Wavesfactory TRACKSPACER User Manual

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TRACKSPACER

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INTRODUCTION 3 .................................................................................................................

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 2.5 3 .........................................................................................

GETTING STARTED 3 ............................................................................................................

SPECIFICATIONS 3 .......................................................................................................................................

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3 .......................................................................................................................

INSTALLATION 4 ...........................................................................................................................................

TROUBLESHOOTHING 4 ............................................................................................................................

DEMO EVALUATION 4 .................................................................................................................................

AUTHORIZATION 5 ......................................................................................................................................

ABOUT SIDECHAINING 5 .....................................................................................................

LOGIC PRO 6 ..................................................................................................................................................

PRO TOOLS 6 ................................................................................................................................................

CUBASE 6 .......................................................................................................................................................

LIVE 6 ...............................................................................................................................................................

REAPER 6 ........................................................................................................................................................

BITWIG 6 ..........................................................................................................................................................

DIGITAL PERFORMER 6 ..............................................................................................................................

STUDIO ONE 6 ..............................................................................................................................................

FL STUDIO 6 ...................................................................................................................................................

MASCHINE 6 ..................................................................................................................................................

USER INTERFACE 7 ...............................................................................................................

ADVANCED PANEL 8 ...................................................................................................................................

USE CASES 8 ..........................................................................................................................

SUPPORT 8 .............................................................................................................................

FUTURE UPDATES 9 .............................................................................................................

FINAL WORDS 9 ....................................................................................................................

CREDITS 9 .......................................................................................................................................................

EULA 10 ............................................................................................................................................................

CHANGELOG 11......................................................................................................................

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INTRODUCTION

Trackspacer is a mix tool that creates space in the mix for an instrument, voice, or other audio by

performing automatic, multi-band equalisation on a channel based on the spectrum of another channel. In real-time it analyses the audio frequency content via side-chain, and applies an intelligent 32-band EQ to subtract those frequencies from the track where Trackspacer is inserted.

This may sound a little bit confusing, but in reality it’s a very useful mixing tool that can be managed with a single knob. It’s utility is simple: blend two tracks together giving priority to one over the other. In order to do that, we insert the plug-in in the track that we want to apply the eﬀect, and set up the side chain so Trackspacer listens to the track that we give priority. At that moment, you’ll be able to see the spectrum analyser moving. It’s analysing the incoming side-chain signal and reducing the needed frequencies to the track we inserted Trackspacer in. Then, you just need to increase the “Amount” knob to the desired value and you’re done.

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 2.5

Trackspacer has been ported to a new framework, coded from the ground-up in order to keep it simple for making regular updates and improvements. Then number 1 request we’ve got since its original release has been lowering the CPU consumption, and that’s what we’ve done in this update. We also re-created the whole UI from scratch, making it bigger (600 x 600 instead of 400 x 400) making is suitable for modern displays.

There is only one installer now instead of a diﬀerent binary for demo and full versions. When installing the demo you’ll be able to enter the serial number at anytime and turn it to the full version without having to install anything else.

Support for RTAS has been dropped as well as support for MacOS 10.5 and 10.6, and Windows XP and Vista.

GETTING STARTED

SPECIFICATIONS

‣ Carve speciﬁc frequencies that a track needs in real time. ‣ 32 band EQ that reacts to side-chain. ‣ Apply the reduction to L/R or M/S. ‣ Attack and release controls. ‣ Pristine audio quality. ‣ Low-cut and high-cut ﬁlters for adjusting the range of the eﬀect. ‣ Simple authorisation using a serial number, no iLok required. ‣ New graphics with bigger screen size. ‣ Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX (32/64 bit). ‣ Platforms: OSX, Windows.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Mac OSX 10.7 or superior. Windows 7 or superior.

