Lindell Plugins

LINDELL
80
SERIES
Channel + Buss

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 Toolbar

TMT

Meters

Compressor

Noise Gate
Filters

Master section

Preamp

License bar
Lindell 80 Channel (84 Mode Off)

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 Lindell 80 Channel Toolbar.

About

Toolbar Shows the plugin version and credits information.

Calibration
A/B You can chose the calibration level here (the mapping
Gives access to two different settings, for quick comparison. between the real digital dBFS level and the virtual dBu level in
The selected memory appears in blue. All the parameter the simulated circuits).
changes or preset loads affect only the selected memory. The calibration level is often expressed as XX dBFS = 0 VU (or
+4 dBu). Even if the plugin doesn’t have a VU meter (but a
Copy Button (>)
meter showing dBu values), we chose to keep this notation.
When clicked, the current memory is copied to the other
memory.
Oversampling
You can select the oversampling mode here. Higher
In / Out Gains
oversampling reduces aliasing problem but makes the
These parameters give a precise control on the gain staging of
processing n-times more CPU intensive.
the plugin.

UI Zoom

Menu The Lindell 80 Channel UI size can be reduced using this

menu options from 70% to 100% of its normal size.
Note that the plugins size will never get larger than 80% of the
Common commands screen width/height, regardless of the UI Zoom setting. This
« Set in all instances » copies the parameter value to all the means that the higher values (80%, 90%, 100%) will result in
instances of the plugin in the session. the same plugin size on a small notebook screen for instance.
« Save as default » sets the current parameter value as the
default one when the plugin opens.

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Noise
The plugin adds a very low amount of noise that is usually
inaudible (the noise oor). It can be turned off here.

Clipping
The hardware discrete op-amps do their best to deliver a clean
undistorted signal. But they can’t output more voltage than
what the power supply provides, so they hard clip above a
given level.

This clipping gives a nice saturation when you’re just at the

gain level where only the transients and loudest parts are
clipped. But with more gain it can become unpleasing. That’s
why the plugin lets you chose between 3 different op-amps
clipping modes :

• Hard : models the hardware clipping.

• Soft : more gentle and progressive clipping.

• Off : turns op-amps clipping off.

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Meters
Level meter
Shows the dBu input level on the left side and the dBu output level on the right side.

Gain reduction meter

Show the compressor gain reduction on the left and the gate gain reduction on the right, in dB.

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Preamp
THD
Controls the amount of harmonic distortion of the circuits. The middle position corresponds to the
normal behavior of the emulated circuit.

Gain
Input gain.
The silkscreen shows the level of the input signal. For example if the signal is -20 dBu, the knob will
be positioned to the bottom and a gain of +20 dB will be applied to bring it to 0 dBu.

-20 dB Pad
Reduces the volume before the input.

Unity
Activates a unity gain mode: the input gain is compensated after the output of the plugin. If the -20
dB pad is active, it is also compensated by a 20 dB boost on the output.

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 Filters
High Frequency
+ / - 16 dB high shelf lter at 12 kHz or [ 10, 12, 16 ] kHz in 84 mode.
The frequency can be changed by clicking directly on the value labels on the GUI.

84 Mode
Activates the 84 version of the preamp featuring :
- selectable high lter frequency
- two Q values for the mid lter
- low pass lter

Mid Frequency
+ / - 18 dB or + / - 12 dB bell lter in 84 mode without "Hi Q", at [ 0.36, 0.7, 1.6, 3.2, 4.8, 7.2 ] kHz.

Low Frequency
+ / - 16 dB low shelf lter at [ 35, 60, 110, 220 ] Hz.

High Pass
18 dB / octave high pass lter at [ 45, 70, 160, 360 ] Hz.

Low Pass
18 dB / octave low pass lter at [ 6, 8, 10, 14, 18 ] kHz.

EQL
Enables the 3 band equalizer circuit.

FILTER
Enables the high pass (and low pass in 84 mode) lter(s).

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 Compressor
Mix
Controls the amount of unprocessed ("DRY") and processed ("WET") signals mixed together at the
compressor output.

SC HPF
Controls the frequency of the compressor side chain high pass lters.
In the full anti-clockwise position, these lter is deactivated. When this lter is active, a label
displays the lter frequency above the knob.

THRESHOLD
Compressor side chain level over which the plugin will start compressing the signal.

GAIN
Compressor make-up gain. It has no effect when the compression is "OFF".

RECOVERY
Compressor release timing.
An additional fast 100 mS release time was added to the original design.

IN
Activates the compressor.

FAST
Switches to a faster attack time.

NIVEAU
Activates a lter on the compressors side chains to compensate the natural 3 dB/oct slope of music.
It helps to get a natural and transparent kind of mastering compression.
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SMASH
SMASH is a creative overload function. Use this switch to create effect compression on drum room
mic's, heavy rock vocals and other sources that you want to really squash.

