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may be necessary to allow more signal variation
(higher Tracking numbers). However, under these
circumstances tracking is not guaranteed and a
too “relaxed” setting may introduce distortion and
popping.
To adjust Tracking, click on the knob and move
the cursor up to turn the knob clockwise, or
down to turn it counterclockwise. Remember,
higher numbers allow more variation, while lower
numbers require less.
Command (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking on the knob will
reset it to its default value of 25.
Display
The display provides a graphic representation
of the harmonic content of the input signal (the
white plot), the aspiration noise component and
its relative level (the red plot), and the current
setting of the parametric EQ (the green plot).
Increase/Reduce
Click the appropriate button to ether Increase or
Decrease the amount of aspiration noise. The
appropriate controls will become active (and the
remaining controls will be disabled).
ImpOrTaNT NOTE: ASPIRE Evo
acts on the aspiration noise naturally
present in a person’s voice. It does not synthesize
aspiration noise from scratch. There are people
with extremely pure voices that contain virtually
no audible aspiration noise. In those relatively rare
cases, ASPIRE Evo will have no audible effect.
allows you to either increase or decrease the
amount of aspiration noise, as well as letting you
affect the character of the aspiration noise by
applying a parametric EQ to the noise component.
Controls
Voice Type
Use this
control to
select the
vocal type
of the track
you will be processing. Choices include soprano
voice, alto/tenor voice, baritone/bass voice and
instrument (a general setting for anything that
isn’t actually a vocal). Matching the appropriate
algorithm to the input results in faster and more
accurate analysis.
To select vocal type, click on the Voice Type
pop-up and then select the desired type from the
pop-up list.
NOTE: Choosing the wrong Voice Type
(or just forgetting to set it at all) can
result in compromised performance.
Pay attention.
Tracking
In order to
accurately analyze
the input, ASPIRE
Evo requires
a periodically
repeating
waveform,
characteristic of a voice or solo instrument. The
Tracking control determines how much variation
is allowed in the incoming waveform for ASPIRE
Evo to still consider it periodic.
If you are working with a well-isolated solo signal
(e.g., tracking in a studio or from a multitrack
master) you can typically set the Tracking control
to 25 and forget it.
If, on the other hand, your signal is noisy or not
well-isolated (as might be more common in a
live performance situation) or you are dealing
with a particularly breathy or guttural voice, it