Frohmage Reference Manual

Frohmage Manual v1.45

c OHM FORCE 2000-2005. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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NO PART MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.
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 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started

Thank you for downloading Frohmage. but MacOS 10.2 at least is strongly recom-
mended. It is available on VST/DirectX
Contents for Windows, and VST/AU/RTAS for
1. Structure of this manual . . . . . 2 MacOS X.
2. Features and Requirements . . . 2
3. Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Installing
3.1. Installing on Windows . . 2
3.2. Installing on MacOS X . . 2
3.3. Installing AudioUnit Presets 3 3.1. Installing on Windows
4. First Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Run the installer, an .exe file whose ex-
act name depends on the version you re-
ceived. Follow the on-screen instructions
1. Structure of this manual carefully. You will be prompted to choose
This manual is divided into 7 sections: one or more installation path, depending
on the plug-in version you are installing.
I Getting Started – explains how to install 3.2. Installing on MacOS X
Frohmage and get it working.
The plug-in is delivered as a downloadable
I User Interface Features – rounds up the .dmg file. Almost every internet browser
user interface features and covers Au- will open the file automatically, presenting
tomation and MIDI topics. a disk image on your desktop. If not, please
locate the .dmg file and double click it.
I Using the Effect – shows you how to oper- The disk contains:
ate Frohmage,
I This manual,
I Settings File Reference – explains the syn-
tax and use of a Settings File. I The installer named Frohmage Installer,

I Frohmage Default MIDI Mapping – gives

I A folder containing a collection of Pre-
you information about controlling sets in AudioUnit format for the Au-
Frohmage using MIDI. dioUnit installer only.
To install Frohmage, double click the in-
I Version Notes – summarises the difference
staller icon. Before the installer can copy
between Frohmage versions.
its file to your disc, it needs to have per-
I FAQ – provides troubleshooting informa- mission from your system to do it.
tion for your plug-in. The first window appearing will ask for
your admin password:

2. Features and Requirements

Frohmage is a resonant filter effect. There
is a single interface style, the Funky Skin.
You will need at least 64 MBytes of RAM,
25 MBytes on your hard-drive, a Pentium
II-compatible PC or a G4-compatible CPU
on Apple Macintosh. On PC, it requires
Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000 or XP. On
Mac, it requires MacOS 10.1 or higher,

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If you don’t know the admin password call the cat, stay calm and locate the Setup
please contact the system administrator, button. Click on it to open the menu and
generally the owner of the computer, who deselect Enhanced Mouse Mode. This may
should know. happen with some mice, graphic tablets or
The next screen is the plug-in installer. trackball devices.
Please follow the on-screen instructions
carefully.

3.3. Installing AudioUnit Presets

You will find a folder containing a collec-
tion of Presets in the AudioUnit format.
Installing them depends upon the host you
use. Please refer to your host manual and
install them manually.

4. First Use
Open your favourite audio host and put
Frohmage as an insert effect on an audio
track. A good way of getting a feel for
Frohmage is to try the factory Presets. You
will find a frame with numbered buttons in
it. Click on each button to audition a fac-
tory Preset.
Turn the knobs by clicking on them and
dragging the mouse vertically.
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 CHAPTER 2 User Interface Features

Each Ohm Force plug-in shares several 1.1. Presets / Memorise

common features. These are explained be-
low. To activate a Preset
simply click on any
Contents of the eight Preset
1. Preset Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 buttons. Having edited the on-screen pa-
1.1. Presets / Memorise . . . . 4
rameters you may wish to memorise your
1.2. Transition time . . . . . . . 4
1.3. Load / Save Bank . . . . . 4 new settings. To do so, click once on the
2. Using Knobs and Faders . . . . . 5 Store (or M) button; it will light-up. Then
2.1. Direct action . . . . . . . . 5 click on the Preset button in which you
2.2. Side-clicks . . . . . . . . . 5 wish to store your new settings to save your
2.3. Linked Knobs . . . . . . . 5
Preset. To return to Preset select mode,
3. Parameter Information and
Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 turn off the Store (M) button by clicking it
3.1. Parameter . . . . . . . . . 5 once.
3.2. Tempo Control . . . . . . . 6
3.3. LFO (Low Frequency Os-
1.2. Transition time
cillator) . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1. Support . . . . . . . . . . . 7 This knob enables you to vary
4.2. DirectX Limitations . . . . 7 the time the plug-in will take
4.3. VST and AU Limitations . . 7 to Morph between two Pre-
5. MIDI Support . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 sets. The time, measured in seconds, is
5.1. Selecting MIDI Ports . . . 8
displayed beside it. By default, the dura-
5.2. Binding Parameters to
MIDI Controls . . . . . . . 8 tion is set to 1 second. Set it to 0 if you
5.3. Saving and Loading the want the Preset applied instantaneously —
MIDI Configuration . . . . 9 without Morphing.
5.4. About Control Change
(CC) Messages . . . . . . 9
5.5. Unbind . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Melohman plug-ins will not
5.6. Old erroneous NRPN be-
morph between Presets when us-
haviour . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ing the Presets buttons. The
morphing between Presets is done
using the Melohman octave in-
1. Preset Panel stead.

