Waves Q-Clone manual

W a v es Q-Clone EQ Sampling System Waves Q-Clone Manual 1[...]

Introduction You own a great sounding hardware EQ. It sounds great. It feels good. You know just how to “tweak” the knobs to get the sound that you are looking for. But perhaps you can’t afford to buy 97 more hardware EQs for every one of the 98 tracks in your current mix! Even if you could, wouldn’t it be like a dream come true if you coul[...]

B EHIND THE S CENES The Q-Capture component sends a conti nuous test signal (routed to the audio card output) to the i nput of the EQ-device that is being cloned. Only a fraction of a second later, the output of that device (routed to the audio card input) is returned to the input of the Q-Capture component. Waves Q-Clone Manual 3 Diagram 1[...]

Once the test-signal returns from the dev ice, it is analyzed and loaded into the Q- Clone component as an impulse-response. This happens several times per second so that the EQ-settings of the dev ice are well tracked by the cloned EQ. As long as the Q-Clone is in ‘Capture’ m ode, it keeps on tracking the EQ-settings of the device. When the Q-[...]

Q-Capture Component The Q-capture sends a test signal from it s output that is intended to be fed back into its own input through the EQ-device. It should be opened on a live I/O. This can be a Mono Auxiliary tra ck or an Audio Track, depending on your Audio host. Only a single instance of Q-C apture can work at a time. T HE T RANSMITTING S ECTION [...]

The Receiving section also shows an input meter to indicate the signal level returning from your EQ device, back into the channel. C ALIBRATION S ECTION – The Headroom slider and t he In and Out meters are on the right side of the Q-Capture. These not only indicate that signal is being received, but can also help to adjust t he Headroom fader of [...]

Q-Clone Component The Q-Clone plug-in has 2 main controls - Gain and Mode. It also has a Scale control for the frequency response graph. The Mode control shows: Capt ure, Hold and Add. C APTURE – Capture sets the plug-in to adapt it s filter purely to the settings in the cloned EQ device. This mode can only wo rk when the Q-Capture component is a[...]

Clone, except that the ov erall EQ will be shown in a single graph a nd the CPU usage will be that of on ly a single instance. Please note that to switch from Captur e to Add Mode, or vice-versa, you must first go through Hold mode. F REQUENCY R ESPONSE G RAPH The larger part of the Q-Clone GU I shows a frequency response graph. It has a logarithmi[...]

When a Q-Clone instance is launched it will load in Hold mo de with a flat EQ response. When you switch to the Captur e or Add modes it will check for a port to receive the EQ filter transmission. If it does not find such a port it will show a text message stating – “No Transmission!” If the Transmission signal is too low for sampling an EQ p[...]

L OAD will replace any existing sampled EQ with the one in the preset. A DD will load the preset on top of the current EQ settings. Since the Q-Clone's preset files include t he complete EQ filter, and there is no need for external media files, it is very easy to share EQ settings. Now, if you have a favorite EQ in your home studio in Atlanta,[...]

C ALIBRATING : In this section we will learn how to calib rate the Q-Clone with our Hardware EQ in order to achieve the best cloning results. First, we should ex plain “Headroom”. Every electronic channel, digital or analog, has a maximum signal level that it can pass. Attempting to exceed this typicall y results in hard clipping, where the wav[...]

If the set up is not working properly, y ou will see the word “Waiting” in one or both parts of the GUI. Th is can happen when the physical loop between your audio host, audio card and EQ hardware devic e is not complete. You would also get the "Waiting" message if the I/O on t he Audio/AUX channel is not assigned to the correct I/O o[...]

Quick Start up and Set up: Here are basic, step by step directions on how to prepare your session to use the Q-Clone and clone your EQ device for various Host Applications: Pro-tools 6.7 LE and TDM: 1. Connect a cable from one of your audio card output ports into the input of the EQ device. 2. Connect a cable from t he output of the EQ device to yo[...]

8. Open the Q-Capture on this AUX track and make su re that this is the only plug-in that you have on this track’s plug-in list. 9. Calibrate the Q-Capture with your EQ device as instructed in the Calibration section on page 11. 10. Go to your Audio track (where you want to use the cloned set-up of your EQ device) and open the Q-Clone on its inse[...]

C. Reset – Reset the preset by loading t he “reset preset” file from the Load menu. D. Add on top – By clicking the “Add” button you can load a new preset on top of an existing one. The “Add” mode gives the effect of having 2 or more EQ devices in a chain. There are 2 options for Add mode: i. Open a Q-clone preset (from the Q-Clone [...]

7. Set the I/O of this track to match the in sert I/O that you used in steps 1 & 2. The basic I/O setting can be done from the Nuendo/Cubase Menu Bar under Devices>VST Connections (as seen in the follo wing pictures). Waves Q-Clone Manual 16[...]

