T-RackS 6

USER MANUAL
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T-RackS 6 is available in different versions.

The difference between the different versions is in the number of
gear models included and in the features available.
While consulting this manual, please refer to the specific gear models
and features available in the T-RackS 6 version you are using.

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Table of Contents
Contents3
License Agreement5
Welcome to T-RackS 611
1 – What is T-RackS 613
1.1 – Introduction13
1.2 – T-RackS Features13
1.3 – The Modules Manager14
1.3.1 – Trying Gear15
1.3.2 – Restoring Purchased Gear15
1.4 – A three space environment for Mixing, Mastering and Producing16
1.5 – 16 processing slot mastering and mixing chain16
1.6 – Accurate, complete and truly useful metering17
1.7 – High transparency, extremely high quality audio processing18
1.8 – SCC™ technology19
1.9 – Interface20
1.9.1 – Top Bar20
1.9.2 – Fast Presets Browser20
1.9.3 – Module View21
1.9.4 – Metering section21
1.9.5 – Cliplist22
1.9.6 – Chain View/Waveform view/Master Buss view23
1.9.7 – Module Browser24
1.9.8 – Bottom Bar24
1.9.9 – Assembly window25
2 – Getting started26
2.1 – Using the Mastering Console26
2.1.1 – Settings window26
2.1.2 – Loading and playing files28
2.1.3 – Inserting processors30
2.1.4 – Edit your files: Assembly window31
2.1.5 – Mastering Console Project33
2.2 – Using T-RackS 6 Plug-in34

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3 – General controls35
3.1 – Flexible Chain35
3.2 – Master Buss (Mastering console only)35
3.3 – A-B-C-D chains/settings36
3.4 – Presets37
3.4.1 – Presets backward compatibility38
3.5 – Settings, Preferences, Info and Accont39
3.5.1 – Settings39
3.5.2 – Preferences39
3.5.3 – Info39
3.5.4.- Account39
4 – Metering40
4.1 – Peak Meter41
4.2 – LUFS: Loudness meter42
4.3 – VU Meter and PPM43
4.4 – Phase Scope43
4.5 – RTA44
4.6 – Spectrogram44
5 – Automation45
5.1 – Automating parameters45
6 – Support47
6.1 – IK Product Manager47

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License Agreement
IMPORTANT:

BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT (‘END USER LICENCE
AGREEMENT’ HEREINAFTER NAMED ONLY ‘EULA’).

USE OF THE SOFTWARE, IS CONDITIONED ON THE USER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, OF
THIS EULA.

THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PROGRAM REQUIRES IN ADVANCE THE USER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
EULA BY SELECTING THE “I ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT” OPTION.

BY INSTALLING AND OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE LICENCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND HEREBY
DECLARE THAT YOU WILL ABIDE BY THE CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS, LIMITATIONS, ALSO RELATING TO THIRD PARTIES, NONE
EXCLUDED, CONTAINED IN THIS EULA.

IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS EULA BY SELECTING THE “I DO NOT ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT” OPTION,
YOU MAY NOT USE THE SOFTWARE.

NON-ACCEPTANCE IS EQUIVALENT TO EXERCISING THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.

END-USER LICENCE AGREEMENT - (EULA)

The present End-User License Agreement (“End-User License Agreement”, hereinafter EULA) constitutes a legal agreement between the User
(hereinafter Licensee) and IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. - Via dell’Industria, 46 - 41122 Modena, Italy - Phone: +39 059 285496 - Fax: +39 059
2861671 - CF/PI: IT02359550361 (hereinafter Licensor/producer), aimed at the use of the Software (hereinafter also the Product).

IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. (Licensor/producer): is the sole owner, without limitation, of the intellectual property and copyright and the
consequent rights of exploitation, including economic exploitation, of the Software. All rights are reserved exclusively to the Licensor and its
partners, distributors or suppliers, who have been expressly authorized to cede such rights.

The User (Licensee): is the natural person, consumer or professional or organization that uses the Product under the conditions contained in this
license agreement.

The Software (Product): includes all of its contents, also of third parties of which Licensor has in turn obtained a license to use in order to be
included in the Software and thus by way of example but not limited to: information, executable programs, components, data in textual or digital
format, images, films, audio, CD-ROM(s), DVD(s) sources and all that Licensor has made and will make available to the User such as any updates
of functionality and bug fixes (defined as updates) and provided free of charge, if available, by Licensor.

The conditions of use of the license are set out in the following articles and supersede any previous agreement with the User.

Art. 1 - Subject matter of the license

1. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. (or its authorized distributors and vendors) grant the User a license for use:

- Personal;
- Non-exclusive;
- Non-transferable (even in part or by sublicensing it free of charge, subject to the provisions of Article 9 below);
- Non-marketable (does not grant the user rights of economic exploitation);
- Without Territorial Restriction (Worldwide)

of the Product, resulting in the right to install and use the Software on your computer or digital electronic device (hereinafter also referred to
as Devices) in accordance with the types of operating systems compatible with the Software for which you have acquired a license to use, as
specifically set out in the user manual documentation included with the Software.

2. The User is informed and agrees that some content included in the Product may belong to third parties and may be protected by copyright or
other intellectual property rights of third parties.

Art. 2 - How to acquire the installation program

1. In order to be able to use the Product, the User must run an installation program on his or her Devices that copies the application and, in
general, the audio content.

2. The User may acquire the installer using one of the following methods, as example but not limited to:

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a) by purchasing the Product online on the IK Multimedia website (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products) or from third-party as resellers
authorized by the Licensor;
b) by purchasing a physical medium from an authorized retailer in the shop (by delivery of universal serial bus support in the form of USB);
c) as part of a third-party Software that also includes the Product by virtue of a commercial agreement between Licensor and the company
holding the copyright;
d) downloading it free of charge from the Licensor’s user area (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea), either because it is included as a free
gift with the purchase of an IK Multimedia hardware product, or because it is made available free of charge by the Licensor to partners or
artists: in this case, these are NFR (Not for resale) licenses that, although they have all the features of ordinary user licenses, do not allow the
accumulation of loyalty points and do not give the User discounts for the purchase of new versions (upgrades or crossgrades);
e) made available by the Licensor (or authorized third parties) for promotional or demonstration purposes, aimed at enabling the potential
purchaser/User to try out the Product: these are in this case licenses not intended for sale and not transferable DEMO (demonstration use
license) for a limited period (see Art. 3 Duration).

3. Irrespective of the manner of acquisition of the installation program and type of license for use, the User accepts these EULA as a binding
agreement between the parties.

4. The Licensor, for the entire duration of the license grant, reserves the right to modify, update, replace this EULA or any part thereof, without
exception.

5. The User shall be obliged to verify and accept (or not accept) the new terms and conditions, considering that only the acceptance of this EULA
permits the use of the Product.

Art. 3 - Duration of the license

1. The duration of the utilization license depends on the type of license chosen by the User, namely:

a) 30-year license: Thirty-year license: through the purchase of the 30-year user license grant, the User, with a lump sum payment is entitled
to use the Product pursuant to Article 1 above for the entire mentioned period. The same term shall apply to the Product that is licensed for
NFR use.

