Page 2 - Table of contents; Section
Table of contents Section Page Introduction/Technical requirements 2 Recording the Guitar 3 Working with ReValver® MK III 8 The Modules 10 Complete amplifiers 10 Pre-amplifiers 16 Power amplifiers 19 Stomp boxes/Pedals 22 Speakers/Cabinets 27 General Effects 28 Miscellaneous Utilities 32 Tweaking Mo...
Page 3 - Mac; for satisfactory usage (certain presets require more CPU capac-; PC; for satisfactory usage (certain pre sets; Compatibility issues
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of ReValver® MK III ! ReValver MKIII is a revolutionary 64-bit amplifier modeling software that captures the true characteristics of vacuum tubes while allow - ing users unprecedented control over their tonality and gain structures. ReValver includes 65 ...
Page 4 - Loading the VST or AU plug-in into the DAW; Recording the Guitar; passive; . The electrical signal from the Guitar is
Loading the VST or AU plug-in into the DAW On a Mac, a plug-in in the VST or AU format is automatically located by the host and no action needs to be taken for the VST/AU host to find the ReValver® plug-in. It should be automatically listed among the available plug-ins after a rescan. In Windows, it...
Page 5 - Connecting the Guitar to the sound card; Here are three ways to connect your Guitar to the computer:; input; plug the DI box directly into the computer Line-In jack.
Connecting the Guitar to the sound card Here are three ways to connect your Guitar to the computer: 1) The simplest option is to hook it up to the sound card Line-In jack using a suitable connector, usu ally a 1/4” to 1/8” adapter. The advantage is that you don’t have to buy any additional gear (exc...
Page 6 - ordinary stomp box; not
3) The middle road, which probably won’t cost you anything, but could be almost as good as a DI box, is the use of an ordinary stomp box , which in fact is a sort of DI box. It could be a pedal of any kind; a distortion pedal, chorus, echo, etc., as long as: a) It is electrically powered, and you ac...
Page 7 - A word about latency
4) The best option is, of course, to purchase a good quality Digital Audio Interface. There are sev - eral on the market made specifically for Guitar for under $100. Look for a device with ASIO (audio stream input/output) drivers, which is an industry standard and will work well with Re - Valver® MK...
Page 8 - Recording the Guitar with or without effects?; could; Using 16 bit or 24 bit sampling?
Recording the Guitar with or without effects? Should you use hardware compressors, distortion or other effects before you record the signal? It is your personal preference. If you can’t live without “that special sound,“ then you should prob - ably record it that way. But when it comes to compressio...
Page 9 - Working with ReValver® MK III
Working with ReValver® MK III The title module At the top of the graphical interface of the program is a module containing general setup functional ity, including the Input volume +-16dB adjustment (with pre and post LED indica tors), Output volume -32dB adjustment (with post LED indicator). The adj...
Page 11 - The Modules; Complete amps
The Modules Complete amps The modules in this category are integrated preamps and power amps; thus, no module from the “preamp” or “power amp” categories is needed along with an “amp” in a ReValver® MK III preset. Module name = Peavey 6505®Description = Loud, mean and built for the road, the 6505 wa...
Page 13 - Module name = Peavey Triple XXX®
Module name = Peavey JSX®Description = Loaded with three independent channels and comprehensive tonal control, the Joe Satriani signature JSX puts the full spectrum of Guitar tones at your fingertips, starting with a pristine clean channel, the perfect foundation for layering outboard effects, and i...
Page 17 - Preamplifiers
Preamplifiers A module from this category is preferably placed before a module from the “power amp” catego - ry. Module name = Peavey 6505® preampDescription = The preamp from the 6505 amplifier. All the tonal control without the power amp section. Module name = Peavey Classic 30® preampDescription ...
Page 20 - Power amplifiers
Power amplifiers A module from this category is preferably placed after a module from the preamp category. Module name = Peavey 6505® power ampDescription = The 4 x 6L6GC power amp section from the Peavey 6505 amplifier. Module name = Peavey Classic 30® power ampDescription = The Classic 30’s power ...
Page 28 - A module from this category is usually placed after any amp module.
Speakers / cabinets A module from this category is usually placed after any amp module. Module name = Convolution speaker simulationDescription = This module uses real-time convolution to mimic actual speaker and cabinet setups. Convolution can be very CPU-intensive so there are 2 optimization optio...
Page 29 - General effects
General effects Module name = 8QDescription = An eight band parametric filter with adjustable frequency, gain and Q in seven types: high shelf, low shelf, high pass, low pass, band pass, notch and peak. Each band can be either a first order or second order IR filter. (Please note that first-order fi...
Page 33 - Miscellaneous utilities
Miscellaneous utilities Module name = Signal splitterDescription = The signal splitter divides the signal into 2 streams. Each runs in parallel using it’s own set of modules. In the “signal merge” module, these two streams are mixed into one signal again. You can only use signal splitter once per pr...
Page 36 - Tweaking modules; The; Frequency Analyzer
Tweaking modules One of the most powerful features of ReValver® MK III is the ability to tweak each parameter of a module other than the usual knobs and buttons on the front of the module. In an effort to explain the Tweak mode in ReValver, we’ve written some short explanations of each tweak in the ...
Page 37 - (THD) analyzer displays the relationship between the input sound; Oscilloscope; module as a whole, and for any tube component thereof.
The Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) analyzer displays the relationship between the input sound and the distorted output sound. The Oscilloscope view illustrates how a module alters the sine wave. It is available for each module as a whole, and for any tube component thereof. 36
Page 38 - You can save the; Impulse Response
You can save the Impulse Response (IR) of a module to a .wav file in 44.1 kHz stereo. The impulse response is practically the same view as the frequency analyzer, but this tool allows you to save the response to disk. This IR can be used in the convolution speaker module (or any other IR plug-in by ...
Page 39 - The Tube Tweak GUI
The Tube Tweak GUI One of the most powerful features of ReValver® MK III is the detail and number of parameters that can be used to fine tune any tube circuit in a module. In the module’s Tweak GUI, click on a tube icon to bring up the tube Tweak GUI. 38
Page 42 - MIDI control and automation; MIDI; GUI elements to plug-in; Plug-in automation parameters
MIDI control and automation In the stand-alone version, all knobs, faders and buttons can be controlled by MIDI. The VST and AU plug-in can be controlled using native automation, but not all parameters can be automated. MIDI To setup MIDI control in the standalone version, please select your MIDI in...
Page 44 - Finding a great sound: FAQ; Q. What can I do to improve the frequency response of a preset?; Remember one important thing: every EQ you use; Q. How much does the sound of the Guitar matter?
Plug-in automation parameters Table 1: VST name AU name Description Amp Out Power amp Output level Output adjust knob on amp or poweramp- module Pre Out Preamp Output level Output adjust knob on preamp module Finding a great sound: FAQ Q. What can I do to improve the frequency response of a preset? ...
Page 45 - Licensing and copy protection; Credits and copyrights; Copyrights; ReValver MK III relies in part on the following technologies:
Q. I have some very cool Impulse Response (IR) files. Can I use them with ReValver MK III? A. Yes. The speaker convolution modeler (RIR) can load files in .wav format, provided they are reasonably short. RIR is using a real-time engine that requires no particular sample chunk size, so it can operate...
