VSS3 STEREO SOURCE REVERB FROM THE LEGENDARY SYSTEM 6000 TDM PLUG-IN MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Contact & Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Table Of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 VSS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Global Plug-In Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 System Requirements . .
VSS3™ Stereo Source Reverb Congratulations with the purchase of your new Virtual Space Simulation plug-in for Pro Tools|HD. With this plug-in, you now have one of the best sounding, most versatile and easy-touse professional reverbs for music and film/post applications available directly within your Digital Audio Workstation.
VSS Introduction Constructing a Reverb Preset with the VSS™ algorithm The following few paragraphs are thoughts about the usage of the VSS™ (Virtual Space Simulation) algorithm. They should be taken as guidelines rather than fact. The relationship of Early Reflections and the Reverb tail is very important in this algorithm.
Finding the right Early Type & Size for your track : • Select Early Type and Early Size on the Early page. • Turn the Rev Level to -100dB. • Turn the EarlyLevel to 0dB. • Select an appropriate size. (Note that some sizes of the different types may overlap, e.g. Church Small is bigger than Conc Hall medium etc.) Switch between the different types until it matches the signal and the illusion that you wish to create.
Global Plug-In Controls Keyboard Commands In most host applications, the VSS3 Stereo Source Reverb supports keyboard commands for certain functions.
Focus Fields You can place your own set of parameters in the 6 focus fields at the bottom of the plug-in. Making use of the focus fields can give you a better workflow, since you will not have to switch pages all the time to find the parameters that you work with. You can assign any parameter to the focus fields, and the focus fields are stored with the session as well as when you save your presets. To change the assignment: • Press the Assign button.
The Plug-In Parameters The plug-in parameters are spread amongst 4 User Interface pages. They are grouped into the most important parameters on the Main page, the parameters relevant for the Early Reflections, the Reverb Tail and finally for Modulation. Main On the VSS3 Main page, we have grouped the most important parameters of the VSS3. Also, on this page you can find the plug-ins preset handling. More about the preset handling can be found in the section "Preset Handling" later in this manual.
Pre Delay Range: 0 to 100ms A delay placed at the input of the algorithm. This parameter defines how long after the dry sound the Early Reflections and the diffuse field will begin. Hi Cut Range: 20Hz to 20kHz Rolls off the top end as it enters the Reverb. Used in conjunction with Hi Soften and Hi Decay to "darken" a room. Hi Decay Multiplier Range: 0.01 to 2.5 Sets the Decay time for the High-end frequencies of the Reverb diffuse field.
Early On this page, you can find all the important parameters for the Early Reflections generated by the VSS3. Early Type Several types are available - e.g. Airport, Bathroom, Car, Street, etc. Pick the type that best compliments your material or best represents the effect you are going for. Early Color Range: -40 to +40 (0 = default) Adjusts the spectral balance in the high end frequencies. This is actually a simple way of adjusting a complex selection of frequencies.
Early Size Range/Type: Small, Medium or Large Changes the size of the Early Type parameter. Some of the Early Types have only a fixed size. For these Early Types, the Early Size parameter field will be grayed out and show the text "". Early Lo Cut Range: Off, 25 to 400Hz Sets the Lo Cut frequency for the Early Reflections. ENGLISH Early Balance Range: -100dB R, Center, -100dB L The left/right balance of the Early Reflections.
Reverb On this page, you can find all the important parameters for the Reverb Tail generated by the VSS3, including the setup of the crossover frequencies and decay time multipliers for the individual frequency bands. Reverb Rev Type Range: Smooth, Natural, Alive, Fast, Alive Wide, Fast Wide Adjust this parameter with the Early Level turned all the way off and the Rev Level all the way up. Change the type to get a feel of what each one sounds like.
Lo Cut Range: 20 to 200Hz Adjustable filter that allows you to remove low frequencies from the Reverb Tail. The Lo Cut frequency can be perceived as a Threshold frequency. The cut will be performed according to the Lo Damp parameter. Lo Damp Range: -18dB to 0dB Sets the amount of cut in dBs. (See Lo Cut description above). Hi Cut Range: 20Hz to 20kHz Rolls off the top end of the signal as it enters the Reverb. Used in conjunction with Hi Soften and Hi Decay to "darken" a room.
Lo Mid Decay Multiplier Range: 0.01 to 2.5 The Ratio control multiplier for the low-mid frequencies. Mid Xover Range: 200Hz to 2kHz Sets the frequency at which the transition from the low-mid to the mid frequencies takes place. Hi Mid Decay Multiplier Range: 0.01 - 2.5 The Ratio control multiplier for the mid frequencies. This parameter is normally set to 1.0 as it is the main parameter adjusted by the main Decay parameter.
Modulation The VSS3 offers intense modulation facilities and to control these, the Modulation page gives you an extensive series of parameters. All these parameters are condensed into 2 easy to use modulation sections, where you control different assets of the modulation. The modulation part of the VSS3 has an in-built set of randomization methods. Every room in this world sounds different from one second to the next, and with the "random" feature this is perfectly simulated.
RevMod Width Range: 0% to 200% Sets the Width of the modulation. Space Modulation The space modulation part imitates the air movement of a room, and this is one of the things that make the VSS3 very good at simulating the complex patterns of natural rooms. You can adjust the modulation type's rate, width and depth. SpcMod Type (Off, Normal, Fast, Slow, MidFreq, Sync) Selects the type of Space Modulation.
Preset Management TC's comprehensive file based preset architecture makes archiving presets a simple process. This allows you to organize your presets the way you find most comfortable for your workflow, and to exchange presets with other users, no matter the platform or application. Presets are saved as discrete files on your hard drive. Once a preset is saved into the default location, it will automatically appear in the 'File' menu every time you use the plug-in.
Default Preset Locations The following locations will describe where you can find the VSS3 presets. The presets are stored in a folder that is unique to each plug-in: The plug-in’s own preset handling is storing the presets in the following locations: Mac OS X: /Users/Shared/TC Electronic/VSS3/Presets/ Windows: (System Drive):\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\TC Electronic\VSS3\Presets\ • To delete a file, simply move it to the 'Trash' or 'Recycle bin'.
To convert your preset file to VSS3 presets, simply select the name of the preset file. The conversion will only take a few seconds and only needs to be done once. When the conversion is done, all presets from your preset file will be available in a subfolder that has the same name as the preset file had. The presets will show up in the same bank structure as on the System 6000, and presets that are not based on the VSS3 algorithm will not be converted.
When you start working with your preset, the A/B button is grayed out. This state indicates that the settings in both memory locations A and B are identical - so there is actually nothing to compare. As soon as you touch one of the parameters, the memory location "A" will get active, and the "A"-part of the A/B button will light up. All parameter changes will be applied to memory location "A".
Now, if you try to browse through a couple of presets, using the up and down arrows on the right side of the preset name, you will see that most of the presets have the Dry Level set to "Off". In other words, the Dry Level goes to "Off" all the time - which is quite annoying. ENGLISH And here comes the Parameter Lock. Simply press the small lock in the Dry Level parameter field, and the Dry Level will stay at the value that you've set it to - no matter what is saved with the preset you choose.