Any further temporal extension of the utilization license shall in any case be expressly agreed upon with the licensor.

b) Periodic Subscription License: through the purchase of the periodic subscription license the User, with deferred or lump sum payment, is
entitled to use the Product pursuant to Article 1, as written above, for the limited period of time as specifically selected in the subscription
profile purchased by the User, which, depending on the case, may be of monthly or annual duration (or in any case referring to the different
period specifically provided for in the periodic subscription plans that will be eventually updated by the Licensor).

Use of the Product with a periodic subscription license requires the computer on which it is authorized to be connected to the Internet and
able to communicate with the IK Multimedia servers, in order to perform an authorization check to confirm that the subscription is still active.
User may use the Product offline for up to 3 days before another authorization check is required. If the Product is unable to communicate
with IK Multimedia servers for a period of more than 3 days, the functionality of the Product will be revoked or limited until communication
with the server is re-established.

c) Demo License: granted free of charge for a limited trial period of ten (10) days for demonstration and promotional purposes only. After this
period, the Licensor reserves the right to limit and/or revoke all or part of the use and functionality of the Product.

2. The rights of use of the license shall start on the day following the day on which the purchase is completed or the Product is made available to
the User, this being understood it means the day on which Licensor or its authorized distributors have made the installation program available to
the User in the manner and on the terms set out in Art. 2, regardless of the actual installation of the Software by the User (hereinafter the Effective
Date).

Art. 4 - User profile registration and authorization

1. Regardless of the type of license purchased or granted, with the exception of the “DEMO License”, the User is informed and accepts that
the operation of the Product is conditional on the completion of the registration and authorization procedure by the Licensor (or its authorized
distributors and vendors).

2. The registration and authorization procedure must be carried out by the User by accessing the Licensor’s website (https://www.ikmultimedia.
com/userarea/) and is described in the Software within the documentation under User Manual.

3. The User, under his or her own civil and criminal legal responsibility, certifies that the data entered when registering the user profile (digital
identity) are consistent with the User’s data (real identity).

4. The User’s identification data collected by the Licensor shall be used for the purpose of executing the agreement and shall be processed for
the purposes and in the manner described in detail in the section “Information on the processing of personal data” available on the Licensor’s
website (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/legal/index.php?R=privacy&PSEL=privacy).

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5. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to deny the activation of the user profile in the following non-exhaustive
cases:

- incomplete or conflicting personal information;

- insertion of manifestly inconsistent data;
- suspicion concerning the minor age of the User;
- violations by the User, including past violations, of the Licensor’s EULA.

Art. 5 - Installation limits

1. The granting of a license for use of the Product confers an individual right of use associated with the registered user profile, for the general rule
can be summarized as follows: “Each User corresponds to one license for use”, which corresponds to a personal serial number of the User.

2. The Product, as well as its previous versions for the same operating system, may be installed on a maximum number of three (3) Devices
provided that

- the Devices are owned by or otherwise in the material and legal possession of the Licensee;
- the Product is not used simultaneously on more than one Device by different end users;
- the User, before assigning or otherwise transferring to third parties rights, for any reason whatsoever, to the Devices in which the Product is
installed, must ensure that he/she has uninstalled each of its components, in order not to unlawfully assign to third parties the resulting rights
of use.

3. The User is entitled to store or install a copy of the Product in a storage device such as a network server, which is only used to install and/or to
activate the Product in further Devices on an internal network, however, in such cases, the User is obliged to purchase a multiple license for each
end user of the Product by the shared storage device.

4. Violation of the aforementioned limitations implemented in any manner entitles the Licensor to terminate the user license agreement and, in any
case, to demand payment of the amount corresponding to the effective number of end-user according to the “one User one license” rule.

Art. 6 - Special conditions of the periodical subscription

1. If the User has opted for the purchase of the license through a periodic subscription, for a limited period, the duration of which depends on
the choice made by the User at the time of purchase, the User’s rights to the license for use of the Product shall cease immediately and without
deferment on the expiry date of the subscription period.

2. The User is specifically informed that upon expiration of the subscription period, the User does not retain any right to use the Software,
including the latest version released prior to expiration and that the Licensor does not make any archiving of the content developed by the
User through its use, so the User is solely responsible for saving and archiving the content on its Devices prior to the date of termination of the
subscription period.

3. The periodic subscription shall be for the duration specified in the subscription profile and shall be automatically renewed on expiry of the
subscription for an equal period.

4. The periodic subscription renews on the same day as the calendar date of the original purchase. If the subscription begins on a date that is not
within the renewal month, the period ends on the last day of the following month, and restores the original date the next time that date occurs. For
example, if a monthly subscription starts on January 30, the next renewal date will be February 28 (or February 29 on a leap year), then March 30.

5. If the User does not wish to renew the subscription, the User shall have the burden of giving express notice of termination to the Licensor
through an ad hoc procedure entirely online available at the following address: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea, respecting the notice
period of 24 hours prior to the periodic renewal, depending on the duration of the subscription.

6. The User, when purchasing the periodical subscription, may choose between several secure payment methods: e.g. bank account (direct debit);
credit/debit card or through dedicated third-party services.

7. Where the payment method chosen by the User provides for service and/or management and/or intermediation by third parties, the User shall
abide by the terms and conditions set forth therein, excluding any liability on the part of the Licensor in concluding and managing the contractual
relationship with the third parties.

8. Payment of the periodic fee will be charged to the User by the due date of the invoice issued, in the manner chosen by the User at the time of
purchasing the subscription license.

9. The User undertakes, without delay, to amend and update in his User area on the Licensor’s website any changes made, without exception,
that alter the data and payment method declared at the time of purchase.

10. Should the User fail to pay the periodical fees on time, the Licensor shall be entitled to suspend the User’s profile as a precautionary measure.

11. After three (3) days have elapsed without the User having regularized his debt position, the Licensor shall be unilaterally entitled to terminate

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the license agreement without further notice, without prejudice to the compulsory recovery of the debt.

Art. 7 - Music Content Library (Sound Library) Special License Conditions

1. The Product may contain a ‘library of musical content’, sounds or audio samples (sounds and samples) that are created by musicians and
experts, or sound professionals.

2. Licensor makes the “music content library” available to the User for commercial and non-commercial purposes for music audio production,
public performances, broadcasting and similar uses, as a component of the Product, by virtue of a lawful and binding agreement with the
copyright holders.

3. The User is hereby informed and agrees that the redistribution of the Product and, in particular, the “music content library” and its derivatives,
is strictly prohibited in any form whatsoever, including but not limited to: resampling, mixing, filtering, processing, isolating or incorporating it into
any software or hardware.

4. The sounds/audio samples contained in the Product, may not be modified and resold as new audio samples within new sound libraries or “on a
standalone basis” meaning “single sample not included in a library” of any kind or nature.

5. The User is informed and accepts, that the particular license conditions of the “music content library” expressed herein constitute an integral
and substantial part of this EULA.