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INSTALLATION

Mac

Double-click on the PKG ﬁle downloaded from Wavesfactory. Follow the steps to install the plugin. The installer will place the diﬀerent plugin formats in the right folders for you:

‣ AU: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Trackspacer.component ‣ VST: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Trackspacer.vst ‣ VST3: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Trackspacer.vst3 ‣ AAX: Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Trackspacer.aaxplugin

The installer will also create a folder in Library/Application Support/Wavesfactory named Trackspacer that will contain all the necessary ﬁles like user manual and license.

Windows

Double-click on the EXE ﬁle downloaded from Wavesfactory. Follow the steps to install the plugin. The installer will place the diﬀerent plugin formats in the right folders for you:

‣ VST 64 bit: C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins\ ‣ VST 32 bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steinberg\Vstplugins\ ‣ AAX 64 bit: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins ‣ AAX 32 bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins

The install will also create a folder at C:\Users\’username’\AppData\Wavesfactory named Trackspacer that will contain all the necessary ﬁles like user manual and license.

TROUBLESHOOTHING

If Trackspacer doesn’t appear in your DAW plug-in list you can try following these steps:

‣ Re-scan all plug-ins. ‣ If you’re on Windows make sure that the plug-in is in the correct folder as the installer will place it

in the default VST location but your DAW may be using a custom one.

‣ Make sure that your OS version is 10.7 minimum on Mac and Windows 7 minimum on Windows.

If Trackspacer crashes your DAW on start-up or while using it please delete it from the folder and reinstall it. Make sure that you have the latest version by downloading a new installer from your user area: https://www.wavesfactory.com/my-account/downloads

If the crashes continue, contact support with any available crash reports, specifying your OS version, DAW version and any other valuable information that you may have. https://www.wavesfactory.com/contact

DEMO EVALUATION

Trackspacer will run in demo mode by default. It will output a short burst of noise every 45 seconds, parameters won’t be recalled when saving the session. All other features will be available for full evaluation with no speciﬁc time expiration. While in demo mode the plugin will show the authorisation panel every time you open the UI, if you still want to evaluate it you have to click on “Continue evaluation” at the bottom of the pop-up.

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AUTHORIZATION

When purchasing Trackspacer from Wavesfactory you’ll receive an e-mail immediately containing the serial number. This will be formatted like this:

Serial: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

You have to copy this to the clipboard by selecting it and either

‣ Right-click and select “copy”. ‣ Press ctrl+C on Windows or cmd+C on Mac.

Make sure that you copy them without empty spaces as it will result in a not valid authorisation.

Then open the plug-in and the authorisation panel will appear. Insert your username (e-mail address) and serial. Press “paste” and the contents of the clipboard will be copied accordingly. Finally, press the Activate button. If the information is correct he plug-in will save your serial number in Wavesfactory/Trackspacer/License/. If the information is not correct the panel won’t disappear and the version will still be in demo mode. In order to de-authorise you can simply delete the ﬁle inside Wavesfactory/Trackspacer/License.

ABOUT SIDECHAINING

Side-chaining is a production technique used in a wide variety of music genres where an eﬀect is activated by an audio track diﬀerent to the one that the eﬀect is inserted in. In other words, an audio eﬀect uses an alternative audio source to trigger a processor.

It’s very commonly used in EDM to create a pumping eﬀect on a bass or pad by putting a compressor in side-chain mode listening to the kick and lowering the volume of the pad every time the kick hits.

There seems to be a little bit on confusion on how to eﬀectively set up Trackspacer in your DAW, so here you have a selection of online tutorials (mainly from YouTube) on how to do side-chaining in all major DAWs. If a link is down please report it here: https://www.wavesfactory.com/contact

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LOGIC PRO

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR0NSr4vn6I

PRO TOOLS

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXDjtj6xC1Y

CUBASE

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-hlD45Yv30

LIVE

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCXuqKTd590 ‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJ7hPhhBAQ

REAPER

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDa-ydf1P3U

BITWIG

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUMTXxt_pi0

DIGITAL PERFORMER

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvaX_eBN8Dk

STUDIO ONE

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faqls72NvjM&t=3s

FL STUDIO

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frpTvh98ynA (Russian)

MASCHINE

‣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKcSmX03U2c

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USER INTERFACE

This is the main view of the plug-in. On the top you have a spectrum analyser that will show you the analysis of the incoming signal. When you set up the side chain the blue line will show the analysis of the side chain signal and the white analysis the reduction amount based on the amount knob.

