User Guide
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Contents 1 Welcome 1.1 About This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 Spring 2.1 Navigating the Plug-In 2.2 Levels and Monitoring In . . . . . . . . . . . . Out . . . . . . . . . . . Meters . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Spring Parameters . . . Mix/Verb Mix . . . . . . Decay . . . . . . . . . . Tension . . . . . . . . . Number of Springs . . Low Damping . . . . . High Damping . . . . . Tank Type . . . . . . . . Tremolo Pre/Post . . . Tremolo Intensity . . . Tremolo Speed .
part 1 Welcome 1.1 About This Product Thank you for your purchase of the Eventide Spring plug-in. Eventide Spring models the sound and character of the popular artificial reverbs found in guitar amplifiers, with an additional tube amp style tremolo. For over 40 years, innovative effects like these have made Eventide an industry leader, and we are proud that they continue to be in demand today. Thank you for your purchase, and before you forget, please take a few minutes to register online.
part 2 Spring Spring models the sound and character of the popular artificial reverbs found in guitar amplifiers. It also goes a step further by allowing access to physical parameter controls not readily available in a real spring tank. By tweaking these parameters, the Spring algorithm can create faithful representations of real springs or push the physical boundaries to achieve new distinctive sounds. For good measure, a tube amp style tremolo that can be routed pre- or post-reverb is included.
2.2 Levels and Monitoring In Controls the input level to the plug-in, between -60 dBfs and +12 dBfs. This parameter sets the input level for both the wet and dry signals. Out Controls the output level of the plug-in, between -60 dBfs and +12 dBfs. This parameter sets the signal level after the mix control. Meters Indicates the audio level before and after the reverb algorithm. These meters are after the In control and Out control, respectively, to aid in level adjustment.
2.3 Spring Parameters Mix/Verb Mix If Tremolo Pre/Post is set to Pre, then this controls the wet/dry mix between the spring reverb and the tremolo’d dry signal (Verb Mix will be displayed). If Tremolo Pre/Post is set to Post, then this controls the wet/dry mix between the tremolo’d spring reverb and the unaltered dry signal (Mix will be displayed). Decay Reverb decay in seconds, or note-based if Tempo Sync is in Sync or Manual. Tension Controls the tension of the springs.
2.4 Performance Controls Using the Ribbon The Ribbon allows the dynamic modification of several knobs at once, emulating what you would be able to do with real hardware in front of you. By programming left and right ranges for any knob, the Ribbon lets you morph between settings by clicking anywhere on the Ribbon and moving the electric arc back and forth.
Hotswitch Allows you to instantaneously toggle between two settings for any combination of knobs and gain controls, allowing you to quickly jump between two different sounds. To program settings for the Hotswitch, click and hold the Hotswitch until the light ring around it begins to blink. While the light ring is blinking, set the controls to the desired setting. When you are done, press the Hotswitch button again to exit programming mode.
2.5 Preset Bar Located at the top of the Spring Plug-In, the Preset Bar lets you load and save presets, along with several other features. When Spring is installed, a library of settings is placed into the /Music/Eventide/Spring/Presets folder (Mac) or the /Documents/Eventide/Spring/Presets folder (Windows). These presets have a .tide extension and can be saved or loaded from the Spring preset bar in any supported DAW.
part 3 Conclusion We hope you enjoy the Spring plug-in and put it to good use in all of your mixes. Please be sure to check over Eventide’s other Native Plug-In offerings for more unique and interesting effects.