Art. 8 - Express prohibitions of use addressed to the User

1. The User is not authorized, directly or indirectly, to:

a) sell, rent, lease, license or sublicense, distribute, market, otherwise exploit the Product or any of its components, for commercial purposes
or free of charge;
b) redesign, decompile, disassemble, adapt, reproduce the Product, in whole or in part;
c) create, use, and/or distribute computer programs such as “crack,” “keygen,” or other “cheat” or “hack” programs or Software applications
for this Product;
d) remove, alter, disable or circumvent any copyright or trademark indications or other commercial information about the origin of the
Product;
e) transfer to third parties and/or export the license for any reason whatsoever (without prejudice to Section 9 below);
f) use the program in violation of copyrights and/or intellectual property rights reserved by national and international laws and regulations for
third parties;
g) use the Program in violation of civil, criminal and administrative rules and regulations, including those of the User’s place of business or
residence;
h) use the Program causing contractual or non-contractual damage to third parties;
i) violate the license conditions of the “music content library” referred to in Article 7 above.

2. Any breach of the aforementioned prohibitions committed by the User shall entitle the Licensor to terminate the user license agreement
immediately and without delay for breach, without any obligation to refund the consideration.

3. In any case the User shall be held liable and shall indemnify the Licensor against all claims, proceedings and disputes for which the Licensor is
held liable as a result of negligence, omissions, violations, offences howsoever committed, which are caused by the User’s willful and/or culpable
act in using the Product.

Art. 9 - License of use allowing transfer to third parties

1. Given the general prohibition against transferring the license of use to third parties either for consideration or free of charge, Licensor by virtue
of an express purchase option may grant Licensee the purchase of a “transferable license of use” by accessing Licensor’s website directly:
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/index.php?R=SHOPSEARCH&Q=Credit.

2. Each “transferable use license” purchased can be used to transfer the license of only one Product and only once.

3. In such a case, the User shall only transfer and/or make the Product available to third parties under the following conditions:

a) the Product shall be transferred as original with all media and licenses and everything thereon;
b) the User who transfers the license of use to another User shall not retain any copy of the Product;
c) if the Product is part of a software set (bundle), it may not be transferred separately and/or altered in any way;
d) if the Product is part of an IK Multimedia software and hardware package, only the hardware may be transferred and the license to use it
may be termed NFR under the agreement.

4. The Licensor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to:

a) delete or erase the user serial number required for registration if the same has been fraudulently or illegally acquired;
b) prohibit the transfer of the serial number required for registration before the expiry of ninety (90) days from the purchase order for the serial
number referring to the “transferable user license”.

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Art. 10 - User devices and generated content

1. The Product is installed on Devices owned or otherwise in the availability of the User, who is the solely responsible for the functionality, update,
security protection and functionality of the Devices.

2. The Product may only be installed on the operating systems for which it was designed and described in the Software within the documentation
under the heading User Manual.

3. The User is solely responsible for the use, storage, preservation of content generated by him/her, particularly where the generation of content
causes harm or infringes on the rights of third parties.

4. In any case, the User shall be held liable and shall hold Licensor harmless from any claim, petition, litigation for which Licensor is held liable as
a result of negligence, omissions, violations, offenses however configured that are determined by the willful and/or negligent act of the User in the
generation of content.

Art. 11 - Warranties and limitation of the Licensor’s liability

1. Licensor warrants to the User that the digital or physical media on which the Product is recorded contain the copy of the Software purchased
or made available to the User with all its components, accessories and documentation as described in the user manual as well as being free of
defects and, in any case, suitable for the intended use.

2. The Licensor shall, within a period of ninety (90) days from the Effective Date as defined in Article 3.2 above, warrant the conformity of the
Product with the following exclusions in the words “does not warrant”:

a) that the operations of the Program can be carried out without interruption or that any defects can be corrected;
b) that the Product is considered by the User to be unsuitable for the User’s personal needs in view of the fact that the Software is not
developed “tailor-made” but is intended for mass use;
c) any defects and faults resulting from improper or deviating from normal use attributable to the User or the User’s Device;
d) any damages resulting from the loss of content developed by the User, the storage of which the Product does not guarantee in any way;
e) that the Product functions on the User’s Device(s) or that the functionality of the Product remains unaffected by updates made by the User
to its hardware, operating system or third-party software in use by the User.

In any case, the user manual is the only legally binding document for the Licensor and, consequently, any verbal agreements, presentations,
advertising material, e-mail exchanges, etc. between the User and distributors, salesmen, agents, and any other personnel who have
intermediated the purchase of the Product shall be irrelevant.

3. Any verification of the efficiency of the Product shall be carried out using exclusively the control procedures prepared by the Licensor.

4. In order to make a warranty claim under the terms described above, the User is responsible for contacting IK Multimedia via the appropriate
section of the website “contact us” https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us/.

5. The Licensor and its distributors and partners within a reasonable period of time, in any case not exceeding fifteen (15) days, shall follow up the
warranty claim by repairing or replacing the Product or refunding the purchase price, if incurred by the User, within a reasonable period of time
based on the complexity and/or onerousness of the warranty claim.

6. With the exception of the above clauses, the Licensor assumes no other obligation and makes no other warranties beyond those set forth
herein and shall in no event be liable for any damages whatsoever related to or resulting from any defects in quality, suitability, use, failure to use
or usability of the Product.

7. The User shall forfeit any and all warranties if the User modifies, integrates or otherwise intervenes in the Software, or uses the Product in a
manner not in accordance with the instructions or on processors other than those permitted or otherwise violates the User’s obligations under this
EULA.

8. The Licensor shall not be liable for any damages, direct and/or indirect, contractual or non-contractual, which may occur as a result of the use
of the Product or which may be connected to it, such as, but not limited to, any loss of profit, loss, interruption of business, loss of information
and/or data, any defects and/or damages in the processor and/or the Devices on which the Product is installed and/or in the contents processed
by the User, and/or defects and/or damages resulting from the use of such Devices which remain at the exclusive risk of the User.

9. In any case, any claims for damages by the User shall in no event exceed the amount of the purchase price of the license fee, insofar as
incurred by the User.

Art. 12 - User Support Service updates and new versions

1. For the entire duration as defined in Article 3 above, the User may obtain technical assistance from Licensor by accessing the section of the
website https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us/.

2. The Product is provided “as it is” and “as available” on the Effective Date, without Licensor being obliged to provide “updates” and/or “new
versions of the Software”.

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3. The User agrees to independently download such “updates” from his/her user area - if available - always using the latest version of the IK
Multimedia Product.

4. The Licensor may modify the Product at its sole discretion for any reason and at any time, in particular it may add, subtract, replace
functionalities, update, correct the Product either for technical reasons or to perform maintenance and/or configuration operations in order to
improve and/or optimize the Product.

5. The Licensor may at its discretion release a new version of the Program “upgrade” or “crossgrade”, so marked or otherwise identified by
IK Multimedia (new version of the Product made available to the User at a discounted price). Such version can be used by the User only and
exclusively if the User is a legitimate licensee of a previous version of the Product, except for NFR versions as indicated in the article. 2.2.

