audiority Heavy Pedal mkII Metal Distortion Pedal Plugin User Manual

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Table of Contents

Heavy Pedal mkII
Heavy Pedal mkII
Specifications
PLUGIN ACTIVATION
Plugin Parameters
CHANGELOG
Documents / Resources

Heavy Pedal mkII Metal Distortion Pedal Plugin
User Manual

Heavy Pedal mkII

(VST2, VST3, AU, AAX)
produced by Luca Capozzi (Audiority Srls), May 2019
Current Manual version: v2.0 (April 2021)
Heavy Pedal is an analog modeled simulation of the infamous BOSS® HM- 2TM, Swedish Chainsaw distortion stompbox introduced in the mid-80s and that sculpted the guitar tone of many metal guitarists.
Please, read carefully both product specifications and system requirements before purchasing any Audiority product.
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BOSS, HM-2 and Roland are registered trademarks of Roland Corporation U.S.

Heavy Pedal mkII

produced by Audiority, May 2019.
Credits
Code & DSP: Luca Capozzi (Audiority Srls), May 2019
GUI Design: Luca Capozzi
Published by Audiority Srls
Copyright © 2019-2021
Audiority Srls All rights reserved.

Specifications

– Independent Tone, Distortion and Level controls
– Pre and Post effect gain
– Mix control
– Noise Gate
– 9 different pedal circuits
– Resizable interface

System Requirements
PC

Windows 7 64bit or later
Intel i5 or equivalent
2 GB RAM
Screen resolution: 1024×768
VST2, VST3, AU 64-bit host
PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host

MAC (Intel)

OSX 10.8 or later
Intel i5 or equivalent
2 GB RAM
Screen resolution: 1024×768
VST2, VST3, AU 64-bit host
PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host

MAC (Silicon)

macOS 11.0 or later
M1 or higher
2 GB RAM
Screen resolution: 1024×768
VST2, VST3, AU 64-bit host
PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host

FILE LOCATIONS
Mac

All presets, license, IR files, and settings are located in: /Users/Shared/Audiority/
AAX and VST plugins will be placed in their own Audiority sub-folder located in:
AAX: /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Audiority
VST: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Audiority
VST3: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Audiority

PC
All presets, license, IR files, and settings are located to:
C: UsersPublicPublic DocumentsAudiority AAX and VST plugins will be placed in their own Audiority sub-folder, usually located in:
AAX: C: Program FilesAvidAudioPlug-InsAudiority
VST: {Your VST Path}Audiority
VST3: {Your VST3 Path}Audiority

PLUGIN ACTIVATION

Once you install and open the plugin for the first time, it will be in Demo Mode until a license file is loaded. In Demo Mode the plugin will output 3 seconds of silence every minute.
You can activate the plugin either OFFLINE or ONLINE.
OFFLINE ACTIVATION
If you purchased the plugin from our site, you should have received an email to download the installers and the license file. Save the license file you got with your purchase email (or via our User Area) anywhere on your computer.
Then, to activate the plugin, click on the Audiority logo and select “Register”. The Registration window will pop up allowing you to load the license file you got while purchasing the plugin by clicking the “Load License” button.
NOTE: If you purchased the plugin from one of our dealers, please check the “USER AREA AND REDEEM CODES” section below.
ONLINE ACTIVATION

If you are registered to our User Area, then you can activate the plugin online.
Insert your Username (or email address), your password, and click the “Login” button. The license file will be automatically delivered in your computer and the plugin will be activated.
USER AREA AND REDEEM CODES
If you purchased from one of our dealers, then you should have received an email with a redeem code. This code is required to deposit a license in your User Area account and let you download the license file or activate the plugin online. If you don’t have a User Area account yet, please follow these steps:

Go to https://www.audiority.com/register and fill out the signup form.
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to register with the e-mail address you use for your purchases, otherwise your products will not show. Since we use reCAPTCHA for registration only, please temporarily disable any ad blocker you are using.
Once registered, log in to your account by clicking the User Area section of our site. Click the REDEEM section of your account and paste the code you received via email from our dealer.
After submitting the code, a license will be deposited in your account and will be shown in the “MY PLUGINS” section of your User Area.
Now you can click “License File” and save the license anywhere on your computer and ready to be loaded through the plugin registration window. You can also skip this part and activate your plugin online (see the previous section of this manual).

USER PATHS SETTING
By selecting “Settings” from the logo menu, you can change the path for Presets, License, and IR folders. You can also disable our Newsfeed from here.
Note: Please do not move the Settings folder from its default location.

