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WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 Thank You for the purchase of _HYPERION _ HYPERION Fully analog parametric EQ with digital control through VST/AAX/AU plug-ins With kind regards Radoslaw Wesolowski and Michal Weglicki 2
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 Fully analog parametric EQ with digital recall through VST/AAX/AU plug-ins. _HYPERION is fully analog parametric EQ with +24dBu of headroom. It features a lot of innovative improvements that no other processor on the market provides. Its innovative design utilizes 15 VCAs per channel to provide essentially noiseless parameter changes and very musical nature.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 Contents 1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Installation and compatibility. .................................................................................................................. 7 3. Front panel .............................................................................................................................
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.3.1. HW insert/External effect ................................................................................................................... 30 9.3.2. Direct output ...................................................................................................................................... 31 9.4. Memories ...............................................................................................................................................
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 1. Overview _HYPERION is fully analog unit with digital control, it means that whole audio processing is done ONLY through analog components. Digital side is responsible to configure device accordingly, which allows to implement digital recall and remote control of the unit.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 2. Installation and compatibility. WesAudio _HYPERION equalizer module is designed to be installed into: An API™ 500 Series compatible rack _TITAN or any other ng500 compatible chassis, WesAudio _ HYPERION cannot function standalone, requiring the power source supplied by the rack system.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 500 series compatibility note: Each WesAudio device in ng500 (Next Generation 500 series) product line is equipped with special connector. This connector is an extension to 500 series, and allows your device to be managed/recalled through specialized GCon protocol (e.g. _Titan 500 series 10 slots frame).
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 If you are in possession of any of those 500 series racks, there are two options: 1) NG500 module won’t fit into this racks because of upper screw attached to 500 series connector. This particular screw can be removed without any side effects in most of listed racks. With such simple modification your rack is ready to host any NG500 module on this particular slot.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 3. Front panel 1) OUTPUT – output level control. 2) HF Frequency – high filter frequency control. 3) HF gain – high filter gain control. 4) HMF Q – high-mid filter bandwidth (Q) control. 5) HMF Frequency – high-mid filter frequency control. 6) HMF Gain – high-mid filter gain control. 7) LMF Q – low-mid filter bandwidth (Q) control.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 8) LMF Frequency – low-mid filter frequency control. 9) LMF Gain – low-mid filter gain control. 10) HPF Frequency – high pass filter frequency control. 11) LF Frequency – low filter frequency control. 12) LF Gain – low filter gain control. 13) LEFT/MID channel button – hitting this button shows LEFT/MID channel on a front panel. 14) RIGHT/SIDE channel button – hitting this button shows RIGHT/SIDE channel on a front panel.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 4. Front panel – special functions _HYPERION implements few usability features on the front panel which can help when using unit in standalone mode (without plug-in connected). 4.1. Copy channels To copy channel settings, please refer to below steps. This example will show how to copy LEFT/MID channel settings over to RIGHT/SIDE channel. 4.2. Copy presets (A/B) To copy preset (A or B) please follow exact same approach as described in channel copy chapter above.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 5. Specification Short specification summary: Frequency response: 10Hz-150kHz (-2dB) THD+N all bands gain "0": 0.003% (1kHz,0dBu) THD+N +15dB band boost: <0.15% (1kHz,0dBu) Input impedance: 10kohm Output impedance: <100ohm Max signal level: +24dBu Crosstalk:< -100dB THD (MID switch): 1% THD (HIGH switch): 2.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 6. Curves This chapter presents all basic band configurations. 6.1. HF – high filter 1) YELLOW – Frequency 10kHz, +15dB boost, Shelf mode. 2) RED – Frequency 10kHz, -15dB cut, Shelf mode. 3) MAGENTA – Frequency 10kHz, -15dB cut, Bell mode. 4) BLUE – Frequency 10kHz, +15dB boost, Bell mode.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 6.2. HMF & LMF – high-mid filter & low-mid filter HMF and LMF filters are very similar, however exist in different frequency ranges. This graph presents different Q values and Gain values for 1kHz frequency. Each curve is done either for +15dB boost or -15dB cut. Widest Q value is equal 0.2 and narrowest 3.2.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 6.3. LF – low filter 1) YELLOW – Frequency 100Hz, +15dB boost, Shelf mode. 2) RED – Frequency 100Hz, +15dB boost, Bell mode. 3) MAGENTA – Frequency 100Hz, -15dB cut, Shelf mode. 4) BLUE – Frequency 100Hz, -15dB cut, Bell mode.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 6.4. HPF – high pass filter 1) BLUE – Frequency 150Hz, 12dB/Oct (Normal mode). 2) CYAN - Frequency 150Hz, 6dB/Oct (Soft mode).