6. The Product marked or otherwise identified by Licensor as an “upgrade” or “crossgrade” replaces, swaps, increases the Product purchased or
made available on the Effective Date.

7. The User may only use the Product resulting from the update and/or new versions (upgrade or crossgrade) in accordance with the terms of this
EULA.

8. If the Product is an upgrade or crossgrade of a component of a software program package (bundle), it may only be used and transferred as part
of the package and may not be separated by use on more than one device.

Art. 13 - Unilateral withdrawal by the User

1. Non-acceptance of this EULA shall be tantamount to exercising the User’s unilateral right of withdrawal from the license agreement.

2. The User is also entitled to unilaterally terminate the license agreement if for technical reasons there are incompatibility problems with the
Product, which do not permit its installation provided they

a) are not attributable to the User;

b) exist on the Effective Date;
c) cannot be resolved by the Licensor’s technical support.

3. The User undertakes without delay and in any event within a period of three (3) days from the Effective Date to return to the Licensor (or its
distributors or otherwise authorized sellers from whom it purchased or otherwise obtained the license to use the Product) all physical media in its
possession.

4. The Licensor or other authorized parties, having verified the integrity of the medium, shall cancel the user’s serial number and refund the full
amount paid for the purchase directly to the user within a period of 30 days from the date of return.

Art. 14 - Intellectual Property of Software

1. The Software and all consequent rights are reserved by IK Multimedia Production S.r.l.

2. The Software and its use is subject to national and international laws protecting copyright and intellectual property.

3. The User does not acquire any ownership rights to the Software except for the limited rights of use as set out in this EULA.

4. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. reserves all actions and claims for damages against the User or third parties who infringe the Licensor’s rights.

Art. 15 - Validity of the EULA - Severance

1. If a court of competent jurisdiction or a competent authority determines that any provision of this EULA is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such
provision or part thereof shall be deemed unenforceable.

2. In such cases, all other provisions of this EULA or parts thereof not affected by invalidity shall nevertheless remain valid and enforceable
between the Parties.

Art. 16 - Applicable law

1. Should the Product have been purchased in Italy, the interpretation, execution and settlement of disputes shall be governed by Italian law and
jurisdiction shall be attributed exclusively to the Court of Modena, without prejudice to the jurisdiction of the Court of the Consumer, where the
User is a natural person acting for purposes that are unrelated to the entrepreneurial, commercial, handicraft or professional activity carried out.

2. If the Software was purchased in any other country, this agreement shall be governed by the laws in force in that country.

Last updated on September 20, 2023.

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Welcome to T-RackS 6
Unleash the full potential of your music with T-RackS 6, a 3-space working environment designed to elevate
your mastering and mixing experience featuring the Mastering Console, T-RackS Plug-in and module collection
(single plug-ins).

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We understand that crafting exceptional music demands tools seamlessly integrating into your creative process,
providing both efficiency and artistic freedom.

What’s New in version:

• GUI re-design for speedy workflow and compact footprint.
• Enhanced floating Preset Window with intelligent features.
• New Master Bus Panel for complete project adjustments.
• In/Out Metering in Chain View.
• Tailored Meter Window for your preferences.
• 7 New Modules: Master Match X, Channel Strip X, BassONE, Pusher, Lo-Fi Punch, Delay Lab, Dual Spring.
• Simplified Module Management with new Module Manager.

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1 – T-RackS 6 Overview
1.1 – Introduction
IK Multimedia pioneered analog-modeled mastering with the first all-in-one software solution, the original
standalone version of T-RackS, that became a cult hit in studios worldwide.

T-RackS 6 is the next level in mastering and mixing, with a suite of analog-modeled and digital processor plug-
ins and unrivaled audio quality.

T-RackS 6 processors include high-end analog and digital EQs, compressors, limiters, reverbs, delays and
saturation units. They offer incredible sonic performance with a working environment similar to professional
mastering stations—right on your desktop—as a plug-in for all the most popular DAWs and a standalone
application.

1.2 – T-RackS Features

• A 3-space environment for Mixing, Mastering and Producing.
• Modular mastering/mixing suite of dynamics and EQ processors, including a configurable mastering/mixing
chain that runs up to 16 parallel/serial processors.
• A complete built-in metering section includes Peak, Phase and RMS meters, an RTA analyzer, Spectrogram,
VU and PPM meters, Dynamic Range and Perceived Loudness with standards and genre suggestions, all
following the ITU-R BS1770-4.
• High-fidelity oversampling with high transparency allows high-quality audio processing throughout the signal
path.
• Standalone and plug-in versions are available in the same package for all the most popular DAWs.
• SCC™ (Sonic Character Cloning) technology is coupled with IK’s unique DSM™ (Dynamic Saturation
Modeling) technology to provide the most realistic software emulation of vintage gear.
• Extremely easy-to-use interface with style-based presets, complete chain visualization, one-click single
module or chain bypass, Equal Gain function, multiple audio file processing in standalone mode and much
more.

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1.3 – The Modules Manager

The Modules Manager is a utility application that helps you customize your digital workspace and manage the
testing and purchasing of new tools.

This tool opens with an overview of your collection, including what you can try and what you already use. It
also helps you clean what you do not use: for instance, if you do not want to see a specific module on the list
of plug-ins in your DAW, you can decide to do so. Or, if you do not use particular plug-in formats, like AAX or
VST3, you can choose not to show them.

It’s also possible to TRY new modules from the Modules Manager and BUY new ones. Trying your modules is
done directly, while buying will redirect you to our webstore.

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1.3.1 – Trying Gear

You can also try out a piece of gear by clicking the TRY button before buying it. A pop-up notification will
appear on the interface, indicating that the trial mode has been activated on the selected gear. Additionally, each
gear card with trial mode active displays a clock icon indicating the item status. Every module has 14 days of
unrestricted trial time.

Once the trial time has expired, the item will become locked, and a trial expired icon will appear, making it
unusable.

You can monitor the time left in your trial period. The time remaining appears to the right of the model name in
the T-RackS menu.

NOTE: Using multiple instances of the same item will not affect the total time of the trial period. The counter
starts with the first one you try.

1.3.2 – Restoring Purchased Gear

If you have upgraded your computer hardware or OS or are working with a dual setup (desktop and laptop), you
may need to have the Product Manager installed on multiple computers.

Since the Product Manager is web-

based, it’s easy to recover the gear
you purchased for your new system
quickly. Just click the RESTORE
MY PURCHASES option in the user
menu.
Then, all your gear will be loaded
back into the AmpliTube, T-RackS
and SampleTank plug-in and
standalone applications.
The ability to restore gear is based
on the products you register in your
IK user area. Always use the same
login information to keep your IK
products in sync.

NOTE: Since all the T-RackS modules are also usable as singles in third-party DAWs (in AAX, VST and Audio
Units formats), the RESTORE MY PURCHASES operation is necessary to make them available; otherwise, the
DAW you are using won’t load them. To ensure a correct operation, your DAW must be closed when doing the
RESTORE MY PURCHASES operation, and a rescan of the Audio Units or VST folders may be necessary upon
DAW launch.

