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Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Knowledge Base oe: Rem Taer-) okyodawn.netinova-manual? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Knowledge Base br ae) React 2 Signal Flow SSCS) Eu ad Read Pe ema) 3.4 Wideband Compression 3.5 Channel Strip cay eeu ce cc Cao Prey Ae UCDCc 8 Input/Output Controls, Coreg Perea eas Deano acc ESR cry Oe ERECT Su Seager 9.6 Process-Target aay cy Se SNe en aie ad 10 Context Menus Se er ay 10.2 Extended Context Menu SUC Re nonce os hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno The Concept Eu Erin NOVA is a parallel dynamic equalizer. Appearing in the familiar layout of a parametric equalizer, the plugin also includes a full featured dynamics section enabling NOVA to cover an impressively wide range of applications. Be it a master lacking density, the COI Ot nm Ren a eo ied ess an cance eNO cus A.user-friendly WYSIWYG drag and drop display paired with a classic “knob” interface Ce en ecco Re Ce Cee ONAL Se esse ete geen in a nee) without getting distracted by loudness differences. NO CRC Rane een nm Ua cee Mon enc PCR Serger cS eran uo aaa Weer Ne CeO CRE Rn Sei ner eon ee cee Sac eae es kone ceca Tens Rm eRe Ce ee Ru eee eM actos Peres extra Seas ee AICI we ee ce ues Cun hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know Bonne) Beet Re eg Cee OCMC OE ae Rn ae RRS a expect in a TDR plugin: A preset manager, undo/redo, A/B, detailed documentation, Ce CCM a en hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? 12122122, 6:50 AM Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Knowledge Base EST Tirelmal el ig Mrs Cun RU ae Cee IMO Coon em A tec Rone ae A ttc coc en Ca Ec eny and can severely reduce the amount of side-effects produced by nonlinear operations (such the dynamics processors running within the various band: OCU e MeO en ea De Cec ceC Re RRS AUC aa eo ana eeo e and the wider they are, the “smaller” the W-band signal becomes. Accordingly, with all Pee ea eR ase Rec Saeed asennad this band allows deforming the frequency magnitude in an unusual manner. As visible in the graph below, each band contains its own dynamics processor listening to its own band’s input. However, this relation can be changed via the SPLIT Prue ae eae aes aca Bandpass Filter | cerns Dry path tps sfdocstokyodawn.nevnova-manual? 5129 Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno Hands-on Nova NOVA supports a wide range of functions; this chapter briefly addresses most of them and describes how they can be achieved quickly. The authors hope this chapter RCC mon Recs aon) ce ene etc Note: For even more detailed control over processing please consider the enhanced GE Edition, available here. Parametric Equalization Seema tea Oe ee ee ee re See Ce ae eee Renee oe Reco) Seung sl eo ACU Um ae Oh eaPaece A Pee nec ces ee on Ren en cece Qand GAIN. This flexibility paired with the informative feedback from the main display DROW ue hee ro ECR eee Ue ne ec eee Rea en) automatically. Se CSC eee teak OORT ee eee Rens ty Some ool ood hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinava. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know Eile at Ure Leela NOSE cg Cui Ce eC cea ue cry Re Cee ee OR Se ee UUs areas in the spectrum. This is an excellent tool to correct a boxy low-end sound, even out resonances in a recording or reduce excessive sibilance in a vocal part. In Pra OCS Ue Se aa eet Enh Mn ag Peace Cn? Dee e aeeu RR areec s ool ec) Hint: An external sidechain signal can also be fed into the plugin in order to drive the Cee Cees Multi-band Compression NON Rc eae Oe eau ene eT presets represent good starting point for multi-band dynamics processing Sear) SSC) Sear) hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kom Troe LO CCRC Cc ice mem unemac COA eR UC Nt RU ete eeu get ce en Ree ee a ee em eae et Na suited for a broadcast style compression often required when a dialog or stereo mix should remain audible in noisy environments. NOVA's multiband capabilities can seriously increase the subjective loudness of a mix or make a lead vocal cut through a Coe toad Here's an example for a 4 band multi-band compressor (note the flat threshold curve): Wideband Compression NOVA can also operate as a wideband compressor, with detailed control over frequency dependent behavior. For instance, bands can be excluded from wideband compression leaving their natural dynamic range untouched; this would keep the low- Tee eae ae ee aun Cem ee Ma) eee Re ese Cac oma POE uct ce nea ye Cail ana ON wideband compression capabilities: hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova.manual”? