D16 Group LUSH-2 User manual

User Manual
20 June 2023, 15:45

Requirements
Soware and hardware requirements:
Windows PC
OS version Windows 7 or newer
CPU Intel x86 / AMD x86
Soware VST2/VST3/AAXcompablehostapplicaon(32bitor64bit)
Apple Mac
OS version OS X 10.13 or newer
CPU Intel x86 / Apple Silicon
RAM 8GB(16GBRecommended)
Soware AU/VST2/VST3/AAXcompablehostapplicaon(64bit!)
Hardware requirements / recommendaons are based on esmates performed on available computers at D16 Group HQ,
and therefore cannot cover all possible conguraons available on the market. CPU usage may vary widely depending on the
manner in which the product is used. Factors that may contribute to variance in CPU usage include parcular patch and its
complexity, the global quality seng, project sample rate. In order to form a beer understanding of how a plug-in will behave
within your current setup, we highly recommend downloading the demo and giving it a try.
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RequiRements •

Preliminary informaon
Thischaptercontainsgeneraladviceforusingtheplug-in’sinterface.
To do a right-click on macOS with single buon mice:
Eitheruseyour mouse click whileholdingtheCTRL key onyourkeyboardorusetwo ngers onyourtouchpad.
Checking the value of a parameter
Right-click onanyparametertocheckitsvalueinitscontextmenu:
A parameter’s context menu
Note: It’s currently not possible to enter a precise value in the input box; it’s just to check the value.
Fine-tuning connuous parameters
Tweakacontrol(knob)whileholdingtheCTRL key(onWindows)or Apple CMDkey(onmacOS)-thiswillmake
thetweakingmoreprecisewhilemovingthemousepointerupanddown.
Double-click to reset a connuous parameter’s value
Double-clickingonaparameterrestoresitsvaluetotheinialstate,eitherdefault(rightaerloading
theplug-in/loadingitalongaprojectle)orfromthemostrecentlyloadedpreset.
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Enabling parameters for automaon
Lush 2synthesizerhasthousandsofsoundparametersandVST/AU/AAXhostautomaonallowsonlyahandful
ofautomatableparameterssoby default all parameters are disabled for automaon.
Usingtheparameter’scontextmenu(describedabove),youcanenableautomaonforparametersyouwishto
controlexternally:
A parameter’s context menu
Lush 2 works only with specic sample rate values
Lush 2 worksonlywiththefollowingsampleratevalues[Hz]:
• 44100
• 48000
• 88200
• 96000
• 192000
Ifyoutrytouseanyothercustomsamplerate,theplug-inwillswitchinto44kHzmode,whichmaycauseitto
sounddierentlyorcauseaudioarfactstoappear.
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Introducon to Lush
Lush 2isapolyphonicsubtracvesynthesizer.Itsstructureisbasedon8layers.EachLayerisanindependentsynthe-
sizerwithitsownparametersandpolyphony.
EachofthelayerscanlistentoadierentMIDIchannelandrespondtoadierentkeyboardzone.Therefore,the
synthesizerworksasamul-mbralinstrumentwhereeachLayeriscontrolledviaadierentMIDI channel.Itis
alsopossibletoconvenientlysplitaMIDIkeyboardintosecons,wheredierentLayerslistentodierentkeyboard
seconsofthesameMIDI channel.YoucanalsocreatecomplexsoundtexturesbyoverlappingLayers,wheremore
thanonelayerlistenstothesamekeyboardzoneonthesameMIDIchannel.
Lush 2 allowsforconvenientmixingofLayerswithinacustom-designed,built-inMixer,wherewecanaddnaltouch-
esthroughparametricequalizers,compressors(oneperchannel)and3built-insendeects.Eachofthetrackscorre-
spondingtooneLayeroreachof3availableeecttrackscorrespondingto3sendeectscanbesenttoanyof11
availableplug-inoutputs.
A diagram showing the general signal ow
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Theplug-inGUIlooksasfollows:
The Graphical User Interface
AtthetopofGUI,thereisabarcalledthe Controlsecon:
The Control secon
