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Post by popmann on Jan 23, 2014 18:25:44 GMT -6
I love it when a new way to manipulate audio comes into my view...and proves useful. So, I thought I'd share: www.elysia.com/software/niveau-filter/It's effectively an adjustable frequency "tilt" EQ--choose a frequency and it boosts about and cuts below simultaneously. I loved it so much, I downloaded the demo of the paid Softube "Tilt" from which it certainly took inspiration, as it adds the ONE thing this lacks--a makeup gain knob. You know how OCD I am about EQ not increasing or decreasing signal level, right? Unfortunately, it's not recognizing my iLok, so...umm...well, when I get time to trouble shoot that, hopefully I'll like that. But, this one is free--so give it a shot. It's amazing how easy it is for me to conceptualize where I want the split to brighten. You can recreate it pretty easily with two shelves at the same frequency and boosting one cutting the other...but, you can't move the hinge easily...and it's amazing how a simple "tone control" can point out how little (other) EQ really needs to be done on a track. So, do it FIRST...that the other reason I'm looking forward to the Tilt demo--it includes pass filters, too...so it could literally just be slot one of my mix template. Cool concept...and did I mention free? Will report back on the Tonelux plug when I get it to work. The output gain stage is important...because otherwise I can't really do my blind "is it better or not" test. |
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Post by jazznoise on Jan 23, 2014 18:41:44 GMT -6
I love gentle shelves and have often thought of building something like this in hardware.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 23, 2014 18:56:56 GMT -6
Looks like the softube tonelux tilt and the louder than liftoff chop block have some similarities. I didn't realize that the softube tilt had more features than the hardware tonelux tilt.
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Post by henge on Jan 23, 2014 19:30:05 GMT -6
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Post by popmann on Jan 24, 2014 14:01:01 GMT -6
You know...the Tonelux lacks a frequency adjustment. Lookie at a copy being more useful...lack of makeup gain is just a fairly big oversight, though.
I should lay out what I want and have someone build it. I simply want a "slot 1" with a VU, this variable tilt EQ, a configurable bandpass filter (by way GUI setting of high and low frequencies, but have it be a bandpass under the hood)...and an output gain control. Oooh...add 360 degree phase control. Sort of an input module for the digital world--ie, not modeled after something...like there's no reason to cause the phase shift of a high or low pass filter in the digital world other than that's the sound people expect from analog. even if you "just" want a HPF, you could have the plug in auto assign the band pass to the hp frequency and something above nyquist for the current session sample rate.
This is about optimizing the level at channel/mix start. That's what I want. Clean digital level/balance optimization in one plug GUI. And it REALLY would benefit ProTools users since there's not built in Trim function (without inserting yet another plug in) on the channel. In fact, who knows a coder? I dub it "Slot 1".
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Post by jazznoise on Jan 24, 2014 14:09:28 GMT -6
Most DAW's don't need a Trim function. PT's volume automation was just designed by moon babies or something.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 24, 2014 14:16:47 GMT -6
You know...the Tonelux lacks a frequency adjustment. Lookie at a copy being more useful...lack of makeup gain is just a fairly big oversight, though. I should lay out what I want and have someone build it. I simply want a "slot 1" with a VU, this variable tilt EQ, a configurable bandpass filter (by way GUI setting of high and low frequencies, but have it be a bandpass under the hood)...and an output gain control. Oooh...add 360 degree phase control. Sort of an input module for the digital world--ie, not modeled after something...like there's no reason to cause the phase shift of a high or low pass filter in the digital world other than that's the sound people expect from analog. even if you "just" want a HPF, you could have the plug in auto assign the band pass to the hp frequency and something above nyquist for the current session sample rate. This is about optimizing the level at channel/mix start. That's what I want. Clean digital level/balance optimization in one plug GUI. And it REALLY would benefit ProTools users since there's not built in Trim function (without inserting yet another plug in) on the channel. In fact, who knows a coder? I dub it "Slot 1". Huh. No freq on the tilt...didn't realize that. I think this Slot 1 sounds great. Niveau filter, sweepable filters, phase, and a gain control with VU. Everything you need to get started right there. |
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Post by BradM on Jan 27, 2014 9:48:44 GMT -6
You know...the Tonelux lacks a frequency adjustment. Lookie at a copy being more useful...lack of makeup gain is just a fairly big oversight, though. I should lay out what I want and have someone build it. I simply want a "slot 1" with a VU, this variable tilt EQ, a configurable bandpass filter (by way GUI setting of high and low frequencies, but have it be a bandpass under the hood)...and an output gain control. Would this work for you? It's something I designed and just released with my company, Louder Than Liftoff. We call it the Chop Shop. It has a single-knob tone-bending EQ called Focus (with two turnover frequency choices), a high pass filter (Lo-Cut) with variable resonance, and a low pass filter (Hi-Cut) with two slope choices. There are also some internal jumpers on the PCB that allow you to do things like turn the HPF into a LPF with variable resonance which incredible for doing things like removing everything above 40 Hz on a front of kick mic while simultaneously boosting at that frequency. Louder Than Liftoff Chop Shop 500 series EQ
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Post by popmann on Jan 27, 2014 14:51:53 GMT -6
That's a cool hardware EQ. But, I am moving as far into the box as I can...I'm looking for a "slot 1" plug in that handles basic filtering and gain staging post filtering.
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