KVR Audio

SWAN808 · Post by **SWAN808** » Sat May 25, 2019 8:30 am

Hi All

Is there a plugin that is stripped down just basically low CPU to put on all tracks and see what is frequency masking? I dont click with fabfilter pro-q v3 and I like to use a range of EQ and sometimes stock daw EQ8, so was thinking perhaps there is a masking function out there as a simple lightweight plugin?

zacha · Post by **zacha** » Sat May 25, 2019 2:54 pm

Mmultianalyzer, maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Ydvi93rAQ On sale a few more days https://vstbuzz.com/70-off-mmultianalyz ... roduction/

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Sat May 25, 2019 3:35 pm

Yes, Mmultianalyzer does it, and it features a nice "collision" option, so you can dial the right settings to get a good view of the frequency asking occuring.

MirkoVanHauten · Post by **MirkoVanHauten** » Sat May 25, 2019 3:46 pm

I'd better click with Pro-Q3

Not only is its masking feature inbuild (no need to setup anything) but you can also directly eq them with the collision spectrum in the background. This is a real workflow improvement because you probably have to go back and forth many times.

imrae · Post by **imrae** » Sat May 25, 2019 4:38 pm

At the more affordable end of the market I believe people do something similar with DDMF IIEQ ?

Very tempted by that Melda analyser though.

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Sat May 25, 2019 5:35 pm

I have both (ddmf iieq and melda mmultianalyzer). In the end, i tend to prefer Melda, as you can see more easily the frequency masking (with a regular eq, you tend to always have frequencies displayed all over the whole frequency range).
Also, I like the fact that Melda is not an eq, so it can be useful when using multiband plugins, compressors, mixing groups, etc.

RobinWood · Post by **RobinWood** » Sat May 25, 2019 5:45 pm

ff pro q3, 2nd sense audio mixing analyzer shows even a list of frequency ranges that clash, voxengo span can show collision too iirc, iz neutron for sure

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Sat May 25, 2019 5:47 pm

RobinWood wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 5:45 pmvoxengo span can show collision too iirc

Really ? The free version, or the "+" version ?

RobinWood wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 5:45 pmiz neutron for sure

Not the Elements version, afaik.

Harry_HH · Post by **Harry_HH** » Sat May 25, 2019 5:57 pm

sinkmusic wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 5:35 pm I have both (ddmf iieq and melda mmultianalyzer). In the end, i tend to prefer Melda, as you can see more easily the frequency masking (with a regular eq, you tend to always have frequencies displayed all over the whole frequency range).
Also, I like the fact that Melda is not an eq, so it can be useful when using multiband plugins, compressors, mixing groups, etc.

Irritating feature in the method Melda (kind of analyzers) use, is that you have to install the plugin to every track you will see the frequency spectrum. I’ve always wondered, why not just route those channnels to one analyzer.

SWAN808 · Post by **SWAN808** » Sat May 25, 2019 10:47 pm

sinkmusic wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 3:35 pm Yes, Mmultianalyzer does it, and it features a nice "collision" option, so you can dial the right settings to get a good view of the frequency asking occuring.

great call thanks

Frequency masking plugin?