audiority GR9 Green Reaper User Manual

audiority GR9 Green Reaper

Specifications

• Analog Modelled Overdrive
• Drive, Tone, and Level controls
• Pre and Post effect gain
• Mix control
• Noise Gate
• 12 different circuit types
• To Amp output mode
• Level Meters
• Resizable interface

Green Reaper GR9

(AAX, AU, CLAP, VST2, VST3)
produced by Luca Capozzi (Audiority Srls), June 2020

Current Manual version: v1.2 (May 2024)
Green Reaper is an analog simulation of the Ibanez® Tube Screamer™ TS9, a historical overdrive pedal of 1982. The first incarnation of the Tube Screamer series, the TS-808, was first released in the 1979 and hand-wired by MAXON® engineers, who has been Ibanez’s production partners until 2002. This pedal quickly became wildly popular due to its ability to deliver one of the smoothest and most responsive overdrive tones ever with just three controls. That’s why, still today, this is one of the most cloned and modified pedals ever. We carefully modeled the original pedal and added some goodies, including several modified versions of the circuit, to further shape your guitar tone. Please, read carefully both product specifications and system requirements before purchasing any Audiority product.

All product names used in this document and our site (www.audiority.com and associated Audiority websites) are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Audiority. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones/sounds/characteristics were studied during Audiority’s sound model development. Ibanez is a registered trademark of Hoshino, Inc. Tube Screamer is a registered trademark of Hoshino Gakki Co. Ltd. MAXON is a registered trademark of Nisshin Onpa Co., Ltd.

System Requirements

• PC
  • Windows 7 64bit or later
  • Intel i5 or equivalent
  • 4 GB RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768
  • VST2, VST3, AU, CLAP 64-bit host
  • PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host
• MAC (Intel)
  • OSX 10.13 or later
  • Intel i5 or equivalent
  • 4GB RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768
  • VST2, VST3, AU, CLAP 64-bit host
  • PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host
• MAC (Silicon)
  • macOS 11.0 or later
  • M1 or higher
  • 4 GB RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768
  • VST2, VST3, AU, CLAP 64-bit host
  • PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host

File Locations

Mac:

• All presets, licenses, IR files and settings: /Users/Shared/Audiority/
• AAX: /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Audiority
• CLAP: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/Audiority
• VST: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Audiority
• VST3: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Audiority

PC:

• All presets, licenses, IR files, and settings:
  • C: Users Public Public Documents Audiority
• AAX:
  • C: Program Files Avid Audio Plug-Ins Audiority
• CLAP: {Your CLAP Path}Audiority
• 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. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the license file on the registration window.

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.

1. If you purchased from one of our dealers, follow these steps:
   • Register at https://www.audiority.com/register
   • Login to your account in the User Area section of our site.
   • Click the REDEEM section and paste the code received via email.
   • A license will be deposited in your account under MY PLUGINS.
   • You can save the license file on your computer for activation or activate the plugin online.

If you don’t have an User Area account yet, please follow these steps:

1. Go to https://www.audiority.com/register and fill out the signup form.
2. 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.
3. After submitting the code, a license will be deposited in your account and will be shown in “MY PLUGINS” section of your User Area.
4. 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 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. Click the AUDIORITY logo, in the top left corner of the Toolbar, 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 for reducing aliasing when the signal saturates. Use the Randomize and Reset buttons to experiment with random presets or restoring it to its saved version. The NOTIFICATIONS (bell) icon will show you when a new update is available and other relevant news and offers.

User Paths Setting
By selecting Settings from the logo menu, you can change the path for Presets, License, and IR folders. Avoid moving the Settings folder from its default location.