The Amount knob sets the amount of reduction that is being applied to the signal (the negative gain of the ﬁlters). Use the Low-Cut and High-Cut ﬁlters in order to reduce the range to which the eﬀect is applied. For example, if you are using a kick drum to duck the frequencies of a bass you don’t need the top information from the kick, you just need the lower part of the spectrum. Turn the High-Cut knob down so the higher information is not taken into account. The Freeze button can be activated with a single click and will pause the reduction to the current state of the ﬁlters. This is useful for having a static EQ that’s set up automatically based on the sidechain spectrum.

Click on the Wavesfactory logo in order to show the info panel.

If you look closely in the spectrum analyser you’ll see a little blue dot. When you activate this button the Advanced Panel will be shown.

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ADVANCED PANEL

In the advanced panel you can ﬁnd a set of parameters for a better audio control.

‣ Pan: controls the panorama of the eﬀect. In L/R mode you can set the eﬀect to the left or to the

right or anything in between. In M/S mode you can set the eﬀect to the mid channel or the sides channel or anything in between.

‣ L/R - M/S: Selects the processing mode to regular stereo (L/R) or to mid / sides (M/S). ‣ Attack: Sets how quickly the gain reduction reacts to changes in the input signal level. ‣ Release: Sets how fast the gain reduction. ‣ Side-chain: When activating this button you’ll hear the side chain signal with the Low-Cut and

High-Cut ﬁlter applied for a better ﬁne-tuning.

USE CASES

‣ Make space for a vocal in a wall of electric guitars and synths. ‣ Make space for the kick drum in a heavy low-end mix. ‣ Snare low-end cutting-through the lower-mids. ‣ Voice-over on top of the background music in a more musical way than having a full-band

compressor.

‣ You name it!

SUPPORT

If you ﬁnd any bug or you have any questions please get in contact with us following this link: https://www.wavesfactory.com/support

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FUTURE UPDATES

The purpose of making this new version from scratch is making it more maintainable. It has been ported to a widely used framework for a more easy access to the code and rapid development. The next planned update is going to feature a resizable interface functionality and a more detailed display.

FINAL WORDS

A huge thanks to all people involved in this project. Beta testers, video makers, reviewers, artists, designers, composer friends and coding friends! We hope you like it as much as we do and it helps you take your mixes to the next level. Thank you very much for supporting Wavesfactory.

CREDITS

‣ Production: Wavesfactory ‣ Design: Nanopsy, Jesús Ginard. ‣ DSP: Xavier Oudin, Ivan Cohen.

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EULA

I. Grant of License:

In consideration of payment of the Licensee fee, which is a portion of the price you paid, Wavesfactory, as Licensor, grants to you, the Licensee, a nonexclusive right to use this copy of this audio plugin (hereinafter the "SOFTWARE") on a single computer. All rights not expressly granted to Licensee are reserved to Wavesfactory.

II. Software Ownership: As the Licensee you own the disks on which the SOFTWARE is recorded or ﬁxed. Wavesfactory shall retain full and complete title to the SOFTWARE recorded on the enclosed disks and all subsequent copies of the SOFTWARE, regardless of the media or form on or in which the original disks or copies may exist. This License is not a sale of the original SOFTWARE.

III. Copyright Restrictions: This SOFTWARE and the accompanying printed or written materials are copyrighted. Unauthorized copying of the SOFTWARE, including those instances where the SOFTWARE has been modiﬁed, merged, or included with other Software, or of the printed or written materials, for any reason, is expressly forbidden. Licensee may be held liable for copyright infringement which results from such unauthorized copying.