1.3. Load / Save Bank

Use these two buttons to

There are eight Preset memory allocations. Save and Load your Preset-
A group of eight Presets can be saved as Banks to and from the hard
a Preset-Bank to your hard disk. These disk. A Preset-Bank contains eight Pre-
Preset-Banks are multi-platform, thus en- sets. Loading a Preset-Bank will not mod-
abling you to load Presets into any se- ify the current settings until you select a
quencer on any computer. You can also new Preset. There are many Presets bun-
adjust the speed at which the knobs and dled with your plug-ins. Use the Presets as
sliders move between Preset selections us- the basis from which to create your desired
ing the Time function. sound.

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2. Using Knobs and Faders out having to use the Preset Morphing fea-
ture.
All the knobs and the faders work the same
way. There are two modes: direct action 2.3. Linked Knobs
and side-clicks.
Most Ohm Force plug-ins allow some
2.1. Direct action Knobs to be linked as they control similar
parameters. For instance the parameters
You can move a of the two OhmBoyz’s delay lines can be
Knob by clicking on linked. This means that you can alter a
it (click on the slider parameter in both Line 1 and Line 2 at the
part of a Fader) same time — with a single click.
while keeping the button pressed and mov- To do so, you have to click on the pa-
ing the mouse up or down. Each button rameter with the right mouse-button (click
has a preferred direction for the mouse while holding the Control key on Mac sys-
movement: vertical for Knobs and, accord- tems with a single-button mouse). The
ing to orientation, for the Faders. If you Knobs in both channels will now move in
move the mouse in the preferred direction, unison.
the Knob will turn quickly. However, if If you hold the Shift key and click on the
you move your mouse in the perpendicular right mouse-button, both Knobs move at
direction i.e. horizontally for Knobs, the the same time but keep their own original
movement will be slow and very accurate. gap. For instance, if the original value of
Some Knobs have notches which lock to the first Knob is 10% and the original value
certain values. It is possible, however, to of the second Knob is 50%, when you in-
set the Knob position between two notches crease the value of the first Knob to 30%,
by moving the mouse in the perpendicular you will increase the value of the second
direction, as mentioned above. knob up to 70% at the same time.
You can undo the movement of the slave
2.2. Side-clicks Knob(s) by performing a right mouse
The Knob is divided into two click while holding the Control key (the
Command key on Macintosh).
zones on which you can click to
turn it to the right or to the 3. Parameter Information and Modu-
left. For Faders, the two zones lation
are on either side of the slider. For Knobs,
they are positioned at 4:30 and 7:30 on the 3.1. Parameter
dial. The Knobs will move slowly if you
click and hold on these zones without mov- This contextual display
ing the mouse. This enables you to make shows details of the se-
very small adjustments with ease. lected parameter.

If you click on this zone, then move the I Name Name of the selected parameter.
mouse without releasing it, the Knob will
move automatically and keep moving even I Value This is the parameter value ex-
after you have released it. The further you pressed in the selected unit (BPM or
move the mouse, the faster the Knob will Hz).
move. To stop the movement, just click on
the Knob again. This is especially useful You can edit this value by clicking on it.
during live sessions, as you can have many Press Return to validate your change or
parameters shifting at the same time with- Escape to cancel it.

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 3.2. Tempo Control I Amplitude This is the amplitude of the
oscillations (the height of the wave). A
Because many plug-
0% setting means that the LFO will not
in applications are re-
affect the sound.
lated to music and
therefore rhythm, it is necessary to be able I Waveform This parameter defines the
to synchronise with the tempo of the host
shape of the oscillations. Seven of the
application. Some host programs can au-
shapes are classic, the three others are
tomatically synchronise the plug-in’s in-
random oscillators.
ternal tempo with their own tempo. Al-
ternatively, you can change the tempo by I Sine It is the default waveform. LFO
clicking on the buttons to the right of the
sweeps smoothly back and forth.
numeric display. You can also type into
the numeric display itself. I Triangle LFO travels linearly between
two extreme points.
When the host controls the
tempo, you won’t be able to set I Square LFO stays for one half-period at
the plug-in tempo the maximum point, then for the other
Tempo control is available on most Ohm half-period at the minimum point.
Force plug-ins. Frohmage and Predatohm
I Ramp up Travels from the minimum
have no time-sensitive parameters there-
fore there is no requirement for this fea- point to the maximum one in a linear
ture. fashion.

3.3. LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) I Ramp down Like Ramp up, but in the
other direction.

I Cos up A bit like Ramp up, but the LFO

goes and arrives more gently at the ex-
treme points (a kind of shelf).

