Eventide DeBoom Kick Drums User Guide
- June 15, 2024
- Eventide
Table of Contents
DeBoom Kick Drums
User Guide
Welcome
1.1 About This Product
DeBoom is a purpose-driven tool for surgically addressing common low frequency
equalization problems. Kick drums, bass, and similar sound sources can
contribute to low frequency ”muddiness” in a mix which can be time-consuming
to resolve with a traditional EQ. Using Eventide’s patented Structural Split™
technology, DeBoom provides a simple solution for resolving complex low-
frequency problems.
DeBoom incorporates Eventide’s patented Structural Split™ technology to split
the incoming audio into Transient and Tonal signals: the rapidly changing
parts of the input signal are identified as Transient, while the remaining,
sustaining elements are considered Tonal. DE Boom applies seperate processing
to the Transient and Tonal signals, effectively removing the ”boom” from a
wide variety of sources.
DeBoom
2.1 Introduction
The plug-in window for DeBoom contains the following controls:
Bypass| Bypasses the plug-in. When bypassed, DeBoom is not applied to incoming
signal.
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DeBoom| Controls the amount of DeBoom to apply to the incoming signal.
Leftmost knob position applies no DeBoom to the incoming
signal whereas the rightmost knob position applies maximum amount of DeBoom to
incoming signal.
Gain| Sets the output volume of the plug-in, with a range of -60dB to +12dB.
Info (i)| Opens a drop-down menu with various help topics and settings.
• User Guide – Opens this document.
• Webpage – Launches the DeBoom webpage.
Redo| The Redo button reverses the last undo command, if any. Pressing this
button multiple times will move you forwards in the
plug-in’s state history.
Undo| The Undo button undoes the last change, and restores the plug-in to the
previous state. Pressing this button multiple times
will move you backwards in the plug-in’s state history.
How It Works
Using Eventide’s patented Structural Split™ technology, DeBoom operates two
parametric EQs in parallel: one for the Transient signal, and one for the
Tonal signal. As the DeBoom knob is adjusted, gain is attenuated on the Tonal
signal reducing the ”boom” quality of low frequency signals.
By separately processing the Transient and Tonal signals, DeBoom offers a
cleaner and more intuitive approach to solving certain low frequency problems.
This is useful because many tough EQ problems can be formulated as ”I want to
do X without doing
Y.” For example, DeBoom can easily maintain or enhance the low thud of a kick
drum, without muddying the sound as a traditional low-shelf boost might.
DeBoom’s surgical approach makes it the perfect solution for solving low
frequency problems in this domain.
A Note About Latency
In order to effectively separate the incoming audio signal into Transient and
Tonal audio streams, the Structural Split™ keeps a small running history of
the audio signal.
This introduces latency, which is expected.
Most modern DAWs will compensate for such latency, so DeBoom will not audibly
delay the audio signal in your sessions. However, due to this inherent
latency, DeBoom is not intended for real-time use during tracking or live
performance.
| Sample Rate (Hz) | Latency (Samples) |
|---|---|
| 44,100 | 3,592 |
| 48,000 | 3,592 |
| 88,200 | 7,176 |
| 96,000 | 7,176 |
| 176,400 | 14,344 |
| 192,000 | 14,344 |
Conclusion
We hope you enjoy the DeBoom plug-in and put it to good use in all of your
mixes. Please be sure to check out Eventide’s other native plug-in offerings
for more unique and interesting effects.
For further questions or support, head over to the user
forums.
Copyright 2023, Eventide Inc.
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The DeBoom product utilizes Eventide’s Structural Split technology which is
covered by United States Patent No. US 10,430,154 B2.
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