Antares AVP1 Hardware user manual

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Because the maximum drive is limited to +12 dB, using the Tube Saturation
model requires the original signal to be at a level greater than -12 dB. If
this is not the case, you should adjust the Input Trim control (in the Setup
Menu) to increase the level of the sound. (Be certain that Input Level is
not increased so much as to cause digital distortion.) It may be necessary
to go back and forth between Warmth Amount and Input Trim a few
times to get exactly the effect you want.
NOTE: If your audio was...

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Tune (i.e., the note name appears in the display, but the field under the
note is blank): When the input is near a note set to Tune, Auto-Tune
will retune the input to that note.
Bypass (i.e., the note name appears in the display and an “*” appears in
the field under the note): When the input pitch is close to a note set to
Bypass, the output remains uncorrected.
Blank (i.e., the note name disappears from the display): A note set to
Blank will be omitted from the scale. For example, setting C#, D#,...

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This phrase is in D Major and, if all the pitch errors were no greater than
about 49 cents, would work fine with a standard D Major scale (D, E, F# ,
G, A, B, C# ). However, the pitch error of three semitones at the end of the
last note is so large that with B and C# present in the Scale, as the pitch
fell, Auto-Tune would see first C# and then B as the target pitch and
therefore allow the error to remain. With C# and B removed from the
Scale, Auto-Tune continues to see D as the target pitch for the...

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Correction Meter
This meter indicates, in real time, the amount of pitch correction being
applied to change the input pitch to the target pitch. The green LEDs
indicate that the input is flat and that positive correction is being applied.
Conversely, the yellow LEDs indicate that the input is sharp and that
negative correction is required.
Auto-Tune On Button
When this button is lit, the Auto-Tune module is active. When it is not
lit, the module is bypassed. Pressing the button toggles its state. The...

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The Attack Time control adjusts the speed with which the compressor
responds to peaks in the input signal. The range of the control is from 0
milliseconds to 200 milliseconds.
NOTE: While using the compressor and the de-esser simultaneously, be
sure that the attack time of the compressor is long enough not to
interact with the de-esser.
Compressor Release Page
 Compressor Release
        200 ms
The Release Time control sets the time it takes for the compressor’s gain to
return to normal after the...

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Pressing the Gate button again while the Gate Page is displayed will
display the Gain Reduction Meter Page (see below).  Continually pressing
the Gate button will alternate between the two pages.
The ranges of the parameters are as follows:
Threshold:  -90dB - 0dB
Ratio: 1:1.0 - 1:99
Gain Reduction Meter Page
C/G:-20 -12 -6 -3  0
Pressing either the Comp. or Gate buttons while their respective pages are
displayed will display this high resolution gain reduction meter. The meter
displays the amount of...

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DE-ESSER MODULE
De-esser Page
Th:-40dB
De-esser Ratio:2.0:1
This page allows you to set the main de-esser parameters. Use the cursor
buttons to move from field to field and the Data Knob to set each param-
eter. For ease in setting the threshold, this page includes a display of the
incoming high-pass signal level and a graphic indication of the currently
selected threshold. The threshold must be set below the signal peaks for
any de-essing to occur.
Pressing the De-Ess button again while the De-esser...

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The Release Time control adjusts the time it takes the compressor
element’s gain to increase 6 dB after the signal coming from the highpass
filter drops below the threshold. The range of the control is from 0
milliseconds to 3000 milliseconds.
High Pass Frequency Page
  De-esser Highpass
 Frequency:  5402 Hz
The de-esser can be viewed as a compressor which is keyed by the output
of a high pass filter. When the filter passes a signal whose level is higher
than the compressor’s threshold, the compressor...

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De-esser On Button
When this button is lit, the De-esser module is active. When it is not lit, the
module is bypassed. Pressing the button toggles its state. The De-esser On/
Off function can also be controlled by MIDI and/or by a footswitch.
EQUALIZER/OUTPUT MODULE
EQ #1 Page
EQ1 Peaking
f: 7725 Q:2.4 Gn:+12
This page allows you to select the type and set the parameters of the first
of the AVP’s two bands of parametric equalization. Use the Data Knob to
select the type of equalization and then use...

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High Shelf Filter
EQ1 High Shelf
f:11039 S:1.5 Gn: +4
The High Shelf filter can be thought of as the world’s most flexible version
of the venerable “Treble” tone control familiar to users of radios, home
stereos and boom boxes.
The High Shelf filter boosts or cuts all frequencies above cutoff frequency
“f” by the Gain (“Gn”) amount (in dB). Additionally, you can vary the
slope (“S”) of the shelf from 2dB/octave (S=0.3) to 12dB/octave (S=2.0).
Peaking Filter
EQ1 Peaking
f:  884 Q:2.4 Gn:-10
This is the...