***************************** Prosoniq NorthPole(TM) VST - Virtual Analog Filter ***************************** Installation ------------ Read the accompanying "IMPORTANT.TXT" file. If you agree to the terms and conditions for using this software, proceed as follows: * Make sure you have at least Cubase VST version 3.553 or WaveLab 2.0 or higher installed on your computer. * Copy the NorthPole.dll file to your VstPlugIns directory on your harddisk * Restart Cubase VST or WaveLab. You can now use the plug in from the VST PlugIn effects rack. Note that NorthPole works only with stereo files in WaveLab. * Make sure you visit the Prosoniq web site on http://www.prosoniq.com to find out about our commercial VST plug ins. What is it? ----------- NorthPole is a free effects plug in for Steinberg's Cubase VST or WaveLab on the PC. It adds a fully programmable virtual analog synthesizer filter with resonance, envelope follower and an integrated post-filter digital delay to your Cubase VST/WaveLab environment. This plug in was written by Frederic Schelling and me, Stephan Sprenger. We both are working as software developers at PROSONIQ and did this during our free time and for the pure fun of it. Please understand that for this reason neither PROSONIQ nor Steinberg will provide any customer support for this free product, so please don't deluge them with bug reports and do not pose any questions to the support division at PROSONIQ or Steinberg. If you experience any problems, you can send a bug report to <northpole@prosoniq.com> and we will try to help you out. You could also turn to the relevant newsgroup <alt.steinberg.cubase> and post your problems there. We visit this newsgroup every now and then and will answer your questions there if we can. Make sure you visit our companies' web site at <http://www.prosoniq.com> every now and then to get the latest info on our commercial plug ins. NorthPole Features ------------------ * 24dB/Octave (4 poles) * variable Cutoff + Resonance * Lowpass/Bandpass switchable * Envelope Follower with adjustable sensitivity * Envelope attack/release times * Adjustable analog distortion * Adjustable digital delay after filter with time, mix and feedback parameters This plug in is completely free and works without limitation. IMPORTANT: This plug in is FreeWare so please don't expect our distributor to provide any kind of support for it. However, feel free to send your comments via email to <northpole@prosoniq.com> and tell us how you like it. Installation ------------ All you need to do in order to use this plug in is to copy it to the 'VstPlugIns' folder on your harddisk containing your VST application. After restarting Cubase VST, the 'NorthPole' plug in will show up in the list of modules in the VST effects rack. Please make sure you copy the NorthPole DLL to the directory 'VstPlugIns', otherwise VST will fail to load the plug in and you cannot use it from within the VST environment. Effect routing setup -------------------- As you will most probably be interested in sending a complete track through the NorthPole filter plug in rather than having both the original and processed version appear in the output, you should set up your VST routing in the following manner. Master Effect: NorthPole needs to replace your audio data and is not really intended as an add-on effect (like a reverb for example) - although this can also sound cool in some cases. It can therefore work as a master effect. To use it as such, simply proceed as described in your VST manual. Using the send/return path: To use the plug in for a single channel, you have to switch the channel mode to 'pre' and turn down the volume of that channel by setting the channel slider to its minimum. Otherwise you will get a mixture of the original and processed version. Set the effects send knob to fully maximum and turn on the effect in the effects rack. In order to make it work, you also have to set the effect's input volume in the effects rack to any value greater 0. You will now hear the effects signal only, as required. Of course, you can also use it as an Insert Effect. Disclaimer ---------- NorthPole is FreeWare. You may use it at no cost. However, it is still Copyright ? 1997-99 by PROSONIQ PRODUCTS SOFTWARE GmbH. All rights reserved worldwide. We welcome you to download it from <http://www.prosoniq.com> and give it to anyone you like, as long as you leave the archive unchanged. NorthPole may not be included in any for-profit software compilation or bundled with any other for-profit package, except with prior written consent from PROSONIQ PRODUCTS SOFTWARE GmbH. NorthPole may be distributed freely on on-line services and by users groups, except where noted above, provided it is distributed unmodified. Please spread the word about NorthPole and upload it to any relevant on- line services and bulletin board systems that do not already have it. You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of NorthPole is at your exclusive risk. NorthPole, any related files and documentation are provided "AS IS" and without any warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. System Requirements ------------------- NorthPole requires a pre-installed Cubase VST version 3.553/WaveLab 2.0 or higher on any PC that is able to run the host programs. Authors ------- Frederic Schelling (user interface) Stephan M. Sprenger (filter algorithm)
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