IV. Restrictions on Use: Licensee may physically transfer the SOFTWARE from one computer to another, provided that the SOFTWARE is used on only one computer at any one time. Licensee may not electronically transfer the SOFTWARE to multiple computers over a network system. Licensee may not distribute copies of the SOFTWARE or accompanying materials to others. Licensee may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works b a s e d o n t h e SOFTWARE or it's accompanying printed or written materials.

V. Transfer Restrictions: Licensee shall not assign, rent, lease, sell, sublicense or otherwise transfer the SOFTWARE to another party without prior written consent of Wavesfactory. Any party authorized by Wavesfactory to receive the SOFTWARE must agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER

VI. Limited Warranty:

Wavesfactory warrants that the disks on which the SOFTWARE is furnished to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of purchase. Your receipt shall be evidence of the date of purchase. Any implied warranties on the SOFTWARE are limited to thirty (30) days from the date of purchase. Some states do not allow limitations on duration of an implied warranty, so the above limitation may not apply to you. All programs and accompanying materials are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The complete risk as to the quality and performance of the programs is with you. Should the program prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction.

VII. Remedies: Wavesfactory's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at Wavesfactory's option either (a) return of the purchase price or (b) replacement of the disk that does not meet the Limited Warranty and which is returned to Wavesfactory with a copy of your receipt. This limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE has resulted from accident, abuse, modiﬁcation, or misapplication. Any replacement software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer.

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VIII. No other Warranties:

The above warranties are in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular purpose. No oral or written information or advice given by Wavesfactory, its dealers, distributors, agents or employees shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this limited warranty. No Liability for Consequential Damages Neither Wavesfactory nor anyone else involved in the creation, production, or delivery of this product shall be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use this product (including without limitation, damages for loss of business proﬁts, business interruption, loss of business information and the like) even if Wavesfactory was previously advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow limitations on the length of an implied warranty or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you speciﬁc legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

CHANGELOG

All bug-ﬁxes, additions and all relevant changes made to Trackspacer will be documented here.

# Version 2.52 - 29 / 05 / 2018

Fixed: attack and release ballistics matched with the ones in version 2.0.

Fixed: license folder is created if it’s not found in the system. This ﬁxes the authorisation issues that were sometimes present on macOS.

# Version 2.5.1 - 17 / 05 / 2018

Changed binary names so old version and new version can coexist in the same DAW.

Bigger font size for the parameter’s label.

# Version 2.5.0 - 16 / 05 / 2018

New version created from scratch using a new framework for better maintenance.

General CPU optimisation.

New graphics.

Dropped: RTAS support.

Dropped: support for 10.5 and 10.6 MacOS.

Dropped: support for Windows XP and Vista.

# Version 2.0.7 - 29 / 09 / 2016 - Private update

Fixed: Logic X bugs.

# Version 2.0.5 - 18 / 06 / 2015

Fixed: silent output in Logic X.

# Version 2.0.4 - 02 / 04 / 2014

Fixed: minor bugs.

# Version 2.0.3 - 30 / 06 / 2013

Fixed: minor bugs.

# Version 2.0.2 - 24 / 06 / 2013

Fixed: Pro Tools 11 signing.

Fixed: AAX authorisation issue.

Fixed: CPU peaks on Windows.

# Version 2.0.1 - 05 /06 / 2013

NOT PUBLIC.

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# Version 2.0.0 - 03 / 06 / 2013

Added: AAX support.

Added: Advanced panel.

Changed: UI background.

# Version 1.0.4 - 26 / 12 / 2012

Improved: more time between watermarks.

Added: mono versions.

# Version 1.0.3 - 12 / 12 / 2012

Fixed: Reaper crash.

# Version 1.0.2 - 07 / 12 / 2012

Added: VST3 format.

Added: Filter automation.

Added: Custom install.

# Version 1.0.1 - 07 / 12 / 2012

Improved: CPU optimisation.

# Version 1.0.0.1 - 13 / 11 / 2012

Fix: AU 64 bit installed correctly.

Fix: Demo AU 64 bit didn’t allow side-chain.

# Version 1.0.0 - 12 / 11 / 2012

Initial release.

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