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno Dred ea Men ee cos RnR a ae nee co) FOr Cis AUS cot Rue Dae co) Ce Oe ae ec en cue cs eae RC esse ccn Channel Strip NOVA can also be used much like a conventional channel-strip: A compressor eee aU cee eR ee SAN ats lea 010) rz ulo Me PrN Reo eM ee EO eS Naas ACRES Here's quite a complex example. What we have here is wideband compression followed by boosts from band Ill and V, and another boost by band IV in “Sticky” mode Ce ICES ES UC Bu eR NASR NC Ie) hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual”? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know NOVA a Ere) Hint: And if this doesn’t suffice, you're still free to activate any band’s own dynamics eee hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know ROC eae Ce esc ea eee SO ce ences Ge eC ema tc RR eRe en Runs modifiers, and if needed, with the help of a real-time frequency analyzer. More details Pea Scales eC C Ke ule a 00) OME Mere Ue The vertical axes describe GAIN in Decibel scale, whereby: Se ci Ce MUR cc tus murte ante as Recline acu) Poe mune eae Ih) + The right scale (blue) is used for the audio analyzer and threshold curves (blue eae s beat Depending on the current setting, up to four curves appear on the display: ae enn mea ce ee a ees BO Cm eee ne eC CUS Rec DREN CIO aE coos Res cn ec mec em re The blue area in the background shows the analyzers response (blue scale) hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno EP cur ey Tree Cece Wk ee auc eee mic ae cur ee it ha PERU IR eee Me RUN eC oN oe Tae Sel Ur Mua Sen CU Race) ere ed UC MORON accu Rec) Selected expansive EQ band (linked to W-Band). Compressive EQ band, SPLIT mode enabled, selected Sr USeR UM ae Ceo ca WESC Us CR) eee Cu Res esc TE SS A acl CRC uC hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno BS eee eke mee eee aac ear ice Ces eRe RCI Rate ac eee ate ee) Se ee ein ae on Ca ech any cee Ce ICS Click on band handle to select a band. The SHIFT modifier allows selecting Ct aac Over a blank area, click and drag to draw a selection rectangle. All bands contained within the selection rectangle become selected. The selection Reece Rot aS a mere cat ad PEUey ere rs aeRO na Rast Teese MN eee nc) CTO EU ce UE Re ty ee UCC ACE msger ena sell [oa eerie race el) Note that certain handles are restricted to one axis: The W-BAND handle can ger Mee UCR A Cua Rea ts FREQUENCY (horizontally). eee ae Cae uc hoe Macks Rene ecu Ree iR cmc) Cie ac) Use ALT + click to reset GAIN of selected band{(s) to zero dB. Ven eee eo Cu eee cen) Chemis CEL Press CTRL + SHIFT (CMD + SHIFT on a mac) to activate the solo mode for the selected bands. This mode allows previewing the effect of single bands (or groups). See POEs NOVA‘ analyzer can be connected to various sources, or CIS ere ns UENO nears re Ue a On aR aE ans hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know eee SC: Analyzer follows the sidechain signal. This is particularly Peer eRe cure oe gris Off: Disables the analyzer. Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno EUR ale Nea Cli NOVA See Oa CR Re ee eae MR on Gee Coe RS te CMOS a a eel Senn Ue ol te an a) Peg Soe CRU RS ee ata} The second row of “ON” buttons allows to enable/disable bands. Benois) .0 aa eure EU Ed FREQUENCY is higher than the previous band. Clicking the button re-orders all band Pee aan Sele SOC ee eo en Coe eae CII cy Ce Noe el a een eee om Renu Cec processors are currently providing. This control is greyed out when no dynamics Pm an hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know This view appears as soon as one or more bands are selected, and gives control over every parameter relevant to the selected band(s). If more than one band is selected, PSSM Ru) Rego ee een eet aU Peo Menem Rue are Ree eco ron ge Petey