Audio Damage Vapor - Manual (Page 6)

Installation
Double-click the Vapor 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). Keep a
copy of the code in a safe location and please don’t share it 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.
On OS X, the installer installs both the Audio Unit and VST versions of Vapor by default. If you click the
Customize button you can choose to not install one of these formats. If you’re running a 64-bit version of
Windows, you can choose to install either a 32- or 64-bit version of Vapor, or both. On OS X, both the
AudioUnit and VST versions are combination 32/64-bit plug-ins.
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 Audio Units folder, which is located at /Library/Audio/Plug-
Ins/Components/. To un-install from Windows, delete the file named Vapor.dll from your VST folder(s).
Operation
Vapor is primarily intended for creating stereo effects, and as such should be used in a stereo context (i.e.,
inserted on a stereo channel) in your host DAW software. It can “stereo-ize” a mono input signal and enhance
a stereo input signal. If you use a stereo input, the left and right channel separation is preserved in the output
signal (assuming that some amount of the unprocessed signal is present in the output; see the description of
the MIX knob below). You can also use Vapor in a single-output mono context but its overall effect will be less
dramatic. Vapor can be used either as an insert effect or a send/return effect; in the latter case rotate the MIX
knob fully clockwise so that none of the dry signal is added in the return signal.
Here is a screenshot of Vapor, followed by detailed descriptions of its controls. Vapor's effect upon audio can
vary widely depending upon both its controls and the audio itself, so let your ear be your guide as you
experiment.