Bettermaker EQ 232P Remote - Manual (Page 17)

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VI. DAW Integration
The Bettermaker EQ232P and EQ232P Remote can communicate with your DAW via USB connection. The
units appear as a MIDI device and can be managed via a Plugin or Sysex commands. We strongly encourage using
the plugin because it’s much easier to manage than Sysex.
USB Programming and Features
Bettermaker 232P and 232P remote has a unique option not available in any other analog EQ. You can connect
it to your D.A.W. and use your host to controll the EQ as you would controll a plugin.
Please downlaod the latest version of the plugin form our site www.bettermaker.eu that will fit plugin format
of your host and install it as you would install any other plugin. After that connect the EQ with USB cable to your
D.A.W.
The Bettermaker will apear in your host as a midi device and the plugin will recognize it right away.
From now on, the EQ will strictly cooperate with the plugin. Everything you will set on the hardware will
appear in the plugin and every change of the plugin will change the state of the EQ. The current preset of the EQ
will save everytime you save the project in your D.A.W. So, you will never have to remember about saving it
again. Just open your plugin, set the Bettermaker as you like and your done.
Using the plugin has another great plus, you can always be in the sweet spot and the EQ can be in your rack
out of reach.
The plugin appears in your DAW as a audio effect plugin (although it does not pass any audio). You can open
it as an insert or anywhere in your Host (on buss for example. We recommend keeping the plugin on the track
that you are currently editing so it will be clear for you which track is affected. Notice that the plugin only sends
and receives parameter changes of the EQ, it does not affect the sound; you need to insert your analog EQ232P
physically via your soundcard. The plugin will connect automatically with the EQ as soon as the plug is switched
on.
Memory bank, in the lower bar. The Bettermaker plugin has its own memory management, that gives us the
possibility to exchange our favorite presets as files between different hosts and implement them to different EQs.
You can also use your host memory to save presets but then you are restricted to using them within 1 host.
Computer automation
Now that you know how to operate the plugin, you can go even further, where any analog EQ have never been
before. Bettermaker 232P offers full plugin automation, you can edit any parameter on timeline and your EQ will
follow! This is a great function for mastering (changing prestes between the songs for example) and mixing (like
adding more low end to a Piano solo part and taking it off where the mix starts to get more dense).
USB note:
We advise to use calbes that are shorter then 3m. If you want to use a longer cable, (to put the EQ in a rack
further away) please be sure to use a USB repeater.
(EQ 232P Only) Simple DAW Operation: Saving Memory States in a DAW
(Sysex)
The EQ232P can be operated completely from the front panel, but when it comes time to archive or reproduce
static EQ states (“snapshots”), the USB can come into action without requiring the Plugin, via Sysex. The Sysex
method can be used to archive Presets or for snapshots. Once you have the EQ232P connected and the USB
indicator is active, create a MIDI track in your DAW or Sequencer assigned to the device. Put this track into