Owners Manual

FLUX LIGHT

Hello and Thank you!

Thanks a lot for buying a plug-in from Yum Audio!
We hope that you will have as much fun and creativity using it as we do.

Our mission is to create indispensable tools that stand out from the crowd through quality of sound, performance, and design.
We strongly believe that audio software should inspire you and help to fuel creative endeavors, not complicate them. Most importantly, ourplugins should allow you to effortlessly focus on enjoying creating music and sound, so have fun and keep being creative!

This manual will guide you through the plugin and help you integrate it into your audio production arsenal.

If there are things unclear, you can always read our FAQ online and get in touch on
www.yumaudio.com/support. We’re happy to hear from you and see what you created with our software. Share it on your social media, tag yourpost with #yumaudio, and we might just share your work!

Now let’s get started - have fun and create some tasty productions!

MANUAL & SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
System Requirements:
AAX, VST3, AU versions included
64-bit only (Mac / PC)
Mac OS X 10.11 or higher
Windows 10
At least 4GB of RAM, 16GB is recommended
At least 200MB of free drive space (OS drive)
This Product is supported by the following DAWs:Ableton Live 10.1+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Bitwig 2+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Cubase 8+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Digital Performer 10+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
FL Studio 12+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Garageband 10+ (AU)
Logic Pro 9+ (AU)Pro Tools 11+ (Mac & PC: AAX)
Presonus Studio One 4+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Reaper 5+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Cakewalk by BandLab (PC: VST3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INSTALLATION & ACTIVATION
2. GLOBAL CONTROLS
3. PLUGIN FEATURES & CONTROLS1.

INSTALLATIONWINDOWS
We provide distinct installers for Mac and PC. Choose the one for your operating system andopen it.
The Yum Audio installer will guide you through the installation and install all relevant plugins
on your system.
The following plugin types are available for Windows and Mac.

Windows:
VST3 (64bit) and AAX
Mac:
VST3 (64bit), AAX and AU
Plugins are installed to the following locations on Windows:
VST3 Plugin:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
AAX Plugin:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins (AAX)1.

INSTALLATIONAPPLE MAC
The Mac Installer will automatically install every plugin to the relevant path on your system.
To start the installation on Mac launch the corresponding .pkg file of the plugin installation
you downloaded.
This will automatically launch the Yum Audio Installer and guide you through the installation.
Select the plugin types and click Continue to start the installation:

Plugins are installed to the following locations on Mac:AU Plugin:/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
VST3 Plugin:/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3
AAX Plugin:/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins1.2 LICENSE ACTIVATION
Online & Offline
Yum Audio plugins offer online and offline license activation methods as well as license
deactivation.
With every purchase you get two activations, which allows you to install a pluginon two of your workstations at a time. No dongles required!
On a new installation of a plugin you will be prompted with the login and activation screen.
While in trial mode this screen can always be accessed by clicking on the Yum Audio logo
in the plugins menu .

1.2 LICENSE ACTIVATION
OnlineTo start the automatic activation click the Let’s go! button in theThis will open your browser and direct you to the Yum Audio

Afterwards the plugin will activate automatically and you can

top middle of your activation screen.

activate license webpage.

return to your DAW and start creating!

If you are not already logged in on the Yum Audio webpage you
will have to enter your Yum Audio login credentials on the page.

1.2 LICENSE ACTIVATION
OfflineIf you have a machine without access to the internet that youwould like to activate, choose Offline Activation by clicking on
the option below the login button.

For the activation process generate a file that contains your machine ID by clicking on theGenerate License File button.
Copy this file to a machine with access to the Internet and go to
www.yumaudio.com/activate to create a license.
You will receive a license file from the webstore that you can select on your offline machineby either dropping it directly onto the button with the little arrow or clicking the button andselecting the file manually.
This will activate your offline machine with a valid Yum Audio license, and you’reready to use the plugin.
Note that offline activations are NOT REVOKABLE and permanently bound to your machine.

