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Plug-in for Digidesign Pro Tools
User Guide
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© Copyright 2004, Eventide Inc. P/N: 141089, Rev A Eventide is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc. Band Delays is a trademark of Eventide Inc. Digidesign and Pro Tools are trademarks of Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology and names and logos are used with permission. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. Eventide Inc. One Alsan Way Little Ferry, NJ 07643 20
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Introduction 6 About This Manual 8 Don’t Forget to Register 8 CHAPTER 1 – INSTALLATION 9 Read Me 9 Installation 9 Allocating Memory 9 Authorizing with the iLok USB Smart Key 10 Removing an Authorization 10 CHAPTER 2 - USING EVENTIDE BAND DELAYS 11 I/O Formats 11 Using the Controls 12 Signal Flow Diagram 13 Plug-in Panel Overview 13 Plug-in Panel Overview 14 H3000 Front Panel Details 15 Levels 15 Soft Keys 16 Page Select Buttons 16 Knob 1
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Restoring Global Defaults 20 Automating Snapshots with Program Change 21 Preset Parameter Details 22 Session Tempo 23 Tempo Based 23 Delay Time 23 Frequency 24 Q Factor 24 Pan 24 Feedback Delay 24 Feedback 25 Mix 25 Input Level 25 Output Level 25 Program Page Details 26 Channel Strip Parameters 27 Channel Strip Parameters 27 Beat Grid Elements 27 Beat Grid Callouts 28 Band Display Elements 28 Band Display Elements 29 Expert Page Details 30 Voice On/Off 31 Phase Inv 31 Fre
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Function Page Details 35 Parameter Modulation 36 Parameter Modulation 36 Preset Parameter 37 Modulation Source 37 Min Value 37 Max Value 38 Soft Keys 38 Soft Key Setup 38 Function Generator 40 FG Types 41 Saving and Recalling Presets 43 - 5 -
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Introduction Welcome, and thank you for your purchase of the Eventide Band Delays plug-in for Pro Tools TDM. Derived from the original filtered delay algorithm found only in the legendary H3000 digital multi-effects processor, Band Delays broadens the landscape with eight voices of tempo-based filtered delays. Tempo, delays and filters work together in their original incarnation to offer you incredible sonic possibilities. All eight filters are fully parametric with configurable low/ban
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Eventide Band Delays features: Eight voices of tempo-based filtered delays up to 1.2 seconds each. Beat Grid lets you easily place delays in time with the music. Tempo features allow all eight delays to lock to the session tempo. Filter parameters include Band Pass, High Pass, Low Pass and Shelving types with Q factors up to 100. Filter frequencies can be “played” with a MIDI keyboard. Full MIDI implementation offers loading of preset Snapshots and MIDI controller suppo
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About This Manual We’re very confident you’ll be able to use your new plug-in without reading this manual, but we urge you to have a quick look. There are several unique features and interesting options presented in Band Delays and a cursory glance will help streamline your efficiency. We’ll try to keep it all relevant and highlight any tips or cool tricks for you. We also won’t cover much at all about the operation of Pro Tools or the Macintosh environments, as their owner’s manuals or
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Chapter 1 – Installation Read Me Please be sure to have a look at the Read Me document on the installation CD for any important last minute updates from us. Installation Eventide Band Delays comes in one tidy installer that contains all the necessary files for use under Mac OS 9 or OS X. Boot into the Mac OS that you want to install under before beginning the installation. If you use Pro Tools 5.x, then you’ll need to boot into OS 9. Pro Tools 6.x users will want to be running Mac OS
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Authorizing with the iLok USB Smart Key Because Eventide Band Delays utilizes the Pace Interlock copy protection system, you’ll need to have your iLok smart key handy. After you’ve completed the installation, pop the little rectangular piece out of the license card provided in the product carton. Insert it as shown below into the key. Connect the key to any free USB port on the Pro Tools system where you installed Band Delays. Launch Pro Tools and follow the authorization window’s inst
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Chapter 2 - Using Eventide Band Delays This chapter details the overall operation of the plug-in as well as how each of the parameters functions. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with what each parameter does and to read the section on Snapshots. Snapshots are a new and unique part of the product and may take a little getting used to in order to utilize them fully. I/O Formats Eventide Band Delays is available for use on both mono and stereo sources. When processing a
