Nylon, a geometry-based synthesizer that makes designing sounds explorative and fun.
Geometric Oscillators
This new kind of oscillator lets you define the timbre via a circuler path. The algorithm translates this path to sound, preserving aesthetic properties like sharpness, complexity and symmetry. Each oscillator comes with two shapes, that can be morphed into each other. This lets you easily create complex, interesting, moving timbres, all before the filter.
Features:
Topology
-> 2 geometric oscillators
-> 2 sub oscillators
-> Noise generator
-> Frequency modulation
-> Analog modeled filters with drive
-> VCAs analog modelled distortion
-> Ultra fat chorus and spacious delay
Acoustic Fields All In One DIY Acoustic Treatment Build Plans Package PDF
Size 22 Mb
Having problems with the acoustics in your room? Need a cost effective way of dealing with absorption and diffusion? Then our all in one DIY Build Plan package is for you!
You get:
– 7 DIY Build Plans in one great value deal.You get a Broadband Diaphragmatic Absorber to manage your low frequency problems, Acoustic Panel plans to manage your mids and highs and 5 Sound Diffuser build plans to make your small room sound larger!
– Each plan comes with a material and tool list, cut sheet and easy to follow step by step assembly instructions,
– Actual build photos showing you what each finished step looks like,
– Your solid wood BDA Bass Absorber unit, when built, will stand 24″W x 48″H x 10″D and bass energy all the way down to 40 Hz!
– 5 Sound Diffuser Plans included.
– DIY plans that are based on our $1,000+ production units!
– Independently tested and predictable performance results,
– Phone time with our Chief Acoustic Engineer Dennis Foley so any questions can be quickly answered,
– Both horizontal and vertical diffusion options.
DIY Bass Absorber Build Plans
With the DIY Bass Absorber – BDA Broadband Diaphragmatic Absorber plans you can actually build enough low frequency absorption units to tame your room modes without breaking the bank. These plans are lab tested to work at high rates and levels of absorption. The BDA is a powerful, low frequency, absorber that absorbs energy from 40 Hz. – 400 Hz. In fact you get 75% of the performance of our production units, which cost over $1,000 each.
This technology is used by professional recording studio builders when they build a recording studio from the ground up and now you have the blueprints to their design. Once and for all you can have the low frequency attack and decay in each and every note of your bass and drums and for the first time you will able to actually treat your room with your own units that bring all of this to life.
DIY Quadratic Diffuser Build Plans Package
Proper room diffusion is not an option, it is a necessity! Poor diffusion is a room distortion that is present in all rooms both small and large. In fact, it is one of four main acoustical distortions found in your room right now. Diffusion technology is a must in all listening, home theater, and professional recording studios. Now, you have the ability to build your own diffusion technologies. Not just any type of diffusion, but quadratic diffusion which is the most time tested and proven method of diffusion used by professional recording studio builders for years the world over.
This All In One DIY Build Plans Bundle includes DIY constructions plans for our QD-7, QD-11, QD-13, QD-17 and QD-23 Quadratic Sound Diffusers!
Frequency Response for each unit:
QD 7 Frequency Response = 850 Hz. – 3,400 Hz.
QD 11 Frequency Response = 375 Hz. – 3,400 Hz.
QD 13 Frequency Response = 280 Hz. – 3,400 Hz.
QD 17 Frequency Response = 225 Hz. – 3,450 Hz.
QD 23 Frequency Response = 185 Hz. – 3,450 Hz.
DIY Acoustic Panel Build Plans
With our DIY Acoustic Panels you will have a functioning piece of acoustical furniture for your home theater, personal listening room, or professional recording studio. You will have a foam cabinet that will house your sound absorbing needs but will also add to the overall well balanced look of your studio or listening room. You will be able to create a piece of furniture that has a real wood stain to match the wood stain and finish on your speakers. You will enjoy a foam cabinet that has the correct absorption rate and level for your particular rooms needs and not some generic, one size fits all box, which never will.
