Eventide Split EQ

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

I'll almost certainly pick this up but I think I'm going to wait a few weeks and see if the next version of Anthology drops first. I have a hunch that while it may cost more to upgrade Anthology XI without SplitEQ compared to Anthology XI with it, that I'd still save more in the long run by waiting.

[The_Ogre]

I may be being a bit blind, but does anyone seen a deadline for the entry price sale?

[muki]

I may be being a bit blind, but does anyone seen a deadline for the entry price sale?

i don't see it either...but pluginboutique has listed it as "until dec 03"

[gondii]

So I have Physion, which I'm guessing is the same technology. So I guess I could just use two instances of Physion with an fx rack/container and solo either the transients and tonals parts and then just use a standard EQ after?

[dayjob]

So I have Physion, which I'm guessing is the same technology. So I guess I could just use two instances of Physion with an fx rack/container and solo either the transients and tonals parts and then just use a standard EQ after?

no. not quite the same thing. you should check out the demo of split eq. the interface and panning stuff as well as other parameters are more than the sum of their parts.

[gondii]

no. not quite the same thing. you should check out the demo of split eq. the interface and panning stuff as well as other parameters are more than the sum of their parts.

Alright, I'll check it out. People here seem to mostly comment how useful it is to fix bad recordings and such. Would you think it's similarly as useful for someone that mostly works with virtual instruments and synthesizers?

[dayjob]

no. not quite the same thing. you should check out the demo of split eq. the interface and panning stuff as well as other parameters are more than the sum of their parts.

Alright, I'll check it out. People here seem to mostly comment how useful it is to fix bad recordings and such. Would you think it's similarly as useful for someone that mostly works with virtual instruments and synthesizers?

i think anything can be used creatively beyond its intended purpose. i do think splitEQ will be more useful for people who do a lot of recording of anything and have to solve problems when mixing.. that being said... on a drum bus or mixbus i'm sure there are endless use cases for people working all ITB.

[gondii]

I think for creative purposes, splitting the signal between tonal and transient with Physion works pretty well, especially since you can throw other effects on there as well. So generally a useful technique. Given that SplitEQ also causes quite a bit of latency, it seems to be really useful for mixing/mastering, but less so for sound shaping during production. Cool plugin, but I think I'll pass for now.

[midi_transmission]

Isn't this something DMG Multiplicity or BOZ transgressor-2 can do since a long time?

[teilo]

How is it possible for them to already have native M1 support for their plugins? I thought it required Pace to release their native M1 support first.

Because iLok Pace is multiple components, and for basic authorization, the M1-native client portion that gets embedded in plugins (the Eden binary) has been available since early October. The iLok system components still run in Rosetta2, but the native client can still authorize against the system components, since the communication is done via local network sockets.

There are other more advanced uses of iLok that are not yet possible. Some plugins rely upon that functionality, and thus are waiting for the native version of the Pace system components.

[plexuss]

Isn't this something DMG Multiplicity or BOZ transgressor-2 can do since a long time?

I have Multiplicity and Transgressor 2 - they both do separate transients but they do it in the time domain using attack and release. I think Split EQ works in the frequency domain, spectrally, like Sonible frei:raum.

[midi_transmission]

Yes that's might be the difference. I think I also noticed some typical fft underwarter artifect when I watched some review videos. That why I'm often not a fan of spectral effects.

The idea is great otherwise.

[PieBerger]

Typical KVR...
Guy gets blasted for having a face, being enthusiastic and posting thumbnails

None of those are a problem on their own, it's when they are combined into cringe clickbait, that it becomes quite jarring. What's worse is how effective it seems to be in getting exposure for a channel and how it's fostered a race to the bottom between content creators, as more and more of them compete for our attention. Even Dan Worral has tried dipping his toes in, with his "all DJs are idiots" video.

I'm sure he's a good dude in real life but his videos are annoying.

[Orville71]

I may be being a bit blind, but does anyone seen a deadline for the entry price sale?

i don't see it either...but pluginboutique has listed it as "until dec 03"

Sorry for the confusion here. The introduction price is until 1/3/22.

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

Yes that's might be the difference. I think I also noticed some typical fft underwarter artifect when I watched some review videos. That why I'm often not a fan of spectral effects.

The idea is great otherwise.

You definitely hear the underwater/garbled artifacts when soling the bands but otherwise, it's pretty transparent when the signals are recombined. Up to a point of course. If you push up the transient slider too far or create too much of an incongruity volume-wise between the elements you start hear it. But in reasonable use-cases, it works great. At least, on the testing I've done here, that's been my experience.

I don't want to use hyperbole but this is really damn impressive in practical use-cases and I'm not aware of anything else that works like this. It's not "Melodyne polyphonic detection of audio" level impressive (that was pretty damn jaw dropping the first time I saw it), but it's definitely something new and a fantastic tool. I'm waiting to see if Anthology XII gets announced prior to the sale ending. If yes, I'll look to pick it up there. If not, I'll probably by this in January.