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Universal Audio, Inc.4585 Scotts Valley Drive

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Disclaimer

This manual provides general information, preparation for use, installation andoperating instructions for the Universal Audio UAD Powered Plug-Ins. Theinformation contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.

Universal Audio, Inc. makes no warranties of any kind with regard to this

manual, or the product(s) it refers to, including, but not limited to, the impliedwarranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Universal Audio, Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or direct,indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with thefurnishing, performance, or use of this material or the product(s).

Important Safety Instructions

Before using this unit, be sure to carefully read the applicable items of theseoperating instructions and the safety suggestions. Afterwards keep them handyfor future reference. Take special care to follow the warnings indicated on theunit, as well as in the operating instructions.

Water and Moisture

Do not use the unit near any source of water or in excessively moistenvironments.

Object and Liquid Entry

Care should be taken so that objects do not fall, and liquids are not spilled, intothe enclosure through openings.

Ventilation

When installing the unit in a rack or any other location, be sure there isadequate ventilation. Improper ventilation will cause overheating, and candamage the unit.

Heat

The unit should be situated away from heat sources, or other equipment thatproduces heat.

Power Sources

The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described inthe operating instructions, or as marked on the unit.

Power Cord Protection

AC power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walkedon or pinched by items placed upon or against them. Pay particular attention tocords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from theunit. Never take hold of the plug or cord if your hand is wet. Always grasp theplug body when connecting or disconnecting AC.

Cleaning

The external unit should be cleaned only with a damp cloth and mild soap ifnecessary. Chemical cleaners may damage the silkscreen and/or finish.

Nonuse Periods

The AC power supply cord of the unit should be unplugged from the AC outletwhen left unused for a long period of time.

Damage Requiring Service

The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

The AC power supply cord or the plug has been damaged;

Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit;

The unit has been exposed to rain;

The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked change inperformance;

The unit has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a ClassB digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designedto provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentialinstallation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, ifnot installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmfulinterference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee thatinterference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisionreception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, theuser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of thefollowing measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to whichthe receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Universal Audiocould void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Warranty

Universal Audio warrants that its hardware will be free from defects in materialsand workmanship for one (1) year after it has been acquired by the original end-user purchaser or authorized transferee, subject to normal use, as more fully setforth on the web page at the URL below:

www.uaudio.com/support/warranty.html

Service & Support

Even the best-built audio equipment in the world will sometimes fail. In thoserare instances, our goal here at UA is to get you up and running again as soonas possible. If you are experiencing problems with your UAD product, pleasevisit the Universal Audio website at http://www.uaudio.com to validatecompatibility, and read the FAQs regarding UAD products. If you still requireservice, contact UA Tech Support at 877-MY-UAUDIO, or visithttp://www.uaudio.com/support/contact.html to create a help ticket, and we

will help troubleshoot your system. (Canadian and overseas customers shouldcontact their local distributor, which can be found using the Dealer Locator athttp://www.uaudio.com.) When calling Tech Support for assistance, pleasehave the product serial number available, and have your unit set up in front ofyou, turned on, and exhibiting the problem. This will help us diagnose andsolve any problems as quickly as possible. Thank you.

The user should not attempt to service the unit beyond that described in theoperating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified servicepersonnel.
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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 5 - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1. Documentation & Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

UAD Documentation Overview

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Customer Support

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 2.Ampex ATR-102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mastering Tape Recorder

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Ampex ATR-102 Screenshots

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Operational Overview

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Primary Controls

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Secondary Controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Manual Calibration Procedure

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Manual Calibration Notes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Parameter Dependencies

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chapter 3.API 500 Series EQ Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Introduction

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API 500 Series EQ Collection Screenshots

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API 550A Controls

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API 560 Controls

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Historical Background

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Chapter 4.API Vision Console Channel Strip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Introduction

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API Vision Console Channel Strip Screenshot

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API Vision Console Channel Strip Controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Historical Background

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chapter 5. Cambridge EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Overview

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Cambridge EQ Screenshot

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Cambridge EQ Controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Low Cut / High Cut Filters