TMT
TMT technology is provided by Brainworx. It models the real life electronic components value
variations from the theoretical schematics value.

Previous / Next
Switches to the previous or next virtual channel of the console.
When used in stereo multi channel tracks, consecutive TMT channel are used.

Link
Affects the same virtual channel to left and right, so they are processed exactly the same way and
the stereo isn't affected.

Random ONE
Choses random TMT channels.

Random ALL
Choses random TMT channels for all the plugin instances in the session.

Channel Number(s)
Displays the TMT channel number(s). On this picture the stereo track will use TMT channels 11 (Left)
and 12 (Right).

Track Name
Displays the track name in the DAW. This feature is compatible with : ProTools, Logic Pro, Cubase,
Reaper (VST3), Ableton Live, Studio One (AU).

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Noise gate
Hysteresis
The gate will open when the levels reaches THRESHOLD + 0.5 * HYSTERESIS, and close again when
the level gets below THRESHOLD - 0.5 * HYSTERESIS.

Threshold
Necessary input level to open the gate and let audio pass through. Everything below the
THRESHOLD is reduced by RANGE dBs.

Range
Amount of gain reduction when the signal level is below the THRESHOLD.

Recovery
Time it take to close the gate.

In
Activates the noise gate.

Fast
Switches the attack time to fast (50 us) or slower (500 us)

Exp
Switches to expander mode, with a 2:1 ratio (in gate mode, the ratio is 100:1).

Inv
Inverted mode : the gate is open only when the signal level is below the THRESHOLD.
Can be useful for ducking effect in conjunction wit the Gate External SideChain (see the toolbar
menu).

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Master
Cut
Mutes the plugin output.

Phase
Inverts the signal phase.

Level fader
Output level of the plugin. The fader is inserted before the last ampli cation stage and output
transformer so it has an impact on the amount of harmonic distortion.

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 Toolbar

TMT

Meters

Level Fader

Line Amp

License bar
Lindell 80 Buss

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 Lindell 80 Bus Toolbar.

About

Toolbar Shows the plugin version and credits information.

Calibration
A/B You can chose the calibration level here (the mapping
Gives access to two different settings, for quick comparison. between the real digital dBFS level and the virtual dBu level in
The selected memory appears in blue. All the parameter the simulated circuits).
changes or preset loads affect only the selected memory. The calibration level is often expressed as XX dBFS = 0 VU (or
+4 dBu). Even if the plugin doesn’t have a VU meter (but a
Copy Button (>)
meter showing dBu values), we chose to keep this notation.
When clicked, the current memory is copied to the other
memory.
Oversampling
You can select the oversampling mode here. Higher
In / Out Gains
oversampling reduces aliasing problem but makes the
These parameters give a precise control on the gain staging of
processing n-times more CPU intensive.
the plugin.

UI Zoom

Menu The Lindell 80 Channel UI size can be reduced using this

menu options from 70% to 100% of its normal size.
Note that the plugins size will never get larger than 80% of the
Common commands screen width/height, regardless of the UI Zoom setting. This
« Set in all instances » copies the parameter value to all the means that the higher values (80%, 90%, 100%) will result in
instances of the plugin in the session. the same plugin size on a small notebook screen for instance.
« Save as default » sets the current parameter value as the
default one when the plugin opens.

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Meters
In Level meter
Shows the dBu input level.

Out Level meter

Show the dBu output level of the plugin.

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Line Amp
THD
Controls the amount of harmonic distortion of the circuits. The middle position corresponds to the
normal behavior of the emulated circuit.

Trim
+ / - 10 dB gain.

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TMT
TMT technology is provided by Brainworx. It models the real life electronic components value
variations from the theoretical schematics value.

Previous / Next
Switches to the previous or next virtual channel of the console.
When used in stereo multi channel tracks, consecutive TMT channel are used.

Link
Affects the same virtual channel to left and right, so they are processed exactly the same way and
the stereo isn't affected.

Random ONE
Choses random TMT channels.

Random ALL
Choses random TMT channels for all the plugin instances in the session.

Channel Number(s)
Displays the TMT channel number(s). On this picture the stereo track will use TMT channels 5 (Left)
and 6 (Right).

Track Name
Displays the track name in the DAW (with compatible DAWs such as ProTools, Logic Pro, Cubase).

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Master
Level fader
Output level of the plugin. The fader is inserted before the last ampli cation stage and output
transformer so it has an impact on the amount of harmonic distortion.

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Credits
Emmanuel Dubecq - LSR audio
Programming
Graphics
Circuit modeling

Tobias Lindell - Lindell Audio

Concept
Tests and tuning
Presets

Brainworx
TMT Technology licensed from Brainworx

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