Most of the Ohm Force plug-ins have a I Cos down Like Cos up, but in the other
modulation unit: the LFO. This is an os- direction.
cillator producing a signal usually below
the audio frequency range. This signal I Random steps When a period starts, the
additively modulates the parameter with LFO generates random values which it
which it is associated, causing it to oscillate keeps constant until the end of that pe-
around a central value. This is useful for riod.
creating vibratos, tremolos or panoramic
rotations, along with more unusual effects. I Brown noise LFO value changes ran-
Like the Parameter display, the LFO dis- domly, combining wide, slow moves with
play is activated when a parameter that small, fast oscillations. With a very long
has an associated LFO is selected. period, this kind of LFO is perfect for
giving a parameter a natural, nervous,
I Period This is the time taken for one random variation.
LFO oscillation (the length of the wave).
LFO’s are synchronised to the tempo I Red noise Somewhat like Brown Noise,
value to keep them in time with the mu- but fast variations are damped, generat-
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4. Automation configuration file was developed so you can
move the most important parameters to
4.1. Support the top of the list so that they can be
Every parameter, including modulation automated.
settings (LFO’s, etc. . . ) is potentially au-
tomatable on the RTAS, MAS, VST and You can change the provided configura-
AudioUnit platforms. However depending tion file or make your own: first save
on your host’s capabilities, you may be re- the current plug-in configuration using Set-
stricted to a fixed number of parameters, tings/Save (eg. my settings.cfg.txt).
or even have no automation capability at Then load it into a text editor, along
all. Check the host’s reference manual for with easy vst automation.cfg.txt so
details about parameter automation. you have a reference to work with. You
can see that a configuration file is made of
Digital Performer and ProTools display the
keys. They have a name and a content,
automated parameters on the plug-in in-
which can be made of other keys, a recur-
terface itself. A green triangle on a Knob
sive structure known as a tree in scientific
indicates that the automation is playing,
circles. Key name and content are sepa-
and a red disc shows automation data be-
rated by an equals sign (=), and complex
ing recorded.
key contents are enclosed by brackets.
4.2. DirectX Limitations
The provided configuration file will be a lot
The DirectX version does not support au-
smaller than your own one. This is because
tomation and DXi features yet, please use
it is a partial configuration, whereas yours
MIDI automation instead.
is a complete one. Suppress some irrelevant
4.3. VST and AU Limitations subkeys (the MIDI section, for example) in
order to make the two files look more alike.
Some host applications, such as earlier ver- Yours will inevitably remain longer.
sions of Steinberg Cubase VST, have sev-
eral limitations regarding plug-in automa-
Let’s look at what else we can do with
tion. They can handle only a few param-
parameter reorder mapkey. You’ll see
eters, which is unfortunate as some Ohm
several parameter names as the file you
Force plug-ins have hundreds. As a conse-
have just saved contains all the potential
quence, some important parameters cannot
plug-in parameters. Move the parameters
be automated. It is possible to get around
you want to automate to the top of the
this by using MIDI commands.
list. You can specify a particular order
To alleviate this problem, we give you the for the other parameters if you want to,
option of changing the order in which the or you can simply suppress them. This
parameters are presented to the host. We does not mean that they will not appear
should warn you that this section is rather any more, or become unavailable for au-
technical. tomation. When loading the configuration
You have two ways to proceed: you can ei- file, the plug-in will automatically find the
ther use the provided configuration file or best mapping for the suppressed parame-
make your own from scratch. ters. Once you have finished sorting the
To load the provided configuration parameters, save your work and load your
file, activate the Settings/Load item configuration file into the plug-in. Acti-
in the Setup menu. Locate the file vate Settings/Autoload so that the settings
easy vst automation.cfg.txt in your ef- file you just loaded is automatically loaded
fect’s installation folder and open it. The each time the plug-in is opened.

