KVR Audio

Arrested Developer · Post by **Arrested Developer** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:27 pm

cprompt wrote:Easy install and sounds great, really really great.

+1

bite_me · Post by **bite_me** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 6:46 am

For me, installing is a pain!
Since I upgraded, Bitwig doesn´t recognize Decapitator any more. Also Sie-Q.
When I load the rack, everything is there. I´m strictly offline
with my music pc and the ilok manager doesn´t let me sign in.
So much hastle for one eq plugin...

Rack opens Sie-Q, as a single plugin I cannot activate it due to the missing internet connection.

stardustmedia · Post by **stardustmedia** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:26 am

time to get online mate

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:46 am

Thanks for the heads up, just got my new "soundtoy".

Obsolete236871 · Post by **Obsolete236871** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:11 pm

On Gearslutz someone mentioned that Sie-Q introduces unwanted DC offset to the signal, which can harm headphones and speakers. Can anyone verify this?

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/12167988-post58.html

Mercado_Negro · Post by **Mercado_Negro** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:20 pm

Izak Synthiemental wrote:On Gearslutz someone mentioned that Sie-Q introduces unwanted DC offset to the signal, which can harm headphones and speakers. Can anyone verify this?

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/12167988-post58.html

Yes, it does. You can solve it easily, though. Use Filterfreak or any other plug-in with filters after Sie-Q with a HPF at minimum.

Obsolete236871 · Post by **Obsolete236871** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:27 pm

Mercado_Negro wrote:
Izak Synthiemental wrote:On Gearslutz someone mentioned that Sie-Q introduces unwanted DC offset to the signal, which can harm headphones and speakers. Can anyone verify this?

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/12167988-post58.html
Yes, it does. You can solve it easily, though. Use Filterfreak or any other plug-in with filters after Sie-Q with a HPF at minimum.

While I don't have Filterfreak (I know: any first order HPF would do for removing DC), I don't like the idea of having to use an addtional plugin, just to fix a "problem" that is caused by another one. I'm curious as to whether the DC offset is part of the original design of the Siemens W295b and therefor part of the emulation or whether it's a bug?

Den* · Post by Den* » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:28 pm

It is clearly visible here: DC offset is a 0 Hz signal.
Also drive button should compensate level when open to positive settings according to user manual, but that is not the case. Looks like a bug.

hesnotthemessiah · Post by **hesnotthemessiah** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:48 pm

Nice sounding EQ. Not for "surgical" use but great for adding/removing low boom and top end sheen plus removal of that mid range that can soon overwhelm a mix. Plus I love that drive control. Sie-Q has encouraged me to use the SoundToys EffectRack more as it is very useful to stick in the rack after certain effects and has made me realise what a great set of plugins these are and how useful the rack actually is with it's feedback, dry/wet mix, in/out volume controls. Great fun to use!

samsam · Post by **samsam** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 1:33 pm

Surfed the net, downloaded the updater, listened to Spotify, installed it, opened up my DAW, works great, surfed the net, used the DAW...

Seems easy to add a sheen with this sounds nice,very airy at the top.

s_t · Post by **s_t** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 2:02 pm

Izak Synthiemental wrote:On Gearslutz someone mentioned that Sie-Q introduces unwanted DC offset to the signal, which can harm headphones and speakers. Can anyone verify this?

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/12167988-post58.html

It does not harm your headphones or speakers because any DC offset will get removed in your amplifier stage. There are amplifiers that can have a frequency range down to zero (in other words capable of reproducing dc), but they cost a bit more and they are usually used in laboratories.

provoc · Post by **provoc** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:59 pm

@Den*

How did you measure that? SPAN shows the DC at -100db in reaper here (can't imagine that hurting speakers/headphones)?

lolilol1975 · Post by **lolilol1975** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:30 am

Anyone for a comparison with SlickEQ and Luftikus ?

Synthetic Wav · Post by **Synthetic Wav** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:41 am

lolilol1975 wrote:Anyone for a comparison with SlickEQ and Luftikus ?

slickeq can have slight coloration but i wouldnt call that analog mojo (or it's subbtle one ), soundoys one is a color box it doesen t sound like a usual clean digital eq.

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:03 am

In Reaper (vista 32 bit) I'm getting:

'Could not find imported function in specified DLL'

..error message upon plugin scan for SieQ - then Reaper crashes. Anyone else encountered this?

It's activated in the ilok license manager fine.

SoundToys 5.1 update with new free EQ "Sie-Q"