Shattered Glass Audio Mini Cracked Glass User manual

Shattered Glass Audio
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Mini Cracked Glass
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Copyright!©!2016!Shattered!Glass!Audio,!a!division!of!Creative!Bytes,!Inc.! !

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Introduction!.................................................................................................................................................!3!
Using!Mini!Cracked!Glass!.............................................................................................................................!3!
System!Requirements!..................................................................................................................................!3!
Mac!..........................................................................................................................................................!3!
Windows!..................................................................................................................................................!3!
Controls!.......................................................................................................................................................!4!
Product!Unlocking!.......................................................................................................................................!5!
Tips!..............................................................................................................................................................!5!
Legal!.............................................................................................................................................................!5!
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Introduction*
Mini!Cracked!Glass!is!a!faithful!replica!of!our!“Mini!Cracked!Glass”!pedal.!As!it’s!hardware!counterpart,!
Mini!Cracked!Glass!plug-in!is!British!voiced.!The!plug-in!emulates!two!single-ended!and!one!push-pull!
JFET!amplification!stages,!from!the!original!pedal,!designed!to!emulate!pre-!and!power!amp.!Gain!of!
each!amplification!section!(single-ended!and!push-pull)!is!independently!controlled.!The!two!gain!
controls!allow!a!user!to!dial!in!anything!from!the!fat!crunch!to!over!the!top!high-gain!distortion.!As!you!
turn!up!the!gains!you!will!experience!harmonically!rich!compression,!akin!to!that!of!Marshall®!amps.!!
The!tone!stack!in!Mini!Cracked!Glass!is!based!on!the!classic!tone!stacks!found!in!vintage!Marshall®!amps.!
Features:!
-High!fidelity!model!based!on!the!full!circuit!simulation.!
-Marshall!tone!stack.!
-Automatic!8x!oversampling.!
-Selectable!Mono!processing!mode!for!increased!efficiency!when!processing!mono!signals.!
-Dry-Wet!mixing.!
-Presets!Manager!
Using*Mini*Cracked*Glass*
Although!the!original!Mini!Cracked!Glass!was!intended!to!be!used!as!a!stompbox,!some!have!used!it!as!a!
preamp!by!feeding!its!output!directly!to!FX!return!on!their!amps.!Since!Mini!Cracked!Glass!is!a!faithful!
replica!of!its!hardware!counterpart,!it!too!!can!be!used!as!a!guitar!and!bass!!overdrive/distortion!pedal!
plug-in!or!as!a!preamp!plug-in.!When!used!as!a!preamp!plug-in,!Mini!Cracked!Glass!should!be!paired!
with!a!speaker!emulation!plug-in.!
Turning!up!Gain!I!control!will!deliver!a!more!gritty,!grainy,!rougher!distortion.!For!a!fat!and!!smooth!
distortion!turn!up!Gain!II!control!is!your!friend.!Mini!cracked!Glass!is!a!overdrive/distortion!plug-in!and!it!
is!best!suited!for!that!purpose.!To!get!a!thick!overdrive!do!the!following:!turn!Gain!II!all!the!way!down,!
reduce!input!signal!strength!and!Gain!I!until!you!get!either!“clean”!or!an!almost!clean!sound,!than!turn!
up!Gain!II.!
Turn!both!gain!controls!up!and!step!into!the!high-gain!distortion!that!stays!tight!and!retains!character.!
System*Requirements*
This!plugin!is!available!in,!both,!32-!and!64-bit!VST2,!VST3,!and!AU!versions.!AU!version!is!available!for!
Mac!only.!
Mac**
OS!X!10.10!or!higher.!
Windows**
7/8/10.! !

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Controls*
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Figure%1.%Mini%Cracked%Glass%Controls%
Settings!controlled!by!knobs!can!be!changed!by!clicking!on!them!and!dragging!the!mouse!up!and!down.!
Settings!controlled!by!switches!can!be!changed!by!clicking!on!the!appropriate!switch!or!by!clicking!a!
switch!and!dragging!the!mouse.!
Volume!control!is!calibrated!such!that!for!default!control!settings,!a!-18!dbFS!sine!input!at!1kHz!will!
produce!the!peak!output!of!-18dbFS.!!
Hover!over!the!logo!to!display!
plug-in!information!(name,!
version,!and!whom!the!plug-in!is!
licensed!to).!
Bass!control!
Controls!the!strength!
of!the!input!signal!
Controls!the!gain!of!
the!single-ended!
amplification!section!
Controls!the!gain!of!
the!push-pull!
amplification!section!
Bypass!switch!
Presets!Manager!
Activate/Deactivate!
Mono!processing.!Only!
left!channel!is!
processed!when!mono!
processing!is!activated.!
Adjust!Dry/Wet!
mix!
Wet!signal!volume!
control!
Mids!control!
Treble!control!

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Product*Unlocking*
Unlocking!your!product!is!easy.!To!unlock!the!product!you!will!need!the!license!file!sent!to!you!in!an!
email!at!the!time!of!purchase.!If!you!did!not!receive!the!license!file!you!can!download!it!by!going!to!
SUPPORT!>!LICENSE!at!www.shatteredglassaudio.com.!You!should!save!the!license!file!at!a!location!on!
your!file!system!that!is!accessible!to!the!product.!!
When!you!run!the!product!for!the!first!time,!after!installation,!you!will!be!presented!with!the!dialog!
shown!in!Figure!2.!Click!the!“Unlock!with!the!License!File”!button!and!select!the!license!key!file.!
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Figure%2.%Product%unlocking%dialog.%
If!there!are!no!errors!importing!the!license!key,!Code!Red’s!user!interface!will!replace!the!product!
unlocking!dialog.!
Tips*
For!a!more!vintage!sound!use!lower!values!of!Q!factor.!
Legal*
Mac,!Mac!OS!and!OS!X!are!trademarks!of!Apple!Inc.!
Windows!is!a!registered!trademarks!of!Microsoft!Corporation!in!the!United!States!and!other!countries.!

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VST!is!a!trademark!of!Steinberg!Media!Technologies!GmbH.!ASIO!is!a!trademark!and!software!of!
Steinberg!Media!Technologies!GmbH.!
All!other!product!and!company!names!are!trademarks!or!registered!trademarks!of!their!respective!
owners.!