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 MIDI/Input device menu and select the
one you want. Do the same thing to se-
If you created settings before
lect the output port, except, of course, you
applying the Mapping file, you
will need to click MIDI/Output device. The
should save them into an internal
selected MIDI port will be ticked in the
Preset, as described in the Preset
menu. You can only use one input and one
section of this manual.
output port at a time.
You should not use the host’s Presets any- Only one MIDI Input device is
more because they will be completely re- available for AudioUnit plug-ins.
ordered after the change. Instead, apply No MIDI output device is avail-
your saved internal Ohm Force Preset to able for AudioUnit plug-ins.
restore your sound. Fortunately, new Pre-
If the connection fails, it is usually because
sets you make after the change can be
the port you selected is already in use by
stored in host’s format and reloaded.
another application — most likely the host
5. MIDI Support itself. In this case, check your host’s oper-
ating manual to see if it is possible to free
You can also use MIDI commands to con-
up the port.
trol the plug-in parameters. MIDI can even
replace automation, because not only can 5.2. Binding Parameters to MIDI Con-
the plug-ins receive MIDI commands, they trols
can also transmit them. The effects are
The easiest way to Bind a parameter with
in “Omni”mode, meaning they can receive
a specific MIDI controller knob or fader
MIDI commands from any channel. How-
(or any MIDI Control Change) is to use
ever, all commands are sent via Channel 1.
the Auto-bind feature. First, activate the
Commands can be regular CC (Continu-
Auto-bind mode by checking MIDI/Auto-
ous Controllers), or RPN and NRPN (Non-
bind in the Setup menu.
Registered Parameter Numbers). The de-
cision as to whether to use CC or NRPN If you have already selected a parameter
will depend upon the capabilities of your its name will be displayed in brackets in
MIDI device. CC is commonly used by the menu, like this:
hardware devices, but NRPN has a higher Auto-bind [target: Volume]
resolution. The factory MIDI settings use
NRPN, but it is possible to change the If not, click on the Knob you want to bind
mapping at any time. The default map- to a MIDI control message. Only the last
ping for Frohmage is listed in the Frohmage one selected will be taken into account for
default MIDI mapping chapter of this man- Binding.
ual. Once you have chosen the parameter, send
a MIDI event to the plug-in (for example,
5.1. Selecting MIDI Ports
turn a knob on your external MIDI con-
Depending on your host, your MIDI de- troller). It can be a simple CC, an RPN or
vices and your system settings, you may an NRPN command. As soon as the event
have more than one MIDI port available is received, the connection is created auto-
for MIDI input and output. It is possible matically, and the MIDI command will re-
to select which ‘virtual’ port you wish to main associated with this parameter. Only
use for receiving and sending MIDI events. one parameter can be bound to each MIDI
To choose the input port — the one from command, and visa versa. If you want to
which MIDI data is received by the plug- Bind more parameters, repeat the proce-
in — click on the Setup button, go to the dure: select another parameter, and send

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another MIDI event. Do not forget to exit Parameters 98, 99, 100 and 101, because
the Auto-bind mode, by un-checking the they are used for RPN and NRPN cod-
corresponding entry in the Setup menu, ing.
when you have finished.
I It is possible, but not advisable, to use
5.3. Saving and Loading the MIDI the fine tuned section at the lower end
Configuration of the controller range (32 to 63). This
will work, but if plug-in parameters are
If you have numerous parameters to Bind
assigned to coarse parts of the low con-
each time you want to use the plug-in, you
troller range (0 to 31), the plug-in will
can save the configuration for later use.
also output the fine commands, resulting
Currently selected ports will also be saved.
in possible interference. For example, if
To do so, select Settings/Save in the Setup you assigned Knob A to CC 20 and Knob
menu. You can restore the settings at any B to CC 52 (= 20 + 32), twisting Knob B
time by selecting Settings/Load. would output CC 52 messages, whereas
twisting Knob A would output both CC
20 and 52! Trying to record automation
The MIDI configuration is not in this manner could result in a host of
stored in Presets, and therefore unnecessary complications.
is not saved with the host song.
You will have to load the settings
5.5. Unbind
manually after having loaded a
song on your host application. Select the parameter you want to unbind.
The true tech freaks among you Open the Setup menu. You can see that
will notice one can open the saved the Un-bind menu item shows which MIDI
file in a text editor and tweak the control the parameter is binded to. To un-
configuration from there. It is bind it, simply click on the Un-bind menu
also possible to build partial con- item.
figurations by only keeping a cou-
The Un-bind menu item is handy
ple of the ‘keys’. The content syn-
to know which MIDI control is
tax is covered in the Settings File
currently binded to the selected
Reference chapter of this manual.
parameter.

5.4. About Control Change (CC) Mes- 5.6. Old erroneous NRPN behaviour
sages This option is checked by default, and ex-
Although you can assign most of the CC ists for historical reasons. Our plug-ins
numbers to plug-in parameters, there are used to interpret RPN and NRPN controls
things to consider: erroneously. As a consequence, automation
recorded using old versions cannot be in-
I You cannot use certain CC numbers like terpreted by the recent versions unless this
Data Entry (6 and 38), Data Button In- option is checked. You are advised to un-
crement (96), Data Button Decrement check this option if you are a new Ohm
(97), nor you can use RPN and NRPN Force user.

