Waves EQ Sampling System Q-Clone, Manual

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Page 2: ...gs from the same device to each track The Q Clone also comes with a great library of sampled EQ curves from classic acclaimed and vintage hardware equalizers The presets can be used without having your own hardware EQ to sample The Q Clone can be opened on any given track After a simple procedure is followed the Q Clone will create the image of the EQ hardware device that is connected to your DAW ...

Page 3: ... signal routed to the audio card output to the input 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 ...

Page 4: ...Hold mode accomplished by clicking the Hold button the very last settings are frozen All EQ settings are stored within sessions and can be stored as presets The presets can be shared across different sessions or different tracks within the same session WHICH EQ HARDWARE DEVICES ARE SUPPORTED TO WORK WITH THE Q CLONE 1 Any working condition EQ device with analog digital I O 2 Any analog channels st...

Page 5: ...s inserted The track s output should go directly to an analog output of the Workstation s I O as shown in Diagram 1 A graphic representation that indicates that signal is being transmitted will be displayed THE RECEIVING SECTION The Q Capture plug in shows the Receiving section in the top part This section takes the live track input from the sampled EQ output and displays a mode status Waiting or ...

Page 6: ...e Transmitting section This is to insure optimal dynamic range and to avoid clipping in the analog device Please see the Calibrating section on page 11 for more information If you find that you are not getting a signal there can be multiple reasons for this All reasons are fairly straightforward and are related to routing and live input monitoring Please follow the set up step by step directions o...

Page 7: ...e At any time you can open the GUI Graphic User Interface of the instance that you wish to set HOLD In Hold mode the plug in is processing with the filter currently sampled Thus it is not receiving further changes until it is changed to the Capture or Add settings ADD Add allows the plug in to receive updates on top of the currently cloned EQ If you want to make a change to the current setting the...

Page 8: ...ency response graph It has a logarithmic frequency scale in the horizontal showing 25 Hz to 16 kHz and Gain in the vertical axis showing 16dB or 30dB GRAPH SCALE CONTROL The Graph Scale Control allows you to choose either 16 gain or 30dB gain as the scale of measurement for vertical axis of the Q Clone component GAIN FADER The Gain control is a continuous fader going from 48dB to 12dB The default ...

Page 9: ...mum of 12dB Trimming downward is the most important application for eliminating clipping We recommend using Trim whenever the clip lights are on The current value in the Trim window will be applied to the Gain Fader There is little point in using the Trim many times throughout a piece of audio as you would do better with a steady gain for the whole passage The recommended practice is to let the wh...

Page 10: ...USING THE Q CLONE SYSTEM Using this system is possible after meeting the following technical requirements You have a DAW Digital Audio Workstation that allows for live output and input In many host applications this may require you to arm the input track for recording and sometimes to initiate playback You will need to dedicate one input and one output of your audio card in order to create your sa...

Page 11: ...l storage generates lots of high order harmonics which are far more obtrusive Hard clipping is not normally detectable if it is very brief about 1 millisecond but if sustained it sounds very unpleasant Both in recording and in live music the level of signals arriving is not entirely predictable It is optimal to have some margin of safety between the usual operating level and the point where clippi...

Page 12: ...ain parameter in your EQ device has a gain space from 14db cut to 14 db boost In EQ devices that have less then 14db of headroom we recommend calibrating to 14db in order to be on the safe side if the EQ device is not calibrated internally The Headroom fader will control the output and the input of the Q Capture signal together Adjust your Hardware general output gain with the input meter The goal...

Page 13: ...EQ device 2 Connect a cable from the output of the EQ device to your audio card input port 3 Set all of the frequencies gain knobs on your EQ device to 0 db and turn any filters off 4 Open your recording session 5 Open a new AUX Auxiliary track 6 Assign the output of the new AUX track to be the same number as the output port that you used in step 1 7 Assign the input of the new AUX track to be the...

Page 14: ...ed line on your display graph showing your present EQ curve 13 Play this track solo it or play it with the entire session and start building your EQ setup by adjusting the parameters tweaking the knobs on the hardware EQ device 14 Once you reach your desired EQ click on the Hold button to engage Hold mode 15 Now there are a few options to choose from A Save your EQ to a new preset file anywhere on...

Page 15: ...d an EQ on top of the existing Q Clone EQ curve on your screen This preset can be loaded from the Q Clone preset menu or from any directory on your hard drive Nuendo Cubase SX 2 x 3 1 Connect a cable from one of your audio card output ports into the input of the EQ device 2 Connect a cable from the output of the EQ device to your audio card input port 3 Set all of the frequencies gain knobs on you...

