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Abbey Road Studio 3 / User Guide
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The Head Tracking Application
Waves Nx is the engine behind Abbey Road Studio 3. Nx creates the Studio 3 space and converts stereo or
surround audio channels into a binaural headphone signal. NX HeadTracker is the Nx utility that uses camera and/or
Bluetooth Head Tracker information to interpret the mix engineer’s head movements. The Nx application opens or
closes automatically when you open or close the Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin.
If the application closes, head tracking will stop. This will not affect the plugin or your DAW in any way: you can
restart the application and re-establish head tracking. Click the Settings button in the Studio 3 Head Tracking section
to bring the application forward or to reopen it if it’s been closed.
The Camera Tracker and The Bluetooth Tracker are set up on separate tabs.
Camera Tracker Tab
ON/OFF SWITCH lets you turn camera tracking on for tracking
or off to save CPU resources. This switch corresponds to the
Head Tracking On/Off switch on the plugin.
CAMERA SELECT MENU selects the camera to track with if
you have more than one camera connected to the computer.
You can also select a camera in the Head Tracking panel of
the plugin.
RESET FACE DETECTION resets the face detection algorithm.
Reset face detection whenever you change users or if you
suspect that the tracking sensor is not tracking correctly.
LOW LIGHT MODE increases the frame rate in poor lighting
conditions. It is available only when you are working with a
“FaceTime HD” camera built into certain MacBook Pro
computers.