Sean Divine Productions
Divine Mixing - Vocal Chains V3
Custom Vocal Presets

* Waves Platinum V9 or higher required | https://www.waves.com/bundles/platinum *
* Waves SSL4000 V9 or higher required | https://www.waves.com/bundles/ssl-4000-collection *
* Waves Tune Real-Time V9 or higher required for pitch correction presets | https://www.waves.com/plugins/waves-tune-real-time *


Please note that Divine Mixing - Vocal Chains V3 was designed for use with Waves StudioRack and in this plugin you can access the full capabilities, in the DAW of your choice. However, V3 also includes preset files in .cst and .trackpreset format additionally (Logic Pro X + Cubase Pro users only).



StudioRack (Compatible with all DAWs) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

* Waves Studio Rack required | https://www.waves.com/plugins/studiorack *

1. Install the latest versions of Waves Studio Rack, Platinum Bundle & SSL 4000 Bundle from Waves Central. Restart your DAW.

2. Unzip the “Divine Mixing - Vocal Chains V3” folder

3. Open the Waves Studio Rack *STEREO VERSION* plugin as the first plugin on a stereo vocal track or aux

4. Click the “Load” button in the top left corner of the Studio Rack plugin. Click “Open Preset File”

5. Locate the Divine Mixing - Vocal Chains V3 (Studio Rack) folder you unzipped. Select a preset and click “Open”
 

Tips: 

-Presets marked "SEND" are to be used on an AUX track, with a bus / send on the vocal track to adjust wetness (see installation video for details)

-Presets marked "LIVE" are optimized for low latency / live tracking when input monitoring and low latency mode are enabled for recording in your DAW (see installation video for details)

-Use the 4 “Quick Keys” on the left side of Studio Rack to customize the sound of the presets for your vocals. Each preset includes different controls for convenient settings like compression ratio, threshold, reverb wetness and more

-Aux channels should be used to keep sessions efficient and gives you the ability to re-use vocal chains for many different audio tracks. You can load the vocal chains on the aux channel then simply route the OUTPUT of the desired vocal tracks to the aux channel. Using the vocal chains on individual audio tracks will result in lower latency (live performance).

-If your Waves plugins are NOT showing up in StudioRack or say “disabled” see the FAQ @ seandivine.com/vocal-chains-v3-help


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Logic Pro X (Channel Strip Settings) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:


1. Unzip and place the “Divine Mixing - Vocal Chains V3 (Bus)” folder into the “Channel Strip Settings“ folder mentioned below:


		/Users/YourUserName/Music/Audio Music Apps/Channel Strip Settings/Bus


2. Place the “Divine Mixing - Vocal Chains V3 (Track)” folder into the “Channel Strip Settings” folder mentioned below:


		/Users/YourUserName/Music/Audio Music Apps/Channel Strip Settings/Track



Restart Logic Pro X. Load the vocal chains by clicking the “Setting” button at the top of the mixer window for any audio track OR aux channel.
 

Tips: 

-Presets marked "SEND" are to be used on an AUX track, with a bus / send on the vocal track to adjust wetness (see installation video for details)

-Presets marked "LIVE" are optimized for low latency / live tracking when input monitoring and low latency mode are enabled for recording in your DAW (see installation video for details)

-Use the 4 “Quick Keys” on the left side of Studio Rack to customize the sound of the presets for your vocals. Each preset includes different controls for convenient settings like compression ratio, threshold, reverb wetness and more

-Aux channels should be used to keep sessions efficient and gives you the ability to re-use vocal chains for many different audio tracks. You can load the vocal chains on the aux channel then simply route the OUTPUT of the desired vocal tracks to the aux channel. Using the vocal chains on individual audio tracks will result in lower latency (live performance).

-If your Waves plugins are NOT showing up in StudioRack or say “disabled” see the FAQ @ seandivine.com/vocal-chains-v3-help


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Cubase Pro (Track Presets) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:


1. Unzip and place the “Divine Mixing - Vocal Chains V3” folder into the “Track Presets“ folder mentioned below:


MAC USERS:	/Users/*yourname*/Library/Application Support/Steinberg/Track Presets/Audio
**Please note that the "Library" folder is hidden by default so you'll have to hold "option" while accessing the "Go" menu in Finder to reveal it.

PC USERS:	C:\Users\*yourname*\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Track Presets\Audio 
**Please note that the "AppData" folder is hidden by default so you'll have to check the Hidden items in the View-Show/hide tab.


2. Restart Cubase. Load the vocal chains by clicking the “Edit Channel Settings” button and then clicking the “Load Track Preset” button at the top of this window. Then navigate to the user content folder using the file browser.
 
Tips: 

-Presets marked "SEND" are to be used on an AUX track, with a bus / send on the vocal track to adjust wetness (see installation video for details)

-Presets marked "LIVE" are optimized for low latency / live tracking when input monitoring and low latency mode are enabled for recording in your DAW (see installation video for details)

-Use the 4 “Quick Keys” on the left side of Studio Rack to customize the sound of the presets for your vocals. Each preset includes different controls for convenient settings like compression ratio, threshold, reverb wetness and more

-FX or Group channels should be used to keep sessions efficient and gives you the ability to re-use vocal chains for many different audio tracks. You can load the vocal chains on the FX or Group channel then simply route the OUTPUT of the desired vocal tracks to the FX or Group channel. Using the vocal chains on individual audio tracks will result in lower latency (live performance).

-If your Waves plugins are NOT showing up in StudioRack or say “disabled” see the FAQ @ seandivine.com/vocal-chains-v3-help


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Please don’t re-distribute these vocal chains… but do tell a friend about them :) I’ve spent many, many years culminating the ideas and processing included and I thank you for your support! Have fun!

Sean Divine Productions
seandivine.com