Waves: Renaissance Bass (aka Rbass)

Question 1

What is the secret?:

The brain can reconstruct a “missing fundamental ”from just the______ the ear is hearing.

Answer 1

harmonics

Question 2

What is the secret?:
if you have a radio with a small speaker, the bass guitar in a rock song, or the double bass in a concerto, can not be reproduced by that very small speaker, that is, the fundamental pitch is too ____ for that speaker to produce.

Answer 2

low

Question 3

What is the secret?:
the brain recognizes
that harmonics are related to each other (i.e., correlated), and reconstructs the missing a)_____
Therefore, you hear the low bass note, even though it is not coming out of that speaker.

Answer 3

fundamental

Question 4

What is the secret?:
Waves created the MaxxBass algorithm to do exactly this,taking the very low bass (user controllable) and
creating ______ that can be added into the signal (variable by user).

Answer 4

harmonics

Question 5

What is the secret?: xtra cred:
MaxxBass is taking the very______ (user controllable) and
creating harmonics that can be added into the signal (variable by user)

Answer 5

low bass

Question 6

Chapter 2 - Controls

Signal flow in the Renaissance Bass is from the __ to __ , so it’s easy to see how the original bass signal

Answer 6

left to right

Question 7

Chapter 2 - Controls:
Signal flow in the Renaissance Bass is from the left to right, so it’s easy to see how the original a)____signal and the new b) ____are contributing to the
c) ____

Answer 7

a) original bass
b) harmonics
c) total output

Question 8

Chapter 2 - Controls:

On the_____ side is the meter for the Original Bass level.

Answer 8

left

Question 9

Chapter 2 - Controls:

In the ____is the level meter for the Harmonics that are created.

Answer 9

middle

Question 10

Chapter 2 - Controls:

On the _____ side is the output meter, with infinite peak hold numbers at the bottom of the meters.

Answer 10

right

Question 11

Chapter 2 - Controls:

On the right side is the output meter, with _______ at the bottom of the meters.

Answer 11

infinite peak hold numbers

Question 12

Chapter 2 - Controls:

Switches the original bass (frequencies below the Freq value) in or out of the final output signal of the processor

Answer 12

-In/Out (Original Bass)

Question 13

Chapter 2 - Controls::
_______
This control is simply a level control of the Harmonics that are generated.

Answer 13

intensity

Question 14

Chapter 2 - Controls:Intensity:
It ranges
from -_dB to +_dB.

Answer 14

from -24dB to +24dB.

Question 15

Chapter 2 - Controls:Intensity: :
The zero reference level (0.0) is just a rough approximation for
most systems to achieve a_____ equal bass level.

Answer 15

perceived

Question 16

Chapter 2 - Controls:Intensity:The zero reference level:

, if you completely
remove the Original Bass (the In/Out button is set to Out), an Intensity setting of____
will very roughly give you equal perceived bass by using only Harmonics.

Of course this
will change a great amount depending on the b)______, your c) ___, the d) _______,and so forth. It’s not a recommended starting point,it’s just________.

Answer 16

a) 0.0
b) source material
c) speakers
d) the room you are in
e) the middle of the control range.

Question 17

Chapter 2 - Controls:Intensity:

The higher the Intensity value,the more _____ to the output signal

Answer 17

Harmonics are added

Question 18

Chapter 2 - Controls:

This simply controls where the process begins (much as in a crossover).

Answer 18

Freq

Question 19

Chapter 2 - Controls:

Freq-This simply controls where the process a)____(much as in a b)______).

Answer 19

a) begins

b) crossover

Question 20

Chapter 2 - Controls: example:
With the setting ,say 65Hz, all frequencies below 65Hz will have a)______ generated by the system and added by the
b)____ control

Answer 20

a) harmonics

b) Intensity

Question 21

Chapter 2 - Controls:
The output ____control, which is reflected in the output meters immediately beside the
gain control.

Answer 21

Gain

Question 22

Chapter 2 - Controls:

These meters show the output level of the processor.

Answer 22

output meters

Question 23

Chapter 2 - Controls:output meters:
Just below each of the meters are
____indicators, showing the highest peak (sample accurate) since
the last reset.

Answer 23

infinite peak hold numeric indicators

Question 24

Chapter 2 - Controls:output meters:infinite peak hold numeric indicators:
To______ just click the meters anywhere.
At the top of the meters is a clip light. Click it to _______

Answer 24

reset,

Question 25

Chapter 2 - Controls:output meters:
Just below each of the meters are
infinite peak hold numeric indicators, showing the ______(sample accurate) since
the last reset.

Answer 25

highest peak

Question 26

xtra cred:
There’s lots more information in
the _____which explains common controls and amazing shortcuts that
are found in every Waves software processor.

Answer 26

WaveSystem manual,

Question 27

Chapter 3 - Basic Adjustment Procedure:

Adjusting Renaissance Bass is basically the same,no matter the application. What you want to do is ________ of bass frequencies in a “proper”mix.

Answer 27

enhance the perception

Question 28

Chapter 3 - Basic Adjustment Procedure:

It doesn’t depend on the speakers you have (we are assuming that you are using widerange speakers for monitoring). It depends only on your _____ as in any other (such as EQ, compression, etc.) and to use it in a b) _____ to get a c)_____

Answer 28

a) ability to use this tool
b) reasonable way
c) balanced sound.

Question 29

Mixing or mastering:

Let’s suppose the bass guitar of a mix is a little low.
Instead of adding_____, which would boost the bass and surrounding harmonics and boost other instruments in the same range as the harmonics use Renaissance Bass.

Answer 29

EQ

Question 30

Mixing or mastering:
Let’s suppose the bass guitar of a mix is a little low.
By taking all the frequencies below, say
100Hz, and creating new harmonics that are laid on top of any other sounds, the bass guitar will be heard
more clearly, without becoming muddy from _____ other instruments at the same time.

Answer 30

boosting

Question 31

Mixing or mastering:Let’s suppose the bass guitar of a mix is a little low: Here are the steps for adjusting the scenario:

• Set a)_____ to 100Hz.
• Adjust b)____ to a low level (say, -10 or so)
• Use the c) _______ to compare between the harmonically-enhanced signal, and no processing.
• Adjust a) ____ and b)__ for desired effect.

In this case, a low level of d) ____ is probably enough, but of course it depends on the problem you are
trying to fix.

Answer 31

a) Freq
b) Intensity
c) Bypass control