MARTINIC Colorsound Tremolo User manual

Martinic Colorsound
Tremolo
User Manual
English (US)
Version 1.1.0

Table of Contents
Introduction 3
A Brief History 3
Our Colorsound Tremolo 3
Free Trial 3
Installation 4
System Requirements 4
Windows Installation 4
Mac Installation 6
Loading Colorsound Tremolo 8
Getting Around 9
Using the controls (plus fine-tuning and value entry) 9
FX view and Settings view 9
Martinic Additions 10
Tempo sync 11
Stereo width control 11
Input drive and output volume 12
1974 and 1996 modes 12
Default Presets 13
Feature List 13
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing or trying Martinic Colorsound Tremolo.
Colorsound Tremolo is a virtual effect plugin that aims to recreate the tremolo effects from
two different iterations of the popular stomp box.
A Brief History
In the 1970s, brothers Larry and Joe Macari of Sola Sound developed the Colorsound
Tremolo, modeled after the tremolo of a VOX® AC30 tube amp, using only 4 transistors.
Our Colorsound Tremolo
Martinic Colorsound Tremolo is modeled closely on the original tremolo, offering the same
features (and flaws) to perfectly preserve the character of the original effect.
Free Trial
Before purchasing a license, you are allowed to try Colorsound Tremolo free of charge for
up to 30 days for testing purposes and in non-published work.
When Colorsound Tremolo runs in demo mode, once every minute the user interface will
display Trial Version in red, and white noise is added to the output signal.
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Installation
System Requirements
Colorsound Tremolo is available as a VST 2.4, AU (Audio Units), or CLAP (CLever Audio
Plugin) effect plug-in, which means it needs to run inside VST, AU, or CLAP hosting
software, e.g. Ableton Live, Cubase, GarageBand, Logic Pro, REAPER, Studio One, etc.
Although Colorsound Tremolo should be able to run at any sample rate the host provides, a
rate of at least 44.1 kHz is recommended.
Colorsound Tremolo is designed to run on Windows 7 or newer, or Mac OS X 10.9
(Mavericks) or newer.
Windows Installation
To install Colorsound Tremolo on Windows, download the Windows 32/64-bit VST/CLAP
installer, and save it on your computer (e.g. in your Downloads folder).
Navigate to this folder, locate the installer and double-click on it, and then click on the Next
button to start the installation process.
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Carefully read the license, and then click on the I Agree button to continue. Next select
which versions of the plugin you want to install. Select Customize GUI Scale to manually
override the scaling factor of the plugin in a later screen. Optionally you can select License
Key if you have purchased a license. Click on the Next button to continue.
Optionally change the install location, and again click on the Next button. Then select your
VST2 32-bit and/or 64-bit plugin folder, and optionally select your license key file (if you
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have purchased a license), confirming each selection by clicking on the Next button.
If you have previously chosen to customize the GUI scale, you will be able to select
different options before selecting Next to begin installation.
Now wait for the installation to complete (this should take only a few seconds), click on the
Close button, and you are ready.
Mac Installation
To install Colorsound Tremolo on Mac OS X or macOS download the Mac 64-bit VST/AU
installer disk image (DMG), and save it on your computer (e.g. in your Downloads folder).
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If you have purchased a license, then you should copy your license key file to the same
folder in which you have saved the installer disk image (DMG), so it can be installed along
with the plug-in(s).
Navigate to the folder in which you have saved the installer, locate the installer disk image
(DMG) and double-click on it, and then double-click on the Colorsound Tremolo
Installer.pkg icon. Click on the Continue button to confirm that the installation package
will run a program, and then click on Continue (in the bottom right corner of the installation
window) to start the installation process.
Carefully read the license, click on the Continue button, and then click on Agree. Next
select which versions of the plug-in you want to install (it is recommended that you install
both the VST2 and AU versions, just to be sure), optionally select License Key if you have
purchased a license, and click on the Continue button. Optionally change the install
location, and then click on the Install button.
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Now wait for the installation to complete (this should take only a few seconds), click on the
Close button, and you are ready.
