MainStage 3 Effects - Apple

270 Pages·2013·12.32 MB·English

by  Apple Inc.

MainStage 3 Effects
For OS X
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Contents
10 Chapter 1: Amps and pedals
10 Amps and pedals overview
11 Amp Designer
11 Amp Designer overview
13 Amp Designer models
19 Build a custom Amp Designer combo
21 Amp Designer equalizer
23 Amp Designer amplifier controls
24 Amp Designer effects
26 Amp Designer microphone parameters
27 Bass Amp Designer
27 Bass Amp Designer overview
28 Bass Amp Designer models
29 Build a custom Bass Amp Designer combo
30 Bass Amp Designer signal flow
32 Use the D.I. box
33 Bass Amp Designer amplifier controls
34 Bass Amp Designer effects
37 Bass Amp Designer microphone parameters
38 Pedalboard
38 Pedalboard overview
39 Use the Pedal Browser
40 Use Pedalboard’s import mode
41 Use the Pedal area
42 Use Pedalboard’s Router
44 Use Pedalboard’s Macro Controls
45 Pedalboard distortion pedals
47 Pedalboard modulation pedals
50 Pedalboard delay pedals
51 Pedalboard filter pedals
51 Pedalboard dynamics pedals
52 Pedalboard utility pedals
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53 Chapter 2: Delay effects
53 Delay effects overview
54 Delay Designer
54 Delay Designer overview
55 Delay Designer main display
56 Use the Delay Designer Tap display
58 Create taps in Delay Designer
60 Select, move, and delete taps
61 Edit parameters in the Tap display
67 Delay Designer Tap parameter bar
68 Delay Designer sync mode
69 Delay Designer master parameters
70 Echo
71 Sample Delay
72 Stereo Delay
73 Tape Delay
75 Chapter 3: Distortion effects
75 Distortion effects overview
76 Bitcrusher
77 Clip Distortion
78 Distortion effect
79 Distortion II
79 Overdrive
80 Phase Distortion
81 Chapter 4: Dynamics processors
81 Dynamics processors overview
82 Adaptive Limiter
83 Compressor
83 Compressor overview
85 Use Compressor
87 DeEsser
88 Enveloper
90 Expander
91 Limiter
92 Multipressor
92 Multipressor overview
92 Multipressor Display parameters
93 Multipressor Frequency Band parameters
94 Multipressor Output parameters
95 Use Multipressor
96 Noise Gate
96 Noise Gate overview
97 Use Noise Gate
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98 Chapter 5: Equalizers
98 Equalizers overview
98 Channel EQ
98 Channel EQ overview
99 Channel EQ parameters
100 Channel EQ use tips
101 Channel EQ Analyzer
101 Linear Phase EQ
101 Linear Phase EQ overview
102 Linear Phase EQ parameters
103 Linear Phase EQ use tips
104 Linear Phase EQ Analyzer
104 Match EQ
104 Match EQ overview
105 Match EQ parameters
106 Use Match EQ
108 Edit the Match EQ filter curve
109 Single-Band EQ
110 Chapter 6: Filter effects
110 Filter effects overview
110 AutoFilter
110 AutoFilter overview
111 AutoFilter threshold
112 AutoFilter envelope
113 AutoFilter LFO
114 AutoFilter filter
115 AutoFilter distortion
115 AutoFilter output
116 EVOC 20 Filterbank
116 EVOC 20 Filterbank overview
117 EVOC 20 Filterbank Formant Filter
118 EVOC 20 Filterbank modulation
119 EVOC 20 Filterbank output parameters
120 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator
120 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator overview
120 Vocoder overview
121 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator interface
122 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator analysis in parameters
123 Use EVOC 20 TrackOscillator analysis in
124 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator U/V detection parameters
125 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator synthesis in parameters
126 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator oscillators
128 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator formant filter
129 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator modulation
130 EVOC 20 TrackOscillator output parameters
131 Fuzz-Wah
131 Fuzz-Wah overview
131 Auto Wah parameters
133 Fuzz-Wah Compressor parameters
133 Fuzz parameters
Contents 5
134 Spectral Gate
134 Spectral Gate overview
135 Use Spectral Gate
136 Chapter 7: Imaging processors
136 Imaging processors overview
136 Direction Mixer
136 Direction Mixer overview
137 Stereo miking techniques
139 Stereo Spread
140 Chapter 8: Metering tools
140 Metering tools overview
140 BPM Counter
141 Correlation Meter
141 Level Meter plug-in
142 MultiMeter
142 MultiMeter overview
143 MultiMeter Analyzer parameters
144 MultiMeter Goniometer parameters
145 MultiMeter Level Meter
145 MultiMeter Correlation Meter
146 MultiMeter Peak parameters
147 Use the Tuner utility
148 Chapter 9: MIDI plug-ins
148 Use MIDI plug-ins
149 Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in
149 Arpeggiator overview
150 Arpeggiator control parameters
151 Arpeggiator note order parameters
156 Arpeggiator pattern parameters
159 Arpeggiator options parameters
160 Arpeggiator keyboard parameters