The DIY acoustic panels are full build drawings for any acoustical foam to be inserted inside the box. The foam of your choice goes into the box and an acoustically transparent fabric goes across the face. Acoustic Fields can provide you with foam pre-cut to fit your box and the acoustically transparent fabric which is available in over 38 different colors.
We have three thicknesses you can choose from depending on your sound absorption requirements. Our foams go from 125 Hz. – 7,500 Hz. Add them to your shopping cart by visiting our Acoustic Foam page here. If you buy our foam as well as our DIY Acoustic Panels you will end up with a component that is equal in acoustic importance to your amplifier and speaker.
Samplesound West Percussion Volume 2 WAV
Size 333 Mb
Samplesound return with an evolution of their highly rated West Percussion Series, this is West Percussion Vol 2.
The pack is loaded with 800 mb of royalty free, premium quality percussion loops as well as 3 construction kits.
A diversified and varied range of perc loops gives producers the freedom to unlock full creativity and apply this pack to projects needing that extra percussive attention in a range of underground genres.
This pack is designed and tested by Samplesound’s extensive team of international sound engineers, producers and DJ’s – all samples are formatted at Wav 44100hz 24bit as standard.
The pack would fit into the release style of labels like Crosstown Rebel, Sol Selectas, MoBlack records, Keinenmusik and a number of other renowned labels.
Native Instruments Massive X Factory Library
Size 55 Mb
The comprehensive collection of presets for MASSIVE X – from soaring leads, to big basses, timeless classics, cinematic textures, and intergalactic FX excursions.
ISR is back with another sonic bender. From the darkest depths of the core, we brought back D Tox to rock our next installment of Frenchcore production tools.
D Tox released some of the hottest Frenchcore tracks on labels such as Audiogenic, R-909, Noistorm, Headfuck Records, Astrofonik. He also produced 2 Cd albums under the name Subversion. His tracks have been played by the most notable names in this genre such as Radium and The Speed Freak.
Unfortunately this top notch producer just left the Frenchcore scene to pursue other things, so we asked if he would share his signature sounds so new producers can expand on them. The answer was yes.
This ear crushing pack features a no holding back sound collection taken directly from D Tox’s session’s. Now it can be in your daw of choice.
If your ready to pimp your track into a high powered Frenchcore monster then there is no need to look any further. This 24 Bit audio pack is loaded to the max with thee best license free Frenchcore kicks and loops you can’t find anywhere.
The pack is loaded up with one Ableton 8 Template that features a full blown track for you to mash into your own music or live set.
The Live Template features a Drum rack, Simpler with Kick, Synth Loops side chained with simple Midi parts to get you going in no time flat when using the D Tox template.
D Tox has included every kick drum he has made and re-sampled through his “legendary” Korg Electribe Mx that gave him that signature sound
all in one sample pack. No stone left unturned.
Ultimate Frenchcore is jammed up with 12 NI Battery 4 kits and 2 NI Maschine kits for total control while programming your own drum patterns with these power house plug ins. Plus this pack works seamlessly with our Mutante Frenchcore pack. Together, there is no telling what kind of insane track you can produce.
Load these samples in your DAW, fasten your seat belt and hold on tight, this pack is set for high impact. Crash test dummy not included.
D.Tox – Ultimate Frenchcore contains:
24 Bit Quality
539MB
55 Frenchcore Kicks
58 Percussion Loops
60 Synth Loops
21 Sherman Filterbank Noise
87 Industrial Noises
10 Claps
10 Snares
10 Closed HH
10 Open HH
6 Explosions
91 Tribe Drumshots
12 Ni Battery 4 Kits
2 NI Maschine Kits
1 Ableton Live 8 Template
180-210BPM
At the heart of Massive X is a rich new oscillator section with dual wavetable oscillators and 170 wavetables.
Rethought, rewired, and reincarnated – MASSIVE X is the successor to an iconic synthesizer that helped spawn entire genres. Get everything you need to create any sound imaginable. Quickly patch complex routings to bring your ideas to life – no matter how far-out they might seem – and take things further than you thought you could with expressive, playable modulation. Think it up, dial it in, and define what the future sounds like.
