Automatic notch filter or spectral compressor

[pluginnow]

Hello,

I'm looking for an automatic notch filter, or an auto eq. A Spectral compressor might do it.

The thing is that I have this mix witch have some peaks at various frequencies at various times.

It's impossible to do it manually and I have more mixes to correct.

Something like Voxengo Soniformer, witch would be great if it could work. But it doesn't. That thing will only compress all the mix, but the peaks will remain.

It would be great something that could detect the highest peak, and remove it.

Thanks in advance!

[Frippertronix]

Hello,

I'm looking for an automatic notch filter, or an auto eq. A Spectral compressor might do it.

The thing is that I have this mix witch have some peaks at various frequencies at various times.

It's impossible to do it manually and I have more mixes to correct.

Something like Voxengo Soniformer, witch would be great if it could work. But it doesn't. That thing will only compress all the mix, but the peaks will remain.

It would be great something that could detect the highest peak, and remove it.

Thanks in advance!

[Twilight Zone theme plays]

We are of one mind. Like Spock and the Horta...



I was just thinking this, almost word for word, walking in to work a few hours ago. Bizarre.

I would like something like this for peaky electric guitar cabinets. One of the main reasons why I'm doing guitar direct now instead of micing my excellent vintage speakers. The peaks used to drive me crazy. Something like this would be nice to "auto-vaporize" those peaks.

[greendoor]

Soniformer should be able to do that, but it's a complex product with a strange GUI that very few people can figure out how to make it work.

I used to use the Ultrafunk multiband compressor, but I have gone away from using them because i've found a better way.

There is no subsitute for correct mixing. I use spectrum analysis (Har-Bal is very useful), but if I find a problem frequency band - I don't apply eq over the whole mix. I go back to the mix, identify the tracks that are causing the problem - and then I have some creative decisions. Simply smashing the mix with an eq isn't creative, because it affects the entire mix. It's much better to identify what instrument needs that frequency, and which don't, and then remove the energy from the tracks that don't need it.

[kylen]

Soniformer or Sonalksis CQ1 or Kjaerhus GEQ should all be able to do that depending on what and where it is - post a 20 second clip and we'll have some fun!

[pluginnow]

Unfortunatly I don't have the rights to post a clip.

I can't go back in the mix. I have the whole mixes and I just want to remove the biggest peaks.

Sonalksis CQ1 and Kjaerhus GEQ doen't work.

[Space Boy]

You could try using two instances of 'Space Boy' on the same audio material.

Copy the audio material onto two tracks. Place a Tx instance of 'Space Boy' on one track and an Rx instance on the other.

Activate the 'Mute Tx' button on the Tx instance to suppress the output from the Tx track.

Now, the Tx instance will determine the peaks and commmunicate them to the Rx instance. The Rx instance will suppress the peaks in real-time.

It can be as simple as that.

[pluginnow]

I tryed space boy, but it is too agressive. Also tryed GRM tools Contrast, but it's inefective and sounds bad.

Still looking... Need some more inputs

[Space Boy]

I tryed space boy, but it is too agressive. Also tryed GRM tools Contrast, but it's inefective and sounds bad.

Still looking... Need some more inputs

Try adjusting 'Space Depth'

[Aleksey Vaneev]

You may also try Transmodder - it can soften aggressive transients. Some De-esser may do a good job as well (if tuned well).

In general, what you are asking for is of 'restoration' kind of processing where various weird transients may pop here and there. Usual plug-in processors may not work well. Of course, no compressors will, because such transients require some 'intelligent' detection algorithm. Such algorithm is hardly necessary in usual situations.

[kylen]

... Voxengo Soniformer...That thing will only compress all the mix, but the peaks will remain.

That experience doesn't seem correct - that's why I was asking for a sample to test and compare setting with you. Without any idea of the thing poking it's head out of the mix any further discussion wouldn't help much. So to zero in on some details are you talking about a bass resonance where one note is too loud, or a vocal where the singer gets down on one note and drives it home like there's no tomorrow, guitar feedback, mic feedback, a ticky hi-hat, rock mix, classical mix with too much triangle - you know, what is it that is popping out of the mix, how long is the transient - milliseconds, seconds, minutes...

[pluginnow]

Soniformer doesn't have resolution to perform what I need.

Until now, incredibly, space boy is the best I could find for that task. With carefull tune, it works well.

But I would like a better and more convicent solution.

What do you guys do to uniform your frequency response?

[michu]

IQ4 (you'd need to search the fora for the link)

[kylen]

Soniformer doesn't have resolution to perform what I need.

What Q or b/w resolution do you need?

[sinkmusic]

IQ4

> nice and rather unknow plugin.

[Lunch Money]

I use Space Boy. It's not for "uniforming" a frequency response, though, but for allowing one sound stream to find "space" (hence the name) within another sound stream.

To balance a frequency response, you need EQ. FreEQ Boy (also by Elevayta) will allow you to capture a frequency profile and then adjust another signal to automatically match (well, as best as it can, which is easier if content and style are similar) frequency response.

Greg