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Contents
1 Welcome 1
1.1 About This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 EChannel 2
2.1 Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Invert Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Input Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Overload Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Input Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Side Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Input Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Threshold (TH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Gain Reduction (GR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Release Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Side Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Saturation (SAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
De-Ess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Input Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Threshold (TH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Gain Reduction (GR) Bar Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attack Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Release Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Knee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Make-Up Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Five-Band Parametric Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Graphical Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Filter Type, Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transformer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Output Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Overload Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Output Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.6 Preset Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Load/Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Welcome part 1

1.1 About This Product

The Eventide EChannel plug-in is a powerful channel strip that provides you with a
routable Gate, Parametric EQ, and Compressor. Its flexible modular design accom-
modates different signal processing routing, its graphical displays provide you adept
precision in frequency adjustment, and its suite of controls let you generate the exact
tone and frequency characteristics you’re seeking. Additionally, through its support for
side chaining, you can use an alternative audio source to color the characteristics of
your main signal. Whatever your audio application may be, EChannel will be invaluable
for its versatility.

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EChannel part 2

EChannel is comprised of the following discrete components, which collectively or in-

dividually provide you a robust and precise tone-shaping and frequency-manipulation
environment.

• Input
• Gate
• Compressor
• 5-Band Parametric EQ
• Output Stage

Clicking the In/Out button enables or disables that particular module. Because of its
modular design, the signal processing sequence can be shuffled. For instance, you
can click anywhere on the Gate module and drag it to the right of the Compressor,
thereby switching the order of those functions. You can move the Gate, Compressor,
and EQ modules to any position in the processing signal chain you wish. The Input
and Output stages, however, are static, the input coming before, and Output coming
after the routable sections. The remainder of this manual describes the characteristics
of each module, their controls, their capabilities, their technical specifications, and any
tips or tricks.

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2.1 Input
This stage is where the signal is introduced into the EChannel plug-in. Its sequence can-
not be shuffled, and it cannot be disabled. The active signal is represented dynamically
on the bar input meter, from -60 dB to 0 dB.

Invert Phase Click this button to invert the phase of the input signal.

Input Meter The Input section contains a large mono or stereo meter which
shows signal level from -60 dBfs to 0 dBfs. This meter is
stretched to have more resolution at higher levels.

Overload Display When a signal transient peaks above -0.1 dBfs, the area directly
above this point on the bar frequency graph displays red to in-
dicate an overload. If an overload is detected, the overload
light will stay lit until it is cleared by clicking on it.

Input Gain Drag this knob up or down to decrease or increase the input
gain. Alternatively, you can enter a value directly into the text
box below the knob. It can be adjusted from -60 dB to +12 dB.

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2.2 Gate
The Gate module allows you to effectively remove signals occurring below the desig-
nated threshold. To enable the Gate module, click the In/Out button to display green.
Click anywhere on its panel and drag the module to move it to another position in the
signal chain.

Side Chain Click this button to invoke the Gate’s Side Chain feature. Please
consult your DAW’s documentation for help on routing audio to
EChannel’s sidechain input.

Input Meter This meter displays the input signal exactly as it is perceived in
the Gate’s level detector, allowing you to set the Gate threshold
by pulling it up or down alongside the meter. Any time the input
meter is below the Threshold fader, the signal will be removed.

Threshold (TH) Increases or decreases the threshold level for the signal, rang-
ing -60 dB to 0 dB. The threshold value displays numerically
beneath the Threshold slider. Signals below this threshold will
be removed.

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Gain Reduction This bar displays the gain reduction being applied to the signal
(GR) as determined by your threshold setting and input level.

Release Time The Release control determines how long the gate is triggered,
ranging 1 ms to 500 ms.

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2.3 Compressor
The Compressor allows you to alter the dynamics of your input signal. To enable the
Compressor module, toggle on the In/Out button. Click on the upper left corner and
drag the module to move it to another position in the signal chain.

Side Chain Activates the Compressor’s Side Chain feature. Please consult
your DAW’s documentation for help on routing audio to EChan-
nel’s side chain input.

Saturation (SAT) Activates soft saturation at the Compressor’s output. This soft
saturation sits after the Compressor’s gain control and allows
will introduce a nonlinearity which will keep the output from go-
ing above 0 dBfs. This can also be used to add character to your
peaky audio.

De-Ess Allows you to de-emphasize the hiss associated with prominent

”S”es on vocal signals. Toggle the button to activate it, and set
the frequency to the midpoint frequency that the ”S”es are be-
ing pronounced. Ranges 4 kHz to 9 kHz.

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Input Meter This meter displays the input signal exactly as it is perceived by
the Compressor’s level detector, allowing you to set the Com-
pressor threshold by pulling it up or down alongside the meter.
Any time the input meter is above the Threshold fader, gain re-
duction will take place. Because of this, changes in the attack
or release time will affect the level of this input meter - this is
intentional and to be expected.

Threshold (TH) Increases or decreases the threshold level for the signal, rang-
ing -60 dB to +0 dB. The threshold value displays numerically
beneath the Threshold slider. Signals above this threshold will
be reduced.

Gain Reduction This bar graph displays the gain reduction being applied to the
(GR) Bar Display signal, as determined by your threshold setting, input level, and
compression ratio.

Ratio The Ratio control is used to select how much gain reduction
occurs for each decibel of signal level above the threshold. The
range is from 1:1 (no compression) up to 20:1. To create a hard
limiter, set the ratio to 20:1 and the Knee parameter to 0dB.