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8. Put the Q-Capture in the first N uendo/Cubase Insert slot. It will be located in the Waves Plug-In list. Waves Q-Clone Manual 18[...]

9. Arm the monitor (push the m onitor button) on this track 10. Calibrate your EQ har dware with the Q-Capture following the directions on the Calibration chapter on page 11. 11. On the audio track that you want to process, open the Q- Clone in the insert channel of that track. It will be located in the Waves Plug-In list. 12. Make sure that the I/[...]

13. When the Q-Clone is opened it will be in “Hold” mode. When you switch the “Capture” on, it will be able to star t receiving the cloning image from the EQ device. Once this happens, you wil l see the red line on your display graph showing your pr esent EQ curve. 14. Play this track (solo it or play it with the entire sessi on) and start [...]

D. Add – By clicking the “Add” button you can load a new preset on top of an existing one. T he “Add” mode gives the ef fect of having 2 or more EQ devices in a chain. There are 2 options for Add mode: i. Open a Q-clone preset (from the Q-Clone preset menu or any directory on your hard drive) or use the existing displayed EQ curve. Click [...]

7. Arm the “Record” button and the “I nput Echo” button. (Click them on.) 8. Calibrate the Q-Capture with your EQ device as instructed in the Calibration section on page 11. 9. On an Audio track (the one that you want to process) insert the Q- Clone (Mono or Stereo, according to the track). You must bypass all other plug-ins on the track wh[...]

New File” . This saves a preset file to any desired directory on your computer. B. Save your EQ to your Waves Preset Menu - Click the “Save” button on the Waves menu bar and choose “Put Into Preset Menu As…” This will allow you to load your new preset anytime you open the Waves Q-Clone preset menu. C. Reset – Reset the preset by loadi[...]

6. Open your Logic sessi on and open a new Audio file (which will be dedicated to the Q-Capture ). 7. On this track, assign the input of the channel to the input of your audio card that receives the hardware output cable ( input Y ). 8. Also on this track assign the output of the channel to t he output of your audio card that receives the hardware [...]

10. Calibrate the Q-Capture with your EQ device as instructed in the Calibration chapter on page 11 . 11. On an Audio track (the one that you want to process) insert the Q- Clone (Mono or Stereo, according to the track). You must bypass all other plug-ins on the track while you are “EQ-ing” it. 12. When the Q-Clone is open, click the Capture bu[...]

D. Add – By clicking the “Add” button you can load a new preset on top of an existing one. The “Add” mode gives the effect of having 2 or more EQ devices in a chain. There are 2 options for Add mode: i. Open a Q-clone preset (from t he Q-Clone preset menu or any directory on your hard dr ive) or use the existing displayed EQ curve. Click [...]

B. “Setup” menu, choose “Configure Audio Syste m” and choose the “Input Monitoring Mode…” Waves Q-Clone Manual 27[...]

In this dialog box check the “Always” option and click OK. 6. Open your DP session and open a new Audio file (which will be dedicated to the Q-Capture ). 7. On this dedicated track, assign t he input of the channel to the audio card input that is connected to the hardware output cable ( input Y ). 8. Also on this dedicated track, a ssign the ou[...]

11. Calibrate the Q-Capture with your EQ device as instructed in the Calibration section on page 11. 12. On an Audio track (the one that y ou want to process) insert the Q- Clone (Mono or Stereo, according to the track). You must bypass all other plug-ins on the track while you are “EQ-ing” it. 13. When the Q-Clone is open, click the Capture bu[...]

Waves Q-Clone Manual 30 c. Reset – Reset the preset by loading t he reset preset file from the Load menu. d. Add – By clicking the “Add” button you can load a new preset on top of an existing one. The “Add” mode gives the effect of having 2 or more EQ devices in a chain. There are 2 options for Add mode: i. Open a Q-clone preset (from t[...]

Waves Q-Clone Manual 31 maximum capacity, the real time tasks have dropouts which result in flashing “No Transmission” messages. 7. Sonar will have a boost in the returned Capture signal. This can be fixed by applying digital corrective gain be fore the Q-Capture plug-in. Q-C LONE L OOP C HECKLIST : 1. Connect the EQ hardware device to the Soun[...]

Waves Q-Clone Manual 32 Q-C LONE T ROUBLESHOOTING C HECK L IST : Problem Synopsis Action I’m capturing a flat device setting but the curve in the Q-Clone is not flat - Curve is smooth but not flat. This is probably representing the current state of your analog system. - Curve is drastically unfelt and/or full of ripples. - Try closing the loop in[...]

Waves Q-Clone Manual 33 Q-Clone shows “No Transmission” on the frequency response display. - Q-Capture is not well routed, is in bypass or disabled. - Signal is very low. - Make sure Q-Capture meters show “Transmitting” and “Receiving” messages. - Check your analog connections. EQ Curve in the frequency response display does not seem sm[...]

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