Normally when you narrow a signal, you lose the stereo information and will only be listening to the centre. The Imager module has also had a little spruce, with several controls moved around and a new Recover Sides function added. It’s a welcome addition to the Maximizer that not only helps you get more volume when pushing the Limiter, but also adds an extra flavour of saturation.
#IZOTOPE VS SOUNDSOAP PLUS#
There are Light, Moderate and Heavy buttons that begins saturation at 3dB, 9dB or 30dB below the Limiter threshold, respectively, plus a wet/dry control to blend in the processed signal. It’s placed ahead of the mastering limite and can be used to round off transient peaks and add a touch of saturation, which will make the track sound louder and also means the limiter isn’t having to work as hard to suppress the transients. This adds a high-fidelity loudness boost to the Maximizer module, with 4x oversampling to prevent aliasing distortion. ImpactĪnother new feature is the Soft Clip. Obviously, these things are best done in the mixing process, but if you’ve only got a stereo master to work with then Impact could be an invaluable tool.īoth the Stabilizer and Impact modules have Delta buttons that allow you to listen to the difference between the input and output, which is especially useful for hearing exactly what’s happening. So, you cangive the kick more space to punch through while compressing down some overly loud hi-hats. Impact is a unique processor that allows you to get inside the track and quickly manipulate the dynamic range of different frequency spreads. There are also useful auto-gain, Band Link and Stereo Link functions, plus a gain trace meter in the middle that shows all four bands as different colours. This can give effective, emphasised pump when set to 16th notes on an upbeat track. In place of attack and release times, you get an overall envelope slider that can be set to milliseconds or cleverly synced to timing divisions. You get four sliders that can be raised to increase the punch and dynamic range of each band, or lowered to reduce and glue it. It’s essentially four one-knob compressors spread across the spectrum, which have been refined for working with mastering and controlling micro-dynamics. Assistant viewĪnother major new module is Impact, and it sounds similar to the Punch mode that was recently added to iZotope Neutron’s compressor module. There’s also a Tame Transients button that will shave off the aggressive front end of any hits, although it would have been more flexible if this was a slider rather than just ‘on’ or ‘off’. There are additional controls for the Amount, Speed, Smoothing and Sensitivity, plus separate amounts for the Low, Mid and High, which lets you hone in on processing different parts of the spectrum. It’s also a shame you can’t use both modes to smooth your spread and tame resonance at the same time, although you can add an extra instance of the individual plugin. It seems like a missed opportunity not to allow user import here though. In a nutshell, the Shape mode is like a slightly less transparent Soundtheory Gullfoss, and the Cut mode is similar to Oeksound Soothe 2, albeit with broader strokes.įor the spectral profile, you can choose from 10 genre presets, plus an All-Purpose preset. A Shape mode will gently massage your audio in real-time to smooth the spectral spread and bring it closer to a target curve, and you can use Cut mode to gently notch out unwanted resonances. This shares some similarities with Neutron’s Sculptor, but is fine-tuned for working on masters. I'm open to considering other products in the sub-$250 price range, especially if there's a demo.First, we have the Stabilizer module. Have any of you out there used both of these products and can report on whether the premium is justified for RX3? Or whether I should just go for the $80 SS3 and save the rest of my cash. I have a friend that has used the previous version of Soundsoap for recordings done in the exact same room that I'm dealing with now with good results. I'm primarily concerned with the noise removal abilities.having an AU plugin is nice, but not required, as my usage for any of these products is hopefully a infrequent (1-2 projects a year) thing. But, there's no SS3 trial, apparently, so I can't do a fair comparison.
The $250 current price tag is do-able, but if I could spend less and get either the standalone Soundsoap 3 for $80 or complete package for $150, I'd rather save the $100-$170 and go that route.
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I'm currently testing the 10-day trial of RX3 and am getting really good results.
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