Audio Plug-Ins Guide Version 10.3 Legal Notices This guide is copyrighted ©2012 by Avid Technology, Inc., (hereafter “Avid”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Avid. 003, 96 I/O, 96i I/O, 192 Digital I/O, 192 I/O, 888|24 I/O, 882|20 I/O, 1622 I/O, 24-Bit ADAT Bridge I/O, AudioSuite, Avid, Avid DNA, Avid Mojo, Avid Unity, Avid Unity ISIS, Avid Xpress, AVoption, Axiom, Beat Detective, Bomb Factory, Bruno, C|24, Command|8, Control|24, D-Command, D-Control, D-Fi, D-fx, D-Show, D-Verb, DAE, Digi 002, DigiBase, DigiDelivery, Digidesign, Digidesign Audio Engine, Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction, Digidesign TDM Bus, DigiDrive, DigiRack, DigiTest, DigiTranslator, DINR, DV Toolkit, EditPack, Eleven, HD Core, HD I/O, HD MADI, HD OMNI, HD Process, Hybrid, Impact, Interplay, LoFi, M-Audio, MachineControl, Maxim, Mbox, MediaComposer, MIDI I/O, MIX, MultiShell, Nitris, OMF, OMF Interchange, PRE, ProControl, Pro Tools, Pro Tools|HD, QuickPunch, Recti-Fi, Reel Tape, Reso, Reverb One, ReVibe, RTAS, Sibelius, Smack!, SoundReplacer, Sound Designer II, Strike, Structure, SYNC HD, SYNC I/O, Synchronic, TL Aggro, TL AutoPan, TL Drum Rehab, TL Everyphase, TL Fauxlder, TL In Tune, TL MasterMeter, TL Metro, TL Space, TL Utilities, Transfuser, Trillium Lane Labs, Vari-Fi, Velvet, X-Form, and XMON are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. Xpand! is Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product features, specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change without notice. Guide Part Number 9329-65246-00 REV A 09/12 Documentation Feedback At Avid, we are always looking for ways to improve our documentation. If you have comments, corrections, or suggestions regarding our documentation, email us at [email protected]. Contents Part I Introduction to Pro Tools Plug-Ins Chapter 1. Audio Plug-Ins Overview . 3 Avid Audio Plug-Ins . 3 Plug-In Formats . 7 Using Plug-Ins in Pro Tools . 8 Conventions Used in Pro Tools Documentation . 8 System Requirements and Compatibility for Plug-Ins . 9 Contents of the Boxed Version of Your Plug-In . 9 About www.avid.com . 9 Chapter 2. Installing Plug-Ins . 11 Plug-Ins Included with Pro Tools. 11 Factory-Installed VENUE Plug-Ins . 11 Updating Older Plug-Ins . 11 Using Pro Tools Plug-Ins with Avid Media Composer . 12 Installing Plug-Ins for Pro Tools . 12 Installing Plug-Ins for VENUE Systems . 12 Authorizing Paid Plug-Ins . 12 Removing Plug-Ins for Pro Tools . 14 Removing Plug-Ins for VENUE Systems . 14 Contents iii Part II EQ Plug-Ins Chapter 3. AIR Kill EQ. 17 Kill EQ Controls . 17 Chapter 4. EQ III. 19 EQ III Configurations . 19 Adjusting EQ III Controls . 20 EQ III I/O Controls. 22 EQ III EQ Band Controls . 23 EQ III Frequency Graph Display. 25 7 Band EQ III . 26 2–4 Band EQ III . 31 1 Band EQ III . 32 Chapter 5. JOEMEEK VC5 Meequalizer. 35 JOEMEEK Meequalizer Controls . 35 Chapter 6. Pultec Plug-Ins . 37 Pultec EQP-1A . 37 Pultec EQH-2 . 38 Pultec MEQ-5 . 39 Part III Dynamics Plug-Ins Chapter 7. BF-2A . 43 BF-2A Controls . 44 BF-2A Tips and Tricks. 45 Chapter 8. BF-3A . 47 BF-3A Controls . 47 BF-3A Tips and Tricks. 48 Chapter 9. BF76 . 49 BF76 Controls. 49 BF76 Tips and Tricks . 50 iv Audio Plug-Ins Guide Chapter 10. Channel Strip . 51 Sections and Panes . 52 Input . 54 Output. 55 FX Chain . 56 Dynamics . 56 EQ/Filters . 62 Chapter 11. Dynamics III . 67 Dynamics III Shared Features and Controls. 67 Compressor/Limiter III . 70 Expander/Gate III. 73 De-Esser III . 76 Dynamics III Side-Chain Input. 78 Chapter 12. Fairchild Plug-Ins. 83 Fairchild 660 . ..