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1.4 – A 3-Space Environment for Mixing, Mastering and Producing

T-Racks 6 is a 3-space working environment designed to elevate your mastering and mixing experience: the
Mastering Console, the T-RackS plug-in and the collection of Modules (single plug-ins).

The Mastering Console is a meticulously designed, fully equipped application tailored exclusively for mastering.
Whether creating full albums or refining individual tracks, our Console empowers you with unparalleled ease and
precision.

Seamlessly integrate T-RackS into your preferred DAW with our powerful plug-in. Easily create and recall your
custom mastering or mixing chains, ensuring a fluid and personalized workflow that adapts to your unique style.

Dive into a diverse array of single tools within our plug-in collection, each meticulously crafted to enhance your
mastering, mixing or creative process. Break free from limitations and explore new sonic possibilities within your
favorite DAW.

1.5 – 16 Processing Slot Mastering and Mixing Chain

Up to 16 selectable processing modules can be added to the audio chain, arranged with extreme flexibility in
parallel and series.

A module is added to the chain by dragging and dropping it from the Module Browser or double-clicking its
icon; the audio path follows the module’s positioning in the chain.

When a module is inserted, it’s possible to move it and change its path position in both parallel and series; also,
it’s possible to substitute a module when selected by pressing ALT and Clicking on the module icon you want to
insert in the Module Browser.

It’s possible to bypass, cancel and browse the single module preset with fast icons that appear when the mouse
is positioned over the module in the chain or when the module is selected.

The “Equal Gain” function allows comparison between the sound of the processed version and the original, with a
decrease in the listening volume of the mastered version, as all the most famous mastering engineers are used to.

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1.6 – Accurate, Complete and Truly Useful Metering

T-RackS includes a high-quality, high-precision, complete metering section that includes:
• A precision Peak Meter with accurate sample indicators and digital “Over” indication.
• RMS meter.
• Phase Scope with options to match the style and indication you’re used to.
• Phase Correlation.
• RTA analyzer with Peak, RMS and Averaging indicators.
• Loudness and Dynamic Range metering with reference levels and target indication selectable by standard
and genre. We also added suggestions and references for the new standards in music and broadcasting so
that your records are ready for the present and future industry.
• VU and PPM meters with adjustable reference levels.
• Spectrogram.
• Spectrum analyzer.

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1.7 – High Transparency, Extremely High-quality Audio Processing

You may think digital processors are generally transparent and that all of them are high enough quality for mixing
and mastering professional audio. That’s not always true. Very simple processing like a filter or a dynamics
effect change can literally ruin your sound beyond rescue if it’s not performed at the highest possible quality by
applying techniques that are not so commonly used.

T-RackS products deliver incredible purity, transparency, and fidelity, far superior to most plug-ins you can
compare to. If you are familiar with the sound of top-quality analog and digital hardware limiters used daily in top
mastering houses, you’ll immediately recognize here with T-RackS the quality and purity typical of those units. If
you’re not familiar with the hardware, you’ll experience what high-quality dynamics processing means.

Many digital processors use oversampling to achieve better sound. Unfortunately, many of them – under critical
listening sessions – achieve no significantly better (or even slightly worse) results than the regular sampling rate
option.

This is because the upsampling and downsampling processes are not done at a sufficient quality level. In other
words, what is typically improved by running a processor at double sampling frequency is partially compromised
by the loss of quality in these processes.

Only a few pieces of gear, mainly hardware—and, until now, very expensive—have realized oversampling the
way it should be done. T-RackS is one of them. We wanted to offer the same quality as the highest caliber
mastering tools, and the result is a process that has no side effects on the sound: total transparency.

So you hear exactly the same sound as the processor with NO side effects.

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1.8 – SCC™ Technology

With over 25 years of experience in analog-modeled software, IK has pioneered this technology and
accumulated more experience than any other plug-in manufacturer. This has resulted in improvements like our
unique DSM™ (Dynamic Saturation Modeling) and the new SCC™ (Sonic Character Cloning).

SCC™ has been developed to “clone” the true behavior of an analog vintage processor down to its finest level
of sonic detail for a faithful reproduction of all its tonal characteristics. This new emulation technology produces
indistinguishable results from the originals, even for the professionally trained ear.

Many pieces of vintage gear tend to have original and interesting circuit topologies due to the creative solutions
that engineers were sometimes forced to implement to overcome the limitations of components’ technology.

Vintage component technology (many components can’t be found anymore because their technology became
obsolete and uneconomical) and aging (some of the best-sounding devices are 40-50 years old) played
fundamental roles in giving these devices a unique musicality that the purist would define as “unmatched” by
even the most advanced processors today.

Finally, many of the unique sonic characteristics of these magnificent vintage units sometimes depended on the
erratic and unpredictable behavior of their electronics, which would be considered unorthodox and unusable by
today’s science and standards.

SCC™ technology has the ability, through a new analysis method developed by IK, to integrate all of the above
and turn it into a mathematical algorithm that, for the first time, can take into consideration all of these complex
variables and get an exact “clone” of the original; software emulation evolved to a sound quality never heard
before. The results are so close to the original units that you cannot tell the difference.

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1.9 – Interface
T-RackS 6 interface has 9 separate areas, positioned and designed to give you a fast and easy workflow.

1.9.1 – Top Bar

In the top bar, you can open the presets browser window, undo and redo actions, use the transport commands
(in the mastering console) and compare between 4 different chains. From the toaster icon, you can access the
preferences, account and info.

1.9.2 – Fast Preset Browser

Mastering Console only
This area in the upper left is used to fast-load chain presets without opening the browser, which is useful once
your preset folder is organized based on your workflow and preferences.

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1.9.3 – Module View

This area shows the selected processor with all its controls.

1.9.4 – Metering Section

Mastering Console only
All T-RackS meters are placed in this area and are always visible to keep the most important sonic signal
variables under control. This section can be opened in a separate floating window by pressing the related
button.

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1.9.5 – Clip List

Mastering Console only
This panel shows the loaded audio clip in the standalone, showing the length or total length when multiple
tracks are loaded. Press the Plus icon to add tracks, or drag and drop it over the mastering console.

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1.9.6 – Chain View/Waveform View/Master Bus view

Mastering Console and T-RackS plug-in only
In this panel, right below the module section, the module chain, the selected track waveform or the master bus
are editable.
The chain now features IN and OUT level metering for each module, while the master bus is a new addendum
to the workflow.

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1.9.7 – Module Browser

Mastering Console and T-RackS plug-in only
In this section, you select any modules you want to drag and drop into the chain. You can also double-click a
module to load it into the chain. A filter to help you search by type and a Search option are available.

1.9.8 – Bottom Bar

Shows the buttons to manage Export and Assembly Window, toggle between Chain, Waveform and Master
Bus, and set and open ARC 4 software

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1.9.9 – Assembly Window

This area is present only in the standalone version of T-RackS 6 and allows you to load and edit multiple audio
files to be processed with T-RackS 6 and exported for CD burning or to other media.

The waveform of each file is displayed at the top, and various basic editing features, such as FADE IN/ FADE
OUT, are available.

