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Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:58 pm

i really love freiraum, it depends of course on your material how well it works, mostly on really well finished mixes i dial it also in only few percentages but it is not like GULFOSS analyzing in realtime, Gulfoss is mac only atm so i cannot test. i read about UNFILTER and test it atm, i dunno yet if it is something special or better? than freiraum, the realtime learning is a pro but freiraum gives nice features like adding more focus on vocals, instruments etc.

i also today demo'ed HORNET thirty one, VERY cheap plugin pricewise, the results werent my type though.

overall, anybody tested more and has some usages for specific plugins? any plugin which maybe overcomes another?

peeping @unfilter atm additionally.

mgw38 · Post by **mgw38** » Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:07 pm

Gulfoss is amazing imo. By far the best of the group of plugins you are mentioning. I also use Freiraum once in a while but it tends to be heavy on the CPU and the results vary. The fascinating thing about Gulfoss is that it makes almost anything sound better. Another plugin in that group would be Intensity. Have not been able to test that though.

Fleer · Post by **Fleer** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:02 am

I do love frei:raum but I prefer Unfilter, although mgw38 is right about that new Intensity from Zynaptiq. Test it, you’ll be amazed.

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:52 pm

thx a lot, i think INTENSITY is a total different beast though, more like a compressor and more

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i watched some videos and read opinions about GULLFOSS and wow, it would be really interesting to read what experiences are from MAC people who know GULLFOSS & UNFILTER?

simon.a.billington · Post by **simon.a.billington** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:09 am

Can't say that I have used either, but I have heard demos of Unfilter and it is on my "to get" list as soon as it comes on sale.

Although another one to look into is DSM by Plugin Alliance. It's a different type of plugin, but if you have a sound you can reference, it certainly has the ability filter out any resonant tone in a recording.

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/prod ... er_v2.html

It ends up on sale often enough. Worth a look into.

Fleer · Post by **Fleer** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:28 am

Gullfoss and Unfilter both work wonders in my book. I’m amazed at how far plugins have come. May still understand why people love hardware emulations, but what FabFilter, SoundTheory and Zynaptiq do is next-level. The future is bright.

jbarish · Post by **jbarish** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:39 am

I've using Hornet Thirty-one following Gullfoss on the master bus and it somehow manages to make Gullfoss sound just a little bit better. Amazing combo.

mister-rz · Post by **mister-rz** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:26 pm

I've got frei:raum and gullfoss, demoed unfilter a while back, out of them, gullfoss is the easiest to setup and learn and has nice touches like dragging one of the range bars passed the other to set up an exclusion zone, so you can target the lows and highs.

Frie:raum takes a little longer to learn, I use it more for the proximity eq to help bring things forwards or push them back, and the entropy eq to work on harmonics, use it a bit like a saturation plugin, quite handy for drums.

Unfilter has loads more options and I didn't have the time when demoing to concentrate and learn it's ins and out, but what I remember, it was quite handy but easy to over cook in the hands of a noob like myself.

Another option worth considering is the smart:eq by sonible, like a realtime frie:raum the eq part, zero latency, looks more like gullfoss, but doesn't seem to act quite as fluidly, not demoed it yet, as I'm more than happy with gullfoss, but might give it a try to see if it brings something different to my sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWREN9qwmU

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:25 pm

mister-rz wrote:I've got frei:raum and gullfoss, demoed unfilter a while back, out of them, gullfoss is the easiest to setup and learn and has nice touches like dragging one of the range bars passed the other to set up an exclusion zone, so you can target the lows and highs.

Frie:raum takes a little longer to learn, I use it more for the proximity eq to help bring things forwards or push them back, and the entropy eq to work on harmonics, use it a bit like a saturation plugin, quite handy for drums.

Unfilter has loads more options and I didn't have the time when demoing to concentrate and learn it's ins and out, but what I remember, it was quite handy but easy to over cook in the hands of a noob like myself.

Another option worth considering is the smart:eq by sonible, like a realtime frie:raum the eq part, zero latency, looks more like gullfoss, but doesn't seem to act quite as fluidly, not demoed it yet, as I'm more than happy with gullfoss, but might give it a try to see if it brings something different to my sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWREN9qwmU

Thx alot. Yeah i wait for gullfoss win before i wanted to jump on smart eq

SparkySpark · Post by **SparkySpark** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:14 am

Have you looked at the new Blackbox? It's essentially automatic mastering for 75 euros.

It's standalone so there are no issues with hosts or the like. (I'll create a separate thread for it.)

https://www.kvraudio.com/news/nammick-r ... tool-42097

UNFILTER vs Freiraum etc.? what's your best choice?