MASSIVE X will grow, adapt, and evolve with regular free updates – both inspired by, and to inspire, the cultures it helps to create.
Resizable GUI
MASSIVE by name, but any size you like by nature – scale MASSIVE X to fit your workflow.
Oscillators and Noise
The heart of MASSIVE X: Kick things off with two wavetable oscillators, a huge selection of wavetables, and countless different ways of using them and shaping their sound – with huge potential for tonal variation. And insert noise from a variety of natural and synthetic sources.
Filters
Next up, send your sound through the MASSIVE X filters. Discover all-new ways of sculpting your sound with a series of unique filters – each with their own sub-modes and unique controls.
Effects – Insert and Stereo
Insert up to three effects anywhere within the signal chain, either in series or parallel, or use the same slots to insert additional oscillators. Then apply a range of onboard Stereo FX to the output.
Voice Page
More than just a setup page, the Voice section lets you dive deep into MASSIVE X’s synth engine. Crossfade between wide unison and chord voices to cook up new harmonic blends, or modulate the voice parameters to get really wild.
Routing
Route any output to any input with a couple of clicks to quickly create complex signal paths. This is one area where you can really experiment with different elements of MASSIVE X.
Envelopes and LFOs
This is where you can really start to sculpt, move, and shift your sound. With nine slots for envelopes and LFOs, there’s always enough modulation to go around. Drag and drop anywhere you like.
Performer / Remote Octave
Inject controlled variation by drawing up to eight bars of modulation with the Performers. Assign them to a control octave to play expressive and complex sequences, or just go for out-of-this world experimentation.
Tracker
Modulate parameters depending on which note you play, and how, with the Tracker. Draw curves for fine-tuning modulation per note, or for playing dynamics in countless ways – increase reverb when playing harder, or increase the delay when you hit a specific note, for example.
NEXT-GENERATION FLAGSHIP SYNTHESIZER
Immaculate sound and complete sonic freedom for advanced sound design
Create with a new level of dynamic, shifting sound, with truly flexible routing and extensive modulation
Based on the DNA of MASSIVE, built for a new decade and designed to evolve
Take a dive into some of MASSIVE X’s highlights, and see what makes it so unique.
THE OSCILLATORS
At the heart of MASSIVE X you’ll find the completely new oscillator section – capable of producing more variation than some entire synths, right at the source. Choose from over 170 wavetables and 10 different modes of reading them – from the aggressive Gorilla family, to a wavetable-bending mode, Hardsync, Formant, and many more – each with their own unique sub-modes and additional controls. Dial in two phase-modulation oscillators to inject extra movement into the main oscillators.
ROUTING REIMAGINED
Connect any output to any input, and see what happens. The intuitive routing setup lets you essentially rewire parts of MASSIVE X, meaning you can bypass, feedback, and send audio any way you like. It’s also possible to route modulators as audio sources to excite elements such as the comb filter.
PERFORMERS: MADE TO MODULATE
Draw precise patterns of modulation in the Performer section, and assign them to parameters for complex, evolving patches, or for controlled changes to your sound. You can then use the Remote Octave control to trigger them on your keyboard, meaning you get truly playable modulation and huge expressive variety within a single patch.
GET HANDS-ON WITH MACROS
Instantly control the parts of MASSIVE X you need to with 16 assignable macro controls. These also enable you to control the synth’s parameters easily in your DAW. Assign pitch bend, modwheel, and aftertouch to modulate any parameter for extra playability.
PACKED WITH PRESETS
MASSIVE X comes loaded with presets – from sequenced soundscapes, to leads, pads, and the big bass growlers you’d expect. Use them as they are, to kick off your own patches, or to experiment and learn more about how the synth works. We’ll keep adding more with regular free library updates.
THE GORILLA GANG
Worthy of special mention is our band of Gorilla oscillator sub-modes – King, Kang, and Kong. Feed them wavetables and they’ll deliver some of the fattest, and most aggressive tones you’ve ever heard.