Once loaded, every track will have its own track ID and start snapshot, and the Track ID can be modified in the
assembly to create the correct metadata of your track.

It’s also possible to insert other Track ID markers to easily export audio montages in the audio standard quality/
specifics.

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2 – Getting Started
T-RackS 6 comprises a Mastering Console, a T-RackS 6 Plug-in and all the modules that can be used as plug-
ins in your DAW.

2.1 – Using the Mastering Console

2.1.1 – Settings Window

To use the mastering console, you need to set up the audio interface used by the software for its stereo audio
output and set up your project properties.

The settings window can be found by pressing the Menu icon on the top bar or pressing Mastering Console in
the Menu bar under settings.

Audio Settings on Windows

T-RackS 6 is compatible with ASIO or DirectX-compatible audio interfaces on Windows. Use the drop-down
Technology and Output Device menus to select your audio interface.
Left/Right Channel pop-up menus route the T-RackS 6 stereo output to specific audio outputs on the chosen
audio interface.
Buffer Size allows you to change the buffer size of the audio interface. Click on the Panel button to change ASIO
settings for your audio interface, such as buffer size, sync option, etc.

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Audio settings on macOS

T-RackS is compatible with Core Audio interfaces in macOS. Please select your audio interface from the Output
Device drop-down menu.
The left and right Channel pop-up menus route the T-RackS stereo output to specific audio outputs on the
chosen interface.
The Buffer Size menu allows you to change the buffer size of the audio interface. These settings are dependent
on the driver of the audio interface itself.

Project Settings
The Project Properties window allows you to adjust the Project resolution and sample rate, enabling the Digital
Delivery Mastering (DDM) and the 0dB clipping, and the audio format. These settings are found also when a new
project is created.

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2.1.2 – Loading and Playing Files

To load audio files into the Mastering Console application, simply drag them over the Interface or use the
(PLUS) button to open the system dialog. The types of files that can be loaded, played and processed from the
mastering console are Wav, Aiff, Caf, Sd2, Mp3
The audio files will appear in the CLIPLIST panel with their relative duration.
Clicking on the file selects it, and its chain and waveform are shown in the relative views. Double-clicking on the
file starts playback.
Pressing PLAY displays a PLAYHEAD over the waveform, with the COUNTER display indicating its position in
the file in minutes/seconds/frames format.
Press PLAY again to stop playback.
You can skip to different points of the clip by clicking on the desired position on the waveform in either PLAY or
STOP mode.
Select the desired part with the mouse to loop a part of the file, and the LOOP will automatically turn on. To turn
it off, use its button on the transport on the TOP BAR or double-click on the selected timeline part. The loop can
be deleted by closing it.

You can also change your view of the audio file using the zoom functions. You can select the desired audio
portion with your mouse by clicking the LENS. There will also be +/- buttons in the waveform display to
precisely select specific points of the audio file. The scroll bar underneath your waveform will allow you to scroll
your audio file’s timeline easily.
You can apply FADE IN/OUT to your file by positioning the grey FADE IN/OUT handles just below the timeline at
the extremities of the waveform displayed.
The FADE IN/OUT areas will be highlighted in grey and the waveform will assume the form of the fade, which
can be selected on the bottom utility bar of the waveform view.
In the panel, you can also select the type of FADE IN/OUT curve. This is done by clicking on the curve icon and
selecting the type you prefer. Linear, exponential, and logarithmic curves are available.

You can also use snapshots to apply different settings of T-RackS processors during playback. To insert a new
settings snapshot, change one or multiple parameters of your inserted processor chain, and then click on the
PLUS (“+”) button. A snapshot marker will then appear.

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By default, a TRACK ID and a “Start” SNAPSHOT are always present at the start of the audio file. These are
added when the file is loaded in the player/editor. This means that when you take a snapshot for the first time, it
will be listed as SNAP 2.
The SNAPSHOT memorizes and applies the modified settings you have applied to your inserted processor
chain. You cannot change the start snapshot’s position. Only the following snapshots can be moved.
You can take multiple different snapshot settings and apply them any time you want over the timeline of the
audio file
A COPY function is available so you can apply previous SNAPSHOTs in different positions of your audio file (for
example to re-insert the same snapshot in the various chorus/verse parts of your song). To do this, select the
snap you want to copy, create a new snap where you want it, and press PASTE to paste the settings.
To delete SNAPSHOTs, click the DELETE button in the utility bottom bar after you have selected the snapshot
you want to delete.
If you want to temporarily “suspend” the SNAPSHOT’s automation, turn them OFF by clicking the ON button
in the SNAPSHOT. Your previously saved snapshots automation will be restored when you enable this section
again.

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2.1.3 – Inserting Processors

To start processing your audio, you must insert Modules into the audio chain for the selected file.
To do this, search for the desired processor in the Module Browser, drag and drop it into the mastering chain, or
double-click on it to load it at the end of the chain.
You can open the module-related preset by clicking the icon below the module. The preset browser will then
show the relative presets.
The audio will now be played through the Modules inserted into the chain.
You can repeat the operation up to 16 times to insert more Modules.

Now you can edit every control of the processors to achieve the desired mastering results and check your
results on the T-RackS metering section.

By selecting a different audio file, you can insert a totally different chain or copy a chain from one Clip to another.
You can also use the ABCD chain compare buttons to compare different chains.
You can apply different settings within the same audio file using the available SNAPSHOTS.

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2.1.4 – Edit Your Files: Assembly window

When you are satisfied with the results of your processing, you can edit all the information of the files or your
album or song.
Press the “ASSEMBLY” icon on the Bottom Bar to open the assembly window, and a floating window will
appear. The assembly window is divided into:

Waveform/Album Edit
It displays files in chronological order. You can graphically edit the files, track IDs, pauses and crossfades. The
transport function and behaviors remain the same as in the other window.
Edits made to the audio file are not destructive, so you can always revert to the original if necessary.
Files are alternately displayed in the assembly’s upper or lower region lanes, making it easier to view overlapping
areas between two regions and creating perfect crossfades.
A Track ID marker is automatically assigned once a file is added to your project. This marker contains the track
number displayed by a CD player during playback.
This Track ID marker is mirrored by a newly created CD track that uses the new files and appears in the Clip List.
Please remember that the Clips and the Track ID are not completely related: The Track ID is a metadata position
that allows the creation of industry-standard files such as DDP and Wav CUE, while a clip is the audio file itself.
A Track ID is linked to the clip until the track ID or the clip is edited otherwise, for example, deleting the track ID.
In doing so, it’s possible to have clips with more than 1 Track ID, and the other way around, this allows you to
edit and create a live CD from the 1 file recorded audio directly in the assembly.

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the Tracklist. To delete the file, select and press DELETE on your keyboard or right-click and select DELETE.
To reorder a track, vertically drag the track name in the Tracklist.
To adjust the position of a track in the timeline without affecting the following tracks, hold Option before
selecting and dragging the track.

Top Tool Bar

Here, the transport bar and the editing tools, such as marker creation or deletion, zoom and export, are located.