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 CHAPTER 3 Using the effect

2. Overview
Contents The user interface is divided into several
1. Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 distinct parts:
2. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Band Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I Presets / Setup.
3.1. Number of Bands . . . . . 10
3.2. Band spacing . . . . . . . 10 I Band control
4. Central Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1. Cutoff Frequency . . . . . 11 I Central panel
4.2. Resonance . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3. Evolution . . . . . . . . . . 11 I Distortion
4.4. Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5. Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1. Amount . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2. Routing . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1. Functionality
This part is a little technical, but it
will help you understand the structure of
Frohmage, making it easier to get great re-
sults quickly. This plug-in is a multi-band
resonant filter: it is built using a resonant
low-pass filter running in parallel with mul-
tiple band-pass filters. These are then fol-
lowed by a distortion stage.
The low-pass filter (LPF) passes only those
frequencies below a certain threshold point,
known as the cutoff frequency. At the cut-
off point there is a peak in the frequency
response, known as the resonance. This Frohmage has no LFO or Main Edit sec-
emphasises a very small frequency range, tion. The parameter values are given below
colouring the sound. each knob.
Bandpass filters only allow small frequency
3. Band Control
ranges above the cutoff frequency to pass.
All the bands are equally frequency-spaced,
3.1. Number of Bands
which increase the sound colouration. It
is also possible to delay the sound of each This parameter changes the
band. number of bands, between 1
Gain and 16. 1 means only the LPF
dB
is active.
Freq
f0 f1 f2 f3
Hz
3.2. Band spacing
Bands are regularly spaced;
Low-pass Band-pass Band-pass Band-pass
this parameter defines the
It is also possible to delay the sound of each size of gap between adjacent
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4. Central Panel 4.4. Tone
The filter output sig-
4.1. Cutoff Frequency nal is divided into two
parts: the LPF output
The main filter control. It and the BPF output. With the tone pa-
modifies the filter cutoff fre- rameter, you can change the balance be-
quency and therefore its tween the LPF and BPF sections. When
tonality. the fader is set to the left, only the LPF
output can be heard. When it is set to the
4.2. Resonance right, the balance is reversed and only the
BPF output can be heard.
This Knob controls the peak
level at the cutoff frequency. 5. Distortion
The higher it is, the more dis-
tinct the tone is. 5.1. Amount
This parameter controls the
4.3. Evolution distortion amount. Distor-
tion is created by softly clip-
This Knob affects the delay
ping the signal.
times of all the bands. When
it is at the middle position,
5.2. Routing
there is no delay. When the
Knob is turned to the left, The distortion will process
the lower bands are more de- the whole signal if this but-
layed, and when the Knob is ton is set to the left position,
turned to the right, the higher bands are or the LPF output only if
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 CHAPTER 4 Settings File Reference

2. Practical Use: Reordering Parame-

Contents ters
1. Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 You may want to reorder parameters so to
2. Practical Use: Reordering Pa- be able to automate them within host that
rameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
can only automate a limited numbers of
parameters.
This chapter is very technical. For now, Settings file for the parameter reorder map
settings files only contains MIDI parame- look likes:
ter mapping, if available.
To create a settings file, select Save Set-
parameter_reorder_map = {
tings from the Setup menu. Locate the file
0_Stereo_Boost
on your system and open it using a regular
1_Fdbk_Freq
text editor, such as NotePad on Windows,
2_Fdbk_Amnt
or TextEdit on MacOS X.
3_Tone_Freq
1. Syntax 4_Tone_Shape
5_Master_Vol
Its modular structure allows you to sup-
...
press, add or move the ‘keys’ making up
}
the file. Each key represents a particular
property of the plug-in. Just respect the
syntax (key names are case sensitive) and You may reorder the parameters to change
the structure, and you’ll be fine. The keys the way they are exposed to the host. Sup-
work with a simple syntax: pose that in the last example the host
would only be able to automate 4 parame-
KeyName1 = key value ters.
KeyName2 = key value
Then 4 Tone Shape and 5 Master Vol
...
would not be automable. If you want to
Or make them automable to the detriment of,
let’s say, 2 Fdbk Amnt and 3 Tone Freq,
KeyName3 = you would produce the following file:
{
KeyName4 = key value parameter_reorder_map = {
// Some comment after the "//" 0_Stereo_Boost
KeyName5 = key value 4_Tone_Shape
... 5_Master_Vol
} 1_Fdbk_Freq
2_Fdbk_Amnt
The second example shows a hierarchy, 3_Tone_Freq
where a key contains other keys. Thus, it is ...
possible to load partial configurations and }
to merge it with the current one. Only the
keys in the file will be taken into account.
However, saving will store all the keys into Simply cutting and pasting the lines will
the file. permit you to reorder the parameters.

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CHAPTER 5 Frohmage Default MIDI Mapping

The following tables help to match parameters to NRPN numbers.

