Using the Vividizer Plug-in with JRiver Media Center (30 and above)

 Instructions

1. Download and install the latest version of JRiver Media Center found here.

2. Download and install the latest Vividizer Plug-In. Can be purchased here.

3. Open JRiver Media Center and add Vividizer to your plug-ins.

   1. Go to Player->DSP Studio [or simply Ctrl + D]

      Open

      

      DSP Studio window in JRiver.

   2. Click on “Manage Plug-ins…” on the bottom left side of the DSP Studio window

   3. Select “Add JRiver, VST, or Winamp Plug-in…”

      Open

      

   4. Allow JRiver to make changes to your device

   5. Navigate to the VST3 file installed during the Vividizer installation process. The 64-bit Vividizer VST will be at “C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Vivaldi3d\Vividizer.vst3”. For Macs, the plugin can be found at “[Macintosh HD]/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins".

   6. Select the Vividizer.vst3 and click open

4. If added correctly, “Vividizer” will show up in the list on the left side of the screen

5. Click “Vividizer” to bring up the Vividizer tuning window. Click the check mark next to “Vividizer” to activate Vividizer and add it to your audio processing path. Un-check the mark to remove it from your audio processing path.

6. To tune Vividizer, you must play some sort of audio to initialize playback in JRiver. Import any media file into the player, click play, then go to “Player->DSP Studio”, click “Vividizer” from the column on the left side of the screen, select “L” or “R” to hear tuning noise on the left and right speakers respectively. Adjust the Vividizer Angle as desired. Read more on tuning below.

7. To remove Vividizer plug-in from your audio path, simply un-check the box next to “Vividizer” in the DSP Studio window. To uninstall the Vividizer plug-in from JRiver Media Center, click “Manage Plug-ins…->uninstall->Vividizer”.

Walkthrough video

Tuning Vividizer with JRiver

1. Import any audio file into JRiver and click play. Ensure audio is working.

2. With audio playing, go to Player->DSP Studio->Vividizer to open Vividizer interface.

3. While audio is playing, click “L” or “R” in the Vividizer interface. This will start playing tuning noise on the left or right speaker respectively. [Note: audio must be playing to allow tuning noise to start. The tuning noise will override the audio playing from the selected track.]

4. Adjust the Half-Span Angle to your liking. Choose the angle that fits your audio setup and then select “Done” to save the changes to your Half-Span Angle. [Note: you do not have to use the tuning noise when tuning, you may tune using any audio. However, the tuning noise is the recommended standard audio to tune with.]

Tuning Recommendations: To tune Vividizer simply change the angle until the noise sounds clearly and cleanly outside the speaker, off to your right or left side, preferably up next to your ear, depending on your setup. If one side is more obvious to you, it is recommended to just tune on that side and go with that angle setting.

Ballpark examples (not exact, just where most fall into):

• Desktop studio monitors: 20-40º

• Far field/floor standing speakers: 15-30º

• Film configuration L/R: 20-25º

• Laptops: 12-18º

• Soundbars 10-16º

Compatibility: please note that the Vividizer plug-in only works with JRiver Media Center 30 and above. Previous versions of JRiver are not supported.