TBProAudio CS-5501, Manual

Page 1: ...MANUAL 2019...

Page 2: ...5 4 2 Input phase 10 5 4 3 Link input output fader 10 5 4 4 Link output to input fader 10 5 5 AB LM Lite 10 5 6 Routing 11 5 7 EQ 12 5 7 1 EQ Module selector 12 5 7 2 Off On 12 5 7 3 Solo 12 5 7 4 Ste...

Page 3: ...t 21 5 10 6 Side chain options 22 5 10 7 Filter type 22 5 10 8 Narrow band wide band 22 5 10 9 Listen 22 5 10 10 Threshold 23 5 10 11 Q 23 5 10 12 Frequency 23 5 10 13 Attack 23 5 10 14 Release 23 5 1...

Page 4: ...28 5 13 1 Off On 28 5 14 Info menu 28 5 14 1 About 28 5 14 2 Open Manual 28 5 14 3 Check version 28 5 14 4 Enable tooltips 28 5 14 5 Enable EQ component tolerances 28 5 14 6 GUI Scale 28 5 15 Themes...

Page 5: ...2x deesser 2x limiter saturation thermal noise for analogue sound emulation HQ over sampling signal overshot protection linkable input output fader including phase inversion module parameter link ext...

Page 6: ...compressor limiter gate expander deesser modules saturation and thermal noise emulation All modules have stereo placement options and are freely routable Some of the effect modules have external side...

Page 7: ...OS X 10 5 or newer Win 32 64 Bit VST 32 64 Bit VST3 32 Bit RTAS 32 64 Bit AAX OS X 32 64 Bit VST 32 64 Bit VST3 32 64 Bit AU 32 Bit RTAS 32 64 Bit AAX Tested with Cockos Reaper Steinberg Cubase Nuendo...

Page 8: ...saves user presets Presets stored under localappdata CS5501 Windows or Users xxx Library Application Support CS5501 Mac OSX are imported as user presets Previous and next buttons step trough all fact...

Page 9: ...in place or centred 5 2 7 Bypass Global plugin by pass 5 3 Clip protection OS 5 3 1 Clip protection Toggles clip protection If enabled signal is clipped at ceiling level in dBFS The red LED lights if...

Page 10: ...the fader handle enables direct value input 5 4 2 Input phase This control lets you invert the phase of incoming left and right signal 5 4 3 Link input output fader Toggles linkage of left and right...

Page 11: ...ective module Mouse wheel scrolls through the menu The yellow LED indicates the activation of the effect Click with left mouse button to activate deactivated the effect click with the right mouse butt...

Page 12: ...t frequency This lets the filter sound much softer than normal digital filters 5 7 1 EQ Module selector Select EQ1 EQ2 module from drop down menu 5 7 2 Off On Enables the module 5 7 3 Solo Solos the m...

Page 13: ...of 31 Each filter band except LC HC can be monitored 5 7 6 LC HC Low cut high cut filter with switchable filter slope 5 7 7 HF LF Peak shelf filter with adjustable Q factor 5 7 8 HMF MF LMF Peak filte...

Page 14: ...ed Amplifier and its compression behavior is based on PEAK with fast attack and release FET stands for Field Effect Transistor The 1176 is his most prominent representative and offers very short attac...

Page 15: ...al or external side chain VST2 uses channel 3 4 as ext side chain For VST3 AU AAX RTAS please consult your DAW manual 5 8 6 2 Monitor Lets you monitor the side chain signal 5 8 6 3 Low cut Off On enab...

Page 16: ...k time in ms Lower values make the compressor more responsive 5 8 10 Release Sets release time in seconds Higher values make the compressor longer working 5 8 11 Auto release Enables program dependent...

Page 17: ...C TBProaudio 2019 Page 17 of 31 5 8 14 Mix Set mixing ratio of compressed and original signal from 0 dry 100 wet 5 8 15 Gain reduction meter Shows current gain reduction in dB...

Page 18: ...ect module selector Select effect module from drop down menu 5 9 2 Off On Enables the module 5 9 3 Parameter link Links parameter of gate 1 and 2 5 9 4 Solo Solos the module Shift mouse click resets s...

Page 19: ...tor the side chain signal 5 9 6 3 Low cut Off On enables low cut Slope sets filter slope Frequency sets filter cut off frequency 5 9 6 4 High cut Off On enables high cut Slope sets filter slope Freque...

Page 20: ...ponsive 5 9 10 Hold Sets hold time in ms Lower values start release earlier 5 9 11 Release Set release time in ms Higher values make the gate expander longer open 5 9 12 Range Variable range in dB In...

Page 21: ...is based on TBProAudio s dEQ6 ensuring that any processing is done in a very musical way 5 10 1 Effect module selector Select effect module from drop down menu 5 10 2 Off On Enables the module 5 10 3...

Page 22: ...ut Off On enables low cut Slope sets filter slope Frequency sets filter cut off frequency 5 10 6 4 High cut Off On enables high cut Slope sets filter slope Frequency sets filter cut off frequency 5 10...

Page 23: ...Threshold Sets threshold value in dBFS 5 10 11 Q Sets filter bandwidth 5 10 12 Frequency Sets centre frequency 5 10 13 Attack Sets attack time in ms Lower values make the compressor more responsive 5...

Page 24: ...1 5 10 16 Gain Set static filter gain in dB 5 10 17 Output Sets output volume in dB 5 10 18 Range Limits the gain reduction to a certain range 5 10 19 Gain reduction meter Shows current gain reduction...

Page 25: ...low aliasing Please to note that Limiter introduces 128 smp latency which is usually compensated by the DAW 5 11 1 Effect module selector Select effect module from drop down menu 5 11 2 Off On Enables...

Page 26: ...additional input gain in dB 5 11 7 Release Sets the release time in ms 5 11 8 Auto release Enables program dependent release time calculation 5 11 9 Ceiling Set the maximum output level in dBFS 5 11 1...

Page 27: ...signal The saturation effect emulates several tubes with odd and even harmonics 5 12 1 Effect module selector Select effect module from drop down menu 5 12 2 Off On Enables the module 5 12 3 Tube Cha...

Page 28: ...ermal noise emulation CS 5501 provides a module to emulate thermal noise of analogue channel strips 5 13 1 Off On Enables the module 5 14Info menu 5 14 1 About Info about the plugin 5 14 2 Open Manual...

Page 29: ...C TBProaudio 2019 Page 29 of 31 5 15Themes Changes background theme...

Page 30: ...y are actually doing to your audio without being distracted by loudness differences Please to note that AB LM Lite limits the gain adjustment to 12dB to avoid gain overshoots AB LM Lite lets you autom...

Page 31: ...ense key unpack the key to a convenient place on your PC e g desktop Add the plug in to any track in your DAW click on the text Demo Click here to activate text and select the key file Remove the plug...