THE OSCILLATORS AND NOISE MODULES
Dual wavetable oscillators form the core of MASSIVE X’s sound. Choose from over 170 wavetables and 10 different oscillator modes – each with their own sub-modes. These determine how each wavetable is read, with unique controls to shape the resulting sound, which can – of course – be modulated. Dial in two additional phase-modulation oscillators, assign them to the primary oscillators to introduce movement, or even use an external sound source to do the same.
Two noise modules – with sources ranging from synthesized sounds to rain, choirs, voices, and machines – make MASSIVE X a powerful engine for textures and left-field sound design.
SHAPING YOUR SOUND
FILTERS
Sculpt your sound in different ways with all-new filters – including the acid-perfect Asimov, aggressive and distorted Creak, formant and flange-style Groian, series and parallel dual filters, a comb filter, and more. Each filter type has its own sub-modes, and all controls are included in the flexible modulation framework
INSERT FX
MASSIVE X’s Insert FX can be patched anywhere along the signal chain for polyphonic signal processing – in series, parallel, or any way you can imagine. They can also be used to insert up to three extra sine, saw, or pulse wave oscillators – for subs or as traditional subtractive synthesis sound sources – as well as a Ring Modulator, Sample and Hold, or Phase Modulation Oscillator.
STEREO FX
While Insert FX can be used for creative routing and sound sculpting when building your patch, the Stereo FX in MASSIVE X are ideal for finishing your sound. You’ll find the usual suspects such as reverb, flanger, delay, and chorus, as well as an amp and speaker simulator, plus more. Choose whether to use them in series, parallel, or a mix of both in the routing section.
UNISON VOICING
Introduce real musicality to your patch with the Unison section. This is a powerful tool for generating voice variation in both mono and polyphonic modes, and can produce everything from the minute tonal and phase deviation you’d hear when a choir or group of instruments plays the same melody, to chords and scales using the harmonizer, or a cross between the two. If you want to get really in-depth, it’s even possible to modulate it to play melodic and chord sequences of up to eight bars using the performers.
ROUTING
Route, re-route, and feed back audio with absolute freedom. Any output can be connected to any input, and there are even modulation inserts which can be routed within the section – such as treating an envelope as an audio source and using it to excite the comb filter. In MASSIVE X, there’s no need to choose or compromise when setting up your patch.
MASSIVE MODULATION
PERFORMERS AND REMOTE OCTAVE
The three Performers let you draw up to eight bars of modulation, then drag and drop to any parameter for shifting and evolving patches. They can run independently, or reset each time a note is played. The Remote Octave lets you trigger them with a control octave on your keyboard, meaning you can essentially play modulation in real time. With up to three different patterns per note of the octave, there’s an almost endless amount of evolution and expression to be had – especially when combined with other modulation sources.
ENVELOPES AND LFOS
From the subtle to the supersonic, the nine slots for LFO and envelope modulation in MASSIVE X are there to get it done. Switcher LFOs change shape, and can be modulated themselves to change over time. There’s also a Random LFO, Exciter Envelope, and Modulation Envelopes with in-depth shaping, hold, and behavior controls. Tune each of them down to the finest detail for careful sound design, or route them in different ways and make them modulate each other for seriously experimental sounds and unexpected results.
TRACKERS
The Trackers let you modulate depending on which note you play, and how. Draw curves for subtle modulation, such as opening the filter with higher notes or decreasing reverb in the low-end, or create extreme key-by-key modulation changes for completely different sounds within a melody.
VR MOD
The Voice Randomizer adds randomized modulation to any source. Simple but effective, it can be used in the same way as any other modulator with any parameter. It’s a great tool for analog-style sounds to emulate drifting in the oscillators, filter, and pitch, as well as for more extreme chance variation when cranked up.
MACRO CONTROLS
Get hands-on with any parameter using 16 macro controls, as well as pitch bend, modwheel, and aftertouch controls. Assign them to what you need the most to shape your sound when playing live or recording. They also act as a bridge between MASSIVE X and your DAW’s automation.
