spectral matching tips
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- KVRer
- 8 posts since 29 Sep, 2005
does anyone have any tips on using spectral matching?
- KVRAF
- 19156 posts since 13 Feb, 2003 from Vancouver, Canada
Use Elevayta's Clone Boy and FreEq Boy, Firium, HarBal or AAMS. Or you can use something like Voxengo's SPAN to view a source's EQ and adapt your own settings. I generally use Firium to match up voice over takes with great success, and I believe Elevayta's plugs are highly liked, but my demos timed out ages ago, so I'm not certain. 
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- KVRian
- 1394 posts since 28 Mar, 2002 from Austria
Also Voxengo CurveEQ and iZotope Ozone can do this.
For both apps are downloadable manuals available to check (if you need further info).
For both apps are downloadable manuals available to check (if you need further info).
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- KVRian
- 951 posts since 11 Jan, 2004 from Netherlands
Thanks for the mention.bduffy wrote:Use Elevayta's Clone Boy and FreEq Boy.
I believe Elevayta's plugs are highly liked, but my demos timed out ages ago, so I'm not certain.
I'm in a position to provide a temporary extension license for the demos (upon email request). In case you want to try them again.
Note: The demo of earlier plug-ins have less functionality and higher CPU usage than the most recent licensed versions. However, the functionality is enough to provide a "taster". The product web pages indicate more of the available current functionality.
Users of 'FreEq Boy' find it Quote: "a VERY useful plugin".
Happy New Year
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 8 posts since 29 Sep, 2005
thanks, but i actually have both curveEQ and firium and was wondering if anyone had any specific tips. mostly on full mixes. i.e. what is the ideal number of bands to use in curveEQ, things like that
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- KVRian
- 951 posts since 11 Jan, 2004 from Netherlands
FYI
FreEq Boy uses up to 2048 frequency bands for spectral matching. The ideal number of bands to use is "as many as possible". Note also that FreEq Boy is not colouring the signal because it doesn't try and mimic analogue hardware - it performs a straightforward mathematical match at the highest resolution. I think this is quite different to any other spectral matching EQ.
The demo is free to try and it doesn't take a minute to compare results.
FreEq Boy uses up to 2048 frequency bands for spectral matching. The ideal number of bands to use is "as many as possible". Note also that FreEq Boy is not colouring the signal because it doesn't try and mimic analogue hardware - it performs a straightforward mathematical match at the highest resolution. I think this is quite different to any other spectral matching EQ.
The demo is free to try and it doesn't take a minute to compare results.