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 7. Unit modes _HYPERION is an equalizer which can work in following modes: DUAL MONO – each channel works as independent units – channels are unlinked. STEREO – channels are linked together which allows processing stereo audio signal in convenient way. MID-SIDE – signal on the way in is encoded into MID and SIDE signal, and at the end of the circuit it is decoded back to stereo. This allows separate control over MID and SIDE channels respectively.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 Management modes define how unit responds to A/B buttons and Bypass button, there are following options: Global Mode (1) – each time either A/B or Bypass is pressed, both channels are affected regardless currently selected channel. Those functions works in global mode.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 This mode allows “true” dual-mono operation which is perfect for processing two mono sources (e.g. kick and snare). In fact in this mode each channel can be treated as separate hardware unit.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 7.3. Stereo mode in standalone mode vs plug-in usage There is slight difference in stereo operation when unit works in standalone mode versus unit connected to a plug-in. This has been described in pervious chapter, but to make it even more clear please follow description below. For standalone operation, stereo mode works like this: Currently visible/selected channel becomes master channel which controls both analog circuits.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 Unfortunately 500 series small footprint and many _HYPERION parameters made it impossible to fit two channels on a front panel at a same time. Switching channels caused some usability decisions, most common applications will be very straightforward however other cases may be little bit unintuitive at first encounter.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 8. Metering _HYPERION implements metering system in two different ways: Clip detection on a front panel – each time clip is detected either on IN or OUT, channel button will become red. This is momentary information, this state is kept for very short period of time. VU on IN and OUT, and Clip detection in the plug-in. When plug-in is connected to a hardware (pair), it will start send information about current VU levels.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9. Software Software package can be downloaded from http://www.wesaudio.com/download by anyone who purchased related HW unit. To check currently supported plugin types and platforms, please follow above link. 9.1. Installation To install WesAudio software package, please visit http://www.wesaudio.com/download and download recent version of software. 9.1.1.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 “Can’t find my device on plugin drop down menu” Unfortunately there could be dozens of root causes. On Windows machine it is very important to check if USB device is successfully connected on system level. That can be checked in “Control Panel->System>Device Manager”: ** Please note that for WINDOWS it is necessary to install USB driver which is critical to communicate with HW units.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.2. Plug-ins _HYPERION unit can be managed through two different plugin types: Dedicated plugin (_HYPERION) and GConBlackBox. 9.2.1. Dedicated plugin - _HYPERION _HYPERION comes with two plug-in types: Stereo – plug-in have full control over two channels of the unit, this mode supports dual mono, stereo and mid-side operation. Mono – plug-in connects to just one channel (two plug-in instances can connect to one hardware unit).
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.2.1.2. _HYPERION – Mono plugin structure 9.2.1.3. _HYPERION – plugin structure description 1) Select connection button: This button shows all connected devices, if “drop-down” list with element IDs is not visible, that means that no devices has been detected which support GCon protocol. 2) Toggle connection button: Button toggles connection status ON/OFF. Please note that button works only if ID has been previously selected using “Select connection button”.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 NOTE: This fields shows also connection status: 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) c. ON – Font WHITE/Style: NORMAL: Connection is established. d. OFF – FONT GRAY/Style: NORMAL: Connection is NOT established. e. Connecting FONT GRAY/Style: ITALIC – Connection process is ongoing. If “Connecting” state is visible for longer period of time (more than 5 seconds), and plugin has no control over the unit, that would mean: i.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.2.2. GConBlackBox GConBlackBox plugin is generic recall plugin. It doesn’t implement any controls, it was created to easily recall large amount of units. How does it work? Just start your session and create one instance of GConBlackBox plugin on any track/aux. It will automatically connect to any GCon hardware currently available and synchronize its parameters.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.3. Setup for mixing The configuration of devices is plain & simple, and its management side follows Plug&Play principles, so besides physical connection to your machine there are no other steps required. 9.3.1. HW insert/External effect If you would like to work with WesAudio devices inside your DAW, audio signal has to be sent to & received from the HW unit. Below you can find steps which describe that process in details.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.3.2. Direct output WesAudio devices and plugin management functionalities are perfect solution for hybrid mixing, when on some stage signal is sent to the analog world and summed outside DAW. In that approach: 3) Connect your HW with your machine using USB cable and USB 2.0+ port in your workstation (**) or _Titan rack frame. 4) Insert on your track WesAudio plugin which matches with your HW and select your device from drop down list.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.4. Memories Parameter storage could be summarized like this: - 9.4.1. _HYPERION unit has TWO separate fast presets which can be triggered via A/B buttons. _HYPERION plugin can store UNLIMITED number of configurations, when each preset can contain THREE instant configuration changes (A/B/C – fast presets). Synchronization upon connection When new plugin instance is loaded into DAW, its state is unmodified, that means that no parameters are yet modified.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.4.2.1. Synchronized memory enabled This is default setting enabled through “Plugin and Hardware memory sync” option, and it causes direct link between unit and plugin memory. In this case, when plugin is connected with a hardware, all parameters including number of fast presets which unit can store (e.g. A/B) will be synchronized. So when plugin will be disconnected (through manual toggle button hit, DAW session close, etc.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.5. Automation WesAudio devices are capable to follow any automation triggered from your DAW. Our devices were tested against high performance peaks. 9.5.1. Automation for stereo plugin Please note that when channels are linked together using Stereo plugin (either STEREO mode, or MID-SIDE where channels are linked (OPTIONAL)), only one channel needs to be automated and second one will follow accordingly.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.6. Pro Tools Integration Starting from software release 2.1 WesAudio plugins integrates with Pro Tools using all powerful features: PT10+ engaging bypass mode from mixer or edit view will now enable hardware bypass on the unit, Making plugin instance “inactive” will force the plugin to unload, and because of that it will also disconnect from the hardware.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.8. GCon Manager GCon Manager is generic application which implements configuration management over compatible units. It can be found in Application folder data: - For OSX: “/Applications/WesAudio/GConManager” - For WINDOWS: folder specified during installation phase, by default in: “c:/Program Files x86/WesAudio/GConManager.exe”. 9.8.1. How to check firmware upgrade.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 9.8.2. How to perform firmware upgrade. To perform firmware upgrade go to GConManager upgrade and hit “Start” button. This will trigger upgrade operation for all modules which are not up to date with your host software.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 10. Abbreviations and terms GCon – high speed communication protocol which allows full management and recall of analog devices. Please note that this is just management protocol, audio signal transfer is not in scope of its capabilities. NG500 – Next generation 500 series. NG500 connector – special connector which extends standardized 500 series connector with additional pins. 11.
WESAUDIO 4/9/18 _HYPERION USER MANUAL REV1 12. History Editor Michal Weglicki Version Date V1 09.04.2018 Description Document created.
