Is there anything like Izotope's Neutron that clearly shows frequency clashes ?

[carrieres]

DDMF ProEQ does this and is onsale atm

There is no clashing detection !

[metaside]

Has anyone got Trackspacer by Waves factory, - and if so, how does that compare to Pro-Q3's dynamic eq-ing ?

I use both, Trackspacer is a good 1-trick-thingy for multiband-sidechaining without the need to select specific EQ points. Of course, it doesn't do anything else and you only have LP/HP filters and a wet/dry control (at least in the version I got a while ago), so you have much less flexibility as compared to Pro-Q 3. Very different plugins imho. For more or less blind quick multiband sidechaining, I would go for Trackspacer. If I want to do something more specific with control over specific frequencies, I would use Pro-Q 3.

There's also an advanced section with L/R or M/S modes, Attack, Release etc. However the actual frequency selection is still automatic and doesn't give you much flexibility, except for the Low/High pass filters and amount. Still a great plugin though, it does one thing and it does it well.

Right, I completely forgot about those additional settings, was focused on the frequency selction! And I think I don't really use thoise settings that often.

My current method to visualize clashes is to just load spectrum analyzers on each track and pull them up side by side. Thinking about picking up Neutron 3 (it's just $99 for me since I got NE for free), but it feels a bit overkill. I already have tons of compressors, EQ's, exciters etc, and Neutron feels too much like a replacement for all those. Might get MMultiAnalyzer next time it's 50% off.

I still have Neutron 1 but not using it much anymore - I similarly often just use an EQ with spectrum analyzer. But I imagine Melda plugins to be great for analysis since they are highly flexible.

Also, the one thing I would really miss about Neutron is the multiband transient shaper, i often use that one as a plugin.

[ramseysounds]

Or just use your ears?

that comment is so from the stone age 90's we need tools for composition, auto eqing and ai mixing

I'm so bad.

[andymcbain]

Has anyone got Trackspacer by Waves factory, - and if so, how does that compare to Pro-Q3's dynamic eq-ing ?

I use both, Trackspacer is a good 1-trick-thingy for multiband-sidechaining without the need to select specific EQ points. Of course, it doesn't do anything else and you only have LP/HP filters and a wet/dry control (at least in the version I got a while ago), so you have much less flexibility as compared to Pro-Q 3. Very different plugins imho. For more or less blind quick multiband sidechaining, I would go for Trackspacer. If I want to do something more specific with control over specific frequencies, I would use Pro-Q 3.

For me Trackspacer really excels at handling material with high variance - like using it on a synth lead and feeding it with a vocal. For more static material, like sidechaining a bassline with a kick drum, I still use a dynamic EQ and usually prefer the result.

[perpetual3]

I’ve got both Trackspacer and Pro-Q 3.

In my case, Trackspacer is more resource demanding than ProQ. I still haven’t figured out how to have one instance of Pro-Q dynamically linked to another. I use the sidechain, just as I would in Trackspacer, which is a pain in Ableton 9 (does 10 improve this)?

But, since you want to do this on the cheap, Trackspacer is on sale for €39 for one week-ish.

[metaside]

For me Trackspacer really excels at handling material with high variance - like using it on a synth lead and feeding it with a vocal. For more static material, like sidechaining a bassline with a kick drum, I still use a dynamic EQ and usually prefer the result.

Good point. For extremely static 4/4 material I sometimes even use something like Volumeshaper.

[carrieres]

I use the sidechain, just as I would in Trackspacer, which is a pain in Ableton 9 (does 10 improve this)?

yes Ableton 10.1 improves sidechain with VST

[losername]

Stack 2 eq Windows and look?