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• Channel G - The Complete Console
• Analog Channel - The Complete Analog Experience
• CompressorBank - The Complete Compressor
• FilterBank - Every EQ ever Made
• MC2000 - The Complete Multi-Band Compressor
• Chrome Tone - Performance Effects
• Synthesizer One - Total Sound Synthesis

The Complete Console

Channel G offers a complete suite of four compelling dynamic tools; an adjustable knee compressor, brick wall limiter, expander, and gate. In addition, the dynamics section provides a separate set of switchable filters (identical to those found in the EQ) which can be placed inline with the EQ filters for slopes up to 48 dB/oct.

The channel-strip style configuration called G Console combines the functionality of G Dynamics and G Equalizer into a single Plug-In. In this configuration, Channel G can faithfully reproduce both the response and control calibrations of the most sought after analog mixing desks. These models are easily accessed directly from the console selector in the G Equalizer section and the knee control in the G Dynamics section.

Channel G also introduces a fully featured 5.1 surround compressor grouped into four compression sets; LR, C, LsRs, and LFE. These 'comp sets' can be individually linked or grouped for the entire 5.1 mix.

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The Complete Analog Experience

Analog Channel gives the user complete control of analog gain staging (AC1), and analog tape and tape machines (AC2).

AC1

Analog Channel's AC1 is a "class A" gain stage - the premium amplification design in the analog world for audio production. AC1 gives control over many parameters previously unavailable to the common user. This flexibility allows for a number of ways to improve a mix.

Pure digital tracks can suffer from harsh digital clipping. AC1 acts as a 'digital pre-amp' allowing even excessive amounts of gain without digital distortion. A drive control determines where the audio 'sits' in the saturation/compression region, and even the attack and release times of the distortion character are adjustable. And AC1 is the most efficient McDSP plug-In ever - up to 24 mono channels or 16 stereo channels on a single MIX dsp chip. Place it across the entire mix to create a custom analog console.

The Analog Channel Emulator AC1 plug-In is an analog amplifier, or analog channel. Instead of allowing the user to drive signal levels into digital clipping at 0 dB, the AC1 plug-In provides gentle, continuous soft-limiting/compression (or saturation pending the attack/release times), at a signal level selected by the user. AC1 can be used as a creative tool to smooth/warm-up digital tracks and provide otherwise unavailable analog character to a digital system. Even the sound of large analog mixing consoles can be closely matched using the AC1 plug-In.

AC2

The Analog Channel Emulator AC2 plug-In is an emulator of the most popular analog tape machines (and tape mediums) known to the professional audio recording industry. Playback systems from Studer, Otari, MCI, Ampex, Sony, and Tascam are available in a single 'reproducer' (*). Modern and vintage tape formulations, IEC standards, and tape saturation release (not found on any other 'reproducer') round out the control section of the world's most flexible tape playback/recorder.

Standard tape machine parameters such as bias, playback speed, and IEC1/2 equalization are provided. Control well beyond the limits of the 'reel-world' devices includes adjustable low frequency roll off and head bump - independent of playback speed. You can select from several playback head types.

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The Complete Compressor

CompressorBank gives the user complete control of dynamic compression. Common controls such as Output (make-up gain), Threshold, Compression (Ratio), Attack, and Release are provided. Non-standard Knee and Bite controls allow unique and unprecedented articulation of compression characteristics. Multiple peak detection circuit types provide flexibility only previously achieved by owning different compression units. Side chain support, side chain or in-line pre-filtering, and a static/dynamic EQ section (post compression) round out the signal processing capabilities of an already very capable compressor.

In addition to the standard Threshold and Compression (Ratio) controls, the actual shape and response of the compression curve can be adjusted with the Knee and Bite controls. Knee softens the compression curve, creating a smoother response. Bite gives the compressor the ability to allow signal transients to pass uncompressed, while the overall compression response is unchanged. These controls allow the user to emulate repsonses of their favorite vintage gear.

Using the same technology as our popular FilterBank Plug-In (including analog satuartion modeling), this static/dynamic parametric EQ section can be applied to the compressor output, making possible effects such as signal enhancement, noise reduction, and harmonic distortion.

