User Manual VSS4 HD NATIVE AUTHENTIC SPACE REVERB True-Stereo High-Definition Authentic Space Reverb Based on the Legendary and Award-Winning System 6000 as a Native DAW Plug-in for Mixing, Mastering and Post-Production 2021-03-12, Rev.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions....................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer.............................................................. 3 Limited warranty............................................................. 3 1. Introduction................................................................ 4 2. Plug-in Installation..................................................... 4 2.1 Installation on a PC..............................................
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual Important Safety Instructions Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. All other installation or modification should be performed only by qualified personnel.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your VSS4 HD NATIVE authentic space reverb. Originally launched in 1999 and available in Music, Mastering, Broadcast and Film variants, TC Electronic's Flagship System 6000 processor is recognized as an industry standard for mix, mastering and post-production applications.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual Note: If your DAW fails to detect the newly installed plugin, this can often be fixed by adding the following paths to the Plug-in Manager (or similar) of the DAW. The default paths on a PC are "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2" and "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3" for VST2 and VST3, respectively. 3. Activate the VSS4 HD NATIVE iLok license 2.2 Installation on a Mac Step 1: Install iLok The first step is to create an iLok user account at www.iLok.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 4. Connection and Setup 4.1 Inserting the VSS4 HD NATIVE plug-in in your DAW project Once you have downloaded the plug-in, you can now apply it to a channel in your DAW to begin using the effect. This process may vary slightly depending on your software, but generally should require these steps: • Select a channel or bus in your DAW to which you would like to add the effect. Access the mixer page where you should see a section dedicated to effect slots.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 5. User Interface 5.1 Overview Meters There are four tabs along the left edge of the interface, that bring up various pages of controls. The controls and features are described in more detail in the following pages. As a general note, the parameters, controls, and graphs are color-coded as shown below: The top part of the display: • Bypass: Press this to bypass or engage the VSS4 HD NATIVE.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 5.2 Main Page Master Reverb (blue controls) Reverb Width Master Decay Range: -10 to +10 in steps of 1 Range: 0.10 seconds to 20 seconds Reverb diffuse field width. < 1 sec in 0.01 sec steps Reverb Gain > 1 sec in 0.1 sec steps Range: OFF, -97 dB to 0 dB Master reverb decay time for the late part (the diffused field) of the reverberation.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual Master Early (orange controls) 5.2.1 Focus Fields For control of the Early Reflection part of the reverberation, the following parameters are available: Each of the six Focus Fields along the bottom can be assigned to any of the available controls. These useful assignments remain visible when you switch to different pages. For example, you can adjust the Master Decay while you are on the Setup page.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 5.3 Setup Page Location (blue controls) Source Location Display Location Type The graphical display shows the position of source 1 and 2, relative to the listener position, represented by a triangle. Options: Jazz Club, Concert Hall, Vienna Hall, Bathroom, Parking Garage, Living Room, Theater, Castle Hall, Church, Cinema, Oval Room The location type sets the reverb diffuse field, and the early relections pattern to give an optimum starting point for further adjustments.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 5.4 Colour Page Reverb (blue controls) Lo Cut Range: 20 Hz to 200 Hz in 1 Hz steps Reverb diffuse field low-cut frequency. Signals whose frequencies are below this level are attenuated by an amount set by the Lo Dampen control. Lo Dampen Range: -18 dB to 0 dB in 0.5 dB steps. Adjusts the level of the reverb diffuse field low frequency damper. Set the frequency using the Lo Cut.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 5.5 Gloss Page Reverb Setup (blue controls) Reverb Modulation (orange controls) Reverb Type Modulation Type Options: Normal, Coloured Options: Off, Default, Front/Rear, Front/Rear Subtle, Front/Rear Diffuse, Left/ Right, Clockwise, Counter Clockwise, Chaos, Sync Reverb/diffuse field type, normal/transparent, coloured/vintage. When a Location Type is selected, a Reverb Type is automatically set.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 6. Presets The VSS4 HD NATIVE offers a collection of factory presets, as well as the option to create and save your own custom settings as user presets and favourites. Note that most DAWs have a built-in preset function that appears on every plugin, which is often found at the top of the plug-in window.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 6.3 Favorite Presets 6.3.1 Browse Favorites Only Creating your own presets will make them accessible from the Preset menu, but they will only appear in the list of 100 favorite presets in the plug-in if you set them as a favorite. This is done by assigning a favorite slot number to the preset using the Favorite menu. The 'Browse Favorites Only' option in the preset menu allows the UP/DOWN arrows in the bottom bar of the plug-in.
VSS4 HD NATIVE User Manual 7. Software Updates New versions of the software may be released to add new features and improve performance. Updates can be detected from the plug-in directly and can be installed after download from the website. See Chapter 2 for plug-in installation. If the ’Automatically check for updates’ option is checked inside the update menu, the red dot will appear on the settings icon when a new plug-in is available.