161 Use Arpeggiator keyboard parameters
162 Assign Arpeggiator controller parameters
163 Chord Trigger MIDI plug-in
163 Chord Trigger overview
164 Use Chord Trigger
166 Modifier MIDI plug-in
167 Modulator MIDI plug-in
167 Modulator MIDI plug-in overview
167 Modulator MIDI plug-in LFO
169 Modulator MIDI plug-in envelope
171 Note Repeater MIDI plug-in
172 Randomizer MIDI plug-in
Contents 6
173 Scripter plug-in
173 Use the Scripter plug-in
173 Use the Script Editor
175 Scripter API overview
175 MIDI processing functions
177 JavaScript objects
181 Create Scripter controls
183 Transposer MIDI plug-in
184 Velocity Processor MIDI plug-in
184 Velocity Processor overview
185 Velocity Processor Compress/Expand mode
186 Velocity Processor Value/Range mode
186 Velocity Processor Add/Scale mode
187 Chapter 10: Modulation effects
187 Modulation effects overview
188 Chorus effect
189 Ensemble effect
190 Flanger effect
190 Microphaser
191 Modulation Delay
193 Phaser effect
194 Ringshifter
194 Ringshifter overview
194 Ringshifter interface
195 Set the Ringshifter mode
196 Ringshifter oscillator parameters
197 Ringshifter delay parameters
197 Ringshifter modulation
199 Ringshifter output parameters
200 Rotor Cabinet effect
200 Rotor Cabinet effect overview
201 Rotor Cabinet effect motor parameters
202 Rotor Cabinet effect microphone types
203 Rotor Cabinet effect mic processing controls
204 Scanner Vibrato effect
205 Spreader
206 Tremolo effect
Contents 7
207 Chapter 11: Pitch effects
207 Pitch effects overview
207 Pitch Correction effect
207 Pitch Correction effect overview
208 Pitch Correction effect parameters
209 Pitch Correction effect quantization grid
210 Exclude notes from pitch correction
211 Use Pitch Correction effect reference tuning
212 Pitch Shifter
212 Pitch Shifter overview
213 Use Pitch Shifter
213 Vocal Transformer
213 Vocal Transformer overview
214 Vocal Transformer parameters
215 Use Vocal Transformer
217 Chapter 12: Reverb effects
217 Reverb effects overview
218 EnVerb
218 EnVerb overview
219 EnVerb time parameters
220 EnVerb sound parameters
221 PlatinumVerb
221 PlatinumVerb overview
222 PlatinumVerb early reflections parameters
223 PlatinumVerb reverb parameters
224 PlatinumVerb output parameters
225 SilverVerb
226 Chapter 13: Space Designer convolution reverb
226 Space Designer overview
227 Space Designer interface
228 Use impulse responses
232 Space Designer envelopes and EQ
232 Space Designer envelopes and EQ overview
232 Space Designer button bar
233 Edit Space Designer envelope parameters
234 Space Designer volume envelope
235 Space Designer density envelope
236 Use Space Designer EQ parameters
237 Space Designer filter
237 Space Designer filter parameters
238 Space Designer filter envelope
239 Space Designer global parameters
239 Space Designer global parameters overview
240 Use Space Designer global parameters
242 Use Space Designer output parameters
Contents 8
244 Chapter 14: Specialized effects and utilities
244 Specialized effects overview
244 Denoiser
244 Denoiser overview
245 Denoiser smoothing parameters
246 Exciter
247 Grooveshifter
248 Speech Enhancer
249 SubBass
249 SubBass overview
249 SubBass parameters
250 SubBass use tips
251 Chapter 15: Utilities and tools
251 Utilities and tools overview
251 Gain plug-in
252 Use I/O utility
253 Test Oscillator
254 Appendix: Legacy effects
254 Legacy effects overview
254 AVerb
255 Bass Amp
256 EQ
256 DJ EQ
257 Fat EQ
258 Single-Band EQs
259 Silver EQ
260 GoldVerb
260 GoldVerb overview
261 GoldVerb early reflections parameters
262 GoldVerb reverb parameters
263 Guitar Amp Pro
263 Guitar Amp Pro overview
264 Guitar Amp Pro amplifier models
265 Guitar Amp Pro cabinet models
266 Guitar Amp Pro EQ
266 Guitar Amp Pro amplifier controls
267 Guitar Amp Pro effects
268 Guitar Amp Pro microphone parameters
269 Silver Compressor
270 Silver Gate
Contents 9
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Amps and pedals
Amps and pedals overview
MainStage features an extensive collection of guitar and bass amplifiers and classic pedal effects.
You can play live—or process recorded audio and software instrument parts—through these
amps and effects.
The amplifier models recreate vintage and modern tube and solid-state amps. Built-in effect
units, such as reverb, tremolo, or vibrato, are also reproduced. The modeled amplifiers can be
paired with a number of emulated speaker cabinets. These amplifiers and speaker cabinets can
be used as a matching set or combined in other ways to create interesting hybrids.
Also emulated are a number of “classic” foot pedal effects—or stompboxes—that were, and
remain, popular with guitarists and keyboardists. As with their real-world counterparts, you can
chain pedals in any order to create your sound.
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