Summary of VSS3
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Page 2: C Support Interactive
T c support interactive the tc support interactive website www.Tcsupport.Tc is designed as an online support and information center. At the site you can find answers to specific questions regard- ing tc software and hardware. All known issues are stored in a database searchable by product, category,...
Page 3: Table of Contents
Vss3 / 3 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh table of contents contact & support information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 vss introduction . . . . . ....
Page 4: Vss3™ Stereo Source Reverb
Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 4 / vss3 vss3™ stereo source reverb congratulations with the purchase of your new virtual space simulation plug-in for powercore. With this plug-in, you now have one of the best sounding, most versatile and easy-to- use professional reverbs for music and film/post applications a...
Page 5: Vss Introduction
Vss3 / 5 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh vss introduction constructing a reverb preset with the vss™ algorithm the following few paragraphs are thoughts about the usage of the vss™ (virtual space simulation) algorithm. They should be taken as guidelines rather than fact. The relationship of early reflections a...
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Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 6 / vss3 finding the right early type & size for your track : • select early type and early size on the early page. • turn the rev level to -100db. • turn the earlylevel to 0db. • select an appropriate size. (note that some sizes of the different types may overlap, e.G. Church s...
Page 7: Global Plug-In Controls
Vss3 / 7 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh global plug-in controls keyboard commands in most host applications, the vss3 stereo source reverb supports keyboard com- mands for certain functions. The following key commands are available for all plug-in parameters: key commands in mac os x: fine adjust = apple key ...
Page 8: Focus Fields
Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 8 / vss3 focus fields you can place your own set of parameters in the 6 focus fields at the bottom of the plug-in. Making use of the focus fields can give you a better workflow, since you will not have to switch pages all the time to find the parameters that you work with. You c...
Page 9: The Plug-In Parameters
Vss3 / 9 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh the plug-in parameters the plug-in parameters are spread amongst 4 user interface pages. They are grouped into the most important parameters on the main page, the parameters relevant for the early reflections, the reverb tail and finally for modulation. Main on the vss3...
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Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 10 / vss3 pre delay range: 0 to 100ms a delay placed at the input of the algorithm. This parameter defines how long after the dry sound the early reflections and the diffuse field will begin. Hi cut range: 20hz to 20khz rolls off the top end as it enters the reverb. Used in conj...
Page 11: Early
Vss3 / 11 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh early on this page, you can find all the important parameters for the early reflections gen- erated by the vss3. Early type several types are available - e.G. Airport, bathroom, car, street, etc. Pick the type that best compliments your material or best represents the ...
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Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 12 / vss3 early size range/type: small, medium or large changes the size of the early type parameter. Some of the early types have only a fixed size. For these early types, the early size parameter field will be grayed out and show the text "". Early lo cut range: off, 25 to 400...
Page 13: Reverb
Vss3 / 13 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh reverb on this page, you can find all the important parameters for the reverb tail generated by the vss3, including the setup of the crossover frequencies and decay time multi- pliers for the individual frequency bands. Reverb rev type range: smooth, natural, alive, fa...
Page 14: Decay/crossover
Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 14 / vss3 lo cut range: 20 to 200hz adjustable filter that allows you to remove low frequencies from the reverb tail. The lo cut frequency can be perceived as a threshold frequency. The cut will be per- formed according to the lo damp parameter. Lo damp range: -18db to 0db sets ...
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Vss3 / 15 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh lo mid decay multiplier range: 0.01 to 2.5 the ratio control multiplier for the low-mid frequencies. Mid xover range: 200hz to 2khz sets the frequency at which the transition from the low-mid to the mid frequencies takes place. Hi mid decay multiplier range: 0.01 - 2.5...
Page 16: Modulation
Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 16 / vss3 modulation on this page, you find parameters for modulating the reverb. Reverb modulation revmod type off, smooth 1, smooth 2, perc, wow, vintage, wild selects the type of modulation. Revmod rate range: -100, default, +100 allows you to offset the speed of the lfo from...
Page 17: Space Modulation
Vss3 / 17 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh space modulation spcmod type (off, normal, fast, slow, midfreq, sync) selects the type of space modulation. Spcmod rate range: -100, default, +100 allows you to offset the speed of the lfo from the factory default assigned to each type. Spcmod width range: 0 to 100% se...
Page 18: Preset Management
Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 18 / vss3 preset management tc's comprehensive file based preset architecture makes archiving presets a simple process. This allows you to organize your presets the way you find most comfortable for your workflow, and to exchange presets with other users, no matter the platform ...
Page 19: Default Preset Locations
Vss3 / 19 ee nn gg ll ii ss hh default preset locations the following locations will describe where you can find the vss3 presets. The presets are stored in a folder that is unique to each plug-in: mac os x files are stored in your user folder: ~ \ library \ application support \ powercore \ tc elec...
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Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 20 / vss3 reverb 4000 and system 6000 files. You do not need to copy the files! Once your preset file has been placed in the default vss3 preset folder, it will show up the next time you click the "file" button. At the top of the pop-up list you'll find a section called "convert...
Page 21: Locking Parameter Values
Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh vss3 / 21 when you start working with your preset, the a/b button is grayed out. This state indi- cates that the settings in both memory locations a and b are identical - so there is actually nothing to compare. As soon as you touch one of the parameters, the memory location "a"...
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Ee nn gg ll ii ss hh 22 / vss3 now, if you try to browse through a couple of presets, using the up and down arrows on the right side of the preset name, you will se that most of the presets have the dry level set to "off". In other words, the dry level goes to "off" all the time - which is quite ann...