Thanks for trying out the demo of Unity DS-1 version 2.1.3! Please forward comments and suggestions to us at info@bitheadz.com.
ProTools and VST users please read the comments below!!!!!! Really!
Installation
1. Turn off AppleTalk and reboot if necessary.
2. Close all other applications.
3. Run this installer. Enter the password when requested.
4. At the end of the installation, the 'Unity DS-1 Authorizer' application will run. To upgrade your demo, you can contact BitHeadz for a registration number. Enter your registration number and press 'Register'. Once you have the correct response code from BitHeadz for your registration and challenge, enter it now and press 'Authorize'. You are now authorized for the complete version of Unity DS-1 (except for the factory sound content).
5. That's it! Read the included release notes and pdf documentation.
Increasing Engine Memory
You may want to increase the memory allocated for the Unity DS-1 engine. Go to the 'Unity DS-1' control panel and allocate as much memory as you feel you need for your samples. Keep in mind that the engine requires about 8 Mbyte or so for effects delay lines and internal storage. Thus, for 32 Mbytes of sample storage, set the control panel memory size to a minimum of 40 Mbytes.
Purchase Sounds Online
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OMS Users
OMS users need to run the utility 'Unity DS-1 OMS Publish' in the 'OMS' subfolder of the 'Utilities' folder. Run after you have configured your studio with the Opcode application 'OMS Setup'. The publish utility allows OMS applications to receive the Unity DS-1 bank and program names correctly.
FreeMIDI Users
The installer installs the 'Unity DS-1' file in the 'Default Names' folder of the 'FreeMIDI Folder' in your System folder. This file provides the default bank and program names to FreeMIDI. If you change the installed banks, you should update this text file with the 'Unity DS-1 FreeMIDI Names' utility provided in the 'DS-1 Utilities' folder. Alternatively, you can dynamically update the bank and program names by deleting the installed 'Unity DS-1' file in the 'Default Names' folder, and checking 'Publish FreeMIDI Names' in the Unity DS-1 control panel.
ProTools & ProTools LE Users
There are now two ways of connecting the audio output from Unity DS-1 to ProTools, DirectConnect and RTAS. To use DirectConnect, place the 'Unity DS-1 DC' plug-in in the 'Plug-Ins' folder of the 'DAE Folder' in your 'System Folder'. You must also change the 'Unity DS-1' control panel audio IO to 'DirectConnect'.
To use RTAS, place the 'Unity DS-1 RTAS' plug-in in the same 'Plug-Ins' folder of the 'DAE Folder' in your 'System Folder', and select 'Plug-in' for the 'Unity DS-1' control panel audio IO.
Make sure you understand which plug-in you have copied to the 'Plug-Ins' folder and set the 'Unity DS-1' control panel accordingly.
VST Users
Copy the 'Unity DS-1 VST' plug-in from the 'DS-1 Utilities' folder to the 'VstPlugIns' folder of your 'Cubase' folder. Then change the 'Unity DS-1' control panel audio IO to 'Plug-in'.
Selecting from the VST program menus inside Cubase takes a very long time with the default factory install of thousands of Unity DS-1 programs. We suggest that you leave just the programs you need inside your 'Unity DS-1 Banks' folder of your 'Unity DS-1 2.1 Folder'. For starters, try leaving just the first couple of banks. Note that once you have created the Unity DS-1 VST instance, you can press the VST 'Edit' button to bring up an editor where you can increment and decrement through the programs quickly.
Demo Version Limitations
The demo version is limited in that it is authorized for one month only, a maximum of 20 uses, and that file save and record to disk are disabled. You must use the 'Unity DS-1 Authorizer' application to register the software and get a response code for complete authorization.