Mathematics wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 12:39 amAfter having messed with Gullfoss for a few mixes. It definitely is on a whole other level than Soothe but more effective in mastering. They need to push this as a mastering plugin.
Some people claim it's a lot like Soothe. Hmm, in some rare cases, I guess I can agree because it can tame harshness but it also shapes the sound after it does its spectral transform. If it can do what Soothe does to within a degree, then it's worth noting that Soothe is completely outperformed by MSpectralDynamics in nearly every direction except one...simplicity. That's actually why I'm looking for it right now. MSD has a short and steep short learning curve. I'm not getting into that debate now.
Since I have MSD and have used Sooth, Gulfoss does do something quite unique that MSD or Soothe doesn't do, and that's dynamic spectral gain control, or whatever you call it, of the incoming signal. In fact, it does to a whole mix what Soothe does to a single band.
It seems to boost and attenuate the spectrum so that the overall apparent loudness consists of a weighted value distribution of the frequency bands. For instance, you want to make an instrument louder? Gulfoss will let you raise the apparent loudness of the the frequencies that make up the sound but weighted toward lower, middle, or upper band frequencies. Think if it like a F-M curve algorithm-based Tilt EQ (so it seems..almost seems like a smiley face in some cases). So, you can add body or clarity without actually raising any volume...just shift the gain slider up or down.
I'm actually finding purpose for it as we speak. It's like a Swiss Army knife for smooth spectral shaping. Definitely a time saver.
Wow, thank you! This is fantastic info!
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