PARAMETERS

• PEDAL PARAMETERS
  • DRIVE Adjusts the amount of overdrive. Set it to minimum to have just a touch of dirt, using the pedal as a booster, or to the max for a fully distorted tone.
  • TONE Adjusts the timbre of the overdrive. Set it to minimum for a dark tone, or to the max for full brightness.
  • LEVEL Controls the output volume of the pedal.
• GLOBAL CONTROLS
  • TO AMP By default, the output level of all circuit types is matched. By enabling “To Amp”, each circuit type will have a different output loudness according to the circuit response. Enable this if you are using Green Reaper before an amp simulator.
  • TYPE Switch between different circuit models. Check next paragraph for more details.
  • GATE Noise gate threshold.
  • IN / OUT Pre / Post effect gain.
  • MIX Dry/ wet signal mixer.

CIRCUIT TYPES (MODS)
We implemented different versions of the pedal circuit, each one with different tonal AND LOUDNESS characteristics. Below you’ll find a description of each circuit type, along with the output level change when “To Amp” is enabled.

DEFAULT
Our first circuit version follows the original schematic including some measurements done to the hardware.

• To Amp +0dB

316 MOD
Changes the amount of bass signal going through the overdrive stage. Increased gain for the Drive stage. Clipping diodes has been
replaced with a LED, for the positive cycle of the signal, and a LED in series with a 1N4148 diode for the negative cycle.
Asymmetrical clipping provides a warmer overdrive with more output power.

• To Amp +12.2dB

BRONCO
Inspired by the Dead Horse and Precision Drive pedals. More bass through the overdrive stage and increased gain.

• To Amp -1dB

BROWN
A classic Tube Screamer mod, providing a fuller and warmer overdrive.

• To Amp +3dB

BSM
Wampler’s Brent Mason mod. Warmer overdrive, increased gain and asymmetrical clipping using 1N4001 diodes.

• To Amp +12.5dB

FLAT
Another classic mod that “flattens” the frequency response of the pedal by bypassing the clipping capacitor and reducing the signature mid-hump of the pedal.

• To Amp +3.8dB

LAFF LED
Landgraff Overdrive, LED mode. Improved bass response and increased gain. Clipping diodes replaced by LEDs.

• To Amp +6.6dB

LAFF MR
Landgraff Overdrive, Marshall mode. Improved bass response and increased gain. Asymmetrical clipping using 1N914 dioes.

• To Amp +7.5dB

LAFF OP
Landgraff Overdrive, diode-less mode. Improved bass response and HUGE gain. Clipping diodes removed to saturate the op amp.

• To Amp +22.5dB

STINKY
Stinkfoot mod. Improved bass response and increased gain. Clipping diodes replaced with MA150.

• To Amp +2.8dB

TUBE
Tube-like overdrive. Improved bass response and a LOT of gain. Asymmetrical clipping using 1N914 diodes.

• To Amp +13dB

WAMPLER
Wampler’s Standard Mod. Improved bass response, fullness and dynamics with increased gain. Asymmetrical clipping using a 1N4001 diode for the positive cycle of the signal, plus a combination of LED and germanium 1N34A in series, for the negative cycle.

• To Amp +11.3dB

CHANGELOG

• v1.2 (May 2024)
  • NEW: Framework update
  • NEW: CLAP plugin format
  • NEW: AAX Native Silicon
  • NEW: Level Meters
  • FIX: Improved automation and randomizer
  • FIX: The Mac installer was asking for Rosetta on Silicon Macs
  • FIX: The Windows installer could erase the User folder when updating
  • BREAKING CHANGE: macOS minimum version is now 10.13

v1.1.2 (July 2021)

• FIX: Rare condition where licenses get invalidated

v1.1.1 (May 2021)

• FIX: Unwanted harsh artifacts on high gain values

v1.1 (June 2020)

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

v1.0 (June 2020)

1. Original release

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I change the path for Presets, License, and IR folders?
A: You can change the paths by selecting Settings from the logo menu within the plugin interface.

Q: Can I activate the plugin online if I purchased it from a dealer?
A: Yes, by registering to our User Area and following the steps in the User Area and Redeem Codes section, you can activate the plugin online even if purchased from a dealer.

References

• Audiority - Professional Audio Plugins VST, AAX, AU, CLAP
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