Techivation M-Loudener Effect Plugin User Manual

: June 12, 2024
: Techivation

Table of Contents

Techivation M-Loudener Effect Plugin
Techivation M-Loudener
Usage Instructions
Overview
Features
Quick User Guide
Sound Effect
Plug-in Menu
Compatibility
Activation
Support
Installation
References
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Techivation M-Loudener Effect Plugin

Techivation M-Loudener

The Techivation M-Loudener is the first plug-in in theTechivation M series. It’s designed to increase the loudness of tracks while preserving dynamic range and clarity, and even allowsyou to make more headroom for your tracks. This versatile tool is ideal for audio mastering, buss processing, and for use on individual tracks during mixing. M-Loudener has a new user interface, which is more minimal and modern.

Features

Sound Effect knob: Controls the amount of density of the effect that the plug-in applies to the sound. Ranges from 0 to 100%.
Drive control: Increases the loudness of tracks by giving more headroom. Avoid applying too much Drive to prevent distortion.
Softener Mode: Makes the plug-in’s effect more gentle and subtle, useful for bass sounds, low-end heavy mixes, or rounding out transients.
Smoother Mode: Makes the plug-in’s effect even more gentle and subtle when combined with Softener Mode.
Oversampling up to 8X: Reduces aliasing by internally processing audio at a higher sample rate than the host. Can be set to ‘Good’ (2X), ‘Great’ (4X), or ‘Ultra’ (8X).
Input/Output Meters: Displays available headroom in both input and output stages for visual control over dynamic range.
Dry/wet Mix: Regulates the blend of input and output signals for parallel processing.
Mid/side Control: Adjusts the balance of the applied effect on mid and side frequencies to enhance punchiness, width, and stereo effect.
Presets: Load up presets or create and save custom presets.
Internal On/off Switch: Quickly enables or bypasses the effect to prevent potential clicks.
A / B Comparison: Allows for easy comparison between two different settings.

Usage Instructions

Open your digital audio workstation (DAW).
Load the Techivation M-Loudener plug-in onto the desired track or bus.
Adjust the Sound Effect knob to control the density of the effect. Increase it for more punchiness and loudness.
Use the Drive control to increase the loudness of tracks, but be careful not to apply too much to avoid distortion.
Enable the Softener Mode button for a more gentle and subtle effect, suitable for bass sounds, low-end heavy mixes, or rounding out transients.
If desired, enable the Smoother Mode button for an even more subtle effect when combined with Softener Mode.
Choose the desired oversampling level in the Quality section of the GUI to reduce aliasing.
Monitor available headroom in both input and output stages using the Input/Output Meters.
Regulate the blend of input and output signals using the Dry/wet Mix option. Double-clicking on ‘mix’ will reset it to the default value.
Adjust the Mid/side Control to enhance punchiness, width, and stereo effect on a track as needed.
Load presets or create and save your own custom presets from the top right menu.
Use the Internal On/off Switch to quickly enable or bypass the effect without potential clicks.
Compare two different settings using the A / B Comparison feature.

For more information and support, please visit www.techivation.com.

Overview

The Techivation M-Loudener is the ﬁrst plug-in in the Techivation M series. It’s designed to increase the loudness of tracks while preserving dynamic range and clarity, and even allows you to make more headroom for your tracks. This versatile tool is ideal for audio mastering, buss processing, and for use on individual tracks during mixing.
M-Loudener has a new user interface, which is more minimal and modern.

Features

Sound Effect Control
Drive Control
Softener Mode
Smoother Mode
Oversampling up to 8X
Input/output Meters
Mid/side Control
Dry/wet Mix
Presets
Internal On/off Switch
A/B Switch
Undo/Redo Options
Scaleable Graphic User Interface (GUI)
Internal Menu
Stereo and Mono

Quick User Guide

Sound Effect: Increasing this will increase the loudness, thickness and punchiness of sound.
Drive : Increasing this will give the track more headroom and more dynamic range.
- Note : Too much Drive = Distortion
Softener & Smoother: Makes the plug-in effect more gentle.
- Note : If both selected, even more gentle!
Input & Output peak meters: Helps compare the input & output peak levels.
Mid/side: Pushing to side will make your track sound wider and more stereo while pushing to mid will make the track sound more narrow but punchier.
Quality : Oversampling up to 8X
Output : If you still have headroom for your track, want it to be louder after ﬁnding the sweet spot with the “Sound Effect” control, you can use the “Output” control to make that happen.

Sound Effect

The Sound Effect knob controls the amount of density of the effect that the plug-in applies to the sound. It ranges from 0 to 100%, and the more you apply it, the more punchiness and loudness you can achieve. This is the main control of the plug-in, which is designed to boost loudness without affecting the dynamic range, while also adding more width and punchiness to the sound.

Quick tips:

Double clicking on the Sound Effect knob will take it back its default value. (70%)
You can change all parameters by clicking on them and using your mouse wheel.
Double clicking on the number allows you to type in the values from 0 to 100%.

A quick menu of useful features:

Undo
Redo
Presets
Save Preset As…
Load Preset…
Default Preset
Open preset folder
GUI Scale
[Your email]/Sign in
About M-Loudener
Support

Compatibility

Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX.
Platforms supported: Mac OS X 10.12 (macOS Sierra) or higher Native M1/2 Windows 7 and up.
DAWs supported: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Avid Protools, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, and other major DAW softwares on the market.

Activation

M-Loudener requires a purchased license from our website, to get activated according to our terms and conditions. As soon as you purchase a license from us, you’ll automatically have your Techivation account activate the plug-in for you, after you sign- in. Everyone with one purchased license can use the plug-in on a maximum of two machines at the same time.

Support

For any support inquiries check out techivation.com/support
Check out techivation.com/terms-conditions to learn more about the rights.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us via email. info@techivation.com or techivation@gmail.com

Installation

If you purchase a M-Loudener license, you can sign in to the plug-in to activate, and use it for a lifetime.
A software download is supplied with your sign-up/purchase, however you can always go to Techivation.com for the latest software updates.
After downloading, unzip the ﬁle and select either Mac or PC installer depending on your system. (Warning: don’t run the PC ﬁle on a Mac and vice-versa).
- Mac : Double click on the PKG installer and follow the instructions
- PC/Windows: Extract the ﬁle content. Double click on the setup ﬁle and follow the instructions

Uninstall Locations
MAC OS