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Contents 5 Audio Effects Plug-ins 61 MicroG and MicroB 5 Overview 62 MS Decoder 6 Channel configurations 62 MultiFuzz 6 Common settings 63 Multimode Filter 8 ACE-30 64 ParaEQ 9 Analog Chorus 66 Pattern Gate 9 Analog Delay 67 Phaser 10 Analog Flanger 67 Plate 11 Analog Phaser 68 PreAmp-1 11 Auto Pan 70 Precision Delay 12 Bass Manager (surround only) 72 ProVerb 13 Calibration 75 Quan Jr. 14 Chorus 76 Reverb 15 Clear Pebble 76 Reverse 15 Custom ’59 76 Ring Modulator 17 D Plus 78 RXT 17 DC Notch 78 SMPTE-Z 18 De-Esser 79 Soloist 19 Delay 80 Sonic Modulator 22 Delta Fuzz 83 Spatial Maximizer 22 Diamond Drive 84 Springamabob 23 Dynamic Equalizer 85 Subkick 25 Dynamics 86 Tremolo 26 Dyna-Squash 87 Trigger 26 Echo 88 Trim 27 Ensemble Chorus 89 Tube Wailer 28 eVerb 90 Tuner 30 Flanger 91 Über Tube 30 Hardware Insert 91 Wah Pedal 31 Hi-Top Booster 93 Instrument Plug-ins 31 Intelligent Noise Gate 93 Overview 32 Invert Phase 93 BassLine 33 Live Room B 94 PolySynth 35 Live Room G 95 Nanosampler 36 Live Stage 98 Modulo 37 MasterWorks Compressor 109 Model 12 40 MasterWorks EQ 113 MX4 47 MasterWorks FET-76 114 Proton 48 MasterWorks Gate 117 MIDI Control of instrument settings 50 MasterWorks Leveler 54 MasterWorks Limiter 129 Index 58 MegaSynth III IV CHAPTER 1 Audio Effects Plug-ins OVERVIEW Live Room G. 35 Digital Performer includes a variety of audio effects Live Stage . 36 plug-ins. The following sections discuss the MasterWorks Compressor. 37 settings for each individual effect. MasterWorks EQ . 40 MasterWorks FET-76 . 47 For general information about audio effects plug- MasterWorks Gate . 48 ins, see chapter 72, “Audio Effects Processing” MasterWorks Leveler . 50 (page 841) in the DP User Guide. MasterWorks Limiter . 54 MegaSynth. 58 Channel configurations. .6 MicroG and MicroB. 61 Common settings. 6 MS Decoder . 62 MultiFuzz. 62 ACE-30. 8 Multimode Filter . 63 Analog Chorus. 9 ParaEQ . 64 Analog Delay . 9 Pattern Gate. 66 Analog Flanger . 10 Phaser. 67 Analog Phaser . 11 Plate. 67 Auto Pan. 11 PreAmp-1 . 68 Bass Manager (surround only) . 12 Precision Delay. 70 Calibration. 13 ProVerb . 72 Chorus . 14 Quan Jr. 75 Clear Pebble . 15 Reverb . 76 Custom ’59. 15 Reverse. 76 D Plus . 17 Ring Modulator . 76 DC Notch . 17 RXT. 78 De-Esser . 18 SMPTE-Z . 78 Delay . 19 Soloist. 79 Delta Fuzz . 22 Sonic Modulator . 80 Diamond Drive . 22 Spatial Maximizer . 83 Dynamic Equalizer. 23 Springamabob . 84 Dynamics . 25 Subkick . 85 Dyna-Squash . 26 Tremolo . 86 Echo . 26 Trigger . 87 Ensemble Chorus . 27 Trim . 88 eVerb . ..