August 28,2002

   Welcome to version 1.02 of the PalancarWare Ozone VST plug-in for
   BeOS. Installation and usage notes are below.


History

   v1.02 - 03Nov2001 - incorporates optimizations made for the Mac
   version contributed by Warren Sulcs, as well as other optimizations.
   Also corrects DC offset problems.  Changed label of "Depth" control
   to a more appropriate "Blast" control.  Parameters are now smoothed.

   v1.01 - 26Oct2000 - now VST 1.0 compatible, and also usable as a send
   effect, not just an insert effect.

   v1.00 - 25Oct2000 - first release.


The Palancar CD-Ware License

   This product is copyright (c) 2000-2001 by Darrell Burgan, with all
   rights reserved world-wide.

   This product is not public domain. I developed all content in this
   product, with any exceptions noted below, and am the sole owner of
   the copyright.  I'm granting you, however, an almost-free license to
   use it on as many devices as needed, for any legal purpose, subject
   to these terms:

      This product is licensed as-is, without warranty of any kind. I
      disclaim all legal liability.  If you use it, you do so at your
      own risk and are responsible for ensuring it works to your
      satisfaction.  Why do I not warrant it?  I'm just an individual
      struggling musician like everybody else, and I simply don't have
      the resources to provide an adequate warranty.  My warranty
      wouldn't be of much use to you anyway.

      This license is granted as "CD-ware".  What this means is that you
      have 30 days to use this product and evaluate whether it works to
      your satisfaction, and whether you like it and intend to use it.
      If you decide to continue to use it beyond 30 days, or if you use
      it in a project from which you will derive profit before 30 days
      have elapsed, I ask you to please go to my music web site (see
      below) and purchase one (or more) of my CDs as compensation. The
      CDs are very low priced, and can be purchased from anywhere in the
      world.  How do I know whether you've done this or not?  I don't.
      This is on the honor system, folks. If you like the results of my
      hard work, I don't think a measly CD is too much to ask. If you
      use multiple products, then purchasing multiple CDs is suggested.
      Use your best judgment as to how many you ought to purchase.  But
      I do request you purchase at least one.

      If you honestly cannot afford to purchase a CD but still want to
      use this product, then please contact me and we'll figure
      something out.

      The license does not imply nor suggest ownership of this product.
      I'm licensing the product's use, not selling ownership of the
      product. The license is subject to alteration or revocation at any
      time, at my discretion, with 30 days notice given here.  I can
      foresee no reasonable scenario where this could occur, but I want
      to make clear who owns the intellectual property.

      Note also that you are licensed only to use this product for the
      purpose it is designed, not to distribute it in any way, alter it
      in any way, or use it in any other way. If you want to distribute
      it, you need to link to "http://www.palancar.net/palancarware" in
      its entirety, and should not distribute the files nor point
      directly to them from any web site.

      If you disagree with any of the terms of this license, then you
      should not use this product.  If you use the product, you have
      implicitly agreed to these licensing terms.  If you are the least
      bit uncertain about these terms or would like to explore
      alternatives, please contact me and we'll figure something out.

   Other folks' copyrights:

      Portions copyright (c) Steinberg GMBh

      Credit is given to the Music-DSP Archive for certain algorithms
      used in this product.  The archive can be found at:
      http://www.smartelectronix.com/musicdsp/.

   Palancar music CDs can be purchased at:

      http://www.ampcast.com/palancar

   Whew!  Sorry for all the lawyer stuff, but you know how it is in
   these days of Napster and Gnutella.  I hope you enjoy this product,
   and I hope you understand that I've put far more time into it than I
   would ever hope to receive back financially under this license.  In
   other words, I'm not doing this for the money, folks...


Installation

   Simply copy the file to the VST plugins directory of the VST media wrapper.
   I've not included an installer because this installation is so simple, to
   minimize download time.


The Plugin

   Ozone is a saturation/distortion filter with some unique character.
   It has three different methods for apply distortion and saturation,
   with the ability to add subtle warmth or crazy fuzz, and everything
   in between.

   Don't be put off by the fact that this is a distortion tool.  Yes,
   Ozone can produce something a Marshall guitar stack might make.  But
   it's also possible to emulate tube preamp or compression with this
   plugin as well, for a warm but still very clean and beautiful sound.

   It's a particularly good tool for adding distortion harmonics to
   synth basslines.  The squelch setting is particularly powerful if you
   route in a nice square wave riff.

   There are four controls:

      Input Gain - this controls the amount of amplification (or gain
      cut) that occurs on the input signal before any processing is
      performed.  With certain settings, pumping up the input gain can
      result in a very saturated signal.  I.e. overdriving this plugin
      can sometimes produce very nice results.

      Type - there are three types of distortion this plugin can apply:

         Squelch  - a thin broad distortion of the type made famous by
                    the Roland 303 beat box

         Squash   - a thick nasty distortion that sounds very warm and
                    tube-like

         Saturate - a more subtle coloration of the signal suitable for
                    warming up a sterile recording.  This distortion
                    type sounds particularly good if you overdrive it.


      Blast - the how massively the distortion destroys the original
      signal.

      Zeta - a distortion factor whose function varies depending upon
      the type of distortion applied.


Using the Plugin

   As mentioned, this plugin really shines on synthesized basslines. Put
   a square wave bass through this thing on squelch with high blast and
   low zeta, and you'll hear a wicked little distorted sound.  (This
   works really well with a filter in your chain, by the way).

   It also can be used as a mastering tool, as a way to warm up the
   signal before it goes to the final compressors and limiters.

   A couple of tips on using the plugin:

     If you're using this as a mastering tool on your completed mix, be
     very careful to listen closely to your results.  The line between
     tube warmth and nasty distortion can be a fine one.  Pay particular
     attention to your high-frequency transients (cymbals are a great
     source) to see if they still sound fairly natural.

     For fun, try setting the type to saturation and the blast and zeta
     to very high levels (e.g. 100.0).  Then kick up your input gain about
     5-6 dB.  NASTY!


Support

   Due to the number of VST hosts and operating systems in the world,
   there is no way I can possibly test it with all possible software
   products.  If you run into any snags, please contact me at:

      Darrell Burgan
      PalancarWare
      darrell@palancar.net
      http://palancarware.palancar.net/

   For BeoS specific support, contact Xentronix at info@xentronix.com,
   http://www.xentronix.com
