KVR Audio

nufu · Post by **nufu** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:22 am

Hi,
I'm thinking about buying a Sonible smart eq, but I'm not sure if Izotope Neutron 3 is better.
Any advice?

nufu · Post by **nufu** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:44 pm

I've been using TDR master Eq and I like it but I'm looking for something that's more like AI.
Does anyone know?

nufu · Post by **nufu** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:45 pm

The problem is that I already used the demo periods of Sonible and Izotope and I didn't get to test them enough to know their capabilities.

Dark Fiber · Post by **Dark Fiber** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:03 pm

Neutron 3 has a lot more functions compared to Sonible EQ. Don't know which one is better from purely an EQ perspective, but for me a no brainer (in the sell&buy forum it's often sold for € 50 or less).

Edit: only $ 25 (viewtopic.php?f=43&t=577509&p=8346215&h ... n#p8346215)

bharrington92 · Post by **bharrington92** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:13 pm

Tried both and personally prefer Neutron 3 because of the versatility

nufu · Post by **nufu** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:45 pm

bharrington92 wrote: Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:13 pm Tried both and personally prefer Neutron 3 because of the versatility

Dark Fiber wrote: Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:03 pm Neutron 3 has a lot more functions compared to Sonible EQ. Don't know which one is better from purely an EQ perspective, but for me a no brainer (in the sell&buy forum it's often sold for € 50 or less).

Edit: only $ 25 (viewtopic.php?f=43&t=577509&p=8346215&h ... n#p8346215)

Thanks for the answers, I think I'll go for Neutron.

SparkySpark · Post by **SparkySpark** » Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:50 am

Really? I have both and never use Neutron. Smart:EQ has this cool masking feature, so you can put, say, vocals in the foreground, drums and leads behind it and synth pads in the background (ie they get ducked on overlapping freqs).

nufu · Post by **nufu** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:40 am

SparkySpark wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:50 am Really? I have both and never use Neutron. Smart:EQ has this cool masking feature, so you can put, say, vocals in the foreground, drums and leads behind it and synth pads in the background (ie they get ducked on overlapping freqs).

Thank you for your reply.
In the end I bought both on sale.
The only way to know which one is better is to try them out for a while.

SparkySpark · Post by **SparkySpark** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:47 pm

nufu wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:40 am
In the end I bought both on sale.

Cool have fun!

tendingtropic · Post by **tendingtropic** » Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:46 pm

and which one do you find better?

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:19 pm

Izotope use AI to figure out how to charge you most for upgrades.

macmuse · Post by **macmuse** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:41 am

FWIW I’ve had Neutron for years and every time I’ve used it on a track, I ended up removing it. It’s not that it’s bad, but without it and using something else was always better.

smart:EQ 3 or Neutron 3