Attack Time This control allows you to adjust how quickly the Compressor
reacts to signals above the selected threshold. Values range
from 0.1 to 50 ms. The attack value displays numerically be-
neath the Attack control.

Release Time The Release control determines how fast the Compressor re-
sponds to decreasing signal levels. Release values range from
1 ms to 500 ms. The release value displays numerically beneath
the Release control.

Knee The Knee determines a region above the threshold where the
gain reduction transitions from 1:1 to the designated Ratio set-
ting. As the input signal crosses the threshold and moves
through this window, its gain reduction increases to the se-
lected ratio value (below). Knee values can be adjusted in 6
dB increments from 0 dB to 24 dB.

Make-Up Gain Allows you to apply make-up gain to the compression output.
The Compressor supports gain values from -24 dB to +24 dB.
The gain value displays numerically beneath the Gain control.

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2.4 Five-Band Parametric Equalizer
The Equalizer module of the EChannel plug-in consists of five parametric filter sections
that collectively cover the entire audio spectrum. An editable EQ curve graphical dis-
play renders each equalization filter curve individually, as well as a composite equaliza-
tion curve for the cumulative EQ setting. Like the Gate and Compressor modules, the
EQ module can be docked in another position in the signal processing sequence by
clicking anywhere on its panel and dragging it right or left.

Graphical Display The EQ curve Graphical Display allows you to edit the Fre-
quency, Gain, and Q of each of the EQ sections 5 bands. Each
EQ band is shown graphically by a colored dot whose color cor-
responds to that in the controls below. You can click and drag
each dot and change the Frequency and Gain of the associated
band. To set the Q for this band, control click and drag on the
dot, or use your mouse wheel.

On Each EQ band can be turned on or off by clicking ON button at

the left of each filter. This can be useful for easily judging the
contribution of each filter to the overall frequency response.

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Filter Type, The following list details the type and frequency range charac-
Frequency teristics of each filter type. Each filter type listed is available by
clicking the down arrow button to the right of that filter section’s
name. The frequency is controlled by the knob to the right.

Low Filter (5 Hz - 800 Hz):

The lowest frequency filter section supports the following filter
types:

• 6 dB/Oct Low Cut

• 12 dB/Oct Low Cut
• Low Shelf
• Classic Peak
• Modern Peak

Low Mid Filter (100 Hz - 2 kHz):

Mid Filter (500 Hz - 8 kHz):
High Mid Filter (1 KHz - 20 kHz):
These filter sections each support the following preset EQ val-
ues:

• Classic Peak
• Modern Peak

High Filter (5 kHz - 20 kHz):

The High Frequency filter section supports the following preset
EQ values:

• 6 dB/Oct High Cut

• 12 dB/Oct High Cut
• High Shelf
• Classic Peak
• Modern Peak

Q Each filter section has its own Q settings control. These are used
for determining the range of frequencies that are impacted by
each band, thereby setting the shape of the filter. The band-
width is equal to the frequency setting divided by Q. Larger Q
values tend to create a narrower bandwidth; lower values affect
a broader range of frequencies. Each Q setting range is from
0.5 to 20.0. The value is numerically displayed to the right of
the Q control for each filter section.

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Gain Each filter section has its own accompanying Gain control. Use
these to set the gain or attenuation for each band’s center fre-
quency. Each filter’s Gain may be set from -24 dB to +24 dB.
The gain value is numerically displayed to the right of the Gain
control for each filter section.

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2.5 Output
The final stage the EChannel is, fittingly, Output.

Transformer Model of a Transformer which can be driven into saturation.

This analog model is after the output level control so that it can
be driven if desired. Unless driven very hard, it is a subtle yet
distinct effect which is most noticeable on signals with a lot of
low frequency content.

Output Meter The Output section contains a large mono or stereo meter
which shows signal level from -60 dBfs to 0 dBfs. This meter
is stretched to have more resolution at higher levels.

Overload Display When a signal transient peaks above -0.1 dBfs, the area directly
above this point on the bar frequency graph displays red to in-
dicate an overload. If an overload is detected the Overload Dis-
play will stay lit until it is cleared by clicking on it.

Output Gain The Output Gain control can be adjusted from -60 dB to +12
dB.

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2.6 Preset Bar

Located at the top of the EChannel Plug-In, the Preset Bar lets you load and save presets,
along with several other features.

When EChannel is installed, a library of settings is placed into the <user>/Music/Even-

tide/EChannel/Presets folder (Mac) or the <user>/Documents/Eventide/EChannel/Pre-
sets folder (Windows). These presets have a .tide extension and can be saved or loaded
from the EChannel preset bar in any supported DAW.

In many DAWs there is an additional generic preset bar that saves DAW-specific presets
to a separate location. We recommend saving your presets using the Eventide preset
bar to ensure that your presets will be accessible from any DAW. You can also create
sub-folders inside the preset folders, if you wish.

Load/Save Use these buttons to load and save your presets in .tide format.

Compare Click to toggle between two different settings for the plug-in.
This is useful for making A/B comparisons.

Info Click this button to open this manual.

Settings Click the gear icon to open a drop-down menu with scaling set-
tings for changing the overall size of the plugin.

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Conclusion part 3

We hope you enjoy the EChannel 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.

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