1.2 LICENSE DEACTIVATION
Offline & Online
On an activated plugin clicking the Yum Audio logo will show your licence info and anoption to deactivate.
You can deactivate a license in any of our plugins with an active Internet connection byclicking the Deactivate License button.
Deactivating a license activated online will free up one activation on your Yum Audio
account and you can activate the plugin again on another machine right away.
your e-mail address

Important: no deactivation is allowed for machines activated offline - every offline
activation will permanently remove one of the activations from your account.

Get more activations for a purchased plugin
Every purchase of a plugin comes with two activations of the plugin license in your Yum
Audio account. Due to the option of deactivation of the online licenses this should haveyou covered for all of your devices in the future.
If you are a larger studio or academic institution, or if you want to increase your personal
license count, this can be done simply by buying another issue of the plugin from theYum Audio store.
Every purchase will grant 2 licenses in your account. This way you can easily manage
larger studio setups with many machines from a single Yum Audio user account.

2.

THE MENU BAR
MENU BAR
The Yum Audio menu bar is shared across all Yum Audio plugins.

The menu bar offers access to global functions of each of our plugins:
Plugin info & license status
Preset browser, loading, saving and selecting presets

2.

THE MENU BAR
PLUGIN INFO & LICENSE STATUS
You can open the plugin info & license status by clicking on the Yum Audio logo in the top left
corner of the plugin.

This will open the plugin info window where you can see the version number and the license
status of your activation or trial.

THE PRESET TAB

All functions that you need to save, load, and maintain your presets are located in the presettab

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THE MENU BAR
LOCATE PRESET FOLDER

The Locate Preset Folder button to the left of the preset tab allows you to access presets on yourPC or Mac file system. This will open the Finder if you are on a Mac, or File Explorer if you are on Windows. You can reorganize, rename, or sort presets to separate folders. The plugin will automatically
update all the changes you make.

PRESET NAME

The preset tab shows the name of the currently loaded preset. By clicking anywhere in the tab the
Yum Audio preset browser will open.

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GLOBAL CONTROLSSAVE PRESETClick on this button to save a new preset of the current plugin state so that you can use it later.

PRESET SELECTORS

Each of our Plugins has its own Logo aspart of the Interface on
the right-side of the Menu bar. Clicking on the Logo will open the respective
Manual for each Plugin.
These two arrows will allow you to instantly switch to the previous or next preset in alphabetical order.

2.

THE PRESET BROWSER
The preset browser is at the heart of every Yum Audio plugin and allows instant access to all your Yum
Audio presets.

THE PRESET BROWSER
You can open the preset browser by clicking on the preset tab in the menu bar.
In the preset browser you will see all factory and user presets of the loaded plugin.

Alternatively, the preset browser can be closed by clicking on the close button in the upper right corner,
the preset tab in the menu bar or any empty space in the menu bar.

2.

PRESET BROWSERPREVIEWING AND SELECTING PRESETS
To load a preset single-click on any entry.
You can also load a preset and immediately close the preset browser by double-clicking on an entry.

To organise presets or access them on yourPC or Mac click the Locate Preset Folder
icon to the left of the preset tab. Thisway you can organize and rename presets orsort them to separate folders. The plugin
will automatically pick up all the changes
you make.

2.

THE MENU BAR
Window Size of the plugin

By clicking on the Yum Logo and navigating to the Licensing Screen, you can view and modify the window
size of the plugin.
There are two modes to choose from: Dynamic and Fixed.
In Dynamic Mode, the plugin window opens at the size you previously set. You can adjust the size bydragging the handle at the lower right corner. The plugin will remember your preferred size, ensuring it
retains the same dimensions the next time you open or load it.
In Fixed Mode, you can establish a fixed window size for the plugin. Various percentage values areavailable in the dropdown for the window size, with 100% being the default.
You can either type a value directly into the dropdown, select one of the sizing presets, or rely on thevalue updated from your Dynamic Mode resizing. For the latter, first set the window size with Dynamic
Mode selected, and then click Fixed Mode to lock in that size. Even though you can adjust the window
size by dragging the handle at the lower right corner, in Fixed Mode the plugin will always revert to thesize you’ve statically defined upon reopening.
This mode is ideal for users who prefer a consistent window size during their sessions.