Tracklist
List the files in chronological order, and it’s possible to rename and reorder in the Tracklist.
It’s possible to edit all the information relative to the file and the album to insert it in the WAV cue file and the
DDP file.

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2.1.5 – Mastering Console Project

The Mastering Console can save its current state into a Project file, including a list of loaded audio files, chain
settings, snapshots, fades, and other settings.
When you launch it, an “untitled” project is loaded by default. You can start loading audio files and tweaking the
chain in this Project.
Select Save Project from the File menu to save your project so it can be loaded later.
As you have been working on an untitled project, you will be asked for a file name and location on your hard
drive. To continue working on this project later, select Open Project... and locate the file you previously saved
(those projects have a “.tr6prj” extension).

The default Project has the following properties:

• Output File Format: WAVE
• Output Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz
• Output Resolution: 16-bit
• DDM: OFF

The chain settings will be linked to the selected Audio File.

To create a new project, simply select New Project in the file menu. A new project window will appear, allowing
you to specify a project name and set all project properties.
To save a copy of the project with a different name and/or to a different location, select Save As... from the File
menu.

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2.2 – Using T-RackS 6 Plug-in

The T-RackS 6 plug-in works as the Mastering Console apart from the file player/editor, which is available only in
standalone mode. It will show not only mastering modules but also mixing modules (e.g., delays, reverbs, etc.).
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3 – General controls
3.1 – Flexible Chain
T-RackS 6 Flexible Chain allows you to insert up to 16 parallel/serial modules.
To load a module, drag and drop it from the Modules browser or double-click on it.
The dragged module will then become selected, and the relative 3 function icons (bypass, preset, remove) will
appear.
If dragged to the upper half of the panel, the module is in serial, and if dragged to the lower half of the panel, it is
in parallel.
The modules in parallel can be moved in the chain at will, and also the chain nodes can be used to move the
position of the parallel signal start and end.
A module in the chain can be swapped with a module in the browser by selecting it and Alt-Click on the one in
the browser.
It’s possible to change the position of a loaded module at any time with a max 16 modules at a time.

3.2 – Master Bus (Mastering Console Only)

Using the new Master Bus, it’s possible to adjust, modify and check the sound of an entire Mastering Console
project.
Here, 4 inserts can modify and adjust all the clips simultaneously. For example, if your project is “too dark,” you
can modify all the tracks with the same EQ and export them all directly.
But to try to avoid this, you can find useful tools here, like the Equal Gain, the Mono/Stereo toggle and a small
master volume adjustment.
Regarding Equal Gain, we wanted to give you the experience of a real mastering studio by automatically
lowering the listening volume of the processed clip to match the unprocessed file; that is done to help you
compare without distortion caused by increasing the unprocessed file to the wrong levels and help you discover
errors that you might not notice at higher levels.
To do so, simply press the ”Equal Gain” button, and the software will automatically balance the levels. Using the
Master Bypass button, you can now listen to the processed or unprocessed file.

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3.3 – A-B-C-D Chains/Settings

The A-B-C-D chains are 4 different chain or module settings that can be saved and recalled on the fly while
working on the audio.
To copy a setting into another chain, click the COPY TO button. The A-B-C-D buttons will start flashing and
clicking on any of them will save the current settings in the chosen one.
A setting can be copied in another audio clip using the same method.
You can quickly compare up to 4 different configurations without pausing your audio, a function particularly
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3.4 – Presets
You can save the entire Chain or single module settings into presets that can be stored, edited and recalled.
To load a preset, go to the preset browser panel on the left using the mastering console or press the preset
name window; a floating window will appear, showing all the available presets and folders by default.
All presets are tagged with various info, and you can use any of the available filters to find the correct preset for
you. Genre, type, and instrument—the most common tags—are there to fast-forward your production.
In addition to the tags, you can now search for a preset by typing any info in the search bar, such as the artist,
the description or simply the name. Once you find the correct preset, simply click on the name to load it.
The SAVE button saves the current settings as a preset. Saving a preset with no previously loaded presets
shows the Save As window, which allows you to give your preset all the info (name, description, tags, etc.).
The SAVE AS button works like the SAVE button, allowing the option to save the preset to another one with
different information.
We encourage you to fill out as much information as possible; that way, it will be easier to find your presets while
working on your projects.
DELETE preset will delete the currently loaded preset.

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3.4.1 – Presets Backward Compatibility

If you are upgrading from previous versions of T-RackS (or you have them still installed on your computer), you
can read and load older presets, and they will work perfectly.
However, the old user presets must be copied manually from the T-RackS 5 preset folder to the T-RackS 6
preset folder.

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3.5 – Settings, Preferences, Info and Account

You can review audio preferences, settings, information, and account status by clicking the Toaster icon on the
top bar.
In the Settings tab, it’s possible to adjust the Project and Audio settings:

3.5.1 – Settings

PROJECT SETTINGS
• Format: Select audio file format between WAV, AIFF and FLAC.
• Resolution: Select between the available bit rate resolutions.
• Sample Rate: Select between the available sample rates.
• Clip Output to 0 dB: Use this option to have T-RackS limit the signal at the processing chain’s output to 0
dB by hard clipping. If unchecked, the signal can go beyond the 0-dB digital level.
• Digital Delivery Mastering: Use this option to be consistent with Apple standards.

AUDIO SETTINGS
• Output Device: Select the Core Audio/ASIO-compatible audio interface you want to use.
• Left Channel/Right Channel: Select the physical output of the selected interface you want to use for the
Left and Right Channels.
• Buffer Size: Select the buffer size here. A larger buffer can be used here if you hear clicks or pops during
playback.

3.5.2 – Preferences
Preferences for some of the available modules will be available in this tab.

3.5.3 – Info
Clicking on the INFO button displays the T-RackS info panel. You can find the product name, version number,
and related copyright notes here.

3.5.4.- Account
Here, the status of your IK Multimedia Account will be shown with the Restore Purchase option. If you are
logged in with your account, a green light will be displayed. If you are logged out, please use the Product
Manager to log in and check if an update is available.

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4 – Metering
The metering section is the most complete solution available and is fully equipped with:
• A new precision loudness LUFS meter complies with all leading professional standards. It provides valuable
information about integrated mid or short-term loudness, helping to set the perfect levels for digital music
delivery or professional broadcasting.
• The True Peak, RMS and Dynamic Range meters give you helpful information about the “crest factor” (the
difference between RMS and Peak levels) and the overall dynamic response of your mixes.
• A new spectrogram, a real-time analyzer and phase and correlation meters will help you visually spot
frequency imbalances and phase problems you might need to address before printing your master.
• The VU and PPM meters provide another level reference in a classic visual format with different ballistics.
Volume Units show an average level of loudness tied to the “crest factor,” while Peak Program metering
provides a faster response for monitoring transients.
• Mid-side meters help you gather information about the relationship between a track’s mono and stereo
content regarding its “overall energy.”