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Using the Controls The control set offered by Band Delays consists mainly of faders and number boxes, however the Beat Grid offers a simple graphical interface for setting delay times. These controls have been designed to work in the most intuitive way, allowing you to quickly and easily adjust parameters or type in values. To adjust a parameter, simply click on its fader and drag the mouse left and right. You can also click directly in the number box associated with every parameter and
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Signal Flow Diagram Output 1 Delay 1 Filter 1 Pan Output 2 Delay 2 Filter 2 Pan Output 3 Delay 3 Filter 3 Pan Output 4 Left Input Left Output Delay 4 Filter 4 Pan + + Output 5 Right Input Delay 5 Filter 5 Pan + Right Output Output 6 Delay 6 Filter 6 Pan Output 7 Delay 7 Filter 7 Pan Output 8 Delay 8 Filter 8 Pan Feedback Feedback Delay - 13 -
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Plug-in Panel Overview For the most part, Band Delays incorporates all of the original controls found in the H3000’s Band Delays algorithm, plus some new ones. The panel is broken down into three main sections: H3000 Front Panel – this is the top portion of the plug-in panel that resembles the original product’s front panel. Preset Parameters – this is the center section that includes the Global parameters and tempo settings. Expert and Function Parameters – this is the lower tabb
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H3000 Front Panel Details The H3000 front panel controls section is always available at the top portion of the plug-in panel. This is where you load and save Snapshots, edit Soft Parameter values and view the input and output levels. Levels The audio metering can be set to view either input or output on the stereo meter stack. To view the input levels, click on the Levels button to light the LED. When the button’s LED is off, the meters are displaying stereo output levels. Note
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Soft Keys The H3000’s Soft Keys were originally designed to allow you to create custom parameters that may not have been available in the chosen algorithm. This feature is incorporated into the Band Delays plug-in as well. To adjust one of these parameters, simply click on the button below the Soft Parameter’s name and then turn the big Knob to the right. It is also possible–and easier–to simply click on the value field below the Soft Parameter’s name and drag the mouse to adjust the v
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Snapshots Overview Eventide Band Delays incorporates our unique Snapshots feature that allows you to quickly and easily load, save and even automate up to 32 of your favorite Band Delays “scenes.” Snapshots are very much like presets, but you can load them directly from the plug-in panel and even via MIDI Program Change. This means that you get the live performance functionality offered in our high-end hardware processors within the Pro Tools environment. - 17 -
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Snapshot Loading To load a Snapshot, simply click on any of the numbered buttons at any time to light it. The entire Band Delays plug-in panel will change to reflect the settings stored in the chosen Snapshot. You’ll also notice that the name of the currently loaded Snapshot is displayed in the text box above the number pad. And, so you know what you’re loading before you click, move the mouse over any of the 16 numbered buttons to reveal its name in a little pop-up window. You can cho
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Revert Revert is a special button that gives you the freedom to return to the effect settings you were working on before you loaded one or more Snapshots. It’s very much like compare, except that you can load a gajiillion Snapshots, and still get back the same parameter values that you had edited prior to loading Snapshots. You’ll notice that as soon as you click on a Snapshot button, the Revert button pops out to indicate that you can press it. Click on some other Snapshots. It’s still
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Snapshots, you won’t be able to load that Snapshot into another instance of Band Delays. This is because the Current bank is unique to the current plug-in instance. Why are there Global banks and Current banks? The main reason to have two is because you can automate the loading of Snapshots via MIDI Program Change. This is a very powerful feature, however if you only had Global Snapshots, and they had been changed since you last loaded the session, the Snapshot that gets loaded is likel
