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- Z a p F i l t e r ^ 2 - Dual Filter VST2.0 FX Plugin DEMO v1.5, Feb. 2002
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- (c) Desaster Development 2001,2002 - www.d-dev.com - zap@d-dev.com
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- Features :
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- - Two seperate stereo filter units with 15 switchable filter algorithms with serial/parallel routing
- - host-bpm syncable bipolar LFO->Cutoff modulation per filter-unit (tri, sqr, sin, saw)
- - Envelope Follower per filter-unit with Amount(bipolar)/Attack/Release and tight/relaxed sensing with sidechain option
- - Saturation/Distortion unit with drive/shape control
- - 16 programs
- - custom default bank loading at startup
- - Unique FreeEnv-Controller to draw Freq->Volume graphs
- - Full VST-automation support of all parameters
- - Program switching via MIDI-Note-On (Midi Ch.15) (will also reset LFOs in sync)
- - Cutoff-Modulation via Midi CC's
- - Link-Mode for Cutoff1/2 (with offset)
- - 4 vu-meters for Input/Output and output of each filter
- - final output limiter
- - comes with 4 preset banks (64 ready to use presets)
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- Big big big big credits go to :
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- All the cool people who participated in collecting all the filter-algos and routines on the musicdsp archive.
- ( http://www.musicdsp.org )
- Many thanks especially to bram for maintaining this superb knowledge-base, and for building up the really nice
- new version of the muisdsp-site now located at www.musicdsp.org .
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- The source code of the filter part of this plug will also available,
- to play around with the filter-algos and to add new algos.
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- If you are interested in plugin programming, don't miss to visit #musicdsp on Efnet via IRC.
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- Z a p F i l t e r ^ 2 - Dual Filter DEMO is offered to you "AS IS" without any warranty.
- This software has been thoroughly tested but no guarantee is given that it will work on
- every computer. The copyright owner may not be held liable for any
- damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the the use of
- this program.
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- ************************************************************************************
- ** IF YOU GOT ANY PROBLEMS, SUGGESTIONS, BUG-REPORTS CONCERNING THIS PLUGIN **
- ** CONTACT US AT support@d-dev.com **
- ************************************************************************************
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- DEMO Restrictions:
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- - saving/loading of programs disabled
- - saving of parameters with song disabled
- - full version comes with 4 preset-banks (= 64 presets)
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- Install/Uninstall
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- To install, copy "ZaFi2.dll" and "ZaFi2_def.fxb" to the "VstPlugins" folder of your host application.
- (for example: "C:/programs/Steinberg/Cubase VST32 5.0/Vstplugins/" )
- To uninstall just delete these 2 files.
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- Quick Tour:
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- 01) load the plugin in an insert-fx slot in your host-program
- 02) open the editor and let the plugin process a sound-source (VST-Instument, Wave-File)
- 03) when the "ZaFi2_def.fxb" is present in the same directory where the plugin .dll resides, you can now skip thru those preloaded programs.
- (note: you can also overwrite this .fxb file with an own bank holding your favorite programs that are then loaded at startup !)
- (note2: don't forget to check out the other 3 preset-banks that came with this package)
- (note3: this doesn't work in the DEMO version)
- 04) switch off filter2 with the green FILTER2 ON/OFF-BUTTON in the lower right
- 05) skip through the filters on filter1 by using the dropdown-menu over the FILTER1 ON/OFF BUTTON
- and play with the FREQ/RES settings. Also try DRIVE and SHAPE controls.
- 06) you can add a lfo to modulate the cutoff by choosing the AMOUNT of lfo-modulation and SPEED
- 07) syncing to the hosts bpm works with simply pressing the desired value (16 - 1/32) on the MATRIX-CONTROL
- (note: the SPEED-knob will be updated to the choosen value, so you can use this as a delay-calculator, too :-) )
- (note2: setting the the SYNC-MATRIX to "off" will leave the SPEED setting in the last set position)
- (note3: moving the SPEED-knob will automatically set sync to off)
- 08) Change the tempo of your current song, a bpm-synced lfo will automatically detect this and updated the speed (see the SPEED knobs value)
- (note: the sync setting will be saved with the programs, so if you reload the program in a song with higher tempo it will automatically fit)
- 09) use the GAIN-knob to give quiet filters (e.g. bp with high reso) extra-makeup before it reaches the sat/dist unit
- 10) toggle the second filter on
- 11) look at the current ROUTING-SETUP in the middle-section to the right: it should be set to SERIAL
- The incoming signal goes through filter1 then through the sat/dist, after that through the filter2
- 12) you should now experiment a little bit in this mode, using different algorithms and filter/cutoff/gain/drive-knobs of filter1 and 2
- 13) switch to PARALLEL mode
- 14) now the filters are processed parallely with the same input (look at the diagram for the routing and experiment)
- 15) switch on the LINK-button and activate the FreeEnv-control in the middle of the plug with the small green switch under it.
- 16) This control describes a freq->volume modulation graph for both filters (the red one for filt1 the green for filt2)
- 17) you can paint the graph with right/left mousebuttons
- 18) now move the CUTOFF-knob of filter1. It will be linked to CUTOFF of filter2. The current frequencey will also be shown in the FreeEnv-control
- (note: a relative offset for filter2 to filter1-freq can be set by adjusting the filt2-freq knob)
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- 19) filter1-CUTOFF can be controlled in realtime via midi with Mod-Wheel, filter2 via MIDI CC74
- (you will have to set up a midi track for ZapFilter^2 for that)
- 20) another very cool feature is to switch the presets via midi-notes on channel 15 (c2 and up).
- (note: You'll feel like daft punk when doing that... )
- (note2: this will also re-sync both lfos)
- (note3: the lfos will also be restarted by switching the SYNC-MATRIX value, so switch this control along with the beat when using live)
- 21) you can record any control via VST-Automation in your host
- 22) adjust the output volumes of the different programs with the VOL-knob, which is always applied at last in the routing
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- 23) For even more features this v1.5 gives you, see the v1.0->v1.5 update info.
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- 24) forgot something: don't forget to eat and sleep ;-) (should have mentioned this earlier, sorry :))
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- Participate...
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- Theres lots of potential for additional features and we have many weird ideas (but we won't tell them now)
- and also await your suggestions for further development : You are the musicians ! You should tell us what you want.
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