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Contents Part 1: Plug-ins 77 Quan Jr. Part 3: MX4 Multi-synth 78 Reverb 7 Audio Effects Plug-ins 78 Reverse 139 About MX4 78 Ring Modulator 7 Overview 80 RXT 145 QuickStart Guide 8 Channel configurations 80 SMPTE-Z 8 Common settings 147 MX4 Tutorial 81 Soloist 10 ACE-30 147 Overview 82 Sonic Modulator 11 Analog Chorus 147 Load the tutorial preset 85 Spatial Maximizer 11 Analog Delay 147 Enable an oscillator 86 Springamabob 12 Analog Flanger 147 Adjust a parameter 87 Subkick 13 Analog Phaser 148 Modulate OSC1 symmetry 88 Tremolo 13 Auto Pan 148 Contextual menus 89 Trigger 14 Bass Manager (surround only) 149 Use a wavetable 90 Trim 15 Calibration 150 Apply multiple modulation sources 91 Tube Wailer 16 Chorus 150 Enable a filter 92 Tuner 17 Clear Pebble 151 Add a second filter 93 Über Tube 17 Custom ’59 152 Mixing and effects 93 Wah Pedal 19 D Plus 152 Congratulations! 19 DC Notch 153 The MX4 Window 20 De-Esser Part 2: Instruments 153 Overview 21 Delay 154 The disclosure buttons 24 Delta Fuzz 97 Instrument Plug-ins 155 Presets 24 Diamond Drive 97 Overview 156 File 25 Dynamic Equalizer 97 BassLine 157 Master section 27 Dynamics 98 PolySynth 160 Status 28 Dyna-Squash 99 Nanosampler 160 Oscillators 28 Echo 102 Modulo 165 Filters 29 Ensemble Chorus 113 Model 12 167 Envelopes 30 eVerb 117 MX4 168 LFOs 32 Flanger 118 Proton 170 Modulation 32 Hardware Insert 121 MIDI Control of instrument settings 174 Mods 33 Hi-Top Booster 180 Mixer 33 Intelligent Noise Gate 133 MOTU Instruments Soundbank 181 Effects 34 Invert Phase 133 Overview 183 Random 35 Live Room B 133 How it works 185 Modifier key shortcuts 37 Live Room G 133 Downloading the soundbank 185 Contextual menus 133 Activating the soundbank 38 Live Stage 187 Five Things To Know About MX4 39 MasterWorks Compressor 134 Installing UVIWorkstation 42 MasterWorks EQ 134 Accessing sounds 189 MX4 Troubleshooting 49 MasterWorks FET-76 135 A quick tour of UVIWorkstation 189 Overview 50 MasterWorks Gate 136 Soundbank preset list 189 MX4 FAQ 52 MasterWorks Leveler 190 Conserving CPU resources 56 MasterWorks Limiter 191 General troubleshooting 60 MegaSynth 191 MIDI troubleshooting 63 MicroG and MicroB 192 Audio troubleshooting 64 MS Decoder 192 Preventing Catastrophe 64 MultiFuzz 192 Technical support 65 Multimode Filter 66 ParaEQ Part 4: Appendices 68 Pattern Gate 69 Phaser 197 69 Plate Glossary 70 PreAmp-1 201 MOTU Instrument presets 72 Precision Delay 235 MX4 NRPN Mapping 74 ProVerb 239 Index III IV Part 1 Plug-ins CHAPTER 1 Audio Effects Plug-ins OVERVIEW Live Room G. 37 Digital Performer includes a variety of audio effects Live Stage . 38 plug-ins. The following sections discuss the MasterWorks Compressor. 39 settings for each individual effect. MasterWorks EQ . 42 MasterWorks FET-76 . 49 For general information about audio effects plug- MasterWorks Gate . 50 ins, see chapter 75, “Audio Effects Processing” MasterWorks Leveler . 52 (page 871) in the DP User Guide. MasterWorks Limiter . 56 MegaSynth. 60 Channel configurations. .8 MicroG and MicroB. 63 Common settings. 8 MS Decoder . 64 MultiFuzz. 64 ACE-30. 10 Multimode Filter . 65 Analog Chorus. 11 ParaEQ . 66 Analog Delay . 11 Pattern Gate. 68 Analog Flanger . 12 Phaser. 69 Analog Phaser . 13 Plate. 69 Auto Pan. 13 PreAmp-1 . 70 Bass Manager (surround only) . 14 Precision Delay. 72 Calibration. 15 ProVerb . 74 Chorus . 16 Quan Jr. 77 Clear Pebble . 17 Reverb . 78 Custom ’59. 17 Reverse. 78 D Plus . 19 Ring Modulator . 78 DC Notch . 19 RXT. 80 De-Esser . 20 SMPTE-Z . 80 Delay . 21 Soloist. 81 Delta Fuzz . 24 Sonic Modulator . 82 Diamond Drive . 24 Spatial Maximizer . 85 Dynamic Equalizer. 25 Springamabob . 86 Dynamics . 27 Subkick . 87 Dyna-Squash . 28 Tremolo . 88 Echo . ..