User Manual VSS3 NATIVE STEREO SOURCE REVERB Virtual Space Simulation Reverb Based on the Legendary and Award-Winning System 6000 as a Native DAW Plug-in for Mixing and Post-Production 2021-03-12, Rev.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions....................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer.............................................................. 3 Limited warranty............................................................. 3 1. Introduction................................................................ 4 2. Plug-in Installation..................................................... 4 2.1 Installation on a PC.................................................
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual Important Safety Instructions Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. All other installation or modification should be performed only by qualified personnel.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your VSS3 NATIVE Stereo Source Reverb. Originally launched in 1999 and available in Music, Mastering, Broadcast and Film variants, TC Electronic's Flagship System 6000 processor is recognized as an industry standard for mix, mastering and post-production applications.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual Note: If your DAW fails to detect the newly installed plugin, this can often be fixed by adding the following paths to the Plug-in Manager (or similar) of the DAW. The default paths on a PC are "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2" and "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3" for VST2 and VST3, respectively. 3. Activate the VSS3 NATIVE iLok license 2.2 Installation on a Mac Step 1: Install iLok The first step is to create an iLok user account at www.iLok.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 4. Connection and Setup 4.1 Inserting the VSS3 NATIVE plug-in in your DAW project Once you have downloaded the plug-in, you can now apply it to a channel in your DAW to begin using the effect. This process may vary slightly depending on your software, but generally should require these steps: • Select a channel or bus in your DAW to which you would like to add the effect. Access the mixer page where you should see a section dedicated to effect slots.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 5. User Interface 5.1 Overview Meters There are four tabs along the left edge of the interface, that bring up various pages of controls. The controls and features are described in more detail in the following pages. As a general note, the parameters, controls, and graphs are color-coded as shown below: The top part of the display: • Bypass: Press this to bypass or engage the VSS3 NATIVE.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 5.2 Main Page Master Reverb (green controls) Hi Decay Decay Range: 0.01 to 2.5 in steps of 0.01 Range: 0.01 seconds to 20 seconds This is a multiplier for decay time of frequencies above the Hi Cut crossover frequency. For example, if the main Decay parameter is set to 2.0 seconds, and this Hi Decay parameter is set to 1.5x, frequencies above the Hi Cut crossover will decay for 3 seconds (=2.0 x 1.5). Conversely, if this parameter is set to 0.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual Early Gain 5.2.1 Focus Fields Range: OFF, -97 dB to 0 dB Each of the six Focus Fields along the bottom can be assigned to any of the available controls. These useful assignments remain visible when you switch to different pages. For example, you can adjust the Master Decay while you are on the Early page. < -40 dB in 3 dB steps > -40 dB in 0.5 dB steps The output level of the early reflections. When set to “Off,” the reverb effect will consist entirely of the reverb tail.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 5.3 Early Page Early Reflections (green controls) Early Balance Early Type Range: -80 to +80, 0=Center Options: Concert Hall, Theater, Church, Venue, Studio, Soft Hall, Near, Hard, Spread, Build, Random, Slap, Car, Phone Booth, Bathroom, Small Room, Conference Room, Car Park, Swim Stadium, Airport, Street, Alley, Piazza, Forest Adjusts the left right balance of the early reflections.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 5.4 Reverb Page Reverb (green controls) Hi Cut Reverb Type Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz Options: Smooth, Natural, Alive, Fast, Alive/Wide, Fast/Wide Rolls off the top end of the signal as it enters the reverb. Used in conjunction with Hi Soften and Hi Decay to “darken” a room. Adjust this parameter with the Early Level turned all the way off and the Rev Level all the way up. Change the type to get a feel of what each one sounds like.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual Reverb Page continued Decay/Crossover (blue controls) Lo Xover Lo Decay Range: 20 Hz to 1 kHz Range: 0.01 to 2.50 in 0.01 steps Sets the frequency at which the transition from the low to the low-mid frequencies takes place. Decay multiplier, relative to the Master Decay, for the frequencies below the Lo Xover. Example: When a decay multiplier is set to 1.25 and the Master Decay is 2.0 seconds, the resulting decay time will be 1.25 x 2 = 2.5 seconds.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 5.5 Mod Page Reverb Modulation (green controls) Space Modulation (blue controls) The VSS3 NATIVE offers intense modulation facilities and to control these, the Modulation page gives you an extensive series of parameters. All these parameters are condensed into 2 easy-to-use modulation sections, where you control different aspects of the modulation.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 6. Constructing a Reverb Preset The relationship of early reflections and the reverb tail is very important in this algorithm.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 7. Presets The VSS3 NATIVE offers a collection of factory presets, as well as the option to create and save your own custom settings as user presets and favourites. Note that most DAWs have a built-in preset function that appears on every plugin, which is often found at the top of the plug-in window.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 7.3 Favorite Presets 7.3.1 Browse Favorites Only Creating your own presets will make them accessible from the Preset menu, but they will only appear in the list of 100 favorite presets in the plug-in if you set them as a favorite. This is done by assigning a favorite slot number to the preset using the Favorite menu. The 'Browse Favorites Only' option in the preset menu allows the UP/DOWN arrows in the bottom bar of the plug-in. Otherwise, scrolling goes through all presets.
VSS3 NATIVE User Manual 8. Software Updates New versions of the software may be released to add new features and improve performance. Updates can be detected from the plug-in directly and can be installed after download from the website. See Chapter 2 for plug-in installation. If the ’Automatically check for updates’ option is checked inside the update menu, the red dot will appear on the settings icon when a new plug-in is available.
