A professional guide to audio plug-ins and virtual instruments / Mike Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Mike, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques.

Sound.

Computer music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (653 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Audio plug-ins and virtual instruments

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you are an audio professional needing a complete reference to the complex world of plug-ins and virtual instruments, look no further. Mike Collins, author of Pro Tools for Music Production, has meticulously surveyed the scene, showing what's available and how they integrate into the various host platforms. The book explains the differences between TDM, RTS, MAS and VST plug-ins, how they can be used with different MIDI + Audio programs and shows the range of options available. It also explains virtual instruments and how these can be used as either plug-ins or stand alone products. A must

Contents:

A Professional Guide to Audio Plug-ins and Virtual Instruments; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Overview; Pro Tools plug-in types; TDM; Pro Tools HD TDM systems; AudioSuite; RTAS; HTDM; MOTU Audio System (MAS) plug-ins for Digital Performer; VST plug-ins; Logic Audio plug-ins; Windows plug-ins; Managing plug-ins; Freeing up your DSP resources; In summary; 2 Optional Digidesign Plug-ins; Reverb One; D-Verb; DPP-1; DINR; Broadband Noise Reduction; In action; Hum Removal; Summary; Maxim; Bruno/Reso; Sound Replacer; D-FI; Lo-Fi; Sci-Fi; Recti-Fi; Vari-Fi

D-FXD-FX Chorus; D-FX Flanger; D-FX Multi-Tap Delay; D-FX Ping-Pong Delay; D-FX D-Verb; Chapter summary; 3 Digidesign-distributed Plug-ins; Focusrite D2; The D2 plug-in vs the Red 2 hardware; Focusrite D3; Line 6 Amp Farm; Line 6 Echo Farm; Aphex Aural Exciter; Aphex Big Bottom; Orange Vocoder; Lexicon LexiVerb; Drawmer Dynamics for TDM; The Expander module; The Gate module; The Key controls; The Noise Gate; The Compressor; Summary; Chapter summary; 4 Digidesign Virtual Instruments; Access Virus; Soft SampleCell; Setting up SoftSampleCell; Samples, Instruments and Banks

Assigning audio outputsSetting up the MIDI; Instrument menu; Sample Map window; Loop window; SampleCell Modulators window; Matrix Modulation window; Trackers window; Envelope window; Miscellaneous Parameters window; Using Soft SampleCell with ProTools; Koblo Studio9000; Chapter summary; 5 Third-party Plug-ins; Sony Oxford OXF-R3 EQ; Sony Oxford GML 8200 option; Native Instruments Spektral Delay; DUY; DUY Max TDM; DUY Shape TDM; DUY Wide TDM; DUY DaD Valve TDM; DUY DaD Tape TDM; DUY ReDSPider; DUY DSPider; DUY SynthSpider; Metric Halo; Channel Strip; SpectraFoo TDM; Wave Mechanics; UltraTools

Pure PitchPitch Doctor; Sound Blender; Pitch Blender; Time Blender; Speed; Simple control panel; Calculator control panel; Graphical control panel; In action; In conclusion; Serato Pitch 'n Time 2; The Tempo section; The Length section; The Pitch section; Preferences panel; The 'Bottom Line'; GRM Tools; Volume 1: Doppler, Comb Filter, EQ, Shuffling; Comb Filter; Equalizer; Doppler; Shuffling; Volume 2: Band Pass, Delay 24, Freezing, Pitch Accum; Band Pass; Delay 24; Freezing; Pitch Accum; Apogee MasterTools; Cool Stuff Labs Generator X; McDSP; FilterBank; Band-stop and band-pass filters

Shelving equalizationParametric equalization; Low and high pass filters; CompressorBank; CB1, CB2, CB3; MC2000; AC1 Analog Channel Emulation; AC2 Analog Tape Emulation; Antares; Infinity Looping Tools; MDT Multiband Dynamics Tool; JVP Jupiter Voice Processor; Antares Auto-Tune; Auto-Tune 1.0; Auto-Tune 3; Antares Microphone Modeler; Arboretum; Hyperprism; Hyperprism 2.5; Hyperprism-TDM; Hyperprism Plug-in Pack 2.5; Hyperprism-MMP; Hyperprism-DAS; Hyperprism-VST; Hyperprism VST effects; Realizer Pro; Ray Gun; Harmony; Harmony tutorial; Ionizer; Ionizer tutorial; Compatibility; Chapter summary

6 Waves

Notes:

"An imprint of Elsevier"--Verso of t. p.

ISBN:

9786611012557

9781136117428

1136117423

9781281012555

1281012556

9781429483315

1429483318

9780080497846

0080497845

OCLC:

476066926