From: Alexandre Prokoudine Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2022 16:00:31 +0000 (+0300) Subject: First shot at docs for bundled plugins X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=ardour-manual;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8fe36b823d4f931fc7a69526f4d1d8c14baef59b First shot at docs for bundled plugins Covered: compressor, expander, delay, reverb, and the hpf/lpf. --- diff --git a/include/bundled-plugins-filters.html b/include/bundled-plugins-filters.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6aa4408 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/bundled-plugins-filters.html @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ +

ACE Compressor

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+ The job of this filter is to make an audio recording perceivably louder by + reducing the dynamic range, that is, the difference between the loudest and + the quietest parts. ACE compressor lowers the volume of loud sounds above a + user-defined threshold measured in dB, then the gain of all the sound gets + increased to make up for lost loudness. +

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+ ACE Compressor +
+ ACE Compressor +
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Available settings are:

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The plugin also provides an opt-out inline display that shows input signal, +threshold, and resulting gain reduction:

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+ Inline ACE Compressor display +
+ Inline display +
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ACE Expander

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+ Contrary to compressors, expanders increase the dynamic range either + by making quite sounds quieter (downward expanders) or by making loud + sounds louder (upward expanders). ACE Expander is a downward + expander. It reduces the level of a signal below a user-defined threshold + by user-defined ratio, then optionally increases the overall gain to make + up for lost loudness. +

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+ ACE Expander +
+ ACE Expander +
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Available settings are:

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+ ACE Expander also comes with an inline widget for mixer channels + that displays the input signal level, the threshold, and the amount of + reduced signal. +

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+ Inline ACE Expander display +
+ Inline display +
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ACE Delay

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+ Delay effects repeat original signal after a user-defined interval. + In ACE Delay, the interval is calculated from the tempo and the + divisor — a musical time unit like a 1/4th note or a dotted 1/16th note. + When using a delay in music production, it's usually best to sync to + project's tempo, especially if there are tempo ramps in a song. +

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+ ACE Delay +
+ ACE Delay +
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Available settings are:

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ACE Reverb

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A reverb effect emulates sound waves reflecting off the walls in a closed +space which could be a a small room or a cathedral. The effect is usually +applied to a "dry" audio recording, that is, one typically made in a +very small room with acoustic absorption treatment so that there are little-to-no +reflections. That way, a reverb effect makes the most sense as it gives you a +clean slate and more freedom to shape your sound.

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The ACE Reverb effect is a very simple one, based on early research to +artificial reverberation by Manfred Schroeder and Ben Logan (see +here for technical details). There are just two controls:

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ACE High/Low Pass Filter

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+ High-pass and low-pass filters reduce the signal below and above a certain + frequency respectively. The ACE High/Low Pass filter combines the + two filters in one. +

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+ Inline ACE High/Low Pass Filter display +
+ ACE High/Low Pass Filter +
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Each of the two bandpass filters has three controls:

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+ The plugin also comes with an inline display visualizing the effect that + the filters have. +

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+ Inline ACE High/Low Pass Filter display +
+ Inline display +
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