Antares Filter user manual

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Chapter 3: Filter Controls
This chapter describes in detail the functions of all of the controls used in
the Filter interface as well as providing a variety of tips for getting the
most out of Filter.
Chapter 4: About the Factory Presets
Some basic information about making best use of the factory presets that
ship with Filter.
Chapter 5: Fun Facts About Sturgeons
Fun facts to know and share about one of America’s most misunderstood fish.
INSTALLING FILTER
Any special instructions for installing Filter...

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For web authorization, follow these directions:
•Launch Filter. To access Challenge/Response authorization, press “Next”
at the Trial Period screen to access the Challenge screen.
The Challenge screen displays the Challenge string. To receive the
appropriate Response you will need to provide us with both the
Challenge string and the registration code that was included on the
yellow card in your software package (if you bought a retail package)
or supplied with your download.
•To obtain your Response,...

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
In the unlikely event that you experience a problem using Filter, try the
following:
1Make another quick scan through this manual. Who knows? You may
have stumbled onto some feature that you didn’t notice the first time
through.
2Check our web page for tips, techniques, or any late-breaking
information:
http://www.antarestech.com
3Call your local Antares dealer.
4Email our tech support department by pointing your web browser to:
http://www.antarestech.com/support/etech.shtml
and...

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Chapter 2: Introducing Filter
SO WHAT EXACTLY IS FILTER?
Filter is a multiformat plug-in designed for anyone who wants to give their
digital audio tracks (or complete mixes) new and distinctive sonic character
— from subtle harmonic enhancements to dramatic rhythmic effects.
Offering four great-sounding stereo multimode filters, a prodigious
complement of control sources, powerful modulation capabilities, and
features optimized for the rhythmic loop-based applications so prevalent in
today’s popular...

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But even if you’re new to filters, you can still get great results right out of
the box since Filter comes ready-to-use with a boatload of professionally
developed factory presets designed for a wide variety of applications.
SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL WITH FILTERS, ANYWAY?
This is the section where we were originally planning to present a sort of
“Filters for Dummies” introduction to what audio filters are all about. We
were thinking that an analogy to some familiar everyday filter process
might be...

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•Four independent delay sections
Four full-featured Delay sections with feedback and mix for stunning
rhythmic delay effects. Each filter’s Delay section can be patched pre-
or post- filter and can be used alone with no filtering if desired.
•Multiple filter routing options
Use Filter as four independent parallel filters, one four-section series
filter or in a variety of parallel/series combinations. Six choices in all.
•Four flexible Envelope Generators
As a modulation source, each Envelope Generator...

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•A straight-forward, informative, easy-to-use interface
Filter has been designed to be fun and easy-to-use. Virtually every
parameter is immediately accessible, with graphic representations of
filter, envelope, LFO and Rhythm Generator settings.
•A comprehensive collection of great-sounding, ready-to-use presets
Even if you’ve never played with a filter before, Filter gives you a great
out-of-the-box selection of useful, professionally developed presets
designed to provide solutions for a wide range of...

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Chapter 3: Filter Controls
This chapter is a reference for all of the controls used in the Filter interface.
General Control Behavior
KNOBS
•When the cursor passes over an active knob control, it changes to a
double-ended horizontal arrow. Click, hold, and move the mouse to
the right to increase the value of the associated parameter or move it
to the left to decrease the parameter.
•To allow more precise setting of tempos, rates and filter frequencies,
pressing Shift while adjusting those knobs will...

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•For fields with a set of discrete choices (e.g., Filter Type, Poles, LFO
Shape, etc.), click on the field to display a popup menu of the available
choices.
Input Section
INPUT LEVEL
Use the Input Level knob to set your audio track’s input level. In most cases,
start by setting the highest level that does not result in clipping. The
numeric display will indicate in dBs the exact amount of gain applied.
You may also click in the numeric display and type in the desired value.
Option (Mac)/Alt (PC)...

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VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to use MIDI Clock as the source of
Filter’s Master Tempo, you must be sure that your host is properly
routing MIDI Clock to Filter. If the MIDI Clock Indicator is not lit, Filter is
not getting MIDI Clock. Host programs typically each have their own
method of routing MIDI Clock. Consult your host’s manual to ensure
that you have correctly configured the MIDI Clock routing.
TEMPO
If Int (Internal) is selected as the tempo source, use the Tempo knob to set
the desired tempo...