ORGANICA is a collection of tonal textures, blended with spacious field recordings (you’ll notice a wide stereo field). The Mod Wheel makes every pad pulse in sync with your Host/DAW, and adds a huge reverb to all field recordings. “ORGANICA” is an instant atmosphere builder with lot of personality.
You’ll find SOLO pads, DUO combinations of two pads, and a TRIO section with two field recordings layers and a pad which fades in when you use the Mod Wheel.
The MULTIS folder contains pads and low mapped fields, blended together; you can obtain dronish soundscapes very easily, perfect underscores (use the mod wheel and the fields will be reverbered while the pad will start pulsing).
TECH SPECS
850 Mb unzipped
84 patches (nki/nkm)
48 original files of pure pleasure
wave 44.100 / 24 bit
Mod Wheel assigned to all patches (please try it…)
built in the Photosynthesis Engine
NOTE: you need the FULL VERSION of Kontakt 5.5.2 to use this library. It will NOT WORK in the Free Kontakt Player (runs only in “demo mode” for 15 minutes!!).
Insert Coin Cele Incorporated Groove Tech WAV
Size 205 Mb
We’re glad to introduce a young promising star: Spanish DJ / Producer Cele making a stop on Insert Coin to deliver a brand-new Samples Pack!
With his latest featured productions on labels as Deeperfect, Stereo Productions, ElRow music & Factomania has been positioned on several Beatport top selling charts!
DJs from the likes of Hot Since 82, Richie Hawtin, Stefano Noferini, Umek, Wally Lopez, Hollen, Mario Ochoa, Lee Foss, Cristian Varela have been playing his hot tracks nonstopDISABLED ever since.
You now have Cele’s 233 production elements that will highlight your new DJ sets, including:
• 16 Background Loops
• 19 Bass Loops
• 13 Clap Loops
• 12 Drum Loops
• 33 FXs
• 8 Hit Closed Loops
• 15 Hit Open Loops
• 17 Music Loops
• 24 Percu Loops
• 9 Shaker Loops
• 14 Snare Loops
• 14 Synth Loops
• 20 Top Loops
• 19 Voice Loop
• Tempo from 124 BPM
• Genre: Tech House, Techno
• WAV 44.1 kHz, 24-bit.
• AIFF 44.1 kHz, 24-bit. APPLE LOOPS
Soundethers Dream Fields for Kontakt 5
Size 1.06 Gb
“Dream Fields” is a huge collection of playable pads and atmospheres focused on fractured, lonesome glitches, nostalgic, organic moods, field recordings and subtle ASMR-like noisescapes.
It’s a world of small noises and distant radio signals in a lush and breathy tonal fog, in between nature and technology.
All sounds have a different LFO pulse programmed on the Mod Wheel, and six effects to trigger on the fly (from F6 to A#6, Lo-Fi, Skreamer, Distortion, Saturation, Jump, Chorus).
DETAILS
148 programmed sounds divided in:
102 Dreamscapes (FD = a Field Recording is used in the patch)
26 Field Recordings
20 Pads
124 Wave samples at 44.100-16/24 bit
1.60+ Gb uncompressed
Detailed instruction manual with screenshots and tips
for Kontakt 5.8.1 FULL VERSION ONLY (works in demo mode in the Free Kontakt Player)
Fat Sound Records Urban Alien Vol.1 WAV
Size 36.5 Mb
From the producers of Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan, Jedi Mind Tricks, Tech N9ne and countless others come FAT SOUND’s first batch of sample packs and construction kits!
Urban Alien Vol.1 is a collection representing cutting edge hiphop production in the styles of Schoolboy Q, Tech N9ne, Travis Scott and more.
5 complete construction kits that are ready to inspire.
All loops are in standard WAV format but are also Acidized.
Crazy drum loops, catchy sample melodies, 808 basslines, cuts, sfx and more.
In addition to that there is a large selection of drumhits, melodic hits 808’s and more to compose your own loops with authentic sounds straight for award winning producers projects.