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

EQ Bands

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Parametric EQ

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Shelf EQ

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Chapter 6. Cooper Time Cube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Dual Mechanical Delay Line

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Cooper Time Cube Screenshot

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Design Overview

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Cooper Time Cube Controls

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Channel Controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Cooper Time Cube Hardware

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Chapter 7. CS-1 Channel Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Overview

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

EX-1 Equalizer and Compressor

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EX-1 Equalizer Controls

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EX-1 Compressor Controls

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EX-1M Overview

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DM-1 Delay Modulator

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

DM-1 Controls

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DM-1L

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

RS-1 Reflection Engine

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

RS-1 Controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Chapter 8. dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Overview

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

dbx 160 Screenshot

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

dbx 160 Controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Chapter 9. DreamVerb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Overview

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Signal Flow

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Resonance (Equalization) Panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Shape Panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Materials Panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Reflections Panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Reverberation Panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Positioning Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Levels Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Spatial Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

DreamVerb Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Preset Design Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Chapter 10. Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

FATSO Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

FATSO Functional Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

FATSO Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120


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Channel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Global Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

FATSO Sr. Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Chapter 11. EMT 140 Plate Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

EMT 140 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

EMT 140 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Reverb Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Stereo Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

EQ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Modulation Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Blend Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Chapter 12. EMT 250 Electronic Reverberator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

EMT 250 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Functional Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Program Mode Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Global Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Chapter 13. EP-34 Classic Tape Echo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

EP-34 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

EP-34 Tape Echo Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150EP-34 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

EP-34 Hardware History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Chapter 14. Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

The Gold Standard in Vintage Tube Limiters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Fairchild Plug-In Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Fairchild 670 Operational Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Fairchild 670 Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Fairchild Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Historical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Chapter 15. Harrison 32C EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Harrison 32C EQ Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Harrison 32C EQ and Harrison 32C SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Harrison 32C SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176


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Harrison 32C Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Chapter 16. Helios Type 69 Equalizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Helios Type 69 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Helios Type 69 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Helios 69 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Chapter 17. LA-3A Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

LA-3A Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

LA-3A Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Chapter 18. Lexicon 224 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Classic Digital Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Lexicon 224 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Operational Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Primary Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Hidden Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Program Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Chapter 19. Little Labs IBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Little Labs IBP Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Little Labs IBP Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Little Labs IBP Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Chapter 20. Little Labs VOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Bass Resonance Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Little Labs VOG Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210


Little Labs VOG Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Chapter 21. Manley Massive Passive EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Massive Passive Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Unusual EQ Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Massive Passive Mastering EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Standard vs. Mastering Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Massive Passive Band Controls.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Channel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Other Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223


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Massive Passive Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Notes from Manley Laboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Chapter 22. Moog Multimode Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Moog Filter Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Moog Filter Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Moog Filter SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Moog Filter Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Chapter 23. MXR Flanger/Doubler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Classic Electronic Flanging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

MXR Flanger/Doubler Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Operational Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

MXR Flanger/Doubler Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

MXR Flanger/Doubler Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Chapter 24. Neve 1073 Equalizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Neve 1073 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Neve 1073 and 1073SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Neve 1073SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Neve 1073 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Chapter 25. Neve 1081 Equalizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Neve 1081 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Neve 1081 and 1081SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Neve 1081SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Neve 1081 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Chapter 26. Neve 31102 Console EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Neve 31102 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Neve 31102 and 31102SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Neve 31102SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Neve 31102 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Chapter 27. Neve 33609 Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Neve 33609 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263


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Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Neve 33609 and 33609SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Compressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Other Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Neve 33609SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Neve 33609 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Chapter 28. Neve 88RS Channel Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Neve 88RS Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Neve 88RS Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Gate/Expander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Limiter/Compressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Cut Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Chapter 29. Ocean Way Studios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Dynamic Room Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Ocean Way Studios Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

What Is Ocean Way Studios? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Operational Overviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Modes Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Microphones Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Using Ocean Way Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Ocean Way Studios Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Display Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Master Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Master EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

The History of Ocean Way Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Chapter 30. Precision Buss Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Precision Buss Compressor Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Precision Buss Compressor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Chapter 31. Precision De-Esser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326


