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Mar 3, 2019 17:04:54 GMT -6
Post by jampa on Mar 3, 2019 17:04:54 GMT -6
Yep I agree it's great
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Mar 3, 2019 18:28:50 GMT -6
Post by jtc111 on Mar 3, 2019 18:28:50 GMT -6
How did this not show up on my radar until now?
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Mar 4, 2019 9:02:37 GMT -6
Post by mcirish on Mar 4, 2019 9:02:37 GMT -6
I've been kicking around the idea of getting this for a long time. I usually use a dynamic EQ to solve harshness problems. If this were easier on the CPU and wallet, it would be a no-brainer, but as it is... it's still very tempting. In a way, it almost seems like cheating.
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Mar 4, 2019 9:21:54 GMT -6
Post by M57 on Mar 4, 2019 9:21:54 GMT -6
I've been kicking around the idea of getting this for a long time. I usually use a dynamic EQ to solve harshness problems. If this were easier on the CPU and wallet, it would be a no-brainer, but as it is... it's still very tempting. In a way, it almost seems like cheating. That's like saying any processing is cheating. There's just no such thing. If it sounds better, then it's better sounding. They claim this newer version is more CPU efficient, but if that's true my guess is only marginally. But there are ways around it. I mix with the oversampling OFF with NORMAL resolution, and it's not so bad - I can run a bunch of 'em if I want. Then I just crank them all up to 4X and ULTRA respectively when I bounce. I know it's a no-no for some, but I bounce off-line all the time (and always listen to the file afterwards), but that way I can have as many instances as I want. But really, I do so much routing through busses these days that's it's hard for me to imagine needing more than a handful of these going at once anyway. I can only imagine that running too many would just suck the life out of a mix. Oh yeah ..the new version has that parallel processing dial thingy. Best knob ever invented for plugins if you asked me. Come to think of it, what would be super-cool is if there was a way to globally group those oversampling and resolution settings.
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Mar 5, 2019 1:43:06 GMT -6
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Post by javamad on Mar 5, 2019 1:43:06 GMT -6
I got this for a project where a soprano jazz vocalist had some resonances I just couldn’t fix. The vocal was recorded in my one room studio so I didn’t really spot it till mix time.
Soothe did an excellent job and since I have used it on other vocal tracks, on overheads when a drummer insisted on using his shitty hi hats instead of my K’s and on a Resonator DI guitar track that had some weirdness to it among other things.
I pretty much always put it first in the chain to give it the cleanest chance of catching the nasty bits.
Definitely a plugin you need in your toolbox.
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Aug 28, 2019 23:44:46 GMT -6
Post by MorEQsThanAnswers on Aug 28, 2019 23:44:46 GMT -6
This wouldn’t eliminate the need for C6 or Pro MB on lead vox for low-mid control would it?
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Aug 29, 2019 9:48:20 GMT -6
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Post by trakworxmastering on Aug 29, 2019 9:48:20 GMT -6
I've been loving Soothe for several months now, and using it more and more in mastering as I've learned how to dial it in better.
I really like that you can unlink the L and R.
Request: Please add Mid/Side processing.
Thanks for a great plugin!
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Aug 29, 2019 11:11:37 GMT -6
Post by svart on Aug 29, 2019 11:11:37 GMT -6
Ilok and internet required.
No thanks.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Aug 29, 2019 15:14:46 GMT -6
Ilok and internet required. No thanks. Not to get too off topic, but help me understand not wanting to deal with iLok. I can’t remember ever having a problem with the iLok system myself.
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Aug 29, 2019 16:17:25 GMT -6
Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 29, 2019 16:17:25 GMT -6
I've had some terrible experiences with iLok. One time it prevented me from accessing my own Logic projects because a trial demo had expired but iLok somehow saw that as me trying to use an unauthorized plug-in. Two frickin' days later I had it worked out. Strangely enough, I had actually bought the plug-in I was testing before the trial period ran out.
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Post by trakworxmastering on Aug 29, 2019 16:25:19 GMT -6
If I refused to work with iLok then I'd be missing out on more than half of my most useful plugins, thus working with one hand tied behind my back.
I've found that resisting things that bug me at first, like iLok and software subscriptions did, only serves to limit me in the long run. Once I get over it, I'm happier and better equipped, which is much more important than whatever my reason for resisting was.
Even if I have a problem with iLok at some point I'll still stick with it because of the value of the plugins.
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Post by 000 on Aug 29, 2019 20:35:17 GMT -6
I would much prefer having the license on iLok. I’ve never had any issues with them - and it just seems to be a more flexible system for what I do.
Really liked soothe on demo - almost felt like I wanted to use it “too much”. Does anyone know if these ever go on sale?