Page 16: ...f this track to match the insert 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 following pictures Waves Q Clone Manual 16 ...

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Page 18: ...8 Put the Q Capture in the first Nuendo Cubase Insert slot It will be located in the Waves Plug In list Waves Q Clone Manual 18 ...

Page 19: ...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 O on this channel is different than the I O on the Q Capture s channel Waves Q Clone Manual 19 ...

Page 20: ... you reach your desired EQ click on the Hold button to engage Hold mode 16 Now there are a few options to choose from A Save your EQ to a new preset file anywhere on your computer Click the Save button on the Waves menu bar and choose Save To 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 ...

Page 21: ... in two ways Load and Add When you click the Load button on the Waves menu bar you can choose any preset from the preset list Each preset will show you two options for loading Load will allow you to upload the preset and use it instead of the one that you had before Add will upload the preset on top of the one that you previously used Sonar 3 x 1 Connect a cable from one of your audio card output ...

Page 22: ...ure button to start receiving the cloning image from the EQ device You will see the orange line on your display graph showing the present EQ curve 11 Play this track solo it or play it with the entire session and start building your EQ setup by adjusting the parameters tweaking the knobs on the hardware EQ device 12 Once you reach your desired EQ click on the Hold button to engage Hold mode 13 Now...

Page 23: ...This preset can be loaded from the Q Clone preset menu or from any directory on your hard drive 14 You can use saved presets and factory presets in two ways Load and Add When you click the Load button on the Waves menu bar you can choose any preset from the preset list Each preset will show you two options for loading Load will allow you to upload the preset and use it instead of the one that you ...

Page 24: ...eceives the hardware output cable input Y 8 Also on this track assign the output of the channel to the output of your audio card that receives the hardware input cable output X 9 Click the Rec button of this channel On and hit play and stop to activate the plug in One this is happening you automatically see the signal from the plug in the channel s meter Waves Q Clone Manual 24 ...

Page 25: ...start building your EQ setup by adjusting the parameters tweaking the knobs on the hardware EQ device 14 Once you reach your desired EQ click on the Hold button to engage Hold mode 15 Now there are a few options to choose from A Save your EQ to a new preset file anywhere on your computer Click the Save button on the Waves menu bar and choose Save To New File This saves a preset file to any desired...

Page 26: ... presets in two ways Load and Add When you click the Load button on the Waves menu bar you can choose any preset from the preset list Each preset will show you two options for loading Load will allow you to upload the preset and use it instead of the one that you had before Add will upload the preset on top of the one that you previously used Digital Performer 4 x 1 Connect a cable from one of you...

Page 27: ...B Setup menu choose Configure Audio System and choose the Input Monitoring Mode Waves Q Clone Manual 27 ...

Page 28: ...e 7 On this dedicated track assign the 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 assign the output of the channel to the output of your audio card which receives the hardware input cable output X 9 Arm the Rec button on this channel Waves Q Clone Manual 28 ...

Page 29: ...r play it with the entire session and start building your EQ setup by adjusting the parameters tweaking the knobs on the hardware EQ device 15 Once you reach your desired EQ click on the Hold button to engage Hold mode 16 Now there are a few options to choose from a Save your EQ to a new preset file anywhere on your computer Click the Save button on the Waves menu bar and choose Save To New File T...

Page 30: ...d the preset and use it instead of the one that you had before Add will upload the preset on top of the one that you previously used KNOWN ISSUES 1 We recommend working with the VST components in Cubase Nuendo and not with the DX This is due save session problems with the DX components 2 Clicking on the Add mode in the Q Clone multiple times without changing the EQ settings may create a ripple and...

Page 31: ...d that it is in a flat setting all faders and gain should be at 0 db Any extra filters should be turned off 7 Open the Q Capture component on its track following the directions from your host application start up section in this manual 8 Calibrate the Q Capture by following the directions in the Calibration section on page 11 9 Open the Q Clone component on the track that you want to process by fo...

Page 32: ...the Q Clone is off the 0 DB axis The analog system s imperfections lead to difference between peak level alignment and frequency response alignment Refer to the calibration section on page 11 Q capture shows Waiting on both of its display meters Q Capture is non functional as a result of insufficient initialization Check to see if the host application appears in the supported application list of t...

Page 33: ...ve display flickers or changes rapidly between settings Sync problem Q Clone is unable to lock to a valid signal Check if you are using too much headroom in Q Capture Check if your device is valid for Q Clone See definition on page 4 Try using a less extreme EQ setting Try closing the session and reopen EQ Curve is empty Signal is too low Calibrate the Q Clone using the Q Capture component See dir...

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