulation type.
Modulation Depth
Range: 0 to 200 in steps of 1
Adjusts the depth of the selected modulation type.
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6. Presets
The VSS4 HD NATIVE oers a collection of factory presets, as well as the option to
create and save your own custom settings as user presets and favourites.
Note that most DAWs have a built-in preset function that appears on every plugin, which is often found at the top of the plug-in window.
It is not recommended to use this as your primary method of saving presets, as it
has limited functionality and does not allow the saved presets to be transferred
easily to other DAWs. Instead, we suggest using the Preset section at the bottom
corner of the user interface window:
A single click on this PRESET window brings up a menu with several presetrelated options. You can recall a fac tory or user preset from the libraries, save the
current preset, or create a new user preset with the 'Save as' option.
Note: the following illustrations are from a dierent plug-in, but the main
features are the same.
6.2 User Presets
If you make an alteration to any of the parameters in the current preset, the
preset name changes to italics as a reminder that something has changed from
the original factory preset.
To save this new setting as a User preset, click in the PRESET window, then select
the Save As option. Save it with an appropriate name.
To discard the changes without saving, simply navigate away from that preset.
The presets menu is divided into Factory Presets and User Presets.
6.1 Factory Presets
Factory presets are built into the plug-in and cannot be overwritten, so if a
factory preset is modied and you want to keep the changes, you need to save it
as a User preset. User presets can be edited and organized as you like.
When recalling a Factory preset or saved User preset, the name will appear in
plain text as shown below.
It will have a number to the left of the title, if it has been assigned as a favourite
(see later), otherwise it will show "--" next to it. Do not be alarmed.
The altered preset will be saved as a user preset, with your new name for it, and
its name will appear in the presets window.
If you modify a saved user preset, you have the option to "Save" (overwriting over
the existing user preset) or "Save As" (save as a new user preset).
If you modify a factory preset, then only "Save As" is available (to save as a new
user preset). Factory presets cannot be overwritten.
User presets are not given a number unless you assign them as favourites. (See
Favourite Presets below.)
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6.3 Favorite Presets
Creating your own presets will make them accessible from the Preset menu,
but they will only appear in the list of 100 favorite presets in the plug-in if you set
them as a favorite. This is done by assigning a favorite slot number to the preset
using the Favorite menu.
Click the FAVORITE (heart-shaped) button at the right edge of the preset window,
then select one of the 10 banks. Assign one of your custom presets to a favorite
slot, then save the preset.
6.3.1 Browse Favorites Only
The 'Browse Favorites Only' option in the preset menu allows the UP/DOWN
arrows in the bottom bar of the plug-in. Otherwise, scrolling goes through all
presets.
6.4 Make Current Preset Default
Selecting 'Make current preset default' will cause this preset to appear every time
a new instance of the plug-in is created.
6.5 Reveal User Preset Folder in Explorer
To change the name of a preset, select 'Reveal User Preset Folder in Explorer'
and modify the le name. This will open a Finder (Mac) or Explorer (PC) window
where the user presets are stored. You can rename as well as delete, copy and
paste presets. This allows you to share presets with other users online, simply
pasting the new ones in this folder.
When a preset is assigned a favorite slot number:
• • The preset is part of the 100 presets that can be recalled
• • The favorite number will be locked so that two presets cannot be
assigned to the same favorite slot number. This is shown in the Favorite
menu by graying-out the number in question
• • The favorite number will be displayed in brackets when you browse the
presets menu
You can remove the favorite assignment by selecting the “Remove Assignment”
feature in the Favorite menu, then saving the preset.
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7. Software Updates
New versions of the sof tware may be released to add new features and improve
performance. Updates can be detected from the plug-in directly and can be
installed after download from the website. See Chapter 2 for plug-in installation.
If the ’Automatically check for updates’ option is checked inside the update
menu, the red dot will appear on the settings icon when a new plug-in
is available.
Click the gear icon and select “Check for Updates” to perform a scan.
8. Specications
Sound
Processing Authentic space reverb
Sample rates 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
Software Support
Operating systems Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra or above,
Windows 7 or above
Plugin formats AAX-native, Audio Units, VST2.4,
VST3. 64 bit
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