User Guide
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Contents 1 Welcome 1.1 About This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 Crystals 2.1 Navigating the Plug-In 2.2 Levels and Monitoring In . . . . . . . . . . . . Out . . . . . . . . . . . Meters . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Crystals Parameters . . Mix . . . . . . . . . . . Pitch Mix . . . . . . . . Pitch A . . . . . . . . . Pitch B . . . . . . . . . Reverse Delay A . . . . Reverse Delay B . . . . Reverb Mix . . . . .
part 1 Welcome 1.1 About This Product Thank you for your purchase of the Eventide Crystals plug-in. Crystals is a special effect that features twin reverse pitch changers with independently adjustable delays, feedback, and added reverb. For over 40 years, innovative effects like these have made Eventide an industry leader, and we are proud that they continue to be in demand today. Thank you for your purchase, and before you forget, please take a few minutes to register online.
part 2 Crystals Crystals is a classic Eventide effect combining twin reverse pitch shifters, delays, feedback, and reverb. It can create out-of-this-world climbing and cascading pitched delays, unique sounding reverbs, and granular effects for helping instruments stand out in a mix. Crystals can be used as Mono-In Mono-Out, Mono-In Stereo Out, or Stereo-In Stereo-Out (DAW dependent). 2.1 Navigating the Plug-In The Crystals user interface is designed with an emphasis on user control and playability.
2.2 Levels and Monitoring In Controls the input level to the plug-in, between -60 dBfs and +12 dBfs. This parameter sets the input level for both the wet and dry signals. Out Controls the output level of the plug-in, between -60 dBfs and +12 dBfs. This parameter sets the signal level after the mix control. Meters Indicates the audio level before and after the algorithm. These meters are after the In control and Out control, respectively, to aid in level adjustment.
2.3 Crystals Parameters Mix Wet/dry mix, where 100% is an all wet signal. Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the level of Pitch A to Pitch B. Pitch A Controls the amount of pitch shift for voice A, in cents (1 cent = 1/100th of a semitone). Pitch B Controls the amount of pitch shift for voice B, in cents (1 cent = 1/100th of a semitone). Reverse Delay A Controls the length of the reverse time buffer for voice A in milliseconds, or in note values if Tempo Mode is set to Sync or Manual.
2.4 Performance Controls Using the Ribbon The Ribbon allows the dynamic modification of several knobs at once, emulating what you would be able to do with real hardware in front of you. By programming left and right ranges for any knob, the Ribbon lets you morph between settings by clicking anywhere on the Ribbon and moving the electric arc back and forth.
Flex Shifts both voices up one octave. Tap If Tempo Sync is in Off mode, repeatedly pressing Tap will update the Rev Dly A and Rev Dly B values. If Tempo Sync is in Manual mode, pressing Tap will update the tempo value. If Tempo Sync is in Sync mode, pressing Tap does nothing. Tap can be controlled via MIDI Continuous Control (CC) #4 messages. Tap is triggered when the CC goes high (value >= 64), and will return to the off state when the CC is low (value < 64).
2.5 Preset Bar Located at the top of the Crystals Plug-In, the Preset Bar lets you load and save presets, along with several other features. When Crystals is installed, a library of settings is placed into the /Music/Eventide/Crystals/Presets folder (Mac) or the /Documents/Eventide/Crystals/Presets folder (Windows). These presets have a .tide extension and can be saved or loaded from the Crystals preset bar in any supported DAW.
part 3 Conclusion We hope you enjoy the Crystals plug-in and put it to good use in all of your mixes. Please be sure to check over Eventide’s other Native Plug-In offerings for more unique and interesting effects.