Audio Damage Discord3 Upgrade - Manual (Page 6)

System Requirements
To use Discord, you'll need a Steinberg VST-compatible host application which conforms to the VST 2.0
specifications, and a computer capable of running it. For the Audio Unit version of Tattoo, you’ll need an
application capable of hosting Audio Unit plug-ins, and an Apple computer with an Intel CPU capable of
running it.
We support the use of Discord under Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7; and Apple OS X version 10.5
or newer.
Installation
Double-click the Discord Installer icon, and follow the instructions. During the installation process the installer
will ask you to enter your registration code. Your registration code uniquely identifies your purchase, and you
will need it if you need to reinstall your plug-in (for example, after upgrading to a new computer). You can
retrieve your code from your account at the Audio Damage website if you misplace it. Please don’t share your
code with your friends. We’re delighted if you like our products so much that you want to share them, but
please ask your friends to buy their own copy so that we can keep making new products.
To un-install from OS X, simply delete the plug-in from your VST folder, which is usually located at
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/,
and your AudioUnits folder, which is located at /Library/Audio/Plug-
Ins/Components/. To un-install from Windows, use the included un-installer application.
Operation
Discord is a digital pitch-shifter and delay plug-in. The P1 algorithm, "Vintage," is modeled after a particular
vintage unit which is still highly desired for its vocal-doubling abilities and chorusing effects. P2, "Clean," is a
more modern shifting algorithm, with a sound that emphasizes bell-like harmonics at more extreme settings.
The Gr algorithm, "Granular," provides a very smooth pitch shift within 5 semitones of the original program
material, but is easily capable of far more extreme sound-effects style shifting and chaotic behavior than P1 or
P2.
The signal path of Discord3 follows the general design of digital pitch-shifting delays of the early 1980s, with
the pitch shifters feeding in to the delays, and the delays' feedback paths going back in to the pitch shifters,
for accumulating pitch-shifting effects. We've extended the control range of all three pitch-shifting algorithms
two octaves beyond their accurate ranges (which are +/- one octave) in order to create special effects. We've
also added Buffer Size controls to P1 and P2 to enable fine control over the windowing effect of those two
algorithms.