Give me a good reason... [GlissEQ]
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- KVRAF
- 4720 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
HarmoniEQ specialises in EQ + saturation - just use that?
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- Banned
- 1966 posts since 2 Mar, 2004
You do not get the point:
a) HarmoniEq (minimal phase) and CurveEQ (linear phase) have a different basic sound, so one cannot just use the other one
b) it is not only about saturation. CurveEq V2 had a unique combination of vintage processing, saration and gear match.
From the help file:
Vintage processing (in fact a harmonics creator):
"The button that has the "VP-" label on it controls the amount of "vintageness" added to the sound. The vintage processor can greatly improve the overall sonic quality. It adds very strong harmonic content, and thus greatly increases the presence effect. However, the vintage processor can be very easily overdriven, so, please pay attention to what you hear.
There are two vintage processing modes in CurveEQ present: the first mode is covered by values 1-3 and the second mode is covered by values 4-7. The first mode creates harmonic content with even and odd harmonics (even harmonics being stronger that the odd ones). The second mode mainly creates even harmonics with a very small amount of odd harmonics."
Saturator (in fact a soft clipping limiter?)
"The button with the "S-" letter selects the saturation mode. There are three modes available in CurveEQ. Each mode has different a saturation curve. Otherwise, it is difficult to describe each mode, so just try them and compare for yourself. In some situations, one mode will be preferred over another. Please note that when you change the saturation mode, the Out Gain and Pre Gain controls are reset to 0 dB to exclude the possibility of ear damage.
The saturator by itself is actually a compressing saturator or limiter. Since the compression it does is automatic and somewhat `intelligent', it has no adjustable attack and release settings. If you ever notice that the saturator creates a `harsh' sound, it actually means you have overdriven the original signal to an unacceptable level."
Gear match (a kind of convolution?):
"These selector buttons control which gear to use. GearMatch actually allows you to use two different devices at once. It is like the signal is being processed by two different modules in sequence. This allows you to create a vast range of different sounds.
It is important to note that when you select any gear, your frequency response will be affected by it. Sometimes it is very difficult or impossible to get a "straight line" impulse response when some gear is in use. Also, the linearity of the phase response will go away when GearMatch is enabled."
In combination one can create quite complex "characters"
a) HarmoniEq (minimal phase) and CurveEQ (linear phase) have a different basic sound, so one cannot just use the other one
b) it is not only about saturation. CurveEq V2 had a unique combination of vintage processing, saration and gear match.
From the help file:
Vintage processing (in fact a harmonics creator):
"The button that has the "VP-" label on it controls the amount of "vintageness" added to the sound. The vintage processor can greatly improve the overall sonic quality. It adds very strong harmonic content, and thus greatly increases the presence effect. However, the vintage processor can be very easily overdriven, so, please pay attention to what you hear.
There are two vintage processing modes in CurveEQ present: the first mode is covered by values 1-3 and the second mode is covered by values 4-7. The first mode creates harmonic content with even and odd harmonics (even harmonics being stronger that the odd ones). The second mode mainly creates even harmonics with a very small amount of odd harmonics."
Saturator (in fact a soft clipping limiter?)
"The button with the "S-" letter selects the saturation mode. There are three modes available in CurveEQ. Each mode has different a saturation curve. Otherwise, it is difficult to describe each mode, so just try them and compare for yourself. In some situations, one mode will be preferred over another. Please note that when you change the saturation mode, the Out Gain and Pre Gain controls are reset to 0 dB to exclude the possibility of ear damage.
The saturator by itself is actually a compressing saturator or limiter. Since the compression it does is automatic and somewhat `intelligent', it has no adjustable attack and release settings. If you ever notice that the saturator creates a `harsh' sound, it actually means you have overdriven the original signal to an unacceptable level."
Gear match (a kind of convolution?):
"These selector buttons control which gear to use. GearMatch actually allows you to use two different devices at once. It is like the signal is being processed by two different modules in sequence. This allows you to create a vast range of different sounds.
It is important to note that when you select any gear, your frequency response will be affected by it. Sometimes it is very difficult or impossible to get a "straight line" impulse response when some gear is in use. Also, the linearity of the phase response will go away when GearMatch is enabled."
In combination one can create quite complex "characters"
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- KVRian
- 823 posts since 27 Aug, 2020
HarmoniEQ has a linear phase mode available like most Voxengo plugins.AKJ wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:36 am You do not get the point:
a) HarmoniEq (minimal phase) and CurveEQ (linear phase) have a different basic sound, so one cannot just use the other one
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- KVRAF
- 6780 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
linear phase oversampling filter - but not linearphase EQ filters.
CurveEQ has optional linearphase filters. (the only other voxengo EQ that has that is Marvel GEQ)