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Precision De-Esser Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Precision De-Esser Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Operating Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Chapter 32. Precision Enhancer Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Precision Enhancer Hz Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Precision Enhancer Hz Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Precision Enhancer Hz Usage Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Chapter 33. Precision Enhancer kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Precision Enhancer kHz Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Precision Enhancer kHz Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Chapter 34. Precision Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Precision Equalizer Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Precision Equalizer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Control Grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Band Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Precision Equalizer Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Chapter 35. Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Precision K-Stereo Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345


Blog Article by Bob Katz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Precision K-Stereo Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Ambience Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Ambience Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Mid/Side Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Output Gain Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Output Level Meters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Factory Preset Notes by Bob Katz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Chapter 36. Precision Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Precision Limiter Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Controls Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357


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Precision Limiter Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Precision Limiter Meters Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Precision Limiter Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Chapter 37. Precision Maximizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Precision Maximizer Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Precision Maximizer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Operating Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Precision Maximizer Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Chapter 38. Precision Multiband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Precision Multiband Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370Precision Multiband Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Band Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Band Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

EQ Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Frequency Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Dynamics Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Global Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Precision Multiband Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Chapter 39. Pultec Passive EQ Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Pultec Passive EQ Collection Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Pultec Plug-In Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386


Pultec EQP-1A Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Pultec MEQ-5 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Pultec HLF-3C Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Chapter 40. RealVerb Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

RealVerb Pro Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Spectral Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Resonance (Equalization). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408


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Morphing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

RealVerb Pro Preset Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

RealVerb Pro Preset List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

Chapter 41. Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Boss CE-1 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Boss CE-1 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Chapter 42. Roland Dimension D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Roland Dimension D Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Roland Dimension D Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

Chapter 43. Roland RE-201 Space Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Roland RE-201 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

Roland RE-201 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

Roland RE-201 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

Chapter 44. SPL Transient Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

SPL Transient Designer Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

SPL Transient Designer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

Acknowledgement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431

Chapter 45. SSL E Channel Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

Large Format Mix Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

SSL E Channel Strip Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436

SSL E Channel Strip Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436

Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

Compressor/Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

Gate/Expander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439

EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

Usage Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

Chapter 46. SSL G Bus Compressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Large Format Console Dynamics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449


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SSL G Bus Compressor Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

SSL G Bus Compressor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

General Usage Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452

Chapter 47. Studer A800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

Multichannel Tape Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

Studer A800 Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455


Primary Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458

Secondary Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

Studer A800 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467

Chapter 48. Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469

LA-2A Plug-In Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470


LA-2A Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473

Historical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475

Chapter 49. Trident A-Range EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

Trident A-Range EQ Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

Operational Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478Trident A-Range EQ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479

Trident A-Range Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481

Chapter 50. UA 1176 Classic Limiter Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483

History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483

UA 1176 Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484

1176 Plug-In Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485


1176 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489


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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 15 - Chapter 1: Documentation & Support

CHAPTER 1

Documentation & Support

UAD Documentation Overview

This section describes the various instructional and technical resources thatare available for installing, using, and troubleshooting UAD Powered Plug-Ins. Documentation for the product line is available in written, video, and on-line formats.

ReadMe The ReadMe contains information that may not be available in other loca-tions. Please review all the information in the ReadMe before installing or us-ing UAD Powered Plug-Ins. The ReadMe.rtf file is presented for viewing dur-ing the software installation process, and installed to:

Windows Start Menu>All Programs>UAD Powered Plug-Ins

Mac Startup Disk/Applications/Powered Plug-Ins Tools

OperationManuals

Documentation for UAD-2 and Powered Plug-Ins are separated by areas offunctionality, as described below. The user manuals are on the software disc,and also placed inside the Powered Plug-Ins Documentation folder on thehard drive during software installation.

All manuals are in PDF format. PDF files require a free PDF reader applicationsuch as Adobe Reader (Windows) or Preview (Mac).

UAD System Manual

The UAD System Manual is the complete operation manual for UAD function-ality and applies to the entire UAD product line. It contains detailed informa-tion about installing and configuring UAD devices, the UAD Meter & ControlPanel application, how to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins within a DAW, obtain-ing optional plug-in licenses at the UA online store, and more. It includes ev-erything about UAD except Apollo-specific information and individual UAD

Powered Plug-In descriptions.

