FirePresser Manual
FirePresser Controls
FirePresser's nice-looking simple user interface easily adapts to your screen - it will be the same size on any screen, whether it is low-DPI or modern high-DPI / retina. You can always drag the arrow in the bottom right corner to change its size - make it smaller to save the valuable screen space, or enlarge it to make it easier to use.
DRY/WET - Using FirePresser is very easy. In most cases, all you need is the DRY/WET knob. Increase its value to get more enhancement and vice versa. Be careful. Always keep in mind that sometimes less is better.
RAINBOW PAD - Move the white dot on the pad to determine how much each of the four compressors affects the processed signal. The coloured meters show how engaged is each device in the compression chain.
ORDER - The coloured boxes under the Rainbow Pad show the signal flow between particular compressors. In this picture case, it means the signal enters the vari-mu compressor first and the last segment is 1176 compressor. You may freely reorder the chain by simply dragging and dropping any of coloured boxes to a place of your desire.
TURBO - For more intense compression effect, dial the Turbo. That increases input gain and compression level at the same time adding some extra squash.
SATURATOR - Controls additional analogue-style saturation colouring the signal.
INPUT & OUTPUT - FirePresser features handy input and output peak meters and gain controls. Their meaning is self-explanatory. But it's a good thing to note that for optimal results input level should stay in say -10dB to -30dB range.
Detector
LINK - Decide whether each channel will be compressed separately (0%) or the same amount of compression will be applied on both channels (100%).
ATTACK - Sets up attack time of the four compressors.
RELEASE - Determines the release time of all the compressors.
LOW CUT - Frequencies below the selected point (20Hz-1kHz) will not be affected by the compression chain.
HIGH CUT - Frequencies above the selected point (100Hz-20kHz) will not be affected by the compression chain.
Common functions
(Available in most plugins)
Activate button - Opens a browser to locate the licence file to unlock the full version. (This can easily be handled by UnitedPlugins Manager right after installation)
Toolbar
FirePresser features several standard controls, which can improve your workflow.
A, B and Copy buttons - The plugin remembers two sets of settings, A and B. Clicking any of these two buttons switches between these two settings. The selected one is highlighted in red. This is a great way for A/B checking and selecting the best settings. The "Copy" button copies the current settings to the other slot (if A is currently selected, the button will copy the current settings to slot B).
Presets and right and left arrows - The plugin comes with a set of presets, which should do the trick for most cases. Access them using the right and left arrows or by clicking the preset field directly. There, you can save and manage your own presets as well.
Undo/Redo - Will revert back one step to help avoid the accidental change of parameter values.
Background Right-Click Menu
Right-click anywhere in the plugin background with the right mouse button, and you will get access to the following features.
Scale the GUI precisely by percentage.
Get the version info.
Access the product web page, reach support and the online documentation.
Contact support
Open the presets folder (to add, arrange or delete presets manually)
Activate/Deactivate the plugin
Access Licence Manager (to activate or deactivate the plugin or several plugins at the same time)
Disable/Enable GPU Acceleration.
Disable/Enable Intelligent sleep on silence function that disables the plugin when no sound is on input or output to save the CPU power.
Parameter Right-Click Menu
Right-click any parameter to call up a menu that gives you access to:
The parameter description
Parameter reset
Double-click Menu
Some parameters let you access more accurate numeric settings by double-clicking the knobs.
Presets and left-right arrows
The plugin comes with a set of presets, which should do the trick for most cases or give you a good starting point when tweaking your sound. Access them using the right and left arrows, or by clicking the preset field directly. You can save and manage your own presets there as well. In your computer, presets are stored in the following paths:
Windows:
c:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\UnitedPlugins\PRESETS\FirePresser
macOS X:
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/UnitedPlugins/PRESETS/FirePresser
(Right-Click the plugin background to open the preset folder directly)
Installation and maintenance
Use UnitedPluginsManager (Downloads section) to install, uninstall, update, and activate the plugin.
Support
If you find yourself in trouble, please contact us via support@unitedplugins.com.