All expertly edited and looped, no clicks and pops.
50 Analog Distorted Kickdrum Loops #5 (Bandcamp Exclusive)
The fifth issue of this highly demanded series on Riemann Kollektion brings you once more top notch analog distorted kickdrums for modern Techno in the style of “Dax J”, “Surgeon” or “I Hat Models”.
This package consists of 50 analog distorted kickdrum loops , mainly designed for the genre Techno and Hardcore.
All Loops are crafted from scratch, mainly produced within Riemann’s large Eurorack modular system using oscillators, envelopes, filters, saturation, distortion and LFO’s and also different guitar amps and EQs to shape them for maximum impact on Club Soundsystems like Funktion-One or VOID.
The package will satisfy the modern Berghain influenced Techno producer of today who is looking for rough but breathing organic foundations of their tracks.
Loopmasters present Hip Hop Shadows 2 – an illuminating collection of Hip Hop construction kits and samples brought to you once more by beatmaster Chemo. Featuring warm, analogue sounds blended with textured beats and atmospheres, this collection will elevate your productions, from deep within the shadows.
Hip Hop Shadows 2 features 12 construction kits containing Loops, One Shots and Sampler Patches to inspire your creative flow and add a rustic charm to your mixes. From ethereal Synths, to rich double basses, crackly vinyl Percussion and atmospheric Vocals – you’ll find a wealth of samples to illuminate your mind and music.
Over 90 Loops make up the Construction Kits, each divided into folders based on musical key and Tempo. In excess of 200 One Shot samples are included for you to twist and shape into your softly glowing groove – with FX and Atmospheres to provide a background ambience. 12 Sampler Patches formatted for your favourite DAW are included, as well as 114 Rex2 Loops to cut up and trigger into the night!
For fans of Black Milk and J Dilla, and pioneering producers like Flying Lotus and Hudson Mohawke – Hip Hop Shadows 2 comes at tempos to suit your style (73-108BPM). It’s ideal for Hiphop, as well as LA Beat and many other Downtempo Genres.
In detail expect to find 669MB of content with 329 individual 24 bit Wav files. 92 Loops are included with 10 Bass Loops, 2 Guitar Loops, 2 String Loops, 11 Full Drum Loops, 7 Hat Loops, 10 Kick Loops, 12 Perc Loops, 2 FX Loops, 2 Atmos Loops, 8 Synth Loops, 3 Vox Loops, 7 Key Loops, 1 Crash Loop, 6 Snare Loops, 2 Beatbox Loops, 2 Bell Loops, 1 Flute Loop and 1 Harp Loop. 227 One Hits are included with 21 Kicks, 12 Snares, 29 Percs, 19 Hats, 15 Keys, 10 Vox, 1 Beatbox, 13 Drum Parts, 7 FX, 7 Atmospheres, 40 Basses, 4 Pads, 30 Synths, 5 Guitar, 5 Water FX, 2 Xylophones, 2 Arps, 2 Toms, 2 Flutes, 3 Horns, 2 Bells, 5 Strings and 2 Crashes. 12 Sampler patches are included for NNXT, Halion, Kontakt, Sfz and Exs24. The pack is available in a range of formats, see the product lists for details.
Log in to download a free taster pack to try the samples for yourself – check out the demos above and set yourself beneath the shadows for this other-worldly Hip Hop collection.
Bingoshakerz Soulful House by JL & Afterman
Size 334 Mb
JL & Afterman is back with their brand new package of essential production tools!
Soulful House is loaded with 10 fully mixed and mastered construction kits and captures deep bass loops, funky beats, chunky guitars, soulful piano & rhode loops, no-kick top loops, driving percussion-workouts, blistering pad & strings loops.
Each Construction Kit offers club-ready full mixes and all components broken out into constituent parts for maximum programming ease including MIDI files.
Expertly crafted by JL & Afterman – Soulful House is a must-have collection for any Funky, Classic or Soulful House music producer!
What’s inside:
• 10 Construction Kits
• MIDI Included
All loops are WAV & Rex2 format, tempo & key-labelled.
