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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 About This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 Registration, Activation, and Installation 2.1 Registering Your Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Activating Your License . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Installing Your Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Moving or Removing an Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.8 3.7.5 3.7.6 3.7.7 3.7.8 Saving 3.8.1 3.8.2 Global vs. Current . . . . . . . Proper Snapshot Hygiene . . . Restoring Global Defaults . . . Automating Snapshots . . . . . and Recalling Plug-In settings Mix Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 About This Product The Eventide Quadravox plug-in is a powerful audio engineering plug-in for Avid AAX, Apple Audio Units, and Steinberg VST formats. Quadravox brings you our time-based diatonic harmonizer technology presented in an easy to use and unique interface. Four voices of pitch-shifting and delay are combined in the Notation Grid™ to let you create simple harmonies or complex rhythmic sequences.
1.2 About This Manual While we’re very confident you’ll be able to use your new plug-in without reading this manual, we urge you to have a quick look. There are several unique features and interesting options presented in Quadravox and a cursory glance will illuminate any features you may overlook. We’ll try to keep it all relevant and highlight any tips or cool tricks for you.
Chapter 2 Registration, Activation, and Installation Eventide uses PACE’s ilok.com licensing system, with or without an iLok hardware dongle, to license our plug-in products. Each license provides two activations which can reside on either your computer or on an iLok license dongle. Once you’ve purchased your plug-in, you’ll need to register it on Eventide’s website, activate your license, and install the plug-in on to your computer. 2.
2.3 Installing Your Plug-In You should have been given a link to the Eventide Native plug-in installer when you purchased your plugin, but if you haven’t, you can find downloads for all of Eventide’s Native Plug-Ins at http://https: //www.eventideaudio.com/products/plugins. Please download and launch the correct installer for your system. Once you’ve launched the plug-in installer, it will take you through several pages of options.
Chapter 3 Eventide Quadravox This chapter details the overall operation of the plug-in as well as what each of the parameters do. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with what each parameter does and be sure to read the section on Snapshots. Snapshots are a new and unique part of the product and may take a little getting used to in order to utilize them fully. The Quadravox user interface (below) is a compact yet intuitive environment that uses consistent conventions throughout.
3.3 Pitch and Delay Controls Derived from such flagship effects processors as the Orville™ and Eclipse, Quadravox produces high quality harmony effects available from Eventide. An extensive set of useful parameters is offered to give you the freedom to create the sound you need, quickly. Each of these parameters is detailed below. Figure 3.1: Screenshot from Octavox plug-in 3.3.
3.3.7 Pitch Interval This parameter sets the interval of diatonic pitch shift that is applied to the individual voice. Up to 2 octaves are available in diatonic steps and appropriate intervals are created based on the selected key and scale. If you’re trying to create harmonies that will always be in key, use these parameters. These pitches can be combined with the Pitch Cents parameter. The two values will be added together to create a final pitch shift amount. 3.3.
3.4.3 Low Note Low Note determines the lowest note that the pitch detector will be listening for. This can be very helpful in filtering out any false readings that may be caused by extraneous low frequencies. 3.4.4 Crossfade Crossfade sets the window of splicing that occurs during the pitch shift process. 3.4.5 Randomize Inspired by the H949’s Random Pitch algorithm, the Randomize control will randomly apply a random amount of micropitch to any enabled voices.
3.6 Notation Grid The Notation Grid takes a very unique and musical approach to creating pitches or rhythmic sequences. As each voice is enabled, it is represented on the grid by an oval note graphic with a corresponding number. By clicking and dragging on the oval, the note can be placed anywhere on the grid. The vertical position reflects the voice’s pitch shift amount, relative to the selected key. The note’s horizontal position reflects the delay time for that voice.
3.6.6 Tempo This sets the Tempo of the plug-in. 3.6.7 Meter The Meter parameter consists of two values that determine the meter, or time signature, of the Notation Grid. The left number is the numerator which sets the number of beats that are in a measure. The right number is the denominator which sets the beat subdivision that is referenced in the measure. For example, a setting of 4 on the left and 4 on the right sets the Notation Grid to 4/4 meter and each measure will reference four quarter notes.
reveal its name. You can choose from the bank of 16 Current or 16 Global Snapshots by first clicking on the tab at the bottom of the Snapshots area. These are described in the sections below. 3.7.2 Renaming Click once on the name in the entry box, and it will be selected for editing. Type up to 16 characters, hit return and the Snapshot has a new name. No need to save it just to rename it. 3.7.
3.7.7 Restoring Global Defaults If you need to restore the factory Global Snapshots at any time, simply run the plug-in installer again, as it will place the default Global Snapshots back into the Snapshots folder. 3.7.8 Automating Snapshots As mentioned earlier, you can use your DAW’s automation lane to select and load any of the 32 Snapshots. Be sure to read the sections above on using Snapshots for predictable loading every time. 3.
Chapter 4 Conclusion We hope you enjoy the Eventide Quadravox plug-in and put it to good use in all of your mixes. Please be sure to check over Eventide’s other Native Plug-In offerings for more unique and interesting effects.
