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- Prosoniq NorthPole(TM) VST -
- Virtual Analog Filter
-
-
- Installation
- Read the accompanying "IMPORTANT.TXT" file. If you agree to the terms and
- conditions for using this beta version, proceed as following:
-
- * Make sure you have at least Cubase VST version 3.553 installed on your
- computer.
-
- * Copy the NorthPole0.91b.dll file to your Vstplugins directory on your
- harddisk
-
- * Restart Cubase VST. You can now use the plug in from your effects rack.
-
- * Make sure you visit the Prosoniq web site on http://www.prosoniq.com to
- find out about our commercial VST plug ins.
-
-
-
- What is it?
- NorthPole¬ is a free effects plug in for Steinberg's Cubase VST on PC. It
- adds a fully programmable virtual analog synthesizer filter with
- resonance, envelope follower and an integrated post-filter digital delay to
- your Cubase VST environment.
-
- This plug in was written by Frederic Schelling and me, Stephan Sprenger. We
- both are software developers at PROSONIQ and did this during our free time
- and for the pure fun of it.
-
- Please: as this is not a commercial software product but rather a free
- piece of software we thought you might find useful, please understand that
- neither PROSONIQ nor Steinberg will provide any customer support for it, so
- please don't deluge them with bug reports and do not pose any questions to
- the support division at PROSONIQ or Steinberg. If you experience any
- problems, you can send a bug report to <morph@prosoniq.com> and we will try
- to help you out. You may also turn to the relevant newsgroup
- <alt.steinberg.cubase> and post your problems there. We visit this
- newsgroup every now and then and will answer your questions there if we
- can. Make sure you visit our companies' web site at
- <http://www.prosoniq.com> every now and then to get the latest info on our
- commercial plug ins (end of paid advertisement ;-) ).
-
-
- Features
- This free plug in equips your VST environment with a fully programmable
- resonant filter. In short, you can send any of your VST tracks through this
- 'virtual analog' effects device to either create special effects or to
- simulate the behaviour of an analog 4-pole synthesizer filter.
-
-
- It has the following specifications:
-
- * 24dB/Octave (4 pole)
- * variable Cutoff + Resonance
- * Lowpass/Bandpass switchable
- * Envelope Follower with adjustable sensitivity
- * Envelope attack/release times
- * Adjustable analog distortion
- * Adjustable digital delay after filter with time, mix and feedback
- parameters
-
- This plug in is completely free and works without limitation.
-
- IMPORTANT: This plug in is FreeWare so please don't expect our distributor
- to provide any kind of support for it. However, feel free to send your
- comments via email to <morph@prosoniq.com> and tell us how you like it.
-
-
- Installation
- All you need to do in order to use this plug in is to copy it to the
- 'VstPlugIns' folder on your harddisk containing your VST application. After
- restarting Cubase VST, the 'NorthPole' plug in will show up in the list
- of modules in the VST effects rack. Please make sure you copy the NorthPole
- DLL to the directory 'VstPlugIns', otherwise VST will fail to load the plug
- in and you cannot use it from within the VST environment.
-
-
- Effect routing setup
- As you will most probably be interested in sending a complete track through
- the NorthPole filter plug in rather than having both the original and
- processed version appear in the output, you should set up your VST routing
- in the following manner. Since VST as of version 3.5 does not support
- insert effects, you have the following two options:
-
- Master Effect: NorthPole needs to replace your audio data and is not really
- intended as an add-on effect (like a reverb for example) - although this
- can also sound cool in some cases. It can therefore work as a master
- effect. To use it as such, simply proceed as described in your VST manual.
-
- Using the send/return path: To use the plug in for a single channel, you
- have to switch the channel mode to 'pre' and turn down the volume of that
- channel by setting the channel slider to its minimum.
-
- Otherwise you will get a mixture of the original and processed version. Set
- the effects send knob to fully maximum and turn on the effect in the
- effects rack. In order to make it work, you also have to set the effect's
- input volume in the effects rack to any value greater 0. You will now hear
- the effects signal only, as required.
-
-
-
- Disclaimer
- NorthPole¬ is FreeWare. You may use it at no cost. However, it is still
- Copyright ⌐ 1997 by PROSONIQ PRODUCTS SOFTWARE GmbH. All rights reserved
- worldwide. We welcome you to download it from
- <http://www.prosoniq.com/sms/sprenger.html> and give it to anyone you like,
- as long as you leave the archive unchanged. NorthPole¬ may not be included
- in any for-profit software compilation or bundled with any other for-profit
- package, except with prior written consent from PROSONIQ PRODUCTS SOFTWARE
- GmbH. NorthPole¬ may be distributed freely on on-line services and by users
- groups, except where noted above, provided it is distributed unmodified.
-
- Please spread the word about NorthPole¬ and upload it to any relevant on-
- line services and bulletin board systems that do not already have it.
-
- You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of NorthPole¬ is at your
- exclusive risk. NorthPole¬, any related files and documentation are
- provided "AS IS" and without any warranty of any kind, expressed or
- implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
-
-
- System Requirements
- NorthPole¬ requires a pre-installed Cubase VST version 3.02 or higher on an
- Apple PowerMacintosh or 100% compatible system. System version and other
- prerequisites as required by Cubase VST. Although the NorthPole¬ plug in is
- not (yet) particularly optimized, it requires very little processing power
- and should therefore work on any machine that is able to run VST. This plug
- in will not work on a PC. A PC compatible version will require explicit
- porting to that platform, see my web page at
- <http://www.prosoniq.com/sms/sprenger.html> for details on this.
-
-
- Authors
- Frederic Schelling (user interface)
- Stephan M. Sprenger (filter algorithm design)
-
-
- PROSONIQ Copyright Regulations
- This documentation and the software described in it are copyrighted ⌐ 1997
- by PROSONIQ PRODUCTS SOFTWARE GmbH with all rights reserved worldwide. It
- may be freely distributed and copied as long as the resource files and
- documentation remain unchanged from their distributed form. You are
- encouraged to make copies and give them to anyone you like, again so long
- as they remain unchanged. Neither the package nor any of its components may
- be sold or bundled with any software that is sold, including shareware,
- without written permission.
-
- We make no warranty, express or implied, concerning the reliability of this
- product, and accept no responsibility for any damages caused by use or
- misuse of this program. All trademarks and registered trademarks are
- property of their respective holders.
-
- IN NO EVENT WILL PROSONIQ PRODUCTS SOFTWARE GmbH BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
- INDIRECT SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY
- DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND, TO
- THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DAMAGE FOR PERSONAL INJURY, EVEN IF PROSONIQ
- HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
- All features and specifications subject to change without notice.
-
- ⌐ 1990-98 Prosoniq Products Software GmbH
- All rights reserved.
-