Plugin Parameters

TOOLBAR The Toolbar allows you to manage the plugin presets, register the plugin and set some global parameters. By clicking the AUDIORITY logo, in the top left corner of the Toolbar, you’ll be able to visit our website and social profiles, register the plugin, change the interface size and customize the paths for license and preset files. The HQ button will enable oversampling, useful to reduce aliasing when the signal saturates. Use the Randomize and Reset buttons to experiment with random presets or restore it to its saved version.

PARAMETERS

LEVEL
L (COLOR MIX)
H (COLOR MIX)
DIST| Controls the output volume of the pedal.
Post distortion active low-end tone control stage. Set it to a minimum to cut the bass of the sound and to the max to boost around 85Hz.
Post distortion active high-end tone control stage. Set it to a minimum to cut the highs of the sound and to the max to boost them.
Sets the distortion amount. Set it to the minimum to get some light dirt to use the pedal as a booster, or to the max for a fully distorted tone.
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GLOBAL CONTROLS (bottom right)

TYPE
GATE
IN
OUT
MIX| Switch between different circuit models. Check the next paragraph for more details.
Noise gate threshold.
Pre-effect gain.
Post effect gain.
Dry/wet signal mixer.
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RESIZING CONTROLS (Audiority logo menu)

Small Size
Default Size
Big Size
Resizing Corner| Reduce the size of the plugin interface.
Resets the plugin interface to its original size.
Increase the size of the plugin interface.
You can resize from the bottom right corner of the GUI
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Circuit Types (MODS)
We implemented different versions of the pedal circuit, each one with different tonal characteristics. Below you’ll find a description of the circuit type, along with a spectrum of the original pedal (RED) and the simulated circuit (BLUE).
DEFAULT Our first circuit version follows the original schematic including some measurements done to the hardware. 808 MOD
A brighter version of the circuit with less distortion. We removed D3, D4 and D5 from the first distortion stage and replaced D8 and D9 with a couple of MA150 diodes.
MIJ Japan
A closer perceptive approach to the hardware pedal. We further tuned the component values to get better EQ shapes, coupled with an impulse response of the hardware on steady-state (with both EQ knobs at noon). SWEDE!
There’s only ONE set! This version of the circuit locks the EQ to its highest values while applying an impulse response of the hardware pedal with EQ knobs fully clockwise.
WAMPLER
Mod is based on Brian Wampler’s book “How to Modify Guitar Pedals”. Brighter than the original pedal circuit, with removed D4 and D5 diodes. D3, D8 and D9 has been replaced with a 1N4001 and two 1N34A respectively. ZED
This version of the circuit features different EQ configurations to get a warmer and a bit scooper tone compared to the Default circuit. Diodes D4 and D5 has been removed while D3, D8, and D9 have been replaced with 1N4001 and two 1N4148 respectively.
mkII New Mods
FILTH Custom modification based on the MIJ Japan, with increased bias and saturation on the gain stages. Diodes D3 and D$ has been replaced with DA90 germanium diodes, while D8-D9 has been replaced with a 1N4001 and two DA90. FX-56
This mod has been based on a DOD FX-56B. Less scooped than the original HM2 and diodes used are 1N4148. SMM-1 This mod is based on the Arion SMM-1, which is very close to the original HM2. D8 and D9 has been replaced with DA90 diodes.
TIPS To get the best results, place this plugin BEFORE your amp simulator! Use it as a booster by setting DIST to a minimum and using LEVEL to control the outgoing signal volume. Some artists place another distortion before this one, to retain its characteristic EQ while having a different saturation.

CHANGELOG

v2.0 (April 2021)

NEW: Updated Framework
NEW: Universal 2 Binary for Apple Silicon Macs
NEW: Revamped GUI
NEW: Corner Resizer (bottom right corner of the UI)
NEW: New circuit models
FIX: Silence triggered randomly in some configurations
FIX: Footer labels now show parameter values when using the mouse wheel
CHANGE: HQ is now global (per session)
BREAKING CHANGE: Improved non-linear models
BREAKING CHANGE: New Noise Gate

v1.1 (November 2019)

NEW: Mac OSX Catalina support
NEW: Notifications system
FIX Edit command visible to end-user
FIX Wrong VST3 category

v1.0.1 (May 2019) 

FIX: crash when enabling HQ with some circuit types
FIX volume loss when switching to HQ
UPD: Performance improvements

v1.0 (May 2019) 
Original release
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Documents / Resources

| audiority Heavy Pedal mkII Metal Distortion Pedal Plugin [pdf] User Manual
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