CB4 is a collection of specific classic high-end compressors and modelers developed the McDSP engineering team. Included are emulations of the Teletronix LA2A, the dbx 165, the Neve 2254E/33609, the UREI 1176LN (blackface, including the '44' setting), and other classic high-end compressors and limiters.

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Every EQ ever Made

FilterBank is not just another great sounding EQ - it's every EQ ever made in one plug-In. FilterBank achieves this lofty claim through its unique design philosophy: give the user maximum control. All critical equalizer and filter design parameters are totally user adjustable. FilterBank can emulate any EQ: tube driven or solid-state, vintage or modern, fat or thin. Or FilterBank can be used to create a distinct custom EQ.

FilterBank gives you the most power and flexibility to emulate any other EQ or create your own custom EQ. We give the maximum independent controls available to the user to define the EQ response curve.

Only FilterBank gives you independent control of Frequency, Gain, Peak, Slope, and Dip. No other EQ gives you so many controls and allows as much flexibility (largest range) of these controls. Peak, Slope, and Dip are 3 of the critical design parameters that define the response curves of shelving EQs. By adjusting these values, you can emulate the response curve of any shelving EQ ever made.

The FilterBank presets are inspired by EQs such as the Neve 1084™, Avalon 2055™, GML 8200™, Manley™ and Pultec™.

This one engineering tool can easily replace thousands of dollars of expensive and hard to find hardware.

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The Complete Multi-Band Compressor

The MC2000 is a high-end, multi-band compressor Plug-In designed to emulate any other compressor or create custom compressors, in two, three, and four band configurations. Imagine a three-band stereo compressor with a dbx165 on the low-band, the Neve 33609C on the mid-band, and a Teletronix LA2A on the high-band. These kinds of configurations, nearly impossible previously, are only presets away in the MC2000 plug-In. The addition of simultaneous metering of band inputs/outputs, compression gains, and final output, crossover and compression curve displays, automation of every control, and the ability to recall it instantly with a single preset make the MC2000 the multi-band compressor for the next millennium.

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Performance Effects

The Chrome Tone collection of effects includes distortion, compression, gating, chorus, flange, EQ, wah, tremolo, spring reverb and tape delay effect. These are all designed with sonic flexibility for a myriad of applications from guitar, keyboards, drums and even voice. Chrome Tone brings the world of custom guitar amps, boutique outboard gear and pedal effects inside your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).

A Look at the Chrome Tone Amp Configuration

The Chrome Tone Amp has six distortion modes for everything from light grit to full shred. Distortion Drive, Type, and Frequency controls allow fine tuning of the distortion tone. The Amp also includes a full featured noise gate, compression and sustain circuits, low cut filters, shelving and parametric EQ, a guitar cabinet simulator (great for direct recording), and a reverb.

• Six distortion modes for light to heavy distortion. Distortion Drive types include various gain staging (Narrow, Wide, and Low), as well as many filter types for manual wah and other special effects.
• Fully programmable Gate to remove unwanted signal. Very useful for noise reduction in the signal path, particularly when large amounts of distortion are selected. New in version 1.3, the input section now boasts a full featured pre with more low end and several selectable Pre responses.
• Compression and sustain circuits to augment the recorded performance. This section can also increase the overall signal level in the Distortion section.
• High pass filtering, shelving and parametric EQ.
• Several new cabinet models and direct modes are now available in version 1.3.
• Spring reverb.
  

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Total Sound Synthesis

One is a high-end soft-synth designed to maximize sonic creation and manipulation. Many sound sculpting techniques are included - wavetable, FM, AM, Ring modulation, additive, and subtractive synthesis.

Overview

Synthesizer One combines many sound creation techniques into a single software plug-In including wavetable, FM, AM, Ring modulation, additive and subtractive synthesis methods. External audio can be processed and combined with synthesized sounds. Oscillator, filter, LFO, and envelope signals can be routed to multiple modulation targets. Two wavetable oscillators (three waves per voice) allow unprecedented manipulation of waveform data.

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