Halo Downmix completes your surround toolset enabling precise surround balancing, mix monitoring and sophisticated stereo fold-down. The glue that brings your workflow together, allowing you to deliver in surround and stereo with ease and without compromise.
Produce better downmixes and enhance the downmix compatibility of your surround mixes. 5.1, 7.1, advanced and compact interfaces perfectly designed for the task in hand, maximising screen real estate. Multiple monitoring modes, quick mute and solo controls promote rapid assessment and critical listening tests. Halo Downmix is the ideal complement to any surround workflow.
Precise surround control, versatile downmix balancing and mix monitoring for accelerating and enhancing your surround productivity.
Surround to stereo downmix
Regulate LF content
Maintain dialog clarity
Control excess ambient energy
Remove rear-delay artefacts
Fine-tune surround to surround
In-place surround and stereo monitoring
Simply using standard downmix coefficients can often lead to unsatisfactory results, particularly if legacy upmix practices were used for the original surround mix. Halo Downmix can quickly mitigate these issues and produce a more coherent stereo mix, for example by controlling excessive diffuse sound from added artificial reverberation, or removing delay artefacts introduced in the rear channels.
Adjust existing 5.1 or 7.1 mixes in surround-to-surround mode. Levels of individual channels, and balance of direct vs. diffuse sound can be adjusted to fine tune or re-balance existing surround audio where access to the original mix is not possible.
3D Immersive Extension
The new 3D Immersive Extension option for Halo Downmix adds capability for downmixing 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos bed tracks to 7.1, 5.1 and stereo.
Parallel workflows
Halo Downmix can also be used in conjunction with the included Receive plug-in to enable a parallel surround/stereo workflow. This allows for rapid A/B listening checks between the full surround mix and stereo downmix.
Halo Downmix provides a highly creative solution for precise downmixing of 7.1 or 5.1 mixes to stereo. Intuitive, visual controls for relative levels, timing, and direct/ambient sound balance allow unprecedented fine-tuning, delivering accurate downmixes no longer limited by typical in-the-box processes.
Halo Downmix’s highly customisable interface includes both 7.1 & 5.1 modes, and advanced & compact modes, with quick-select ‘in-place’ monitoring of stereo and surround signals, as well as quick linked solo and mute functions at every stage, and clear visualisation of surround energy distribution.
Typical applications
Standard and custom surround-to-stereo downmixing
Surround re-balancing and fine-tuning
Simultaneous surround/stereo workflow
Immediate and versatile surround/downmix monitoring
Downmix rescue
Surround restoration
Stereo production within a surround workflow
Controlling excess ambient energy
Regulating low frequencies
Maintaining dialog clarity
Removing rear-delay artefacts
smart:comp, the spectro-dynamic compressor. Master audio compression like never before
smartcomp finds the parameters for well-balanced compression results in just a few seconds and ensures unparalleled transparency through frequency-selective processing.
Tonal and dynamic balance with spectral compression.
Intelligent parametrization with a single click.
Sidechain mode with frequency-dependent ducking.
smartcomp features
More than just compression
Getting the best out of your track
The spectral compression is all about giving a track the best possible definition and maximum transparency. By continuously analyzing the input signal across more than 2000 bands, smart:comp acts like an intelligent, ultra-high-resolution multiband compressor that dynamically smoothes out tonal imbalances. Once you experience its power, you wouldn’t want to miss it.
Intelligent compression parametrization in seconds
smart:comp significantly speeds up the task of compression and delivers results with greater precision than ever. With just one click the plug-in analyzes the incoming audio signal and sets specific parameters that result in well-balanced compression – all with the familiar look and handling of a single band compressor.
Give your sidechain signal the space it needs
Frequency-dependent ducking in sidechain mode seamlessly merges signals that compete for attention within the same spectral regions. smart:comp ‘listens’ for potential spectral clashes and dynamically ducks affected frequency regions of the input signal.
smart:comp is an invaluable assistant – whether you’re a mastering/mixing professional or an aspiring talent.