UAD Plug-Ins Manual

The features and functionality of all the individual UAD Powered Plug-Ins is de-tailed in the UAD Plug-Ins Manual. Refer to this document to learn about theoperation, controls, and user interface of each plug-in.


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Direct Developers

UAD Powered Plug-Ins includes plug-ins from our Direct Developer partners.Documentation for these 3rd-party plug-ins are separate files that are writtenand provided by the plug-in developers themselves. The filenames for theseplug-ins are the same as the plug-in names.

Installed Locations

The UAD and Direct Developer manual files are copied to the hard drive bythe software installer to the following locations:

Windows Start Menu>All Programs>UAD Powered Plug-Ins>Documentation

Mac /Applications/Powered Plug-Ins Tools/Documentation

ManualConventions

UAD Powered Plug-Ins is a cross-platform solution for both Windows and Maccomputers. The UAD hardware device can be installed into either platform; itis the exact same hardware for both platforms. Operation of the plug-ins ispractically identical regardless of the host system platform and application.However, certain platform-specific instructions will differ according to the hostsystem you are using.

Platforms Instructions in this guide that are platform-specific are indicated with a head-ing in red letters. Instructions that are identical regardless of platform are notdifferentiated.

Windows Instructions specific to the Windows platform use this red Windows heading.Mac Instructions specific to the Mac platform use this red Mac heading.

UADNomenclature

Unless specified otherwise, for descriptive purposes within this manual,UAD-2 means all UAD-2 family products (SOLO, DUO, QUAD, OCTO,UAD-2 Satellite, and Apollo audio interface).

Screen Shots Screenshots in this manual may be taken from the Windows and/or Mac ver-sion of the software, and are used interchangeably when the content and

functionality of the screenshot is the same on both platforms. Slight variationsin the appearance of a screenshot between operating systems are inevitable.

When the content of and function of the software represented in a screenshotis identical on both platforms, no differentiation is made in the screenshot title.If there is a significant difference between platforms, screenshots from bothplatforms are included.


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OnlineDocumentation

The technical support pages on our website offer a wealth of helpful informa-tion that is not included in the documentation contained within the softwarebundle. Please visit our support pages for important technical information in-cluding the latest release notes, host application notes, and more. The mainUAD Powered Plug-Ins support website is:

Support Website www.uaudio.com/support/uad

Videos Our support website contains many helpful videos that explain how to installUAD hardware and software, register and authorize the products, obtain op-tional plug-ins, and more:

www.uaudio.com/videos

Blog Our online magazine is published regularly and contains lots of useful and in-teresting information. How-to pages, artist/producer/engineer interviews,

support Q & A, detailed scientific notes, and other fascinating articles makethe Webzine a great place to routinely visit:

www.uaudio.com/blog

Users Forum The unofficial UAD Powered Plug-Ins users forum, for the exchange of tips andinformation, is on the world wide web at:

www.uadforum.com
http://www.uaudio.com/support/uadhttp://www.uaudio.com/videoshttp://www.uaudio.com/webzinehttp://www.studionu.com/uadforumshttp://www.uaudio.com/blog/cat/videoshttp://www.uaudio.com/webzinehttp://www.studionu.com/uadforumshttp://www.uaudio.com/bloghttp://www.studionu.com/uadforumshttp://www.uaudio.com/support/uadhttp://www.uadforum.com/forum.phphttp://www.uaudio.com/videos


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Customer Support

Customer support is provided by Universal Audio staff to all registered UADPowered Plug-Ins users.

Support Hours Our support specialists are available to assist you via email and telephone

during our normal business hours, which are from 9am to 5pm, Mondaythrough Friday, Pacific Standard Time.

Phone Support Customer Service & Technical SupportUSA toll-free: +1-877-698-2834International: +1-831-440-1176

Online Support To request online support, please visit our support page, then click the Sub-mit Support Ticket button to create a help ticket:

www.uaudio.com/support/uad

Factory Address Universal Audio, Inc.4585 Scotts Valley DriveScotts Valley, CA 95066-4517USA

Main Website www.uaudio.com

Feedback Your feedback on the performance and features of UAD Powered Plug-Ins is

very important to us. Please send your comments and suggestions to us. Com-ments (not technical support issues) may be sent to [email protected].
http://www.uaudio.com/my/support/index.php?pg=requesthttp://www.uaudio.com/mailto:[email protected]://www.uaudio.com/http://www.uaudio.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.uaudio.com/http://www.uaudio.com/my/support/index.php?pg=request


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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 19 - Chapter 2: Ampex ATR-102

CHAPTER 2

Ampex ATR-102

Mastering Tape Recorder

It's Not a Record Until it's Mastered on an Ampex Tape Machine.

