With this latest release of iCore, we’re pleased to announce that it now includes the DP548 with some very cool metering and control facilities. The dynamic EQ screen alone is worth a few words as I doubt you’ll have seen anything like it elsewhere (except maybe in AudioCore but we’re allowed to say that!).
DP548 DEQ in full flow…
Click on that to make it a bit bigger and so see how very cool it really is. The transfer function graphs at the top show how the band will react to incoming audio like a normal dynamic module – so you can see where the threshold is and how the gain will be manipulated above (or below) this point.
The coloured section built into this graph is actually the metering showing closeness to the threshold – green below it, yellow at it and red when you’re into gain adjustment. I have to get away from using the word ”reduction” when referring to DEQ – gain can be manipulated to increase or decrease depending on whether the mode is set to cut or boost at the threshold…
The frequency ressponse curve shows each band with a dynamic meter built-in underneath again. The actual curve is the maximum effect that is to be allowed (this is especially useful when set to ”boost above” mode – preventing excessive EQ being applied ad infinitium with I would reckon pretty extreme results!). The coloured ”shadow’ below the curve shows the real time amount of EQ being applied in real time.
Static screenshots of this don’t really do it justice – the best thing you can do is either buy a DP548 (or at least borrow one and then buy it when you’re suitable amazed) and try it out for yourself, or come to Plasa this year and see it in action for the first time…
We’ll try and get a demo video up on the youtube channel soon and I’ll post a quick message when it’s there.
Before I go on, there’s also a DP548 firmware update to coincide with this release of iCore – this version 1.21 adds an enhanced metering message to improve the response of iCore when it it displaying all this metering – it will work without the firmware update but it’s a lot slicker with it.
So let’s just touch on the other main DP548 new thing you won’t have seen (matrix mode is handled just like the DC1048). The compressors on the outputs:
DP548 Compressor adjustment with individual channel’s transfer functions and GR meters.
The metering showing closeness to the threshold is handled in the same way as the DEQ bands but the transfer function now also shows the interaction of the soft knee feature in a very useful way. If the knee is set to ”hard” (0 is hard, 12 is softest) then the transition between below threshold (green) and gain reduction above threshold (red) is marked by a small yellow section on the metering.
As the knee is adjusted to become softer, this is not only reflected in the curve softening around the threshold, but also the sharp change between being above and below the threshold is ”blurred”. The yellow section of the meter expands to show that gain reduction is now starting below the threshold and the ratio is effectively applied in a ”softer” manner so the full ratio is not reached until well over the threshold. This visual representation is exactly what’s happening in the audio :o)
The meters show the gain reduction being applied as you would expect. All in all this is a very worthwhile addition to the iCore armoury of devices it supports and what with the custom panel possibilities using the DP548 it’s worth downloading even if you’ve not got one yet and having a play – it’s free, it’s here, and you can set up custom panel stuff off-line to see how it might work for you.
Hi Waring,
I tried to get iCore working via a Wisp with my 548 the other day but didn;t manage. It didn’t want to give me the option of TC/IP control. Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Harry
Hi Harry – iCore doesn’t natively support TCP/IP sockets but the WiSP comes with virtual COM port drivers (like the USB-Serial adapter) so you can install them and use it just like a standard COM port.
Instructions are in the back of the iCore V2 guide here:
https://audiocore.wpengine.com/pdfs/icore_v2_quick_guide.pdf
and the drivers are avaiable from our Tech Support scetion of the website here:
https://audiocore.wpengine.com/software/digi_realport_drivers.zip
Have a read through this and see how you get on, and of course email me if you’re having no luck…
Cheers,
Waring