Andbelowit,wecanseethepartoftheGUIresponsibleforedingasingleLayer (thisisthedefaultview,aeropening
Lush 2inahostapplicaon).
The Synthesis view containing a Layer’s parameters
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Control secon
TheControlseconoccupiesthetopbaroftheGUI.
The Control secon
IntheControlsecon,wecandisnguishthefollowinggroupsofcontrols:
Opons
TheOponsbuonallowsaccesstoanOponsmenu.Allplug-insengscanbeconguredfromhere.
The Opons buon
Global preset browser
TheGlobal Preset seconcanloadandsaveGlobal Presets(thispresettypeisdescribedlater)andadjust
Global Preset sengs:
The Preset Management secon for Global Presets
Here,wehavethefollowingcontrols:
• Global Preset-ThetextboxcontainingthenameofthecurrentlyloadedGlobal Preset.Clickingthedisplay
opensabrowsertoloadandmanagepresets(moreonthatinthePreset Management partofthemanual).
• Cog(icon)-OpenstheGlobal Preset Sengs window.
• Save-Storescurrentparametersengsof Lush 2 as a new preset.
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Layer selector
TheLayer Selector containsthreerowsofbuonstoselectaLayerforeding(rstrow-Select),turntheLayeron/o
(secondrow-Enable)andmute/solotheLayer(thirdrow-Mute).
Abovethis,thereisarowofPadlocksforlockingindividualLayers,prevenngoverwriteofselectedLayer parameters
whenaGlobal Preset is loaded.
The Layer Selector
View selector
BuonsforswitchingtheView:
The View (tab) selector
• Synth-EditsaselectedLayer’s sound parameters.
• Modulaon Matrix -EditsaselectedLayer’smodulaonmatrix.
• Mixer -MixesandcombinesthesoundfromallLayers together.
Master volume
Master Volume knob-controlstheoverallvolumeoftheoutputsoundcomingfromLush 2.
Global preset sengs
ThispanelcontainsspecicsengsfortheGlobal Presetthatarenotnecessarilyathandwhenyoueditasound.
Global Preset SengsarestoredwithaGlobal Preset.
ToopentheGlobal Preset Sengspanel,youneedtousetheCog iconintheGlobal Preset seconontheGUI:
Opening the Global Preset Sengs panel
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Thiswindowwillappear:
The Global Preset Sengs window
Here,youcanmanagetheMIDI Zonesandtransposion(MIDItab),andchoosehowArpeggiatorsinteractwitheach
otheracrosstheLayers(Arpeggiator tab).
MIDI tab
Zone editor
IntheMIDItab,wecaneasilyandconvenientlyeditwhichMIDIzonesdierentLayerswillrespondto.Eachkeyboard
Zoneisdenedasacompleterangebetweentwonotes.Thelowernotedenesthebeginningandthehighernote
denestheendoftheZone.TheZone editorisarrangedinrows,whereeachrowrepresentsasingleLayer.
The MIDI Zone editor
Whenyouhoveroverazone,twosmalldotswilllightuponeitherside:
Eding a Zone
Youcandragthedotsusingthemousepointerandsetthebeginningorendofeachzone.
Youcanalsoholdtherectangleinthemiddleusingthemousepointerandmoveanenrezoneleandright.
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Zone learn
Addionally,theZone Learnfunconisavailable:
The Zone Learn funcon
WecanuseittodeneaZone directlyfromtheMIDIkeyboard:
1. PresstheZone Learnbuon.
2. ClicktoselectarowintheZone Editor,whichwillturnorange.
3. Theplug-inisnowignoringChannel sengsinOpons,insteadlisteningtoallMIDIchannelsandwaingfor
twoMIDInotemessages.
4. WhenyoupresstwokeysonyourMIDIkeyboard,eithersimultaneouslyoronebyone,theplug-inwillautoma-
callysetthebeginningandendofaZone,takingthelowernoteasthebeginningandthehighernoteastheend.
5. Youcanrepeatsteps2–4ifyouwanttosetupMIDIZonesformorethanoneLayer.
6. Press Zone Learnagaintodeacvatethefuncon.
Transposion
NexttotheZone Editor,theTransposecolumncanperformtransposionforeachLayer:
The Layer Transposion column
ThiscolumnliststheTransposion parametersfromallLayers insingleplaceforconvenience,sochangesherewillbe
reectedaschangesinthesynthesisviewalso:
The Layer transposion parameter
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