Brainworx bx_digital V2, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ogy 3 What is M S good for in Mastering 4 But what s so new about the V2 then 5 Features of bx_digital V2 6 How do I get started with bx_digital V2 in a typical mastering session 7 Overview and Detail...

Page 3: ...surround mastering recording studios purposes an M S Recording mode that will use two individual microphone signals M S signals fed into the bx1 to create a highly mono compatible stereo signal mainl...

Page 4: ...g the M and the S signals together in a special way that will result in a very mono compatible stereo signal To record in M S you have to feed the M signal to the Left and Right channel of your mix an...

Page 5: ...rded or mixed in stereo With bx_digital V2 and its M S modes you can do exactly that 4 But what s so new about V2 then First of all all the great things about bx_digital are still in V2 we have not so...

Page 6: ...of what you will hear you will be able to correct stuff you have never even heard before in your mixes Then dig some deeper try the Auto Solo and Auto Listen Modes the Shifter EQs etc You will quickly...

Page 7: ...Mono Maker Adjust the MonoMaker from 20 Hz to 22 kHz and your stereo mix will be Mono up to that frequency by cutting away the low end of the stereo difference of your stereo mix and adjusting the po...

Page 8: ...so you might be ok with using the regular L R mode of the bx_digital and use the EQs rather carefully But let s assume we have an average stereo signal e g a mix with some problems that we want to cor...

Page 9: ...IS a reason why some of the top mastering studios in the world have been working like this for ages with custom made M S boards without really telling anybody M S Mastering might just be the key for y...

Page 10: ...hat should be centered like bass drums snares lead vocals bass etc in your mix disappear completely If that s the case you can be sure that your mix IS balanced Make your mix wider than it originally...

Page 11: ...ion M Mono or L Left depending on the selected mode 7 Bands 5 of them with G Gain f Frequency and Q Quality pots plus Hi Pass and Lo Pass filters LF switchable from shelving 1st order to peak via Q po...

Page 12: ...Out L R Stereo Width make your mix wider by increasing the Stereo Width boosting the S signal or decrease the Stereo Width to reduce ambience etc reduce the S signal From Left to Right bottom row Bal...

Page 13: ...mple can easily be adjusted t t The results of Pan S are much more subtle than Pan M and we do not recommend doing drastic changes here 3 The BRAINWORX logos in the GUI Click them to get credit info r...

Page 14: ...or S signal phase corrected and mono ed on both speakers just enable Solo M Solo S In the L R mode these selectors become Solo L Solo R of course but work just the same way L R channel swap pre EQ Th...

Page 15: ...his menu you may choose which Auto Solo Listening features you want to use 3 different functions of each EQ band can be switched to Auto Listen Mode t t Q f G initial setting Will make bx_digital V2 a...

Page 16: ...empo rarily the overall output volume is always being controlled and adjusted intelligently to avoid clipping automatically Auto listen Q with Auto listen Q with positive gain NEGATIVE gain AUTO LISTE...

Page 17: ...tivate or deactivate each and every AUTO feature Q f or G or any combination of these 3 features using the Auto Listen pop up menu see 12 above The Auto Listen Mode can be switched off using the blue...

Page 18: ...ou are looking for a sweepable Bass and Presence Shifter please check out bx_hybrid available individually The Bass Shift EQ can be used to easily adjust the overall bass sound of your recordings in a...

Page 19: ...cies of your mix in the M section with your EQ M and the M section of the De Esser M 14 and then make sure your mix doesn t sound dull by putting back some high frequencies into the mix via the EQ S 6...

Page 20: ...the De Essers of both channels have been linked in L R Mode the detection signal for both channels will be a mono mix of both channels L R 16 MONO MAKER The Mono Maker will mono out the bass frequenci...

Page 21: ...for certain instruments i e low end heavy guitars or synthesizer basses A setting of up to 80 or 100 Hz should be fine with any kind of music for higher settings use your ears please 17 18 EQ PANELS...

Page 22: ...y cool alternative when working with Auto Listen Modes In case you want to make some changes using the Auto Listen Mode and some without just use the mouse wheel for the latter and the Auto Listen Mod...

Page 23: ...u can use the SixPack master section to alter Balance Pan M S Correlation is a standard correlation meter It can be handy to check phases when doing bigger changes in M S 21 Bypass With the BYPASS but...

Page 24: ...ixes Maybe your mix needs different EQ settings for various parts of the song Settings are the way to go and once again you don t HAVE to do it but you CAN You ll get it easily t t Presets in your aud...

Page 25: ...on any knob will change the bx_digital s knob behaviour toggle between linear and circular ALT MOUSE CLICK will reset any knob to its initial value APPLE key Mac or CTRL key PC plus MOUSE CLICK or SCR...

Page 26: ...Phasing wrong panoramas If you hear parts of your stereo signal not properly in place panorama wise you might be working in the M S Recording mode with a standard stereo signal running through your bx...

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