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JWP releases Sweet Spots - "Instrument Signature Band Shelf Targeting Type Channel Strip" for Windows VST3
15th August 2023
JWP has released Sweet Spots, an "instrument signature band shelf targeting type channel strip".
Sweet Spots is a series of channel strips with instrument signature targeting band limited band shelves. The band shelves are between a stereo creator/stereo image modifier and a multi-band segmentor for controlling final tone, stereo spread with optional separate outputs routing.
Features:
- Global:
- Editing:
- Clicking the name of a control switches to an editable parameter value to enter exact values.
- Visual Feedback:
- Frequency response graph for a visual of what the band shelves are affecting.
- Input/output decibel meters on the pre and post screen with separate left/right and mid/side metering.
- Editable band labels.
- Else Gain:
- When EQ mix bands are activated everything else's gain becomes controllable using this gain knob.
- Great for instantly conditioning a instrument/sound.
- Quality Of Life: Most knobs have right click menus for more control:
- Reset.
- Stepped Response.
- Range Sensitivity.
- Control Link. (inverse drive/trim and bandpass poles).
- Note Based Targeting With The Ability To Set A Scale. (band shelf pitch).
- View Frequency As Notes. (band shelf pitch).
- Pre:
- Pan Bands:
- 5 bands ISO, 2/3 octave alternating panner by band. Changes/creates the stereo signal by panning different parts of the frequency.
- Phase Change:
- 3 band phase changer per stereo channel. Changes/creates the stereo signal by changing the phase of the left and right channel separately.
- Stereo Imaging:
- Individual left, right, pan, mid, side controls.
- Saturator:
- Exciters:
- Per instrument signature band.
- Mix control for parallel excitation.
- Drive and trim are inverse link able with the right click menu having the options of 1/1,1/2,1/3,1/4.
- 8 types of distortion.
- EQs:
- Band Shelves:
- Cut or boost instruments' specific signatures "sweet spots".
- Right click settings that include:
- Pitch snap to 10s, 100s, 1000s.
- Control the pitch with a non-linear response.
- Note based frequency targeting for band shelves, with filtering by:
- Harmonics.
- Inharmonic.
- Global set scale harmonics.
- Global set scale inharmonics.
- Not global set scale harmonics.
- Not global set scale inharmonics.
- Band Pass:
- Band limited instrument signature for band shelf targeting.
- Constrained width.
- Separate controls for the high and low slopes of the instrument signature bands.
- Poles are link able with right click menu.
- Post:
- Segmentor:
- 3 Band segmentor.
- Exclusive stereo spread control for each band.
- Output routing for each band to affect only targeted frequency range.
- Output gain control per band.
- Mute per band.
Sweet Spots is a VST3 64-bit plug-in developed in SynthEdit 1.4. The audio plug-in was tested on Windows 10 in FL Studio 21. The demo inserts silence and is unlockable with a registration key.
The prices are based on packs and are in Canadian dollars:
- Individual: $10.
- Band Pack: $120.90 (Save 7%).
- Orchestral Pack: $176.70 (Save 7%).
- Complete Pack: $278.40 (Save 13%).
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