Antares AVOX 4 user manual

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Usage Tips
• CHOIR Evo is available in mono and stereo 
versions and, depending on the capabilities 
of your host program, a mono -> stereo 
version (which in most cases is the preferred 
routing). In the case of the stereo version, 
CHOIR Evo processes only the left channel. 
CHOIR Evo is dramatically more effective 
with the voices panned across the stereo 
spectrum, so if at all possible, try always to 
use it with stereo output.
• The real power of CHOIR Evo comes not as a 
processor for one...

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8: PUNCH Evo  
V Oc AL I MPA cT E NHAN cEr
PUNCH Evo is a processor that is designed to 
optimize the level of a vocal track to allow 
it to cut through a dense mix with power 
and clarity. It provides a combination of 
compression, gain, limiting, and overload 
protection with a user interface designed for 
speed and simplicity.
c ontrols
Input Level
This meter displays the input level of the signal 
to be processed. 
N OTE: This display is for reference 
purposes only. None of the following...

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Ceiling
This control allows you to attenuate the signal 
after all other processing. 
Although PUNCH Evo allows you to create a 
full-level signal without risk of ugly distortion, 
it will usually be wise to apply at least a little 
attenuation here to allow yourself some room 
for any further processing that might apply 
gain. The default setting of -3.0 dB is a good 
starting point, and you can always come back 
and add in more if necessary as you continue 
processing and the mix takes shape....

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9:  SYBIL Evo  
VA rIA bLE  FrEqUEN cy dE-ESSE r
SYBIL Evo is a digital equivalent of a traditional 
vocal de-esser. When recording spoken or 
sung material, the sibilant sounds (Ss, Ts, CHs, 
and SHs) in the track sometimes (depending 
on the individual performer) appear louder 
than the rest of the signal. The effect can 
sound unnatural and often irritating. The 
solution to this problem is to compress only 
the sibilants, thereby lowering their level 
relative to the rest of the track. Processing...

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controls
G AI n Re DuCTIO n 
m eTeR
The Gain Reduction 
Meter displays 
the amount of 
compression taking 
place. If the frequency 
and threshold controls 
are set properly, the 
meter will display 
little gain reduction 
during vowel sounds 
and soft consonants, 
and substantial gain 
reduction during 
sibilants. For this 
reason, the meter is 
a useful tool when 
setting the other 
controls.
SID e Ch AIn
High Pass 
Frequency
This control sets 
the frequency of 
SYBIL Evo’s side-
chain high pass...

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Attack Time 
This control adjusts the speed with which 
SYBIL Evo’s compressor responds to peaks in 
the signal coming from the high pass filter. The 
range of the control is from 3 milliseconds to 
100 milliseconds. 
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/Option (Pro 
Tools) click the control to reset it to its default 
value of 10 milliseconds.
Release Time
This control adjusts the time it takes the 
compressor’s gain to increase 6 dB after the 
signal coming from the high pass filter drops 
below the...

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10: ARTICUL ATOR Evo  
d I G I TA L  TA Lk  b OX
A modern-day version of the venerable talk 
box, ARTICUL ATOR Evo lets you extract the 
formant and amplitude information from a 
vocal (or other dynamic source) and apply 
it to any other audio track or to a built-in 
broadband noise generator. Perfect for talking 
guitars, singing synths, whispering voices, and 
a wide range of special effects.
So what’s going on here?
ARTICUL ATOR Evo is unique among the AVOX 
4 plug-ins in a number of basic ways:...

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THE A UdIO S IGNAL : This is the signal that 
the Control Signal’s formant and amplitude 
information is applied to. A good Audio 
Signal will be rich in harmonic content 
and sustained in nature. Examples include 
synth pads and patches rich in overtones, 
distortion-rich guitar sounds, or even entire 
instrumental mixes. The built-in Noise 
Generator also makes a good Audio Signal, 
but its character will pretty much always 
be in the nature of whispering. (It can also 
be mixed with an external...

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internal Noise Generator functions as the 
Audio Signal. (This is useful primarily for 
whispering and modulated noise effects.)
INSTANTIATION ON A STE rEO  
T r Ack: In this configuration, 
ARTICUL ATOR Evo treats the 
right channel of the stereo 
track as the Control Signal 
and the left channel of the 
track as the Audio Signal. 
As is probably obvious, this 
will usually require that you 
create the stereo track by 
combining (via whatever 
method your DAW provides) 
the two independent tracks...

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Depending on your choice, the resulting Audio 
Signal source will appear in the Audio Signal 
display as follows:
• If you select SId EcHAIN, the Audio 
Source will be the stereo audio track that 
ARTICUL ATOR Evo is instantiated on. 
This is the most flexible configuration in 
that it allows for a stereo Audio Signal.
•  If you select AU dIO Tr Ack L as the 
Control Signal, Audio Track R will 
be selected as the Audio Signal.
•  If you select AU dIO Tr Ack r as the 
Control Signal, Audio Track L will...