NRPN Parameter
0 Filter Cutoff Frequency
1 Resonance
2 Number of bands
3 Distortion gain
4 Distortion routing
5 Band Spacing
6 Evolution
7 Tone

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 CHAPTER 6 Version Notes

can choose between old mode and new

Contents modes. This is needed when you have
a project using automation which was
v1.45 (2005.10.10) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
v1.44 (2005.05.13) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 created with version x.x2 of the plug-
v1.43 (2004.10.04) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ins. The Mode switch is operated via
v1.42 (2004.03.19) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 the setup menu. When linear automa-
v1.40 (2003.05.13) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 tion is checked, old mode is on, other-
v1.34 (2002.12.20) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
wise new mode is on. Once the mode
v1.33 (2002.12.13) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
v1.32 (2002.11.07) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 is changed you must restart the plug-in
v1.31 (2002.07.26) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 for the changes to work. (reloading your
v1.30 (2002.06.01) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 song will work too) You will be able to
v1.20 (2001.12.20) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 load an existing song with automation
v1.10 (2001.09.26) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
v1.01 (2001.05.07) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
and play it in either mode (old mode
v1.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 will show the correct automation. New
mode will show incorrect automation but
it will not crash). Additionally you will
be able to load a new song with automa-
v1.45 (2005.10.10)
tion and play it in either mode (new
mode will show correct automation. Old
I autobind is possible using NRPN’s. mode will show incorrect automation but
I un-bind is now possible. This is a new it will not crash)
entry in the setup menu, which also dis- I The upcoming version of Logic supports
plays the currently bound CC to the se- custom values in the controller view, the
lected parameter. plug-ins are compliant with this.
I Plugins pass AUVal 1b15.
v1.44 (2005.05.13)
I Correct AU version impl to be compliant
with upcoming Logic plug-in cache.
I DP crashes correction
I Corrected bypass property reply, which
I AUValidation fixes (mono to stereo corrected a bug in Live4
problems)
I Corrected parameter name from value,
I Automation to host fix which makes Live4 crash with our
2004/09/08 beta release.
I Wave shaper correction
I Tempo synchronization for host since
PT6.1
v1.43 (2004.10.04)
v1.42 (2004.03.19)
I A bug was introduced in x.x2 version of
the plug-ins. Basically, to support a cor- I A double mouse click on a knob sets it
rect display in Logic controller view, non to its center position.
linear mapping is needed by most of our I Mac installers now check the code at in-
parameters, this was excluded in error.
stallation time.
New versions correct this error but we
keep the old build settings so that you I Discontinued support for MAS standard.

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I Bug fix: graphic glitches when using v1.32 (2002.11.07)
Steinberg Cubase and Propellerheads
Reason via the ReWire protocol. I RTAS support for Mac
I Bug fix: AudioUnit automation has been I Slight performance improvements
fixed, and works in latest Emagic Logic
and MOTU Digital Performer. I Miscellaneous (potential) bugs fixed
I Bug fix: AudioUnit plug-in can be put I Mac versions: installer fixed
in any AU folder supported by the host.
I Bug fix: on Mac, when saving a Pre- v1.31 (2002.07.26)
set file, plug-in will not prompt twice for
overwriting any more. I Pc versions: Bug with Cubase SX fixed
I small bug in graphic interface fixed
v1.40 (2003.05.13)
I ’high quality’ process enhanced
I VST versions: Possibility to change the
parameter order so user can automated v1.30 (2002.06.01)
the most important ones on hosts sup-
porting only a small number of auto-
mated parameters.
I RPN and NRPN numbers are now cor-
rectly assigned.
I MIDI on Mac stand-alone versions.
I Added compatibility with graphical
I Automatic configuration loading at tablets and Kensington mouse.
startup (Setup menu)
I new MIDI autobind behaviour.

v1.34 (2002.12.20)
I Mac/PC VST2 versions: fixed display
bug on Emagic Logic.
I Bug fix: Stand-alone versions now work I PC VST2 versions: fixed display bug in
correctly on Windows 98. Ableton Live 1.5
I Bug fix: MIDI working in Windows I PC VST2 versions: MIDI enabled plug-
stand-alone versions. ins are now compatible with Logic 4.8x
I Bug fix: Macintosh versions could crash I Mac VST2 versions: MP Advanced bug
because of a conflict in the preference fixed
files.
I Mac VST2 versions: Bug with menus on
I Switches and discrete parameters are some hosts removed.
changed at the begining of preset mor-
phings instead of continuously changing.
v1.20 (2001.12.20)

v1.33 (2002.12.13) I MIDI support for controlling parame-

ters in VST2 versions. All parame-
I Exists as stand-alone version for MacOS ters are assignable to any MIDI CC’s or
and Windows (N)RPN’s.