For more than three decades, the two-channel Ampex ATR-102 MasteringTape Recorder has turned music recordings into records. With its cohesivesound, punch, and ability to provide subtle-to-deep tape saturation and color,the Ampex ATR-102 is a fixture in major recording and mastering studios and is considered by many engineers to be the best-sounding tape machinefor final mixdown. The perfect complement to the workhorse Studer 800 Mul-

tichannel Tape Recorder, the Ampex ATR-102 plug-in can provide the finalanalog polish on your music, turning songs into albums.

Impeccably modeled in the renowned UAD engineering tradition and in-corporating presets from noted Ampex ATR-102 users Chuck Ainlay, RichardDodd, Buddy Miller, Mike Poole, and more the Ampex ATR-102 MasteringTape Recorder plug-in emulation for UAD-2 faithfully replicates the unique dy-namics, frequency response, and saturation characteristics of the originalhardware. Scrutinized and fully authenticated by the Ampex Corporation, thesound of the Ampex ATR-102 plug-in for UAD-2 is virtually indistinguishable

from its analog cousin.

History Introduced in 1976, the Ampex ATR-102 2-Track Tape Recorder was anear-instant hit, thanks to its revolutionary servo-controlled reel motors andcapstan, which provided smooth, continuous tape tension and handling. Thelarge capstan, and absence of pinch rollers, provided nearly non-existentspeed drift and ultra-low flutter. The clever ATR-102 design allowed users tochange out heads and guides in mere minutes, with a 1 head being a verypopular hot-rod modification in more recent years especially when run-ning at 15 IPS (inches per second). The ATRs role in modern recording historyis so prevalent, that it would be easier to list classic albums that werentmixeddown on this machine, rather than to try to list all those that were.

All visual and aural references to the Ampex Product and all use of Ampexs trademarks are being

made with written permission from Ampex Corporation. Any references to third party tape formula-

tions are used solely for identification and do not imply any endorsement by, or affiliation with, any

tape manufacturer.


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Ampex ATR-102 Screenshots

Figure 1. The UAD Ampex ATR-102 plug-in window

Figure 2. Ampex ATR-102 secondary controls in open mode


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Famous TapeSound

The UAD Ampex ATR-102 provides all of the original units desirable analogsweetness. Like magnetic tape, users can dial in a clean sound, or just theright amount of harmonic saturation.

Mixdown TapeDeck

The primary purpose of the UAD Ampex ATR-102 is to obtain tape mixdownsonics within the DAW environment. To obtain the classic tape mixdownsound, instantiate the plug-in as the last insert on the output bus, after otherprocessing is applied (or possibly as the second-to-last insert, before abrick-wall processor such as the (UAD Precision Limiter). Of course, creativenon-standard results can be obtained by placing the Ampex ATR-102 inany channel insert or on busses in a send/return configuration.

Multiple TapeTypes

The UAD Ampex ATR-102 models seven popular magnetic tape formulas.Each type has its own subtle sonic variation, distortion onset, and tape com-

pression characteristics. The tape types that can be selected depend on theactive tape speed and head type; all tape types are not available for all tapespeeds and head types. Lower fidelity types are included to facilitate moresignal coloration options.

Multiple TapeHeads

The original hardware machine was manufactured with an interchangeablehead block system which enabled the system to be quickly converted to use ei-ther 1/4 or 1/2 tape stock by simply swapping out the heads and recali-brating the electronics. As track width increases, subtle improvements to sta-bility, fidelity, and noise become apparent. A popular custom aftermarket

tape head is available which enables the use of 1 tape stock, enabling evenhigher fidelity with its greater track widths. All three tape head widths are ac-curately modeled and selectable in the UAD Ampex ATR-102.

