IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading an existing installation of the Roomulator/Roomulator Demo software, make sure you remove the older Roomulator plug ins from your 'VstPlugIns' folder prior to running the installer. Any existing authorization will not be touched by the installation process or if the plug ins are removed manually.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.21 adds the following enhancements to your Roomulator software:
• Quality/Speed parameter: A quality parameter lets you adjust the quality/performance balance of the Roomulator plug ins.
• Parameter Editing using the mouse: You can now move the slider values with the mouse. To do this, place the mouse cursor over the slider you want to change. The text field below the slider will be highlighted. Use the mouse to change the value by moving it up and down. Command-click on a slider will reset it to its factory default.
Installation
• Make sure you carefully read the copyright regulations prior to installing the software.
• Insert the disk into any floppy disk drive on your Macintosh.
• Double click the installer icon.
• Click the 'Continue' button to continue with the installation.
• Select the 'VstPlugIns' folder on the harddisk containing your VST program as destination folder. The installer will copy all plug in files to this folder.
Please make sure all plug in files are copied to the directory 'VstPlugIns', otherwise VST will fail to load the plug ins and you cannot use them from within the VST environment. In case the installer did not put the Prosoniq VST PlugIns in the correct place please do it manually. For that, put all the plug ins in the "VstPlugIns" folder on the disk containing your VST application.
• You should now have successfully installed the new plug in demo software.
The demo will be restricted in that it will stop processing after some time. To re-enable processing select a different plug in in the effects rack and then re-select the demo plug in. If you have authorized your Roomulator software with the master disk that you have purchased, the demo version will automatically operate as a full version. We recommend you check the software version (by selecting 'Get info' in the Finder) to ensure you are always using the latest software version. You can get free updates from http://www.prosoniq.com.
Introduction
First of all, welcome to this unique set of new PROSONIQ effects for your copy of Steinberg Cubase VST. As you very well know, PROSONIQ is a company dedicated to developing state of the art high quality audio DSP products for various platforms. Not only are we developing music and post production software tools like sonicWORX® Artist and Studio for sound designers and engineers that meet the highest standards in music processing, we are also licensing realtime and non-realtime effect algorithms to major companies in the music business. If you like to know more about us feel free to visit our web page at http://www.prosoniq.com/ or ask your local dealer for details on our other audio programs and how to expand your VST platform with further PROSONIQ products and enhancements.
You now have the possibility to access a large amount of our products directly from within your favourite Cubase VST program without having to switch to another application. What's more, all of our VST plug ins work completely in real time, letting you adjust all available parameters while mixing or composing for utmost integration in your music.
System requirements:
You'll need at least a Power Macintosh with an 601 PPC Processor running at 100MHz with 256k second level cache to use the software. However, we strongly recommend you use a faster machine to make full use of the software in multitrack recording.
Effect Programs and Parameters
In the following section you will find a discussion of the various parameters found in the Prosoniq Roomulator™ reverb programs and their effect on the audio output. All reverb programs offer a rich, brilliant sound and are working in true stereo.
Parameter adjustment
To adjust parameters, simply place the mouse on the knob or slider, click and hold the mouse button and adjust the value until satisfied. You may also place the mouse on the text field and adjust the values with either the arrow keys on the numeric keypad or with the mouse like in VST.
Reset to factory default
To reset the value of a parameter to its default setting, hold the Command key and click on the slider. It will return to its factory value.
The following reverb programs are available:
STEREO HALL REVERB
STEREO HALL REVERB2
These two effect algorithms offer a high quality high density hall reverb effect. Both effects have a different room timbre and respond differently to parameter changes. They are good for simulating large rooms and will add a rich ambience to your instrument recordings.
STEREO MEDIUM ROOM
This effect is a good tradeoff between hall reverb and small room making it useful in everyday's studio situations where a good sounding ambience is needed for adding some space to vocals or guitar.
STEREO SMALL ROOM
A natural sounding reverb for simulating closeup situations and adding space to your solo instruments widening their stereo placement.
STEREO PLATE REVERB
This effect is particulary useful for adding ambience to drum sounds or voice. It offers the rich, brilliant sound of a reverb plate keeping your mix transparent and enhancing the feel of rhythmic instruments.
Room Size
This parameter lets you adjust the basic size of the room. This also determines the decay time of the effect (length of reverb tail). Use a smaller value when working with SMALL and MEDIUM ROOM reverb since long reverb times are not typical for smaller room sizes.
Diffusion
Determines the density of the reverb effect. Larger values will yield more early reflections and a more intense and reflective reverb pattern. Use a smaller value of for larger rooms to simulate the natural characteristics of a room.
Predelay
Determines the amount of time before the first reflection of the reverb appears in the output. Adjustable between 0 and 500 milliseconds. Larger rooms often have a greater predelay time.
Warm/Cold
Color/White
Simulates the absorption and damping characteristics of the room. Move the yellow circle to adjust the room timbre to your taste.
Quality
Quality sets the tradeoff between quality and performance. The lower the quality you choose from the pop up menu, the faster the plug in will be and the more power remains for the other DSP and playback processes.
Important Settings for Best Performance
• Hard disks for audio must have an ASYNCHRONOUS driver installed.
For best results we recommend that you use a second hard drive for audio recording formatted with the FWB Hard Disk Toolkit 2.01 or higher. Make sure that 'Blind transfers' or similar are enabled.
• File Sharing should be turned off.
AppleTalk may cause performance problems as well, especially when server(s) are mounted.
• Virtual Memory must be switched off. (Control Panel 'Memory').
This also applies to Connectix RAM Doubler.
• You should set 'Modern Memory Manager' active in the Control Panel 'Memory'.
What to do about Audio Performance Problems
• If the audio stutters or mutes during playback.
The 'System Setup' Dialog can be used to adjust certain parameters. Please refer to the 'Audio Recording' Handbook that came with your VST program for details.
• Disk Buffer Size:
Experiment to see which works best with your hard-disk.
• Number of tracks:
Maybe try less with your current configuration.
• Memory per track:
Try increasing this value.
• Use the 'Performance' window (from the Audio Menu)