3.

FLUX LIGHT CONTROLSOVERVIEW OF THE INTERFACE
The interface is designed to be easily accessible.
All functions are displayed on the main page.

The signal entering LoFi Flux Machine goes into our virtual tape circuit where the warble andflutter effects are applied. Warble is a very low and gradual change in pitch while flutter is amore prominent and faster movement. After the virtual tapes, the audio is fed trough the Tone
Section in the bottom half of the plugin where you can add the finishing touches and tweak
the signal to fit best into your mix.

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FLUX LIGHT CONTROLSTAPESTART AND TAPESTOP SECTION
The left section of the plugin contains the tapestart and tapestop controls which let you trigger the plugins main effect.

The two controls for start and stop are the most prominent buttons in the interface.

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FLUX LIGHT CONTROLSTAPESTARTWARBLE AMOUNTThis button triggers the start-up of the virtual tape machine. It will create a classic pitch up

This is the main control and allows you to set how much of the effect you want to apply to youreffect and start the playback.

signal. The dial has a range from 0% to 100% percent. At 0% warble is deactivated and you won’t
hear any alteration of the sound.
The more you increase it, the more the tapes start to move and the effect & changes in pitch
become noticeable.

The width control also interacts in interesting ways with the warble instability parameter, experiment with those two to create someinteresting sonic combinations.

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FLUX LIGHT CONTROLSSTART/STOP TIMESTART / STOP TIME MODE

This knob allows you set the time each start-up or slow-down takes. Depending on the time

This switch allows you to choose between free-running time mode (milliseconds) and synced

mode setting this can be in milliseconds or note values that sync to your session. Starts andbeat mode for the start and stop time control. Synced beat mode will allow you to set the timestops have a time range up to 9999ms!

in note values, which are in sync with your session tempo.

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PLAYTIME CONTROLSTONE CONTROL SECTIONTONE CONTROL SECTION
The Flux slider allows you to mix in pitch warble and errors with the start-up and slow-down
effects. At 0% the effect is fully accurate, like a pristine tape machine. At 100% the effect isfull of character and analog modeled imperfections. Tweak as you like!

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FLUX LIGHT CONTROLSMUFFLE

SHAPE

The Muffle slider will reduce the brightness of the tape starts and stops. This is an actively

The Shape switch allows you to select between two different shapes for the start-up andchanging control, meaning the lower the pitch of the signal becomes the more muffled it gets.

slow-down behavior. It can be set to linear or curved behavior, both modeled from real world
devices.

DUST
The Dust slider will add warm noise and fuzz to your tape-starts and -stops. This is an actively
changing control, meaning the lower the pitch of the signal becomes the noisier it gets.

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FLUX LIGHT CONTROLSDISPLAY
Already a staple of our LoFi series, the display gives you a clear visual representation of thecurrent tape behavior inside the plugin.

Thank you!
Thank you for using a Plugin by Yum Audio!
We hope this will take your productions to the next level and allow you to create some yummy
Sounds and Mixes in the future - and most importantly, have fun!
If you enjoy our plugins, let us know, we’d love to hear from you and what you were able to create with our software.
Your friends at Yum Audio.

Support and Contact
Our FAQ contains many helpful answers. you can find it at:
www.yum-audio.com/support
Please have the following information available to help us assist you:
• Product version and serial number•Your DAW Version (e.g ProTools 12.1.2, Cubase 10.0.1, Ableton 10.1.0)•Your computer and operating system info (e.g. MacPro OS X 10.9.5, Windows 7 SP1)

•Description of the problem

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