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C O N T E N T S I N T R O 3 THANKS! What is SoundToys Anyway? 3 3 GETTING STARTED 4 System Requirements The iLok Installing the SoundToys Native Effects Plug-Ins Where We Put Everything Registration 4 4 5 6 7 What’s In the Box? 8 The Plug-Ins Common Effects 8 8 SOUNDTOYS BASICS 10 Knobs Toggle Switches LED Displays Tempo Control 10 12 12 14 SoundToys Effects Presets Saving Presets 16 18 For More Details 20 Additional Information 21 File Locations: Macintosh File Locations: Wind
I N T R O THANKS! First off we want to say a big THANK YOU for your purchase of the SoundToys Native Effects Bundle. We know there are an awful lot of plug-ins for you to choose from and we (and especially our spouses and kids) are truly grateful that you have chosen to spend your hard earned money on our products. We take a lot of pride in our work and we sincerely hope that you find our plug-ins inspirational and musically useful.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D System Requirements SoundToys Native Effects is a collection of virtual effects processors that ‘plug in’ to your favorite audio editing and mixing software application. In order to use SoundToys Native Effects you must have an audio application that supports the loading of “plug-ins” in one of the plug-in formats that we support: VST, Audio Units (AU), RTAS, and AudioSuite.
If you purchased the boxed version of our product, the iLok key is included in the package. If you purchased the download version, and don’t yet have an iLok, we’ll be happy to sell you one at a modest price or you can purchase one from your favorite pro audio dealer. The iLok is used to hold the “authorization” to use our plug-ins.
click on “Install SoundToys Native Effects” to start the process. Follow any instructions included in the installer. After the plug-ins have been installed, you’re ready to try out your new toys. Yippeee! That was easy. Download Version When you purchase the download version of the SoundToys Native Effects, you should have been instructed to download the SoundToys Native Effects software installer from our web site. If you haven’t done so already, please download it now.
other useful documentation and tools that you can read or ignore depending on your level of patience or interest in reading babbling things like this manual. The exact locations of these files are described in the “Additional Information” section near the back of this manual. Registration If you purchased the packaged version of SoundToys Native Effects, please register your product by going to http://www.soundtoys.com/register.
W h a t ’ s I n t h e B o x ? OK, now you’ve got a box full of great effects plug-ins – how do you decide which one to use? Here’s a quick run-down of each plug-in in the SoundToys Native bundle, and a quick guide to some common effects and how to achieve them with our plugs. The Plug-Ins EchoBoy............. Echo and delay with tape, vintage, modern styles Tremolator........ Modeled vintage tremolo and modern rhythmic auto-gating FilterFreak1 .......
Harmonizing....................................Crystallizer Time Compression.........................Speed Warming/Fattening .......................FilterFreak1 Doubling ...........................................Crystallizer, EchoBoy Saturation/Distortion ...................Decapitator Auto panning ..................................
S O U N D T O Y S B A S I C S Since you would probably not be reading this unless you own an Audio system we kind of take it for granted that you have at LEAST a basic working knowledge of your computer and your audio application . If you don’t, we strongly suggest you make yourself a strong cup of coffee (or two), get a comfortable chair and familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of your audio system before delving too much further into our plug-ins.
Returning a Knob to its Default Value To return to the knobs "default value", simply hold down the option key on the Mac or the Alt key on the PC and click on the knob. This will automatically move the knob back to its default value. Viewing a Knob’s Exact Value To view the exact numerical value of a knob simply hold down the control key and click on the knob. To see the knob’s title, hold down control and click on the knob a second time.
Toggle Switches In an effort to provide the feeling of real analog gear our toggle switches "switch" when clicked. To change a toggle switch (like the analog/digital control), simply click on the switch it will change from where it was to the "other" setting. Click again to change it back. Really simple! LED Displays LED displays on SoundToys plug-ins work in a couple of ways: Nudge Buttons Most text readouts also include a pair of nudge buttons next to the display.
field. You can also click & drag the cursor to change the value. Simply click on the value and drag the cursor up to increase the value or down to decrease the value, similar to using a knob control. Pop-Up Menus & Changing Values: For most text-based readouts (meaning things that aren’t a number), like Echo Style, etc., clicking on the readout with the mouse will display a popup menu. To change a value in the pop-up, hold down the mouse button and drag to select the desired value and let go.