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4.1 – Peak Meter

This precision sample-accurate peak meter shows the instantaneous audio peak level, with peak hold and over
indications. The numerical values for peak hold are shown at the right of the barograph.
The peak meter can work on four scales, which can be selected by clicking the Settings button and selecting
the Peak Meters section.
• -90 - 0 dB: this scale is very wide and is suitable for general-purpose peak-level representation.
• -50 - +5 dB: This scale has a reduced range on low levels and can be helpful for monitoring “higher than 0
dB” signals as it goes up to +5 dB.
• -60 - 0 dB: This scale has a “zoom” at the high portion so that the upper 8 dB spans over the last half of the
scale. This is very useful for controlling the top of the available headroom.
• -50 - 0 dB: standard scale for various purposes.

OVER indicators: these two RED lights will turn on only when more than 3 consecutive 0 dB full-scale samples
are on the audio.
Use True Peak: a true peak meter displays the absolute peak of an audio’s waveform as it will be heard in the
analog realm through speakers. Using it, you can avoid inter-sample peak distortion.

Peak and RMS also have a numerical meter for precise but smooth workflow.

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4.2 – LUFS: Loudness Meter

Loudness is a vital part of our engineering jobs, and we must measure and adjust it carefully in our work.
This is why the new LUFS meter complies with ITU-R BS.1770-4, covering most loudness standards worldwide.
This standard determines the reference level you must follow to be compliant for professional applications. By
selecting it on the settings button, the reference level tag will be highlighted.

The professional broadcast references are:

• EBU R 128 (Europe): -23 dBFS
• ATSC A/85 /(US): -24 dBFS
• OP-59 (Australia): -24 dBFS
• TR-B32 (Japan): -24 dBFS

We wanted to add what we thought will be the new standard for music streaming, already in use but not official:
• Apple Music: - 16 dBFS
• Other (Spotify, YouTube, etc..): - 14 dBFS

We also added Target loudness ranges to help you incorporate them into your music creation, which may be
something other than standard-related.

You can decide to visualize the LUFS meter as follows:

• Momentary
• Short Term
• Integrated
• MAX Momentary
• Max Short Term

The numeric meter is not linked to the visual, so you can have the Short Term in the visual and the Momentary in
the numeric meter.

We also provide a Dynamic range meter to visualize and control the ratio between the largest and smallest
values that your signal can assume.
Press the Settings icon to select all these preferences and references and customize your meter to fit your
needs.

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4.3 – VU Meter and PPM

The VU-meter, or Volume Unit meter, displays the signal level of your track and intentionally “slows” the
measurement, averaging out short-duration peaks and troughs. It also reflects more of the perceived loudness
of the audio material.
The PPM, or Peak Program meter, instead shows the peak level of the waveform, regardless of its brief duration.
Setting the reference level in dB to fit your necessities is possible.

4.4 – Phase Scope

The phase scope provides essential information about the phase relationships between your left and right
channels and reacts in real-time to the incoming signal. The amount of out-of-phase material in your audio will
be visualized under the X-axis.
While the phase differences between the L/R channels play a fundamental role in creating the sensation of wide
stereophonic content, too much difference can also cause important mono incompatibility and an inconsistent
listening experience.
When the stereo master is pushed very hard, you will notice a sort of “transformation” of the phase scope
material that starts resembling a square with sharper edges. Analyzing your preferred albums and referencing
them against this characteristic will help you understand how hard you can push it before going overboard.
You can view the entire goniometric meter as a half-circle view in dots or lines.

By clicking on the Settings icon, you can adjust the resolution, which means how detailed you want the image to
be, and the persistence, which gives you information about the phase relations over a longer period.
By enabling the Normalize function, you will make the scope display signals with the same width at any level,
even very low ones (default).
The phase correlator is a very simple meter that shows the phase correlation between the two Left and Right
channels on a scale from -1 to 1. A mono signal will show +1, and a completely out-of-phase signal will show
-1.
Usually, professionally mastered music will make the correlator move between +1 and 0. It’s normal to have
signals that occasionally fall in the negative area, but remember that passages that constantly stay between 0
and -1 will be perceived significantly lower when played in mono, if not completely unheard.

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4.5 – RTA
This is an FFT RTA that can be configured to give various information.

• Settings: click on the Settings icon to access the RTA settings.

• Filter Size: the filter size can be 1, 1/3, 1/6 or 1/9 of an octave.
• Channel mode: select between L, R and L+R.
• Range: the vertical scale range of the RTA can be set to -130…+5, -90…0 or -60…0.
• Release: set the release time of the meter between 250 ms, 500 ms and 1 sec.
• Peak Hold time: You can visualize the peak in the spectrum, and here, you can select how long it should
hold.

4.6 – Spectrogram
A spectrogram is a visual representation of the spectrum of frequencies of sound or other signals as they vary
with time or some other variable.
The horizontal axis represents the time, while the vertical axis represents the frequency.

• Settings: click on the Settings icon to access the Spectrogram settings.

• FTT Size: the filter size can be 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384 and 32764 samples.
• FTT Overlap: the overlap speed can be at 2x, 4x, 8x or 16x.
• FTT Window: the window can be Hann, Hamming, Blackman-Harris, Flat Top style or no window.
• Channel mode: Select between L, R and L+R.
• Reset Display: click to clear the spectrogram.
• Hold Display: click to hold the spectrogram at a precise moment.

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5 – Automation
5.1 – Automating Parameters
T-RackS Suite has many parameters, more than what typically audio sequencers (DAWs) can support. For this
reason, T-RackS Suite has its own internal Automation Parameter assignment window launched by clicking on
the toaster icon.

The Automation window includes two panes. The Left Panel is called MODULES, and the Right Pane is called
PARAMETERS.
In MODULES, processors appear dynamically; hence, you’ll see only the loaded modules in the chain, showing
the relative parameters.
The PARAMETER lists the 16 automation parameters declared to the DAW. The parameter names (Param 1 to
Param 16) are fixed because most DAWs do not support automation parameter name changes while the plug-in
is open.

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To add an automated parameter, select it in the MODULES and press ADD. It will be loaded in the selected
PARAMETER slot.
You can remove a single parameter assignment with the REMOVE button or all with the CLEAR ALL button.
You can swap DAW automation parameters with the MOVE UP and MOVE DOWN buttons.
Clicking OK will save and close the Automation window. The automation assignment map will be stored and
restored to and from the session you’re working on.
When working with multiple instances of the T-RackS plug-in, each instance is independent of the others
and can set up different Automation assignments. This means that saving your DAW session will save the
automation setup for each T-RackS instance.

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6 – Support
For any questions you may have, please refer to the FAQ webpage at:
ikmultimedia.com/faq
Here, you will find answers to the most commonly asked questions.

To submit a Technical Support Form, go to:

ikmultimedia.com/support

For other requests such as Product, Sales, or Web info, please go to:
ikmultimedia.com/contact-us

6.1 – IK Product Manager

The IK Product Manager gives you one central location to manage all the latest IK Multimedia products. It’s your
central command for registration, downloads, installation, authorization, checking for updates, and much more.

• Register hardware and software in one location

• Download, install, and authorize software
• Simplified sounds download with pause/resume
• Authorize and de-authorize computers
• Update software, sounds and firmware
• Easily manage your entire IK collection

Download IK Product manager at:

ikmultimedia.com/pm

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