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Aug 30, 2019 20:20:41 GMT -6
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Post by ml on Aug 30, 2019 20:20:41 GMT -6
I like a little touch of soothe at the end of the vocal bus. Sometimes on the mix bus too.
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Post by drsax on Aug 30, 2019 22:08:38 GMT -6
Soothe is worth every penny. It makes digital sound well, not so digital. Thanks to roundbadge for recommending it. It sees a lot of use over here!
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Sept 17, 2019 10:05:33 GMT -6
Post by svart on Sept 17, 2019 10:05:33 GMT -6
Ilok and internet required. No thanks. Not to get too off topic, but help me understand not wanting to deal with iLok. I can’t remember ever having a problem with the iLok system myself. I don't put my recording computer on the internet. Ever. Always stays stable without updates, without viruses, etc. Every time I've put a recording computer on the internet it always seems to get fouled up somehow during updates or whatever. I don't do that anymore on my main computers and it I've had computers stay running perfectly for 5-10years without a single hiccup this way. I currently have Waves plugs for specialty stuff that I can't use stock plugs for, or for stuff that I don't need to use external hardware for, but one thing that REALLY bothers me is that EVERY single time I go to add a stupid plug I have to jump through all the hoops of needing to update the stupid waves manager because they seem to always change the way it works between every time I add a plug. You gotta install the manager, get an offline code, put that on the dongle, go to a computer on the internet, register the dongle and the plugs AGAIN because they always seem to lose my codes on their website, then download the new manager, go install it, come back with new codes, get the legacy plugs, go install them and hope that I don't have to do it again for another few years. Nah man, just give me a registration code I can drop in a folder and use the plug like any normal company who understands that people want to make music, not spend an hour and a half trying to get their purchased products to work.
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Sept 17, 2019 10:46:49 GMT -6
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Post by jamiesego on Sept 17, 2019 10:46:49 GMT -6
Not to get too off topic, but help me understand not wanting to deal with iLok. I can’t remember ever having a problem with the iLok system myself. I don't put my recording computer on the internet. Ever. Always stays stable without updates, without viruses, etc. Every time I've put a recording computer on the internet it always seems to get fouled up somehow during updates or whatever. I don't do that anymore on my main computers and it I've had computers stay running perfectly for 5-10years without a single hiccup this way. I currently have Waves plugs for specialty stuff that I can't use stock plugs for, or for stuff that I don't need to use external hardware for, but one thing that REALLY bothers me is that EVERY single time I go to add a stupid plug I have to jump through all the hoops of needing to update the stupid waves manager because they seem to always change the way it works between every time I add a plug. You gotta install the manager, get an offline code, put that on the dongle, go to a computer on the internet, register the dongle and the plugs AGAIN because they always seem to lose my codes on their website, then download the new manager, go install it, come back with new codes, get the legacy plugs, go install them and hope that I don't have to do it again for another few years. Nah man, just give me a registration code I can drop in a folder and use the plug like any normal company who understands that people want to make music, not spend an hour and a half trying to get their purchased products to work. Yeah I pretty much gave up on Waves because of this.
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Sept 18, 2019 10:54:30 GMT -6
Post by trakworxmastering on Sept 18, 2019 10:54:30 GMT -6
Huh. All of my recording computers have been constantly connected to the internet for 25 years with not a single problem. I use Mac FWIW.
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Sept 18, 2019 11:22:29 GMT -6
Post by popmann on Sept 18, 2019 11:22:29 GMT -6
There are different things being discussed here.
-"all in one" installers for huge suites that have to be downloaded, backed up, and sometimes fully installed to use a single plug in.
-copy protection of any kind (serials aren't valid DRM)
-needing internet connection to periodically phone home for said protection
I wouldn't buy JACK that won't work offline. There are way too many reasons/scenarios. No--I don't keep mine offline right now. That's not the POINT. Is that how Soothe is? Cursory looking at the website say it uses iLok. iLok is literally the solution for working offline. Your license follows the dongle. Whatever machine you plug it into. What am I missing?
You can't object to BOTH dongle use AND needing an internet connection...can you? Dongles are literally HOW offline authorization has worked for 20 years. Machine authorixzations are the DEVIL, IMO--and the newer "machine auths that ALSO need to phone home" should be banned from existing.
I've said this before (maybe not here)--I installed Win10Pro, Needed drivers,Cubase, Mixbus32c, and ALL my dongle protected software in literally under an hour. From scratch. Mostly downloading the latest versions of everything (as opposed to having a disk image with them preinstalled or all their installers batched)...so I don't mean doing anything "fancy". I mean from boot up to USB for Win10 install to all of that being fully useable. And THEN....spent about 3-4 days getting all the machine auth BS fully functional. Machine auths are a short sighted thing. It makes "day of purchase" so smooth...when it's ONE thing...but, when it adds up to say 20 things over a bunch of years...that becomes a huge PIA chore.
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