Radiator Tube Mix Channel User’s Guide Version 5 : For Mac and Windows
CONTENTS (continued) PhaseMistress Radiator — Version 5 THE BASICS / Pg. 3 About Radiator . ............................................................................................ pg. 4 THE RADIATOR CONTROL PANEL / Pg. 5 Radiator’s Circuit .......................................................................................... pg. 5 Input ................................................................................................................ pg. 6 Mic / Line Switch ........................
THE BASICS Radiator — Version 5 Figure 1: Radiator’s Control Panel soundtoys.
THE BASICS - ABOUT RADIATOR Radiator — Version 5 Warmth: it’s the elusive and hard to quantify character that we’re all and punchy 1567A to be a sleeper classic for injecting that nebulous striving for in modern, digital productions. Radiator was designed for concept of “warmth” we mentioned earlier.
THE RADIATOR CONTROL PANEL Radiator — Version 5 Figure 2: Radiator’s Control Panel RADIATOR’S CIRCUIT The clean input signal given to Radiator is fed into the first tube Before we discuss Radiator’s controls it is beneficial to mention the path saturation stage with the drive level determined by the input control. that audio takes as it flows through Radiator.
THE RADIATOR CONTROL PANEL Radiator — Version 5 INPUT MIC / LINE SWITCH The input control of Radiator determines the gain of the signal entering A source selection switch, labeled Line and Mic, is included on the front Radiator’s (virtual) circuit path. As gain is increased, saturation panel. The Altec 1567A has a very impedance dependent response in will increase accordingly along with output level. The Input control regards to the input, which we included while building Radiator.
THE RADIATOR CONTROL PANEL Radiator — Version 5 NOISY / CLEAN SWITCH The 1567A has a significant amount of circuit noise even at low saturation levels, and this noise was modeled and included in Radiator. It averages -68dBu at the maximum measured settings, and is reduced by 10dB with the “Line” source selected. However this circuit noise can be completely suppressed by selecting “Clean” using the front panel Clean/ Noisy switch.
THE RADIATOR CONTROL PANEL Radiator — Version 5 BASS (continued) gain of the Treble control. The frequency response behavior for the The frequency response behavior mirrors that of the original 1567A with Treble control also mirrors the operation of the original control on the a wide curve for bass frequency cut and more of a sloping boost. hardware 1567A. Figure 6: Bass Frequency Response Figure 7: Treble Frequency Response TREBLE OUTPUT The Treble control works similarly to the Bass control.
THE RADIATOR CONTROL PANEL Radiator — Version 5 OUTPUT (continued) HEAT METER Keep in mind that this control determines the level of post-tone stack The Radiator front panel also includes a specialized VU-style meter audio entering the second stage of saturation before being fed into based on the aesthetics of the 1567A which displays the “HEAT” the wet/dry mix. This means that, true to the original unit, additional amount.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Radiator — Version 5 SUPPORT INFORMATION Now that you’ve taken the time to learn all about Radiator, have fun, experiment, and make greatness! If our plug-ins helped you take your production to the next level, let us know, we’d love to hear from you and what you were able to create with our software. If along the way however you should run into any hiccups or anything unexpected, we offer free technical support for all registered users. Our FAQ contains many helpful answers.
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