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 I Windows versions: can use any available I Bug fix in VST2 versions: preset activa-
MIDI port as control input or output tion can now be recorded by automation
(Pro & Expert license only). system (if available on host). Glitches
have been removed when simultaneously
reading and recording an automation.
v1.10 (2001.09.26) I MAS/MacOS, WinAmp/Windows and
VST2/BeOS support.
I Menu for easy access to the Ohm Force I Fixed bug in graphic interface on Mac:
Frohmage pages on the web.
sometimes buttons didn’t respond to
mouse clicks.
I Mac systems: miscellaneous optimiza-
tions
v1.00

v1.01 (2001.05.07) I Initial release

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CHAPTER 7 FAQ

Contents
1. Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
I’ve lost my password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How can I update my plug-ins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How can I register my plug-ins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
I’ve lost my plug-in registration key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2. Plug-in installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
When I try to install the plug-in, the installer tells me that my key is invalid. . . . . . 18
The installer reports an error while installing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
When I double click the installer .bin file, it opens Toast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3. Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
My host does not let me automate some parameters. What can I do? . . . . . . . . 18
My plug-in does not seem to receive MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
When I load a Preset from the Load button, the sound does not change. . . . . . . 18
What’s the best way to save my Presets? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
I’m finding that the VST-AU wrapped versions (using FXpansion’s VST-AU wrapper)
of the plug-ins seem to change Presets when I save in Logic 7.1 and Logic
6.4.3 — usually to some extreme setting that creates a horrible noise and
endangers my speakers and ears! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Can I share my Presets with the other customers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
How can I get the Muse Receptor version of the plug-ins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4. Macintosh Specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Will the plug-in work in MacOS X Tiger? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The plug-in does not pass AU validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The plug-in crashes validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The plug-in crashes my host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
I bought the Ohm Force Experience boxed version, and the AU plug-ins won’t work. 19
The plug-ins make Digital Performer crash while using them in mono to stereo mode. 19
5. Hosts Related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Under Tracktion, the plug-in settings change when I save my project! . . . . . . . . 19
My plug-in installed fine, but Cubase SL3/SX3 does not recognise it (the plug-in is
not in the plug-ins list). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
I experience clicks in EnergyXT while morphing Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6. OhmBoyz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Can I synchronise one of the LFOs to my song? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7. QuadFrohmage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
I experience clicks in EnergyXT while morphing Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Ohmygod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The plug-in makes no sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9. Melohman Synthesisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The plug-in uses too much CPU when morphing using the Melohman octave. . . . 20

1. Website How can I update my plug-ins?

I’ve lost my password. Open the plug-in you want to update, and
Click on the Login button at the top right select Update in the Setup menu. You will
of the web-site main page, leaving the be directed to the update page, where the
name and password fields blank, and fol- new versions will be highlighted. Alterna-
low the instructions. Alternatively, click tively, you can log on the site and go to the
here. My Software section, Download Files.

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 How can I register my plug-ins? In the plug-in Setup menu, check the MIDI
Open the plug-in you wish to register, and input device. It should be set to VST (or
select Register in the Setup menu of the AU) MIDI in if you want to receive MIDI
plug-in. from the host. You can choose any other
MIDI device as long as it’s not used by an-
I’ve lost my plug-in registration key. other application (or the host).
Log on the site, go to the My Software sec- When I load a Preset from the Load
tion, and click on the Mail Personal Key button, the sound does not change.
button.
Our Preset files are in fact Presets Bank
2. Plug-in installation files. Use the 1-8 buttons to activate a par-
ticular Preset.
When I try to install the plug-in, the in-
What’s the best way to save my Pre-
staller tells me that my key is invalid.
sets?
Be sure to enter Username and Keycode
Using the Ohm Force system to save your
as they were sent to you. If you received
Presets will allow you to:
authorisation by e-mail, please copy/paste
the two codes. If you are using a boxed ver- I Save them by banks (so that you can
sion, check for letter ‘O’ and number ‘0’, as then morph between related Presets)
well as letter ‘I’ and number ‘1’.
I Use them on any other platform (be it
The installer reports an error while in- AU, VST, DirectX, Mac, PC. . . )
stalling.
I’m finding that the VST-AU wrapped
Please find the installer log for the plug-
versions (using FXpansion’s VST-AU
in located in your ∼/Library/Logs/ folder.
wrapper) of the plug-ins seem to
Then send this log here.
change Presets when I save in Logic
When I double click the installer .bin 7.1 and Logic 6.4.3 — usually to some
file, it opens Toast. extreme setting that creates a horri-
ble noise and endangers my speak-
Please drag’n’drop the installer .bin file on ers and ears!
Stuffit Expander.
Use the native AU versions.
3. Product
Can I share my Presets with the other
My host does not let me automate customers?
some parameters. What can I do? Yes, simply write us a mail along with
Some hosts limit the number of automat- the Presets (under the Ohm Force format).
able parameters but you can reorder them We’ll add them to the Presets section of the
so that the most important to you are site.
shown. Please read the section about re-
How can I get the Muse Receptor ver-
ordering parameters in the plug-in manual.
sion of the plug-ins?
Also the file easy vst automation.cfg.txt is
an example of basic configuration (and You can buy Receptor versions on the Plu-
most likely the one you’ll need). This file gorama web-site. In case you already own a
will work on VST, AU and RTAS. ’Pack’ version of some plug-ins, or a bundle
with multiple platform support, you can
My plug-in does not seem to receive get those for free, also on the Plugorama
MIDI. web-site.

