Dimension D Preferences

[Stacy]

Since there really isn't much in the manual about the Dim.D and its 4 button setting. I would be curious to know if anybody here could pass on their findings or tricks regarding this contraption. Examples being, Preset 2 is great on vocals. or Preset 2+4 combined is great for synths.
cheers

 

[Macc]

1 or 2 for invisible widening, 3, 4 and combinations for subtle motion... That's how I use it anyway

Use it on a send, pop an eq after it to just tame the upper mids a bit - it can make things a bit brittle when you get carried away as it adds a little up around 2-4kHz ish.

 

[freematik]

I actually talked to a lot of professionals in person about their preferences for the Dim D hardware a couple years ago, and an abnormal amount of them liked using 1 + 4 pushed in together, and used as a send effect, not an insert.

Why many chose this, I have no idea, but if all else fails I usually try that setting...

 

[Stacy]

I actually talked to a lot of professionals in person about their preferences for the Dim D hardware a couple years ago, and an abnormal amount of them liked using 1 + 4 pushed in together, and used as a send effect, not an insert.

Why many chose this, I have no idea, but if all else fails I usually try that setting...

Thanks for the replies chaps. I wish there was more info on what exactly these settings were doing. As far as using it as a send effect. How wet do you usually have it? Is it something you turn right up to 0/Unity? Or do you sort of slide it under the main signal?

 

[Macc]

I find that generally if the send amount on the channel is at more than -12dB, it's too obvious an effect. Unless that's what you're after of course - I just like it as a width machine.

 

[Paul Woodlock]

I found it natural to use it as a send from the word go as it's too much on most things. I usually send a little bit of vocals to it amongst other things.

 

[bob humid]

I actually talked to a lot of professionals in person about their preferences for the Dim D hardware a couple years ago, and an abnormal amount of them liked using 1 + 4 pushed in together, and used as a send effect, not an insert.

Why many chose this, I have no idea, but if all else fails I usually try that setting...

yeah, its the most complex sounding preset ...and complexity in sonic structure is what we all want.. but you really HAVE to use it as a SEND-effect.. otherwise the dimension D tends to sound a bit too "oldschool" (most of the times) if used on complete tracks (as an INSERT) .. kind of smeary 80ies presence that it produces.. which can come handy if you are into 80ies electro-pop, electroclash or some of the cool shit from bands like The Presets or The Knife ..

last time I used it it was on a cello-track and it made it jump out of the mix in a very good way... better then trying to EQ it...

well, it depends...

robert

 

[Dan Duskin]

I usually use button 4 (I need to try 1+4), and I use it as an effects send (never as an insert).

Interestingly, I found a couple other really cool tricks!
- Try increasing the stereo width of the effects send channel you put it on (you'll need an M/S plugin)
- Try EQing the effects send channel you put it on (I always add a high-pass filter)

 

[Chi-Squared Mastering]

1 or 4 on send, for me, and rarely returning more than 50% wet. And that's during tracking or mixing, obviously; I'm pretty sure I've never used it during mastering, but could imagine it if someone sent in a guitar or vocal stem that they felt was too narrow.

- Try increasing the stereo width of the effects send channel you put it on (you'll need an M/S plugin)

Similarly, try an M/S plug and send only the mono to the Dimension (not insert, of course). If you leave the side signal out of the D you get a unique sound on the way back, since the "new" sides are crafted from the old sides plus the chorused mono signal.

Depending on the DAW that may take some playing with the routing.


Edit: In response to the poster below, I don't mean routing to handle M/S, I mean routing to send only the mid channel to the Dimension's bus, while using both on the return. Doesn't matter what you use to split the signal. In some DAWs it's just easier than others. And actually you would need to NOT use the inline mode if you want to process the channels independently.

 

[RWIL]

...Depending on the DAW that may take some playing with the routing.

In such case, the free Voxengo M/S, and since its 'inline' option , simply rocks!

 

[KaNeT]

...Depending on the DAW that may take some playing with the routing.

In such case, the free Voxengo M/S, and since its 'inline' option , simply rocks!

I'm using it at least 5 time in every song (mostly on send FX)... this plugin rocks... and it's FREE