commit 8252ffebe28b65c64eef31218dcfe94f503ab15f
parent bae4cf42cb0f6f32d5ce6992fe9c93ce5bec48cc
Author: Jatin Chowdhury <jatinchowdhury18@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2021 14:46:28 +0000
Update manual and CHANGELOG
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14 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
All notable changes to this project will be documented in
this file.
-## UNRELEASED
+## [2.10.0] - UNRELEASED
+- Added support for AAX plugin format.
+- Added mid/side processing option.
- Fixed linear phase oversampling affecting frequency response in STN mode.
## [2.9.0] - 2021-09-09
diff --git a/Manual/ChowTapeManual.pdf b/Manual/ChowTapeManual.pdf
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diff --git a/Manual/ChowTapeManual.tex b/Manual/ChowTapeManual.tex
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@
\boldtheme{ChowTape} is an analog tape machine physical model,
originally based on the Sony TC-260. The current version
can be used to emulate a wide variety of reel-to-reel tape
-machines. As well as a tool for mixing engineers and producers,
-ChowTape is a research project on developing physics-based
-models of analog tape emulation\footnote{The plugin is based off a 2019 DAFx paper
-\href{http://dafx2019.bcu.ac.uk/papers/DAFx2019_paper_3.pdf}{``Real-time Physical Modelling for Analog Tape Machines''}.}.
-The plugin is currently available as VST/VST3/AU/LV2/AUv3 for
-Windows, Linux, Mac, and iOS.
+machines, using physics-based emulation algorithms\footnote{The
+plugin is based off a 2019 DAFx paper \href{http://dafx2019.bcu.ac.uk/papers/DAFx2019_paper_3.pdf}{``Real-time Physical Modelling for Analog Tape Machines''}.}.
+The plugin is currently available for Windows, Linux, Mac, and iOS
+in the following formats: VST/VST3, AU, LV2,
+AAX, AUv3, and Standalone.
\subsection{Installation}
To install ChowTape for desktop, download the plugin installer
@@ -134,6 +133,13 @@ signal they want to the plugin's processing to affect.
\newpar
\boldtheme{Output Gain} controls the level coming out of the plugin.
\newpar
+\boldtheme{Stereo - Mid/Side}: When using ChowTape in ``Stereo''
+mode, the plugin will process the input signal as a left/right
+pair. In ``Mid/Side'' mode, the plugin will encode the input
+signal as a mid/side pair, process the mid/side signal, and
+then decode the signal back to a left/right stereo pair at
+the output.
+\newpar
\boldtheme{Oversampling} controls the amount of oversampling
being done internally within the plugin. More oversampling
will result in a higher quality sound with fewer aliasing
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ through the plugin unaffected.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\center
- \includegraphics[height=0.35\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Tape.png}
+ \includegraphics[height=0.4\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Tape.png}
\caption{\label{hysteresis_controls}{\it Tape hysteresis controls}}
\end{figure}
%
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ it affects the nonlinear characteristic of the hysteresis process.
\boldtheme{Saturation} controls the level at which the hysteresis
function saturates. Higher values correspond to a lower saturation
point, resulting in a more distorted sound.
-\newline
+\newpar
\boldtheme{Bias} controls the amount of bias used by the tape
recorder. Tape bias is the addition of an inaudible high-frequency
signal to the audio signal\footnote{\href{https://hccc.org.uk/acbias.html}{More information on tape biasing}}.
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ less important tracks.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\center
- \includegraphics[height=0.32\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Comp.png}
+ \includegraphics[height=0.35\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Comp.png}
\caption{\label{comp_controls}{\it Tape compression controls}}
\end{figure}
%
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ is no longer in the compression region.
%
\begin{figure}[ht]
\center
- \includegraphics[width=0.75\columnwidth]{../Simulations/Compression/compression_curves.png}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{../Simulations/Compression/compression_curves.png}
\caption{\label{comp_curves}{\it Tape compression characteristic curves}}
\end{figure}
@@ -333,8 +339,9 @@ controls the tape speed as it effects the above loss effects,
measured in inches per second (ips). While this control is
continuous, the parameter can be quantized to the standard speeds
for reel-to-reel tape machines: 3.75, 7.5, 15, and 30 ips.
-
-
+\newline
+\newline
+\newline
\subsubsection{Tape Degradation Controls}
The degradatation parameters control a simulation of
old tape that has been used over and over, and has started
@@ -356,7 +363,7 @@ applies an amplitude envelope to the tape noise.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\center
- \includegraphics[height=0.32\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Degrade.png}
+ \includegraphics[height=0.4\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Degrade.png}
\caption{\label{degrade_controls}{\it Degradation controls.}}
\end{figure}
@@ -374,14 +381,14 @@ to small imperfections in the mechanics of the machine causing
the tape to subtly speed up and slow down while being
played back. The flutter characteristic in this plugin was
captured from an original Sony TC-260 tape machine.
-\newpar
%
\begin{figure}[ht]
\center
- \includegraphics[height=0.32\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Wow.png}
+ \includegraphics[height=0.35\paperheight]{../Plugin/Screenshots/Wow.png}
\caption{\label{wow_controls}{\it Wow controls.}}
\end{figure}
%
+\newline
\boldtheme{Depth} controls the depth of the flutter and
\boldtheme{Rate} controls the rate of flutter, with higher values
causing the flutter to occur faster. Note that the
@@ -409,6 +416,9 @@ and when the plugin opens, it will search this folder, as
well as any subfolders, to load new user presets.
Presets located in subfolders will be placed in their
own groups in the preset menu.
+\newline
+\newline
+\newline
\subsection{Open Source}
ChowTape is open-source software that is free (as in ``free
@@ -430,8 +440,6 @@ to \href{mailto:chowdsp@gmail.com}{email me directly},
or \href{https://github.com/jatinchowdhury18/AnalogTapeModel/issues}{create an issue ticket}
on GitHub. GitHub issues are preferred, since they are publicly
visible.
-\newline
-\newline
\subsection{Acknowledgements}
Thanks to Yann from SINK Music for helping to create this
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