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4. Macintosh Specific 5. Hosts Related

Will the plug-in work in MacOS X Under Tracktion, the plug-in settings
Tiger? change when I save my project!
Please download the demos. That way you This may happen when two Ohm Force
can easily check that everything will work plug-ins are following each others in a
correctly with your audio environment. track. This is because Tracktion connects
the two plug-ins via MIDI. When you save
The plug-in does not pass AU valida- your project, the upstream plug-in sends
tion. MIDI controls to the downstream plug-in,
changing it’s setting! So, what can you do?
Please download the latest version of the Disable the MIDI output of the plug-in by
plug-in. If it still does not pass validation, default. First select None as MIDI out de-
please send us the validation report here. vice in the set-up menu, then save your
configuration (Settings → Save), and set
The plug-in crashes validation. this file to Auto-load.
Please download the latest version of the
plug-in. If it still crashes validation, please My plug-in installed fine, but Cubase
send the validation report and the crash SL3/SX3 does not recognise it (the
log here. The crash log can be found plug-in is not in the plug-ins list).
in your ∼/Library/Logs/Crash Reporter/ It seems that Cubase does not always
folder. The file you need to send us con- properly scan the VST plug-in folder, and
tains a reference to “auval” in its name. ‘misses’ some plug-ins. Re-install the plug-
in in a new folder (for example ‘tempVST-
The plug-in crashes my host. Plugin’), and in Cubase register this direc-
Please download the latest version of tory as a VST plug-ins directory. This is
the plug-in. If it still crashes your done in the Device → Plug-in information
host, please send us the crash log here. menu of Cubase. Then restart Cubase and
The crash log can be found in your check the plug-in is correctly listed. Oth-
∼/Library/Logs/Crash Reporter/ folder. erwise, contact us.
The file you need to send us contains the I experience clicks in EnergyXT while
host name in its name. morphing Presets.
I bought the Ohm Force Experience Disable the plug-in’s MIDI output in the
boxed version, and the AU plug-ins plug-in Setup menu (select none instead
won’t work. of VST). This happens only with Quad
Frohmage as far as we know.
Please download the latest version
of the plug-ins. You will have 6. OhmBoyz
to create an account on our site
(http://www.ohmforce.com), and then Can I synchronise one of the LFOs to
register your OFE on our site here. my song?
Yes, this is possible by sending a specific
The plug-ins make Digital Performer
MIDI NRPN to the plug-in. It’s also pos-
crash while using them in mono to
sible to change the MIDI mapping, and as-
stereo mode.
sign a Control Change message for this.
Please download the latest version of the Refer to the documentation for more in-
plug-in which will resolve this issue. formation.

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 7. QuadFrohmage something if you send it MIDI notes. Set it
to ‘Classic’ or ‘MIDI mono’ to hear some-
I experience clicks in EnergyXT while thing without playing.
morphing Presets.
Disable the plug-in MIDI output in the QF 9. Melohman Synthesisers
Setup menu (select none instead of VST).
The plug-in uses too much CPU when
8. Ohmygod
morphing using the Melohman oc-
tave.
The plug-in makes no sound.
Check the playing mode of the filter. If Lower the Melohman density in the Setup
it’s set to ‘MIDI poly’, it will only output menu of the plug-in.

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CHAPTER 8 Credits & Thanks

1. Credits

I Product design: Laurent de Soras

I GUI design: Raphaël Dingé, Gregory Makles

I Code: Raphaël Dingé, Franck Bacquet

I Team managment: Franck Bacquet

I Support: Vincent Birebent and all the crew

I Web: Franck Bacquet, Vincent Birebent, Eric Cestari, Vincent Frison

I Web graphics: Gregory Makles

I Documentation: Laurent de Soras

2. Thanks
Ohm Force would like to thank all the following people for their involvement in beta-
testing, advices, help and ideas, without any particular order:

I Nicolas Lacoumette I Cliff Douse I Nymo

I Steve Duda I David Korn I Fred Hahn
I Kasper T. Toepliz I Flemming Bloch
I Robert Monn
I Ian Finney I Hugo Mercier
I Rory Dow
I Dave Spiers I Joeri Vankeirsbilck
I Chris Macleod I Laurent Dailleau I Renaud

I Eric Gougaud I Luke Slater I Brian Desmond

I Hélène Zanni I David Roberts I James Kirby
I Frédérique Boeuf I Alan Branch
I Felix Petrescu
I Bill Hamel I Mike McGrath
I Barry Wood I Mathias Standaert
I Robert Mouyren

I Guillaume Calfati I Michael Weeks I Our lovely cats

. . . and all those forgotten and everyone who knows us.

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