WesAudio _MIMAS, User Manual

Page 1: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _MIMAS USER MANUAL REV4 1 www WesAudio com _MIMAS User manual EN Copyright 2016 by WesAudio...

Page 2: ...17 _MIMAS USER MANUAL REV4 2 Thank You for the purchase of _MIMAS _MIMAS World s first 1176 style compressor with digital control through VST AAX AU plugin With kind regards Radoslaw Wesolowski and Mi...

Page 3: ...ndreds of recordings and to this day it is most commonly used signal processor in the industry Lightning fast attack and release times became main companions of audio engineers WesAudio proudly presen...

Page 4: ...for mixing 17 6 3 1 HW insert External effect 17 6 3 2 Direct output 18 6 4 Memories 19 6 4 1 Synchronization upon connection 19 6 4 2 Memory synchronization between plugin and hardware 19 6 4 2 1 Sy...

Page 5: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _MIMAS USER MANUAL REV4 5 6 9 1 How to check firmware upgrade 23 6 9 2 How to perform firmware upgrade 24 7 Saturation mode 24 8 LEDs 25 9 Warranty 25...

Page 6: ...any problem please contact your dealer immediately Ensure the rack is completely powered down before attempting installation to prevent damage to the module Module installation walkthrough Choose the...

Page 7: ...ufacturers apply enormous screws to the plug itself which prevent the device to fit in Based on official research more than 90 of available 500 series racks will fit just fine Currently known exceptio...

Page 8: ...articular screw can be removed without any side effects in most of listed racks With such simple modification your rack is ready to host any NG500 module on this particular slot 2 IMPORTANT ORDER NOTE...

Page 9: ...sor It is used to recover compression lost signal 3 Attack It sets the Attack time from 20 microseconds to 800 microseconds The attack time is fastest when the Attack knob is in fully clockwise positi...

Page 10: ...ting When all LEDs are active all button mode is engaged Keeping ratio button for more than 1 second will also activate saturation mode described in chapter 3 7 Bypass true bypass button 8 Link activa...

Page 11: ...impedance 600 ohm Frequency response 20Hz 20kHz 1dB Signal to noise ratio SNR 83dB THD N 1 Attack time 20us 800us Release time 50ms 1100ms Compression ratio 4 1 8 1 12 1 20 1 all button mode True Bypa...

Page 12: ...allation is triggered user will be asked to restart computer We know that this is unwanted activity but it is necessary step for USB driver to install with success If computer restart is triggered thi...

Page 13: ...portant to check if USB device is successfully connected on system level That can be checked in Control Panel System Device Manager Please note that for WINDOWS it is necessary to install USB driver w...

Page 14: ...WESAUDIO 3 15 17 _MIMAS USER MANUAL REV4 14 6 2 Plugins _MIMAS unit can be managed through two different plugin types Dedicated plugin _MIMAS and GConBlackBox 6 2 1 Dedicated plugin _mimas...

Page 15: ...connection protocol between module and Frame is engaged 5 Connection ID Unique Connection ID of connected HW unit 6 Fast setup change Button switches between available setups A B C Please note that th...

Page 16: ...will be notified to GConBlackBox plugin There are many possible use cases please go through few examples When fast session preparation is a requirement just load the session and create one instance o...

Page 17: ...sert on your track WesAudio plugin which matches with your hardware and select your device from drop down list c After connection state ON is light up your device is ready to use and saving your sessi...

Page 18: ...log domain THIS IS IMPORANT ONLY FOR AUTOMATION SIDE CHAIN FEATURE In practice audio signal and plugin parameters are mediated through whole insert chain in order so by keeping Plugin after external e...

Page 19: ...rameters are yet modified When user will initiate connection to hardware unit by setting Connection ID Plugin will download current state of parameters from the unit including any available fast confi...

Page 20: ...n activities without any session loaded then unit can be easily recalled through session load and when session is closed unit will go back to the state before the recall had happened 6 4 3 Note about...

Page 21: ...sts When user will set side chain signal to be sent to any of WesAudio devices this will activate Side Chain in the hardware meaning that only signal sent directly though USB will trigger the compress...

Page 22: ...on inactivated track through plugin instance o new plugin instance can be used to connect to the same hardware on different tracks o inactive track can be re enabled any time and WesAudio plugin will...

Page 23: ...For OSX Applications WesAudio GConManager For WINDOWS folder specified during installation phase by default in c Program Files x86 WesAudio GConManager exe 6 9 1 How to check firmware upgrade Each de...

Page 24: ...uration mode It is designed to use transformer saturation and FET 2 nd harmonic distortion in signal processing Saturation mode can be activated from the plugin using drive button or from the hardware...

Page 25: ...andards and should provide reliable performance for many years subject to reasonable care use transportation and storage WesAudio warrants all of our products to be free of defective parts and workman...