Devious Machines release Multiband X6

[domsmart]

Hi KVR

Just dropping by to let you know about our new plugin. This one's called Multiband X6, and as you might be able to guess from the name, is a 6-band multiband compressor-expander.



Why a multiband compressor? There are some very good ones around already, but we felt most of them to be quite "engineery", and wanted to add something with a slightly different focus. X6 is, we think, a compressor with character: geared towards creative uses, designed to be rewarding and easy to use, without sacrificing flexibility.

The main features:

• 1-6 bands

• 4 dynamics models (3 compression, plus expansion)

• Automatic gain compensation with two modes

• Automatic threshold (input based)

• Automatic output level matching

• Configurable crossover slopes up to 48dB

• Linear or minimum phase crossover

• Oversampling up to 4x

• Switchable lookahead

• External sidechain option

• Wideband, filtered, or multiband sidechain

• Mid-side processing

• Professional metering

• Low latency design

If you'd like to find out more, or try out the free demo, head over to https://deviousmachines.com/multibandx6

[zvenx]

Congrats.. Is there an intro pricing or is that the intro pricing and is there a discount for people who own other plugins by you?
thanks
rsp

[SamDi]

Hm, I like DM stuff, but what‘s the USP?

[woodsdenis]

Congrats.. Is there an intro pricing or is that the intro pricing and is there a discount for people who own other plugins by you?
thanks
rsp

If you have all the plugins you can get a bundle discount. About half price for me as I have them

[Raddler1]

A multiband compressor is a plugin usually destined for mastering. Why would you interrupt that critical listening process with a blast of white noise?

The demo white noise doesn't need to be loud to be effective. Why is that so hard for developers to understand?

[jcredland]

Hm, I like DM stuff, but what‘s the USP?

Sam -

The very short summary is character, a lot of workflow features, some stuff we are calling Natural Balancing Tech which very roughly keeps it pointing towards a sensible frequency balance as you tweak it.

The modes are pretty cool too. Punch is probably closer to a few other compressors. In smooth mode (which is a refinement of one of the Infiltrator compressors) you can do cool stuff like sitting a percussion loop in your mix and just the attack knob to gently push the sound forward or backwards in the mix, or use huge amounts of compression without anything terrible happening. Or with it sitting about right switch to crunch mode and hear the loop just get a bit firmer and more biting. I'll have to do a video demo of this soon.

And aside from the sound of it, and the NBT stuff that just makes it feel nice to use, probably your brand new features are things like the frequency tilt adjustments, smart gain compensation, auto-threshold and auto-level matching (admittedly maybe auto level matching this is in a few other products?)

It's not so stuffed full of buttons and switches - like Infiltrator - that the list of features goes on for four pages. And I think in a compressor you don't, most days, want a hundred parameters that do something slightly vague to the behaviour.

Rather I'd like to think of X6 is like a great wine - very refined

But I've been involved in designing and writing it. I'm biased. Although our industry beta testers gave us some glowing reviews.

Give it a go and let me know what you think.

cheers, Jim.

*If you've been very used to another multiband you might need to spend a moment with this one to get use to the new workflow as we've changed - for the better I hope - some of the ways of editing things.

[jcredland]

A multiband compressor is a plugin usually destined for mastering. Why would you interrupt that critical listening process with a blast of white noise?

The demo white noise doesn't need to be loud to be effective. Why is that so hard for developers to understand?

Raddler - Sorry - I agree - a mistake on my part I'll get that tweaked

(I've been using it more on individual tracks than on the master bus so it hadn't jumped out as such a problem).

[Raddler1]

A multiband compressor is a plugin usually destined for mastering. Why would you interrupt that critical listening process with a blast of white noise?

The demo white noise doesn't need to be loud to be effective. Why is that so hard for developers to understand?

Raddler - Sorry - I agree - a mistake on my part I'll get that tweaked

(I've been using it more on individual tracks than on the master bus so it hadn't jumped out as such a problem).

That would be very much appreciated

[pekbro]

Nice! I probably dont need another multi-band comp/exp. But it might be a good time
to upgrade to the bundle finally. Congratz guys on the release, excited to give it a go.

[sinkmusic]

Congratulations on the release, it looks very nice!
Can we setup different envelope speeds for each band (like slower attack times for bass for instance)?

[jcredland]

Congratulations on the release, it looks very nice!
Can we setup different envelope speeds for each band (like slower attack times for bass for instance)?

Yes. There’s the frequency tilt shortcut too which makes that kind of thing a one drag affair across all the bass if you don’t need to be super precise. Check the tooltips or the manual for the details on that.

[jcredland]

A multiband compressor is a plugin usually destined for mastering. Why would you interrupt that critical listening process with a blast of white noise?

The demo white noise doesn't need to be loud to be effective. Why is that so hard for developers to understand?

Raddler - Sorry - I agree - a mistake on my part I'll get that tweaked

(I've been using it more on individual tracks than on the master bus so it hadn't jumped out as such a problem).

That would be very much appreciated

I’ll try and get it out tomorrow for you. Just want to evaluate it in the studio first!

[woodsdenis]

This is a cool plugin. A different beast to the Fabfilter MB. Different flavours and very quick to dial in what you want. Auto threshold is great. Bought.

[TIMT]

what's goin on with the lookahead? If i set it to 10ms it's letting through more attack?? That doesn't make sense. I compared it with Pro-MB just to make sure i wasn't misremembering what long lookaheads sound like and it sounded how i remembered in my head it sounds

Is this just a delay on the input that goes to the sidechain? Cause that's what it sounds like. I thought that there was a hold that was necessary to make lookahead function the way it does like in Fabfilter's dynamics stuff

[jcredland]

what's goin on with the lookahead? If i set it to 10ms it's letting through more attack?? That doesn't make sense. I compared it with Pro-MB just to make sure i wasn't misremembering what long lookaheads sound like and it sounded how i remembered in my head it sounds

Is this just a delay on the input that goes to the sidechain? Cause that's what it sounds like. I thought that there was a hold that was necessary to make lookahead function the way it does like in Fabfilter's dynamics stuff

TIMT - what settings are you using? Could you ping a screenshot to support AT deviousmachines.com when you get a sec.

Thanks!