UVI Shade Explained
UVI's Shade plug-in takes the idea of filtering to infinity and beyond, with nearly limitless tone-shaping possibilities and control. In this UVI Shade video course, production whiz Eli Krantzberg walks you through the plug-in step-by-step, teaching you everything you need to know to start taking advantage of its sonic bounty right away. Learn about the 30+ filter types, the various modulators, and every other parameter nestled within this sound-sculpting behemoth with plenty of audio demonstrations along the way! These UVI Shade videos are for new Shade users.
Videos
• How Does Shade Work? (07:26) - Learn the basics of navigating Shade's modular style interface, how to create filter bands, modulators, create modulation routings, and more.
• Low Pass Filters (05:38) - Explore the sonic characteristics of the four different low pass filter types along with some simple modulation using the Figure modulator.
• High Pass Filters (01:49) - Hear the sonic variations between the three different types of high pass filters and how they sound when modulated with the Envelope modulator.
• Notch & Band Pass Filters (04:49) - These two filter types are put to work on a keyboard part along with an envelope follower for modulation to add movement to the attack and the audio tail.
• Low & High Shelf Filters (04:32) - Discover the unique Q Up and Q Down parameters on the low and high shelf EQs for simultaneous resonant boosts and dips at unique cutoff points on both ends of the frequency spectrum.
• Peak Filters & LFO Modulator (06:08) - The two peak filter parameters and LFO modulator are explored as movement is added to a synth pad sound.
• Phasers (05:04) - Discover the rich and varied sonic palette of phaser types Shade offers, enhanced by some slow-moving frequency modulation.
• Comb & Flanging Filters (07:34) - Explore the deep filtering control the various comb/flanger filters provide and hear it applied with different settings to left and right channels for complex movement.
• Volume Gate (09:08) - Learn all about the MSEG modulator and see how it's used in conjunction with the Gain filter type to create a rhythmic volume gate. The same multi-step envelope is then used to modulate the pitch of a resonant low pass filter to add more interest and movement to the effect.
• Envelope, Xpander, & Tilt Filters (04:54) - Hear how the multimode Xpander filter is used in conjunction with the Envelope modulator to create interesting contours to a synth bass sound. Also hear how the Tilt band sounds when modulated with an envelope.
• DeEsser & Dynamic EQ (05:06) - Discover how to create your own custom De-Esser and multi-band dynamic EQs using the Follower modulator and Macro module to control parameters across several bands simultaneously.
• Telephone Effect (02:03) - See how to use Shade's steep slopes to advantage in creating a narrow passthrough area in the frequency spectrum. You can then easily assign a single macro knob to all the frequency values in one step in order to sweep all the bands simultaneously.
• Figure, Follow, Spread, & SideChain (07:01) - Explore some creative combinations of modulators incorporating sidechaining the Follower module, spreading and modulating left/right and mid/side signals independently, and more!
• Pitch Tracking: Roll Your Own Smart EQ (08:23) - See how the pitch tracking modulator is used to create smart EQ and de-essing bands that track incoming pitch. Also, hear some creative uses with it as a secondary modulation, along with the Random modulator.
• X/Y Modulator (02:57) - Discover a stimulating and fun way of controlling and automating multiple parameters simultaneously using Shade's X/Y Pad.