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147 lines
4.3 KiB
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<h2 id="ace-amplifier">ACE Amplifier</h2>
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<p>
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This plugin can adjust gain by +/- 20dB anywhere in the processor box.
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It's typically useful in scenarios where a plugin's output needs to be
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adjusted, but the plugin does not provide its output level control.
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</p>
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<p>
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<em>Gain</em> is the only available setting. It can be set in the generic
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plugin editor dialog or adjusted on the respective automation lane.
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</p>
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<h2 id="ace-a-b-switch-cross-fade">ACE A/B Switch and ACE Cross Fade</h2>
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<p>
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These two plugins are very similar and allow switching between two plugins
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earlier in the processing chain using an automation lane and custom pin
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connections.
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</p>
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<p>
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In the example below, the processor box for a 1-channel track has two
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<em>ACE Delay</em> plugins processing the input differently. Each plugin
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has one manually added output so that the original signal would flow into
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one instance of a plugin while bypassing the other one. All two resulting
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outputs then flow into the ACE A/B Switch plugin. Input 1 is considered the
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A version, input 2 is the B version.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:50%;" src="/images/a-b-switch-pin-connections.png"
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alt="Pin Connections for ACE A/B Switch">
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<figcaption>
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Pin Connections for ACE A/B Switch
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Both ACE A/B Switch and ACE Cross Fade will default to the A version. Using
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an automation lane, it's switch to the B version and back. This is where the
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difference between the two plugins comes into play.
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</p>
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<p>
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With ACE A/B Switch, the switch is instant, it's either A or B:
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:75%;" src="/images/a-b-switch-lane.png"
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alt="Pin Connections for ACE A/B Switch">
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<figcaption>
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Pin Connections for ACE A/B Switch
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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With ACE Cross Fade, however, it's possible to gradually transition to the
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B version and then back, mixing A and B signal in different ratios.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:75%;" src="/images/a-b-crossfade-lane.png"
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alt="Pin Connections for ACE Cross Fade ">
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<figcaption>
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Pin Connections for ACE Cross Fade
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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The plugins support 1-, 2-, and 4-channel configurations:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Mono out: In 1/2 -> Out 1</li>
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<li>Stereo out: In 1/3 -> Out 1, In 2/4 -> Out 2</li>
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<li>
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Quad out: In 1/5 -> Out 1, In 2/6 -> Out 2, In 3/7 -> Out 3,
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In 4/8 -> Out 4
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="ace-mute">ACE Mute</h2>
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<p>
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This plugin can mute the signal anywhere in the processing chain as opposed
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to automating the mute state of the track that works on all processed audio
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only. Using <em>ACE Mute</em> in the very beginning of the signal chain means
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that in the muted state no signal is processed by plugins further in the
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processing chain.
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</p>
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<p>
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<em>ACE Mute</em> has no settings. All user interaction happens
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in the dedicated automation lane:
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:75%;" src="/images/a-mute-example.png" alt="Using ACE Mute">
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<figcaption>
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Using ACE Mute
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Ardour also ships with a variation of <em>ACE Mute</em> called
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<em>ACE Slow Mute</em> that applies a 1 second long fade out/in before/after
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the muting.
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</p>
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<h2 id="voice-level-activate">Voice/Level Activate</h2>
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<p>
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This plugin rolls the transport when the signal level on the plugin's input
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exceeds a user-defined level. A common scenario where this is helpful is
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recording in a home studio where an instrument or a vocal mic is at a distance
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from the computer. Arming a track for recording, toggling recording mode, then
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clapping in front of a mic or plucking a string will roll the transport and
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start recording to a track of choice.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:50%;" src="/images/voice-level-activate.png" alt="Voice/Level Activate">
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<figcaption>
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Voice/Level Activate
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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The only configurable setting is the input level threshold.
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</p>
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<h2 id="midi-note-mapper">MIDI Note Mapper</h2>
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<p>
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Maps arbitrary MIDI notes to others. This affects both note-on and note-off
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events, as well as polyphonic key pressure. A single note can be mapped
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twice, but only the last mapping is used.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:50%;" src="/images/midi-note-mapper.png" alt="MIDI Note Mapper">
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<figcaption>
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MIDI Note Mapper
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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