Multiple TapeSpeeds

All four tape speeds in the original hardware are modeled in the UAD AmpexATR-102. Speeds of 3.75, 7.5, 15, and 30 inches per second (IPS) are avail-able. Each speed provides distinct frequency shift, head bump, and distortioncharacteristics. Higher speeds have higher fidelity; 3.75 IPS has a distinc-tively lo fi character.

MultipleCalibrationLevels

Tape machines can be setup with different calibration levels, which entails set-ting unity gain from input through output based on the magnetic flux (amountof magnetic field) of a given tape formulation. Different calibration levels pro-vide different tape response characteristics for a given level into the recorder.Four selectable calibration levels are available in the UAD Ampex ATR-102.


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Ancillary Noises Tape recorders have inherent signal noises that are a by-product of the elec-tro-mechanical nature of the machine. While undesirable tape system noiseis historically considered a negative and was an attribute that pushed thetechnical envelope for better machine design and tape formulas (and ulti-mately, noiseless digital recorders), noise is still an ever-present character-istic of the sound of using tape and tape machines.

The UAD Ampex ATR-102 models the hum, hiss, wow, flutter, and crosstalkcharacteristics of the original hardware. These noise components can be in-dividually disabled, adjusted, and/or exaggerated for creative purposes(even though the servo-controlled, direct-drive capstan tape transport of theoriginal hardware provides excellent wow and flutter specifications).

ModeledTransformer

The original hardware was manufactured with isolation transformers, whichcan color the signal. A common modification to the hardware tape machineeliminates the transformers from the signal path to produce a (subjectively)cleaner sound. UAD Ampex ATR-102 simulates the behavior of the trans-formers in the hardware circuit, and can be optionally disabled in the plug-in,providing both sonic options.

Tape Delay A popular application of multi-head tape recorders is to employ them for slap-back tape echo effects. If the machine is running in record mode but the re-corded signal is monitored from the repro head (as opposed to the synchead), the physical space between these two heads results in a short delay be-tween the signal sent to the recorder and the monitored signal. When thesesignals are combined with mixer routings, the classic slapback echo is mani-

fest. The UAD Ampex ATR-102 implements the ability to reproduce this classiceffect with a simple set of controls, and expands the capabilities by extendingthe available delay times beyond what is possible in the physical realm.

AutomaticCalibration

The ability of a magnetic tape recorder, which has inherently non-linear re-sponse characteristics, to accurately reproduce an audio signal with a mini-mum of noise and distortion requires precise adjustments to the system elec-tronics. The calibration settings are based on the current tape speed,formulation, emphasis EQ, and tape width. The hardware must be meticu-lously re-adjusted each time a different tape, speed, emphasis EQ, or head

width is used (and for system wear and drift, even if these variables are notchanged). UAD Ampex ATR-102 has an automatic calibration feature thattunes all calibration electronics with a single button.


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Low Level Tuning Even though automatic calibration is available, the individual controls that ad-just calibration are exposed for sonic manipulation. Playback EQ, record(tape) EQ, and record bias can easily be altered for manual calibrationand/or creative purposes.

ManualCalibration Tools

UAD Ampex ATR-102 includes the full suite of tools required to manually cal-

ibrate the recorder. Manual calibration tools are provided so expert users cancalibrate the system to their preferred methods for obtaining desired results.The manual calibration tools consist of a tone generator (with multiple testtones and levels), a distortion meter with digital readouts, and a full suite ofMagnetic Reference Laboratory (MRL) alignment tapes, which are used to cal-ibrate playback electronics.

Mono/StereoOperation

While the UAD Ampex ATR-102 is a true stereo processor designed primarilyfor use in stereo-in/stereo-out configurations, it will also operate inmono-in/stereo-out and mono-in/mono-out modes.

When used in a mono-in/stereo-out configuration, the mono input signal issent to both channels of the processor, which can then be adjusted indepen-dently. When used in a mono-in/mono-out configuration, adjusting any left orright control will change both the left and right controls (the left/right controlsare always linked in mono mode).

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