Loading Colorsound Tremolo
Launch your host, and create an audio track or load a project to which you want to add
Colorsound Tremolo. Please refer to the documentation of your hosting software on how to
do this.
Note: Most hosts will list Colorsound Tremolo as Martinic Colorsound Tremolo, but some
may list it as Colorsound Tremolo or ColorsoundTremolo.
Colorsound Tremolo is primarily meant to be used as an “insert” effect, which is also the
way in which it was originally used. However, it can also be used as a “bus” effect.
The plugin is exclusively a stereo plugin, which means that Apple Logic users will have to
switch the preferred track from Mono to Stereo by clicking on the ◯ symbol of the track, to
be able to load the Colorsound Tremolo:
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Getting Around
Using the controls (plus fine-tuning and value
entry)
You can adjust controls by clicking and dragging them up or down using the mouse. To
fine-tune a parameter to a more exact value, hover your cursor over it, hold the Ctrl key
(Mac and Windows), and scroll the mouse wheel. You can also right-click on a knob to
enter a value using the computer keyboard.
Double-clicking a knob or fader will reset it to its default value.
FX view and Settings view
The Colorsound Tremolo can be used in either FX view or Settings view.
FX view allows you to control some of the Colorsound Tremolo’s parameters, as you would
on a physical version of the device.
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Settings view provides an abstracted set of controls for the plugin, giving you control over
every parameter on the Colorsound Tremolo. Here you can access all the controls,
including master volume, Drive volume, Width and tempo sync of the tremolo speed.
Colorsound Tremolo is a stereo effect, so it is applied to both the left and right channels.
When the switch is off the effect is bypassed. Note that this is likely not the same as
bypassing Colorsound Tremolo in your hosting software, because the input signal is still fed
into the effect, meaning that you can turn it on again at any time, smoothly and without any
pops or clicks.
Martinic Additions
Martinic Colorsound Tremolo includes Tempo sync, Stereo width, Drive volume and Output
volume controls, which were not present on the original tremolo.
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You can adjust these knobs by dragging them up/down using the mouse, or you can use
the mouse wheel. You can also right-click on a knob to enter a value using the computer
keyboard. When you double-click on a knob, its value will be reset to its default.
Tempo sync
The Sync toggle switch synchronizes the Colorsound Tremolo to the tempo of your DAW
and switches the Speed knobs from a number to predetermined time signatures.
Stereo width control
The Width knob allows you to control the stereo width, going from mono (0%) to full stereo
(100%). This will make left and right channels bounce one after the other.
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Input drive and output volume
The Drive knob allows you to control the subtle saturation inherent to the Colorsound
Tremolo, going from -60dB to +24dB.
The Volume knob is an overall output control. It allows you to compensate the volume loss
that happens when the Colorsound Tremolo is "On". It ranges from -36dB to +24dB.
1974 and 1996 modes
The Martinic Colorsound Tremolo can operate in 1974 or 1996 mode by double clicking on
the desired pedal in the FX view or by switching the Model in the Settings view. The 1996
model was a revived version of the successful original, but was manufactured using
updated internal components, though some people preferred the sound of one over the
other.
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Default Presets
Colorsound Tremolo comes with 16 default presets. These include 1974 and 1996 presets,
which are modeled on the two incarnations of the original stomp box.
In the VST version of the plugin, the top bar allows you to select between the Default
Presets that will be shown in your DAW. You can navigate between these 16 spaces using
the left and right arrow keys either side of the name.
If you have a DAW that uses the AU plugin format, the above selection method will be
unavailable but the default presets can be selected through your DAW’s interface and will
be read-only.
Feature List
Accurate emulation of original Colorsound Tremolo effect
Includes two different models: 1974 and 1996
Extended LFO speed range from 0.01 to 20 Hz
Optional LFO host tempo sync from 16 bars to 1/64 note
Stereo input/output with stereo width control
Drive control that adds subtle saturation
Output volume control
Includes 16 presets
No battery required
VOX® is a registered trademark of Korg Europe Limited. Note that Korg does not endorse
Martinic Colorsound Tremolo, nor is Korg in any way associated or affiliated with Martinic.
© 2022 Martinic
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