ACR ec sce cs Note: The display's band handles work differently! They affect groups in a relative manner (where the change is same for all bands) Grea ur Ts ee eae naa Q Steepness of the selected filter shape. Low values produce large and smooth transitions, while higher values result in much narrower/steeper responses. eee The center/corner frequency of the selected band(s). Freely adjustable between 10 Hz Een a FORO mel ae AS em ee eek ee ee meee eR ey ferrny Controls filter gain of the selected filter shape over +/- 12 dB. Gain is applied after Oe crea Ws eRe ce as SM eR Ce ee a Eee RnR ete Ms Tc) Enables dynamics processing for selected band(s). ee ee oe TNE 8 Ae Ae RO eed ees hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno Breer Tats) Ce eee Ra ecu ie ecu OM Rect Dee Rk a ee ence p ac) If pressed, the select band will use its own fully independent dynamics processor, PRC CU SOR UC eR i eo Co Co ee oe OE UCR) TS Re ee ea RC CET Reet ea UO ar Nol eT) LS ae eM et cee settings. W-Band controls have grey knobs and/or grey recut CRU a Cec ee ety eee EU Reece Cur} Neem Se Ta en Resear Ura co teens a grey knob/rectangle) Neca a AC ee ee Cee era eD ER Ree eR Ia rts Controls the reaction speed of the selected band(s) dynamics processor. Need RS a ae eC Lene ca (indicated by a grey rectangle). Ceern Controls the recovery speed of the selected band(s) dynamics processor. eed Sa aE a na T ee ann toed (indicated by a grey rectangle). hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know W-Band Details DME Ca eNO on nec ec cero Meee Cm een Cour eek gears Gain ee RUNS ree SM Cee U Cur ICUS Cee eae a eae cee cn ence RCL LT control instead). A yellow circular meter indicates the amount of gain reduction applied eR aSe ng ROR ct) Activates dynamics processing for selected band{(s) Threshold (knob) Cee eee cect cue ec La OM ete Drm eo eae ea Cer een eer ul} Note: NOVA has an implicit, ratio dependent “knee”, The knee is particularly smooth at POC Re ena cineca Nira eee eee eM es L Ruee cece POLE Controls the recovery speed of the W-Band dynamics processor. hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Kno Input/Output Controls Highpass Filter eee Output Gain hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Sn aetna Ceo ce Vea Rene Maa Ce Rem og Cas cc neste an Reon ene ORR hel te ee Fe eed a ee Re Ce aaa eRe CR er RNa aay horizontally, a right mouse click over the handle cycles Cee ee oe Secuencia Vera Renee Maun ce Remco eas cc hte Keone ene ean lel te ete Hint: All LP parameters can also be edited via the main Ce Naa eRe Re RNa any horizontally, a right mouse click over the handle cycles Cees The DRY MIX control allows mixing the original with the processed output, whereby 0.0% means that no dry signal is added to the output, 50.0% indicates an equal mix of dry and Rese aI Race) a oe TCM eee Bae Ce Mea A Ae control. This is because the dry signal is delayed differently (a eee Pea o uN Cee ICRC aS CLE OUT GAIN controls the output level of the plugin. hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? an equal perceived loudness for both the input and output of NOVA. Mer Cen cme ee uel) Cress ee eRe ure aR eueliy mechanism of NOVA‘s filters. Note that this compensation only affects static EQ changes. aT) yg TL CTfe) Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know eR ic a ce ne crete ge The exact event is shown in a tooltip. Note that certain STOR geo aR aCe Ry CoO ATS ee a Cc EU uid hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? The preset drop-down list offers quick access to factory settings and user presets. Alternatively, COR meme em Th kee Cree ccs Ne ee a Era Ro ocean eco Cee oe ee acon Re Pe eee CR ce Save As New Global User Preset opens a dialog used to create User Presets. Note that CT en SS tog Ss eeu DPS (presets are saved on your machine). The total amount of user presets is limited to 20. err EU ee mes Mae Recs eee aoe te ecu ein) re COTS Soe eee ek Pr eee ae enr ag DU Le These three options are available in the standard AIB Control Display On/Off rte eee lia aie Ed hitpsildocstokyadawn.netinova. manual’? Nova ~ Manual | Tokyo Dawn Know CoC au IER NE eon Came ar Rn crs A>B and B

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