USER MANUAL _DELAY BRIGADE
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Arturia's Delay BRIGADE We’d like to thank you for purchasing Delay BRIGADE, our recreation of a sought-after bucket brigade delay pedal. Arturia has a passion for excellence, and Delay BRIGADE is no exception. Put the plug-in on a track or send bus, skim through the presets currated by professional sound designers, and tweak a few controls.
Table Of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE Delay BRIGADE..................................................................................................... 2 1.1. History of the original hardware brand................................................................................................................... 1.2. What is BBD? ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1.3.
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE DELAY BRIGADE Thank you for purchasing our virtual delay effect, the Delay BRIGADE. Delay BRIGADE is modelled after an iconic and highly sought-after bucket brigade delay pedal from the 1970s. This unit was one of the first to offer warm, tape-like echo in a small pedal form. Arturia's Delay BRIGADE builds on this legacy by providing you with a realistic recreation of the original hardware, while adding new features that modern producers and musicians will appreciate.
1.3. The deluxe model Perhaps the most famous and beloved iteration of the pedal brand was the deluxe model released in 1980. This unit packed all of the great analog bucket brigade delay sound of the earlier models into a highly flexible and versatile package. The unit featured a BBD Panasonic MN3005 chip, lauded for its warm sound and low noise. On the rear panel, there were separate outputs for the direct and echo signals.
2. ACTIVATION AND FIRST START The Arturia Delay BRIGADE plug-in works on computers equipped with Windows 7 or later and macOS 10.10 or later. You can use Delay BRIGADE as an Audio Unit, AAX, VST2 or VST3 plug-in (64-bit only). 2.1. Activate the Delay BRIGADE license Once the software has been installed, the next step should be to activate your license, so that you can use it without limitations. This is a simple process that involves a different software program: the Arturia Software Center. 2.2.
3. OVERVIEW 3.1. Working wih plug-ins Delay BRIGADE comes in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX plug-in formats for use in all major digital audio workstations (DAW) including Live, Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools and others. Unlike a hardware delay pedal, you can load as many instances of Delay BRIGADE as you find useful. Delay BRIGADE has two other big advantages over hardware: • You can automate many of Delay BRIGADE parameters using your DAW’s automation system.
4. USER INTERFACE Delay BRIGADE offers a simple, intuitive user interface. The interface is split up into 4 main sections: 1. Upper Toolbar contains various plug-in settings and the preset browser. 2. Main Control Panel contains the main effect controls. These controls are covered in the Main Control Panel [p.12] section of this manual. 3. Advanced Control Panel contains advanced effect controls. These controls are covered in the Advanced Control Panel [p.15] section of this manual. 4.
4.1.1. Plug-in Options Clicking the Delay BRIGADE logo located on the left will display a menu containing various plug-in settings and options. 4.1.1.1. Save Preset This option will overwrite the active preset with any changes you have made, so if you also want to keep the source preset, use the Save Preset As option instead. See the next section for information about this. 4.1.1.2. Save Preset As...
4.1.1.4. Export Menu You can export presets in two ways: as a single preset or as a bank. • Export Preset: Exporting a single preset is handy when you want to share a preset with someone else. The default path to these files will appear in the "save" window, but you can create a folder at another location. The saved preset can be reloaded with the Import menu option.
4.1.2. Preset Library Presets can be selected in several different ways. First, there is the Preset Library button. Clicking this button will display all of the included factory presets, as well as any user presets you have saved. The currently selected preset will be highlighted. 9 • Click a preset in the menu to load it. • To mark a preset as a "favorite" click the heart icon next to it.
Along the top of the Preset Library are several sorting and filtering options. These allow you to change how the presets are organized in the browser menu. • Click the first column to sort presets by Name or Featured. Featured are presets currated by the Arturia sound design team to showcase the different sonic capabilities of the effect. • Click the second column to sort presets by Type or Designer.
4.1.5. View Advanced Control Panel Clicking the Advanced button, located on the right of the upper toolbar, will expand the plugin window to show the advanced effect controls. These controls are covered in detail in Advanced Control Panel [p.15] section of this manual. 4.2. The Lower Toolbar On the bottom of the GUI, the Lower Toolbar contains the following: Panic button will stop all audio from Delay BRIGADE.
5. CONTROLS This section covers the main effect controls. Whether or not you've used the original hardware, you will find the controls intuitive and easy to grasp. The controls are located in two sections of the user interface - the Main Control Panel, and the Advanced Control Panel. The Main Control Panel is visible by default. The Advanced Control Panel can be accessed by clicking the double arrows pointing down in the upper right corner of the interface. Let's go over each control in detail.
Sync button locks the delay rates to your host’s tempo for tempo-synced delays. When sync is tuned on, the delay rate controls will display values in beat intervals. BBD Size is a two position switch that specifies the length of the BBD delay buffer. This setting changes the delay range of the Delay Time knobs. In the off position, the delay will range between 40-400ms as in the original deluxe model. In the on position, the delay will range between 100-1000ms as in newer models.
Delay Mode switch is only available when using the Stereo configuration of the plug-in. Blend determines the ratio of delayed to non-delayed sound output from the plug-in. When turned all the way down you will only hear the input sound, as well as any saturation introduced with the Input Level preamp control. When turned all the way up, you will only hear the sound produced by the delay circuit.
5.2. Advanced Control Panel The following controls are accessible while the Advanced Control Panel is visible. To expand the Advanced Control Panel, click the double-arrows pointing down, located in the upper right corner of the plug-in window. 5.2.1. Input Equalizer The Input Equalizer is a new feature that was not available on the original hardware. This lets you shape the sound before it enters the BBD circuit, allowing you to accentuate or limit which frequencies of the sound are processed by delay.
Peak Freq controls the cutoff frequency of the peak filter. The peak filter can be used to either boost or cut frequencies around the peak band. Gain determines whether the peak filter will boost or cut frequencies at the Peak Freq. In the middle position, there will be no change to the gain of the peak band. Q determines the width of the peak filter band. At higher values, the boost or cut will be very narrow and only affect frequencies close to the Peak Freq.
Release specifies how quickly the modulation will respond to amplitude decreases in the input signal. Example of various attack and release settings for the Envelope Follower and the resulting modulation that will be applied to target parameter. Destination menu selects the effect parameter that will be modulated by the Envelope Follower. Most effect parameters can be modulated. Amount determines the amount of modulation that will be applied to the target effect parameter.
Shape changes the shape of the LFO, which determines how the target parameter will be modulated. There are 6 available shapes - Sine, Saw, Ramp, Triangle, Square, and Sample & Hold. While the first 5 shapes offer a predictable modulation curve, the Sample & Hold option can be thought of as a random generator. Each time the LFO cycle completes, as specified by the LFO Rate knob, a new random value is generated. This is very useful when you want to add non-repetitive modulation to the target parameter.
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