Tempo Control Many SoundToys plug-ins can set modulation or delay times in musical units. When using this feature, the plug-in needs to know what tempo your song is at so that it can adjust what is needed to keep things all in sync. Remember when you had to do all that math by hand – eek! There are three ways to tell our plug-ins what tempo your song is playing at. “Tapping” it, entering the exact BPM value, or syncing to MIDI tempo.
and pressing the Return or Enter key. This will set the tempo to the new value and set the sync times accordingly. Syncing to MIDI The MIDI switch allows you to quickly lock to your host application’s MIDI clock. If you have set the tempo in your session correctly, simply click on the MIDI switch so that it is in the “Up” position with the red LED illuminated.
S o u n d T o y s E f f e c t s P r e s e t s For your immediate listening pleasure and for those who just can’t wait, we’ve included a bunch of carefully crafted, creative, cool presets with each of our plug-ins. You might want to check these out, as they not only provide a good example of the various types of effects that can be achieved, but one of them just might be the ticket you need for your latest hit record or production.
Navigation Once you’ve opened the Preset Manager you’re free to mouse around through the preset folders. Arrows at the top, bottom, and on the sides of the folders or presets mean more to explore! Compare Button The compare button(often called the compare “light” by the pros) is a great way to audition the effect of any changes you’ve made to one of the SoundToys presets. As soon as you change any parameter in one of our plug-ins, the compare light will come on.
Saving Presets If you’ve made changes to an existing preset that you’d like to save, or created something totally new you’ve got to have for later here’s how you go about making that happen. Save This Preset Using “Save This Preset” saves changes to the current preset without changing the name. Be careful when you do this because it will overwrite the current preset. Save This Preset As This choice allows you to save changes to the current preset but save it with a new name.
Organizing your Preset folder Select “Open Folder to Organize” from the Preset Manager drop down menu. This will open the folder the presets are stored in, allowing you to create, delete, or rename folders and sub-folders. You can also rename, delete, or move presets here as well. Note: If you wish to use your host application’s preset management you will need to consult the host applications documentation for that information.
F o r M o r e D e t a i l s If you made it this far, you deserve a medal! Now that you’ve taken the time to learn all the basics of using our plug-ins, go to it! For more details on specifics of each plug-in in the SoundToys Native Effects bundle, we’ve provided detailed user guides for each plug-in. These can be found in the SoundToys folder on your computer. We offer free technical support for all registered users.
A d d i t i o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n File Locations: Macintosh Pro Tools (RTAS) Plug-ins: “Library:Application Support:Digidesign:Plug-ins:SoundToys” Presets: “Library:Application Support:Digidesign:Plug-in Settings” AudioUnits Plug-ins: “Library:Audio:Plugins:Components” Presets: “Library:Audio:Presets:SoundToys” VST Plug-ins: “Library:Audio:Plugins:VST:SoundToys” Presets: “Applications:SoundToys:VST Presets” (Moveable) VST3 Presets: “Applications:SoundToys:VST Presets” SoundToys Waveform and Rhythm
VST Plug-ins: “Program Files\Steinberg\VstPlugins\SoundToys” (User Selectable in Installer, Moveable) Presets: “Program Files\SoundToys\VST Presets” (Moveable) VST3 Presets: “Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VST3 Presets\SoundToys” ( “Application Data” is a hidden Folder ) SoundToys Waveform and Rhythm Presets: “Program Files\Common Files\SoundToys” Extras Manuals and Utilities: “Program Files\SoundToys” (Moveable) Removing SoundToys Software We haven’t had many requests for this, but in t
Windows 1. Quit all applications. 2. From the “Start” menu, select “Control Panel”. 3. In Control Panel, open Add or Remove programs. 4. From the list of currently installed programs, select the SoundToys product you would like to remove. Click “Remove”, and follow the instructions.
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